PNBHS April 2023 Newsletter
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From the Rector
Dear Parents, The first term of the year has come and gone in what seems record time. Given it has been a week shorter than the first ...
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From the Deputy Rector
What is it that motivates us to give our best effort, to learn something new, to persevere in the face of challenges, or to 'dig ...
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Chris Burton - 25 Years at the Helm
An evening to celebrate Mr Chris Burton and his incredible legacy as PNBHS/PNGHS Senior Production director for the past 25 years was ...
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NCEA Excellence Endorsement Level Two and Level Three and New Zealand Scholarship
Congratulations to all of the young men who worked hard in 2022 to earn NCEA qualifications endorsed with Merit or Excellence. At a ...
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NCEA Excellence Course Endorsement 2022
NCEA Course endorsements recognise students who have achieved at a high level in a particular subject or subjects. Congratulations to ...
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Term 1 2023
The first term of the 2023 school year has been incredibly busy - fantastic to be back to 'normal' after three years of disruptions. ...
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Co-curricular Participation at PNBHS - Bucking the Trend
We are incredibly proud that our young men are continuing to 'buck the trend' of falling participation in co-curricular activities and ...
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National Representatives 2023
Huge congratulations to the young men who have been selected for international teams and groups during 2023. It is fantastic to see ...
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Success at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Triathlon Championships
The New Zealand Secondary Schools Triathlon Championships took place during Summer Tournament Week in Wānaka. The competition took ...
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Aquathon and Open Water Swim Success
Congratulations to Year 10 student Filip Martin and Year 9 student Flynn Balfour who recently competed in the U14 Aquathon and U14 ...
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Silver and Bronze for Wilson Hannon at Oceania Cycling Championships
Wilson Hannon has just finished competing in the U19 Men’s category at the Oceania Cycling championships held in the Anna Mears ...
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Silver Medals for our Canoe Polo Teams
Congratulations to both our Junior A and Senior A Canoe Polo teams who were both Silver medalists at the recent New Zealand Secondary ...
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Bronze for Frazor Wainohu at NZSS Waka Ama Championships
Congratulations to Frazor Wainohu, Palmy Boys’ only representative at this year's New Zealand Secondary Schools Waka Ama championships ...
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North Island Secondary Schools Athletics Championships
It was fantastic to have 25 young men selected for the Manawatū team to compete in the recent North Island Secondary School Athletics ...
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April Library News
The Library is a good place to use before or after school due to our generous opening hours, heat pumps and comfortable furniture. ...
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Art Department News
The Top Art Exhibition is now open for public viewing upstairs at the Te Manawa Art Gallery. This annual exhibition showcases the ...
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Central North Island Debating Competition
Over the weekend of March 11 and 12 four PNBHS debate teams competed in the Central North Island Debate Competition, hosted at ...
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PNBHS Old Boys Association
Our Old Boys are a very important part of our school community and many Old Boys have strong links to their old school.
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Manawatu Inter Secondary Schools Athletics Championships - MISSA
Recently 94 PNBHS athletes combined for a total of 150 entries into 43 events at the Manawatu Inter Secondary Schools Athletics ...
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PNBHS Road Race
Congratulations to all of the young men who competed in the annual PNBHS Road Race on Monday, April 3. After some showers at the ...
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PNBHS Swimming Championships
Well done to all of the young men who qualified to compete in our annual Swimming Championships. A full list of results will be ...
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Relay for Life
Well done to all of the young men who supported our fundraising efforts for Relay for Life. It was fantastic to have a team of more ...
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He Kaupapa Tūmanako | Project Hope
During term one young men had the opportunity to take part in He Kaupapa Tūmanako | Project Hope offered by Massey University. He ...
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Manawatū/Horowhenua Ki O Rahi Tournament
The Palmerston North Boys' High School and Palmerston North Girls' High School mixed Ki O Rahi teams competed in the ...
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Secondary Schools Shearing Competition - NZ Rural Games
On Saturday, March 11 the PNBHS Shearing team of Orlando Ratima, Ernie Fowler, Jamie Bennett and Henry Speedy, along with Wool ...
