Gold A Netball B Grade SISS Competition Winners! - 18 October 2019 - James Hargest
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18 October 2019
Gold A Netball
B Grade SISS
Competition Winners!
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Principal’s Comment
The decision to stand down as principal was not mentoring relationship between a student
an easy one. Leading a school such as James and a teacher; the opportunity to invest
Hargest College is a privilege and an honour, and faith, hope, expectation, skill, and useful
likely to be the pinnacle of anyone’s leadership feedforward into a young person’s life. Even
career. I have enjoyed this position immensely, the opportunity just to invest a warm smile
and given my best to a school I have loved for is valuable. The relational aspect of life at
well over 30 years. When the conviction comes school will never change and remains at the
that it is time to move over and let someone heart of a teacher’s sense of vocation.
else bring fresh eyes and ideas, it is not an easy
thing to deal with.
There is plenty of water to pass under the
bridge before I leave, at the end of Term 1
I hope to continue my contribution to public next year. The school has enormous depth
education, and to school leadership in of teaching and leadership capability within
particular, in other ways for a number of years its staff, and I have a high level of confidence
Andy Wood
yet. I am proud to be a public servant, and to be our Board will make a wise appointment.
Principal associated with delivering the highest possible Meantime, it is “business as usual” here at
quality of schooling in the public system. Hargest.
I will have been in teaching for 42 years, and Nga mihi nui
principal of Hargest for 10 years. In that time
I have seen many changes. Something that Andy Wood
has not changed is the potential power of the Principal
From the Boardroom
Enrolments for 2020 are very strong, and we Our Principal, Andy Wood, advised the Board
are humbled by the confidence shown by the well before our public announcement of his
community in James Hargest College. retirement late last term. The position of
Principal is currently being advertised, with the
Board hoping to announce a new appointee by
Hargest is not eligble for the Government’s
the end of the year. We regard this as the most
new $150 payment per student in lieu of
important decision we will ever make!
parent fees and donations. The scheme is
attracting significant pushback as schools point
out to the Government that the “Operations Kia ora Koutou
Grant” is woefully inadequate for the provision
of everything expected of schools, and $150 Chris O’Connor
simply doesn’t “cut the mustard”. The BOT will BOT Chairperson
be watching this space closely.
Chris O’Connor
BOT Chairperson
Whanau Report
Hemi Hakena - Senior Kapa Haka Break-up
The senior campus Kapa Haka celebrated a very successful
year with a break-up at Camp Omaui on the 20/21 September.
We were blessed with a wonderful presentation from
Dr Nichola Voice on Taonga puoro-Māori musical instruments.
The celebration was full of laughter, way too much kai, fireside
waiata, kaimoana collecting and lots of whanau time.
We had the opportunity to present Matua and Pa with two
beautiful kahu huruhuru.
Thank you to all whanau who have been amazing in their
support of their rangatahi this year, senior management, our
tutors and our wonderful rangatahi.
Ngā mihi nui
Matua Neitana Tane and Pā Greg Houkamau wearing their newly presented kahu
huruhuru at camp Omaui.”
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Staff Welcome
Year 9 and Work Day
Jocѐe Vergoz
Halfway through Term 3 Jocѐe Vergoz joined Thanks to all families, neighbours, businesses, friends
our Junior Campus team. Jocѐe was brought and whanau who supported our Year 9 and 10 Work Day.
up in New Caledonia and is a fluent French Your donations have made a significant contribution to
speaker. She comes to us from teaching our special projects for 2019.
at Fraser High School in Hamilton and is A covered area at the front of the school.
working in Room 9 now that Hinea Harris Any money not yet returned to school should be
is staying home to look after her new baby. presented to the main office.
Welcome to James Hargest College Jocѐe.
Staff Farewell
Rhiane Copland
It was with considerable sadness that we farewelled in the English Department will miss the endless
Rhiane Copland who has been a full time English teacher discussions on the content and pedagogy of teaching.
at Hargest for four years. Rhiane taught every level, from Rhiane is held in high esteem for his teaching and
Year 9 to Year 13 .He is a highly respected teacher and his involvement with rugby as a manager and coach.
role model to all students on and off the rugby field. Rhiane is returning to Clinton to assist with the family
Rhiane loved literature and the language of his subject agricultural business. We wish him well and hope that
and this led to very successful classrooms. His colleagues if he returns to teaching, he will choose Hargest.
