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The July August 2023 High Achiever

Welcome to the July August edition of the High Achiever. We have world champions, history makers and record breakers in this edition, along with Super 8 winners, academic stars, Winter Tournament Week 2023, cultural celebrations and more. We hope you enjoy our coverage of this busy time of year, and welcome suggestions and feedback to help make our coverage the best it can be.

Do we have the full story? Contact Wendy Moffitt at wmoffitt@hbhs.school.nz with story ideas and photos.

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Video: Te Maurea Whiritoi 2023

Te Maurea Whiritoi win Waikato Tainui Kapa Haka Festival

by Tim Dent

This is a historic win for our combined HBHS and HGHS Kapa Haka group.

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🌏 Year 12 student and guitarist extraordinaire Sean Lurman is a World Champion! πŸŽΈπŸ†

by Tim Dent & Sean Lurman

Congratulations to Sean on this extraordinary achievement.

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The HBHS A team with Dr Kennedy from the Hamilton Chess Club. Our players are from left, Daniel Loy, Nathan Sun, Lasen Silva, and Jeremy Coombe

πŸ† HBHS wins Waikato Regional Chess Tournament again

by Graham Nolan

Our team is off to represent the Waikato once more at the National Tournament in October.

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🌨 Winter Tournament Week 2023 πŸ†

by Wendy Moffitt & Rahiti Teokotai-White

Check out how our teams have fared in another busy and successful Winter Tournament Week at HBHS. Congratulations to all of our competitors on these results, and thank you to all of the staff, coaches, parents, and supporters who worked so hard and sacrificed their time to enable our athletes to do so well.

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Fergus Hill in action

πŸ† Fergus Hill in New Zealand clean sweep at Australian Squash Championships πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ

by Wendy Moffitt

Congratulations to Year 10 Fergus Hill on being a part of this fantastic achievement.

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πŸ€½β€β™‚οΈ Three HBHS Water Polo players named in the New Zealand Under 18 team πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ

by Trish Schmidt

Congratulations to our latest National representatives.

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Video: Haka for Ms Naaz Shah

🌏 Welcoming Communities with the Multicultural Manaaki Centre

by Thomas Ter Beek

Love, laughter, and good food were amongst the things shared at the inaugural Welcoming Communities function held at HBHS on Thursday the 24th of August.

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Orlando Hardie (centre) with the gold medal he won in the 100M Freestyle

πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ HBHS Swimmers in the medals at the New Zealand Short Course Championships πŸ₯‡πŸ₯ˆπŸ₯‰

by Angeline Hardie & Wendy Moffitt

Congratulations to our swim team on these superb results.

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Winner are grinners! Our HBHS prize winners

πŸ—£ Waikato Secondary Schools Debating: Senior Premier Final and Prize Giving, Thursday 24th August πŸ†

by Melissa Young

HBHS was guaranteed a win at the recent Waikato Secondary Schools final...

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From left: Thomas Ter Beek, Luca Sweetman, Finn Ryan, Kyle Barker, and Ryan Bosch. Absent: Daniel Dizon

πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ Waikato Management School Leadership Academy

by Denise Weren

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πŸ’΅ Market Day 2023

by Theo Htwe & Victor Hunyl

The G Block quad was jam-packed as eager students lined up for tasty treats.

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HBHS student and Old Boys make Waikato Junior Men's Squash team

by Jess Weller

Congratulations to these players on being selected.

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Our victorious 1st XI Football team

⚽ The HBHS Football 1st XI wins the league! πŸ†

by Aaron Scott

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From left, Isaac Steel, Cole Tosland (Captain of Golf), and Ricci Putohe.

β›³ HBHS wins Denzel Ieremia Golf Trophy for the first time πŸ†

by Brendon Cooley

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πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ New Zealand Economics Competition Success πŸ“ˆ

by Denise Weren

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Winners are grinners... the triumphant Under 15B team

πŸ‘ HBHS win Under 15B Hockey competition πŸ†

by Judi Gallagher

It was an all-HBHS final, with the Under 15B team eventually coming out on top.

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🎼 Tritones Win Waikato Contest for Third Year Running 🎻🎹

by Sharon Stephens

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πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Senior Well-being and Recreation students swap the classroom for the playground

by Andrew Hay

Hukanui School says thank you to our students for their support.

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HBHS Squash Team for 2023 from left to right: Miss Jess Weller (Coach), Adam Oram, Fergus Hill, Kyro Stevens, Finn Parkes, Liam Clark, Angus Henry (Captain of Squash) and Ms Sarah Williams (Manager).

HBHS Squash team finishes fifth in New Zealand

by Jess Weller

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β›³ HBHS Golfers selected to represent Waikato

by Brendon Cooley

Congratulations to the following students on their recognition.

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πŸ€ Sponsor A Service Project

by Riki Strother

The HBHS Senior Premier Basketball team step up to serve our community.

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πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ HBHS Student Awarded Business Degree Scholarship πŸ’°

by Chaanah Oliver

Congratulations to Year 13 student Edward Young on this achievement.

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πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ Quinn Boyle breaks records and swims for charity πŸ†

by Mark Boyle & Wendy Moffitt

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β›΅ Spirit of Adventure

by Arian Asghari

Year 10 student Arian Asghari reports on his once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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