term 3 newsletter 2012

Hamilton Girls’ High SchoolTerm 3 Newsletter

Table of contents

• Principal’s Comments 2• Art, Drama, Dance & Music 4• English 5• Languages 5• Physical Education 6• Science 8• Social Sciences 10• Technology 11• Mathematics 11• Careers 12• Gateway 12• Archives 14• Student Buzz 15• E Learning 23• NZQA Issues 24• Sports 28• Campbell House 33• Edgecumbe House 33• Heads House 33• MacDiarmid House 33• Wilson House 33• Attendance 34

“In the 21st century humanity faces some of its most daunting challenges. Our best resource is to cultivate our singular abilities of imagination, creativity and innovation. Our greatest peril would be to face the future without investing fully in those abilities ... The impossible yesterday is

routine today. Wait until tomorrow.” (Ken Robinson, “Out of our minds: Learning to be creative”).

Mai Chen, principal at Chen Palmer, used Robinson’s quote (NZHerald, Aug 2, 2012) as she noted to readers watching the best athletes in the world at the Olympics that “we need to remind ourselves that making New Zealand a world beater requires creative and innovative minds, attached to supple and disciplined bodies.” She suggested this “may require major changes in our education system”.

The great news is that such major changes are implicit in the New Zealand Curriculum. If we do not hold onto these changes or reduce or minimise the scope of this visionary document we risk being left behind as Ken Robinson notes. It is also why being in education has never been more complex!

While the publication of the national standards results for Y1-8 students very recently in the media has been controversial and has been challenged, the upside is that it is creating a very important debate about what we do see as issues of significance in Education.

Not the least of these is about what we value, and why at HGHS we spend so much time focusing on meeting the needs of 21st century learners. Questions in the media at the moment seem focused around measuring literacy and numeracy only, and the quality of the measures used here. While clearly such results are incredibly important for 21st century learners (so long as they are able to show consistency and

WITH AROHA

CAMERON, Justine. - Hamilton Girls’ High School’s community sends our thoughts, prayers and aroha to her beloved family at this incredibly sad time. Justine was a very passionate teacher of English, who relished encouraging high standards from our girls. She was a very caring tutor teacher and a much cherished, articulate colleague.

Justine was an Old GIrl of our school who encouraged our girls to live out our motto, just as she did - as a she did - as a “wise woman shaping her own destiny”.

are moderated) a major question underpinning all of this is: “What is our education system all about and how do we ensure what we do is future proofing our learners?”

The “front end” of our NZ curriculum (NZC) document is in no doubt that it is not only about Learning Areas where Literacy and Numeracy are grounded, but the NZC is also about the Key Competencies, and the Values and Principles which are underpinned by the overall Vision that we have here. The outcome of the curriculum is that the participants will be “actively involved, confident, connected, lifelong learners”. This is also at the heart of what Ken Robinson and Mai Chen are imploring us to keep to the forefront of any debate about Education.

While we are due to open our “Centre for Creativity and Performance” later in Term 4 (Nov 30) we must never ever think creativity and innovation only resides in the Arts. It has to be in every learning area. Mai Chen says she must find lawyers “who are not just technically excellent, but who can create and innovate.” She argues also that “Technical excellence in business leadership or among government officials is not enough. Diversity remains essential to finding creative and innovative solutions. Success lies in finding new ways to conceive of old or new problems.” In all of these examples people skills are pre-eminent too – high quality relationships do matter.

Over this term we have many “case studies” which may not be able to be measured easily nationally but which do show that our young women are growing and maturing in ways which will make them connected, caring 21st century citizens. Indeed, already they are showing the kinds of attributes which will equip them to be the sorts of leaders needed now and into the future in NZ, and globally.

Our girls are living and showing the deeply held Values of the NZC which many of us treasure as our touchstones, such as respect and care for self and for each other, and honesty. NZC principles are seen regularly through aspiring to have, and having high expectations, to being critical thinkers engaged in future proofing, ready to explore and exercise sustainable practices, and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and multicultural diversity in their hearts and in their day to day practices. Many of us want to believe and be assured that they will aspire to major roles, as the voices and leaders of our nation and globally as we move into our own maturing years!

So what are our measures then, you might ask? Some of them have come out recently with our admiration of how brave they are, of how confident they are, and how secure our girls are in our “HGHS family”, our community. It was an absolute privilege to witness our girls contributing so strongly in various ways at Mrs Justine Cameron’s Special Memorial Service. As a group of 16/17/18 year olds who were able to stand up at a service and speak so beautifully about what

for ourselves”. Our young women inspire us daily. As a whole community we are showing in real terms that we do have what it takes to take up the challenges of being part of making our group of New Zealanders the “world beaters” that Mai Chen and Ken Robinson call on all of us to aspire to be.

Arohanui,

Mary Ann Baxter

they remembered about Justine, says so much about them as “confident, connected” young women.

They spoke with affection, with integrity and much depth of their appreciation of what she had done for them in various forums in school and beyond. It was also over the ten days we saw our girls’ strengths and frailties. We supported these from when we first shared the tragedy with them and how we all worked as a family there for each other, continuing to grieve while also looking to do our best as we honoured Mrs Cameron.

Over this time, calling on them to support their teachers who were really struggling with the loss of a colleague, brought out the best in so many of your daughters too. Potentially each of our girls has grown in terms of understanding and learning about why we always value relationships and speak so much about respect for each other. They learnt too that there are times when as a group we need to take time out to honour someone special. They stepped up and dealt with this so sensitively.

As a result of this important time to reflect, the girls were invited to think about how important it is from now on to remember to take the time to note to others the good things they see in them as each day goes by. This is about noting these to our Mums and Dads, to teachers and other students – and, for us, to remember to do the same for our girls too – to cherish and value each other.

While relationships are often seen as more difficult to “measure” it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t value and continue to establish ways to measure them, ways that are valid and reliable. Valuing positive relationships and commitments to mediation and restorative practices are integral to us getting e.g. to where students can then aspire to achieve - and get the “high expectations” and achieve the results they deserve.

We just need to be ever observant, to be creative ourselves and note these incidents as they occur to build up trends and patterns – these are our measures. We can use case studies such as our last ten days together to demonstrate so much that the community we have set out to create within our school, with our “older sisters/younger sisters” focus, our mentors and tutor teachers with their fifteen or so girls they get to know really closely, and the ethos underpinning our five small schools (our houses) and our very special partnership we try to have with each of our parents through these structures, have all come together and are evidence of our girls showing such attributes and strengths at such difficult times.

Throughout all of this difficult time our girls were saying ... “We are not going to let ourselves down. We are going to show why we are here. . We are determined to meet those high expectations set by our school, our teachers, our families – and most importantly by and

STOP PRESS!

Hamilton Girls’ High School has appointed a new principal.

Marie Gordon, who is currently the Deputy Principal at Palmerston North Girls’ High School will take up the top job at the school from the beginning of next year. She will replace Mary Ann Baxter, who is resigning as of the end of the current school year.

Ms Gordon has been deputy principal at Palmerston North Girls’ High since 2003 and during that time she has spent 18-months as acting principal. Before going to PNGHS, Ms Gordon was Assistant Principal at Freyberg High School. She is of Ngati Tuwharetoa descent and was brought up in Taumarunui.

The Chairman of Hamilton Girls’ High Board of Trustees, Andrew McRae said the board was excited by Marie’s appointment and believe she will be an effective leader who is able to continue and advance the excellent work carried out by Mary Ann Baxter over the last nine years.

Marie Gordon Our new Principal

Art Department

“It doesn’t matter what language you speak, these pictures communicate with people and resonate a certain emotion” - Michiel Munneke, Managing Director of the Amsterdam-based World Press Photo organization

Towards the end of Term 3 students attended the World Press Photojournalism exhibition at Wintec. They experienced the power of photography and the highest quality of photojournalism in the world. All were inspired and amazed by the provocative and confrontational images on display. Some said it was the most moving exhibition they had seen.

Term 3 is a busy time particularly for the senior students with final assessment deadlines looming. The Art Department is a flurry of creative activity as students increase the quality and quantity of their artwork.

At the junior level, Year 9 students have created some amazing masks based on an animal of their choice and in the style of prominent Maori artist Cliff Whiting. The Year 10 students have explored how to use art to raise awareness of a human rights issue. Some of the issues explored included racial equality, child poverty and family violence.

There are some exceptional artworks being produced from all year levels within the department. This shows that students are enjoying the programmes on offer and have benefitted from the expertise of their teachers.

Parents/Caregivers and students are invited to attend the display of the Level 1 portfolios in the Atrium on Wednesday 17th October from 4pm-6pm as part of the Celebration of the Arts evening.

MUSIC Department

The Music Department has been in full swing this term with both the Production, Orchestra Festival and the Barbershop National Finals.

The Production was a huge success with musicians from both HGHS and HBHS forming the 50s and Rock Bands.

At the time of printing The Uptown Girls Chorus along with T Birds and Fuchsia are on their way to the National Finals in Auckland on 27th September. After lots of hard work the girls are ready to take on the rest of New Zealand!

Photos Above: Top - Tabitha Van der Westhuizen Winner Fusion Art Competition, Level 3 Painting.Middle - Maggie Unternahrer Winner of Fusion Art competition, Level 3 Painting.Bottom - Barbershop Quartet.

FRENCH BOOT CAMP

On the weekend of the 7th/8th of September the inaugural French Boot Camp was held at Raglan for students travelling to France (22 September – 13 October 2012).

Students were put to the test in trying weather conditions, with challenges that taught them how to become good travellers and to work well as a team. A three hour hike, the Great 3-Legged Suitcase Relay, Traveller’s Idol will never be forgotten. Vive la France!

Year 13 English Trip To The Merchant of Venice

Mrs Gresson’s class has been studying “The Merchant of Venice” for their Shakespearean text this year. They were lucky to be able to take part in workshops at school, led by the director of the play, Michael Switzer, and a key actor, Michael Gaastra. Mrs Gresson also arranged a trip to see the play, performed recently at The Meteor Theatre, and Mrs Wilson was fortunate to be invited to accompany them.

It was a lively and stimulating performance that the students said they enjoyed and they also commented that they learned a lot about the play. The director spoke to the group at the end and answered questions. He was flattered and amused when the students assured him they had enjoyed the play and thought it was,’ better than the film.’ They especially praised Michael’s comic performance and Graeme Cairn’s role as Shylock.

The students were privileged to have a trip to a live performance of their play organised for them as well as workshops. Those who attended gained a great deal from the opportunity.

