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Newsletter - June 2021

Important Dates

June

Mon 7 Queen's Birthday

Tues 8 Year 8 Open Day

Weds 9 Sports & Cultural Photos

             Year 10 Textiles Trip

             CSW Futsal AWD

Thurs 10 - 11 ADV201 Overnight Camp Orongorongo Trip 1

Fri 11 Market Day BST101 & 10CMM

Mon 14 - 18 Library Week, Schools Pride Week

Mon 14 ADV301 Rock Climbing

Tues 15 NZDF Recruiter

Tues 15-16 ADV201 Overnight Camp Orongorongo #2

Weds 16 CSW Futsal AWD

               Year 8 Open Evening

Thurs 17-18 ADV201 Overnight Camp Orongorongo #3

Mon 21 Matariki

Mon 21-25 Library Chess Tournament

Tues 22 Showquest

Fri 25 Careers Expo

July

Fri 2 ADV301 Mountainbiking

        Uni of Canterbury

Mon 5 QRC Visit Tourism

Tues 6-9 DRA201 Production

Fri 9 Huttfest

        Last Day Term 2

Contents

Principal's Message

by Judith Taylor

Kia ora parents, caregivers and whānau

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UHC Open Evening - Wednesday June 16

by UHC Admin

All prospective students interested in attending Upper Hutt College in 2022, along with their parents/ caregivers/ whanau, are invited to attend the Upper Hutt College Open Evening on Wednesday 16 June 2021.

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Seniors Crowned With Queen's Guide Awards

by UHC Admin

Year 13 students Lucy Schofield, Mackenzie Brewer and Emma Howie-Buckley have been honoured at Government House with Queen's Guide awards.

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Students Feel The Pulse Of Hutt Hospital

by UHC Admin

A small groups of UHC students were given the opportunity to experience some of the roles that are available in the industry. Year 11 student Diana Hicks tell us about the day, which was sponsored by Kia Ora Hauora and the Hutt Valley DHB.

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UHC Makes Strong Start Across All Winter Sport Codes

by UHC Admin

Winter sport is in full swing for 2021, and there is much to celebrate for the UHC sides including a number of players who have notched up 50 games for first teams. Upper Hutt College's Sports Activator, Chris Campbell reflects on the start of the yar

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Tough Gals Overcome Gruelling Conditions

by UHC Admin

Every year, UHC takes a growing group of girls to the Tough Gal challenge in Wainuiomata to test themselves on the cold, muddy, challenging course. UHC's Sport Activator Chris Campbell tells us about the day.

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Kaito and Rimer Place In Top Two Percent In World

by UHC Admin

Two UHC students have been awarded Gold Awards in the Education Perfect Languages Championships after finishing in the top two percent of the 208,000 world competitors.

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Adventure Students On Top of the World

by UHC Admin

Taking on the challenge of the Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit, ADV301 students came out on top.

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9ADV Students Learning The Ropes

by UHC Admin

At the end of May, the 9ADV classes spent an exhilerating day climbing at rock climbing at Hang Dog.

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Japanese Students Stick Around

by UHC Admin

UHC students studying Japanese at Years 10 and 11 were challenged to pick up M&Ms with chop sticks as part of their trip to the Japanese Embassy. Students Elyssia Shaw & Anastasia Stone give first hand accounts of how the day panned out.

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10SM Farewell Ms Molloy With Baby Shower

by UHC Admin

At the end of week four, Ms Molloy was farewelled by her Ako class with a very pink baby shower.

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Peer Mediators Keeping It Safe

by UHC Admin

UHC's recently established group of peer mediators have hit the ground running.

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Head Students Enjoy Korero

by UHC Admin

The head students of Upper Hutt College, Shakira Khan and Dhanraj Soni have met with their counterparts from Heretaunga in a bid to further strengthen relations. This is their account of the meeting.

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STEMM Students Put To The Test

by UHC Admin

A team of UHC juniors had their brains put to the test at the Hutt City STEMM challenge in Lower Hutt as they completed challenges and answered quickfire questions.

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Students Make a Positive Stand in Pink Shirt Day

by UHC Admin

As part of the national Pink Shirt Day celebrations, UHC staff and students turned the school into a sea of pink! Amid a hive of activities, students also got on board in classes with HOC201 students even creating pink crepes. Student Miya Abbott-Tutaki tells us how the day went.

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Girl Guides Info

by UHC Admin

Any girls aged 12-17 who might want to challenge themselves and learn a whole new set of skills are encouraged to give Girl Guides Rangers a go.

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Student work - I Only Saw Mirrors

by UHC Admin

10LB's Dani Van Niekerk has been putting her creative powers to use with her poem - 'I Only Saw Mirrors'.

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Part-time Position Available At Canteen

by UHC Admin

The UHC Canteen has a 10 hour per week position available for a food service assistant.

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Year 11s Honoured

by UHC Admin

At a recent assembly Year 11 students were recognised for a range of great things they have doing.

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