Lisa Tou (McNaughton)
Lisa Tou is leaving James Hargest College to take up a new member of Te Komiti, and assisting with the Under
position as Regional Manager of the Southland/ Otago 15 girls’ rugby. Some of these; such as the rugby, Kapa
Tupu Aotearoa area for the Ministry of Pacific Peoples. Haka and Heilala o Saute, Lisa fully intends continuing
Lisa has worked at James Hargest College for fifteen years, with.
teaching our GATE students, working to extend and enrich We thank Lisa for all she has done for our students
their experiences. She has had considerable involvement over the years and wish her all the best in her exciting
in many aspects of our school life; productions, supporting new role.
the senior Kapa Haka roopu and senior Pasifika group, a
Blake Young Leader Award
Junior Campus
The Blake Young Leader Award is presented every year to students all
around the country who show great leadership in making a positive change
towards a better future for our communities and our planet earth.
Sir Peter Blake is one of New Zealand’s greatest heroes. He was a world-
famous sailor, adventurer and environmentalist who never gave up on
his dreams. He sailed in five round-the-world yacht races and kept trying
until he finally won it on his fifth try – taking him 17 years! He also won the
Americas Cup for New Zealand – twice!
Sir Peter Blake couldn’t have done these things if he didn’t believe in
himself. His style of leadership was to build a great team and empower
them to be strong individually, but to work together to succeed. He is a
great example of leadership, and how, through hard work and self-belief,
you can achieve your dreams.
Devon Pirini was awarded the Blake Leader Award at James Hargest Junior highly regarded within the entire school community. Devon is integral
because he displays great leadership qualities that Sir Peter himself would in team building and works tirelessly at motivating others, leading by
have recognised. example and living by the values his whanau have raised him with.
He is a mature, outgoing and level headed young person who takes
Devon is a positive role model. He is consistently caring, kind and
everything in his stride and is humble about the positive impact he has
respectful. He makes strong decisions to do the right thing regardless
on others. Devon naturally possesses leadership skills and qualities that
of peer pressure or social standing. Devon is willing to take on extra
holds him in good stead for being a fine recipient of the Blake Young
responsibilities and is respected and liked by his peers and teachers alike.
Leader award. Congratulations Devon!
He takes on leadership within sport and gives back to his sport through
refereeing. Devon conducts himself with a high degree of integrity and Thank you to Kate van der Weert from Westpac for presenting Devon
upholds the integrity of others at all times. He carries a lot of mana and is with his award at assembly.
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Grand Prior
St John Youth
Jorja Glassey was awarded her Grand Prior in Dunedin on the
14th September 2019. The Grand Prior is the award that takes
many years to achieve in St John Youth of which Jorja has been
a member since she was 8 years old in the Motupohue St John
Youth Division in Bluff that was started in 2012.
Through the years Jorja has given over 600 hours to the Bluff
Community as a volunteer. Jorja is striving for 1000 even though
she has received her award already.
Jorja wore a Korowai that was jointly designed by myself and
Helen Wilson taking several months to construct and complete.
The Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy was suitably impressed
with not only Jorja’s Korowai but also that of her team mates who
were also awarded their Grand Prior’s from Bluff.
SMAC Maths Board of
Trustees Youthmark
Congratulations to all the teams that competed in the SMAC Math
Competition on Wednesday 25 September. We had some great Student
results: Representative Awards
Year 7 - 2nd
Year 9 -1st, 3rd
2019
Year 8 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Congratulations to Donald
Year 10- 1st , 2nd
McIntosh who was voted
incoming Student Representative
The 2019
on the Board of Trustees for the
next 12 months Youthmark Awards
are being held on
Wednesday
30 October at
7.00pm in the
Waiau Room at the
Ascot Park Hotel
Year 8 winning team of Samuel Collins, Ron Geilik, James Dyer and Robert Kidd
Track Cycling
NZ Team -
Oceania Champs
Conor Shearing has been
named in the Cycling NZ Elite
develpment team to compete
at the 2020 Oceania Track
Cycling Champs, which are to
be held in Invercargill 16th-
19th October this year. His
U19 age group doesn’t end
until 31st December 2019 but
as it’s next years competition
he qualifies. Conor will be the
youngest and will only turn 18
on the last day of competition.
Incredibly well done well to
make it into the Elite ranks!
