Hghs newsletter term2 by Hamilton Girls High School

HAMILTON GIRLS’

2017

HIGH SCHOOL

TERM 2

NEWSLETTER Te ReoVoice of Moana p.4

ArtsWeek p.9

Careers Engineering p.15

Tauranga Girls’ Sports Exchange p.24 “A wise woman shapes her own destiny”

Japanese Trivia Competition P.12

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’?

interactions, we must be vigilant to ensure that students engage in real conversations and activities with real people often.

SCHOOL FEES AND DONATIONS As a decile 6 school, Hamilton Girls’ High School receives a minimum level of funding over and above our operations Many of our students who do well have clear boundaries grant. The school receives enough government funding at home with a set of values and morals that support to cover only two-thirds of what is required to offer the their teenager’s physical, social, mental and emotional, and opportunities that we as a school offer.This means that the spiritual growth and development (hauora). Each of these many extras we provide have to be funded through money four dimensions of hauora influences and supports the we raise from our community i.e. school donations. These other. donations go towards computers, upgrading spaces such as the new Science labs in Anderson, upgrading classrooms Dr Mason Durie’s to modern learning environments, upgrading toilet blocks, whare tapawha model additional support for learning assistance classes, support compares hauora to the programmes for students who are struggling with their four walls of a whare, academic progress at all year levels, mentoring programmes each wall representing a for at risk Year 11 and Year 12 students, alternative different dimension: taha programmes at Level 2 and Level 3, alongside a full range wairua (the spiritual of sporting and cultural activities with teams and groups to side); taha hinengaro cater for students of all abilities. These programmes would (thoughts and feelings); taha tinana (the physical side); and cease without the subject fees and donations. taha whanau (family). All four dimensions are necessary for strength and symmetry. (Adapted from Mason Durie’s We pride ourselves on the young women who leave our Whaiora: Māori Health Development. Auckland: Oxford gates. We strongly believe that in order for“wise women” University Press, 1994, page 70). to achieve well, a full breadth of opportunities must be available and this approach is strongly entrenched in our In my view, students need to find school/life balance to feel school history. Unfortunately, we believe the level of good about themselves and to have a sense of fun amidst funding we receive from the government does not allow us such a busy life. This in turn fosters a positive attitude to achieve our vision. Without these donations, the school towards school, family, work and home. Your daughter was would not be able to offer the quality of all-round education not born knowing how to achieve this and often the only that it does. We would encourage you to support your way they learn is to pick up ideas from role models around daughter’s education and Hamilton Girls’ High School; them. Initiating discussions at home is important. Building if you are yet to pay the donations and costs we would resilient and reflective dispositions in our students will be certainly encourage you to do so, or arrangements can be of great benefit to their hauora and learning to regularly put in place at the school’s finance office. Our donation of take stock and reflect on how well they are progessing is $144.00 is extremely reasonable, and certainly one of the a habit well worth cultivating in our students, as well as lowest. ourselves, for a balanced life.   In today’s society, where electronic means of Thank you to the families who have paid this year’s school communication such as texts, social networking sites, fees and donations – without your support our young twitter, emails and mobiles, overshadow face to face women would not have the opportunities they do.

“It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from.The ability to triumph begins with you.” - Oprah Wynfrey

SENIOR REPORTS Term Two Senior Reports have been emailed home and uploaded to the Parent Portal. Reading the report offers the opportunity to discuss with your daughter what is working well and where further assistance or understanding would be of benefit. Please do not hesitate to contact our staff for further assistance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The two week break from classes is an opportunity for staff and students to reflect, rest and prepare for the up and coming busy term 3. Marie Gordon Principal

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.”

MEET THE TE REO VOICE OF DISNEY'S

MOANA

A young singer from Tokoroa has been cast as the voice behind Disney's Moana in a new version of the film entirely in te reo Maori. Jaedyn Randell, 16, has been picked to play the starring role of teenager Moana Waialiki in the hit animated movie released late last year. The Hamilton Girls' High School student said she was excited to be a part of the new version of the film - the first Disney movie to be translated into te reo - and to work alongside the likes of performance director Rachel House, who also played Gramma Tala in the original Moana. Randell told Maori TV's Te Kaea she was encouraged to audition for the part after seeing news about it on social media. "I saw it on Facebook and me and my mum talked about it. We were like: 'Oh well, you never know until you try'. "So we just gave it in and yeah, here I am,'' she said, smiling. The teenager is not new to the stage, taking part in kapa haka and having won a singing competition run by Kiwi children's show What Now in 2013 - when she was 11. She blew audiences away in the audition rounds, when she sang covers of David Guetta's Titanium, featuring Sia, and Alicia Keys' This Girl Is On Fire. As well as te reo, Moana has also been translated into Tahitian and French. The te reo version of the film is due to be released in September. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11882018

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL SHARLEEN NATHAN Becoming a Better Digital Citizen

In order to provide 21st Century teaching and learning, Hamilton Girls’ High School has adopted a BYOD policy since the start of 2014. Hence, this year, the expectation is that Y9 to Y12 students are bringing their own device; next year, will include the Y13. Students have access to a Google platform as well as our Learning Management System, Schoology, where course outlines, resources and more are loaded; these tools can be accessed anywhere, anytime, they simply require internet access. Our school filtering and security solutions, via Fortigate, create a safer space. However, these are not always in place for students in their homes, when they access wifi hot points or when they use their own data. Hence, it is vital for our girls to build personal cyber safety skills and knowledge; and as educators we aim to guide them. For example, girls are taught that they must ask permission before they take photos or footage of anyone they intend to post online. Young people want opportunities to discuss online challenges with respected and authoritative adults. Hence, it is important to teach our learners that they must respect others in regards to how media is shared, tagged and commented on.

Where to start?

While electronic/wireless devices can enhance the teaching • and learning experience, they can also be a potential source of distraction to students, instructors, and the classroom setting. • In the classroom, their device is another tool for learning, it’s important that students learn to use it in this way – this may • be a foreign; hence, we aim to teach them how. For example, avoid any other activities unrelated to the lesson (Eg: social • network sites, emailing etc.); access only appropriate websites relevant to the lesson; respect the request of a • teacher to cease the use of any and all devices. Our students must stay safe and smart online. Here are some must do’s: • Keep your passwords confidential • You are the only person who should log on using your login and password • Ensure you have a password or pattern to access your device • Avoid opening "Phishing" emails and if you have by mistake, never open any links in the email. These are bad emails that try to get private and personal information from you. They can also deliver viruses and damaging files to your computer. You should report these emails • Always reference your source if you have copied ideas or quoted someone’s work, even if it is online (reference the url if you are not sure of the author) • When using Social Network sites: • Ensure your privacy settings are customised on all Social

Network sites you use. See this information sheet if you are unsure how to do this on Facebook If somebody else is in a photo or digital footage you post, make sure they are okay with the photo being shared or tagging them in it before posting Think about the impact of a post, sometimes it's the friend not included who could be hurt Before turning on location-sharing, think about if you want people to know the location of the photo Anything you post, you should be prepared to say in a ‘face to face’ conversation Don't forget that sharing a post to a social networking site such as Twitter, means it's available for anyone to see

Are you proud of your online reputation? If an employer, or future employer, did a search on you… would they be impressed? • Even if posts are set to private, bios (or profiles) are not, so ensure they are appropriate • Avoid posting provocative pictures • Avoid acting inappropriately with people you do not know Netsafe.org.nz has some very informative advice and resources online for educators, teachers and students around cyberbullying, ransomware, online safety and much more.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL MARIA DUNN KIA EKE PAANUKU/RAISING MAAORI ACHIEVEMENT

It has been another fast and busy term with members of the Strategic Change Team continuuing to support teachers to drive culturally responsive pedadogy across the school. With a school wide emphasis upon literacy and greater responsivity to actioning this focus, co-construction meetings have provided a meaningful way for teachers to set goals and actions to improve outcomes for their students. Some of the teacher co-constructed goals and actions for classes in term two have been: CLASS

GOAL

ACTIONS

To utilise subject-specific and subjectappropriate literacy to teach students for write more effectively. (PTCs 6, 8, 9 and 12)

Action 1: Intentionally use specific de-coding strategies to promote students understanding of text(s), questions, resources and assessment tasks. Action 2: Teach (and re-teach) the conventions of writing - sentence structures, use of capital letters, topic sentences etc. Action 3: Use scaffolds to build students’ capacity with writing tasks. Action 4: Differentiate writing tasks according to student needs and abilities. Our goal links to: Manaakitanga, Ako, Whanaungatanga, Wānanga, Tangata Whenuatanga

To improve work ethic and confidence of class (PTC 1, 2 and 8)

Action 1. Catering to different levels ie: using differentiated learning tasks (PTC 8) Action 2. Positive reinforcement through ‘praise’ (PTC 2) Action 3. Encouraging use of PB4L cards (PTC 2) Action 4. Getting students to self check their own work (PTC 8) Action 5. Follow up on attendance issues ie: contact home (PTC 1)

10MA

To improve the self-management of students in class in order to increase completion of set tasks PTC’s 7,8,9,and 11

Action 1: Use a management tool /s to support students to complete set tasks (May involve a subject specific milestone/checkpoint tool for a particular task or project) Action 2: If Action 1 not met then one on one conversation with scaffold support implemented

9CA

To be overtly aware of where the students are with their learning and address these specific learning needs. Differentiation will naturally occur because of what is happening with the goal. (PTCs 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10

-To continue to build on the vocabulary goal from last term -To develop high expectations for self- management. Actions-To get at least 2 pieces of evidence of vocabulary understanding before the next meeting. -Individual teachers identify and reward good self-management

10MM

10E1

9EE

We will raise Māori student achievement by employing differentiation strategies in the classroom PTCs 1,2 and 7

Action 1. To develop groups for differentiation based on data selected by the teacher. Discuss at next meeting Action 2. To bring ideas to the next meeting for your plan for differentiation in the classroom… series of lessons. Action 3. To use this plan to teach a series of lessons to the students and gather data through student voice Eg Pre survey:What do you find frustrating about…? What’s the thing you find easiest? What sort of help do you need to get started? Post survey also

BEING BOTH THE TEACHER AND THE LEARNER

Teachers have been taking a global look at their own practise and sharing learning together by reflecting through inquiry. The Strategic Change Team have provided staff with resources and in particular a tool to share best practise in using evidence to accelerate learners. This term has also seen deliberate actions of tracking academic achievement. In alignment with the Pasifika and Maaori homework centre, students achievement is being monitored. This approach has provided teachers with quicker access to those struggling and therefore academic mentoring conversations to support and guide each student with strategies has been positive.

