Year book to date

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CONTENTS

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PROUDLY KARAMU

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It is with great pride that I write this my first Principals report here at Karamu High School. 2016 has been another outstanding year for the school and I would like to begin by congratulating the whole school community for your contribution.

On behalf of the parents, students and staff, I would like to thank the Board of Trustees for their genuine commitment to all aspects of school governance. The school requires clear vision and well considered decisions. The Board Chair Mr Dave de Lange has continued to lead this group, who have all provided considerable time, energy and expertise to a range of governance tasks and this in turn has supported the smooth operation and management of the school as a whole.

During this year Board elections were held, and I would like to acknowledge those Board members moving on. Mr Iain Taylor, Mr Kahu Chadwick and Mrs Jan Clothier have all made a significant contribution over a number of years and their input has been invaluable. They have all sacrificed significant time and energy in the name of the school and for that we cannot thank them enough. At the same time, we welcome the newly elected Board Members Mr Jonathan Brookes, Mrs Amy Walford and Ms Sarah Gunn who I am sure will continue to provide strong governance and leadership moving forward.

To the management team Mrs Clark, Mr Wooster and Mr Hollands the teaching staff and support staff led by my PA Mrs Viv Hantler I would like to extend my sincere thanks for your energy and effort in the name of the school, and more particularly those who have benefitted from your work. Your willingness to go above and beyond to support our students and other staff is a hall mark of this group of professionals, and makes Karamu a truly unique and fabulous environment to be a part of.

At the end of the year we will bid farewell to a number of staff, Ms Jo Morris (ex HOF English/Languages), Mrs Jacqui Symes (Assistant HOF Technology), Mr Roland Meijerink (Mathematics), Miss Julie Bolton (English), Miss Kate O’Malley (Physical Education), Miss Leanne Murphy (The Arts). We appreciate your commitment to teaching and the extra curricular life of the school. I have no doubt that those who have been fortunate to be in your classes and teams will be well aware of the quality of professional practice you have brought to this school.

As an academic institution our goal is to provide students with meaningful skills so that they can pursue fulfilling careers and actively contribute to their communities. I am pleased to report our students have enjoyed another exceptional year, with success celebrated across the board. Our academic achievement continues to grow from strength to strength with the majority of our students achieving NCEA at their respected levels. Our level endorsements are also trending upward along with more and more students achieving University entrance, thus providing

t h e s e students with the opportunity to seek further tertiary education.

K a r a m u ’ s success however, is not limited to our academic achievement, but also extends to the extracurricular opportunities provided in which we see our students excel. At the elite level we have seen Karamu students represented in a range of codes and activities regionally, nationally and even internationally in 2016. I would like to congratulate these students as they lead the way for the rest of our student body. I would however, like to acknowledge all of our students who participate, as we know that like a pyramid, without a strong base we cannot have a strong peak of top performers.

Karamu High School is in good heart, thanks again to the engagement and participation of the student body led by our senior school leaders. Athletics, Swimming Sports, Cross Country, House Music, Production, Blossom Day and of course the annual Cabaret to name a few all add to positive culture that is growing here. It is infectious and each year our students continue to step up.

‘He mana to te matauranga - Knowledge is Strength’ and it is something that can never be taken from us. We all continue to build our knowledge and experiences and Karamu is a fantastic environment for our students to grow and learn. We are truly fortunate to live in a country that is generally well served by its education system, with students being able to access the resources and support to help their learning and development.

I am confident that despite the Ministry of Education currently reviewing the funding systems of schools, at Karamu we are well positioned and are agile enough to continue to serve the needs of our students. We do however, need the ongoing support of our fantastic families, whanau and wider community to ensure the needs of our students are met. It is truly a collective partnership that will provide our students with the best possible outcomes and an optimistic future.

In closing, I would like to wish all students who are leaving Karamu this year every success in the future. You are now all officially Alumni of the school, who I’m sure will all hold many fond memories. You have formed many strong friendships and a common bond that is everlastingGo well, and never forget: Proudly Karamu, Proudly Hastings and forever Proudly Learning.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 6

The year again started with the release of outstanding NCEA results for Karamu students for the 2015 year. It is a real credit to the students and staff that each year the results around academic achievement continue to improve. This is certainly an accurate measure of how well a school is functioning and a great indicator of student engagement underlined by a positive school culture and environment. Particularly pleasing was an increase in the number of students gaining University Entrance which is very important in providing students with the option of university study if they wish to follow that pathway.

2015 saw Mr Martin O’Grady leave Karamu High School and Mr Michael Leitch step up as relieving principal at the end of 2015 and the start of this year. The position of principal was advertised in 2016 and, after a robust appointment process including interviewing a number of top candidates, Mr Leitch was officially appointed as principal at Karamu in June 2016.

Since Mr Leitch has been in the position of principal, he has lead significant change around the school strategic plan and other important policy requirements. He has been well supported by a very committed leadership team across all faculties, as well as teaching and support staff, all of whom ensured the high standards set at Karamu continued through this period of change. 2016 also saw the appointment of Mr Damien Hollands as deputy principal, ensuring an effective and focused senior management team committed to student achievement at Karamu.

A special mention must go to the student leaders who each year role model the good behaviour and great work ethos we expect from all students. These students play a really important leadership role in the school around all sorts of activities and endeavours. I also acknowledge those senior students who may not be a designated leader per se but who, by their deeds and actions, provide a positive example to all students at Karamu and the community as a whole, be it at the start of the year with the “Big Day Out” or various events spread throughout the school year. The effort and commitment of these students is really appreciated.

the Board will continue to work as hard as possible to ensure Karamu remains a school where students learn and develop into great people for life at and beyond school.

On the sport, culture and arts fronts, Karamu students and staff again excelled in many areas at various levels locally, nationally and internationally. It seems that as a school Karamu has a really diverse skill set where various students are supported to do well in all sorts of endeavours be it sport, science, debating, singing, drama, kapahaka or various other pursuits. Well done.

I frequently meet many former Karamu students who are doing really well in a huge range of professions, careers and pursuits.

These people are of various ages and all are proud to have been students at Karamu. What really stands out is the wide variety of occupations these people have, many excelling at very high levels all around the world. This clearly reassure me that Karamu is providing, and has for a long time provided, a really solid education for students and prepared them well for when they leave Karamu and set off on a career path in New Zealand and beyond.

Finally, to all the parents, caregivers and family members who support Karamu so well, assisting with sports and cultural events and basically involving themselves in the school community to make things better for the students and staff: thank you, Karamu would not be the positive place it is without your support All the best to everyone as the year draws to an end and on into 2017 and beyond.

Dave de Lange, Board of Trustees, Chairperson, Karamu High School

2016 also saw Board of Trustee Elections. Personally, I would like to thank the school community for the support Trustees receive in this role and it was a reflection of this community that the election of Trustees went to a vote with a large number of suitable candidates seeking election. A school cannot function without community support and Karamu certainly enjoys this support in many ways. Mrs Jan Clothier (Staff Trustee), Mr Kahu Chadwick and Mr Iain Taylor did not seek re-election onto the Board and I would like to thank them for the time and commitment they have given Karamu over a number of years.

I also welcome new trustees, Mrs Amy Walford, Mr Jonathan Brooks and Ms Sarah Gunn (Staff Trustee) and assure you

BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

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STAFF 2016 Board of Trustees

Mr D de Lange (Chairperson) Mr J Brookes, Dip. Hort Dr L Buckley, Quals to come Ms Sarah Gunn, B.Hort, Grad Dip.Tchg Mr I Horsefield Mrs V Hantler (Secretary) Mrs K Holden, B.A., Dip.Tchg Mr M Leitch, B.Ed., Dip.Tchg (Principal) Amy Walford – Dip. Tchg ECE Miss E Bone (Student Trustee)

Senior Management Team Principal, Mr M Leitch, B.Ed, Dip.Tchg

Deputy Principal, Mr D Hollands, B.Des, Grad Dip Tchg

Deputy Principal Mrs J B Clark, B.Sc., Post Grad.Dip.Ed.(Ed Admin),

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Deputy Principal Mr W W Wooster, Dip. P.E., Dip. Tchg

Heads Of Faculty

Science Mr K Beaumont, B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Tchg Social Sciences Miss H Glenny, B.A., Grad. Dip. Tchg English and Languages Mrs A Price, B.B.S., Dip Tchg Health and Physical Education Mr G P Ross, B. Ph. Ed., Dip.Tchg Arts Mr D Hollands, B.Des, Grad. Dip. Tchg Mathematics Mr K May, B.A., M. Sci (Hons). Dip. Tchg Technology Miss M Calkoen, B.Arch(Hons), Grad Dip Tchg

Teaching Staff

Mrs J Bartlett, BA, Dip Ed, Adv Dip Tchg, LTCL, LSB Speech, FSB Pub Spkg Mrs K Beaumont, B.Ed. B.A(on leave) Mr M Belz, B.B.S., M. Ed Admin., Dip.Tchg Mr T Blake, B.Ed.Tchg - TIC Sport Miss J Bolton, BA, Grad Dip.Tchg Mrs J Burn, B. Des (Hons), Grad Dip. Tchg Miss M Calkoen, B.Arch (Hons), Grad Dip. Tchg Mr P Chamberlain, B.Sc. (Hons), P.G.C.E. M.R.S.C. Mrs A Cooper, B.Mus., B Sc., Grad Dip. Tchg Mr B Crawford, Dip.Tchg - Year 10 Dean Mrs H M Crawford, T.T.C. Mrs N Crawford, Dip.Tchg - Year 9 Dean Mr C Cummins, Dip Audio Engineering, M.A. Grad Dip. Tchg Miss J Dawson, Dip. Tchg BDES (Design) Mrs K Derham, Dip Tchg Mrs Y Douglas, BA, Grad Dip Tchg Miss P Ferguson, Dip. Tchg Mr N P Field, B.Sc., Dip.Tchg Ms S Gunn, B.Hort Sc, Grad Dip. Tchg Mr L Harmer, B.Maori Performing Arts, B Maori Art & Design, Dip.Tchg Mrs K Hart, B.A.(Hons), L.S.B., L.T.C.L., P.G.Dip.Ed (counselling), Dip.Tchg,

M. Counselling

Ms P Hati, B.Maori Performing Arts, Grad D ip. Tchg Mr T Hunter, B.A., Dip. Tchg Mrs J Hunter, BPhed, Dip. Tchg, Grad Cert Career Development Mr M Jamieson, Dip.Tchg. D ip Special. Needs Mrs R J Lambert, B.Sc. (Hons), Dip.Tchg Mr J Lynex, B.Sc., Dip. Tchg Mrs L McCaffrey, B.Ed. NZAMD Solo Dip. (Jazz, Hip Hop)

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Mr R McDade, B.Sc.(Hons), PGCE – Asst HoF Science Mrs F McDonald, B.A., Dip. Tchg Ms J McDowall, B.B.S., Grad. Dip.Tchg Mr J Mallory, B.A.,M.A.E. Mrs R Malton, B.Ed Mr J Matthews, B.Ed., Dip. Tchg Mr R Meijerink, M Sc. Med. Mr N R Moir, B.Sc., Dip. Ed. Studs., Dip. Tchg Mr A Noble, B.Ed, Dip. Tchg - Asst HOF Health and PE,

Year 9 Dean

Mrs V Peffer, ADVTC Electrical..Dip Tchg Mrs A Price, B.B.S.,Dip.Tchg. -Year 12 Dean Miss M Powdrell, B.A., Grad Dip. Arts, Grad Dip Tchg Miss J Primmer, B.RS.,Dip.Tchg Mrs A Rafealov, BA, Dip.P.E., Dip.Tchg, Grad Dip. Arts Mr J Read, B.A., Dip.Policing., Grad Di p. Tchg Ms V Redwood, B.A., Dip. Tchg Ms A Roberts, B.Sc (Hons). Grad Dip Tchg Mrs A Rogers, Adv.Nat Cert Carpentry, Dip .Tchg (on leave) Ms J Symes, Dip.HSC,Dip.Tchg, Asst HOF Technology Mr D A Taylor, Dip Tchg - Asst HOF Mathematics Mrs T Taylor, B.A., Dip.Tchg - Asst HOF Social Sciences, Year 13 Dean Mr C Thompson, B.Sc., Dip. Tchg Ms J Torrey, B.Sc., Dip.Tchg - Asst HOF Science, SCT Mrs K Van Rijk, B.A. Grad Dip. Tchg, Year 11 Dean Ms J Veen, B.A., Grad Dip. Tchg - Year 10 Dean Mrs V Watson, B.A.Dip.Tchg, L.T.C.L.(Drama) - Asst HOF Performing Arts Ms E Wiggins, B.A., Dip Tchg Mr W R W Whaitiri, M.N.Z.M., J.P., B.A.,- To hu o te Matauranga Dip. Tchg,

Dip Maori Devpt

Instrumental Music Tutors

Dave Boston (Guitar, Electric Bass) B.A, L.T.C.L (Perf), A.I.R.M.T Tessa-May Brown (Voice) Sarah Bryant (Cello) B.A, A.T.C.L, Grad Dip Tchg Cameron Budge (Drums) Mary McHattie (Flute) Dip Tchg, A.I.R.M.T Sally Rutgers (Piano) Norma Smith (Violin) Neville Stewart (Brass) Brigitte Tiedemann (Flute) Anton Wuts (Saxophone, Clarinet) BMus

Support Staff

Miss A Arnott, Teacher Aide Mrs J Clarke, Accounts Clerk Mrs J Clothier, B.A., Dip. ILS, Dip.Tchg RLIANZA - Library Mrs C Cogswell, Administration/Careers Mr B Cottrell, Teacher Aide Mrs F Gray, Receptionist/Cashier Mrs V Hantler, Principal’s PA Mr R McLaren, Groundsman Miss S Maui, Teacher Aide Miss A Mooney, Lab Tech/Teacher Aide, BBMSC Mr R Poulgrain, Caretaker Ms W Prescott, Senior Canteen Assistant Ms M Radley, Administration/ Library Mr M Strickland, NZCE (Ele Eng) - Computer Technician

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Absent Mrs J Bartlett, Mr B Cottrell, Miss M Parker, Mrs M Whiting, Mrs K Hart, Ms W Prescott, Mrs J Clarke, Mr R Poulgrain, Mrs N Crawford

Front row Ms J Veen, Miss M Calkoen, Miss H Glenny, Mr K May, Mr D Hollands, Mr W Wooster, Mr M Leitch, Mrs J Clark, Mrs A Price, Mr G Ross, Mr K Beaumont, Mr N Field, Mrs K van Rijk

2nd row Miss S Maui, Ms L McElwee, Mrs K Beaumont, Mrs S Mills, Ms M Radley, Mr R McDade, Ms J Symes, Mrs F Gray, Mrs F McDonald, Mrs V Hantler, Mrs V Watson, Mrs B Butler, Mrs T Travers,

Ms S Gunn, Mrs J Clothier

3rd row Mr B Crawford, Mr P Chamberlain, Mrs A Roberts, Mr M Jamieson, Mr C Cummins, Mr R Meijerink, Mr C Thompson, Mr J Read, Mr J Kite, Mrs E Wiggins, Mr T Hunter, Mr L Harmer

4rd row Mrs V Peffer, Mr C Rafferty, Miss J Primmer, Mrs T Taylor, Mrs J Burn, Miss J Bolton, Mrs J Hunter, Mrs H Crawford, Ms J Morris, Miss V Redwood, Mrs K Treneman, Ms P Hati, Mrs R Malton

5th row Mr T Blake, Mr J Mallory, Mrs A Cooper, Miss J Dawson, Mr J Matthews, Mr R McLaren, Mr D Taylor, Mr J Wright, Miss A Whitlow, Mr M Strickland, Miss K O’Malley, Mr M Belz, Miss D Arnott

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STAFF 2016

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WELCOMES Richard McDade Trained at the Glasgow Caledonian University BSC (Hons), Mr Richard McDade taught in the United Kingdom for several years before emigrating to New Zealand in 2005. He has spent the last 11 years as the Head of Physics at Avondale College. We were very excited to appoint Mr McDade as assistant head of the Science Faculty as he brings with him a wealth of experience and academic success. His enthusiasm and passion for his specialist subject area (Physics) is infectious and we are enjoying having him on board as part of the team.