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HETTANZ Fashion Awards
Southland
Results HETTANZ Southland Fashion, Design YEAR 10 GARMENT SECTION
and Craft Awards 2019 1st Ezri Dalgity
2nd Lucy Dow
YEAR 7 CRAFT SECTION
Highly Commended Nicole Lina
1st Cameron Fraser
2nd Flynn Russell NCEA Level 1 GARMENT SECTION
3rd Anika Cruickshank Highly commended Danielle Brownlie
YEAR 8 CRAFT SECTION NCEA Level 2 GARMENT SECTION
1st Bailey Reader 3rd Victoria Bradney
2nd Harshitha Yogeswaran
NCEA Level 3 GARMENT SECTION
3rd Maya Oppikofer
1st Alex-Zaria Laurie
YEAR 9 GARMENT SECTION
YOUNG DESIGNER SECTION
2nd Jack McPhee
2nd Jeromy Tiatia
EXCELLENCE AWARD for best entry
in the garment sections
Ezri Dalgity Year 10
SUPREME WINNER
Ezri Dalgity Year 10
Service Awards
Junior Campus
Congratulations to the following students
who have received Service Awards:
Road Patrol
Dominic Donghi, Britt Elsey, Sam Elder,
Mary Zhang, Allan Raymond, Caleb Moss
and Riley McCallum.
Values Awards
Junior Campus
Congratulations to the following students
who have received Values Awards:
Hamish Wallace, Dom Hodkinson-Harris,
Sarah Hay, Jayden Turnbull, Mary Zhang,
Liam Alcock, Samuel Collins, Anya Phillips
and Laila Wilson.
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NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair 2019
Above: Science Fair Major Award winners, from left to right: A very large contingent of budding young scientists represented the
Pearl Bir (SGHS), Luke Moss, Lucy Cooper, Stewart Hamilton, College at the Southland Science and Technology Fair held at the
Tiwai Point General Manager, Ezri Dalgity, Max Russell, Invercargill Workingmen’s Club from Tuesday 17th – Friday
Millie Scott (Limehills School) and Robert Beck 20th September. The standard at the fair was really high and we
are delighted with the large numbers of projects that won awards.
Students from Hargest won all but one of the major award categories
at this year’s fair and lots more exhibitor’s won special prizes and
commendations as listed below. Congratulations to all exhibitors
at the NZAS Southland Science and Technology Fair this is the best
performance for our school in recent times.
Overall Winners
Light up your Wave? - NZAS Premier Technology Award
Ezri Dalgity
Titi Puku Plastic - NZAS Premier Science Award
Lucy Cooper, Luke Moss
Major Awards - Hands on Science Award
Hot or Not University of Otago Hands On Science
Max Russell
Above: Flip n Dry Bench Seat by Libby Crawford
Gold Award & NZAS Excellence in Technology
Flip n Dry Bench Seat Year 7 & 8 Libby Crawford
Gold Award & NZAS Excellence in Science
Titi Puku Plastic Year 7 & 8 Lucy Cooper, Luke Moss
Gold Award & NZAS Excellence in Technology Year 9 & 10
Light up your Wave? Year 9 & 10 Ezri Dalgity
Gold Award & NZAS Excellence in Science Year 9 & 10
Hot or Not Year 9 & 10 Max Russell
Gold Award & NZAS Excellence in Technology Year 11 - 13
Powering Minds Year 11 - 13 Robert Beck
Above: Wiping One Germ at a Time with Hannah Dummigan
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Science and Technology awards Gold Special Prizes
Bounce Halle Faherty Fonterra Future Leaders Awards 2019
Powerful Rain Max Smith To be Raw or Pasteurised That is the Question
Coanda Effect Lachlan McCorkindale Isabella Willis
Liam Cruickshank
Environment Southland Awards
Science and Technology awards Silver Exhibit related to the Environment
Keep it Kute Skirt Brianna Loan Titi Puku Plastic Lucy Cooper, Luke Moss
Bag Check Mackenzie Robertson,
Alice McIntosh Science Award Trust to encourage young scientists from
Filtration Frustration Chloe Hudson Years 7 and 8
Some Like it Hot Charly Faherty Titi Puku Plastic Lucy Cooper, Luke Moss
Flip n Dry Bench Seat Libby Crawford
Science and Technology awards Bronze
Cost Vs Performance Ronan Shearing NIWA Awards, Best projects in the fair related to Climate
Which Butter Made the Grade Rebecca Kingma, and Water Science
Millie McKenzie Titi Puku Plastic Lucy Cooper, Luke Moss
Goo be Gone Kate Wallace, Natasha Rain
Battery Testing Jacob Bricknell New Zealand Statistics Association Awards, best use
Disc Advantage of Plastics Ethyn Middlemiss, of statistics in projects in the fair
Ryley Coatsworth AI What is it? Roland Cameron, Ron Geilik
Does an Old Brain Work as Well Joshua McNaughton, Hot or Not Max Russell
as a Young One? Jackson Faithfull
To be Raw or Pasteurised That Isabella Willis Forest and Bird Award, Best Exhibit relating to Conservation
is the Question Titi Puku Plastic Lucy Cooper, Luke Moss
Buzzy Bacteria Ciara Hegan,
Carissa Maclennan New Zealand Oil and Gas Awards for Promising Young Scientists
AI What is it? Roland Cameron, Ron Geilik Powering Minds Robert Beck
Neuro Linguistic Programming Eden Selman Bounce Halle Faherty
Powerful Rain Max Smith
Science and Technology awards Commendation Goo be Gone Kate Wallace, Natasha Rain
Shirtloadz Fahim Firdaus, Mason Munro
Mouse Trap Derby Joel Tiatia New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology Awards
Wiping One Germ at a Time Hannah Dummigan Which Butter Made the Grade Rebecca Kingma, Millie McKenzie
Laundry lab Savannah Sinclair Buzzy Bacteria Ciara Hegan, Carissa Maclennan
Hotter for Longer Emily Wilson
Muffin Magic Jessica Ballanytne Southland Bee Society, best exhibit related to Bees Award
Heating Golf Club Jackson Jones, Buzzy Bacteria Ciara Hegan, Carissa Maclennan
Blake Humphrey
Thirsty Georgia Hawke
Dissolving Painkillers Tamzin Tomlinson,
Hannah Graham Below: Lucy Cooper and Luke
Are You Storing Your Dog Nicole Lina, Ashley Phillips Moss with Titi Puku Plastic
Food Wrong?