PRINCIPLES OF TATAIAKO - Aligned with PTCS: LINK

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR 4 LEARNING.

Willing to Learning Interact with Respect Understand Engage to Achieve

These are the Hamilton Girls’ High School values that we focus on for all students. Celebrations in House Assemblies last week saw many students either receiving Certificates, OWL Badges or WISE Pins It is a wonderful time to acknowledge our students efforts and commitment to displaying positive behaviour for learning. Making sure we acknowledge the staff is also important. Twice a term we have our own celebration with staff affirmation cards which acknowledges the good work staff do for our students. Led by the Heads of Schools, some staff members get to win a prize. It may be soap, it may be a pencil case, and it may also be a booby prize. Whatever the prize, the fun is acknowledging and valuing what we do here at Hamilton Girls’ High School.

He waka eke noa

We’re all in this together

Strive to

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL CRAIG SCRIMGEOUR SENIOR REPORTS Term 2 Senior Reports are being emailed to parents/caregivers and uploaded to the Parent Portal during the last week of Term 2. The reports will also be printed and brought home by students for those parents/caregivers that do not currently have an email address. Reading the report offers the opportunity to discuss with your daughter what is working well and where further assistance or understanding would be of benefit. Within the report each subject teacher will have stated a level ranging from “Below Expectations > Developing > Competent > Highly Competent” as a descriptor of your daughter’s predominant approach to her learning against each of the key competencies described in the New Zealand Curriculum – managing self, participating and contributing, relating to others, and thinking. A rubric forms part of the report and describes the four levels for each of the four key competencies. 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. For example, a student will be described as “Developing” if she follows instructions, completes all work set and participates co-operatively.To reach a “Competent” level she must reach a greater level of responsibility, independence and active engagement in her learning. A comment for each subject is 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. 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. JUNIOR REPORTS TERM 3 Junior reports will be emailed tp parents/caregivers and uploaded to the Parent Portal around week 6 of Term 3. Like the 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. SENIOR ACADEMIC REPORTS TERM 3 AND PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS During weeks 6 and 7 of Term 3 (Monday 28th August – Wednesday 6th September) 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 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 27th September.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL REBECCA EARLY This term several days of professional development has been allocated to staff to upskill in the key area of written literacy across all curriculum areas. Staff have developed their understanding on what makes a great writer and how that translates to teaching pedagogy in the classroom. Many of the senior extension and scholarship classes have adopted the ‘Write That Essay’ sentence styles and essay layouts. Consequently, our students are developing their writing skills consistently across all curriculum areas. Furthermore, a selection of Year 11, 12 and 13 students attended seminars with the ‘Write That Essay’ staff to help improve their writing, with a particular focus on precision and accuracy. Ultimately the goal is that we will lift the students’ writing ability and their results in the NCEA internal and external assessments. The PAT testing in the junior school at the start of the year, prompted staff to adapt their programme of learning to cater to the individual literacy needs of their students.The Curriculum Leadership Team have focused this term on implementing key literacy strategies across their subject, as they develop an appreciation that all teachers are teachers of literacy. The Literacy Co ordinator Deborah Hunt, has provided support for all teachers in literacy across the school this term and also helps lead a team of literacy experts.The follow up PAT testing in the junior school in November of this year, will be a great opportunity to gauge the value added of this cross curricular literacy focus. HGHS SCHOOL BALL Saturday evening saw Waikato University’s Academy of Performing Arts transform into a Shakespearean reverie as Hamilton Girls’ High School hosted their annual Senior Ball. The theme of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was brilliantly portrayed as twinkling lights, elegant flower-walls and a violinist trio were some of the many features that captivated ball goers. Guests enjoyed an incredible night of photos, dancing and exceptional buffets of food and dessert, with one of the highlights being the presentation of awards (King & Queen, Prince & Princess etc.) at the end of the night. A big thank you to the Ball Committee whose hard work and dedication was behind the success of this spectacular evening.

BUSINESS MANAGER KAMA SCUTTS Another term has flown by and the business and administration teams are working hard to prepare for enrolments as well as the many events the school will host in the next two terms. With winter well and truly upon us, coughs and colds are spreading quickly so it is important for students to stay at home if they are unwell. Updated statements were sent to parents at the beginning of June and we wish to remind families that they need to keep their account paid and up to date. This is particularly important for extra curricular activity fees. Students who have not paid on time may have to be asked to leave a group or sports group if they have not paid. Please ensure you have paid for sports, and other outstanding fees as soon as possible. The easiest way to check your statement is to log into the portal and click on the 'fees with flo2cash" link. We thank you all for your support and if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact our student services or financial services teams.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: SCHOOL DROP OFFS AND PICK UPS During the Cold and Wetter winter months we strongly recommend that you drop off or collect students from the Hill street entranceways as there is always major congestion within our Ward street Bus bay area. Please keep clear of all carparks the majority of which are for staff only. We thank you for your co operation as this can be a stressful time of the day for all concerned.

APPOINTMENTS Appointments should be made outside school hours wherever possible. Students are required to bring a note from home and, if possible, an appointment card or other evidence.The note should have the following information: • Date • Name and Tutor Group • Time of the appointment • Time of leaving school If you are parking in the wrong place please do not be • Reason for wanting to leave offended if you are asked to move by our duty staff. • Expected return time • Signature of parent/guardian • A contact telephone number. CCTV VIDEO SURVEILLANCE We are currently in the process of exploring an Students are required to take their note or appointment updated security system for a new surveillance card to student services before the start of School. system to include better locations and to provide Notes will be read and signed by the Attendance better protection of all our attendees and their Administrator and leave passes completed. Collection belongings while they are on site at Hamilton Girls of leave passes should be done at interval unless the High School. The System will be monitored by our appointment is earlier, in which case students collect Senior Management Team as well as Waikato Security leave passes at the time of signing out. Before leaving and to be installed and operational before the start of school, students will sign out at student services. term three. Students must sign in at Student Services when they return to school. Leave is not granted for activities that can be arranged after school. Students cannot expect to have leave granted if they do not follow these procedures. You must sign out in the Leave Book when you leave school, and sign back in when you return. This does not apply to Year 13 students

DIGITAL SMART TIP Before you post anything online… THINK. Will that comment or photo offend anyone? Will that comment or photo be something that you would want a prospective employer to see? It is important that you develop a positive online reputation because once you have posted, even if you think you may have deleted something, it’s likely to still be out there somewhere. Companies have people employed to find online information on prospective employees and their workers. How does your online reputation represent you?

ACADEMIC NEWS ART DEPARTMENT

The Art department would like to welcome back our Head of Department, Jodi Tautari. Jodi had been awarded a sabbatical for Term 2. We would also like to send out a big thank you to Alison Gray who came in for Term 2 to cover Jodi’s classes - the girls were in great hands! TAURANGA ART FIELD TRIP We had the pleasure of taking the level 2 and 3 students to the Paradox Tauranga Street Art Festival earlier this term. The festival was the first of its kind in Tauranga and paradoxical in its nature not only by bringing street art into a gallery but also by internationally acclaimed artists turning the city into an outdoor gallery, adding to the city’s existing display of street art. The field trip involved the students engaging in a gallery tour of these amazing artworks which included a wide range of national as well as international street artists. They also had the opportunity to view an extensive collection of international street art which included the well known London street artist Banksy. Following the gallery tour, students went out into the streets to view the mural works within the context of central Tauranga. The whole experience gave the girls an opportunity to look at street art from a different perspective. ARTS WEEK BY HANNAH SAVAGE VISUAL ART PREFECT On the second day of Arts Week, HGHS celebrated the Visual Arts at lunchtime with a display of junior artwork, a parade of vibrant chalk drawings and a range of fun classroom activities.Voting buckets were filled to the brim with students’ favourite year 9 and 10 artworks. It was a fun opportunity for students of all year levels to acknowledge the beautiful work our arising artists produce, and to try out their own artistic hands. It was a delight to see the number of girls getting involved and making the arts week a success! Congratulations to Marie Laipa fui Tauaivale WBI for winning the year 9 people’s choice award, as well as Makaela Fowlie WPR and Aaliyah Adams XWN for coming joint first for the year 10 people’s choice awards on the day. Well done girls! EXTERNALS Term 3 is all about the External Art Boards. This requires the girls to use their class time effectively and may also require them to use their lunch and afterschool times when possible.