Stephanie Mills Originally from Napier (Tamatea High School), Mrs Stephanie Mills completed a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) from Waikato University, Diploma of Teaching (Massey). She completed her OE in the United Kingdom before returning to Auckland where she taught at Auckland Girls’ Grammar and Carmel College. In 2015 Mrs Mills returned to Hawke’s Bay and taught at St Joseph’s Maori Girls College, before being appointed to the teaching position of Geography and Social Science here at Karamu High School at the beginning of the year.

Justin Kite Originally from Hawke’s Bay and an old boy of Colenso College Mr Justin Kite has a Bachelor of Art and Design from EIT. He taught at Napier Girls’ High and Hastings Boys’ High before spending two years at the British International School in Shanghai. Mr Kite is a practising artist who is well known in Hawke’s Bay. These skills were particularly evident in his role as Set Designer for the school production of Guys and Dolls. The Technology Faculty has been very lucky to have him as part of the team this year with his creative and calm approach to teaching and his dedicated work with the students in the workshop.

Ana Whitlow Miss Ana Whitlow is another local who originally attended Sacred Heart College in Napier before gaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massey University in Wellington. She worked as a Teacher Aide in Napier before heading to Asia where she spent four years teaching ESOL in Korea and China.

Miss Whitlow then returned to NZ to complete her Diploma of teaching last year. Miss Whitlow’s creativity and dedication has meant students have been able to learn Sculpture and Printmaking from a very passionate and knowledgeable person and many have benefitted from her enthusiastic and positive approach to all she does.

Lucee - Jane McElwee Miss Lucie-Jane McElwee joined Karamu High School at the beginning of the year in place of Miss Leanne Murphy who had taken leave. Miss McElwee trained in Geography and Social Science gaining her Bachelor of Arts degree at Victoria University. Miss McElwee has always had a passion for teaching Theatre and Dance which led to a position at Flaxmere College, following teaching positions at Horowhenua College, Nelson College and Selwyn College. Miss McElwee has proven herself to be an excellent all round teacher of Dance who is well respected amongst both staff and students. Following the resignation of Miss Murphy, Miss McElwee has been appointed to the permanent teaching position of Dance from 2017.

Bronwyn Butler Mrs Bronwyn Butler joined us this year as our Gateway Co-ordinator. She has held a number of administrative roles and more recently spent four years at Palmerston North Boys’ High School as the co-ordinator of International Students and as a Careers Advisor assistant. Her ability to work amongst the community and alongside students make her a great fit for us here at Karamu High School.

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Colin Rafferty Colin Rafferty joined the Social Sciences and Technology facilities in Term Three to help support Junior Social Studies, Business Studies and Year 9 Food Technology. Mr Rafferty is originally from Ireland and migrated to NZ 16 years ago with his wife and two children. Mr Rafferty spent six years teaching at Wairoa College in the Business Studies and PE departments before moving to Hawke’s Bay in 2014. He spent time relieving in a variety of schools across the Bay before joining the Karamu family where he has fitted in seamlessly well. He is a motivated and enthusiastic teacher who has shown a genuine interest in his students. When not planning interesting lessons for his classes, Mr Rafferty loves spending time with his family and enjoys taking part in anything outdoors particularly multi-sports, cycling and tramping

HELLO AND GOODBYE

Kerin Greville

There are probably not too many schools in Hawke’s Bay that Mrs Kerin Greville has not had some involvement with, and we were very fortunate to have gained her services for the 2016 academic year. She has always had that ability to be a ‘Mrs Fix It’ when it comes to staffing, with a tremendous skill to teach across a number of curriculum areas. Mrs Greville has taught in the Art Faculty this year and again has made a significant contribution to the school and the students who have been fortunate enough to have been taught by her. Mrs Greville leaves us at the end of the year to continue with her own business enterprises and we wish her all the best.

Madeleine Parker Miss Madeleine Parker joined the staff this year as a science technician and teacher aide. She came to Karamu on a GAP year after completing her Bachelor of Science (Hons) majoring in biotechnology and cell and molecular bioscience through Victoria University. Miss Parker has made a valuable contribution to the Science Faculty as well as mentoring a number of students in their studies. We wish Miss Parker all the best as she heads to Australian National University in Canberra to complete her Master of Science where she has received a scholarship valued between $35-45,000.

Yvette Douglas Originally from Wanganui attending Wanganui Collegiate, Mrs Yvette Douglas moved to Christchurch to complete her Bachelor of Arts in History and Classics with a Diploma in Teaching. She returned to her old school to teach between 2005 and 2012 before taking time away to start her own family.

Mrs Douglas joined us as cover for Mrs Taylor for two terms, while she was on leave from the Social Science Faculty. Mrs Douglas proved to be a very competent practitioner and was well liked amongst the student body. Mrs Douglas left us at the end of Term Two to take up a position at Lindisfarne College.

Kate O’Malley It would take a super hero to replace Mr Noble, and we got one. On the day the school interviewed for this position, Miss Kate O’Malley was on the front page of the paper with an article about her involvement in saving multiple lives in large surf. She has come to Karamu after teaching two years at Hukarere Maori Girls’ College and her caring and supportive manner meant she quickly had positive impacts on both staff and students. Not only did Miss O’Malley teach four junior PE classes and one Level 1 NCEA PE, she taught one science. Add to this five junior health classes meaning she taught over half the junior school. Within weeks she knew over 200 students names. Miss O’Malley also showed skills as coach over a very successful Year 9 netball team and was working hard to build the profile of running at Karamu. Her effort and energy will be missed and we are sad to see her moving on but know she will do amazing things at Scared Heart next year.

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FAREWELL Jeff Lynex Nobody could be more passionate about Geography than Mr Jeff Lynex. He loved the subject area and took great pleasure talking with students about so many different features in our local and global landscape. He explored teaching about issues that were topical on an international scale such as people smuggling and also those closer to home with volcanic processes in the Tongariro National Park. Many a great field trip did Mr Lynex organize and run over the years. Always so knowledgeable and helpful, giving students an experience of a life time. Mr Lynex is now taking some time to be with family and friends and continue to explore different places in the world. He was also a key member of our management team for 20 years, his key responsibilities involved staff professional development and professional support, as well as the big challenge of timetabling and daily teacher relief. Mr Lynex had a vast knowledge of the Education Payroll Service and was the ‘go to person’ during the Novopay debacle. He was also highly regarded for his knowledge around policy and planning. In his early years at Karamu, Mr Lynex ran the Squash teams and built this up to a level he can proud of.

In later years he became more involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Hilary awards and took numerous groups away on their expeditions. His love of the outdoors evolved through his passion for his subject area. He led many tramps through the Tongariro National Park as part of the Year 13 curriculum which was a highlight for many Year 13 Geography students. Mr Lynex had a calming influence around this place and many would seek his advice on all kinds of matters. He was a very caring and supportive member of our Karamu Family.

Jo Morris Ms Jo Morris began at Karamu in 1997 as an English and Media Studies teacher. In 1999, she became Head of the English Department and worked in that role, or as Head Of Faculty of English and Languages, until this year. During this time, she has been an inspiration to numerous teachers who have worked with her. In addition to her teaching and leadership roles, Ms Morris has been involved in a range of co- and extra-curricular activities. Her enthusiasm and skill base has been put to great use either directing or assisting with a number of school productions, producing Tira Ora, the Karamu High School yearbook and working with debating at a school and regional level. On top of all this, she also developed extension reading and writing programmes. Her involvement in the wider community of English teachers at a regional and national level has also been a huge asset to the school. She has been an active participant in the regional English teachers’ Association (HBETA) and has served as regional representative and then President of the National Association (NZATE). As well, she has been involved in providing professional development, resource development, and writing standards and tasks for both Media Studies and English, through NZQA and the Ministry of Education. Her many accolades over the years have included gaining a Masters in Creative Writing, a Masters in Poetry, a Woolf Fisher Scholarship and she has been recognised nationally as an English Teacher. Ms Morris has loved her time at Karamu and is proud of her long association with the school: an association which was strengthened through her children, Nic and Alex Harty-Morris, who both attended the school. She is extremely sad to be leaving and hopes to at least visit in the future.

Jacqui Symes Mrs Jacqui Symes has been a valued member of the Technology Faculty of Karamu High School for 12 years. She began as the Head of Department of Soft Materials and Food, then more recently has had the role of the Assistant Head of Faculty. Mrs Symes contribution to the Food Technology and Hospitality learning areas has been immense. Students have benefitted from the opportunities she has provided for them including supporting them in various cooking competitions, providing Hospitality class trips and having a number of industry chefs working with them over the years. A highlight was when her class auditioned and got a place on the Activate TV show in 2008! It was three Year 11 students who had to cook a healthy meal, answer questions about food and exercise, and the Karamu team made the semi final. Mrs Symes is a show jumper and has worked with the school Equestrian Team for many years as

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well as recently supporting the Squash Team. Mrs Symes will fondly remember many fantastic students from her time at Karamu. She also considers the staff to be a real highlight as we have such a uniquely supportive and enjoyable staffroom and fabulous collegiality in the Faculty.

We will miss Mrs Symes kind and caring nature, her laugh, and her excellent company. All the best for the future.

Julie Bolton Miss Julie Bolton began teaching English at Karamu High School in 2015. She came to the school as a second year teacher and has been an asset to both the English and Languages Faculty and the wider school community. She has taught a range of different year levels in English and has even taught in the Social Sciences Faculty. In the classroom, she has been able to draw on her rich experiences gained traveling and competing in canoe polo at an international level. She has enjoyed her time at Karamu and her passion for Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings bubbled over into her classroom, much to the delight of her students. Her experiences in the sporting arena provided her with an impressive and unique skill base to impart to the students. Among many sporting responsibilities, she coached the Karamu High School Senior Girls’ Canoe Polo team to a Gold Medal at the National Competition.

She has also mentored Madison Gaiger, a Year 13 student, through to compete internationally for the Women’s Under 21 New Zealand team. We wish Miss Bolton luck with her future teaching practice. She will be missed both in and outside the classroom.

Roland Meijerink Mr Roland Meijerink joined Karamu High School two years ago from The Netherlands. He is a talented mathematician who readily gave up his time to help his students succeed. He coached girls’ football and we will miss his unique perspective of them playing. He was an avid supporter of Heretaunga House. The Faculty will miss his culinary skills, his upgrading of the mathematic resources and his computer skills. Mr Meijerink came to New Zealand alongside his partner and will be leaving with an additional member, a young son. We wish him and his young family all the best for the future.

Leanne Murphy Miss Leanne Murphy started at Karamu High School as a part time Dance teacher in 2009 while still a student. She took up a fulltime position at the start of 2010. During her time at Karamu, she not only established the Junior Dance and NCEA courses, but the students under her guidance had huge successes in the Inter School Dance Festival, Stage Challenge and Dance New Zealand Made competitions.

She ran workshops for prospective Year 8 students from Hastings Intermediate and took the students to a ‘Royal Family’ Hip-hop workshop. Each year parents would delight in the concert that showcased the many talents that Karamu High School Dancers had. Her Dancers were also involved in the Blossom Parade in 2015. Each year, Miss Murphy would give the Year 13’s waltzing lessons in preparation for the School Cabaret.

Miss Murphy’s friendly, enthusiastic and bubbly nature will be missed by staff and students alike.

We would like to wish her all the very best in her new position.

Amber Rogers Mrs Amber Rogers taught in the Technology Faculty for 4 (?) years. She was army trained, outgoing, collegial, friendly and had a good rapport with students. Her strengths were teaching construction and building industry courses. She contributed to the school through teaching a range of subjects such as Soft Materials, Health, PE, Sport and Junior Technology and by managing a rugby team. Mrs Rogers has been on maternity leave for the last two years and is not returning to Karamu.

Janice Harlen Mrs Janice Harlen joined the Social Sciences in a part time capacity in 2015 teaching junior Social Studies and Business Studies. She contributed a lovey sense of humour and collegial approach to the faculty and we appreciate all of her work with students and staff alike.

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HEAD STUDENTS

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STUDENT LEADERS Student Leaders 2016 Area Leaders Mason Templeton (Academic), Pounamu Tipiwai-Chambers (Cultural), Romaine Crawford (Academic), Grace Nolan (Sports), Sam Thorpe-Loversuch (Sports), Zack Matthews (Academic), Emma Bone (Academic and Student Representative Board of Trustees)

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Zion Harris (Cultural), Mikel O’Connell (Performing Arts), Caitlyn Clark (Performing Arts), Jesca-Lee Bron (Academic), Ailsa Laurie (Performing Arts), Summer Wynyard (Sports) Community Leaders Tyler McCourt, Emma Williams, Jeremy Stanton, Finn MacKenzie, Sophie Wells, Alex Hape-Tonihi Tanisha Fitzgerald, Mia Braddock, Shayne Brown, Darnah Chenery, Ashleigh Mosen, Tyler Wyllie-Cooper

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Head Students with Principal Georgia Boyes (Deputy Head Girl), Ezra Cash (Deputy Head Boy), Mr M Leitch, Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert (Head Boy), Isla Christensen (Head Girl)

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Head Students Ezra Cash (Deputy Head Boy), Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert (Head Boy), Isla Christensen (Head Girl), Georgia Boyes (Deputy Head Girl)

House Leaders Left to right Kendal Gowan, Tahl Southwick, Abigail Hussey, Madison Gaiger, Thomas Black, Logan Hughes, Taylor-John Ave, JonJoseph Scales, Morgan Nitschke, Ethan Murray, Waitawhara Tupaea, Laura Winstone, Cameron Woolley, Kate Jacobs, Grace Lyndon, Shanae Mullooly

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Jesca-Lee Bron

Logan Hughes

1)Being a midget with attitude.