Tourist Quiz Kya Cook, Katie Lawrence
Audible Distractions While Learning Kady Gill
Carpal Stronger Lucy Thomas
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JHC ILT Tertiary
English Tutorials
Scholarship Weeks 1- 3 - Term 4
Recipients Students are encouraged to write literary essays on their written text under
time constraints as best revision practice. They are also encouraged to revise
Congratulations to the successful students! language techniques and their effects. The following are specialised tutorials
James Billows Gabrielle Milne
Level One Tutorials
Sophie Chen Alice Moreton • Written text - Sympathy poem Unpacking questions
Declan Cruickshank Laura Moreton 1.30 - 2.10 E12
Mackenzie Fallow Liam Neylon • Unfamiliar Text - Excellence
Elizabeth Flett Marionne Pala Tuesday 29 October 3.30 - 4.30 E14
Brooke Hayes Stephen Potter • Unfamiliar Text - Strategies to Achieve
Heidi Kean Emma Riley Thursday 31 October 1.30 - 2.10 E15
Jenni Kerr Kate Ryan • Unfamiliar Text - Achieved to Merit
Meg Laker Nathan Scott Thursday 31 October 1.30 - 2.10 E12
Elijah Lee Conor Shearing • Night- Themes
Kate Loan Daniel Strang Wednesday 30 October 1.30 - 2.10 E13
Anais Maclennan Nathan Walker
Holly Wu Level Two Tutorials
John Marshall
• Written Text - Macbeth Setting - Monday 14 October E12
Claire McEwen Benjamin Wylie
• Dulce et Decorum Est
Wednesday 30 th October 1.30 - 2.10 P6
Final Day for • Dulce et Decorum Est
Thursday 31 October 1.30 - 2.10 P6
Senior Students • Unfamiliar Text - getting over the line
Thursday 24th October 1.30 - 2.10 E15
Tuesday 5 November 2019
• Unfamiliar Text - getting over the line
Compulsory classes will finish on Monday 14th October 3.30 - 4.00 P3
Tuesday 5 November for all Year 11-13 • Unfamiliar Text - getting over the line
students. However, all teachers will be Thursday 31 October 3.30 - 4.00 P3
in their scheduled classrooms for the • Written text - Macbeth - Excellence in structure
following two days Wednesday 6 and Wednesday 30th October 3.30 - 4.30 E14
Thursday 7 November.
This time is set aside for pre- Level Three Tutorials
advertised and arranged tutorial, • Written text - How to address the question
one-to-one help, giving feedforward Friday 1 November 1.30 - 2.00 E14
on exam answers, or completion of
• Other tutorials will be in roll call notices
Internal Assessments.
Subject teachers may contact you
with a plan for your son/daughter.