Photos Above: Top Row - Kerrianne Lindsey ECI writing in Japanese, Te Miringa Panapa 9E1 with cow piñataBottom Row - Stephanie Miles in a kimono EPA.

International Languages Week

GET 2 GO

This term saw 16 of our junior students take part in GET 2 GO. This is an adventure racing event hosted by Sparc and OPC. Teams of 8 compete against each other in a number of activities including, mountain biking, team building, kayaking and orienteering. 24 teams were competing for one space in the National finals on Great Barrier Island at the end of the year. Girls’ High combined with Hamilton Boys’ High and fought hard for that top spot. They just missed out coming 4th overall in the Waikato region. Part of the day was building a craft to paddle on the lake, the all girls team managed to be first onto the lake with their craft and also first INTO the lake! The water was pretty chilly but the girls worked hard to re-build the craft and went back out onto the water. The combined team were super fast at the mountain biking course and managed to rack up a huge amount of points. Well done to all 12 girls who took part, it was a great effort by all!!

Jump Rope

Tuesday 4th September was the Year 13 and Year 9 Jump Rope for Heart afternoon. Each year the Year 13 Outdoors and Sport students plan and run an afternoon of activities to promote and encourage lifelong activity and healthy lifestyle choices. The girls work alongside the Heart Foundation and the afternoon is used as a fundraiser for this very important cause. This year Paigley Frost won the top plan award and as a result she is in charge for the afternoon, second in charge was Camille Ware, who also produced a high quality plan.

This year’s theme was the Olympics and each class had to dress up in theme as a country. The Year 9s had a great afternoon due to the excellent work of the Year 13s. Well done to all involved.

13APS

Our Year 13 Advanced Sport class are currently in training for the Tri Maori Triathlon which is taking place on Saturday 27th October at Lake Karapiro.They will be completing a 1.5km swim, 40km bike followed by a 10km run. During some of our class time we have been completing swimming sessions, RPM classes at Les Mills and river runs, all in aid of helping with our training. The girls have developed training plans which they will complete for their assessments too.

If you are free on 27th October, I know the girls would appreciate your support to cheer them on.

Happy training girls ,Miss Walker

Photos Above: Jump Rope for Heart afternoon.

TOUGH GUY TOUGH GAL 12KM OFF ROAD MUD RUN

On the 11 August two classes ventured over to Rotorua for the big event that they had been training for the last 12 weeks..... The Tough Guy Tough Gal 12km run!!!! If you don’t know what is involved in this event you should check it out on the Tough Guy Tough Gal website to get a true picture. It involves mud, obstacles, water, hills and much, much more. This is a part of the Advanced PE Sport and Outdoors course and was one of the Practical Achievement Standards worth 4 credits. Not only does this event involve mud and lots of it, you needed guts, determination, mental toughness, fitness and not a faint heart about getting dirty. This is the first time we have done this event and definitely won’t be the last. All participants thoroughly enjoyed this event. Both classes decided on themes to dress up in, the Sports class were the All Blacks and the Outdoors were Jail bunnies. Everyone dresses up and the costumes ranged from where’s wally, to guys in nappies to super heroes. This really enhanced the atmosphere along with starting the warm up to the YMCA song in the barn. The course is twice around a 6km lap. Both classes did really well, with some individuals achieving with Excellence.

10 sport

A huge WELLDONE to the 10 SPORT girls for their Judo training this term. Each practical lesson the girls have run 1km down to the Metro Judo club to train under Sensei Terry. After 8 weeks of training the classes had their very own judo competition. The level of skill this year was particularly high. The theory aspect of the course this term complements the self discipline required for Judo. The girls have been studying Sport Psychology and Mental Toughness. This showed during the finals where some of the best Judo throws of the term were produced!

Congratulations to Kahurangi Kihi-Simon and Kelly Porima who were crowned CLASS CHAMPIONS!!

13APO

As part of their FINAL assessment the Level 3 Outdoors class have to compete against each other in a multisport triathlon. This consists of a 3km kayak, 20km mountain bike ride and 10km off road run. This all takes place in Rotorua on Friday 2nd November. As part of the assessment the students have to write their own 6 week training plan (AND complete it of course). The girls are currently training hard to make sure they are in tip top condition for the event. Norm Jordan has been on hand to give the girls expert tips for paddling and they have improved hugely at this part of the race. Well done girls and good luck.

Photos Above: Top Row - Tough Guy Tough Girl Competition, Year 10 JudoBottom Row - Tough Guy Tough Girl Competition, Year 13 APO Kayaking

Year 13 Biology Scholarship

Every Thursday after school, the biology scholarship group gets together in M13 to share ideas on such intriguing topics as the resurrection of mammoths. On the 6th of September, we were lucky enough to have a visit from the 2011 Dux and biology scholarship recipient, Deanna Jordan (picured below). She gave some tips on university living, exams and safety in Auckland (stay away from Albert Park at night!). Deanna is currently studying Biomedical Science at Auckland University, which is one of the many pathways towards a career in medicine. Some of the more memorable labs that the course offers involve moulding a foetus out of clay and dissection of muscle fibre! It was fun and inspiring to hear about her experiences and we’re all very appreciative for her time.

On Thursday the 27th of September, the Biology department is having another speaker. Dr. Avi Holzapfel, a DoC conservationist who has worked closely with Kiwi, Archey’s Frogs and Dactylanthus will be coming in to give a presentation on his work; specifically the application of genetics in conservation. It looks to be a fantastic lecture and all those who have an interest in Biology are welcome to come along to M13 at 3.20.

By Marie Quayle, Harpreet Singh, Hayleigh Frost & Ingrid Lindeman

Web Day

In early June, the Year 13 Biology and Science classes had the privilege of attending the Waikato Experience Biology Day (WEB Day) at Waikato University. The students got a taster of the university experience to come by participating in laboratory work and attending lectures based around the NCEA Level 3 standards. One of the more exciting lectures was discussing the trends of human evolution by comparing models of ape and hominin skulls. However the highlight of the day for many was the biotechnology lab, in which we extracted DNA from kiwifruit and ran the samples through a gel electrophoresis apparatus to separate the DNA fragments by length. This technique is commonly used to examine evidence and solve criminal cases! Overall, the trip was an awesome way to experience what life would be like as a science student at university. A big thank you to the University of Waikato and the teachers involved for the opportunity.

By Marie Quayle

Y13 Biology visit to the Auckland Zoo

On Friday 3rd of August, all three Year thirteen biology classes had the privilege of attending The Auckland Zoo. Although getting the opportunity to get up and close with the animals was an intriguing idea, the whole point of this trip was to relate and learn more about our current topic for the Achievement Standard “Trends in Human Evolution”. There were three parts to this fun day.

Part one for all three classes included attending a lecture on the trends in human evolution in terms of how their body structure has changed over millions of years. After this the three classes broke into two groups, one attending another lecture focused on skulls, culture and tool making, while the other group was allowed to wander the grounds of the zoo. From witnessing the amusing orang-utans, to crawling through tunnels to see lemurs, there is no doubt that this day offered the opportunity to have a lot of fun as well as learning facts related to our school work. To the Year twelve students taking biology this year - the Year 13 biology zoo trip is definitely an event to look forward to.

By Harpreet Singh

Photos: Top - Web Day, Photos are from the Waikato University Science & Engineering website.Middle - Deanna JordanBottom - Year 13 Biology Trip

BUILDING AN ECO FRIENDLY HOUSE

Before we had fun building our house there was planning and research to do. We researched Eco friendly houses and found out that they are energy and environmentally efficient. We answered questions which helped us to choose how to make our house energy efficient. Once planned, we set off to build the house and its surroundings using different materials.

The actual building of the house was my favourite part because it gave me a chance to be creative and put my ideas into action. It was exciting to build a house which had no power connected. This was an interesting challenge for we had to be creative and think outside of the box. Some things I used in my house were: bricks to keep the heat inside the house, solar panels absorb the sun’s heat and convert it into electricity.

A water tank was built to store the water. We placed insulation in the roof and walls; the windows were doubled glazed and the floor was covered with carpet.

We built a barn to keep the animals safe and we built a vegetable garden to help save money and have fresh healthy food available.

This project provided a great experience because it was interesting to be made aware of the different ways there are to help the environment. This inspired me and made me consider some of the ideas that I might use when building a house in the future to help the world be a better place.

By: Alicia Dempsey

SCIENCE FAIR

If you happened to be at the Garden’s Pavilion between the 23rd and 25th of August this year, you would have seen a large room filled to overflowing with Science Fair projects. Investigations, wall posters, inventions, photo essays – it was all there.

Our students were encouraged to enter and we had several keen Science students who put their questions to the test, and investigated ideas like: “To find out if time really does fly when you’re having fun” and “What you see isn’t always what you get.” Others investigated issues such as Lasers and how they work.

Two of the projects entered by our girls won their categories. Congratulations to Bronwyn Kirby (year 10) for her first prize in the Open Grade Photography for her project, “Scientific Research: See the Results.” Congratulations also go to the Gabriella Boyce, Harriet Gaudin and Leah Porima who together won first prize for the Wall Poster section with their project, “Can you Open it?”

Level 3 Chemistry - Making esters

The Level 3 Chemistry students have been studying Organic Chemistry. During this time they made a compound called an ester. Esters are colorless liquids which have characteristic smells. The scents of many flowers and perfumes are due to esters. The photographs show Level 3 Chemistry students using distillation equipment to make esters.

Photos: Top - Eco Friendly House, Science Fair. Bottom - Eco Friendly House, Year 13 Chemistry Making Esters

CLASSICAL STUDIES

This term both levels have kicked off their art topics. The Year 12 classes have been looking at the amazing temples on the Acropolis. They have also been experimenting with clay in order to learn the difference between high and low relief.

Level 3 have begin examining Greek vases. The Year 13 classes have started an intense rivalry, as each class competes to recreate scenes from the vases they study. This term the Level 3 girls were lucky enough to create their own vases at the Waikato Pottery Society and also head to the Hamilton Museum to see ‘The Labours of Herakles’.

By Marian Maguire.

LEVEL 2 Geography : Models of the Amazon

At the end of Term 3, as a class we all made models of the Amazon Basin. We used paper-mache and paint to develop the perfect revision tool for our end of year externals. From making these models we learnt the main features of the Basin –the Andes, Guyana and Brazilian Plateaus and the Amazon River. We used ‘toothpick’ signs to annotate each feature so we could use the model for revision. The best (and most fun) revision tool we have ever used. Thanks Miss Campus!