2)Le Bron James. 3)Mr Wooster.

2) Smurf.

Tyler McCourt

1)Knowing the words to every song ever. 3) Beauden Barret.

4) Penalty shootout in tournament final for football 2015 to still finish 8th and in the rain.

Tori Cowan-Smith

Ailsa Laurie

6) work successfully as an early childhood teacher. 9) Have a good laugh. 13) Pork Riblet

7) thin crust vegetarian, hold the cheese. 10) “this is true” – Mrs Taylor. 11)Gone too quickly.

Jeriel Sajan

Mason Templeton

Dominique Harmer-Higgins

1)Singing. 9) Stop overthinking, just do it. 15)free garlic bread for all year 13’s.

5)Engineering. 13) garlic bread.

15) multichoice exams .

1)Piercings and weird hair colour.

9) Do your work, listen to your teachers and get through it.

14) Koala.

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Zack Mathews

James Lowe

1)Academic Leader.

4) Mr Wooster’s life lessons.

9) Keep it real.

1)Being a geo nerd.

4)Whenever there was an earthquake. 5)Be the CEO of a tourism operation.

Ellen Wykes

Alex Hape-Tonihi

2)Nelle, Melly. 4) Whale watching trip. 10)”Difficult often lead to beautiful destinations”

1)Being awkward. 9)Don’t procrastinate. Just don’t. DON’T DO IT. Don’t procrastinate! 15) Instead of detentions, make them do some good in the hood.

Brad Peticlerc

2) Limilord. 9) Sulpher Florine Hydrogen 11) Tuesday library day.

QUESTION KEY

What are you most known for? Q1

Who do you consider to be your idol? Q3

What do you want to do in the future? Q5

Nicknames? Q2

High school memory? Q4

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? Q6

If there is one piece of advice you could Q9 give to someone, what would it be?

Describe Karamu in 3 words? Q11

Felice Thornton

3)Jello Biafra 4) submission to an oppressive and elitist system 6) The horror.... The horror 11) Elitist class war

What is your ideal pizza? Q7

Quote? Q 10

Favourite snack bought at the canteen? Q13 If you could choose any animal as a Q14 school pet, what would you choose?

If you could choose one school rule Q15

to change, what would it be?

YEAR 13

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Jim Missen

Hannah Taylor

4) all of L2 PE. 9) Go hard or go home. 13) Lasagne Bun.

1)Always having days off. 10)interior design. 7) vegan pizza!!!

10) “do everything in love” Corinthians 16:14

Livi Broderick

Daniel Brown

Shayne Brown

1)Working in the library.

7) Homemade. 9) Comfort zones are there to be stepped out of.

2) nana. 7) chicken and camembert.

9) “short stories by Mr Chamberlain - The end.” - Mr Chamberlain, or go for gold.

Sam Thorpe-Loversuch

Amy Webber

1)Bike boy. 2)Sam from Clive.

6) On a bike in Europe.

1) Always laughing. 2) Amux.

13)Whatever my friends bought me.

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1)Insane facial expressions.

2)Lulu 5)Win big with lotto.

Grace Lyndon

5)Early childhood teacher.

7) All pizza. 10) if a jobs worth doing, It’s worth doing well.

Ashleigh Blackman

Emma Bone

1)Never being present before 2nd period. 5)be the first bachelorette NZ. 7)Any pizza that has cheeseburgers and fries on top. through.

1)Being involved in everything.

3)Mr Thompson. 9) get your licence as soon as possible.

Cameron Lovell

Ezra Cash

1)A jawline more defined than your contour. 5) Olympics first ten pin bowling gold medallist. 10) “Bowling’s a sport?”

7)Cooked with a pinch of salt, served with a side of broccoli and chicken, hold the pizza. 9) With great brains, comes great gains.

10) “you can’t add apples with oranges!” – Mr Mallory 2014.

Kendal Gowan

1)Getting roasted by Mr May in 13 STATS. 9) Enjoy school while you can. 14) Fern is good enough.

QUESTION KEY

What are you most known for? Q1

Who do you consider to be your idol? Q3

What do you want to do in the future? Q5

Nicknames? Q2

High school memory? Q4

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? Q6

If there is one piece of advice you could Q9 give to someone, what would it be?

Describe Karamu in 3 words? Q11

Caitlyn Clark

6) Spend money to make money.

9)Winning Kahoot means everything. 13) Cheeky chocolate.

What is your ideal pizza? Q7

Quote? Q 10

Favourite snack bought at the canteen? Q13 If you could choose any animal as a Q14 school pet, what would you choose?

If you could choose one school rule Q15

to change, what would it be?

YEAR 13

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Tanisha Fitzgerald

JJ Scales

2) Tanish, Fitzy, T-Dawg.

10) “Chocolate comes from cacao which is a tree that makes it a plant…chocolate is a salad.” 14) Dinosaur, why not.

4)Kicks with Mr Reid on the field.

5) New Zealand Kabaddi player. 10) “A haka is not done well because of the colour of your skin but the will in your heart to do well.” - Mr Wooster.

Ashleigh Mosen

Josh Waite

6)Waite and see. 9) be happy 13) $1 meatballs.

Jaymie Wright

2)Ash, Smashly. 6) Working in a science lab. 10) “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”

Brooke Hatton

Darnah Chenery

1)Best snapchat stories, having a smashed phone. 5) Be happy.

7) cheesy garlic.

1)Ginger. 2) DarnahBananah, Darnosaur.

11) milestones, stress, canteen.

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Rangimarie Harrison

Ryan Lawson

Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert

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1)Being head boy, having long hair..

10) “My body is a temple.” - JJ Scales. 15)More P.E

Emma Williams

Georgia Boyes

1)being accident prone. 5) Become a teacher. 7) Cheese, cheese and more cheese.

2) Geo. 4)9VR. 5) Teacher. 10) “Why can I smell banana?” – Mr May.

Zoe Hannay

1) drawing, having short hair.

5) Finally get my learners. 10) “totes lit” - Miss Calkoen “a man is not a financial plan” - Miss Van Rijk

QUESTION KEY

What are you most known for? Q1

Who do you consider to be your idol? Q3

What do you want to do in the future? Q5

Nicknames? Q2

High school memory? Q4

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? Q6

If there is one piece of advice you could Q9 give to someone, what would it be?

Describe Karamu in 3 words? Q11

Daffyd Morell

Alyssa Arkell

1)Being mistaken for Hannah Taylor.

2) Hannah. 7) Cheesy garlic swirl.

What is your ideal pizza? Q7

Quote? Q 10

Favourite snack bought at the canteen? Q13 If you could choose any animal as a Q14 school pet, what would you choose?

If you could choose one school rule Q15

to change, what would it be?

YEAR 13

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Emma Moat

Ethan Jacobs

1)Working at Macca’s.

5)Live in castle.

7) Hawaiian with cranberry sauce.

6) NZ Army. 9) have some fun with any subject even if it’s really, really boring. 14) Dragon or a Barn Owl.

1)Eyebrows. 5) a pediatric nurse.

9) Money doesn’t grow on trees.

Dominique Harmer-Higgins

Kendall Lucas

1)Piercings and weird hair colour.

9) Do your work, listen to your teachers and get through it.

14) Koala.

2) Kenny. 5) help save planet earth. 10) time is money, money is power, power is pizza, and pizza is knowledge.

Jane Hannam

Shanae Mulloly

1)Online shopping in class.

6) Winner of Lotto with 20 cats.

13) Warm brownie.

2)Shanaenae. 3) The great THunter.

12) Wagon Wheel.

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Sarah Allen

Holly Foulkes

1)Crazy skinny girl.

5) Author or psychologist 10) #runlikeitsfiredchicken.

Kate Jacobs

Tyler Wyllie-Cooper

1)Loudest laugh. 2) KatieJ, Lady Kate. 5)become a badass chiropractor with lots of money.

1)Being a vegan and doing CrossFit. 3)Mr Hollands.

5) Accounting.

Parekura Simpson

2) Pare, Puddles 5) Early childhood teacher. 9) just be yourself.

Grace Nolan

Sophie Wells

1)100% attendance, sports leader.

3)Mr Wooster. 3) When Mr Blake kicked a bird out of the sky with a rugby ball.

5) Being a paramedic. 10) “you have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction you choose.” 13) gooey caramel memphis.

QUESTION KEY

What are you most known for? Q1

Who do you consider to be your idol? Q3

What do you want to do in the future? Q5

Nicknames? Q2

High school memory? Q4

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? Q6

If there is one piece of advice you could Q9 give to someone, what would it be?

Describe Karamu in 3 words? Q11

Laura Winstone

1)Cab Queen, Curly. 5) Be successful in whatever I choose.

7) Meatlovers with no meat.

Stephanie Taka

1) Procrastinating. 9) Don’t procrastinate. 10) “It’s simple. Give thanks and use dove.” - DJ Khaled.

What is your ideal pizza? Q7

Quote? Q 10

Favourite snack bought at the canteen? Q13 If you could choose any animal as a Q14 school pet, what would you choose?

If you could choose one school rule Q15

to change, what would it be?

YEAR 13

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CABARET

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DEBATING Oliver Chamberlain Inter-school debating Throughout the school year senior debaters have been representing Karamu through debating. Many debates were prepared requiring students to work together and build cases weeks before the debates. A range of complicated topics such as New Zealand’s position in the commonwealth, whether the Olympics should only be held in Greece, and performance enhancing drugs in sports were debated.

The debaters’ skills were really put to the test in the limited preparation rounds. Here, they were given a moot (the idea they had to argue) and then given 30 minutes to prepare their entire case. This is with only pen and paper; no internet or book research could be done in this time. It is here where Karamu has really shone; the way in which students worked together enabled them to create solid cases and defend them during the debates effectively.

A number of rounds have been won by Karamu and many students have received recognition for standing out as good speakers.

Russell McVeagh A record number of 22 teams were hosted at Karamu for the Russell McVeagh regional debates. Top teams from across Hawke’s Bay competed for the chance to represent the region at a national level. Thanks to the hard work of Ms Jo Morris, supporting staff, and the dedication students put in, the weekend was a big success.

7:00am practice sessions every Thursday morning leading up to the debates, ensured that the students were well prepared.

The ongoing commitment and effort that both students and staff contributed to these practices, helped Karamu to win the regional competition overall. The winning team was KHS A comprising Georgia Boyes, Caitlyn Clarke and Mikel O’Connell.

The runner up team was also a Karamu team, KHS B, comprising of Romy Crawford, Kate Jones and Abigail Hussey. Both promising speaker awards were given to Karamu students, Holly Davison and myself. To round things off, Caitlyn Clarke received the award for the best speaker, a great achievement.

Karamu was also represented at a national level. Two of our students were selected to be a part of the Hawke’s Bay squad travelling to Wellington for the national competition. These students were Mikel O’Connell and Caitlyn Clarke.

Junior Debating Organised by Mrs Jan Clothier Junior Debating (Years 9 and 10) kicked off this year with a comprehensive workshop for new, budding debaters. This gave them a good springboard to start debating each other within the school. It was a great environment for them to learn in as they had the support, and could draw on the knowledge of, older debaters who were coaching them. It has been great to see how the debaters have improved throughout the year; they can all be confident that they have the skills to carry on debating in the future, senior competitions.

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Debating Year 12/13

Back row Ms J Morris, Emily Kenny, Toby Hunter, Romaine Crawford, Oliver Chamberlain, Mrs A Price Front row Caitlyn Clark, Kate Jones, Georgia Boyes, Kassie Mercer, Holly Davison

Debating Year 11

Back row Ms E Wiggins, Liam Robson, Alex Ngui, Cameron Young, Benjamin Winterson, MacKenzie Sullivan, Front row Amy Griffiths, Michaela Harrison-Franco, Reanna Browning, Bailey Baxter-Kirby, Abigail Masengi  

Debating Junior

Back row Sydney Crawford, ?,?, Victoria Sammons, Tobi Wells, Dean Polak, Charli-Boston Wynyard, ?, ?,?,?

3rd row

2nd row

Mrs J Clothier, Sami Rashid, Kate Jones, Holly Davison, Phoebe Hinton, Cameron Young, Oliver Chamberlain, Bethany Cox, Toby Hunter, Georgia Boyes, Erika Balestie Diaz

Melody James, Lian Hontalba, Brooke Hemmings, Lexi Trotter, Keira Wilder, Alice Watts, Sophie Jones, Hannah MacKay, Rebecca Buckley,???

Front row Caitlyn Clark, Journey Campus, Hannah Bursnall, Christian Jordan, Lucy McKay, ?, Romona Wainohu,

Tiaki Mildon, Jamie Hollway, Abigail Masengi

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SPEECH EXTENSION Cameron Young and Tayah-Daisy Coleman At Karamu we are lucky to have a New Zealand Speech and Drama course that runs through our school. Speech Extension is running incredibly strong this year with a record number of 55 students participating, from Year 9 right through to Year 13. Taught by Mrs. Bartlett, students learn great skills and get to achieve certificates in speech and drama and, eventually, diplomas. Speech Extension builds confidence and pride in your own personal skills. Students in top classes and/or students that participated in debating were given first priority for selection within Year 9.

The Year 9’s begin the year with an eight week Youth Leadership Public Speaking Toastmasters programme. Toastmasters includes impromptu and prepared speaking, improvised dramas and formal meeting procedure. From there they move on to the New Zealand Public Speaking and Drama programme, which is examined two to three times throughout the year, in parts known as Modules. The year is jam-packed with learning skills that not only helped with the programmes, but skills that will be useful in their everyday lives. For each exam, professional examiners come into the school to adjudicate the students.

The students in Year 10 begin with Grade 3 Speech, and made their way up to Grade 8. These grades include work on reading aloud, poetry, persuasive and informative talks, and speech theory. The Year 12 group this year started by completing their Youth Leadership Badge. This involved many vital skills to becoming a good leader in future roles and in future careers. Along with the Year 13 group, they have started working towards a Professional Speaking Certificate, Senior Communication and Leadership and Diplomas in Public Speaking. These are all great achievements that are globally recognized. After the completion of each certificate, the student is presented with a badge. It is amazing to see so many students wearing these with pride around school on their Jerseys or Blazers.

We’d like to give a huge thanks to Mrs Judith Bartlett, a knowledgeable and experienced woman who takes her own time to teach us students at Karamu High School, as well as other surrounding schools. Without her we would not have the Speech Extension programme and we would not be able to develop our leadership, confidence and extemporaneous speaking.