We ask you to support the teachers Economics Tutorials Drama Tutorials
and arrange for your son/daughter All Levels - Saturdays from 1.30 to Until Seniors Leave:
to attend classes that have been 3.00pm in F8 and other times by by arrangement
advised. This time can be most arrangement with the teacher.
valuable for some re teaching,
confirming understanding, practising After Seniors Leave:
exam questions and, in some cases, Ms Buist will be available on:
completing an Internal Assessment. Maths Tutorials • Monday afternoons
From Friday 8 November (the day Level 1 Maths Tutorial: Period 5 • Tuesdays (all day)
NCEA exams officially begin), there Wednesday 23 October, • Wednesday mornings
will be an extensive range of tutorials Wednesday 30 October • Thursdays (all day)
available. These are often arranged Level 2 Maths Tutorial: Period 5
• Friday mornings
across a Department and it may not be Wednesdays beginning next term
your son/daughter’s teacher delivering
the tutorial. email: jbuist@jameshargest.school.nz
When students are at school they to arrange a time
Accounting Tutorials
need to be with a teacher in their Term 4 Accounting Tutorials
classroom or working quietly in the Tuesday 22nd Oct 8.15am – 8.55 Mrs McDowall will be available on:
Library. Year 11 and 12 students must Thursday 24th Oct 8.15am – 8.55 • L1: Tuesdays 11:30am
wear school uniform on all occasions. Tuesday 29th Oct 8.15am – 8.55 • L2: Wednesdays 11:30am - 12:30pm
From this date, Year 13 may wear tidy Thursday 31st Oct 8.15am – 8.55 • L3: Thursdays 11:30am
mufti when they come to school.
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Netball
SISS Tournament
For the first time in history the Hargest
Gold A netball team won B grade in a
gripping final. The tone for the Nelson
SISS tournament was set after beating
SGHS A team for the first time in 20 years.
Going into the tournament ranked a
lowly 21st, opposition underestimated
us. However, our strengths were in our
skills and connection on and off the court.
Resulting in winning game after game. The
Coach Rochelle Van Beek and Manager Sue
Yeo were both passionate and dedicated
towards the success of our team. For them
and many supporters it was very rewarding
seeing us demonstrate everything we have
been taught.
Determination secured the semi final
against Waimea ranked 1st. This was
convincingly won 30-21. Which then led
us to a guaranteed place in A grade for
2020, and the final later that day. Credit
to the tough time playing in prem grade
this season, we all gained resilience and
knew that success was not only in the
score, but in the journey. This resilience
was paramount in the final as we closely
chased Riccarton throughout the game. Key
to Gold A, all of us again, lifted one another.
The nail biting final quarter was fiercely
fought, from five down to our team being
29 all seconds before the final whistle blew.
We were tied!! Under a pressure cooker
playoff, to win, either team had to be two
goals ahead. Patience, tenacity and cool
heads enabled us to score those last two
goals and win B grade. This was a fitting
tribute to farewell our only Year 13 player
Kayla Tufui. Winning the grade was the
pinnacle of an entire seasons hard work,
dedication and strong bonds between us as
players, with the coach and management.
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National Aerobics Netball
Champion Junior Campus
10 teams (91 students) from Junior Campus were involved with Saturday netball this year.
Teams that received prizes for the season are as follows:
7&8 Scarlet Runners up of Y7&8 Grade 5, round 2
8 Maroon Runners up of Y7&8 Grade 2, round 1
7&8 Burgundy Runners up of Y7&8 Grade 4, round 1
7 Sapphire Winners of Y7&8 Grade 3, round 2
7&8 Crimson Winners of Y7&8 Grade 5 round 1 and Runners up of Y7&8 Grade 4,
round 2
7 Gold Winners of Y7&8 Grade 1, round 1 and round 2
Individual Prizes for each team were awarded last week Tuesday 17th September,
as follows
Teams (10) Most Improved Most Valuable
8 Gold Katie Lawrence Brooke Cross
8 Maroon Mia Brown Dakota Kennedy
8 Rose Isobel Bowen Tequin Lake
8 Cherry Jessica Kidd Tyla Wood & Charlotte Dassen
7 & 8 Crimson - Paige King & Megan Dempsey
Best Defender Alba Sully
7 & 8 Burgundy Emily Jones Elgie Barbon
7 & 8 Scarlet Monique Hibbs Kaela Hughes
Most Versatile Madison McCarroll
7 Gold Shalom Naitau Libby Crawford & Hannah Tufui
7 Sapphire Ella Norman Olivia Stratford
7 Ruby Aaliyah Bartlett Ella Byatt
Kendyl Hair competed in the National
Aerobics competition recently in
Queenstown. She came first in her
section, the NZCAF Junior Secondary Open
Individual. It was a very strong section
with only five competitors going through
to the finals. We are very proud of Kendyl
representing James Hargest and winning a
New Zealand title.
Gold Team (below), Sapphire Team (right)
10Gold Team
Rippa Rugby
World Cup
Junior Campus
Wow, what an amazing week for
our Rippa Tournament. Students
played their hearts out wind,
rain or shine. Lots of fair play
and supporter spot prize cards
were given out. Thanks to all the
parents, caregivers and family who
made it down. Thank you also to
the Senior Campus students who
came down and helped out. Due
to the weather the finals and prize
giving will take place in week one
of term four.