Tegan Macnab, Year 12 Geography

Photos: Top Row - Year 13 Trip to the Museum, 2nd Row - Recreating a Greek Vase, 3rd Row - Year 12 working with clay, Row 4 - Models of the Amazon Kelly Le Quesne and Krystall Geraghty, Katherine Sarcich, Sonya Marais, Row 5 - Year 9 Social Studies display, Inquiry project by Benichous Mbenguele, Inquiry Project by Hayley Robinson.

When am I ever going to use this in real life??

This is a question we are forever bombarded with in our Maths classes. When we are doing Algebra we say ‘you’re learning mathematical skills’ or ‘solve this problem using equations’. When we are doing Statistics we bring in newspaper articles. When we are doing Number we set questions on flatting and the cost of buying and running a car.

And when we are doing Trigonometry we take them to measure the height of something really high or really awkward to get to. The challenge for these 11MAT classes was to measure the height of the Atrium using nothing more than a 10 metre tape measure, a clinometer (an instrument that measures the angle as you look up) and the skills they learnt in applying trigonometry.

Photos: Mr Malloch’s Year 11 Maths Class

YEAR 10 GRAPHICS

Students completed a 15 week Architectural Project over Term 1 and 2, where they had to design a habitat for their chosen ‘Lord of the Rings’ species (ie: Dwarf, Hobbit, Elf, Wizard or Human). The program for Term 3 is an Engineering Project and students have to design a child’s toy with a simple mechanism (trigger and movement). An introductory unit was used to help prepare student’s structural thinking. Here are photos showing the girls engaging in the ‘Tower Challenge’, where they worked in groups to create the tallest tower using 20 sheets of newspaper and 2mm masking tape.

Mr W.Tepania (DVC/Graphics Teacher)

TEXTILES

There have been some exciting items made in Textiles Technology this year but none more so than this beautiful creation from Christelle Venter. She worked so hard to have this ready for the School Ball and received so many compliments on her dress. This was a quality finished item and worthy of the occasion and the Achievement Standard associated with it.

Photos: Top Row - Year 10 Graphics, 2nd Row - Year 10 Graphics, 3rd Row - Year 12 Textiles dress made by Christelle Venter.

Jeana Sayson At Deloitte

This year I was fortunate enough to start a Gateway programme at Deloitte, which is one of the “Big Four” professional services firms in the world. I have experienced being an Accountant and how it feels working in an office environment.

All the practical experience has given me the taste to be a real Accountant and it also gave me a good insight into what it’s like to be part of a great company. What was thought to be just work has developed into great friendship and a fun experience, working with amazing people in a peaceful environment.

It was an unforgettable experience and I had a great time. I am very grateful that I gave it a go.

Photo Above: Jeana Sayson at Deloitte

CAREERS UPDATE

Term 3 has been very busy for the students in regard to career decision making. The Yr13s are considering life after school and our other students what subjects to take for that next year of study. All universities have been into school for a second time to assist with course planning and enrolment, with the students making appointment times if they needed assistance. Studylink will be also available in Week 11 to assist with student loan and allowance applications. If the students miss any of these events please encourage them to visit the Careers Office to seek assistance. All tertiary institutions can be contacted through their liaison and recruitment offices to answer any questions; a list of these contacts is available on the school website and in the Careers Office.

Scholarships – students have been encouraged to search for financial assistance through scholarships. Many are approaching their due dates but many are also open until 2013. It is not too late to apply. Students can access www.breakout.org.nz at school or the central public library; this is a database of scholarships throughout NZ. They also need to check each tertiary institution scholarship section on their websites for more specific areas of study.

STAR – Yr10 students are coming to the end of their first STAR course experiences. They will have the opportunity to participate once again next year during Term 2. These short introductory courses are a wonderful way for the students to experience a taste of a career area.

Waikato Trades Academy – This is the end of the second year of the new academy with a large number of students from a range of Waikato schools having participated. The final day on the 14th Sept was a

chance for the students to showcase their motorbike project and celebrate their amazing success. The photo shown is of Mikayla Baker a Yr11 HGHS student who is involved in the mechanical engineering pathway.

We are now looking for Yr10 students who may be interested in participating in the academy for 2013. They need to have an interest in engineering – automotive, electrical or mechanical. They also need to be able to manage their school workload and the fact they will be out of school for two weeks during Terms 1 – 3. Please contact the Careers Office if you would like to find out more about the academy.

Frances TomlinsonAt NZ Veterinary Pathology Laboratory

This year I have had the opportunity to get work experience in the NZ Vet Pathology Laboratory. I have always been interested in life and death and how things happen but it wasn’t until this year that I realised my real passion was the world of science.

I have learnt a lot from my time at the laboratory, what to expect when working in a lab, and I also have developed many friendships throughout my time there, and they will continue to grow until I finish my placement there.

I have enjoyed it so much that I hope to get part time work there, or in labs like it, while completing a Bachelor of Science at university. Gateway has been a lot of fun and it’s a great way to understand what it’s like when entering the workforce of your choice. It’s well worth it!

Chiharu Saunder At Forma Interior Design

This year I signed up to be part of the Gateway programme, which introduced me to the wonderful world of Interior Design at Forma. I get the opportunity to gain a once in a lifetime experience including meeting new people and learning new skills.

I was fortunate enough to work with Darren, who is in charge of Forma, Hamilton. He was very friendly and funny and helped answer all my questions. I learned things like what you do as an interior designer to things like how important the showroom looks for the customers and a million other skills I would not have gained if I did not have this opportunity.

I am very fortunate and I am very grateful I was given this opportunity. To everyone who is considering taking part in Gateway I say do it! It will give you amazing and worthwhile experience you will never forget.

Kinjal PatelAt KPMG

This year I have had the amazing opportunity, along with two other Year 13 students, in being involved in the Gateway programme that is conducted through Hamilton Girls’ High. In the first week of the Term 2 holidays I got to experience the day and life of a person that works in the KPMG accounting firm, which is one of the top accounting firms known world wide, and we will be going for a week in the Term 3 holidays.

When Kajol Thanki, Nikki Walker and I went to the accounting firm on the first day we were split up into three separate business advisory teams where we experienced up close what it was really like working in this area of expertise. As the week continued we each got to do a variety of tasks which involved photocopying, filing, mail rounds, shadowing and much more.

The overall highlight for me was that by being able to get some practical experience in a field that I was interested in, it helped me become more certain of what direction I wanted to go for in my career pathway.

Photos: Top - Frances Tomlinson at NZ Veterinary Pathology Laboratory.Middle - Kinjal Patel at KPMGBottom - Chiharu Saunder at Forma Interior Design

MEMORIES OF MARGARET BURNETPupil 1952-1956

In February 1952 Margaret left her small country school and entered Hamilton High School which had over 800 pupils. Travelling many miles each day through Komakorau and Horsham Downs, she found the large school with seven classrooms, two laboratories and an art room quite daunting. Classes of 36 pupils were taught in prefabricated rooms, eighteen in total. On the Hill Street side of the school were four other buildings which were painted bright yellow and called ‘the chicken coops’. Other temporary rooms stood in a row overlooking the hockey fields.

Officially co-educational; boys and girls were taught separately during their first two years. Some fifth form classes were mixed; and most sixth form classes were taught in combined groups. Girls and boys were forbidden to talk to each other when travelling home. Pupils were made aware that high academic standards were expected. All curriculum subjects were directed towards university entrance examinations which pupils hoped they would be accredited so they did not have to sit the examinations.

Margaret took general courses which included French, Latin and English. Her school day began with assembly; boys seated on one side and girls on the other, either standing or sitting on the floor. A hymn was sung, followed by the Headmaster reading verses from the Bible and a recitation of the Lord’s Prayer. School announcements followed before the pupils went to their first lesson.

Mr Tait (second Headmaster) had high expectations of the pupils; he was described by the Minister of

Education as a human dynamo. Pupils loved the impromptu dances held on wet lunch hours, but “the rowdy behaviour of a few misguided pupils forced Mr Tait to cancel this pleasant activity”. Setting the rules for the annual school dance he banned long frocks and stated that girls must be taken home by their fathers.

School uniforms in the 1950’s were “sombre”. The winter uniform was a box-pleated navy gym frock, navy blazer trimmed with red braid, black stockings, black shoes and a navy hat. Summer uniform meant a change to white socks, white hats and in 1953 a lighter summer dress was instigated. Failure to wear full uniform including the hat when outside the school grounds resulted in punishment.

Sport was becoming increasingly important with the swimming pool inspiring many girls to attempt Royal Life Saving Certificates and medals. Joan Darcy-Smith, the Head Prefect in 1952, received the bar to her silver medal; the first High School pupil to achieve this honour. Girls Phys-Ed classes took place in the assembly hall, and the tennis courts were also used for basketball.

Miss Ellis was the first Headmistress of the new Hamilton Girls’ High School; she commented that some of the pupils might find it sad the boys had left. She insisted that pupils bring their own Bibles to school, attend hymn practices, and she viewed good manners as vital.

In 1957 Margaret enrolled at Auckland University and says that her affection for her High School has remained unchanged to the present day.

CONGRATULATIONS to VICTORIA NORTON

Last April Victoria Norton [12HWJ] attended the Junior Rock ’n Roll Nationals in Invercargill where she and her partner were placed third in the Under 18 category.

At the beginning of August, Victoria took part in the local Waikato Club Championships. She won the Under 18 category and came third in the Open Section.

CONGRATULATIONS to KORIA POURI-LANE

The NZ National Olympic Wrestling Championships were held at Hamilton Boys’ High School on 6-8 September with over 100 competitors competing in Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Grappling. Congratulations to Koria Pouri-Lane who gained Silver in both the Junior Female 63 kg and Senior Female 63 kg classes.

Koria was also successful in winning Gold in the Junior and Senior Female 63 kg classes at the North Island Wrestling Championships held in Hamilton in June and the NZ Club Championships held in Wellington in August.

CONGRATULATIONS to Tayla Perreau

Tayla Perreau travelled to Australia to compete in the Aussie Gold Cheer n Dance Championships, with her team ‘Dynamite’ based from Hamilton’s Xtreme Gym. The team won their division and placed second overall in the grand championship.

A great result for the team and individuals involved.

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Issue 31 September 2011

Inside: Song and Dance Fest | SADD Week | Student Council Update | Exam Tips | Brain Teaser | This or That | Mid Winter Christmas | Tough Gal Challenge

COMPILED BY HARPREET SINGH

“ROCK IT” PRODUCTION

A Hamilton Girls' and Boys' High School music and dance extravaganza!