Speech

Back row Jacinta Foreman, Hannah MacKay, Ruby Brett, Bayley Baxter-Kirby, Hannah Hemi-Robinson, Romona Wainohu, Journey Campus, Tamar Hoogendoorn,

Erika Balestie-Diaz, Sahibpreet Kaur, Caitlyn Clark 3rd row

2nd row

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Sydney Crawford, Isla Christensen, Dean Polak, Cameron Young, Tate Gorton, Liam Davies, Romaine Crawford, Abigail Kilkolly, Amber Flashoff

Melody James, Lian Hontalba, Charlene Fun-nell, Sara Renall, Gustav Hendricks, Sophie Jones, Lexi Trotter, Rilee Prebensen, Adam Brookes, Abigail Masengi, Mrs J Bartlett

Front row Lucy McKay, Jessica Shoemark, Tayla Simms, Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Georgia Boyes, Ella Lindsay-Smith, Renee Saunders, Hannah Bursnall, Tiaki Mildon

ATHLETICS Athletics is a growing sport here at Karamu High School. Team numbers attending the annual East Coast North Island Secondary School Athletics Championship competition are their largest in recent years. This competition takes place in March each year, with every secondary school within the region and as far north as Gisborne and Wairoa and as far south as Dannevirke putting forth their best athletes to compete in the various track and field events on the day.

This year saw Karamu achieve some impressive results at this competition.

Nick Palmer took the titles for Intermediate Boys shot put, hammer and discus. Attaining records in both the shot put and hammer, with distances of 15.40m and 51.66m, respectively. And further to these achievements, Nick was awarded the Male Athlete of the (entire) meeting, which saw him receiving a training grant from the Hastings Athletics Association.

Ruby Brett achieved a podium finish in Junior Girls 200m, coming in second, with a time of 28.14 seconds and gained a third in the Junior Girls 800m, with a time of 2.31.85 seconds.

Other mentionable results were Jonzelle Benipayo’s fourth placing in the Junior Boys 100m final, with a time of 12.75 seconds and Matthew Apperley’s fifth placing in the Junior Boys 3000m, with a time of 11.00.53 minutes.

Many of these events had more than 20 competitors in them, some even an excess of 40, such as in the sprints, which required heats, semi finals and then finals (fastest two times of each heat went through to semi finals, fastest two times in each semi final went through to final). So to achieve a top five finish is an impressive accomplishment, to gain a podium finish is outstanding and, furthermore, to set new records is something quite exceptional.

Athletics

Back row Samuel Walton-Sexton, Cortez Te Pou, Ioane Hopkins, Corbyn Jacobs, Nick Palmer, Hagar Keepa, Mr T Blake

Front row Jonzy Benipayo, Katie Scales, Sophie Chote, Charm Sandilands, Destiny Grace-Gilles, Ben Randle, Matthew Apperley

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Karamu High School has had another successful Badminton season.

This year two boys teams played in the Inter school competition on Tuesday and six girls’ teams played in the Interschool competition on Thursday. Teams are made up of four players who play singles and doubles against other Hawkes Bay schools generally playing a mixture of both home and away games.

This has been a re-building year for Badminton with a number of young players joining the sport, particularly in the girls’ teams. It has been pleasing to see new players both junior and senior pick up a badminton racquet, learn a few skills, have great fun and taste victory as the season progressed. Over the season all of our players have improved significantly.

Results: -B Grade Boys played in a combined A and B Grade competition. The boys had a very positive season finishing high in the top end of the competition. The boys appreciated the coaching from Kahurangi Stevens on Thursday Sports practice.

C Grade Boys Greatly improving over the season as their confidence and skill level improved. It was good to see some very close scores.

Results Girls: At the end of the season the final results were mixed across the different grades. Our B1 Grade girls’ team had some fiercely fought matches. It was great to see these girls focused on improving their skill level and demonstrating a real determination to win. The B2 Grade girls’ team had some close games and finished the season well improving their skill level and confidence. The C Grade girls’ teams saw some huge improvements to their game and towards the end of the season, started to win in a convincing manner. Lastly, our D Grade team did well to finished the competition mid field given that most of these girls have not played before.

Badminton Boys A

Back row Benjamin Tresidder, Jacob Fraser,

Mrs J Clark Front row Daniel Brown, Tate Gorton

We say good bye to our reliable Year 13 students who have played for the duration of their time at school and have been committed to the sport for the last five years.

We thank those teachers who have be managers for our badminton teams.

BADMINTON

Back row Taiki Yoshino, Ethan Hakopa, Mrs J Clark Front row Logan Wells, Niels Clayton, Cameron Young, Josiah Barlow

Badminton Girls C Grade

Badminton Girls B Grade

Middle row Sara Renall, Danielle Van Schaik, Ellie McGhee, Reece Sullivan, Shinae Lawrence, Tobi Wells,

Hannah Hemi-Robinson, Ashleigh Mildenhall, Miss H Glenny

Front row Cerys Sanders-Jones, Tayah-Daisy Coleman,

Kahurangi Stevens, Sophie Wells, Holly Davison,

Mikayla Harrison-Franco

Back row Melinda Pope, Sahibpreet Kaur, Ana Marks, Kate van Ingen, Amber Flashoff, Kassie Mercer,

Amy Griffiths, Annabelle Andrews

Front row Sophie Jones, Prestine Abejero, Georgia Hopkins, Abigail Masengi, Jessica Abelson,

Sage Templeton, Libby O’Hanlon

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Badminton Boys B

Back row Taylor Brown, Olivia Broderick, Darnah Chenery,

Lian Hontalba, Miss H Glenny

BIG DAY OUT Shanae Mullooly Big Day Out is basically Karamu initiation and marks the beginning of every student’s integration into our school family. Each Year 9 form class takes part in an excursion to Pakowhai Reserve within the first few weeks of Term One, where they participate in a number of team building activities. A few of these activities include; climbing the Pakowhai Bridge, name games and a canoe race down the Pakowhai creek. The purpose of this day is to welcome our new students by helping them to form bonds with some of the teachers, Year 13s, and their form class.

As a Year 9, I remember the Big Day Out was an incredible day filled with crazy experiences. While taking part in the canoe race down Pakowhai creek, I was amazed at what, essentially, a bunch of strangers could achieve with the encouragement and energy of those around them. It was my memory of this that inspired me to volunteer as a Year 13 helper for 2016. I wanted to be a part of creating the hospitable and friendly atmosphere that I was exposed to on my first few days as a Karamu student.

By far the best and most rewarding part of being involved with Big Day Out is witnessing the development of the Year 9’s from reserved individuals to confident members of the Karamu community. For all the year 13’s involved, Big Day Out is a very nostalgic way to start our final year, by reflecting on our first days as a Karamu student. Volunteering as a Year 13 helper is something I would strongly encourage for up and coming Year 13’s, and attending Big Day Out is a must for all Year 9’s.

As always, a massive thank you goes out to Mr Leitch, the staff, and student volunteers involved in organising and taking part in one of Karamu’s most significant days on the event calendar.

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BASKETBALL Junior Basketball

This was an exciting year for Karamu junior Basketball as we fielded one Boys and two Girls teams.

All teams shared wins and losses throughout the competition but at crossover playoff time, all teams made it into their respective semi-finals with the Boys making the extra step into the finals, unfortunately, losing to Te Aute by three points.

A highlight of the season was that most players were giving basketball a go for the first time and it was good to see the trainings and effort put in to gain a better knowledge and understanding of the game.

Thanks must be given to all coaches, Sharlena Maui, Sabrina Smith, Roshan Uelese, Maesey Ihimaera-Smiler and Mr T Blake. To the parents that supported and drove teams to games, a special thanks to you all.

We are all looking forward to Karamu Basketball 2017‌

Girls’ Basketball Mr Byron Crawford This year the school decided to enter a girls social team in the 2/3 Division. This was partly due to the number of first time players but also the fact that a lot of the girls played in several other sports and had other commitments. This meant the focus could be on fun, participating and playing the game of basketball, while along the way improving basic skills and gelling as a team.

Despite most of the squad not having played basketball before at this level, the team was very competitive and won the majority of our games. The team was led by Captain Grace Nolan who showed her leadership by involving all the girls in the squad and encouraging them to keep trying and improving. Along with Tia Ward, these two girls provided some good offence for us.

One of the standout improvers was Y13 Pounamu Tipiwai-Chambers. In her first year of basketball for the school, her efforts in and around the basket and keyhole area was huge for us. She played with determination and also expressed enjoyment and energy out on the course.

All girls played well throughout the season and showed improvement in their understanding and tactical play. It was a pleasure to take the girls and Ilook forward to next season.

A special mention to Grace Nolan who has been a standout performer for the A team over her five years at Karamu. Her efforts on and off the court have been appreciated and I hope she continues playing in the future.

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Basketball Junior Boys

Back row Isaac Hinton, Gabriel Fa’alele, Dylan van Heerden, Cruz Eden, Ioane Hopkins, Dylan Dempsey, Miss R Uelese Front row Riley Walton-Sexton, Jonzy Benipayo, Ngahau Taiapa, Tadhg Stephens, Zac Brooker, Hagar Keepa,

Dazzler Mulligan-Johnstone

Basketball Senior Girls A

Back row Mr B Crawford, Katie Scales, Pounamu Tipiwai-Chambers, Cortez Te Pou

Front row Sydney Crawford, Alex Hape-Tonihi, Grace Nolan, Charli-Boston Wynyard

Basketball Junior Girls

Back row Journey Campus, Katie Tapara, Te Raumati Te Aho-Chapple, Miss S Maui

Front row Hinemauira Pun-Swan, Jorjia Walford-Bennett, Hineawe Crawford, Willow Kohi, Max Taiapa-Powell

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CANOE POLO Phoebe Hinton This year Karamu Canoe Polo had a tough season with some unfortunate results at the Regional Competition, meaning that only our Senior A Girls’ team travelled to Palmerston North to compete in NZ Secondary School Nationals. Meaning, for the first time in years, we had a team attending nationals without the support and family vibe we have all grown to associate with Karamu High School Canoe Polo. After many weeks of chilly morning pool trainings and on land fitness training, however, we ended up beating Havelock North Senior Girls 8-3 in the Division 1 final to win Gold at Nationals and maintain our status of being undefeated throughout the entire school season. Although it was tough being there without the other Karamu teams, a handful of members from our Karamu Senior Boys’ team surprised us before our semi-final by showing up to watch and support. This was a moment of true KHS polo spirit that meant a lot to us and displayed the true essence of what it is to be a part of KHS Canoe Polo. I think I can safely assume that the rest of the girls’ team would agree when I say it was a very different nationals from those that we have previously been to, but also an amazing experience paired with an amazing result. Special congratulations should be made to Madison Gaiger-Grove, Michaela Horsefield, and Sharnie O’connor who all made the New Zealand Secondary School tournament team. Looking forward from this year, we are sad to say our goodbyes to Madison Gaiger-Grove, Kendal Gowan, Zack Matthews and Jaymie Wright. These seniors have been

a part of Karamu Canoe Polo for a long time and will be sorely missed. A huge thank you is in order for everybody who has been involved with canoe polo this year and made it all happen.

This includes coaches: Julie Bolton (Senior Girls), Greg Ross (Junior Boys and Girls), Erin Bolton (Assistant coach Senior Girls) and Wilson Pearse (Senior Boys). Also managers and camp cooks: Meghann Corbett, Adie Grove, Mat Saunders and Karen Saunders. Our thanks also goes to all of the parents and families that get their kids to trainings and come along to support us. None of what we do would be possible without this enormous team, thank you all.

Canoe Polo Winter League

Back row Jorja Fryer, Tia Lewis, Karsyn Wylie, Michaela Horsefield, Isaac Hinton, Mathew Lindsay,

James Morley, Ethan Popplewell, Sharnie O’Connor, Amy Saunders 3rd row

2nd row

Mr G Ross, Taine Doyle, Millie Hannam, Ethan Hope, Jacob McNeil, Romayne Araia, Phoebe Hinton, Caleb Williams, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Miss J Bolton Adam Brookes, Amy Godwin, Madison Jack, Meg Lindsay, Rawinia Hekau, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Miss J Bolton

Front row Charlotte Leigh, Hannah Hansen, Pearl Burrell, Renee Saunders, Tia Ward, Flynn Mercer,

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Georgia Wilson, Michael Garland, Tyler Boyes

ATHLETICS DAY

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CLAY TARGET SHOOTING

Mr Nigel Field

The Clay Target Team of Mitchell Davis Year 12, Oliver Wiggins-Crowe Year 10, Daniel Stuart Year 10, Max Crossan Year 10, Cameron Spargo Year 10 and Jesse Kereru Year 9 had one of the most successful years in Karamu Clay Target Shooting history.

The year started with a shoot in Taupo then on to the Central and Lower North Island competition which consisted of six shoots. Over 60 shooters from as far away as Wellington were involved. Mitchell Davis gained High Over All in this competition with 473/500 and was second in the Skeet event. Oliver and Max had very creditable 402/500.

The team was shooting well enough to ask the parents to support their sons going to the North Island Championships held in Hamilton in the first weekend of the holidays between Terms Two and Three.

There were 45 teams and over 200 shooters competing from all over NZ. The first day was an interschool shoot. Cameron Spargo achieved a personal best in the Point Score event with 20/20 targets shot. He used the second barrel only once to gain 59/60 points. Cameron was one point ahead of Mitchell who also shot 20/20 targets. Oliver shot 10/10 in the single barrel event. Mitchell finished 4th overall for this day with 87/90. The Karamu team was 5th .

The second day was the North Island Championships and we started very strongly with Mitchell, Oliver and Cameron all shooting 19/20 targets in the first event. In the team event, Daniel and Max added to the success of the others to place our team 6th out of 45 teams in the North Island. This result was well above what could be expected from a young and inexperienced team competing against teams mostly made up of seniors.

The top individual performance was Mitchell winning the North Island Single Barrel Championship in a close fought shoot off.

The South Island and NZ championships were held in Christchurch with 315 competitors. Cameron had injured his wrist at the Blossom Festival Go-Cart event and was unable to shoot. Jesse stepped up to the mark and filled his place with an excellent performance. Every member of the team produced a personal best or broke a record, making this one of the most successful Nationals that Karamu has been involved in.

The team was ranked 7th out of 40 teams in the South Island with personal best scores to Daniel 59/60 and Max 58/60.

In the NZ champs we were 9th out of 41 teams in NZ. We had multiple team members in the final shoot-offs. Mitchell, Oliver and Max in the NZ single rise, Mitchell, Daniel and Max in the NZ single barrel with Jesse only missing out by one target (a personal best for him). Oliver and Max made the South Island single barrel shoot-offs.

In the South Island Championship, apart from Mitchell, the outstanding result was Max Crossan who scored 87/90 for the day to be only one point behind Mitchell. This put Max 18th equal out of the 315 shooters.