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Clash of the Colleges - New Zealand Rural Games
Ten teams of PNBHS students - five junior and five senior - competed in the Clash of the Colleges as part of the New Zealand Rural ...
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Biology Trip to Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre
In week 9, the four Year 12 and the Scholarship Biology class went to Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre at Mount Bruce. The trip was to ...
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Kapa Haka Wānanga
A group of young men represented Palmerston North Boys’ High School at a kapa haka workshop held recently at Te Putahi a Toi, Massey ...
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CareerWise Newsletter
Are you aware that the PNBHS Careers Department publishes regular newsletters full of information about careers related opportunities ...
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Oklahoma! End of Season Wrap Up
On Saturday March 25, our Company completed a highly successful 9 performance season of Oklahoma! In reaching an extremely high level ...
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Unnamed Lost Property
Student Support is becoming inundated with unnamed lost property (a small pile is pictured above). It is extremely difficult to ...
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NCEA Information for Students and Whānau
Please find attached at the bottom of this article a copy of the 2023 National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Policies ...
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PNBHS Board of Trustees News
At the February Board of Trustees meeting the board Chairperson Mr. Michael Lawrence (right in the photograph above) tendered his ...
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RYDA – Road Safety Education Programme
Recently young men in Year 12 had the opportunity to complete the RYDA Road Safety programme. The day featured six interactive ...
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Ki O Rahi
Kia ora Whānau, He have been very fortunate to have Pa Ray, Pa Chris and Pa Jaydn from Best Care Whakapai Hauora take year 9 and ...
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Junior Form Classes Complete Team Building Activities
Recently our junior students completed a range of team challenge activities in their Form Classes. These activities provided an ...
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Winter Sport Registrations - Badminton, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Rugby & Table Tennis
All young men are encouraged to involve themselves in school co-curricular activities and many young men do so over the winter season, ...
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PNBHS Player's Code of Conduct
Involvement in co-curricular activities has many benefits for young men throughout their lives. However, it is important that our ...
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PNBHS Supporter's Code of Conduct
At school we discuss our expectations of our teams and our young men and it is important that these are supported at home and on the ...
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School Holiday Office Hours
Please find below the office hours over the Christmas/New Year holiday period.
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Teacher Only Day - April 24
PNBHS will be closed on Monday, April 24 for a scheduled Teacher Only Day.
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Workshop Series on the New Zealand Education System
The Ministry of Education is organising a series of 10 interactive workshops for multi-ethnic communities in Palmerston North to raise ...
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Video:
Fostering Resiliency in Children Through Sport
In this Q&A video, Sport Development Consultant Kelly Curr talks to Neuroscience Trainer Kathryn Berkett to unpack why and how sport ...
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Engineering and Food Technology Experience Days
Massey University is holding two free events on our Palmerston North campus during the school holidays for Year 11-13 high school ...
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Andrew Tate – Misogyny, Racism and Discrimination
Andrew Tate is likely a familiar name to many parents of teenage boys. However, not everyone may be aware of the controversial views ...
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The Ultimate Checklist for Anyone Finishing High School at the end of this Year
Finishing secondary school this year? Our checklist has everything you need to get ahead of the game when it comes to uni, jobs and money
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French School Holiday Programme for Children and French for Travellers Workshop for Adults
French School Holiday Programme for Children and French for Travellers Workshop for Adults at Alliance Française during the Easter ...
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School Sport New Zealand Student Survey
School Sport New Zealand are keen to understand what's most needed to improve secondary school sport, so we can best support the ...
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Key Ways Parents Can Use Sport to Develop a Growth Mindset in Their Child
Our mindset determines the way we learn, what motivates us, our approach to adversity, and has a huge impact on our development as ...
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A Great Gift at Any Time of the Year - Entertainment App Fundraiser
Are you looking for a great gift for family and friends?
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Our Sponsors
Thank you for your generous support of our young men.
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