Rock‐It explored the musical history of pop through dance and music. It was directed by Margie Wynne‐Jones with help of many other teachers. The cast of 80 all worked extremely hard for 3 months rehearsing both singing and dancing acts to ensure a professional looking show!

The first performance was a matinee show for Year 9 students from both Hamilton Girls' and Boys' High School and was held on Monday the 6th of August. The audience was amazed by Rock‐It and the news about the show spread quickly throughout the school! The buzz of the first performance kicked in and the cast could not wait to begin the night shows.

Rock‐It was held at the Clarence St Theatre in Hamilton from Wednesday the 8th of August through till Saturday 11th of August. The show had a great turn out with excellent reviews from all the people who came to watch. People were amazed by the expert level of singing and dancing from the students and commented that it was just like a blast from the past!

By Brie Smith ‐ Arts Captain

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The amazing Heads house girls brought home the win with this years Song and Dance Fest and we are so proud of all the girls’ efforts! The result was definitely worth all the hard work everyone put into the preparation and performance for the day. We are so proud to carry on the title of the house with the best singers and dancers! La Sharn Satherley‐Teece ‐ Heads House Prefect By the end of Term 2 Edgecumbe managed to rise up to the top of the points table. Winning several mufti days without a doubt assisted us in doing that but so did Song and Dance Fest. A BIG thank you to all the Year 9s who took part ‐ You girls rock! It was so fun working with you girls and all your hard work definitely paid off. I would like to give an even bigger thank you to the Year 13s. Without you all we could not have been able to pull it off. Another thank you to everyone that has helped me this year, you are all so wonderful. Kelsi Prendergast ‐ Edgecumbe House Captain Although it was probably the most stressful house event of the year, Song and Dance Fest was definitely the best! It was so great to see it all come together so well after only two weeks of practice. I really have to give a lot of credit to all the Year 9s and 13s who showed up to every practice and really gave it their all. I can’t imagine working with a better bunch of girls. In the end we placed second by HALF a point, but I have no regrets. I think we did a fantastic job and I am extremely proud of my MacDiarmid girls! Kim Jong ‐ MacDiarmid House Captain Wow! Wasn’t Song and Dance Fest fun!!! Words cannot express how proud I am of the girls. There was a lot of hard work and effort put into making this day special and I can honestly say I wouldn’t change a thing. The girls were so awesome giving everything a go and I was so happy to spend my last Song and Dance Fest with them. Although we didn’t come first, we’re all winners in my eyes. Best Song and Dance fest so far! A super happy Wilson House Captain :) Kasie Stockman ‐ Wilson House Captain

SONG AND DANCE FEST

SADD WEEK HGHS SADD Week ‐ Students Against Driving Drunk During Week Five, your S.A.D.D committee was around school trying to raise awareness about the dangers of driving drunk. From S.A.D.D facts in the notices to posters and chalked slogans around school, this week was all about getting the word out there to help keep our students safe on the road. On the Wednesday lunchtime, we had a number of activities relating to S.A.D.D that got girls actively involved and interested. To highlight the issue of drink driving, we parked a car in the Quad and decorated it with red balloons and S.A.D.D posters and then handed out related posters, stickers, pens, and of course lollies to girls as they walked past. During the lunchtime, we had a message board where students could write their thoughts about SADD and we also held a 'Guess the number of skittles in the Jar' competition to win prizes. The number: 284 represented the number of deaths on New Zealand roads in 2011, was then announced at assembly to draw attention to the serious issue of drunk driving. Your SADD Committee hopes everyone got something out of the week and will remember to Never Ever drink and drive! Plan b4 u party and stay safe :) By Rachel Porteous ‐ Service Committee Captain

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Heads MacDiarmid Campbell Edgecumbe Wilson

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STUDENT COUNCIL UPDATE

BRAIN TEASER

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A snail was travelling around a square. It took 80 minutes to travel one side. The snail took another 80 minutes to travel the other side. On the third side it took another 80 minutes to travel it. But on the last side it took one whole hour and twenty minutes! Why is this? Think you know the answer? Be the first to write into [email protected] with the correct answer and win a $15 Equip voucher!! Congratulations to Hilary Capon for being the first to email in last term and winning the spot prize.

This term has had a real charity focus for Student Council. Our first mufti day on the 31st July raised almost a thousand dollars which was split between our two chosen charities, Parkinsons New Zealand and Amnesty International. A second mufti day on the 22nd August saw another $1000 given to the Hamilton Girls’ High School Foundation to be used on the Hall project. We have also donated money to other deserving causes. $200 was given to Women’s Refuge and our students have also been selling Red Noses and Daffodils for Curekids and the Cancer Society. Collaboration with the Girls’ High Arts Council has seen the organisation of an arts contest for students, who can submit either a photograph or a canvas painting. The winners will receive a cash prize and seeing their art displayed around the school. We are also beginning to work on our school goals for this year, and have many different projects in mind. We are hoping to get things underway by the end of this term. By Hilary Capon ‐ Student Council President

EXAM TIPS School exams (not mocks) may be over but the best is yet to come. The final NCEA exams are on the way. So be

prepared by taking on board these bad boy exam tips.

anage your time carefully & master the material as you go!

rrange your study notes in a particular order

ling your study notes!

leep, eat and take regular breaks!

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MID WINTER CHRISTMAS

Amnesty International organises a Freedom Challenge every year where students are to focus their efforts around one particular human rights issue. This year, the theme for the week was 'Stop Forced Evictions', where innocent people in Cambodia and the Occupied West Bank are being forced out of their homes without being relocated or compensated in any way. Our Service Council was very busy throughout the week trying to protest against these forced evictions in a number of ways. We kicked off the week with a bit of fundraising, selling colourful wristbands and badges and holding a mufti day at school to raise funds for Amnesty International. As well as earning money, we also wanted students to show their support against forced evictions by signing petitions. Towards the end of the week, we organised a flash mob, where a large group of students marched through school with signs and instruments, chanting "stop forced evictions!" When we reached the Quad at the end of our march, we drew out the peace sign using the people in the march. Due to the great enthusiasm of all the Amnesty members, our efforts received publicity as interviews were done by both the local newspaper and radio station; helping us to spread the message about forced evictions. In the end, it turned out to be an action‐packed week where Hamilton Girls’ High School was able to really make a difference in helping stop this human rights violation. Well done to all the girls who supported this cause through our protests and fundraisers.

By Rachel Porteous ‐ Service Committee Captain

AMNESTY FREEDOM CHALLENGE

Multicultural Council has been busy with a lot of fun activities in term two and three. In Term Two the Multicultural Council organized Mid‐Winter Christmas, where the whole school was invited to celebrate this festival. The entire atrium was decorated in a Christmas style, there was food, games and of course Santa Claus for the girls to get a feel of Christmas in the middle of July. The purpose of this celebration was to promote the theme of ‘Festive Year’ as well as to help the wider community. A Christmas tree was set up in the atrium and everyone was welcome to put old clothes, toys, books or cans of food that were then donated to the Salvation Army. In Term Three, the Multicultural Council organized a ‘Multicultural Week’, where throughout the week we did various activities like henna painting, name translations, Japanese calligraphy etc. Everyone enjoyed being part of these activities and it was a lot of fun to organize them as well. By Shalini Guleria ‐ Multicultural Captain

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In late July the Hamilton Girls’ High school and Hamilton Boys’ High School Kapa Haka team attended the Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition in Whangarei. This group known as Te Maurea Whiritoi was made up of 20 fabulous girls and 20 amazing boys. Together they came 22nd out of 43 groups, beating well known Wharekura schools and defiantly making Waikato proud. Of course the aim was to do well at the National competition but other aspects of Maori was also achieved such as whakawhanaungatanga and supporting our fellow Waikato groups. Having a group made up of mostly juniors, Te Maurea Whiritoi has a promising future and has hopes of doing even better at the next National competition in Gisborne, 2014. By Maira Haimona ‐ Deputy Head Girl

KAPA HAKA NATIONALS

TOUGH GUY AND TOUGH GAL Imagine trudging through a metre of thick mud; walking through ice cold water up to your chest; climbing over a deer height fences; crawling under barbed wire; all whilst you smell the stench of cow poo and muddy, sweaty people. Well that’s what a team of 17 students at HGHS did on the 11th August, and every single one of them would do it again. Why is this? Because it was entertaining, women dressed as pigs trotted through the swamp, girls were wearing long dresses, there was a group of “Where’s Wally?” and a team of gas masked army guys. You fell over laughing and got back up to see your mates tumbling over too. A guy in a suit found out his “pants don’t have much give” as he awkwardly clambered over a fence. And when you reached the end of your 6 or 12km triumph, you felt a huge sense of accomplishment and guilt free as you sunk your teeth into a hot big ben pie. Even better, our own Miss Hodgkinson won the Women’s 12km event by six minutes at a time of 1 hour 12 minutes. To further top it off, the girls were fundraising for the school charity this year – Charity:Water. We got sponsors from friends and family for our efforts in completing the Tough Guy and Gal challenge event. The Year 12 APO and APS classes also got sponsors for the charity, competing as part of their course. Charity:Water is a charity to raise $5000 to build a well in an undeveloped country. You may not realise but water is like gold. Having a well closer to your home can allow young girls the opportunity to go to school and gain an education instead of walking miles each day to get water for their family. So thank you to all the girls at Hamilton Girls’ High school for doing the Tough Guy and Gal challenge and to the people who sponsored you, allowing girls overseas the same privileged of going to school as YOU do.

By Hayleigh Frost and Rachel Porteous

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‘THIS’ OR ‘THAT’ Our year nine and eleven's battle it out.

1. If I could have a superpower I would want

2. Out of the two shows, I would prefer to watch

4. If I could be a celebrity for a day I would be

5. Tights are

3. I prefer to holiday in

6. I’m a girl that prefers

7. I prefer to shop at

8. Which female artist do you prefer to listen to?

9. I like to wear

10. My hair is it’s

The Student Buzz is our newsletter. We’d like to hear from you about what you’d like to read in The Student Buzz. Please contact the editor at any time to let us know what you’d like to see more or less of and we’ll do our best to accommodate your requests. If you’ve got any news or events happening that you would like to share with the rest of the school community, please let us know.

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Thank you to all of our writers and those who supplied photos.

SCHOOL SMART

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MY CHARITY WATER This is a cause our very own Service Committee has been fundraising for. The goal is to raise a total of $5000 to fund for a well that will be built next to a school in a developing country. Thus far we have

raised a total of $2100!!! Well done to everyone that has helped contribute to this great cause.