OTHER ARTS NEWS

ARTS WEEK. A CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

What does the arts feel like to girls at HGHS?

Vibrant, interactive, entertaining and passionate. In week 8, the Arts Council team set about to promote all the various arts areas in HGHS, through fun, live interactive showcases and performances.The aim was to have students be involved in sampling the various Arts areas and get involved. MONDAY the multicultural team kicked off the event with interactive African dancing and henna painting. . Not only showcasing our talented African dancers, but also promoting how HGHS embraces culture in a fun interactive way. TUESDAY was filled with vibrant colours, chalk lining the pavement with creative drawings from the Visual Art department and a display of year 9 and 10 art, up for student votes. WEDNESDAY we had the privilege of the entertaining ‘Drifters Rock n Roll Club’ . They gave some performances with the goal of promoting Rock n Roll dance. This was a free open show to all girls with three HGHS girls performing in the group. There was also a free photobooth for girls to use with promotional signs from the Media Studies groups. THURSDAY Music and Pasifika joined together to create a passionate atmosphere fueled by Pasifika drumming, singing and dancing. This had interactive dancing and drumming, with students fully involved in the world of the Pacific.

The Hamilton Girls’ High School Music students and Year 9 students were privileged last Monday to watch the amazingly talented New Zealand Army Band. The NZ Army Band are on tour in schools, promoting the NZ Army through modern jazz music. They were fantastic! They put on a clean, fun, and extremely entertaining performance, even managing to get every student up and dancing at their own will, which is an achievement in itself. The girls all were amazed at the talent and how fun the performance was, with some even asking if the NZ Army Band was performing anywhere else in Hamilton. A brilliant show to watch, Hamilton Girls High School was truly privileged to have been apart of this experience Another term nearly over. So much more to do in the Arts next Term.

FRIDAY the Maori department were designing Ta Moko’s on the students. This would enter them into a competition in which they had their photo taken with their design. The Drama department ran a lunchtime theater sports workshop open to all girls to try out. Overall the week was a huge success with many girls getting involved in the culture of the Arts.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ENGLISH OTHELLO

The Y13 English extension class attended a performance of Othello at the Pop Up Globe in Auckland on the 11th May.The rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of our girls as we entered the recreated Globe, transporting us back 500 years to the Shakespearean era. The performances of Othello and Iago were captivating, enhanced further by the music and authentic costumes. The highlight for many was the interaction of the actors in the crowd, drawing the audience into the tormented world of Othello. This was a great opportunity for our girls to experience Shakespeare live, in an authentic environment. The themes of racism, domestic violence and feminism resonated strongly and prompts us to consider these concepts in our 21st century world.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CONT. The focus for the English Department this term has been developing writing skills through literature studies. At the junior Level, Write that Essay has been the tool that teachers and students have used to improve essay structures. We look forward to the girls being able to further develop their written work with even more writing practise next term. Examples of what has been produced at the senior level comes from three Year 11 students who wrote these as part of their in-class writing assignment. We trust that you will enjoy their offerings.

A DISCONNECTED GENERATION Social media is negatively impacting on teenagers’ development of identity and self-worth. Adolescence is a critical time for this development. An obsession with online image stunts this growth, creating false validation and fake personas. Teens are becoming increasingly narcissistic and self-involved as a result of the effects of social media obsession. Teenagers live to impress. They look for affirmation in how others react to them. True intimate relationships are what should be shaping teens’ identity. However, with the opportunity that social media presents, teens instead look for this support and validation from reactions to their online posts. Patricia Greenfield, a developmental psychologist, commented: ‘The whole idea behind intimacy is self disclosure. Now, they (teens) are doing self disclosure to an audience of hundreds.’ Teens today are not developing identity through true, real relationships. They are instead, looking for validation and worth in the reactions of hundreds of ‘followers’ - often strangers - online. This does not develop a healthy identity and sense of worth. Today’s media places a huge weight on looks defining a person’s worth. Social media provides teens with a chance to explore this socially. Teens look again for approval and validation by posting images of themselves online. The way they look to ‘followers’ online becomes the whole worth of a person. This stops teens from developing true identity and character apart from the way they look. Those who are not deemed beautiful by the reactions of online followers to their posts do not know where else to find self worth, they do not know to look in any other content of character. The internet provides a space where boundaries that would exist in the physical world do not apply. What would not be publically acceptable in ‘real life’ is not an issue online.There is no delay between an action and when it is shared for everyone else to see. There is no pause for careful consideration. This online freedom has been taken advantage of and corrupted. Explicit images are what gets a good reaction online. Many teens take to posting ‘nudes’ online, again in search for validation in the opinions of ‘followers’ online. Teenagers develop identity with

no self respect. The result of this behaviour is that modesty is not valued anymore. There is no sacrality of what is underneath someone’s clothes. 74% of girls in a 2010 Girls Scout Research survey said that they felt their peers used social media to ‘make themselves seem cooler than they actually are’. Online image and persona can be so easily manipulated, so teens have this opportunity to craft this completely new idea of themselves over social media. Teens’ online identities are so often completely different to who they are in real life. These teens don’t even realise this. They believe that these double identities are one and the same. This is so negative and confusing for the development of identity. When it comes to it, teenagers have no idea who they are without social media. Social media has created an incredibly self centered, self involved generation. After so long spent on creating this perfect online image to please everyone, most teenagers are actually too concerned with themselves to even pay attention to anyone else. Hours and hours of self indulgence and self obsession are spent critiquing their own social media identity, editing and filtering and captioning. Typically, teens spend at least three hours on the internet a day. The majority of American teens spend six and a half hours on social media daily. Humility is no longer valued. To serve and focus on others is no longer valued. In this generation, it is all about self promotion, propelling yourself to the top. To utmost importance, utmost ‘coolness’. Social media has caused a disconnect. Identity and worth should be developed through face to face, honest, raw and real connection. Over social media teens lose true connection with each other, with that really matters. This is not life. This is not what creates a person.This is not what creates worth.Worth has becomes reactions to posts. Identity has become an untruthful persona over the internet. Teens are disconnected, with no idea who they really are. Social media is destroying teens’ chance at development of identity and worth. Bryre Aish

A BROKEN IDEA OF BEAUTY We live in an era where obsessing over our bodies and picking out our flaws are daily activities. Especially for women. In our society, our self esteem and happiness as women, relies heavily on what we see in the mirror. And for 91% of women(survey commissioned by REAL Magazine), we don’t like what we see. So, we try and change it. The media has transformed women's body image massively over time. And for most women, the media starts its influence at a young age, leading us to believing and following what they see in the media later in life. The media has dramatically changed woman's body image over the years, transforming what is seen as beauty and what is not. Once being strong and healthy looking was the ideal looking body, especially in the Polynesian Islands. However, when television was introduced, that definition of beauty started to change. For example, after a three year period of television in Fiji, 74% of Fijian women described themselves as fat. Being called ‘skinny’ changed from being a cultural insult to a life goal. Sadly enough, young children start to develop a negative body image towards themselves due to their exposure to the media. Nearly half of females aged 6-8 have stated that they want to be slimmer. What does this tell you about our society? Children at such a young age being unhappy with their body is wrong. And the media plays such a strong part in this. Children’s icons such as, Disney Princesses and Barbie seen on television heavily influence these young women. This type of media leads children to think they have to look a certain way to be beautiful. Young girls look up to these present day icons with their unnatural long, lean figures and tiny waists. The media is setting these young minds up to ultimately believe the impossible. Studies show that the more television a young girl watches, the more likely

she is to find appearance important. “I want to look like Barbie.” “Am I too fat to be a princess?” These questions should not be going through anyone’s mind, let alone 6 year olds’ minds whose bodies still have years of growing to do. When watching the news, you see and believe what is said, right? So when you see brand campaigns and photos in magazines you believe them too, as they are supposably real. But most people don’t realise that what they’re seeing is often fake, in some way. A lot of pictures seen in the media are technologically enhanced. Whether it's slimming a waist, broadening a bottom or just narrowing a face. And even if they are not photoshopped, the models often have eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. At least a quarter of present day icons meet the weight criteria for anorexia. Women compare themselves to these ‘icons’. Following what they do as they want to look a certain way. This is dangerous as many women go to extreme lengths to look the “ideal” way, harming both their bodies and physical states. In conclusion, the media is strongly affecting the majority of women and their body image negatively. It has transformed the meaning of beauty over time. The media influences women from a young age to believe that beauty is what your body looks like. And that their body should look like those in magazines and and on the runway. However, everyone's body is unique and beautiful, and your perception of your body will reflect on your happiness and confidence. If the media didn't exist, would you feel differently about your body? Maegan Downey

PREVENTING BULLYING IN SOCIETY It is estimated that, worldwide, 200 million youth are bullied by their peers. This includes children as young as three years old. Despite the enormity of the situation, most people do not know how to deal with bullying. Often, people will stand by and watch, allowing the bullying to continue. This makes the victim feel as though no one cares about them. The bully however, has often either been taught that such behaviour is acceptable or doesn’t understand the consequences of their actions. The first step in preventing bullying is understanding the bully. Many bullies place the blame on the victim as they do not realise that their actions are wrong. If a bully has come from an abusive home - whether physically or mentally - they may not grasp the fact that others are not always treated in the same manner. Lack of empathy can be another reason for bullying. While there are many very nice people without advanced levels of empathy, some treat other people badly. Usually this is because they cannot put themselves in the victim’s place. Consequently, they may not realise that their behaviour is hurtful. There are many other reasons for bullying too, and understanding the individual bully’s situation can give an insight into these. Children who have been bullied are three times more likely to show depressive symptoms. This is because it is easy for a victim to feel hopeless, alone and scared to speak up. When this happens, victims tend to give in to the bully. Giving in makes the

bully feel powerful and gives them a reason to continue. Having someone to talk to can prevent the victim from doing this. Once somebody else is aware of the situation they can support the victim and help stop the bullying. If, as a victim, you feel there is no one to safely talk to, there are many websites and 24 hour help lines to assist. As a bystander, it is often difficult to know how to help a victim of bullying. Letting them know that they can talk to you helps the victim feel more accepted. Lack of support is a large factor in a victim feeling alone and helpless. If the victim shares their thoughts with you, ensure they understand that you respect them otherwise they may not share again.This leads to the victim holding in their emotions which can be bad for mental health. If the bullying gets out of hand, make sure to tell an authoritative figure such as a parent, teacher or boss who can diffuse the situation. As Dr Seuss said in his story ‘The Lorax’, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” While this quote was originally said in the context of the environment, it applies to bullying too. It is time to start caring more and bullying less. The future is in our hands and unless we prevent bullying now, our world will lack love and positivity. Gabrielle Rosemergy

LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT Term Two has been a busy and successful one for the Languages Department.