11Hockey and were exciting to watch by the last game.
Roll on next year as this group of young and
talented players hit the turf running.
Once again JHC Hockey Boys are a force
to be reckoned with down on the turf at JHC Girls’ Hockey Team this year are our best
Turnbull Thomson Park. performers in the last 10 years. Despite a
slow start and several games to get the team
We just had the one team of boys this year sorted these girls made progress in leaps and
and they developed well over the season. bounds, The Taieri exchange competition
A very cold but enjoyable competition was played under freezing conditions but
was held in Dunedin during Term 3 at the with the extra sideline encouragement from
Taieri Exchange. Tournament week was former Hargest player Emma Ryan the team
at home in Invercargill but the boys spent developed some valuable strategies. By the
each day together. When they weren’t time the girls headed off to tournament
on the turf preparing for or playing rival in Timaru they knew they were up for the
teams they were enjoying group activities challenge. Getting to the semi - finals and
around the province. Everyone agrees getting 4th over all was an outstanding
the team went from strength to strength effort.
12Synchronized
Swimming
NZ Development Team
Congratulations to the following
swimmers who have been selected
to represent New Zealand at Artistic
Swimming competitons to be held in
Argentina.
Xiara Patino
Abby Flutey
Ailin Pekar
Road Racing
As the result of competing in the Oceania
Junior Cup in Australia throughout the
year, Cormac Buchanan has been asked
to trial for both the Red Bull Rookies
Rock Climbing Cup (Europe) and Asia Talent Cup (Asia)
Southland Competition series for 2020. No New Zealand rider has
even made the cut before so to even be
invited to attend the selection events is
Southland Interschool Indoor Rock achievement we are proud for Cormac to
Climbing Competition results: have reached. He will be trialling in Spain
1st Junior Mixed Team and Malaysia - an incredible opportunity
James Faulkner Y8 for him to compete against riders from
Nicole Lina Y10 around the world. Cormac has also met
Ashley Phillips Y10 Yamaha New Zealand to formalise a
Sophie Kwong Y10 potential contract for the New Zealand
Championships next year as their 150cc
1st Individual Junior Boy development rider.
James Faulkner Y8
2nd Individual Junior Girl
Nicole Lina Y10
Hip Hop
Junior Campus
New Zealand’s best young hip hop
dancers converged on Queenstown
for the 2019 National Schools Hip Hop
Championships at the Queenstown Event
Centre on Friday the 20th of September.
Our junior campus entered a team
which included Maddison Schultz, Abbey
Glover, Eden Coatsworth, Katie Oliver,
Libby Crawford, Shahn Fuller de Thierry-
Curry, George Shirley and Ollie Wilkinson.
Thank you to Mrs Blair for giving her
support for this amazing opportunity.
The team were given a place in the finals.
Congratulations!
13From left to right:Kate Russell, Katie Lawrence, Cain Wilson, Flynn McDowall, Tane Wilson (absent: Cody Harvey)
Mountain Biking
National School Championships
Congratulations to the Hargest team, they were
well represented.
Cross-Country
Katie Lawrence - Bronze (right)
Cody Harvey - Bronze (below)
14Citizens of the World 2020
Hosting
If you are interested in hosting an American student or adult for
3 weeks in February next year, applications for this can also be
picked up from Miss Grice in R12 or email
kgrice@jameshargest.school.nz
Music Fest
Year 10 Camps Results
Borland Junior Instrumental
Winner James Brown
Highly Commended Tiana Turnbull
Year 10 camps take place in November of Term Four. Junior Vocal
We reply on parent helpers to enable us to run these Winner Ailin Pekar
camps. If you are able to help out it would be very much Highly Commended Brianna Loan
Kate Edwards
appreciated. Your child will have forms to fill in if you are
interested in helping. If you have any questions regarding Senior Instrumental
camps please contact Miss N Laird or Miss C Raynes First Declan Cruickshank
Second Finn Cruickshank
18-20th November – 10JSR, 10APC, 10GOR Third Haein Shin
20-22nd November – 10RDW, 10KM, 10PDN Senior Vocal
25-27th November – 10LSN, 10BFD First Madilyn Haar-Wilkinson
27-29th November – 10GBN, 10SJN Highly Commended Kate Hatley
15Keep New
Zealand
Beautiful Week
A bunch of enthusiastic
environmentalists from James
Hargest College cleaned up
the streets of Invercargill
(Bay Road, Drury Lane and
Gloucester Street). They were
extremely surprised at the
amount of rubbish collected
after 3 hours. The team should
be super proud of their efforts!