Modelled by: Zahra Al‐khaleefa

Where did you get your clothes from? My shoes are from Authentic Factory Outlet, which is the new converse shop in Dress Smart. My black jeans and white sheer top is from Glassons and my cardigan is from Jay Jays. If money weren’t an item what would you buy? I would buy me some awesome adidas shoes.

Bring your own device (BYOD)

Our current situation: We encourage students to bring their own devices to school to enhance their learning both inside and outside school.

• Students can connect their device to the school wireless network• Students can get support from our IT technician e.g. to connect to the wireless network, check passwords, check moodle access • We have over 50 wireless access points which cover the school and are connected to a fibre network• When surveyed at the end of 2011 the Year 9-10 students preference was for a laptop or netbook despite many already having and using phones• The student email (live@edu) includes cloud-based storage for their files - they can access the files from home and school via the internet• Students can access moodle from home and school• Student can access student notices/results/ NCEA data from the Parent Portal on our school website 24 hours a day • Mobile devices could include: a netbook, a laptop, a tablet, ipad or a smart phone – any internet capable device can assist learning

Why encourage student owned devices?

Instant access to unlimited resources can increase excitement and engagement in learning. Mobile devices are a part of most young people’s lives in 21st century. It will help them prepare them for an unknown future. The New Zealand Curriculum’s vision is for our young people to be confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners – having your own device at school will enhance this vision.Advantages of student-owned devices in class include:

• Anywhere, anytime access to the internet for research and other applications

• The ability to develop “digital” folders and exercise books for their classes (that can’t be lost, and never need replacing - through the use of cloud storage(Live@edu)) • Develop and store a personal learning journey through eportfolios • Provide access to moodle and teacher notes, submitting assignments; online tests and student forums. • Enable collaboration on google docs and live@edu - creating resources together• The ability to draft, redraft and publish their work at the click of a button• Netbooks are already used extensively in eg the languages area• The devices are a reality in the digital world and enhance learning and engagement• The number of students with access to personal devices is growing.• Some seniors already finding them a great resource at HGHS• They are a supplement to school computer resources.• Teachers do not need to rely on booking a computer room to use ICT tools - learning can be more spontaneous.

Where to from here? We are planning for all Year 9 students to have their own mobile device at school in 2014.

Development Day 13 July

Congratulations to Hariza Adlam, Laura Sherson, Amokura Tautari and Brooke Mayall who were part of the Media Team at a Professional Learning Day held for teachers around the Waikato in the July Holidays. The girls worked with a team of primary and intermediate school students filming and interviewing teachers throughout the day.

For an example of the work they produced during the day go to http://www.connected.org.nz/ and watch the vil-lians clip. Well done girls!

Eighteen teachers from HGHS also attended the day which provided stimulating workshops and presentations.

Our technician is available at interval on Tuesdays and Thursdays to help students with any IT problems - these may include: connecting their own device to the school wireless; logging on to Moodle of the network; using the Skydrive in their email for “cloud storage”.

NZQA Issues NCEA External Examination Timetable 2012

Date/Time NCEA Level 1 NCEA Level 2 NCEA Level 3 Scholarship Fri 9 Nov am Drama

pm NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS AFTERNOON Sat 10 Nov am Statistics and Modelling

pm Biology Mon 12 Nov am English German Samoan Japanese

pm Economics Te Reo M ori English Tues 13 Nov am German English Physical Education

pm Accounting Latin Biology Te Reo Rangatira Wed 14 Nov am Mathematics Art History Latin Art History

pm Physics Home Economics German Thur 15 Nov am Biology Education for

Sustainability Te Reo Rangatira Spanish

pm History Te Reo Rangatira English Fri 16 Nov am NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY

pm NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY Sat 17 Nov am Chemistry

pm History Mon 19 Nov am Science Samoan Economics Classical Studies

pm Samoan / Te Reo Rangatira Mathematics Health Science

Tues 20 Nov am Agricultural and Horticultural Science Chemistry History Latin

pm French Spanish Chemistry Wed 21 Nov am Media Studies Media Studies Statistics and Modelling

pm Chinese Te Reo M ori Art History Physics Thur 22 Nov

am Chemistry Geography Agricultural and

Horticultural Science / Japanese

Te Reo M ori

pm Classical Studies Biology German Music Fri 23 Nov am Geography Home Economics Geography Accounting

pm Home Economics Japanese Classical Studies Chinese Sat 24 Nov am

Mathematics with Calculus

pm Geography Mon 26 Nov

am Te Reo M ori History Accounting Agricultural and

Horticultural Science

pm Physics Agricultural and Horticultural Science

Mathematics with Calculus

Tues 27 Nov am Economics French Physics Media Studies pm Social Studies Earth and Space Science Drama French

Wed 28 Nov am Drama Classical Studies Science Economics pm Japanese Music Media Studies Samoan

Thur 29 Nov am Business Studies Social Studies French pm Health Health Dance

Fri 30 Nov am Music Accounting Music Studies pm Latin Business Studies Chinese

Sat 1 Dec am NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY pm NO EXAMINATIONS ON THIS DAY

Mon 3 Dec am Dance Drama Making Music pm Art History Chinese Business Studies

Tues 4 Dec am Spanish Dance Social Studies pm Spanish

NCEA External Examinations Instructions (Fri 9 Nov to Tues 4 Dec)

Exam Students should be at school

by

Lines will be sent to the

examinationrooms at

Students will not be

allowed entry to the room after

Students are NOT

allowed to leave the exam until

Students are allowed to go to the toilet after

Students are NOT

allowed to leave the

exambefore

Examination will end

Morning AM 8:45am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:15 am 10:30 am 12:15pm 12:30 pm

Afternoon PM 1:15pm 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:45 pm 3:00 pm 4:45pm 5:00 pm

Admission Slips - Students will need a NZQA admission slips to enter the examination room. NZQA should send these to

the school by 22nd October.

In the examination room students are to check the papers on their desk have their exam code Student should make sure the numbers on the papers match those on their admission slip.

Cell phones (and wallets) - It is an examination offence to take a cell-phone into the examination. - Students can hand their the cell phone to the Exam Centre Manager on the way to the exam room. - If a student’s cell phone rings during the exam then it will be confiscated until the end of examination period

(End of February 2013). It will then be available for students to pick up from the student office. - The Exam Centre Manager will not look after other valuables such as wallet, i-pods, etc.

Medical Problems - If they occur before the examination, then the student should see Mr Mitchell (NZQA Liaison) - If they occur during the examination, then the student should see the Exam Centre Manger

In the Exam Room Examination Rules

(Your examination may be terminated in you do not follow these rules.)

Things to bring to and use in the examinations

Things NOT to do in the examinations

There must be NO COMMUNICATION AT ALL WITH ANYONE BUT THE EXAM SUPERVISORS.Do not start to write until told to do so.Do not leave your seat without permission. Put up your hand if you need a supervisor. You may not leave the room within the first 45min or the last 15min. If you are late wait at the door and a supervisor will show you to your seat.You will not be allowed in after the first 30min if you are late. You will not be given extra time. Do not bring paper of any kind including tissues Do not bring dictionaries either paper or electronic Do not bring i-pods, cameras, diskman, phones Do not be rude to the supervisors

Use blue or black pens.

Bring a ruler

You can bring a calculator (graphics calculators will have their memories cleared by the exam manager).

If you use a calculator, then bring a set of back up batteries.

You can bring mathematical equipment such as protractor, compass and dividers

SMALL bottle of WATER only. This is to be put on the floor under your chair in a clear water bottle.

Put everything in a clear plastic bag. Keep your NZQA admission slip in there.

Ask the supervisor for extra paper if you need it.

Do not use red and green pens as these are used by the NZQA markers

Do not use pencil, twink, white out or any correcting fluid as NZQA will not allow you to have your examination paper reconsidered.

Do not bring food

Derived Grades (Compassionate Consideration) A student who has been disadvantaged because of a temporary impairment or a non-permanent disability close to or during an examination and which has prevented attendance or affected performance in the examination may apply to NZQA for Derived Grade.

- A Derived Grade is where NZQA takes your Term 3 Exam results or authentic topic tests (proper tests done under exam conditions) to substitute as your external examination result.

- NZQA require that all applications must be through Mr Mitchell (NZQA liaison) - Mr Mitchell is available as follows

o During the examination period Mr Mitchell will be available each day in the NZQA liaison office (located upstairs in the Atrium) from 11am to 12 pm and 2:30 pm to 3:10 pm.

o Alternatively, you can make an appointment by contacting the school office. They will take your name and Mr Mitchell will contact you to organise an appointment.

- NZQA require you to complete a Derived Grade form (available only from Mr Mitchell) and provide documented evidence from a suitably qualified professional (e.g., doctor in the case of illness) of the serious disadvantage.

- NZQA recommend where possible that students still sit their examinations and then apply for a derived grade. The better of the two grades (derived and actual) will be taken as your final result if your application is successful.

- All completed applications must be submitted to Mr Mitchell by Wednesday 3rd December.

NZQA will NOT grant Compassionate Consideration on grounds such as: - Minor ailments - Stress due to examinations - Parents being on holiday - Being late or misreading the examination timetable - Day-to-day family disturbances - Long-term conditions (e.g. physical disability, epilepsy,

depression) - Chronic relapsing conditions (e.g. glandular fever, ME) - Ongoing personal trauma. - Application after results are issued - Candidate loses equipment or admission slip etc and becomes

stressed before the examination - Candidate attends court - Candidate states examination was difficult and did not get

special assessment conditions - Candidate claims school did not teach them or tell them some

vital information

- Any illness, incapacity or trauma that has been affecting the candidate for longer than the 4 weeks prior to the exams is regarded as ongoing, i.e. prior to 15 October 2008

- Where medical evidence does not cover the examination period - Any transport problem caused by individual car problems is not

covered by compassionate consideration - Lateness because of work commitments is not acceptable - Candidate is required to work or look after children so cannot

study - Candidate breaks -up with girlfriend or boyfriend - Religious festivals - Candidate misses examination because the school made an error

in the entry - Candidate says illness stopped their study - Candidate loses some or all of data or material related to an

examination portfolio

Course Endorsement Students will be able to have their strengths in individual courses recognised with a course endorsement at Merit or Excellence.

For Example: Endorsement with Merit in English Endorsement with Excellence in Science

Students will gain an endorsement for a course where they achieve:

1. 14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence at the lower level that supports the endorsement 2. at least 3 credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed

standards (Physical Education, Religious Studies and level 3 Visual Arts will be exempt from this) 3. sufficient credits in a single school year.

