Hamilton Girls' High Schools new-look community newsletter.

While Ms Marie Gordon is away on annual leave, Acting Principal Mrs Rebecca Early reflects on the first term for 2022 and commends the courage and resilience of our staff, students and community to navigate the many challenges the Covid pandemic has placed in our path.

This months edition: A Painting Scholarship rewards Cindy Yan’s decision to attend high school far away from her family.

HGHS walked away with not one but two well-deserved gold medals at the 2022 Aon Maadi Cup!

Year 12 student, Sophie Hodges, continues to build on her success in squash with her open women's national title.

Enclosed is a letter addressed to our parents with all the details for the HGHS School Ball.

Introducing issue #6 of the Hamilton Girls’ High School Lionheart (student magazine).

For the first time, Hamilton Boys' and Girls' High entered two teams at the Tainui region Kī-o-Rahi tournament, with our premier team taking top position.

Pippa Mihaka made her debut at the 2022 Apollo Projects New Zealand Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Auckland last week.

Finding games for our 1st XV rugby team has been a difficult task in the past, but 2022 presents an exciting opportunity for some great opposition!

We have had a month of adventures in the Waikato for our Advanced Physical Outdoors classes.

Recent alumni Kelli Brown brings a piece of rural Waikato to the Women's A-league of professional football.

Whānau Group reading, despite the challenges of Covid-19 interruptions and general Term 1 busyness, has been a regular daily feature for our students.

As a way to ensure that the Arts Faculty still gets the opportunity to showcase the talents of each individual department, the 2022 Arts Council has come up with the "Wicked Wednesday" initiative.

The end of Term 1 approaches and with it some well deserved rest and recuperation in the holidays.

Ashleigh competed at the New Zealand Secondary Schools open water swimming event in Mount Maunganui on Saturday 2nd April and placed 3rd in the Aquaknights 500m swim.

Well, she can’t do it on her own but Paige McOnie (Year 11), playing ‘Eliza Mayhew’, will team up with Sherlock Holmes’ Baker St Irregulars to solve the case on-stage, in a Hamilton Playbox theatre production in July.

The quest to find the top performers of HGHS has begun, as we prepare for the much anticipated and beloved Talent Quest!

HGHS students from across all year groups banded together to create a 10 minute scene from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, to enter the University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival.

Our coaching team gives some time to the Executive Council to develop their coaching skills.

Stella is planning to go big in the sport and travel the world through her sheep sharing skills.

Another successful round of debates for our Year 9 and 10 students.

Lucy Mills and Holly Parker competed at the Waikato Secondary Schools' Tennis Championship at Lugton Park, on 29-30 March, and came away on top.

Focusing on supporting Year 9 and 10 students’ wellbeing and their academic, social and personal outcomes.

2022 will be another great year for the wonderful students of Wilson House!

MacDiarmid House shows awesome teamwork, whanaungatanga and grit in Term One activities.

Heads are on track to continue their winning streak!

Edgecumbe House make a strong start to the House Competition

Despite a turbulent start to the year, Campbell House has managed to steady on!