Te Puāwaitanga, Term 4, 2024

In this issue

Thanks for reading our final Te Puāwaitanga for the year. Te Puāwaitanga is our termly community newsletter highlighting a range of exciting events and successes from our Hamilton Girls' High School community. We wish you all a happy holiday period and a restful break.

Shiree Stonestreet

Junior Volleyball Championships

From the 19th to 22nd of November 2024, the HGHS volleyball Junior Premier team competed in the New Zealand Junior Schools Volleyball Championships at the Pulman Arena in Auckland.

Ronja Skandera

Kaitiaki Day

Hamilton Girls' High School was delighted to welcome our incoming Year 9 students for 2025 for our Kaitiaki Day on Friday 1st November.

Katherine Ewen

Science Trip to Waikato University

This year, two Year 9 classes went to Waikato University on a science field trip. We explored the campus, made some orange oil cleaner and learned about multiple important environmental issues.

Campbell Wood

Junior Prizegiving 2024

The 2024 Junior Prizegiving took place on Tuesday 10 December in Ngā Puāwaitanga.

Suzie Brace

Teaching and Learning Update

As the school year comes to a close, significant milestones are occurring across year levels, with students preparing for important exams, completing assessments, and transitioning to new stages of their education.

Victoria Trenwith

Cultivating The Culture of our Kura: Reflecting on 2024

As the year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the rich and vibrant nature of our school culture.

Robyn Ferrier

Success for HGHS Touch

2024 has been a great year for the sport of Touch at Hamilton Girls' High School.

Graham Sinclair

Scanning electron microscopy in the HGHS Science Department

In Week 4, Term 4 we were fortunate enough to be loaned a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), by the University of Waikato. This device uses a beam of electrons to create images to a far greater level of detail and magnification compared to standard light microscopes.

Wendy Calder

Careers Dept Update

Celebrating Success

Vicky Burgess-Munro

HGHS LEO Club

Our HGHS LEO Club has been on fire in 2024!

Loretta Pennington

ENCORE - Arts & Culture Showcase

On 22 October “Encore” Arts and Culture Showcase celebrated the very best of co-curricular Arts and Culture at HGHS.

Robyn Ferrier

NZSS Trampolining Championships

Kaylee Cartwright competed in the NZSS Trampolining Championships earlier this year.

Lauree Fuller

Ritsumeikan-Keisho Junior High School Visit

Hamilton Girls' High School re-established a school visit from Ritsumeikan-Keisho Junior High School which is located on the island of Hokkaido in Japan.

Margie Wynne-Jones

A Midsummer Night's Dream

In Week 8 the Year 10 Drama classes performed A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.

Campbell Wood

Senior Prizegiving

On Wednesday 30 October our annual Senior Prizegiving was held.

Cornelia Tiepa

Diversity Counselling and the Breathing Space Programme

This year Hamilton Girls’ High was approached by Diversity Counselling, a Charitable Trust, who are passionate about making a difference to the community.

Robyn Ferrier

Junior Premier Sevens

The HGHS Junior Premier 7s team has had a busy couple of weeks! They competed in the Chiefs Regional Champs (Year 9 and 10 tournament) at Hamilton Old Boys Rugby Club on Friday 22nd November against other schools around the Chiefs Region.

Lana Kershaw-Work

Junior Girls Shine in 3x3 Basketball

Hamilton Girls' High School's Junior Girls Basketball team made us incredibly proud, finishing 2nd in the Premier Grade of the Junior Girls 3x3 Northern Regional Tournament.

Kaytlen Tamatea-Kepa

Sonninghill Hostel Y8 Noho

This year we introduced a Y8 noho in the hope of alleviating the expected nerves when students arrive at Hostel for the very first time… and what a wonderful weekend we had!

Victoria Trenwith

Celebrating the success and achievements of our Māori & Pasifika students

On Thursday, 17 October, we gathered as a school community to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Māori and Pasifika students at our Celebration Assembly.

Campbell Wood

Cambridge IGCSE Examinations

We have recently concluded our 2024 Cambridge IGCSE examinations which were held on various dates from Monday 14 October to Thursday 7 November.

Marie Gordon

From The Principal's Desk

As we end an extremely busy year, I find myself reflecting on the incredible strength, resilience and talent of our young wāhine at Hamilton Girls' High School.