SPANISH CAMP

On the weekend 19-21 of May a group of Year 11 students travelled to Ngaruawahia’s Christian Camp for an enjoyable weekend of learning Spanish. There were five other schools represented there from Auckland, Wanganui and Hamilton. We had a lot of fun activities that started on Friday night, went through Saturday and sadly we had to depart on Sunday morning. We made a lot of friends, we cooked, played language games, danced salsa and watched Spanish movies together.The Saturday night finished with a crazy Spanish fiesta of dancing. Hamilton Girls’ High School was awarded Third Prize for the song and dance that we performed in front of the camp audience. We can’t wait for the next Spanish Camp in the future! VIVA ESPAÑOL!!!!

photo - left to right Holly Walsh, Katie Osborne, Paige Ace, Bevan Jones (Education Perfect)

LANGUAGE PERFECT WORLD CHAMPS We again participated in the annual Language Perfect World Championships, and were placed 6th in New Zealand in our category and received a total of 68 individual awards. Of these, 3 were at the Elite level with these students having scored over 10,000 points during the course of the competition. A draw was made from all of the Elite winners in New Zealand and Katie Osborne was the lucky recipient of a laptop. This was presented to her by a representative from Language Perfect at assembly on June 21st, along with the badges for her fellow Elite winners, Paige Ace and Holly Walsh.

JAPANESE TRIVIA COMPETITION On June 15th, we entered three teams of junior students into the New Zealand Japanese Trivia Competition. This consists of a quiz about Japan, with five different categories including food, geography and sport. Our Year Ten team of Natassja Medina, Jessica Kong and Nikkaella Lulu (left to right in photo) ended up with a score of 45 points out of a possible 50 to win the competition.

GEOGRAPHY

YEAR 13 GEOGRAPHY!!!

On Wednesday 14th June Miss Campus’ Year 13 Geography class went to NZ National Agricultural Fieldays on a field trip. The focus of this trip was to collect information about the planning and decision making involved in a significant event - The Fieldays! We were unsure of the weather but it ended up being a fairly fine day despite a few showers in the morning. Students had a task sheet to complete in preparation for their assessment. They were able to explore all of the opportunities that Fieldays offered as well as observing and mapping some of the crucial planning involved in the success of the event. Overall, it was a wonderful day and fantastic to see how involved and excited the class was about exploring the NZNAF.

MEDIA STUDIES On the 29th of July the Year 13 Media Studies class attended the Docs4Schools at Q Theatre in Auckland for the first time. Jane Cotty, the organiser of the event, invited Hamilton Girls’ High after an query was made as to whether or not the festival would be held in Hamilton. There were three documentaries screened that day. The first was Alex James: Slowing Down Fast Fashion which warned about the dangers of our throw-away clothing culture and highlighted businesses around the world trying to make sustainable, lasting clothing. The second short film “Fading Sands” highlighted the rising ocean and its effect on the Solomon Islands.This film hit close to home as many of our neighbouring Pacific Islands are feeling the effects of the rising sea levels. The final short film “Meet Peter” introduced a speleologist (a person who studies caves) that had mapped out the caves hidden under the city of Auckland. Peter attended the screening and gave a personalised talk as well as a Q&A after the screening. Overall it was a great trip and Media Studies looks forward to making this an annual trip. Thank you to Jane Cotty for her invitation and organisation surrounding parking - it was much appreciated!

SERVICES COUNCIL HGHS SUPPORTING THE 40 HOUR FAMINE The 40hr famine is a organisation that is supported worldwide. World Vision works together to make a difference to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. This year on the 9-11th June students gave up their time and commitments to contribute to this cause. This organisation is supported by HGHS annually, in previous years the Service Council has successfully contributed and this year is no different. At the beginning of the Term 2 the Service Council promoted and encouraged involvement to the 40hr Famine 2017. The following house captains: Hannah Black, Monique Clifton, Peti Cooper-Slade, Mikyla Winchcombe and Lena Mitchell all worked together to get as many participants. Each house had approximately 40 participants that made sacrifices for a time period of 40 hrs, these things included food, furniture, technology and much more. All money raised from this event is given to World Vision who are supporting a generation of Syrian refugee children to provided them with education and hope for the future. We are currently collecting and collating all the funds and top contributors will be presented with prizes in our House Assemblies. Some of our teachers have taken part this year, one teacher has raised a massive $500 well done Mrs Kumar!

40 HOUR FAMINE RESULTS We’d like to thank all those who have supported the 40 hour famine, we’re pleased to announce that we raised a total of $2824.10. Lead by House Captains, each House distributed the booklets and promoted this cause; the House results are as follow: 5th Heads - $124 (3 participants) 4th Campbell - $268 (4 participants) 3rd Edgecumbe - $420 (5 participants) 2nd MacDiarmid - $806.50 (7 participants) 1st Wilson - $1205.60 (24 participants) A special mention goes to Hannah Black whose House,Wilson, raised the most money and had the most participants. These are the top fundraisers in each House who will be receiving prizes in the final Term 2 assembly: M - Mrs Arti Kumar $593 (top prize to a teacher) W - Raven Van Tiel $230.30 C - Jayde Knight $181 E - Chloe Davey-Samuelson $170 H - Melissa Connolly $50

CAREERS THINKING ABOUT TERITARY STUDY Making decisions about tertiary study is a big deal for students. The sooner they do this before they head off to tertiary study, the better off they will be. We know many students know exactly what they want to study and where, and just as many are still thinking about what's next. A great resource for all students is the Careers New Zealand website, there's a section just for secondary school students to help them with their decision making. https://www.careers.govt.nz/plan-your-career/imat-school-and-need-ideas SIGN UP FOR INFORMATION REGISTRATION PAGE Last year we launched our "Sign up for info" form on the StudyLink website.

We wanted to make it easy for high-school students to register for regular updates from us on things like when to apply and what documents to send us. It was a great success with nearly 2,000 students registering. This year's form is now up and running.There's a link on the StudyLink homepage and it takes seconds to complete. We would really appreciate your support again this year in encouraging your Year 13 students to register. RESOURCES TO HELP YOU If you're planning on holding an information evening for students and their families, we have a range of resources on our providers' website that may be helpful: • Ways 2 Fund Your Study flyer • Starting study and RealMe flyer • What's in a Student Loan? booklet Students should also check out StudyLink's website to think about what it will cost to live

and study. The tools and calculators will help them get a picture of the financial choices they will face and how they will manage as they move into tertiary study. STUDENT JOB SEARCH (SJS) SJS is an online service that helps tertiary students gain work experience and extra money while studying. Secondary school students who are enrolled in tertiary study for 2017, or who have a letter of confirmation from any NZ Tertiary education provider, can use SJS up to four months before they start study. That's a great incentive to your students to enrol early. And they can also apply to us for financial support at the same time. Students can find out more at www.sjs.co.nz

ENGINEERING IN ACTION CAREERS DAY On the 23rd May nine senior students participated in the Engineering in Action Careers Day. This involved two industry visits – JP Marshall Engineering and the Waikato Expressway. It also included a chance to look around the Wintec Trades Centre at the Rotokauri Campus. The students had the opportunity to ask questions about qualifications, see the variety of jobs that lie within the engineering field and get a real sense of the day to day activity of an engineer. Waikato Expressway visitor centre Wintec JP Marshall Engineering

“I found it very interesting you got to see first hand what goes on in those fields of work, it helped to see what area of engineering I might want to work in and what it would involve”

- Georgia

“I loved visiting JP Marshall Engineering. Seeing all the different aspects in one place really helped to cement that engineering is for me”

- Sara

“The highlight of the day for me was getting to see the range of opportunity within engineering that were available.We got to interact with engineers and see what they do on a daily basis” – Reece

PE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT BORNEO TRIP: There are 10 students travelling with the company Antipodeans Abroad to Borneo in December 2017. The girls are working hard to plan and organise the trip themselves. The ethos for the trip is that the whole thing is student led. They will take part in many activities including trekking, community work and sight seeing. As part of their training for the expedition they took on the challenge of a navigation and training day in and around Hamilton last month. The girls were tasked with getting the group to certain venues, taking a look around and planning the next phase of the day. The day trek took us to the Hamilton lake, the gardens and the museum. Where students engaged in learning about their local surroundings. Covering 15km on foot in a day with their back packs on. This experience was a great way to set up the students for what it will be like in Borneo when they are navigating their way around different places. As part of the challenge the girls are fundraising to buy equipment and materials

for their community project. This has included a movie evening, mufti day and selling doughnuts. The aim is to raise $1000.00 towards the community we will be spending time with. LEVEL 3 SPORT AND OUTDOORS TOUGH GUY CHALLENGE: The level 3 Sport and Outdoors students took on the toughest of the Tough Guy challenges in Auckland. The day was hot and sunny and the course was HILLY and muddy!. The students covered 12km of off road hills, mud and obstacles as part of their performance assessment. All students who completed the course did exceptionally well and pushed their physical limits. Congratulations to Renee Allen, Milly Macnab and Georgia Nixon who places 2nd, 3rd, & 4th respectively. Mrs Cawkwell and Mrs Johnstone are very proud of your efforts, especially winning the title of toughest school! This is the school who have the most student placed highest in the finish.