Certificate Endorsement Students studying for NCEA Levels 1, 2, and 3 certificates will be able to achieve these qualifications with Merit or Excellence endorsements.

1. Merit endorsement = 50 credits at Merit (or Excellence) at the same level, or higher. 2. Excellence endorsement = 50 credits at Excellence at the same level, or higher. 3. Credits can be accumulated over more than one year for the purposes of certificate endorsement. 4. In any one year a learner will be awarded an endorsed certificate only at the highest level of

endorsement recognised that year except when a learner has achieved two or three NCEA qualifications in a single year.

MONITORING YOUR RESULTS:You can check and monitor your results directly on the NZQA website after the 15th May using the learner login facility. To use Learner Login, you need to register, if you have not already done so, and set your own password. To do this:

1. Go to the NZQA website at www.nzqa.govt.nz 2. Click on the ‘Logon’ button in the top right hand corner of the NZQA home page 3. Click on the ‘Logon’ button under the heading ‘Students and Learners’ Then follow the instructions on screen. Once registered, you can login and view: your personal details your entries and results (click on the name of your school) including:

o your internally assessed results that your school has reported to NZQA so far o your entries for external assessment (exams and portfolios) o your results for external assessment once they are available

your Record of Achievement (all previous years’ results).

NOTE: The NZQA database may not contain all your results as it is updated at the end of month, so results entered since the last update will not appear. Also, results are only sent to NZQA once they have been internally moderated – this may cause a delay in some subject areas.

You will also be given a number of opportunities throughout the year to check your personal details, results and information on the School’s Database. You can also ask your teacher, tutor group teacher, deans, or Mr Mitchell (NZQA Liaison) to show you your results and details. HOWEVER, THE NZQA WEBSITE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE FOR YOU TO CHECK YOUR RESULTS, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE YOUR OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE GENERATED FROM.

Assessment Procedures Refer to the School’s website for the regulations and procedures relating to assessment of student work. The school has explained to students their rights and obligations in regards to assessment during tutor group time and in the daily notices. In addition to this all senior students are expected to read the school’s assessment procedures.

OVERDUE NZQA FEES NZQA Fees were due to the Finance Office by the 22nd June 2012 All overdue NZQA fee will now incur a $50 late fee and must be paid directly to NZQA. Payment forms are available from either the Finance Office, the NZQA Liaison Office or can be downloaded from the NZQA website (http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/assets/qualifications-and-standards/qualifications/ncea/Entry-into-NCEA/candidate-fee-form.doc) School contact Mr Mitchell is the NZQA Liaison Person at the school You can contact him by:

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 07 839 1304 EXT 839

Mail: Mr Mitchell Principal’s Nominee PO Box 4082 Hamilton

Rotorua Sports Exchange Results 2012Wednesday 1 August 2012

Hamilton Girls’ High School Rotorua Girls’ High School

Fairplay Award Score Sport Code Score Fairplay Award

Tenika Willison 19 Netball Junior 24 Nyxon Strafford

Shiray Tane 23 Netball Premier 16 Georgia Grace

Olivia Scotland 10 Hockey 1st X1 0 Isla Ross

Harriet Gaudin 5 Hockey 2nd X1 0 Alisher Morgan

Chelseah Savage 68 Basketball Senior 29 Dayna McGregor

Alyssa Hirawani 33 Basketball Junior 28 Matangiroa Flavell

Kayla Cassell 11 Soccer 1st X1 2 Helen Talbot

The sun shone for our annual exchange against RGHS. We had an awesome win. Our 1 st XI football team had a fantastic win - we have not seen scores like this since 2008. So good to see sports on the rise. Michaela Foster, Rachel Porteous, Eliesh Hayes, and Roberta Wigglesworth all scored 2 goals on the day. Most teams took the opportunity to play new combinations.

Hockey also had some fantastic results which also have not been seen for a long time with Winnie Rawiri-King getting 5 goals. Basketball had a great result with a few juniors taking the opportunity to play in

RoWING

Summer and the rowing season are fast approaching. The HGHS rowing squad has made a great start to the season with their morning fitness trainings and Sunday sessions on the river. Thank you to all the girls, coaches, parents for making such an effort to get everything underway as we mean to continue. Keep up the hard work!

the senior team which shows promise for our future senior team.

Netball had a great game with showing their flair through the court. These results are a reflection of the quality coaches we have, and the dedication from the girls playing the sports. The teams travelling to winter tournament used the opportunity to try new combinations.

This is the first time for a long time that we have held both Rotorua and Tauranga shields.

COXWAINS WANTED

HGHS Rowing is in need of some enthusiastic, committed and small girls to be coxswains for this season. As a cox your job is to co-ordinate and motivate your rowing crew, as well as steer the boat. If you are interested or know someone who fits this description please see Miss Ritchie at school.

Adventure Racing

The Hamilton Girls’ and Boys’ High mixed adventure racing team have been training hard for the upcoming nationals qualifier. 4 girls and 4 boys make up the team. The qualifier is kept top secret until a few days before so that teams cannot practise in or around the area where the event is being held. Training involves practising navigation skills, working on building teamwork and improving fitness levels of the team. The students have been together for 4 weeks and are ready for the qualifier. Recently they competed in the Rotorua off road relay, a 5km run in the Redwood forest, the team did exceptionally well completing the course in 1 hour 34 minutes.

The team is Nicole Porima, Rylee McMullen, Kelly Dockery and Jaimee Gibbons.

NETBALL TOURNAMENT

This year our premier netball team competed in the Upper North Island Secondary School netball tournament. Through out the week we went through tough times and overcame huge hurdles, emotionally and physically. All up we had a fantastic week, bonding and making new memories that will never be forgotten. We ended up placing 12th out of 94 teams, sadly missing out on nationals in Timaru this year. Big thanks to our management team Milly (coach), Di (manager) and Mrs Irwin (TIC) and most of all the Premier netball team of 2012

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

From the 3rd-7th September the 1st XI Football Team attended the 2012 Premier Girls Football Tournament. The competition featured the best 32 High School Teams in New Zealand. We played seven challenging games over five days. The first two days were very difficult in atrocious conditions. We won all three games in our pool play section against Takapuna Grammar, Gisborne Girls and Palmerston North giving us nine points and in the top 16 placings. This put us up against Westlake High School in the playoffs for positions 1st-8th. This 80 minute game was very challenging and we found ourselves 0-0 at half time. After a hard fought second half, In the dying minutes of the game, Westlake took a shot from right flank which snuck its way into our goal. Moments later the full time whistle blew. This was a disappointing result and meant that we were only able to achieve positions 9-16. Pretty ruthless, winning six out of seven games and that one goal meaning the difference between 1st and 9th. However, we readjusted our sights and won our next three games securing ninth position after playing St Kentigerns, Gisborne Girls and Waimea. The eventual winners were Rangitoto winning against Tauranga Girls 4-0.

Rachel Porteous was awarded Most Valuable Player at the Tournament and Tessa Leong scored the second highest amount of goals. The team had the highest scoring result of all teams in the tournament with a 7-2 win and in total scored 20 goals. The team was very pleased to welcome Melissa Page and Bente Anvelink into the squad. They made a fantastic effort

in our back line. Georgia Boden was a very capable captain and the team has thrived under her and Rachel Porteous.

The tournament was a mix of emotions and despite the setback the girls stayed positive and played some beautiful football and received compliments from our opposition teams and referees that we would have been very competitive in the final against Rangitoto. Westlake are very keen to have a football exchange with us next year which will be a great match.

The team in order of year was Georgia Boden (Captain), Rachel Porteous (Vice Captain), Sophie Osborne (Goal keeper), Bente Anvelink, Rhiannon Jones, Kayla Cassells, Jess Minhinnick, Briana Rose, Melissa Page, Eileish Hayes, Tessa Leong, Kaitlin Bates, Roberta Wigglesworth, Emma Megchelse and Michaela Foster.

Many thanks to Mrs Perry for her fantastic attitude, humor and for all the fun we had. To Denise Rose and Sue Megchelse for the fantastic meals and for being Mums to 15 girls (and the coaching staff) for the week. Most of all to Martin Finney for his years efforts coaching and Dave Hayes for his coaching support. Congratulations to all the 2012 Tournament Teams!

The team has one match to go to win the Regional League. At present we are top of the table ahead of St Peters on goal difference and are looking forward to this exciting clash in the next few weeks.

Warren Jones - Team Manager

HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Monday: HGHS 10 Papatoetoe 0 Tuesday: HGHS 5 Te Puke 0 Wednesday: HGHS 2 Kerikeri 1 Wednesday: HGHS 2 John Paul 1Thursday: HGHS 1 Freyburg 0 Friday: HGHS 2 Aquinas 2 (3-1)

The Girls’ High 1st XI Hockey team went to their 2012 tournament on the North Shore full of confidence, with new coaches and a talented young team. The aim was clear – win the tournament and get promoted, so HGHS hockey can get back where it belongs. After dealing with a big misunderstanding by our intended accommodation in central Auckland, the group settled in instead on Sunday at the Mount Eden Motel, who were grateful to have us and very impressed with the girls’ behaviour all week.

We got to the ground on Monday in a downpour, and found the turfs unplayable, so our opening match was delayed. Later in the day things the girls ran rampant over Papatoetoe High and scored a 10-0 win. After a 5-0 win over Te Puke on the next day, it seemed clear that HGHS were the form team, and other sides were overheard saying they were not looking forward to playing us.

We won each of our next three games, against Kerikeri, John Paul and Freyburg, by one goal – tense for both the girls on the field and their supporters on the sideline, and enough to get us into the final against

Aquinas College from Tauranga. Though Girls’ High were never behind in the final, the match ended extra time at 2-2 and it went down to a penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Hollie Reid made some great saves, and when Georgia Williams slotted home the winning stroke, Girls’ High won the Mary Clinton Cup.

Congratulations to captain Winnie Rawiri-King and to Morgan Renata, our only Year 13 and a player who has given great service to HGHS hockey. Mikayla Ensor was named the team’s MVP and Olivia Scotland was the highest scorer. Teresa Downey and Ariona Ieremia were also named players of the day during the tournament. Mikayla Brewer, Libby Clement, Anna Dawson and Chante Stokes were all playing in at least their second tournament for Girls’ High and made valuable contributions. Thanks to Harriet Gaudin and Kelsey Lomas, who were brought into the tournament squad from the 2nd XI and acquitted themselves well. The team bonded well all week and had a lot of fun with evening “fines” sessions for girls who had done something silly during the day. Jackie Devenish ended the tournament most fined and wore a stylish outfit to the final day’s hockey as “punishment”.

