William Pike Challenge

This year all of our Year 7 students are participating in the William Pike Challenge.

On Thursday 9th March William gave two presentations to the school, one to all the year 7 students and then another in the evening for parents, sponsored and the public.

Thank you to the Westview Special Fund for supporting this new initiative.

Programme Outcomes

Develops students’ 21st century skills needed for the future: critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, flexibility and adaptability, initiative, social interaction, productivity and accountability, communication, leadership and responsibility

Increasing capability; decision making, organisation, solving problems, leadership, communication

Increasing self efficacy and confidence

Increased positive outlook and challenge orientation, e.g; Since doing the WPC, I feel less afraid in attempting/trying things outside my comfort zone. 

Increased awareness of future opportunities in all aspects of life

Increased adaptability and resilience

Increased community mindedness Sense of belonging and connectedness to home, school and community Student focus and direction while in a formative stage of life

Each student, over the course of the year will complete a three elements.

Outdoor Activities

Outdoor Activities provide opportunities for young people to step outside of their comfort zone, take risks, build confidence and strengthen relationships with peers. Outdoor Activities not only build positive wellbeing, 21st-century skills and an explorer mindset, they also remind our youth about the beauty and accessibility of New Zealand’s landscape.

Bushwalks, a high ropes course, mountain biking, orienteering or rock climbing nare great examples.

Studies have shown that spending time in nature improves mental well-being by lifting your mood and decreasing feelings of depression, anxiety and stress. Investing in our youths’ mental health means they’re more prepared to overcome challenge and change that will inevitably come their way

Community Service

Community Service allows young people to explore, develop and strengthen empathy, humility and compassion. Characteristics many young people may not have had the opportunity to untap. Giving back to the community also provides opportunities for young people to step outside of their comfort zone, develop communication skills, connectedness with the local community, peers and whānau and embrace a greater sense of purpose.

Examples of Community Service include tree planting, rubbish pickup, charity fundraising, community food drives or helping at an organisation like the SPCA.

Many young people continue to do voluntary work well after they’ve completed the William Pike Challenge; those feel-good feelings are hard to shake off!

Passion Projects

A Passion Project is a sport or hobby that’s totally new to the young person and are usually done in their own time. They encourage young people to take on a challenge and develop their self belief, work ethic and commitment. Trying something new and working hard to master it develops determination, concentration and resilience.

Learning a new sport or a new language, learning how to cook, photography, horse riding, or sketching – Passion Project options are endless!

Activities offered by the school, like a language or sport can be attributed to Passion Project hours.

Community Help

We are looking for ideas and ways that our students can help in our community. If you have anything that our Year 7's can help with for their Community Service please contact Camille Cartman at cc@darfield.school.nz.If you would like to know more about the William Pike Challenge please go to https://www.williampikechallenge.co.nz/

Sports Evening

Following the William Pike Presentations we took the opportunity to introduce the Sports Team of TIC Sam Forward, Pip Deans, Sports Coordinator and Assistant Co-ordinators Jo Beswick and Lexie Sinclair Dockerill, along with our student Head of Sports Reps Louis Ridgen and Isla McPherson.

The evening was to provide information about our sports programme and how it has evolved over the past three years and our future plans.

Cansail - Fox II

We were offered a sailing experience as a teambuilding exercise and what better way that to bring all our Sporting Leaders together and enjoy a day out.  A group of 25 students and 5 teachers and adults headed to Akaroa for the day.

We were given the opportunity to crew a Small Ship, the Fox II which offers so much more than simply the chance to learn sailing skills. Through this unique form of adventure training, CanSail aims to provide each young person with:

• a physical and psychological challenge;
• team participation in a new environment;
• an awareness of leadership skills and personal responsibilities within a crew;
• team spirit shaped by tolerance and an understanding of others;
• an appreciation of effective communication; and
• a sense of achievement and increased self-confidence.

The mission of Sail Training worldwide is to make a real difference for young people

Darfield High School Senior Athletics Championships 2023

Congratulations to every that participated at our athletics day at Nga Puna Wai on the 8th March - it was such a great day and some awesome results, with a handful of Darfield High School Records being broken. This was also a qualifying event for the the Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletics Champs

Results - top 3 DHS students in each eventCongratulations to everyone, great results.Recording 5 new Athletics Records for 2023

U14 Girls 100m
1st - Skye Paterson
2nd - Sam Partington
3rd - Imogen Smith

U14 Girls 200m
1st - Sam Partington
2nd - Syke Paterson
3rd - Taylor Henshaw

U14 Girls 800m
1st - Sasha Anson
2nd - Taylor Henshaw

U14 Girls 1500m
1st - Sasha Anso

U14 Girls High Jump
1st - Skye Paterson
2nd - Sam Partington

U14 Girls Long Jump
1st - Skye Paterson
2nd - Sam Partington

U14 Girls Shot Put
1st - Skye Paterson
2nd - Sam Partington

U14 Girls Discus
1st - Imogen Smith
2nd Skye Paterson

U14 GIRLS CHAMPION
Winner - Skye Paterson
Runner Up - Sam Partington

U15 Girls 800m
1st - Hannah Abraham

U15 Girls Shot Put
1st - Bridget Moir

U15 Girls Discus
1st Bridget Moir

U15 Girls Javelin
1st - Bridget Moir

U15 GIRLS CHAMPION
Winner - Bridget Moir
Runner up - Hannah Abraham

U16 Girls 100m
1st - Brooke Ebdon Collings
2nd - Harriet Collins
3rd - Holly Wilson

U16 Girls 200m
1st - Jody McCarthy Dempsey - EQ 2018 RECORD with Zoe Spinks
2nd - Brooke Ebdon Collings
3rd - Harriet Collins

