Te Puāwaitanga: March 2022

In this issue

Nau mai, pānui mai i tō tātou karere hou, ko Te Puāwaitanga. Ko te ohonga ake o ngā moemoeā, ko Te Puāwaitanga o te whakaaro!

Welcome to our new look community newsletter, Te Puāwaitanga. We are excited to adopt the Hail platform to better engage with our whānau and wider community.

This issue features our top scholars, impressive co-curricular success and alumni. Of special note is the Sonninghill Hostel Enrolment information; please feel free to send a link to the corresponding article to any interested friends and family.

Finally, we have started a monthly column called "The Pursuit of Excellence". Check it out so that you can find out how to nominate any worthy achievements that deserve a mention in our monthly newsletter.

Rebecca Early

Top Scholars' Morning Tea

The school enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate the Top Scholars of our senior school

Roger Hodgson

Records Tumble at Porritt Stadium

Whilst the rain held off it didn't stop the records from falling during the school's annual athletics championships.

Michaela Foster

Swimming Sports Champions 2022

Our HGHS Swimming Sports this year was a huge success and saw many of our girls competing against each other at a top level.

Toti West

The Pursuit of Excellence

This month's edition features some outstanding achievements in football, the sprint tri marathon and equestrian!

Wendy Calder

Career Services

Subject selection, course planning, tertiary information, CV writing, job searching, interview skills, career taster day experiences, and work experience are some of the supports on offer by the Careers Department.

Toti West

Connect with us on Social Media

HGHS has rebranded our social media platforms. Follow us to stay up-to-date with the latest happenings and achievements at our kura!

Toti West

Te Puāwaitanga

Hamilton Girls' High Schools new-look community newsletter.

Roger Hodgson

NZ Bronze for Losaline Lose

As a year 11 student, Melelosaline finished on the podium for New Zealand U18 Discus.

Campbell Wood

Top Scholar Profile - Emma Woods

This months edition: A Biology Scholarship makes for a strong start in Emma Woods' journey into the dairy industry.

Toti West

Return of the Alumni

This month's edition introduces Hylan (Pani) Potts, 2019 Service Captain, who has returned as a staff member in the Māori Department.

Margot Rawlings

Senior Performance Music: One of the new greatest hits!

Live performance, songwriting, and music technology is the focus of this new NCEA Level 2 and 3 course.

Robyn Ferrier

NZPCA Dressage Champs 2022

Congratulations to Year 10 student Rachael Le Miere, who competed in the Waikato team at the NZPCA Dressage Championships earlier this year!

Hollie Graham

Tuakana-Teina Peer Support

Ko te kai a te rangatira, he kōrero. Communication and discussion are a leaders sustenance.

Rebecca Early

Online Learning Expectations

Despite the difficulty of online learning, we need our students and whānau to support us with the academic progress of our akonga

Toti West

Te Puāwaitanga

Hamilton Girls' High Schools new-look community newsletter.

Kim Howard

Gold & Silver in the NZ U14 BMX Championships

Congratulations to Year 9 students Molly Inia and Nadia Gabbiani for their great success at the National BMX Championships.

Toti West

Hostel Enrolments Now Open

The HGHS boarding house, Sonninghill, is now accepting enrolments for 2023. Applications for the first allocation of places are required by April 12.

BOT Secretary

Update from the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees (BoT) would like to extend a warm welcome to new whānau joining the school in 2022. Together, we wish to ensure that you will enjoy a positive and productive time as part of our school community.

Margot Rawlings

One of our own gets a taste of New York film school

HGHS Head Girl Rebecca Yuan looks forward to attending New York University’s High School Filmmakers Workshop.

Megan Nightingale

Junior Debating: Round One

We had an exciting start to the debating season on Thursday 17th March!

Bronte Harcourt

Civvies Day: Giving back to our Community!

A small donation is a way of giving support to the awesome initiatives of our Service Council.

Graham Sinclair

HGHS take top 3 at Pirongia Trail Run

Our three runners in the 8km trail run placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in youth, with Anna Wilson also setting the fastest overall female time.

Marie Gordon

From the Principal's Desk

Our Principal, Ms Marie Gordon, thanks the school for rising above our current challenges.

Rebecca Yuan

International Women's Day 2022

Here's how we celebrated IWD at HGHS this year...

Toti West

Seven HGHS Old Girls in the Black Ferns 7s team

The latest to join this legacy is 2021 Sports Captain, Kelsey Teneti, who was signed earlier this year.

Kim Howard

NISS Rowing Championships Success

We are very proud of rowing squad and their recent achievements at the North Island Secondary Schools Championships.

Margot Rawlings

HGHS Visual Artists exhibit alongside professional artists

Hamilton Girls' High School students will be exhibiting ten paintings and ten photographs in the Welcome Swallow Gallery’s exhibition ‘Still Slices of Life’ from 11 March until the end of April.

Alex Matai'a

Student-led tutorials

Need help studying? The HGHS Academic Council is excited to announce that student-led tutorials are up and running on Wednesdays.

Arti Kumar

Senior School Pastoral Update

Students in Year 11,12 and 13 have had a busy term settling into their new NCEA courses. The Pastoral Team is here to support students in any way that we can.

Karlene Verryt

How do I pay for items at HGHS?

This is a question new parents ask us, and here is an easy introduction to one of our systems for you.

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