French
Oral Competition
A group of 7 students studying French
participated in the annual Alliance
Française oral competition in Dunedin.
Year 9 and Year 10 students had to do a
presentation while senior students had a
conversation with a French native speaker.
All students did very well.
Year 9:
2nd Doris Shen
3rd Sewmi Dissanayaka
Year 10:
2nd Kady Gill
Year 12:
2nd Donald McIntosh
16Hanami Festival
A number of students of Japanese
attended the annual Kumagaya
Friendship Association’s Hanami (Flower
Viewing Festival) in Queens Park. Firstly
they saw an impressive performance
by the Dunedin Taiko Drumming group
which was kindly sponsored by The Asia
New Zealand Foundation. Some students
then had the opportunity to have a go
on the drums, before they all played
a variety of games and ate food while
enjoying the cherry blossoms.
Left: Jess Page (Y9) Above: Simiran Lapana (left) and
taking part in the ‘Suika Summer Harwood (right) both Year
Wari” game 10 students, having a go at the Taiko
Drummimg
O-Taiko Drumming
Junior Campus
The Dunedin O-Taiko Drumming group came south, thanks to funding from the Asia NZ
Foundation. Following an impressive performance at the Junior Campus assembly, they
ran a workshop in the afternoon for Southland Japanese students. A number of Hargest
students were fortunate enough to attend this event.
17Interrobang Victoria
Magazine Launch University/Casio
On the last Wednesday of the term, the school launched the latest edition of Interrobang,
Maths Competition
a magazine of creative writing and art by the students.
An audience gathered in the library to hear authors read their work, including New Earlier in the year a number of our year 12
Zealand poet Cilla McQueen. A variety of students and parents attended and the and 13 students took part in the Victoria
magazine sold well. Copies can be bought from school reception University/Casio Maths competition.
Throughout the country about 1000
students took part.
Kate Loan won the local competition and
was a finalist in Wellington in August
James Billows, Jonathan Chuhairy,
Libby Flett, Virun Mohottollage, and
Fred Mun all placed in the top 200.
High Flyers in
Science
Robert Beck and Michael Moynihan have
both been selected for Nanocamp which
is hosted by the MacDiarmid Institute,
in Wellington in January 2020.
NanoCamp is a full week of residential lab
experience with top scientists, completing
hands-on investigations into a range of
topics including electron microscopy, laser
physics and nano-electronics.
Michael has also followed in Robert’s
footsteps and has been selected for the
The team who put the magazine together - designers Mikah Buchanan and Sophie Morris, New Zealand Chemistry Olympiad
and in the back row editors Kaela Harley and Miakkae Henderson. training squad.
Australian
National Volunteers wanted
Chemistry Quiz
in the library
This Quiz was held earlier this term and
involves students from across Australia and
New Zealand who are talented in Chemistry.
Hargest obtained the following awards: We are undertaking a big relabelling project in the fiction section of
the library. We will be organising all of the books by genre to help
High Distinction students find the type of books they enjoy reading and that means
Top 25% of students across
vAustralia and New Zealand
stickering and re-barcoding each book. To help us complete this
Finn Cruickshank project in a reasonable time-frame, we would love some volunteers
Nick Ni from the community to help with the labeling and shelving of
Credit Award
books. The volunteers don’t need to have any prior knowledge to
Top 40% of students across help us out.
Australia and New Zealand
Katie Heads The dates for helping at the moment are:
Michael Moynihan Tuesday 22nd, Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October
Kate Loan
from 9.30 - 11am.
Please email Kirsty at kadam@jameshargest.school.nz to let me
know if you can make any of these sessions.
18ILT Jazz Fest Term Dates for 2019
Term 4: Tuesday 10 December: End of Term 4
Southland Secondary Schools’ Jazz Fest
Thursday 24 October 2019
Term Dates for 2020
7.00pm at Ascot Hotel Term 1: Thursday 30 January: Course confirmation
Friday 31 January Teacher Only Day
Door Sales Monday 3 February: Year 7, 8 & 9 start date
Adults $10.00 Tuesday 4 February: Whole school
Students $5.00 Thursday 6 February: Waitangi Day
Friday 7 February: Whole school
Thursday 9 April: End of Term 1
Term 2: Monday 27 April: Start of Term 2
Friday 3 July: End of Term 2
Term 3: Monday 20 July: Start of Term 3
Friday 25 September: End of Term 3
Term 4: Monday 12 October: Start of Term 4
Wednesday 9 December (TBC): End of Term 4
Spanish
STANZA Competition
STARCROSSED STANZA National Speech Competition-
Scholarship category
Congratulations to Melisa Garzon who
got placed 3rd in the nationwide STANZA
YEAR 9 & 10 PLAY Competition 2019. The Scholarship
category is only offered to Spanish native
and bilingual students.