In the NZ Championship, Mitchell, Oliver and Max qualified for the Single Rise shoot-off with Oliver going on to be placed 6th in NZ, another personal best. Mitchell went on further to be involved in a record breaking 230 target shoot-off, which took so long it had to be completed on the next day. Although he did not win the shoot-off he did qualify for a very sought after 300 straight badge. This is the first time a Karamu shooter has done this while at school.

Mitchell had shot the perfect score for the NZ championships with two others. He shot-off for the NZ High Gun in which he came second.

Mitchell won medals in six events and was selected for the North Island Team made up of the top five shooters in the North Island.

He was the top qualifier for the Regional HB Team who were 1st in NZ, winning the Fish & Game Trophy. Over the two days of Down the Line shooting, Mitchell was placed 2nd in NZ, the highest place any Karamu Shooter had achieved. This adds to his impressive record of also being a member of the NZ Champion Secondary Schools Two Man Skeet Team with Cody Gill from 2015.

The success of a team like this is not accidental, it is the result of lots of things coming together in an organized way.

The parents of the shooters have been a constant source of encouragement, transport, time and money to enable their children to participate in this sport. Sue Field has been a tireless fundraiser with catering at shoots and is the “Aunty Sue” who organizes details, tidies up the shooters for photos and keeps track of results so team members can get long run badges. She publishes all the results from the various shoots. Sue also ran the office at Christchurch for the Nationals and so missed seeing some of the victories of the team. The Hawke’s Bay Clay Target Club, and particularly the secretary Hardin Bird, have enabled the team to practice each Wednesday afternoon throughout the year. Thanks must also go to Mr Leitch, the Principal who is supportive of the Clay Target Shooting team.

Without the support of the school, we would not be able to maintain this level of performance.

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Clay Target Shooting

Back row Oliver Wiggins-Crowe, Daniel Stuart, Mr N Field Front row Ryan Coombs, Max Crossan, Mitchell Davis, Cameron Spargo, Jesse Kereru

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CRICKET The 1st Eleven cricket team joined the Hawkes Bay Cricket competition in Men’s Division III for the first time playing against other high school teams and local club sides. This was a first for the side as they played against club teams composed entirely of adults. The team enjoyed success and just narrowly missed the top half of the table, despite beating teams above us. Unfortunately, during the playoffs we lost to a team we had beaten previously in the draw. The 1st Eleven hosted Feilding High School for our annual sporting exchange with the school.

The game started extremely as we bowled Feilding out for 105 runs. However, under the presence of our ex-Principal, Martin O’Grady and coincidentally Feilding’s new Principal, we suffered a batting collapse and couldn’t meet the target. The side visited Kapiti College on an end of year tour. Unfortunately, lightening struck twice and we suffered a same fate despite our bowlers best effort. We are looking forward to starting fresh in the new year.

The Karamu Junior Cricket team, comprising year 9/10 students, enjoyed a very successful Term 1. Record - Played 7, won 6, lost 1. The team beat every other team in the Hastings / CHB area. Highlight was a great victory over HBHS on their No.1 ground.

Karamu 172 - 4 Ioane Hopkins 83 Zac Burlace 52 HBHS Junior A 138 all out. Wickets were shared between all bowlers.

The team was ably captained by Zac Burlace, a very promising cricketer, who would play both in the morning for the Karamu Juniors and then for the Karamu 1st XI in the afternoon. Zac consistently scored big runs against all opposition.

Flynn Mercer proved to be a real asset to the team with his wicket-keeping, and he opened the batting.

Ioane Hopkins was a hard hitting middle order batsman who could be relied upon to score quick runs when required.

All players were encouraged to contribute to the team effort. It was common practice for every member of the team to bowl at least 2 overs/games.

The positive attitude and general improvement shown by all the players augurs well for the future of cricket at KHS. We hosted the exchange with Fielding High School. In an exciting but very even contest Karamu lost narrowly by 5 runs.

We are looking forward to the rematch in 2017 down in Fielding.

A big thankyou to Mr Taylor and Mr Belz for coaching the “Green Machine”, and to all the parents who supported the team throughout the season.

Cricket 1st XI

Back row Isaac Fothergill, Zachary Burlace, Christian Walker, Finn MacKenzie,

Ioane Hopkins, Mr K May

Front row Tiaan Jarman, Kyle Burlace, JonJoseph Scales, Taine Doyle, Benjamin Revell

Cricket Junior A

Back row Mr M Belz, Katie Scales, Daniel Stuart, Ioane Hopkins, Caleb Williams, Flynn Mercer, Molly Fothergill, Mr D Taylor Front row Matthew Apperley, Tyler Boyes, Liam Mitchell, Zachary Burlace, Shauntayne Howie, Raturoa Vercoe, Benjamin Ward

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CHESS Chess

Back row JT Pemberton, Bayley Baxter-Kirby, Tiaki Mildon, Gustav Hendricks, Scarlett Garvey, Mr C Thompson Front row Dane Skogstad, Jacob-Lee Bull, Luca Dunstan, James Gowan, Cyprus Kendrick

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CROSS COUNTRY Mrs Faye MacDonald Cross country at Karamu involves students competing at various interschool events held throughout the year. In May, we competed at the ECNI Cross Country Relays which are always held at Anderson Park in Havelock North. This event is for teams of four students of the same sex running the same grade and all grades run the same 2.2km course.

This year we had three teams; Year 9 Boys ( finished 5th) , Junior Girls ( 5th) and Senior Girls ( 10th). Top finishers were Ruby Brett (2nd equal in Junior Girls) and Matthew Apperley ( 7th in Year 9 Boys).

In June, six students made the long trip to Gisborne for the ECNI Cross Country Championships and again our best runner was Ruby who completed the 3km Junior Girls course in 11.36 for 4th place. This result meant that Ruby was selected for the ECNI Junior Girls regional relay team to compete in an interregional relay being held for the first time as part of the NZSS Cross Country Championships. Both Ruby and Matthew attended the NZSS Championships in Rotorua in June, with Ruby placed 59th ( out of 107) in Junior Girls and Matthew 97th (out of 164) in Year 9 Boys, while Ruby’s ECNI relay team came 10th.

Karamu students also competed at the annual ECNI Road Race Championships at the regional Sport’s Park in October. We had students running in the Year 9 Boys and Year 9 Girls grade 3km), the Junior Boys and Junior Girls grade ( 4km) and the Senior Boys grade (6km). All our students ran well but the stand out runner for Karamu was again Ruby, who easily won the Junior Girls event. Ruby led from early in the race and opened up a commanding lead which saw her win in 16.04, 9 seconds ahead of second place. This was a fantastic result for Ruby and the first time a Karamu student has won a title at the ECNI Road Race.

Cross Country Back row

Front row

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Ruby Brett, Lucy McKay, Isla Christensen, Martha Wilson, Ella McKay, Mrs F McDonald Logan Mason, Connor Auckram, Felicity Johnstone, Aimee Shaw, Matthew Apperley Lucas Auckram, Amber Ray

SWIMMING SPORTS

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CYCLING 2016 Mr Murray Jamieson The Secondary School’s Cycling Championships were held over the weekend of the 3 and 4 July. All boys performed exceptionally well. This is reflected in the results.

Senior Boys Time Trial. 1st. Sam Thorpe Loversuch, Cadell Heney, Luke Shaw, Jacob Coady.

Junior Boys Time Trial. 2nd Jamie Hollwell, Mack Coady, Mauro Cattaneo.

1st Under 20 Road Race. Sam Thorpe Loversuch.

1st Under 17 Road Race. Luke Shaw.

4th Under 17 Road Race. Jacob Coady.

3rd Under 15 Road Race. Jamie Hollway.

4th Under 15 Road Race. Mack Coady.

5th Under 15 Road Race. Mauro Cattaneo.

Luke Shaw has recently competed in the North Island Secondary Championships and both he and Sam Thorpe-Loversuch competed in the New Zealand Secondary Championships in September. Sam also won the Motu Challenge, a combined mountain and road bike race.

All the boys have experienced riding with the Ramblers Cycling Club. Sam is in A Grade, Luke in B Grade, Jacob C Grade, Jamie E Grade, Mack F Grade, and Ethan G Grade.

Looking good guys.

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Cycling Senior Boys Back row Mr M Jamieson Front row Jacob Coady, Sam Thorpe-Loversuch, Luke Shaw

Cycling Junior Boys Back row Jamie Hollway, Ethan Poppelwell, Mr M Jamieson Front row Mauro Cattaneo, Mack Coady

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH

The Duke of Edinburgh program expanded even further this year with the bronze, silver reaching record numbers and the very first gold group tackled the award. The groups tramped, camped and kayaked in locations all across the Hawkes Bay region as well as venturing further to Queen Charlotte Sound in September to complete their qualifying trip, Camp Kaitawa as well as Tongariro National Park. These trips allow students to broaden their comfort zones, experience new things as well as learn valuable teamwork, communication and planning skills. Many students gain more independence and confidence as a part of the program as well as make new connections with a groups of people with similar interests. Year 11 student Portia Sutherland was one of many who gained something from the award; “The award has helped to shape me into the person I am today, exposing my strengths and passions. I have become more involved in our school and community and have gained a fresh perspective of myself and the country that we live in while making lasting memories and friendships.”

This year was the first year that Karamu had a groups working toward their Gold Award. This group was made up of seven enthusiastic adventurers who have put in three years of work into attaining the award. Year 12 student Tate Gorton reflected on the three years as he stated “I met a variety of people from different year groups and made new friends that I even spent time with after the tramps. We have become such a close group and I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.”

Members of all three groups took time out of their busy schedules to a select and work on a service, sport and a skill. The dedication shown by students has led to them becoming further associated with various organisations. However, the effort from the students is only half of the matter as the award could not go ahead without the organisation of Mrs Kirsty Van Rijk as well as the extra help from Me Jeff Lynex and Mr Jeremy Wright. For this we thank them sincerely for their commitment as well as valuable experience.

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze

Back row Piper Jones, Lian Hontalba, Felicity Johnstone, Xanthia Coombe, Meg Ryan, Amy Richardson, Jacinta Foreman, Te Aatakura Smith, Lucy McCallum, Sophie Williams Middle row Abigail Kilkolly, Ethany Gibson, Lewis Fun-nell, Dylan Dempsey, Angus Christieson, Jake Perry, Reon McKeesick, Benjamin Colquhoun, Jack Garvey, Mrs K van Rijk Front row Kayla Winter, Amelia Farley-Pye, Andrew Tong, Georgia Lawes, Danielle Bailey, Lucy McKay, Hannah Bursnall, Ruby Brett

Duke of Edinburgh Gold

Back row Isla Christensen, Tate Gorton, Mrs K van Rijk Front row Ella McKay, Emma Bone, Caitlyn Clark, Scarlett Garvey

Duke of Edinburgh Silver

Back row Ryley Clark, Renee Blackman, Annie Wykes, Zara Blake,

Jahnna, Melinda Pope, Portia Sutherland

Middle row Millie Hannam, Josiah Barlow, Liam Davies, Cameron Young,

Shani Ross, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Mrs K van Rijk

Front row Bayley Baxter-Kirby, Taiki Yoshino, Michaela Edwards,

Holly Davison, Ethan Hakopa, Jaime Mossman, Martha Wilson,

Ailsa Laurie

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Back row Portia Sutherland, Melinda Pope, Camryn Toki, Mia Braddock, Zara Blake, Caitlyn Clark, Shayne Brown, Sophie Jones, Madison Jack

Middle row Renee Saunders, Christian Jordan, Isla Christensen, Ezra Cash, Jacob McNeil, Ethan Hope, MacKenzie Vercoe, Mason Templeton, Emma Bone, Mrs A Roberts

Front row Ana Marks, Summer Wynyard, Laura Winstone, Georgia Lawes, Ella Lindsay-Smith, Kate Jones, Ailsa Laurie, Holly Davison, Ella McKay

THE GREEN TEAM Mia Braddock

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The Karamu High School Green Team, now in its second year of operation, has participated in many community events this year. With a strong focus on preserving our local environment and continuing to keep Hastings beautiful, Ms Roberts and the Green Team have brought together students from all year levels that have a passion for environmental work. This year we have again participated in the Awatoto beach clean ups held by the Napier Environment Council, gathering over 1200kgs of rubbish and 150kgs of recycling from two separate clean ups in February and September. We have also attended multiple planting days along the Karamu Stream in order to reintroduce native species of plants along the riverbeds and enhance the soil. Alongside these community events, the team also participated in an inter-school ‘Green Games’ day where local environmental specialists gathered to educate school groups on the effect that our actions have on our environment and the work that their organisations are doing around Hawke’s Bay. With a school worm farm in the works and a strong group of Year 12s ready to take the lead next year, it can only be onwards and upwards for the Green Team in years to come.

EQUESTRIAN TEAM Hunter Durrant The Karamu Equestrian Team is a small but talented group made up of Hunter Durrant, Lucy Holden, Holly Hughes, Ella Lindsay-Smith and Kate Browning. This year we have had a very quiet season only going to two events, Dannevirke High School event and the Woodford House event. The best team result we gained was placing 5th in showjumping at the Dannevirke equestrian event, but everyone came away with lots of positive personal results. Holly Hughes aboard Alfie had a dressage score of 65% at the Woodford event, which is very good. Hunter Durrant placed 2nd and 5th in two Show Jumping classes at the Dannevirke High event. Ella LindsaySmith placed 6th at the Woodford House event. The school team events are some of the most challenging events for horse and rider. These type of events are designed for the horse and rider to compete in as many disciplines as possible. The horses in this team normally only compete in one or two disciplines, so it is a huge challenge for horse and rider in these school team equestrian events. The Karamu team has had a good year from only having a small amount of training as a team. Thanks to Ms J Symes and Mrs E Wiggins.

Back row Mrs E Wiggins, Holly Hughes, Ms J Symes

Front row Kate Browning, Hunter Durrant, Ella Lindsay-Smith

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FUTSAL Shanae Mullooly

Futsal was a new sport to Karamu this year, with one girls’ team and two boys’ teams in the first season. The boy’s top team did an outstanding job qualifying for the 1st division where they faced very competitive teams.

Our girls’ team also had a strong season and placed second in their grade. For many of the players it was an exciting adaption from the outdoor football they usually played, and for others it was an opportunity to pick up a new sport. Year 12 student, Ben Revell, compared the intensity and involvement of the sport to Football saying, “…in Futsal you can’t exactly hide out on the wing.” Since the first season there has been a significant amount of interest surrounding the sport and we expect to see greater numbers in our second season. This sport emerged from student interest and organization, and we are thankful to have received the support of parents and staff to make it happen.

