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Te Puāwaitanga: October 2022

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Our girls excited to be number one!

Premier Netball New Zealand Champions!

by Kim Howard

We qualified first at the recent Upper North Island Secondary School tournament, and took the UNISS trophy - the first time the trophy has left Auckland in the last 19 years. Our Premier Netball Team then headed to Wellington in the school holidays to compete against the best 16 netball schools in the country.

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From the Principal's Desk

by Marie Gordon

Our Principal Marie Gordon's speech from the 2022 Senior Prizegiving.

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Some of our Special Award recipients from the evening.

Senior Prizegiving 2022

by Hamish Berkers

A prestigious evening celebrating the successes of our top scholars at Hamilton Girls' High School.

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Emma Thien, our Academic Dux for 2022

Senior Prizegiving 2022: List of Award Winners

by Hamilton Girls' High School

Below is the complete list of Award Winners from our 2022 Senior Prizegiving. Congratulations on these wonderful achievements.

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Acute Angle performing at our recent Te Puāwai Festival.

Acute Angle Quartet takes out bronze at Nationals

by Eila Posimani-McCay

Girls' High Barbershop Quartet rise through the ranks to take out third at the National Young Singers in Harmony Convention.

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Kaiya and Liza proud to be selected!

Premier Netball players named in New Zealand Team

by Kim Howard

Kaiya Kepa and Liza Ball have been selected in the NZSS Netball team, with Kaiya being named Captain!

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New York University Summer Film Programme

by Brittany Kenny

Head Girl does one month film course at NYU - earning a 4.0 grade point average!

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Second place for Kennedy Hosking, Kiera Sullivan and Marina Aleksic!

ChemQuest-2022

by Sashi Patel

HGHS Second place in ChemQuest competition

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Our touch girls excited to be playing together over the ditch!

All Schools Touch Tournament - Queensland, Australia.

by Hollie Graham

First HGHS trip to head offshore since COVID, our touch team competed at the biggest secondary school tournament in the world.

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Sports Team of the Year: Premier Netball Team with coach Kim Howard

Sports Awards Evening

by Hamish Berkers

The exceptional sporting talent of our kura was celebrated at an entertaining awards evening.

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My Outward Bound Experience

by Madison Rattray

Earlier this year I was awarded the opportunity to attend Outward Bound in Anakiwa for three weeks, and my experience was life-changing.

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Kerry in her element teaching Biology.

Return of the Alumni

by Hamish Berkers

This month's return of the Alumni focuses on Kerry Rattray, one of our talented teachers in the Science Department who graduated from HGHS in 1989.

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Te Maurea Whiritoi performing a section from their national bracket

Māori and Pasifika Awards Evening

by Hamish Berkers

HGHS ākonga celebrated at Māori and Pasifika Awards evening.

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Nicole signs her World Champion rainbow jersey

Nicole Murray stuns with Omnium gold at Para Cycling Track World Championships

by Stuff Sports Reporters

Girls' High Alumni wins two Golds in Para Cycling Track World Championships.

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Caitlin enjoying her session at Bigpop Studios with her producer Maude Minnie Morris.

HGHS students excel in songwriting competition

by Hamish Berkers

Two Year 12 students have been selected to record their original songs at top-class studios through the Lion Foundation's songwriting competition Play It Strange.

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Liarna, Briez and Catea excited to be proud to be representing Upper Central Zone

HGHS Students shine at NZRL Youth Nationals

by Roger Hodgson

Whilst most students started the holidays off with a much deserved rest, Liarna Barber-Salvation Y11, Briez Tihi and Catea Duff both Y10, were mentally preparing themselves for the New Zealand Rugby League Youth Nationals.

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Keita Perry receives Pou Ahurea (Māori Person of the Year) at University of Waikato Blues Awards

by Brian Winter

Keita Perry is a name that might be familiar to many in the HGHS community. Excelling in sport, Keita played lacrosse and cricket during her time at HGHS, she was also the Wilson House Captain in 2019. But it is lacrosse in particular that has brought her most recent recognition.

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Charlotte proud to be representing NZ at the Fifa U-17 World Cup.

Charlotte Eagle represents NZ at Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup.

by Rotorua Daily Post

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Lauren Forbes: Altrusa Award 2022

Altrusa Awards 2022

by Vicki Shannon

Congratulations to Lauren Forbes who is the 2022 recipient of the Altrusa Award.

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Our Auditioned Contemporary Dance Group

Arts Awards Evening 2022

by Hamish Berkers

A celebration of art at our kura. This evening was a chance to celebrate the immense artistic talent our ākonga bring to HGHS.

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Media Studies Red Carpet Night 2022

by Brittany Kenny

Old Hollywood meets Hamilton Girls' High School at this year's Media Studies Red Carpet night.

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Staff and Year 13s still on speaking terms after the match.

Staff vs Year 13s Ultimate Frisbee

by Hamish Berkers

Staff faced off against the Year 13s in what was going to be a hotly contested match. The final score didn't end up showing this however...

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