U16 Girls High Jump
1st - Jody McCarthy Dempsey - RECORD 1.57m was Kirsty Redfern 1996 1.53m
2nd - Holly Wilson
3rd - Harriet Collins

U16 Girls Long Jump
1st - Jody McCarthy Dempsey - RECORD 5.11m was Gail Schroeder 1972 4.74m
2nd - Brooke Ebdon Collings
3rd - Ayla Abraham

U16 Girls Shot Put
1st - Brooke Ebdon Collings
2nd - Michaela Cameron
3rd - Skye Collins

U16 Girls Discus
1st - Brooke Ebdon Collings
2nd - Holly Wilson
3rd - Harriet Collins

U16 Girls Javelin
1st - Jody McCarthy Dempsey
2nd - Ayla Abraham
3rd - Michaela Cameron

U16 GIRLS CHAMPION
Winner - Jody McCarthy-Dempsey
Runner Up - Brooke Ebdon Collings

U19 Girls 100m

1st - Emma Cunningham

U19 Girls 200m
1st - Emma Cunningham

U19 Girls 800m
1st - Isla McPherson

U19 Girls 1500m
1st - Isla McPherson

U19 Girls Long Jump
1st - Isla McPherson
2nd - Kirsty McCarthy Dempsey
3rd - Molly Macpherson

U19 Girls Shot Put
1st - Kirsty McCarthy Dempsey - Meet Record 13.06m
2nd - Isla McPherson
3rd - Molly Macpherson

U19 Girls Discus
1st - Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey - RECORD 34.96m was Kirsty's from 2022 of 32.30m
2nd - Molly Macpherson

U19 Girls Javelin
1st - Kirsty McCarthy Dempsey - RECORD 38.05m was Kirsty's from 2022 of 35.30m

U19 GIRLS CHAMPION
Winner - Kirsty McCarthy Dempsey
Runner Up - Isla McPherson

U13 Boys 100m
1st - Dino MacRae
2nd - Sonny Bill McAndrew

U13 Boys Shot Put
1st - Sonny Bill McAndrew - Meet record 10.15m

U13 Boys CHAMPION
Winner - Sonny Bill McAndrew
Runner Up Dino MacRae

U14 Boys 100m
1st - Aiden Wilshire
2nd - Zac Mason
3rd - Finn Jennings

U14 Boys 800m
1st - Finn Jennings

U14 Boys High Jump
1st - Aiden Wilshire

U14 Boys Long Jump
1st - Aiden Wilshire
2nd - Zac Mason
3rd - Finn Jennings

U14 Boys Shot Put
1st - Aiden Wilshire

U14 Boys Discus
1st - Aiden Wilshire
2nd - Zac Mason
3rd - Finn Jennings

U14 Boys Javelin
1st - Aiden Wilshire

U14 BOYS CHAMPION
Winner - Aiden Wilshire
Runner Up - Zac Mason

U15 Boys 100m
1st - Luke Dunshea
2nd - Thomas Galletly
3rd - Jack Molloy

U15 Boys 200m
1st - Alfie Pask
2nd - Thomas Galletly
3rd - Austin Earl

U15 Boys 800m
1st Jack Molloy

U15 Boys High Jump
1st - Luke Dunshea
2nd - Austin Earl

U15 Boys Long Jump
1st - Alfie Pask
2nd - Luke Dunshea
3rd - Thomas Galletly

U15 Boys Discus
1st - Luke Dunshea
2nd - Austin Earl
3rd - Mason Smith

U15 Boys Javelin
1st - Austin Earl
2nd - Thomas Galletly
3rd - Mason Smith

U15 BOYS CHAMPION
Winner - Luke Dunshea
Runner Up - Thomas Galletly and Austin Earl

U16 Boys 100m
1st Lucas Tapa Wither
2nd - Samual McConnell
3rd - James Campbell

U16 Boys 200m
1st - Lucas Tapa Wither
2nd - Samuel McConnell
3rd James Campbell

U16 Boys 400m
1st - Samuel McConnell

U16 Boys High Jump
1st - Willy Macpherson
2nd - Finn Jacobs
3rd - James Campbell

U16 Boys Long Jump
1st - Samuel McConnell
2nd - Lucas Tapa Wither
3rd - James Campbell

U16 Boys Discus
1st - James Campbell
2nd - Willy Macpherson
3rd - Lucas Tapa Wither

U16 Boys Javelin
1st - James Campbell

U16 BOYS CHAMPION
Winner - Lucas Tapa Wither
Runner Up - Samuel McConnell and James Campbell

U19 Boys 100m
1st - Mason Thompson
2nd - Oscar Stevenson
3rd - Camden Waters

U19 Boys 200m
1st - Oscar Stevenson
2nd - Camden Waters
3rd - Iroquois Ross

U19 Boys 400m
1st - Mason Thompson
2nd - Oscar Stevenson
3rd - Zion Buenoz

U19 Boys 1500m
1st - Camden Waters
2nd - Zac Bartlett

U19 Boys High Jump
1st - Iroquois Ross
2nd - Oscar Stevenson

U19 Boys Long Jump
1st - Andrew Gardner
2nd - Mason Thompson
3rd - Jayden Lancaster

U19 Boys Shot Put
1st - Oscar Stevenson
2nd - Iroquois Ross
3rd - Zane Kelly

U19 Boys Discus
1st - Oscar Stevenson
2nd - Jayden Lancaster
3rd - Zane Kelly

U19 Boys Javelin
1st - Oscar Stevenson
2nd - Jayden Lancaster
3rd - Zion Buenoz

U19 BOYS CHAMPIONS
Winner - Oscar Stevenson
Runner Up - Mason Thompson