Futsal Girls Back row Samantha Richards, Katie Scales, Tyler McCourt, Isla Christensen, Miss A Whitlow Front row Jacinta Foreman, Abigail Kilkolly, Shanae Mullooly, Tamar Hoogendoorn

Futsal Boys A Back row Benjamin Tresidder, Sem Hoogendoorn, Mason Templeton, Mr K Hoogendoorn Front row Lennon Chenery, Liam Frost, Benjamin Revell

Futsal Boys B Back row Caleb Hussey, Tyler Ernst, Cullen Mills-Scott, Mr S Frost Front row Benjamin Ward, Flynn Mercer, Nathan Bryers, John Rouse

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FOOTBALL

Football at Karamu continues to be a popular sport, with a record number of girls playing for the school this year. With six girls’ teams and three boys’ teams, football certainly is alive and kicking.

Several of the girls’ teams benefitted from an influx of Boys’ talented young players, with many of the girls playing First Eleven above their age grades and bolstering the senior Mr Clancy Cummins teams. This was particularly the case for the Girls’ First Eleven, with half of the squad This year was a difficult year for the Karamu Boys’ First coming from the Junior School. A special Eleven. We fielded a relatively young side playing against mention should also be made for Mr teams who were often older, more experienced and more physical Leitch’s Junior A Girls, who made the on the ball. However, throughout the year the boys developed as a team top 4 of the Junior Girls’ Competition; and, as individual players, made the step up required for the Senior Boys’ clearly showing the potential we have league. Games were often a lot closer than the scorelines indicated and, with rising through the ranks. luck frequently not falling on our side, the boys did well to turn up with a positive

attitude and play hard every week.

Liam Robson was the most improved player of the year, demonstrating a growing awareness of how to defend and close down the opposition in our own half. Captain Liam Frost led by example in the midfield, playing tirelessly week after week and opening up the opposing side’s defences with some magnificent through balls. Three Year Thirteen boys also deserve a special mention: Ezra Cash, Mason Templeton and Jaymie Wright finished their third year on the team this year, and were invaluable in the backline, playing with maturity under pressure. Ezra Cash was the most valued player of the year, frustrating our opponents by relentlessly holding them at bay and clearing the ball to the midfielders.

I’m proud of how the boys turned up week after week, building a positive culture despite some frustrating scores and results.

I’m also optimistic that we can turn the challenges of 2016 to build a stronger and more competitive team for 2017.

Girls’ Football Tournament 2016 Mrs Vicki Peffer We travelled to Rotorua on Sunday afternoon (28 August) for the National football tournament. The team was made up of seven juniors and seven seniors. All players represented Karamu well, playing with spirit and positive attitudes. The girls all made great progress with their individual and team work skills. During pool play, the team had three wins and two losses, placing them in the middle eight of 24 teams. Energy levels were low after the first five games of pool play and, even though the girls gave their all it wasn’t enough to secure any more wins for the tournament. The final game on Friday saw the girls go into a penalty shootout for positions 15 and 16. Thanks to the school for allowing girls football this fantastic opportunity for player development.

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Junior Football Mr Tom Hunter

This year, the Junior footballers had two teams in the Hawke’s Bay Schools, competition: the Junior A made up entirely of Year 10’s and the B’s entirely Year 9’s.

Both sides improved markedly, with impressive wins at the tail end of the season. Particular thanks needs to go out to parents who assisted in the running of the teams. Mr Martyn Brooker coached the Junior A team for a second year, with players across the field showing improvements in their skill levels. Player of the year was Robbie Bailey, who was outstanding in Goal. In the Junior B team, Mrs Dawn Ward was a superb motivator and team ‘mum’, and the side responded with excellent performances against Lindisfarne, St Johns and Havelock North. Player of the year for Junior B was Bradley Hughes, who controlled the defence with skill and strength. Both sides finished in the top half of their respective leagues. We are looking forward to the 2017 season.

Football Boys 1st XI

Back row Mr C Cummins, Sam Thorpe-Loversuch, Logan Hughes, Ezra Cash, Nathan Bryers, Mason Templeton, Sem Hoogendoorn, Jamie Nitschke, Mr G McCarthy

Front row Bradley Wroe, Liam Robson, Corey Anderson, Liam Frost, Jaymie Wright, James Morley, Lennon Chenery

Football Girls 1st XI

Back row Kate Browning, Amy Burns, Isla Christensen, Tyler McCourt, Abigail Kilkolly, Laura Burns, Mrs V Peffer Front row Piper Jones, Shanae Mullooly, Ruby Brett, Adidas Kepa, Rose Stratton, Hazel Millar, Alys Jeffries Absent Madison Gaiger, Tia Tahau

Football Girls 2nd X1

Back row Annie Wykes, Rutendo Sikupa, Bradey Flemming, Kendal Gowan (C), Shayne Brown (C), Melinda Pope, Hannah Foulkes

Front row Taylor Brown, Samantha Richards, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Paige Morgan, Ashleigh Clay Nicol, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Mr R Meijerink Absent Camryn Toki, Stephanie Taka

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Football Girls 3rd X1

Back row Shannon Singer, Laura Winstone, Ruby Mawley, Holly Davison, Jacqueline Orviss, Kate Jarvis Front row Portia Sutherland, Ryley Clark, Tegan Voice, Krista Walford, Nicole Fincham, Amethyst-Rose Halford, Georgia Hopkins Absent Brooke Hatton

Football Boys Junior A

Back row Dane Skogstad, Ben Randle, Ricky Samways, Zachary Burlace, Dylan Dempsey, Logan Seymour, Liam Bryers, Mr M Brooker Front row Jack Burns, Trent Beale, Jacob Astridge, Charlie Brooker, Jack Garvey, Robert Bailey, Charles Spooner

Football Boys Junior B

Back row Mrs D Ward, Matthew Apperley, Raturoa Vercoe, Cameron Sewell, Alex Withington, Connor Auckram, Logan Mason, Mr T Hunter Front row Hikaro Yoshino, Stefan Marsh, Christian Jordan, Flynn Mercer, Michael Garland, Bradley Hughes, Alex Weaver

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Football Girls Junior A

Back row McKenzie Harding, Amelia Farley-Pye, Lucy McKay, Kahlee Cameron, Ethany Gibson, Hannah Rikkers, Amelia Brougham, Mya Stothers, Mr M Leitch

Front row Tyla Dillon, Lian Hontabla, Kayla Winter, Jacinta Foreman, Alice Watts, Sophie Williams, Amber Hollings-Haddon

Football Girls Junior A

Back row McKenzie Harding, Amelia Farley-Pye, Lucy McKay, Kahlee Cameron, Ethany Gibson, Hannah Rikkers, Amelia Brougham, Mya Stothers, Mr M Leitch Front row Tyla Dillon, Lian Hontabla, Kayla Winter, Jacinta Foreman, Alice Watts, Sophie Williams, Amber Hollings-Haddon

Football Girls Junior B

Back row Ellie McGhee, Amber Flashoff, Sydney Crawford, Georgia Springer, Tegan Wroe, Danielle van Schaik, Mr R Levick

Front row Lily Hall, Brooke Hemmings, Katherine Levick, Sophie Law, Tiana Edwards, Megan Entwistle, Georgia Wilson

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DANCE NZ MADE Twenty one of our students competed in the Dance NZ Regional Competition on Friday 5 August at the beautiful Napier Memorial Theatre. They were Kayla Pearse, Bailee Kennedy, Rangi Harrison, Ashleigh Clay-Nicol, Emerald Flavell, Jayde Badger, Jorja Connell, Brookelyn Kennedy, Georgia Boys, Charlotte Rameka, Emily Coppell, Jaime Mossman, Ana Marks, Bethany Cox, Briar Fraser, Hannah Norfolk, Amy Griffin, Tia Ward, Libby O’Hanlon, Erika Balestie Diaz and Hope McCleland We entered both a Hip Hop and Contemporary Dance in the Open division. The Hip Hop dance placed first and contemporary second!! This success was followed by the Hip Hop dance winning the overall competition prize. Michaela Pearse also won an award for her choreography of this dance Charlotte Rameka choreographed the Junior Contemporary and Georgia Boyes choreographed the Open Contemporary. The Open Contemporary was up against some tough competition but the high level of skill and artistic abilities put the team ahead of other schools.

The Junior Contemporary entry placed second. The dancers performed this dance with excellent technical and interpretative skills. Their timing was awesome.

The entries were student led and the dancers rehearsed for many weeks to ensure the high performance standard clearly evident on the night. The costuming and make-up were fantastic and really enhanced the performances.

Our Hip-Hop team competed in September’s Nationals in Palmerston North. Their performance was totally dynamic and, against tough competition, they placed third.

A huge effort from the dancers themselves and also their families and caregivers.

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GYMNASTICS At the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools’ Gymnastics Festival on 11 August, four gymnasts competed with pleasing results. Although we only managed a handful of practices, the team did train hard. The team included: Libby O’Hanlon, Milly Scott, Hannah Foulkes and Katherine Levick. We did well placing 2nd overall and two individuals coming 1st and 2nd in the competition.

Those girls being Libby O’Hanlon (1st) and Milly Scott (2nd). A big congratulations to the girls for persisting and gaining the best results they could. Also a massive thank you to Brittny O’Hanlon for stepping up and organising the team, and Mr Rick Levick for giving a guiding hand. We would not have been able to compete and gain the results we did without them. Roll on 2017.

SQUASH Holly Davison

A new sport to Karamu this year has been squash. Five boys took part in the sport, Ben Revell, Year 12, started this year “It was great seeing improvements within the team from when we first started compared to near the end of the season. The high intensity fast paced games really help build up fitness and are a great challenge for anyone. I’m looking forward to seeing how the sport grows at Karamu in the future.” Many thanks to Miss Ferguson and Mrs Symes for helping organise and put together teams.

Squash Senior Boys

Back row Ms J Symes, Clayton Hughes, Ms P Ferguson

Front row Tyler Boyes, Daniel Stuart, Benjamin Revell, Campbell McGrannachan

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HOCKEY Hockey Boys 1st XI

Back row Christian Jordan, Jayden Griffiths, Daniel O’Donoghue, Shae McKenzie, John Rouse, Jorge Fothergill Front row Jace Chenery, Charles Spooner, Laikyn Hapi, Ben Revell, Callum Stewart, Adam Brookes, Finlay Murdoch

Hockey Girls 1st XI

Back row Jade Ubels, Ella McKay, Georgina McCallum, Zara Blake, Aimee Shaw, Lucy McCallum,Jahnna Boden

Front row Caitlyn Clark, Tamar Hoogendoorn, Isla Christensen, Tahl Southwick, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Molly Fothergill, Chontelle Leitch Absent Mr D Mills, Sophie Chote, Bailee Kennedy,

Hockey Girls 2nd XI

Back row Scarlett Bradley, Courtney Orviss, Emily Kenny, Renee Saunders, Victoria Sammons, Tennille Hellyer, Mrs K Sammons

Front row Amelia Wigzell, Scarlett Garvey, Renee Blackman, Alice Watts, Lily Hall, Brooke Foster, Kayla Winter Absent Jesca-Lee Bron

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Boys’ and Girls’ 1st XIs Mr Doug Mills In 2016, Karamu High School fielded two 1st XI Hockey sides.

The Girls’ 1st XI retained their place in Division 1 of the Hawke’s Bay competition after a very strong 2015 season. Meanwhile, the Boys’ 1st XI were competing in Division 2. Whilst both teams finished their respective 2016 seasons fighting to avoid last place, the future of Karamu hockey remains bright due to the school regularly attracting strong newcomers into Year 9. The group as a whole can also be proud of the 12 Karamu High School players who qualified as junior hockey umpires this season.

The Girls’ 1st XI retained the core of a very young 2015 team for the new season and were joined by two new Year 9 players, Molly-Jane Fothergill and Aimee Shaw and the mantle of captain was taken up by Tahl Southwick. Whilst the overall ability of the team remained high, the 1st XI’s season was disrupted by regular injuries and absences of key players, preventing any rhythm or consistency.

The Boys were led by co-Captains Laikyn Hapi and Ben Revell. As with the Girls’ season, the performances were exciting, if still inconsistent. The team was able to produce some wonderful hockey at times, but the inability to train regularly as a group led to some disappointing results. Laikyn Hapi finished the season as top scorer, closely followed by Jorge Fothergill and two members of the team, Christian Jordan and Adam Brookes, went on to represent Hawke’s Bay in the Under 15B Boys’ team.

Girls’ Second XI Victoria Sammons It didn’t matter if we won or lost, to our Second XI Girls Hockey team it mattered more that we worked together and all put in an effort. Don’t get me wrong, we loved it when we won but we could only win if we played as a family. My name is Victoria Sammons and hockey is my number one sport. I love walking onto the crisp turf every season, I love the breeze of competitiveness, I love winning and the weight that gets lifted off when you score that winning goal but what I also love about hockey is the amazing connections I make every season, the family we build and the trust we create. This year with hockey I had my fair share of struggles, including my mum Karen Sammons, my dad Sean Sammons and my older sister Danielle Sammons being the 3-way coaches. Let’s just say, with your real family it doesn’t always come easy but I’m happy they got to be a part of the Karamu hockey experience.

I definitely encourage everyone who wants to give a new sport a try to try hockey, it’s an amazing sport and is worth the blood, sweat and tears. I’d like to do a huge thanks to the one and only Sammons family for giving up their time and committing to us as a team. We couldn’t have done it without you.

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KI O RAHI Whaea Pene Hati

He mihi manahau ki nga manu hakahaka, nga manawa titi o te Taakaro me te hoea nei i te waka eke noa.

Whaia nga iti kahurangi, ururoatia, he toa takitini.

It was an outstanding Ki o Rahi 2016 season for our Karamu teams. In the Hawke’s Bay/Ngati Kahungunu Regional Competition we were able to field three teams. A mixed team, a boys and a girls team.

Both the boys and girls teams came first in the round robin competition. The mixed team played with heart and spirit and placed 6th overall.

For the first time a tournament was held to determine the two schools that would represent our region in the Ki o Rahi National Championship. All schools who played in the tournament played outstandingly. It was a tough competition and forced our Karamu Mixed A team to play with skill, determination, and heart. Fortunately, the team won and we represented Hawke’s Bay/Kahungunu at the Ki o Rahi National Championship.

The Ki o Rahi National Championship heralds the two top teams in 12 regions from Aotearoa.

The calibre was extremely high. This year our Karamu team made it to the top tier for the first time, the championship pool, the top 8 schools vying for first place, a position we had always narrowly missed out on. In the end, out of 24 schools, we placed 6th overall. Although it was not 1st, we were very pleased with the result. MVP for the National Ki o Rahi team was Jacob Kershaw, a well-deserved title for his work on and off the field. Congratulations to Cortez Te Pou for being selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Maori team. Also, to the cocaptains, Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert and Talon Robinson, who both did an exceptional job in leading all the teams this season. Also special mention to Saelem Watson and Samuel WaltonSexton for the experience, leadership and support they gave to the captains and the team.