The team was coached by Maurice and Keegan Payne, and managed by Raewyn Pegden. The support team included Jacqui Sutton, Shayne Cochrane, Pauline Gaudin, Leigh Reid, and also Charlotte Gaudin – a squad member unable to play due to injury. It was a fantastic week for the girls and hopefully we can do it all again next year at the higher-ranked Chica Gilmer Trophy.

Congratulations to all our teams who have played throughout the winter. We are really proud of you all, and thank you for representing us so well throughout the year. We have had a significant number of successes across this wide range of sports.

Well done to all who participate in our teams!

Badminton

Team 1 – Winners Div 2!Team 2- 10th Div 2Team 3 – 9th Div 2Team 5 – 6th Div 3Team 6 – 7th equal Div 3

Hockey:

1st XI – 5th regular season, 1st in Mary Clinton Cup tournament2nd XI – Semi finalists3rd XI – Runners-up4th XI – Runners-up5th XI Black – Runners-up5th XI Maroon – 6th regular season

Netball

9A - Runners up9C - 6th place9 Purple - Won their grade10A - 4th place10B - Winners of section BPremier Team - Runners up premier grade for Hamilton city netball. - 12th UNISS 2012- 3rd in the college netball comp 2012Prem reserves - 4th placeSenior B - Won their grade

Football

HGHS Junior Development - Won their division- Won their division of the 5 a side tournament.HGHS 3rd XI - Won their Division. Junior 1st XI - 3rd

CAMPBELL HOUSE

CAMPBELL IS ORANGE through and throughSo Orange of Campbell is for Jaffas:

A bit brittle on the outside sometimes but the chocolate middle - Ooooooo

Campbell girls take notice and care - Campbell has donated such a lot of money for charities through mufti days, the elephant appeal and work days - It has been great - well done.

Orange of Campbell is for Sunsets: Colourful, wonderful, dramatic, sometimes a surprise but always appreciated.To all the girls who do the background work to make brilliant things happen - thank you.

Orange of Campbell is for terracotta – those great pottery jars:

Strong and attractive but more important - what the jar contains. Think of all the beauty and gifts you bring us. So many of you have given heaps to Campbell and to HGHS this year. You’ve been an awesome team.

Orange of Campbell is for fruit and nourishment: oranges, tangelos, mandarins.

Freshness, all a bit different, always new, needed daily For all the openness, honesty and the daily dose of energy you give us all. You are amazing.

CAMPBELL is the BEST and it’s all about ORANGE !!

EDGECUMBE HOUSE

WELL DONE for another GREAT term!! Term 3 started with a BANG at cross country. Great effort by Edgecumbe and well done to the girls who placed in the competitive race. Really good to see you all get out there in the rain and enjoy getting active. Nice to see you showing your styles on mufti days, and remembering your $1’s, We WON 2 mufti days this term. Let’s keep this up for term 4. Your money goes to a range of really great charities. Good to see the Year 9s getting stuck in for Jump Rope the Olympic theme brought out our top athletic EDGECUMBE girls. Have a safe and restful holiday. Seniors START STUDYING, Juniors get fit and active in preparation for your Rich Tasks.

Heads House

WAY TO GO HEADS!!!!Songfest was an absolutely fantastic way to start the term. All five houses performed incredibly well and it was wonderful to be awarded first place. An amazingeffort by all especially Shay and the senior leaders.

MACDIARMID HOUSE

Well another term all but over. We had a great result for song and dance fest placing 2nd by 1 point from Heads. Was a fantastic afternoon of entertainment with the Year nines doing the school song justice. They certainly were singing with a lot of school spirit. Our Year 9s did a wonderful job doing MacDiarmid proud.

We have had 2 of our Year 9s compete in their sporting arena achieving some fantastic results. Madison Mahara-Sullivan won silver at the World Champs for Waka Ama. Johnelle Wereta won gold at the National Karate Championships. We are very proud of their achievements .

The seniors have got the end of year in sight now with just completing their Term 3 exams, now looking at what they need to do for the NCEA exams early in Term 4. We wish all our senior the best for their up and coming exams.

Our house has been involved in collecting money for Daffodil day. In Term 4 we will be having a can drive to help support the food banks .

We have had a very damp but fantastic term. MacDiarmid are now looking forward to the house challenges for Term 4.

WILSON HOUSE

Spring has sprung!Thank you for supporting our Wilson Charity, The Cancer Society, on Daffodil Day. “Daffodil Day” is the flagship annual event for the Cancer Society. They use the daffodil as their symbol because it is one of the first flowers of spring and the beautiful yellow blooms remind people of the joy of spring. It also represents the HOPE there is for all those affected by Cancer. Cancer affects 1 in 3 New Zealanders. Another opportunity for involvement in Term 3 was Song and Dance Fest. Wilson House girls did us proud in this contest. “Well done, girls! You sang and danced up a storm.”

Congratulations to our Senior Students who have been working hard on their Formative Practice Exams. To all Junior students, “Good luck for the coming Junior Exams next term”. It is timely to remind everyone that one of the House Challenges is based on Academic Points from the end of year class prizes. “So go hard out on the study” as it is a way to gain some House Points.

Wishing all Wilson House Students and Wilson House Staff a relaxing and healthy holiday break.

Te Arohanui, Mrs Weir (Head of House)

Our girls are showing pleasing attendance statistics. We are looking forward to the girls seeing that their progress and achievement does show their personal best, and that this is connected to them being in class more regularly so that they do really engage in their learning.

Faduma Abdulkadir, Anna Aberhart, Whafeeqah Abrahams, Alaa Abu Ellif, Bente Anvelink, Cassidy Armishaw, Ayshal Arun, J’aime Beaumont, Emma Bigham, Jessica Bishop, Julia Blake, Ruby Brett, Cheyenne Brown, Kate Bryant, Tessa Buck, Kate Bullen, Aliesha Crackett, Sarah Dewar, Manurere Dimitro, Tayla Duff, Shivani Dutt, Sian Emslie, Zara Evitts, Logan Faifai, Cree Fatupaito-Keen, Paige Fitzpatrick, Tatiana Fitzsimons, Chloe Gardner, Ariana Gedge, Natasha Gibson, Jeanette Gordula, Emma Greaves, Emma Griffith, Amy Grinter, Lateesha Hackett, Caitlin Hamilton, Brittany Hannah-Munns, Jarna Harrow, Eileish Hayes, Kainoa Hemi, Jennifer Hilson, Zhongyuan Hu, Alice Hunt, Kate Illing, Shanae Inwood, Armarni Irwin, Monika Jarkiewicz, Jayme-Lee Jones, Rhiannon Jones, Deliya Jose, Jennifer Kapoor, Kristen Kendall, Shelby Kendall, Tia Kendall, Zheno Khasrawi, Swetha Kolluru, Helena Light, Stacey Littleworth, Tyler Lousi, Kassandra Lovegrove, Sabrina Manutai, Rebekah Marsden, Sarah Martin, Ruby Masters, Renee Matheson, Georgia McArthur, Krystal McCullough, Laura McFadzien, Atareta McMahon, Abbe Meads, Ranita Menezes, Brooke Menzies, ‘Ilaisaane Mills, Nikayla Milne, Abira Mire, Joanna Morris, Stephanie Nagel, Lauren Nasmith, Ciarne Ngatai-Morrison, Hazel Panzo, Brooke Patiti, Tyra Pene-Herewini, Cheyenne Perfect, Ederlyn Perolina, Estelle Poole, Rachel Porteous, Rebecca Powell, Hollie Reid, Anna Rendle, Georgia Roach, Emma Robinson, Tia Mataa Ruakere, Waimarie Ruwhiu, Bonnie Ryland, Navjit Sandhu, La Sharn Satherley-Teece, Chiharu Saunders, Katelyn Savage, Chyna Searancke, Raveen Singh, Brie Smith, Janice Smith, Amiria Snowden, Kasie Stockman, Mathilda Strahl, Claudia Symonds, Ash Thomas, Emma Thomson, Lisa Thomson, Anna Tipping, Frances Tomlinson, Jowalesi Ucuna, Litiana Ucuna, Bree-Anna van der Oest, Emmeline van der Zee, Natalie Vaofanua, Monique Villalobos, Shania Ward, Jessica Watson, Savahna Watson, Clara Weinzettl, Megan Whitburn, Cassidy Whitu-Duncan, Jessica Wilkinson, Mirella Willson, Jaimie Wilson, Suad Abdulkadir, Etlini Ahmed, Zinab Al-Khaleefa, Gypsy Anderson, Emma Ballard, Kelly Ballard, Tylah Beale, Jade Burgess, Danielle Burling-Claridge, Francine Burling-Claridge, Rachael Chapman, Georgia Charlton, Izzy Clark, Jessica Clark, Mikaela Crow, Katy Cruwys, Isabella de Wit, Samara Dempsey, Amy Dixon, Tamara Doney, Camille Esposo, Georgia Foot, Kelly Forde, Jamaica Germano, Charlotte Gordon, Catherine Graham, Bonnie Greaves, Olivia Griffith, Ashleigh Hayes, Abbe-Mae Henry, Megan Hooper, Bwerebwere Iotebwa, Monique Jackson, Annah Jacobs, Mandy Jenkins, Charlotte Jones-Banks, Kendal Lawrence, Eszter Le Couteur, Layla Lee-Pope, Karen Leng, Zoe Lonergan, Hannah Longman, Aria Lutfi, Teaghan Martin, Safa Mekkey, Tegan Miller-Rowlands, Baylee Mitchell, Red Mohamed, Natasha Moore, Rachel Mundell, Sunniva Nasmith, Josina Ngare, Heidi Norris, Zoe Nyika, Keeha Oh, Leeanna Parry, Hiralben Patel, Lisa Patiti, Casey Pester, Nikki Pester, Renee Piggott, Zarya Poulava, Neha Prasad, Sonam Prasad, Kelsi Prendergast, Anika Pretorius, Briarna Rae, Georgia Robb, Devya Sagar, Kate Saunders, Paige Savage, Alysha Scott, Harleen Singh, Annabel Smith, Emma Stonier, Irene Sugimoto, Courtney Summers, Aliitasi Tagaloa Su’a, Mako Tanaka, Aniesi Tauaika, Caitlin Van der Zee, Tylah Van Tiel, Christelle Venter, Holly Wallbank, Georgia Wilson, Libby Winter, Xiaoke Yang, Phoebe Allen, Angel Aramoana, Emma Ardern, Diloromkhon Askarova, Georgia Ballard, Kelsey Bamford, Melissa Bates, Shea-Bobrow Bautista, Ashleigh Beech, Megan Billington, Mirren Blake, Lee-Anne Bosch, Laura Brough, Ruby Brownlee, Ashley Buencamino, Arna Carlson, Lisa Chipwanya, Jung Hsing Chong, Amelia Christensen-Rose, Bessie Clarke, Eve Cooper-Port, Brooke Cunningham, Brooke Curran, Faith Dashwood, Renee Denby, Kelly Dockery, Tyler Downs, Lana Dutton, Zoe Evans, Ping Xing Fan, Hayley Finch, Katie Fitzgerald, Daniela Foote, Emily Forlong, Michaela Foster, Aleisha Garard, Eden George, Tara Given, Dahlia Gray, Paige Greer, Samantha Hailwood, Jeneva Hall, Brianna Hamilton, Elle Hamilton, Eilish Hare, Kadison Harris, Heidi Hartstone, Sarah Hartstone, Lauren Healey-Goodin, Meg Hendl, Monica Hill, Rebecca Hill, Shanae Hoggart, Toni Holcroft, Ella Hopkins, CoCo Hsueh, Gwyneth Hughes, Ariona Ieremia, Finnlee Iti, Kasey Jones, Louise Kay, Summer Kendall, Tayla Kendall, Rachel Kent, Ziba Khandarash, Sara Khasrawi, Nicole Kong, Joan Leavasa, Ingrid Lindeman, Marne Lomas, Amanda Lowe, Abbey Lynam, Atela Mala, Tiana Manuatu, Ella Maseyk, Caitlin Mayor, Kayla McDonald-Jackson, Rochelle Molina, Darshni Moodley, Amun Mukhtar, Emily Naylor, Libbi Neverman, Zoe Newnes, Giselle Newport, Rachel Oatham, Anna O’Hara, Natasha O’Neill, Sophie Osborne, Jacqueline Palmer, Sayuki Pandaram, Zoee Parker, Jignesa Patel, Zoe Pennell, Tivania Pillay, Aimee Pitcaithly, Hannah Potter, Jenna Powell, Marie Quayle, Ranjana Rani, Kripalee Raniga, Frankie Reynolds, Siobhan Reynolds, Samantha Rickard, Kate Ritchie-Lawless, Rebekah Rodgers, Sharayah Rogers, Briana Rose, Alesha Roulston, Vouchleang San, Iris Simpauco, Alexandra Simpson, Hannah Smith, Hannah Speight, Angel Storey-Tucker, Kimberly Talampas, Charlotte Tarbotton, Aimee Todd, Alicia Tothill, Sukhandeep Ubha, Sesenieli Ucuna, Pawanjot Virk, Olivia Voss, Kristie Wade, Hayze Waenga, Kelsi Wallace, Chelsea Walton, QiuRu Wang, Shiloah Wilson-Swann, Maddison Woodmass, Nathine Wye, Elise Young, Lucy Zhou, Aaliyah Abraham, Xontae Ahu, Zahra Al-Khaleefa, Georgia Allen, Wairua Anderson, Katie Anderson-Wharekura, Aotea Apiti, Ariana Apiti, Mikayla Baker, Eden Bates, Bhanuja Batra, Chenade Beardsall, Deearn Bell-Derikx, Isla Blake, Aiden Boyd, Elsa Bredenkamp, Olivia Brough, Dante Bruns, Xiao Yan Cao, Bronwyn Clunie, Emily Coll, Sabrina Cuellar, Winnie Curtis, Alicia Dempsey, Shivani Deo, Angela Engelsman, Kim Evangelista, Tatiana Fankhauser, Shannon Finch, Monique Finney, Serena Foote, Caitlin Frater, Hannah Frost, Hayleigh Frost, Taylor Gallagher, Katrina Gaskell, Ashleigh Gatiss-Ward, Charlotte Gaudin, Krystal Geraghty, Marjorie Germano, Jaimee Gibbons, Emma Gillard, Chelsea Gwynne, Kun Hai, Jessica Haldane, Yu Bin Han, Maia Handley, Naomi Hansen, Sarah Harris, Maddy Harty, Kelsey Hay, Rachael Hayward, Rachel Hemi, Vada Hockenhull-Jamieson,