PASIFIKA

Talofa and Warm Pasifika Greetings What an eventful term this has been. We began with a bang as defending champions for the Pasifika by Nature Festival. With a lot of nervous energy we took the stage focussing on delivering as smooth and flawless performance as possible. Our threepeat, as some have called our victory, was a wonderful surprise and a recognition of the hard work put in by all concerned. Even at this point of the term the win is still something to be proud of.

We wish Agnes Solofa, Jazmin Hotham, Lena Mitchell and Agnes Solofa success as they join the HOB Sevens Tour to Japan.

The next event on the Pasifika calendar this term was our annual fono. We were pleased with the quality of questions asked by the families who attended the evening. Part of the evening was congratulating the students who contributed to raising the academic performance of Pasifika students in 2016. For this accomplishment, we recognise the hard work from our students as well as their families for their continual support. We also thank the teachers for their willingness to work alongside our girls. The success we have seen may be partially attributed to the programmes we have implemented over the past few years: the Pasifika Study Centre and attendance at Power Up.These two programmes allow the girls to be tutored at their pace with oneto-one help offered. A number of senior students have lauded the benefits they have gained through attending the sessions. One of our Year 13 girls reported that she gained a Merit on her last Maths assessment and that it was only possible because of the help she had received through these two tutorial sessions. So, families, again, we encourage you to take advantage of these opportunities for success. An important aspect of being Pasifika at HGHS is celebrating the various language weeks.The first Island nation we celebrated this year was Samoan Language Week from 28 May - 3 June. The staff were treated to an introduction to White Sunday and what it means to our Samoan girls. A number of teachers commented later, that they were happy to learn another aspect about their students. We will celebrate more Pasifika nations over the next two terms. Our last activity we were involved with was the Week Eight Arts Week sponsored by the Arts at HGHS. Along with the Music Department, Pasifika hosted a range of activities beginning with the Hawaiian stage performing at Senior Assembly with Mrs Gordon. Lunchtime saw our musicians and Cook Island section leaders take centre stage in leading a dance and drums tutorial. The rain and strong winds didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deter the large number of girls who turned at to try their hand with these two activities. To help them along, our Tongan leaders served the Tongan specialty â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;otai to sweeten the experience. Finally, we wish Agnes Solofa, Jazmin Hotham, Lena Mitchell and Agnes Solofa success as they join the HOB Sevens Tour to Japan. Soifua The Pasifika Mentoring Team

ARTS AT HGHS

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

BIG SING

Term 2 for the Music Department at HGHS is one filled with rehearsals, nerves, flufighting and weary voices as we prepare to take the stage at Choir and Barbershop Regional Competitions. This year, our choir had 60 girls who proudly performed on the St Peter’s stage in Cambridge on the 9th of June. Representing the Tokelau, Tongan and African cultures with our music, and also performing the famous song ‘Somebody to Love’ by Queen, we are proud to have left our mark as Mana Wahine on Big Sing for 2017. Our efforts paid off as we walked away with the Spirit of the Festival Award as a highly commended Choir. As a choir, we have been fortunate to have had Landy Nonoa and her TOPA crew, Whaea Mere, and Mrs Dickinson prepare us for this competition. Without their commitment and ongoing support, we would not have come away with the achievements we have. With competition finished, Mana Wahine are now preparing to record the songs that Landy has composed for us from 2012-2017 as a thank you for her help over the years. Following the Big Sing, was the Barbershop regional Competition for Waikato choruses and quartets. Alongside the Uptown Girls, there were two quartets who represented HGHS this year - Grace Notes and Cookies and Cream. Both our quartets did well placing 3rd and 4th. Third place automatically qualifies for National Competition, and our 4th place quartet also have the opportunity to compete in Nationals because although they did not place top 3, they gained a high score which qualified them to be the wildcard quartet. Dressed in purple with bright smiles, our chorus brought a lively and imaginative aspect to the competition as we performed ‘The Candy Man’, and ‘Pure Imagination’ from Willy Wonka. Placing 2nd, Uptown Girls will also perform at the Barbershop National competition in September which will be held in Auckland.We look forward to expansion and improvement as we prepare to compete in the national Young Singers in Harmony competition 2017.

A Midsummer Nights Dream Ball

HEADS HOUSE ACADEMIC QUIZ At the end of week 3 we sent 12 of our finest student minds to represent Heads House in the annual academic quiz: Zoe Neill, Avery Martinez, Lucy Thompson, Melissa Connolly, Leyla Asici, Saba Rafe, Jess Astwood, Hannah Xiao, Tia Ong, Gabrielle Rosemergy, Carly McIlroy and Rachael Doyle. Our teacher team featured Mr Shayne Cochrane, Mr Brian Winter, Mrs Urmila Anand and Ms Greer Sydney. Both our student and teacher team did fabulously and secured 3rd place overall. We are extremely proud of their achievement. COLOURING COMPETITION In Term 1 Mrs Wallace Ward had presented the owl logoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s she had designed to help promote the PB4L in the school. Mrs Plodek made the comment that they reminded her of colouring activities, and so the PB4L tutor group competition was conceived. Each year level had their own owl logo

to colour and each tutor group had a chance to win overall. During our week 5 assembly we celebrated and awarded the winners of the colouring competition: Year 9 - Hannah Rattray Year 10 - Lucy Thompson Year 11 - Jordy-Lee Fankhauser Year 12 - Maia Barbuzza Year 13 - Aaliah Hokianga Overall winner: HRY. LEO CLUB SPECTACLE COLLECTION The Leo Club challenged each house to collect spectacles for house points. Each donation will be mended and distributed to those who cannot afford their own. Heads received a generous amount of pre-loved spectacles, and convincingly won the house competition. The tutor group with the most spectacles collected and winner of the tutor group spectacles competition was HWJ. A huge thank you to the students and staff who contributed to this worthy cause.

PB4L MILESTONE BADGE RECIPIENTS PB4L Milestone Recipients The following students received their PB4L badges in our week 9 assembly. Owl badge: Amy Fulton, Aisha Karena, Kashmita Krishna, Tamsyn Lee, Avery Martinez, Kaylee Morrison, Laura Munro, Trishlani Naidu, Anais Penjueli, Tierney Tremewan, Courtney Walker, Zahra Warnock and Maia Tipene. Maroon pin: Ashlynne Singh. Bronze pin: Melissa Connolly and Jordy-Lee Fankhauser. Special recognition goes to Jessy Wilson who has completed 25 Affirmations and is the recipient of a shared lunch for her and a friend, to the value of $25. Each Wise card that is completed qualifies a student to go into the PB4L prize draw to win one of five prizes. Our recipients were: Cynthia Vink, Ruthie Holmes, Amy Fulton, Isabelle Camplin and Jesse Astwood. We are extremely proud of the positive behaviour our students are displaying in their classes, and look forward to their continued success in this area. Well done girls. 40 HOUR FAMINE Congratulations to Melissa Connolly who was Heads House top fundraiser. She received a prize and was acknowledged for her efforts during our week 9 assembly. Have a restful break and we will see you in Term 3.

MACDIARMID HOUSE MACDIARMID CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Billee Fuller 7th Junior 18.51 Emily Gordon 9th Junior 19.06 Holly Stevyn 13th Junior 20.06 Grace Rennie 6th Intermediate 17.38 Ella Candy 8th Intermediate runner 18.14 Kayla Ansley 12th Intermediate runner 19.30 Deanna Bull 15th Intermediate Runner 19.45 Annah Gallaher 11th Senior Runner 21.28

40 HOUR FAMINE Thankyou to all the students at teachers in MacDiarmid House that got sponsorship and took part in the 40 Hour Famine.

ANTI BULLYING DAY Friday the 26th of May was pink shirt day. Mrs Wenham and Mrs Neal rocked their pink t-shirts to promote anti bullying. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything nice to say donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say anything at all.

NEW BANNER Two designs were created and voted by tutor groups for the new Macdiarmid Banner. It has taken three weeks to have this printed and it is my great pleasure to reveal the new Macdiarmid banner. We can use this banner in replace of our old one which is falling apart.

EDGECUMBE HOUSE Lena speaks shares her Work Experience through Careers Last week I had the privilege of attending the STAR police preparation two day course run by Te Wananga O Aoteoroa. Throughout the two days were incredibly eye opening and truly cemented the idea of becoming a police officer. Learning what I had to overcome to make my dream a reality seemed so much more realistic and achievable, and knowing that Te Wananga O Aotearoa could support me mentally and physically was more than a bonus. I would definitely recommend going to our careers office and checking out what other amazing opportunities they have for you to get a taste of. It certainly won’t disappoint and could possibly direct you in a new passion in your future career.