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Ki o Rahi Boys

Back row Mr J Matthew, Karauria Akurangi, Saelem Watson, Manaakitanga Tumanako, Mr L Harmer Front row Connor Auckram, Hagar Keepa, Jacob Kershaw-Horua, Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Zane Beckham, Riley Walton-Sexton

Ki o Rahi Girls

Back row Ms P Hati, Mr L Harmer, Summer Wynyard, Sela Tupou, Supreme Smith, Charm Sandilands, Nastashia Ngawhika, Zion Harris, Mr J Matthews

Front row Dahlia Cripps-Gazzard, Te Aatakura Smith, Raegan Robinson, Talon Robinson, Cortez Te Pou, Hineawe Crawford, Moki Beckham

Ki o Rahi Mixed

Back row Mr L Harmer, Dazzler Mulligan-Johnstone, Ngahau Taiapa, Lucas Auckram, Tristan Harmer, Te Au Skipworth, Mr M Belz Front row Jobe Ngamotu, Sivia Roberts, Iraia Tonga, Jaedyn Wharepapa-Gray, Gabriel Fa’alele, Ondre Hapuku-Lambert, Tyla-Rose Halton

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MUSIC Ailsa Laurie The Big Sing: This year’s New Zealand Choral Federation Big Sing Competition was held on the 1st of June at the Waiapu Cathedral in Napier. We had 4 choirs entered this year with our newly formed male choir ‘Coro de Ninos’ joining Nga Korimako, Ultimately Vocal and Coro Notabile.

This year had the largest number of participating choirs ever for the East Coast region with 32 choirs from 14 secondary schools from Central Hawke’s Bay all the way up to Gisborne. Each of the choirs is required to perform three songs of differing styles. The categories are a New Zealand Composition and a choral piece as well as another of your choice. All of our four choirs performed extremely well and represented Karamu with great pride.

Coro Notabile received special mention from the adjudicator for their performance of Tim Finn’s ‘Six Months In A Leaky Boat’ arranged for the choir. This year’s adjudicator mentioned how exciting it was to see schools at the event with several competing choirs as this is a great sign that choir, and music itself, is alive and well within schools. A huge thanks must go to Mrs Carol Della Barca for her time, expertise and enthusiasm again this year. Also a big thanks to Miss Sharlena Maui for taking over the direction of Nga Korimako and Ms Sarah Bryant and Mrs Sally Rutgers as the accompanists for Ultimately Vocal and Coro De Ninos.

Stage Band The stage band continued to thrive this year as a group of talented students led by director, Mr Anton Wuts, continued to expand their repertoire. Later in the year, they performed at the Havelock North Community Centre Concert as well as the Blossom Festival Concert at St Mathew’s Church at which they were well received by the audience. They continued to experiment with different styles as students from a variety of year groups worked tirelessly to create and blend a well-rounded sound.

Rock Quest In July of this year a group was entered into Rock Quest, held at Napier Boys’ High School. The group consisted of Taiki Yoshino, Toby Hunter, Alex Ngui and Henry Hosford and they named themselves the ‘Bill Clinton Experience.’ The enthusiastic group performed an original song written by Toby Hunter. There was some tough competition and, although they did not come away with an award, the group were well received by fellow competitors as well as the audience. The committed and motivating spirit that this group delivered is highly commendable.

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Chamber Music

Back row Sophie Wells, Liam Davies, Mrs A Cooper

Front row Ryley Clark, Ella McKay, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Isla Christensen

Coro Notabile

Back row Lian Hontabla, Caitlyn Clark, Ailsa Laurie, Taiki Yoshino, Amber Flashoff, Romona Wainohu, Jeriel Sajan

Middle row Nick Palmer, Ezra Cash, Liam Davies, Khalael Uelese, Romayne Araia, MacKenzie Vercoe, Phoebe Hinton, Mrs A Cooper Front row Rachael Hagenow, Jessica Shoemark, Henry Hosford, Sophie Wells, Charlotte Rameka, Toby Hunter, Alex Ngui

Coro de Ninos

Back row Romayne Araia, Cameron Young, Khalael Uelese, Liam Davies, Harrison Keefe, Mrs A Cooper Front row Taiki Yoshino, Toby Hunter, Henry Hosford, Nick Palmer, Ezra Cash, Alex Ngui

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Nga Korimako

Back row Zion Harris, Celine Kaur, Aaliyah Halton, John McLean, Pounamu Tipiwai-Chambers, Te Wairama Te Aho-Chapple, Alex Hape-Tonihi, Arahi Edwards, Miss S Maui

Front row Rylee Munro-Wallis, Charley Ropitini, Karalea Halton, Awatea Dougherty, Tyla-Rose Halton, Janine Kahukura, Sela Tupou

String Orchestra

Back row Mrs A Cooper, Sarah Weaver

Front row Joy Song, Tamara-Lee Richards, Jaime Mossman, Rilee Prebensen

Stage Band

Back row Toby Hunter, Tobi Wells, Ezra Cash, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Isla Christensen, Amber Flashoff, Mrs A Cooper

Front row Jeriel Sajan, Xanthia Coombe, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Taiki Yoshino, Ella McKay, Rilee Prebensen

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NETBALL Netball at Karamu High School continues to be a popular winter sport. This was evident by the 12 teams enthusiastically competing on Saturday mornings down at the Hastings Sports Park. All girls who participated represented the school with pride and played with focus and determination.

A big thank you to all the parent/student coaches this year, your efforts and time commitment was much appreciated. You have done a wonderful job with your teams who were very competitive in their respective grades. Congratulations to Erin and Tauhara teams for winning their grade outright for 2016.

Thanks also must go to the parents and family supporters who have transported and encouraged the girls throughout the year. We look forward to another successful season in 2017.

Mrs Crawford

The netball season for the Karamu Senior A team was certainly challenging and, despite some losses, we still had a decent amount of wins. This year the Aoraki netball team competed in the Hawke’s Bay Super 12 Secondary Schools Competition and after some trying games placed 6th. Although it wasn’t the result hoped for, the team fought hard every Tuesday evening and gave their all. With many injuries and disruptions within the team, the girls still pushed on till the very end.

A special thanks to our coach Mrs Natasha Crawford and manager Miss Jasmine Primmer for their ongoing support throughout this journey and your knowledge of the game. Also a big thank you to Sydney Crawford for scoring our games. Your dedication to the team is something we all appreciate. Thank you.

Tia Lewis

Netball A

Back row Miss J Primmer (Manager), Raegan Robinson, Phoebe Hinton, Grace Nolan, Charli-Boston Wynyard, Mrs T Crawford (Coach) Front row Summer Wynyard (Co Captain), Michaela Edwards, Tia Lewis (Captain), Cortez Te Pou, Talon Robinson

Netball Tasman

Back row Jesca-Lee Bron, Amy Saunders, Amber Ray, Kendal Gowan, Miss J Primmer Front row Michaela Horsefield, Emma Bone, Romaine Crawford, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Georgia Boyes

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Netball Erin

Back row Reanna Browning, Jaime Mossman, Millie Hannan, Paige Morgan, Miss J Primmer

Front row Kate Jarvis, Ana Marks, Shannon Minogue, Jacqueline Orviss, Camryn Toki

Netball Tongariro

Back row Olivia Wilkins, Emily Burton, Anna Lawrence, Jade Graham, Ashlee Cunningham-Johnson, Ms Karena (Coach)

Front row Sela Tupou, Gabriella Wilson, Angel Thompson, Natasha Roselli, Caitlin Robin

Netball Hikurangi

Back row Lilly-Belle Pohatu, Tanisha Fitzgerald, Jane Hannam, Nikora Fitzgerald, Miss J Primmer

Front row Gurkamal Bhangal, Dahlia Cripps-Gazzard, Tayla-Lee Boag, Olivia Smith, Parekura Simpson

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Netball Ruapehu

Back row Raiha Winterburn, Kahurangi Stevens, Courtleigh Julius, Miss J Primmer

Front row Serenatie Kokahua-Smith, Te Aatakura Smith, Te Waiarani Randell, Rhian Hanara, Ereina Tonihi

Netball Ruapehu

Back row Raiha Winterburn, Kahurangi Stevens, Courtleigh Julius, Miss J Primmer

Front row Serenatie Kokahua-Smith, Te Aatakura Smith, Te Waiarani Randell, Rhian Hanara, Ereina Tonihi

Netball Tauhara

Back row Lucy McKay,?,?, Courtney Thompson, Miss J Primmer Front row Gude 1, ?, Emma Varcoe, Gude 2,

Netball Cook

Back row Miss K O’Malley, ? , Te Raumati Te Aho-Chapple, ?, ?

Front row ?, Molly Fothergill, ?, ?,?

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Netball Wharite

Back row Laura Winstone (Coach), Hannah Mackay, Shantalia Dunn, Amelia Brougham, Tamara-Lee Richards, Milly Scott, Kendal Gowan (Coach)

Front row Olivia Cacace, Kate Browning, Samantha Makris, Romy Luxford, Alys Jeffries

Netball Taranaki

Back row Jayde Gartner, Anecia Ave, Hannah Hansen, Grace Mentzer, Meg Lindsay, Miss D Arnott (Coach)

Front row Lily Burns, Madison Jack, Tyler Mumby, Sophie Jones, Summer Painter

Netball Tutoko

Back row Emma Bone (Coach), Shaiann Halstead, Emily Burns, Sarah Weaver, Jorgia Walford-Bennett, Caitlyn Lenz, Jesca-Lee Bron (Coach)

Front row Nicole Paramore, Elise Keehan, Ella Lindsay-Smith, Amy Godwin, Georgia Grant

Netball Aspiring

Back row Caroline Glen, Hena Thompson, Scarlett Bradley, Parekura Simpson (Coach)

Front row Ashlee Healey, Brianna Barrett-Chase, Lily Byford, Rebecca Buckley, Courtney Jack

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ORIENTEERING Mrs Faye McDonald Orienteering is a year round sport and Karamu students start the year orienteering at Hawke’s Bay Club events in January with the Wednesday night ‘Summer Series.’ This is always a great introduction to the sport and this year included an event around Karamu High School.

Students carried on to compete in the HB School Sprint event on March 23, with our best result being Ella Mackay getting 5th in the Senior Girls race. In the April holidays the NISS Champs were held here in HB and our students competed in the sprint, individual and relay events. Again Ella had our best result with 9th in the Senior Girls Standard Individual Champs. During Term Two the HB Schools Individual Champs were held at Craggy Range and Ella was again our top performer, coming 3rd in the SG Standard grade. Ella also travelled to compete in the NZSS Champs held in the Waikato in the July holidays and did very well, getting 12th in the SG Open Sprint and 2nd in the SG Standard grade for the Individual Champs, showing just how much she has improved throughout the year.

As well as the interschool events, we have a keen group of students (with their families and some staff) who regularly attend the fortnightly orienteering events held by the HB Club. These events are held all year long and include a range of orienteering styles, all great for improving fitness and navigation. I encourage all students to come along and give it a go; it’s a fantastic sport.

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Orienteering Back row Taiki Yoshino, Ethan Popplewell, Caroline Glen, Mrs F McDonald Front row Michael Garland, Bayley Baxter-Kirby, Ella McKay, Mikayla Harrison-Franco,

Adam Brookes Absent Thomas Steinmann

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GUYS AND DOLLS PRODUCTION Ailsa Laurie Term One ended on a high, as Karamu’s biannual school production this year ‘Guys and Dolls’, was performed for a short but well received run. The cast and crew worked hard and gave up evenings, weekends and afternoons over the term to put on a quality performance.

This comedic production emerged from the streets of 1950’s New York, and travelled from Manhattan to Cuba as it followed the unlikeliest of pairings. Essential to the process were the directors Miss Veen and Mrs Watson, musical director Miss Cooper and choreographer and Ms McElwee. Many hands made light work, with contributions made from all across the school. Staff and students contributed their evenings, weekends and holidays to attend rehearsals and, although some lost their voices and others were subject to the odd rolled ankle, the persistence and dedication from all did not go unnoticed. Year 11 student Ashlee Johnson reflected on her experience when she stated, “I never thought the day would come that I would be given this amazing opportunity.

The opportunity to stand on stage for the first time doing a show with people that have the same passion, and bringing an amazing and memorable performance. I have been inspired to believe that anything is possible, if you put your mind to it.” It is fair to say that the production was a success and many look forward to others in future years.

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SWIMMING TEAM Jadah Elers

Our competitive Swimming Team have once again had another successful night at the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Swimming Competition held at Flaxmere Waterworld; cheering each other on and racing against Hawke’s Bay’s top swimmers.

Our fastest swimmers from our Karamu swimming sports were selected to then go on to represent our school at this competition.

Many of our swimmers placing in the top three in various races, and achieving some awesome personal best times. We have had many juniors come into our school this year with a talent in swimming, making the team grow even more than last year. Karamu hopes to see our swimmers making it to the national or international level in their years to come as competitive swimmers. Ms Sarah Gunn, who is in charge of the team, hopes to see Karamu continuing to succeed at the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools competition in the years to come and, from the talent we have, it’s sure looking hopeful.

Swimming Hawke’s Bay Regional Championships

Back row Emily Burton, Ashleigh Mosen, Shayna Wilson, Ms S Gunn

Front row Jadah Elers, Sydney Crawford, Jim Missen, Georgia Wilson, Michael Garland

TENNIS Back row Mrs J Hunter, Lexi Trotter, Te Au Skipworth, Lucy McKay, Ioane Hopkins, Zachary Burlace, Quinten Rutten, Sydney Crawford, Amelia Brougham, Mr C Thompson

Middle row Tyla Dillon, Alice Watts, Ella Tieman, Sara Renall, Liam Mitchell, Shannon Minogue, Caitlin Nicol, Felicity Johnstone, Monique Peard, Elise Keehan Front row Chelsea James, Shayla Princeton, Sophie Law, Sophie Jones, Meg Ryan, Hope McCleland, Emily Burns, Kayla Winter, Matthew Apperley

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TOUCH

Karamu High School entered one Junior Boys team and one Junior Girls team in the Hawkes Bay Secondary School Touch Competition. Both teams are playing well enough to make their respective semis and with more intensity could be potential finalists as they have won a fair share of their games to date.

We are proud of the following students who have gained representative honours throughout 2016: Crystal. Hapuku-TeNahu HB Under 15 Girls Te Wai Randell

HB Under 15 Girls

TK Smith

HB Under 15 Girls

Cortez Te Pou Hagar Keepa

Sam Walton-Sexton Zac Brooker

Saelem Warson Talon Robinson

Hager Keepa

Back row Ella Lindsay-Smith, Nora-Heavenly Paul-Hapuku, Katie Scales, Miss K O’Malley Front row Tyler Mumby, Grace Menzter, Destiny Grace-Gilles, Crystal Hapuku-Te Nahu,

Sivia Roberts

HB Under 15 Boys HB Under 15 Boys HB Under 15 Boys

HB Under 17 Mixed HB Open Mixed

New Zealand Representatives:

Talon Robinson Development Team.