Tessa Hodge, Mckayla Hollins, Danielle Holmes, Alana Horsley, Elizabeth Humberstone, Angelica Iotebwa, Stella Jeon, Lisa Joe, Elisa Keung, Anna Kim, Bronwyn Kirby, Maddie Knight, Stevie Lacy, Alicia Laing, Kitty Lallu, Portia Lancaster, Sarah Lee, Rachel Li, Georgia Lichtwark, Courtney Lilburn, Krystal Lin, Marimar Lumiwes, Jessica Lusby, Dipshaya Maharaj, Diana Mamu, Chanda Mao, Brianna Martin, Maria McCallum, Fatuma Mohamud, Miyu Morita, Jhanaya Nathan, Elizabeth North, Melissa Noun, Maryan Omar, Melissa Page, Sara Pairaudeau, Kazandra Palmer, Sapphire Pandaram, Laura Parker, Akshita Patel, Anjali Patel, Jigisha Patel, Kinjal Patel, Nethmi Pathirana, Kayla Periam, Maiken Petersen, Hannah Polglase, Leah Porima, Courtney Preston, A. J. Ranstead, Tegan Ranstead, Shivani Rao, Meg Reid, Morgan Renata, Haylee Robben, Fionna Roma, Olivia Scotland, Courteney Searle, Naiimo Sharif, Aishwarya Sharma, Ashley Smith, Jessica Solanki, Kate Steere, Chandrakala Teppala, Brooke Thomas, Katie Thomas, Monica Thurston, Trinity Twydle-Bartle, Faye Vidal, Mia Vink, Rangimarie Whiu, Holly Woolston, Danielle Young, Megan Aislabie, Makayla Aitken, Aaliyah Albo, Charli Ansley, Nodirakhon Askarova, Bethany Balme, Kate Barlow, Shye Belleza, Tess Benseman, Jo-Anne Bosch, Michaela Brooks, Samantha Brown, Patricia Buencamino, Tayla Burman, Jaya Burnet, Deanna Capon, Dana Chadwick, Libby Clement, Christy Damba, Ann Danansuriya Arachchige, Zoe Davids, Anna Dawson, Courtney Douglas, Theresa Downey, Sara Elgoran, Roukhosh Eliassi, Alysha Ellis, Sarah Fakaosilea, Kennedy Fletcher, Tegan Fyers, Bridget Gaskell, Sumayyah Gordon, Maia Gray-Chase, Cera Gupwell, Madeline Hailwood, Tayla Hayward, Rebecca Heng, Tayla Hollick, Hiria Hopa, Jane Huang, Ashleigh Jeffcoat, Keely Jennings, Savannah Jennings, Ayumi Kamitori, Sydney-Jem Karaitiana, Parabjot Kaur, Tyla Kettle, Eugenie Kim, Samantha Kim, Shiena Kimura, Yasmin Kingi, Gretel Klinac, Joanna Knowles, Urvarsee Lallu, Denise Lam, Melinda Lam, Clementine Lambert, Yin Chi Lee, Ashley Lichtwark, Jumarie Lumiwes, Katie Lush, Shreya Maharaj, Darshikha Mala, Brooke Mayall, Alex Mayer, Kashmere McGifford, Sasha McGifford, Nikita McGregor, Keandra Mercado, Aya Metlek, Tanya Mhlanga, Deahna Monkley, Linda Mork, Sarany Mork, Sindy Mork, Taylor Newland, Samphous Ouch, Ashton Palaone, Urvashi Patel, Rosee Paton, Amy Paul, Jaspreet Paul, Samantha Paul, Josefina Pehrson, Eden Poihipi, Nicole Porima, Tessa Preddy, Courtney Pyle, Reena Rawat, Sarah Rendle, Holly Robins, Katherine Rose, April Ruvas, Mindy Salter, Katherine Sarcich, Asheelta Singh, Briannon Singh, Harpreet Singh, Sukhvir Singh, Ruby Stevens, Lucy Sullivan, Paige Taplin, Angela Teow, Vanessa Walton, Kelsey White, Melanie Whitfield, Emily Williams, Olivia Williams, Paige Wyatt, Lucy Xu, Sabrina Zama, Zheng Yi Zhou, Fiona Zik, Joanne Bieleski, Kate Bouwhuis, Isobel Brooker, Erica Bullen, Cali Chambers, Asmita Chand, Michelle Damba-Tete, Sasha Davey, Kaitlyn Ellery, Sharna Fulton, Harriet Gaudin, Casey Gilmour, Kendyl Golder, Hye Bin Han, Gena Hang, Danielle Hansen, Kirstin Harris, Rachel Hartstone, Tyla Haydon, Fartun Hirsi, Lydia Jackson, Yi-Song Christine Jin, Mangala Kasongo, Lana Kong, Keryn Koopu, Kelly Le Quesne, Hanna Lim, Kelsey Lomas, Dayna Ludwig, Rachel Maidment, Karen Matahe, Benichou Mbenguele Massika, Laura McCurran, Ashleigh Miles, Stephanie Miles, Nicholle Miller, Paige Moody, Chelsea Moore, Victoria Norton, Collene Pacis, Sapna Pandaram, Medhavi Patel, Sanjani Prasad, Nazifa Rahman, Kavita Rawat, Olivia Rendle, Renee Sun, Emily Tarbotton, Holly Tito, Madison Walsh, Maia Waudby, Johnelle Wereta, Charlotte White, Simone White, Melissa Wilkinson, Cristina Wu Xie

Academic PrizegivingSenior Prizegiving is on the evening of Wednesday 7 November , so please keep this evening free to celebrate the successes of our senior students and to farewell our Year 13 girls as they move on to the next phase of their lives. All Year 11 to 13 students are expected to attend in the evening

and accordingly they finish school at lunch time on this day.

Junior Prizegiving is on Tuesday 11 December at 11am and we welcome all family members to come and share this important occasion with our Year 9 and 10 students. School concludes for the year

at the end of the Prizegiving, unless students still have to meet the 95% attendance minimum.

Hamilton Girls’ High School“A Wise Woman Shapes Her Own Destiny”

www.hghs.school.nz Phone: 07 839 1304 Fax: 07 8341394

term 3 newsletter 2012

Documents

education system

macdiarmid house

heads house

campbell house

edgecumbe house

wilson house

physical education

major changes