Lena Mitchell House Captain

A word from our House Captains “Say NO to BULLYing” Bullying comes in many different forms, shapes and sizes and unfortunately girls it has become a growing issue within our school. Bullying is not acceptable and can have many harsh effects like depression and anxiety. I can understand the difficulty of transitioning from Intermediate to High School, but you do not have to make a statement by making someone else’s life hard for them. You shouldn’t have to bully someone to feel acceptance in the “cool squad”. It is hard on everyone moving on to High School, but you should help each other out, not bring each other down. We are all beautiful WISE women and simply being ourselves is more than enough to deserve to be treated with respect and kindness. If you don’t have anything nice to say, its better kept to yourself. Bullying can be in the form of mental, verbal and physical abuse, but the main form is social media. It is so easy for people to type out mean comments and messages behind the screen, so before you press send, think about how it will make them feel. If you ever feel like you are facing a form of bullying, speak up. Don’t feel like you have to face it alone. Friends, family, teachers, Deans, Counsellors, myself or Lena are all willing to listen and help you in anyway that we can. Lets make an effort to make High School a safe environment and come together to stop bullying. Before you say your mean comments, stop and think – what if it was you? Thanks girls”

GIRLS OF THE MONTH TUT MARCH EBC Sophie Mitchell ECI Richa Patel: ECT Lucy Yeoman ECL Helena Silch EJN Emma Parsons EGR Calista Wihone EML Isabelle Mcbeth EPA Simranjot Kaur EPS Kezia Siby ESY Sian Pennell XTI Reese Anderson

TUT MAY EBC Olivia Goldsworthy ECI Olivia Neil ECT Olivia Mason. ECX Yve Taylor ECL Anahera Jones EGR Nivedita Ramphu EML Kaitlyn Collier EPA Keyana McQuinn EPS Ruby Hammond ESY Astrid Hart ECE Denee Read

EDGECUMBE CROSS COUNTRY Top competitor from each Division Senior Grace Cox (2nd overall) Intermediate Ella Hickman (2nd overall) Junior Ella Leighton (2nd overall)

40 HOUR FAMINE

A huge thank you to the girls who supported this event on behalf of Edgecumbe House. Claire Bezuidenhout, Isabella Leiros Anderson, Libby Marr, Nikita Mitchell, and Chloe Davey-Samuelson, who collectively fundraised $620.

Grace Cox. Deputy House Captain TUTOR GROUP LEADERS

Congratulations to our Tutor Group Leaders who were acknowledged formally at our last House Assembly. Senior leaders received their badges and juniors awarded certificates for their contributions. The House Council acknowledge your support, and want to thank you for important role you play in supporting the school, its students and Teachers.

TUTOR GROUP SENIOR EBC ECI ECT ECX ECL EJN EGR EML EPA EPS ESY ECE XTI

JUNIOR

Al-Ghrahi Zaynah Sophie Mitchell Lucy Higgins Maxy Greene Saveeta Chandar Jasmine Ormsby-Hawkes Danae Oldfield Amelia Ngatai Thubelihle Ndlovu Sophie Pottinger Brooke Megchelse Emma Parsons Calista Wihone Nivedita Ramphul Christina Neale Isabelle McBeth Alison Mills Keyana McQuinn Georgia Anderson Kezia Siby Sian Pennel Harriet Barbour Amelia Macnab Denee Read Jaedyn Randell Mahinarangi Beattie

PB4L ASSEMBLY (TERM 1 AND 2)

Congratulations to the following outstanding recipients, who have received our top PB4L awards Owl badges for Kayleigh Potts, Lucy Ballantyne, Kezia Siby, Bobbie Hall, Richa Patel, Ella Leighton, Jasmine Ormsby-Hawkes and Katherine Janphanich. Maroon Pin for Libby Marr, Annie Walker and Neve Innes. Silver Pin for Christina Neale. 25 Affirmation Cards completed in 2017. Our top student so far who has completed this milestone goes to Kayleigh Potts. A first for Edgecumbe House, and she’s keen to keep adding to that record. Well done and a well-deserved $25 lunch prize for your efforts.

CAMPBELL HOUSE

Congratulations to our winning tutor groups.

NEWS FROM CAMPBELL HOUSE

Go Campbell House Go This term has been a really busy one for Campbell House. Cross country was on the 16th May and was a blast. We planted small Orange tickets around the lake for campbell girls to find as they ran. We also had campbell snitches running around the course who had to be chased and caught by our campbell friends.This was a great success as one snitch was tackled to the ground and another snitch sprinted halfway round the lake being chased by a very dedicated Campbell sprinter before being caught. On the 8th and 9th June, the forty hour famine took place. Campbell house raised $268 for the kids in the Syrian refugee camps, which is fantastic. Congratulations to Jayde Knight from CSH who raised the most money for Campbell house. Term 2 has seen creativity and athleticism blossom from within the Campbell tutor groups.We really do have a multi talented group of students.Week 6 was the deadline for the Campbell tutor group photographs to be submitted. Congratulations to our winning tutor groups. CSY was the overall winner, closely followed by CCD, CSS and CVT. Week 7 and 8 saw all Campbell tutor groups competing in the inter tutor group Dodgeball competition.The chants and cheers from the large gym could be heard across the school during the tournament. Congratulations to all tutor groups for their total commitment and enthusiasm for the tournament.The games were exciting to watch with the semi final and final matches being very close. In joint 3rd place were CHP and CSS, 2nd place was CSC and the overall winner was CMU. Well done. Dodgeball stars of the tournament were Kelli Brown CSS, Charnay Farquharson CMU and Mary Allan CSC for their stunning skills at throwing a small ball at high speed to get their opponents out. Our final celebration of the term was congratulating our PB4L Gold certificates and owl badge recipients. Well done to Gilbert Brooklyn, Sera Allen, and Bree Strevens who received Gold certificates. Well done to Manjot Singh-Khangura, Alanna Given, Rachel Given, Caitlin Heeran, Esha Kumar, Angel Moss, Jayde Knight and Taiana Siufanga who all recieved both a gold certificate and Owl badge. Monique Clifton Van der Ven and Georgia Ransfield Campbell House captain and deputy Captain

Charnay Farquharson CMU, our dodgeball superstar. Mikayla Graham who will be representing NZ in Muaythai world champs and Jayde Knight raised $181 for the 40 Hour Famine.

All in all, this has been a great term and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to see what happens in term 3. 25

WILSON HOUSE Hi Team Wilson, I can not believe Term 2 is over already! It has been a busy term and no doubt many of you are in need of a break and a good rest. Have a safe holiday and make your you take some time for yourselves! Ciao! Miss Campus, Mrs Deobhakta and Mrs Nathan CROSS COUNTRY Cross country was a big hit for wilson and managed to come 3rd amongst the houses! The atmosphere of this event was so amazing as our Wilson girls really got into it. We were chanting up to the start line and seeing the teachers of the other houses stand in awe of how loud and spirited Wilson truly is. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not afraid to be out there showing our Wilson pride. Cross Country is one of the most relaxed house events for the non-competitive girls but for the students that were sprinting across the finish line competitively they did really well!! A big Congratulations to Renee Allan who came 1st in the Senior division and Sharnae Taylor who also came 1st in the Intermediate division. Wilson definitely has some very fast girls who just killed it out there on the course!

40 HOUR FAMINE The 40 Hour Famine is an annual event that HGHS is involved in and this year we were so happy to see the willingness girls had to help the children in Jordan and Syria to get a good education. During the 9th -11th of June, many of our Wilson students participated in the 40 Hour Famine choosing to give something up they use in their everyday lives for just 40 hours. Some girls did 40 hours of no eating, or no technology whereas other would go for 40 hours with no talking.

Wilson house took out the number 1 spot for the 40 hour Famine this term with the most participants and the most money raised! As a house we raised $1205.60 with 24 participants taking part. Congratulations to all who participated.

Hannah and Jess (House Captain and Deputy) also participated in the 40 Hour Famine. Hannah managed to go without no food, a bed and electricity for 40 hours whilst Jess did 40 hours of no food and no shoes. Participating in the famine and giving up something that you take for granted really made us appreciate how lucky we really are.

Big congrats to Hannah Black (House Captain) who won a double pass to the movies for having the most participants out of all the others houses. A huge shout out to Raven Van Tiel who was our top earner and gained sponsorship of $230.30! She received a movie ticket for her great efforts! Well done to all of the girls who got behind this cause and helped raise money for Syria and Jordan.

A second part of the famine was raising money and getting sponsors for World Vision to donate to the children of Syria. Just $20 could feed a child morning tea for a term and Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal of $2500 could provide a classroom for children to learn with the teaching resources needed. So we will keep you updated on how Wilson got on and if we achieved our goal. Thank you to the parents and caregivers that sponsored and support Wilson and the 40 Hour Famine.

