Sitting at the midway point of Term 2, there’s a real sense of purposeful activity around the school as we settle into the rhythm of this winter term.

The final half of Term 2 is a busy one at Upper Hutt College with lots of different events coming up. Please read below for some of the key ones and view the front page of the publication for a comprehensive list. Emails will be sent home to any impacted students.

UHC's growing Poly Group was given the honour of leading the performances at the recent Showquest. Student leaders Rudolph Taafua and Cora Noble run us through what happened.

Talofa! UHC has celebrated Samoan Language Week with performances and some yummy chop suey being produced. Students Jemimah Reid & Josh Tia

Year 13's have taken to the stage with a slice of Italy in 1040, through the lens of Shakespeare. Student Carissa Greyling covers the performance.

Tough Gal, the annual test of muddy endurance, took place recently with more than 50 UHC girls taking on the course. Year 10 student Meagan Stokes was one of them. This is what she experienced.

Winter sport is well and truly underway in 2022 with fantastic levels of participation and positive results on the various courts and fields. Sport Activator Chris Campbell reports on the various codes.

ADV301 students were put to the test trekking up a challenging Mt Holdsworth for a tramp. Teachers Seth Weakley and Alex Jaffrey take us through the successful trip.

Students and staff at UHC united to celebrate Bullyfree Week by wearing pink. Student Ryan Grant-Derepa reflects on the day.

In the inaugral Triple Threat House Competition, it was Blake and Te Kanawa Houses that shared the honours.

The Year 12 ADV classes recently completed their overnight tramp to Tutere Lodge in the Orongorongo Valley.

The School Board Parent Election 2022 Nomination round is approaching.

The library has been a hive of intense competition as UHC's chess players battled the boards to be crowned champion. Student Edison Yang gives us a run through on the action.

Year 12 students from UHC went en mass to the Careers Expo at the TSB Arena in Wellington. Careers Advisor Kerry Weston tells us what happened.

Every year UHC has students attend a Farming Trades Academy Programme one day a week. This year the girls are getting stuck in. Careers Advisor Kerry Weston outlines their great work.

Over the course of Bullyfree Week, students at UHC have got behind the celebrations. One of the events held during the week was cranemaking in the library.

On Friday 17 June, LC Scott and his team will be taking formal sports and cultural photos of our teams and groups.

The New Zealand Blood Service held a mobile blood drive with over 70 senior students donating. Teacher and organiser Ingrid Hofsteede tells how the event flowed.

We are taking expressions of interest from families who have students studying at Upper Hutt College and who would like to become a homestay family for our International students.

The Trentham Harriers are welcoming new members to their Club. Please view the image, which has information about the various options and events they run.