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Te Puāwaitanga: March 2022

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.

Contents

Te Puāwaitanga

Te Puāwaitanga

by Toti West

Hamilton Girls' High Schools new-look community newsletter.

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Principal Marie Gordon

From the Principal's Desk

by Marie Gordon

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

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Future Olympian

NZ Bronze for Losaline Lose

by Roger Hodgson

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

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Gold & Silver in the NZ U14 BMX Championships

by Kim Howard

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

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IWD 2022

International Women's Day 2022

by Rebecca Yuan

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

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Top Scholar Profile - Emma Woods

by Campbell Wood

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

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Hostel Enrolments Now Open

by Toti West

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

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HGHS Black Ferns in Fiji

Seven HGHS Old Girls in the Black Ferns 7s team

by Toti West

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

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Top Scholars!

Top Scholars' Morning Tea

by Rebecca Early

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

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Whaea Pani teaching her Year 9 Mātauranga Māori class

Return of the Alumni

by Toti West

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

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Update from the Board of Trustees

by BOT Secretary

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.

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NISS Rowing Squad 2022

NISS Rowing Championships Success

by Kim Howard

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

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Breaking records!

Records Tumble at Porritt Stadium

by Roger Hodgson

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

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Year 13 Performance Music Programme Students

Senior Performance Music: One of the new greatest hits!

by Margot Rawlings

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

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Rebecca onset during filming

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

by Margot Rawlings

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

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Artist - Beth McNaughton

HGHS Visual Artists exhibit alongside professional artists

by Margot Rawlings

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.

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Swimming Sports Champions 2022

by Michaela Foster

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

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NZPCA Dressage Champs 2022

by Robyn Ferrier

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

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Team HGHS DeathGrips

Junior Debating: Round One

by Megan Nightingale

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

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Student-led tutorials

by Alex Matai'a

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

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Lexi Nolan riding Seacrest Espresso in the 1m-1.05m Hack class.

The Pursuit of Excellence

by Toti West

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

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Ko te kōrero

Tuakana-Teina Peer Support

by Hollie Graham

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

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Civvies Day: Giving back to our Community!

by Bronte Harcourt

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

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Arti Kumar: Pastoral Lead - Senior

Senior School Pastoral Update

by Arti Kumar

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.

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The Careers Department

Career Services

by Wendy Calder

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.

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Online Learning Expectations

by Rebecca Early

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

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HGHS take top 3 at Pirongia Trail Run

by Graham Sinclair

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.

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How do I pay for items at HGHS?

by Karlene Verryt

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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Connect with us on Social Media

by Toti West

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

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