ARE YOU A WISE HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH GIRL? We had so many Wilson students complete PB4L affirmation cards this term and had a MASSIVE number of Gold certificates, Owl badges and Maroon Pins awarded at our final assembly. Congratulations to the following students who earned a Gold Certificate: Faaziah Begum WBI Neema Mihigo WBI Hannah Laurent WCL Quayani Ratu WCX Azaria Puletaha WCX Grace Worrell WCX Sian Stone Pearn WHK Jemima Hunter WJS Baylee Westley WJS Jaya Puke-Tukaki WLG Bianca Lei WLG Shreeya Bhardwaj WLG Aimie Chen WLG Emily Shute WPR Nauvoo Puriri WSA Teesha Das WSI Tiffany Cawood WSI

Congratulations to the following students who received Owl badges: Priyena Prasad WBI Hannah Laurent WCL Dylan Mathers WCL Quayani Ratu WCX Azaria Puletaha WCX Teesha Das WSI Madison Whittaker-Wickliffe WCY Sydney Coup WCY Moesha Brown WJS Piper Vercoe WLG Jaya Puke-Tukaki WLG Bianca Lei WLG Alyssa Drumm WMM Kaziean Phillips WSA Fathimathu Swaliha WSI Niana Jackson WSI Farah Adam WWS

A massive congratulations to Shreeya Bhardwaj and Aimie Chen who both earned themselves a Maroon Pin this year!!!

A HOOOGE well done to Emily Shute who has completed a whopping 25 affirmation cards this year!!! She receives lunch for two up to the value of $25….ANNND Emily gets to chose where she wants to dine! Congratulations Emily, you are a WISE OWL indeed! CARD WORKSHOP Together with Jess and our committee we have decided to do hold a Father’s Day card making workshop. We decided that one of the biggest things that we missed from the good old days of Primary School was creating cards for our loved ones on special days such as Father’s Day. Earlier last term we ran a Mother’s Day card workshop with just Wilson students which had a good turnout but this time students from any house will be able to come along and make a funky appreciation card for the Dads in their lives. We believe that having these card making days will encourage girls to do something different and it offers people a chance to meet new people from all different years! A HUGE congratulations to Keita Perry in WHK who is currently over in Korea competing with the New Zealand U23 Lacrosse team at Worlds! Wilson house wishes Keita all the best for this amazing opportunity!

ACADEMIC QUIZ The Academic Quiz took place on Friday 19th May where Wilson entered girls who were keen for a good time completing the quiz. Sadly, Wilson did not come out on top but a big thanks to the girls who got involved! And there is always next year for Wilson to smash it……….

SPORTS

AT HGHS

TAURANGA GIRLS’ SPORTS EXCHANGE An Early start with 3 buses full ready for action, taking the senior and junior 1st XI football, 1st and 2nd XI hockey, Prem, prem reserves and Year 10 development Netball, Senior basketball and 1st XV rugby The weather was perfect for the challenge. Our teams took the field with pride with the following results TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE AND HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL 2017 SPORTS EXCHANGE RESULTS: SPORT Netball League 1/ Premier 1 Netball League 2 Netball Junior A Football 1st XI Football Junior A Basketball Senior A Hockey 1st XI Hockey 2nd XI Rugby

Tauranga Girls’ College 22 - Britney Emery 28 - Pianika Ormsby 36 - Tiana McCallum 0 - Erika McDonald 5 - Emily Pilbrow 47 - Olivia Rose 2 - Isla Johnson 1- Caitlyn Wardell 12 - Luisa Togotogorua

Hamilton Girls’ High School 50 -Ocean Tahu-Middleton 48 - Haylee Epiha 29 - Tyler Mitchell 6 - Georgia Candy 1 - Ariana Ewart-Fuller 75 - Riva Walker-Pitman 0- Bayleigh Stirling 1 - Molly Nelson 67 - Nyesha Hamilton

Winter sports are well under way with over 694 students participating over 9 different sports. We have seen an increase in the number students participating. With Basketball, Netball and Lacrosse having a increase in teams this season.

Sports at HGHS

SPORT

All Sports, all levels, we would love to know how you are going please. Send in results, team achievements and photos so we can celebrate. Term 2-3 exchanges: Tauranga Girls’ College Exchange 29th June (away) New Plymouth Girl’s High school 10th August (home). We are defending both of these exchanges. If you are interested in hosting a billet on the 9th of August please contact the Sports Office.

NETBALL The HGHS Junior Premier netball team has started the season with a bang winning every game within their pool so far. With significant wins against their opponents they are training hard to keep the momentum going. They recently played a nail biting final against Fairfield College in the Monday night League. Matching each other goal for goal in the first three quarters they managed to step up winning 47-39. This week they they go head to head with their peers. Good luck to the girls.

HOCKEY HGHS 1st x1 have had a great season in the Championship Round beating Hillcrest 3-0 in the Semi Final. They played the Final of the Hamilton Secondary School competition against Sacred Heart, dominating possession, but Sacred Heart fought back and absorbed a lot of early pressure. After a very nervous but gutsy performance the score was nil all at full time. The girls went into a shoot out where 5 players run in from the 25 and have a one on one with the goalie and have 8 seconds to score. We won the shoot out 4-2 making us the champions for the first time since 2005.

HGHS has a number of students representing New Zealand in their chosen sports: Congratulations to: Dominique Stephens NZ Basketball U/16. Team Keyani Leith NZ Basketball U/16 Select Team Josie Cox NZ Lacrosse U/19 Team Keita Perry NZ Lacrosse U/23 Team Paige Ephia NZ Trampoline U/15 Team Madison Fox NZ Inline Hockey U/18 and Senior Women’s Teams Jazmin Hotham NZTouch U/18 (captain) and OpenWomen. Jazmin has also been selected on the Sport NZ Pathway To Podium programme for Rugby 7’s Regan Stephens NZ Touch U/18 Montessa Tairakena NZ Touch U/18 Manaia Waudby NZ Touch U/18 Kiriana Nolan NZ Touch U/16 Manaia Nuku NZ Touch U/16 Peyton Tofaeono NZ Swimming Team Peyton has also a member of the National Development Squad Chelsea Kelly NZ Judo Cadet Women U/15

The 2XI hockey team played off for 5th and 6th against the Waikato Dio 2XI and came away with a convincing 2-0 win. An fantastic achievement for our 2XI as it is only their second year playing in .

Congratulations also to Hannah Riddle-Pelchen who was a member of the U/19 Waikato Team winning the NZ Nationals held over Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Dominque Stephens, Koha Lewis, Kasee Leef, Riva Walker-Pitman, Quaye Walker-Eketone, Tyler Mitchell, Hinearangi Ngatai members of the U/17 Waikato Team winning the Regional Tournament held over Queen’s Birthday Weekend. Reese Anderson, Keyani Leith, Tisha Walker members of the U/15 Waikato Team also winning the Regional tournament. Both these teams will go on to compete in the NZ National Tournament held during the July School Holidays.

GYMSPORT Hamilton Girls’ High gymnasts managed to win the Top School award for the second year in a row at the Waikato Secondary Schools’ Gymsports competition in June. Apparently this was by a “sizable margin”, according to the Head Judge. Every HGHS girl who competed won placings with eight gold medals, five silvers and three bronzes overall. The small but talented group of girls competed in a range of disciplines including artistic gymnastics, rhythmics, tumbling, trampolining and double mini tramp. For the first time, HGHS had a rhythmic gymnast participate Waimarama Potae (Year 9) who came 2nd overall in the Rhythmic Club A section.Waimarama also got 1st double mini tramp (Junior Elite) and 1st trampoline (Grade A) Another Year 9, Simone Littlewood, was also outstanding, winning the Senior Competitive section of the women’s artistic competition. Simone is part of a national development squad of elite gymnasts who are being trained with a view to represent NZ internationally. Simone first represented NZ in gymnastics when she was 10 years old, in an Australian competition where she won a bronze medal. SQUASH HGHS squash teams went to defend their Waikato Teams Championships Div 1 title Our A team played some fantastic squash wining every game taking out the title for the 3rd year We fielded a very strong A team with Anika Jackson playng at number one Leah Hodges playng number 2 and Hayley Carson playing at number 3 Our B team battled well to win 4 out of their 9 games with Kobi Bennet playing at number 1 Lynelle Goodwin at number 2 and Brair Gash at number 3.

Div 1 Championship winner Anika Jackson Div 1 Plate winner Leah Hodges, runner up - Hayley Carson Div 3 Plate Winner Ana Gallaher Div 3 Special Plate runnerup - Kobi Barlett Div 4 Championship 3rd place - Lynelle Goodwin, 6th place - Briar Gash

FUTSAL 3 HGHS girls qualified for the Waikato U15 Futsal team that will be competing at the Youth Nationals in Palmerston North during the July school holidays. This is a great achievement. They are Cayin Mitchell and Katie Bevan (both year 9’s) and Grace Wisneski. (There may be one or two others, it’s worth checking with Grace). INLINE HOCKEY Ugly Pucklings played a final against Sacred Heart in a hard fought battle with Sacred Heart coming out on top with a 2 -1 victory WAIBOP CROSS COUNTRY We took a team of 14 to compete at the Hamilton Gardens course. We had some great results with Sharne Taylor coming in 7th = Senior girls , Ella Hickman coming in 11th Junior girls and Lucy gordon coming in 13th Year 9’s

HOST FAMILY EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT HGHS are currently wanting to hear from families who are interested in hosting an international student attending Hamilton Girls High School in the second half of 2017. The duration of the visits varies between 10 to 15 days. HGHS welcomes the cultural diversity that our overseas students bring as they make new friends and become involved in our school. Students live with a host family during their time here, allowing them to experience our Kiwi lifestyle first hand while living in a safe and friendly environment. Hosting a student can be an incredibly rewarding experience, not only for the visiting students who get to experience NZ life first-hand, but also for the host families. The student needs to have their own bedroom, be provided three meals every day and provided transport to and from school. A homestay fee will be paid to host families to contribute toward costs. The welfare of our students is our number one priority and we have a responsibility to ensure that international students are well informed, safe, and properly cared for, as we would expect if our own students were being hosted in a foreign country. To ensure their safety, a police vetting check is required and will be conducted for each member of your household over the age of 18 years. HGHS has agreed to observe and be bound by the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students. Copies of the Code are available from the New Zealand Qualification Authority website For more information or to register your interest in becoming a host family, please email: Homestay Liaison Manager, Kylie Morgan at morgank@hghs. school.nz.