Touch Junior Girls

HB Under 15 Girls

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NZ Under 15 Boys

Also a special mention to Talon for her Sport HB Award as Female Touch Player of the Year.

Congratulations to you all for your contribution to Karamu Touch and for your Representative selections.

Touch Mixed Senior

Back row Tiaan Jarman, Tytin Hickmott-Smith, Hagar Keepa, Taylor Walton-Sexton,

Raegan Robinson, Mr B Crawford Front row Te Waiarani Randell, Te Aatakura Smith, Saelem Watson, Cortez Te Pou,

Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert, Moki Beckham, Annie Wykes

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VOLLEYBALL

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Volleyball Senior Boys

Back row Luke Sinclair, Khalael Uelese, Ruia Waite, Miss J Dawson Front row Laikyn Hapi, Max Ward, Ezra Cash, Mason Templeton, Harrison Klempel

Volleyball Senior Girls

Back row Mrs A Price, Isla Christensen, Romaine Crawford, Tasia Pishief, Georgia Boyes, Mrs K van Rijk Front row Kendal Gowan, Hannah Taylor, Grace Nolan, Tahl Southwick, Shayne Brown

Volleyball Year 12 Girls

Back row Holly Davison, Phoebe Hinton, Michaela Horsefield, Miss J Dawson Front row Margaret O’Brien, Emily Hammond, Amy Burns, Bianca Southey, Ashleigh Clay-Nicol

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Volleyball Year 11 Girls

Back row Mrs J Burn, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Hannah Norfolk, Ana Marks, Miss J Dawson

Front row Melinda Pope, Natalie Pakoti, Abigail Masengi, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Portia Sutherland

Volleyball Intermediate Boys

Back row Darien Culver, Te Au Skipworth, Miss J Dawson

Front row Liam Walker, Cameron Young, Jaedyn Wharepapa-Gray, Samuel Walton-Sexton  

TRIATHLON

Triathlon Junior Girls Triathlon Senior Boys

Back row Mr W Wooster

Front row Cameron Woolley, Jim Missen,

Sam Thorpe-Loversuch

Back row Mr W Wooster

Front row Lucy McKay, Sydney Crawford,

Felicity Johnstone

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PROUDLY HASTINGS

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RELAY FOR LIFE Mia Braddock Relay for Life is an annual event run by the Cancer Society of New Zealand with the purpose of “celebrating cancer survivors and carers, remembering loved ones lost to cancer, and raising awareness and funds to support the Cancer Society.” This year the large group of Karamu students participating were honoured to join our community in running continuously for the new time of 12 hours. This shortened time was selected to celebrate a phenomenal 12 years of the Relay for Life event. Arriving bright and early at 9:00am, the team geared up for a very long day. We had a few logistical dramas early on with a missing gazebo combined with what was shaping up to be an extremely hot day, but Mrs Cooper was an absolute star and managed to get the two most important things sorted for us: shade and snacks.

Starting at 10:00am with the hundreds of cancer survivors present doing a lap on their own, followed by everyone taking to the track at once to kick off the day, the sports park was alive with music, laughter and love. There were plenty of activities to participate in during the day such as the great tug of war challenge, a win that Karamu took very proudly. As morning changed to afternoon and then slowly night time crept in, everyone’s muscles were starting to ache. But spirits were high and we had no problem pushing on through until 10:00pm in honour of everyone in our community and around New Zealand who have been affected by cancer.

Participating in this event which such a large number of Karamu students was a truly amazing feeling, it was a great way to kick off the year and to show how ‘Proudly Hastings’ us Karamu kids really are.

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Kate BROWNING Year 9 EQUESTRIAN Selected to the Hawkes Bay B Team Placed third in the NZ Mounted Games Hineawe CRAWFORD

Adam BROOKES Year 9 HOCKEY Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 15 Boys’ Hockey Team CANOE POLO Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 14 Boys’ Canoe Polo Team

Tia TAHAU Year 9 FOOTBALL Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Football Team

Crystal HAPUKU -Te NAHU Year 9 TOUCH Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Touch Team

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Hineawe CRAWFORD Year 9 SOFTBALL Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 13 and Under 15 Girls’ Softball Team Selected for New Zealand Under 15 Girls’ Softball team

Jordan CHRISTIAN Year 9 HOCKEY Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 15 Boys Hockey Team

Molly FOTHERGILL Year 9 CRICKET Selected and Played for Central Districts Under 15 Cricket team.

Captain Hawkes Bay Under 15 Cricket team.

Selected and Played for Hawkes Bay Under 18 Representative Cricket team.

Selected and Played for Hawkes Bay Premier Women’s Cricket team

Zac BROOKER Year 9 TOUCH Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 15 Boys’ Touch Team

Alys JEFFRIES Year 9 SOFTBALL Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 13 Girls’ Softball Team

Riley WALTON-SEXTON Year 9 TOUCH Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 13 Mixed Touch TeamA

Georgie BROOKER Year 9 KARATE Placed second in NZ U14 Kyokushian National Spar Tournament

Hagar KEEPA Year 10 TOUCH Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 15 Boys Team Selected and played for NZ Under 15 Boys Team

Amy SHAW Year 9 HOCKEY Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 13 Girls’ Hockey Team

Nastashia NGAWHIKA Year 9 SOFTBALL Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Softball TeamA

Dylan BAGLEY Year 10 GOLF Member of the Hawkes Bay Golf Academy Placed Second Under 19 NZ Maori Championship Placed second in South Pacific Junior Open Golf competition in Noumea

Cortez TE POU Year 10 KI O RAHI Played for Karamu High School team at Nationals Selected for the New Zealand Maori Secondary Schools team

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Max CROSSAN Year 10 CLAY TARGET SHOOTING Member of Karamu High School team placed 9th in New Zealand Shoot off in NZ Championships for Single Rise and Single Barrel South Island Single Barrel…………….

Charm SANDILANDS Year 10 RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby Team SOFTBALL Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls Team

Cortez Te POU Year 10 RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby Team TOUCH Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Touch Team

Reagan ROBINSON Year 10 RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby Team

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Oliver WIGGINS-CROWE Year 10 CLAY TARGET SHOOTING Placed sixth in NZ for Single Rise Member of Karamu High School team placed 9th in New Zealand In Shoot off for NZ Single Rise

Tetris MOHI Year 10 RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby Team SOFTBALL Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Softball Team

Te Wai RANDELL Year 10 TOUCH Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girl’ Touch Team SOFTBALL Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Softball Team

Jemma GREEN Year 10 SOFTBALL Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Softball Team

TK SMITH Year 10 TOUCH Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Touch Team

Katie SCALES Year 10 FUTSAL Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Futsal Team

Abigail KILKOLLY Year 10 FUTSAL Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Girls’ Futsal Team

Christian WALKER Year 11 GOLF Member of the Hawkes Bay Golf Academy Placed First Under 19 NZ Maori Championship

Libby O’HANLON Year 10 CHEER LEADER Represented Hawkes Bay with the Bay City Comets at Nationals.

Ruby BRETT Year 10 CROSS COUNTRY Hawkes Bay/Gisborne Champions placed third in Junior Girls’ Cross Country, second in Road Race and third in Steeple Chase HARRIERS Placed first overall in Girls 13-14 Age Group at Hastings Harriers Championship ATHLETICS ECNI (East Coast/ North Island) Athletics Championships placed second in Junior Girls’ 200m Final and third in Junior Girls’ 800m final.

At Alan Potts International Track & Field Open Classic event placed first in 200m, 400m, 800m and second in 1500m ROAD RACE ECNI ((East Coast/ North Island) Road Race placed first in the Junior Girls’ competition

Tyla DILLON Year 10 BRAZILLIAN JUIJITSU NZ U15 Under 50kg “NO Gi” placed first at Nationals NZ U15 Under 50kg “ Gi” placed second at Nationals

Nick PALMER Year 11 ATHLETICS Alan Potts “international” Track & Field Open Classic event placed first in Shot put; second in Hammer and Fourth in Discus ECNISS (East Coast/North Island Secondary Schools 1st Intermediate Boys Hammer “RECORD”51.66m 1st Intermediate Boys Shot Put “RECORD”15.40m 1st Intermediate Boys Discus SELECTED as ECNISS “MALE OF THE MEET” Placed first in NZ Under 16 Shot Put Champion Placed third in NZ Under 18 Shot Put *At the moment Nick is

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Sam WALTON - SEXTON Year 11 TOUCH Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 15 Representative Touch Team RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 16 Representative Rugby Team

Tia LEWIS Year 11 NETBALL Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 17 Representative Netball team

Maki KELLY Year 11 RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 16 Rugby Development Team Jacob McNEIL Year 11 CANOE POLO Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Men’s C Grade Canoe Polo Team

Amy SAUNDERS Year 11 CANOE POLO Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Women’s B2 Grade Canoe Polo Team

Sharnie O’CONNOR Year 11 CANOE POLO Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Women’s B Grade Canoe Polo Team

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Taylor THORPE LOVERSUCH Year 11 CANOE POLO Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Women’s C Grade Canoe Polo Team CANOE POLO Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Women’s B2 Grade Canoe Polo Team

Chontelle LEITCH Year 11 HOCKEY Selected and played for Hawkes Bay Women’s Invitation Team for NSW Cup

Millie HANNAM Year 11 NETBALL UMPIRE Qualified as a Hawkes Bay Netball Umpire

Luke SHAW Year 11 CYCLING Placed first in Hawkes Bay Under 17 Road Race Place first in Hawkes Bay Under 17 Time trial

Mitchell DAVIS Year 12 CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NZ Secondary Schools Skeet champion – two man team Selected to HOA Central and Lower North Island and North Island secondary school team Top qualifier in Hawkes Bay team winning NZ Fish and Game Trophy Awarded 300 straight target badge

Ben REVELL Year 12 RUGBY Hawkes Bay Referees association (qualified as a Rugby Referee) Awarded Hawkes Bays best first time referee in 2016

Jacob KERSHAW Year 11 Crossfit Placed third in NZ Teen Gauntlet Gathering

Maja SANDERS Year 11 SQUASH Member of the Hastings Squash Club’s National title winning F Grade team

Scarlett GARVEY Year 12 ACADEMIC Winner of Senior Project section in Hawkes Bay Science Fair Scholarship to attend Hands on Science week at Otago University

ELLA McKAY Year 12 ORIENTEERING Placed second at NZ Nationals “Standard Division”

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Michaela HORSEFIELD Year 12 SURF LIFE-SAVING Placed third at the NZ Nationals in the Open Women’s Canoe CANOE POLO Selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Canoe Polo Tournament Team

Moki BECKHAM Year 12 RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Secondary School Girls Team

Oliver CHAMBERLAIN Year 12 Debating Named most promising speaker at the 2016 Russell McVeagh competition

Emma BONE Year 13 ACADEMIC Selected as sole NZ student to attend International Science Camp in Germany with week at Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine

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Saelem WATSON Year 12 TOUCH Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Under 17 Mixed Touch Representative team

Holly DAVISON Year 12 Debating Named most promising speaker at the 2016 Russell McVeagh competition

Romaine CRAWFORD Year 13 Speech Placed second in the 2016 Hawkes Bay Lions Young Speech Maker Contest Selected for Youth UN New Zealand Global Development Tour – Representative of the NZ Youth Forum 2016/2017

Kendal GOWAN Year 13 NETBALL UMPIRE Qualified as a Hawkes Bay Netball Umpire

Talon ROBINSON Year 13 TOUCH Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Open Mixed Representative team Selected for NZ Under 20 Mixed Development team

Madison GAIGER Year 13 CANOE POLO Selected for New Zealand Under 21 Canoe Polo team to compete at Worlds in Italy

Ezra CASH Year 13 ACADEMIC Highly commended in Senior Project section in Hawkes Bay Science Fair

Holly FOULKES Year 13 WRITING 2015 Winner of the HBETA John McKenzie Writing Competition

Sam THORPELOVERSUCH Year 13 CYCLING First in Under 20 section at Hawkes Bay Schools Champions in Road Race and Team Time Trial First in Under 20 section at Cambridge Cycling Carnival in Road Race, Hill Climb Overall placement in Year 20 section Selected for the NZ U19 Development Team over the last 4 years Caitlyn CLARK Year 13 DEBATING Represented Hawke’s Bay in the New Zealand Russell McVeagh Debating competition Named Best Speaker at Regional Russell McVeagh Competition & member of winning team

Mason TEMPLETON Year 13 ACADEMIC Highly commended in Senior Project section in Hawkes Bay Science Fair

Michaela PEARSE Year 13 DANCE Choreographer and member of Karamu High School Senior Hip Hop Dance NZ Made team that was placed first in the regional open division. a member of the SALT Dance Crew who were placed 1st in the Street Dance New Zealand Regional Adult Competition, 3rd in the ‘Versus’ North Island competition, 1st in the adult division of the Urban Dance ‘Project’ competition (North Island)

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Talon ROBINSON Year 13 RUGBY 7’s Selected for the Hawkes Bay Women’s 7’s Representative team RUGBY Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Secondary School Girls Team Selected and played for the Hawkes Bay Senior Women’s Rugby Tuis team

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Jim MISSEN Year 13 SWIMMING Selected to Represent HBPB for Rio Olympic Trials at the NZ Opens in Auckland

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The 2016 academic year started very well with the success of Yahaira Williams gaining Scholarship in Statistics. This followed the success of our Year 11 students who gained our best results in NCEA, both at the end of the year and in the MCAT (Mathematics Common Assessment Task in Algebraic Methods). As with last year, the faculty ran two weeks' worth of tutorials at lunch and an evening session before the exam.

As the main entry requirement into both courses in Year 12 Mathematics, the students worked hard and the tutorials were well attended. Hopefully, their efforts will be rewarded and improve upon the results garnered last year. In addition, Andrew Alves and Flynn Mercer gained a Merit placing in the University of Otago Junior Mathematics Competition. Both students just missed out in being the Top 200 in the country.

Mathematics has continued a programme, started three years ago, which involves Year 13 Calculus and Statistics students

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tutoring struggling students in the junior school. This has been taking place after school in the faculty and in Homework Club.

Every year, Karamu High School is asked by Hastings Intermediate to be judges for their Mathletics competition.

Each judge is responsible for two teams of three primary or intermediate school students. The faculty is proud of this tradition and every year we gladly send 25 of our brightest Year 11 and Year 12 leaders to particitpate in the event. As a new initiative, both schools have decided to work more closely with each other in 2017 to foster better relationships between teachers and the new students who will eventually be attending Karamu High School.

The Faculty of Mathematics is very proud of what we offer students both in and outside of the classroom. We are always looking for new and exciting opportunities for the students and are already looking ahead to 2017.

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