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Te Puāwaitanga: June 2022

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Welcome to our community newsletter, Te Puāwaitanga. A place where the journey to realise our aspirations is celebrated and shared with the community.

Contents

Ki O Rahi National Champions!

by Toti West

Our team standing proud as national Ki O Rahi champions after the Matariki tournament in Rāhui Pōkeka

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Principal Marie Gordon

From the Principal's Desk

by Marie Gordon

Our Principal brings education back into focus as we move into the school holidays.

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Much Ado About Nothing Cast Members - Niwa Leefe, Gigi Lyndon and Chloe Dangawen

HGHS’ drama students recognised at National Shakespeare Festival

by Margot Rawlings

Hamilton Girls’ High’s Student Directed scene from Much Ado About Nothing has won the award for the ‘Most Authentic Elizabethan Production” at the National Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival in Wellington over Queen’s Birthday weekend.

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HGHS School Ball 2022

HGHS School Ball 2022

by Rebecca Yuan

'Met Gala: A Night with Vogue' was the illustrious and classy theme this year.

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Pippa Mihaka selected for Swimming NZ National Age Group Programme

by Robyn Ferrier

Congratulations to Year 10 student, Pippa Mihaka, on meeting the qualifying standard and being selected for the Swimming NZ National Age Group Programme (13-18 year olds).

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Brooke Holah: Bronze at Oceania Karate Championships!

by Megan Nightingale

Brooke travelled to New Caledonia to compete in the Oceania Karate Championships and came away with three bronze medals for Kumite.

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The Waikato Schools’ Kilikiti Competition

by Mere Meha-Uelese

Pasifika Pride reigned victorious at the Kilikiti Competition this term.

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HGHS Student Javana Ratana wins Youth Boxing title

by Kim Howard

On 22 April, HGHS student Javana Ratana won the 60kg NZ Youth Boxing title, held in Auckland.

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Video: Talent Quest 2022

The Grand Finale!

by Emma Thien

On Thursday the 7th of July, the top talents of HGHS and HBHS came together and put on an incredible show in front of a packed audience.

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Lyza Leang (Y12, Cambodia), Cindy Yan (Y13, China) Muygek Mao (Y13, Cambodia) Mrs Takako Smart, Srey Lin Som (Y10, Cambodia) are looking forward to welcoming the new international students arriving in Term 3. 

Yōkoso

by Gill Austin

Exciting news - we are getting new additions to our International student family very soon!

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School Board Elections

by BOT Secretary

Our school will be undertaking a parent election for five School Board vacancies. This process will start with the issuing of nomination papers to our caregiver community by Friday 15th July 2022.

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Return of the Alumni

by Toti West

This month's edition introduces Whaea Frankie West, current HOD Māori and past student who joined our teaching staff in 2016 after many years as a kapa haka tutor for Te Maurea Whiritoi.

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Reipae Dunn

Tainui Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition

by Toti West

Reipae Dunn did us all proud in the Korimako Senior English section of the Tainui Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition, achieving 3rd place overall.

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Ngā whetū o Matariki

Matariki 2022

by Aisha Skinner

Matariki holds great importance to us as a nation, and this year for the first time we were able to celebrate it as a public holiday.

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Go the Māori All Blacks!

Māori All Blacks Inspired by HGHS

by Toti West

Our kapa haka group, Te Maurea Whiritoi, inspired the Māori All Blacks with waiata and haka before their match against Ireland at Waikato Stadium.

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Sustainability in action with Ngāti Hauā

Rangitāmiro - Rangatahi Summit

by Hollie Graham

What does it mean to be a Global Citizen?

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HGHS - Hamilton's "toughest school"

by Andrew Scott

Excellent results at the Tough Guy and Gal Competition in Ngāruawāhia!

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Pathway events in Term 2

by Wendy Calder

Students have been out and about this term exploring pathway options for their futures.

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Level 2 Food Technology on Volare's Instagram story

by Gillian Dibley

This term we partnered with Volare to create a new filling for their cronuts.

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Our not so secret workforce: Girls’ High Eye

by Margot Rawlings

Everyone gets excited over the release of a new HGHS video clip on social media. We are all eager to see people we know, relive the event or enjoy a few moments of school pride. Many captured memories are only possible because of a team known as Girls’ High Eye.

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Triathlete Monique Spedding Wins Gold

by Robyn Ferrier

Monique competed in the Sprint Triathlon at Mission Bay and placed first overall female and first in the People's Triathlon U19 age group.

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Breaking Barriers

by Campbell Wood

Introducing issue #7 of the Hamilton Girls’ High School Lionheart (student magazine).

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Sara Jury takes 2nd place at WAIBOP Cross Country Champs

by Robyn Ferrier

Seven athletes represented Hamilton Girls' at the WAIBOP Cross Country Champs, hosted by Hauraki Plains College, in Mangatarata on Wednesday 8th June.

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Year 9 Performance Sport

Performance Sport at HGHS

by Toti West

The Pathway 2 Premier Sports Performance Program has had a huge uptake as it endeavours to unleash the sporting potential of aspiring athletes.

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Stephanie Rear on her pony Daylight in the 75cm ring.

Waikato Secondary Schools Show Jumping

by Nicola Le Miere

More success for our HGHS Equestrian students!

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HGHS Rowing Season 2021/22

by Bronte Harcourt

Our rowing prize giving reflected on the season that had been, and recognised some of our awesome achievements this year.

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