WHAKAPIKI AKE PROJECT

The Whakapiki Ake Project is a recruitment programme that actively engages with rangatahi Māori enrolled in secondary schools to promote health as a career and entry into Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences’ professional programmes at the University of Auckland. WAP operates within a kaupapa Māori framework across the recruitment pipeline (Year 9 to first year tertiary study) MASH (Māori Achieving Success in Health) taking registrations now! MASH is a four-day, Year 12 academic enrichment programme held at Waipapa Marae, The University of Auckland. Māori students who are interested in a career in health, and have exposure to NCEA Level 2 Applied Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Maths and English (IB or CIE equivalent) are eligible to apply. MASH - 10-13 July 2017

CALLING ALL YEAR 9 STUDENTS - NEW ZEALAND CADET FORCES The New Zealand Cadet Forces are a uniformed youth organisation which is based on military principles. We cater for teenagers 13 to 18 years of age and are recruiting Year 9 students now. We do a range of activities including shooting, camps, tramping, sports, flying and even offer credits that can count towards NCEA. Our next recruiting night is on the 9th of August from 6.30pm at our unit headquarters located on Cambridge Road, Hamilton East, near Waiwere Drive. We encourage you to come along to the night and check out what we do. For more information please check out fb.com/7squadronatc

https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/faculty/tkhm/ vision-20-20/whakapiki-ake/application-form.html

HELP YOUR KIDS BE A PART OF NEW ZEALAND’S FUTURE You are the biggest influence on whether or not your children vote when they grow up.Your children will more likely become voters if you vote as well. Voting makes a difference for your family now, and for your kids’ future. We need family members to help young people enrol . If you’ve turned 18, and you’re a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident you need to be on the electoral roll. And if you, or other family members, don’t know how to enrol or vote? It’s easy! Go online at www.elections.org. nz, call 0800 36 76 56, pop into a Postshop or text your name and address to 3676 to get an enrolment form. Make sure your kids get the chance to have their say on the decisions that will affect their futures.

OLD GIRL ACHIEVEMENT Michaela Foster

Michaela Foster has made the NZ U20 team, competing in the Oceania Football Confederation womens championship in Auckland from 11th to 24th July. The winner of this tournament goes to the U20 womens world cup in France august next year.

PNH H YOUT AY HOLID

July 17-21, 2017 Ages 13-16 www.puketehouse.org.nz Pukete Neighbourhood House (07) 849 1115

“In the hopes of catering to the young adults in our community we’ve created a BRAND NEW “supercharged” holiday programme just for them!”

NZQA NZQA KEY DATES Special Assessment Conditions (e.g., dyslexia).

Apply as soon as possible as students are only allowed these conditions for their internal assessments after NZQA has approved their applications.

Start checking your results on the NZQA Database

5th April (Updated on the 5th day of each Month)

NZQA Fees

School’s deadline – Friday 12th May 2017

Financial Assistance

School’s deadline – Friday 12th May 2017

Last Date to Withdraw from External NCEA & Scholarship Exams

School’s deadline – Friday 11th August 2017

Last Date to Withdraw from Internal Standard Unless you have been given an adequate assessment opportunity

School’s deadline – Friday 17th November 2017

NZQA FEES WERE DUE TO THE FINANCE OFFICE ON FRIDAY 12TH MAY 2017

NZQA will charge an extra $50.00 fee for any late payment.They will also withhold student’s results until the fees are paid in full. This could cause problems for any student wishing to gain entry to courses, polytechnic, or university in 2018. NZQA Fees for Domestic Candidates

Entry

Fee

Entry for all NZQF standards

$76.70

Each scholarship subject

$30.00

NZQA Fees for International Fee Paying Candidates

Entry

Fee

Entry for all NQF standards

$383.30

Entry for each Scholarship subject

$102.20 per subject

(Refer to the NZQA website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/legislation/fees/ secondary-education-fees/)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

To apply: Complete the “Application for Financial Assistance” form. You can obtain a financial assistance form from the student finance office or download it from the NZQA website (http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/assets/qualifications-and-standards/qualifications/ncea/ Application-For-Financial-Assistance.pdf )

Eligible for beneficiary or income-based assistance

Not eligible for beneficiary or income-based assistance

One child who is a candidate

$20.00

Full fees ($76.70 for NZQF)

More than one child who are candidates

A maximum of $30.00 per family

Where fees are payable for more than one candidate, a maximum of $100.00 per child and $200.00 per fee payer

International fee paying students are not eligible for financial assistance. NZQF = New Zealand Quantifications Framework (Refer to the NZQA website: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/ qualifications/ncea/entry-into-ncea/fees-for-ncea/financial-assistance/ )

ABSENCE FROM (OR UNABLETO DO)ASSESSMENTS

When a student is absent from an assessment they can apply for a further Assessment Opportunity to Mr Mitchell. ABSENCE (or inability to do the assessment) beyond student control, e.g., medical grounds, family bereavement, accident, illness or similar legitimate events. • Courtesy Step: The Office staff, on or before the day of the assessment, should receive notification either by phone call, e-mail, or letter/note. This is only a courtesy step and it will not result in

automatic termination of a student’s application if they fail to do it Student Application:The student is to apply for a further assessment opportunity. They should see the Principal’s Nominee (Mr Mitchell) and give him the appropriate documentation within two weeks of the absence/incident occurring. SCHOOL ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. • Approved extra-curricular activities take priority over an assessment (i.e., EOTC events published on the school calendar, e.g., field trip, sports exchange – students should ask their teacher if unsure). In such cases teachers should grant a further assessment opportunity only if it is practical to provide one • Other extra-curricular activities, assessments take priority over these • GATEWAY work placements: GATEWAY work placements take priority over an assessment. In such cases students should be granted a further assessment opportunity only if it is practical to provide one. APPROVED LEAVE. Application: Students who know that they will be absent from school during an assessment period must request leave in writing from the Mrs Cater (Deputy Principal) prior to their departure. •

TERM THREE PRACTICE EXAMS FROM 28 AUGUST TO 6 SEPTEMBER:

DERIVE GRADES: • 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). • 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 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. FURTHER ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES • It is impractical to provide further assessment opportunities for these practice examinations outside the assessment period. • It is possible for practice exams to be rescheduled after the published examination time.They can be rescheduled up until the 6 September, if appropriate documentation is provided to support the student’s absence for the initial assessment.

School contact

Mr Mitchell is the Principal’s Nominee (NZQA Liaison) at the school. You can contact him by: E-mail: mitchellm@hghs.school.nz Phone: 07 839 1304 EXT 839 Mail: Mr Mitchell Principal’s Nominee PO Box 4082 Hamilton

KEY DATES FOR THIS MONTH

6 JULY Waikato Culinary Fair 6 JULY 7 JULY 7 JULY 7 JULY 7 JULY 8 -10 JULY 10 JULY 27 JULY 29-30 JULY 31 JULY – 4 AUG 1 AUG 2 AUG 3 AUG 3 AUG

International Film Club - 3:30pm – 5:30pm Founders Day (School will finish at approximately 3pm) Nga Manu Korero Regional Speech Competition Waikato Culinary Fair Y13 Science Day - Star Course NISS Cycling Championships NISS Track Cycling Championships Australian Maths Competition NZSS GymSports Championships Social Studies Week 1APS VELODROMW/BMX - MYM Duathlon - WBOP Schools - Individual Dress Rehearsal for Dracula (all day) International Film Club 3:30pm – 5:30pm

TERTIARY VISITS & OTHER CAREER EVENTS

TERM 3 2017

1ST AUGUST 2ND AUGUST 12TH AUGUST 15TH AUGUST 18TH AUGUST 21ST AUGUST 29TH AUGUST 1ST SEPT 2ND SEPT 5TH SEPT 8TH SEPT 13TH SEPT 14TH SEPT 14TH SEPT

Auckland Uni Parents Info Evening

FMG Stadium

Massey Uni Open Day

Palmerston North Campus

Massey Uni Open Day

Albany Campus – Auckland

Wintec Course Planning

HGHS Library 1.30 – 2.30pm

Waikato Uni Course Planning

HGHS Library 9.00 – 3.00pm

Auckland Uni Course Planning

HGHS Library 1.30 – 3.00pm

Canterbury Uni Course Planning

HGHS Library 9.00 – 11.00am

Victori Uni & Massey Uni Open Day

Wellington Campus

Auckland Uni & AUT Open Days

Auckland

Massey Uni Course Planning

HGHS Library 9.00 – 11.00am

AUT Course Planning

HGHS Library 9.00 – 11.00am

Otago Uni Course Planning

HGHS Library 9.00 – 11.00am

Victoria Uni Course Planning

HGHS Library 12.30 – 3.00pm

HGHS Careers / Subject Choice Evening Ngaa Puawaitanga 4.00 – 6.00pm