Uniform Update
Junior Campus
Sandals are optional in terms 1 and 4.
Flat black, plain, with a heel strap and
one ankle strap, and are worn without
socks. Thong styles are not permitted.
For safety reasons, sandals are not to
be worn in laboratories and technology
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet meets 1920s rooms.
Students are reminded not to write on
New York…with a twist or two any school uniform. Uniform cannot be
worn at school with writing on it and
replacements will be required
CHANGE OF DATE Summer Sun
Junior Campus
Wednesday 30 October & Thursday 31 October To protect faces against the summer sun,
students may wear plain white caps or
7pm - Senior Campus Hall hats when outside during summer. They
are not to be worn in class and must
Adults $8, Students $2 have the name written on the inside.
Junior Campus - sun screen is available
at the office.
19BP Business Challenge The Young Enterprise BP Business
Challenge was held at the JHC
Senior Campus during the last 3
days of Term 3. Over 80 students
from JHC, SBHS and Aparima College
experienced a hands-on learning
experience where they developed
skills to create and run a business.
After 3 days of hard work, students
pitched their ideas to a panel of
judges from local businesses.
Congratulations to the winning team
“Face Link” who were a combination
of JHC, SBHS and Aparima students.
Photos: The winning team ‘Face
Link’ (left), with judges (below)
Special mention also goes to
Kinetic Kicks, who came second
(above), and Hydro Pure, who
came third (right).
A valuable, fun and informative
time was held by all who were
involved
Top right: Students working on
their business idea
202. Learn: Ask your child about what
they do, how they use devices and
who they talk to, to learn about their
activities. Check in regularly to see
what has changed
3. Explore: Take the time yourself
to explore the sites, apps and
technologies your child uses to
improve your knowledge and
understand their experience
4. Agree: Create a family code with
your child to agree on what they
can do online including sites to visit,
appropriate behaviours, privacy
settings and limits
5. Start: Recognise each child has
unique needs, but some online safety
concepts are universal. Start by
teaching yours the Five tips to help
your child thrive
6. Model: Be a good example to your
child. Make sure you role model the
Device use at the Junior Campus sort of behaviours you want to see
your child use online and offline
7. Plan: Make a plan so everybody
As we move towards the end of term • There are two lunch times each week knows what to do if something goes
3, we’ve noticed that there are some where students can catch up on work wrong and where you will be able to
students and families who are unsure and complete homework with their get advice and support in challenging
of the way we use devices at the Junior devices in the ICT room. times
Campus. • The three strike system is used for
Our experience at the Junior Campus
misdemeanours.
Below is a summary: suggests that limiting recreational screen
Phones are not considered learning time and keeping technology in family
Device use at home spaces, rather than bedrooms are good
devices
• They should not be used at school at Our children will be using computers and practices.
anytime unless the teacher has given technology for the rest of their lives – you
permission e.g. to text or call home are in the best position of being able to
get them off to a safe and positive start.
because an after school game has
Netsafe has 7 tips for Parents and
ICAS Mathematics
been cancelled.
• If phones are brought to school, they Whanau which give advice about online Competition
should be handed in for safe storage safety.
until it is time to go home. For further information go to: Congratulations to Declan Crombie
www.netsafe.org.nz/online-safety-for- (Year 9) who gained a Distinction award
parents/
Devices for learning
1. Understand: Read about the
• No teacher - no device. Devices are for potential online risks, challenges and
learning and are used under teacher sometimes illegal behaviour young Maths Competition
supervision and direction during class people face to understand what may
time. happen Results
The Otago University Junior Maths
Competition was held earlier in the year
and nearly 7000 students from around
New Zealand took part.
Congratulations to these students who
performed particularly well:
Year 9 Declan Crombie – Top 200
Year 10 Brianna Loan – Top 200
Danny Richardson – Top 100
Year 11 Daniel Harley - Top 200
Finn Cruickshank – Top 100
Frank Fang – Top 100
Jason Shen – Top 100
Nick Ni – Top 30 and winner of a
$50 voucher
21Year 8 HPV Automatic Health Nurse
Immunisation Payments Junior Campus
Junior Campus
A reminder please if you are making The Health Nurse is available at the
automatic payments to check you Junior Campus in Term 4. If you have any
The next Year 8 HPV immunisation is on are using the correct bank account for the concerns please phone the school office
Tuesday 22nd October. and we will arrange for the Health Nurse
campus your child is at, ie;
to contact you. If students wish to see the
Health Nurse they are able to make an
Absences/ Junior Campus (Y7-Y8) 02 0924 0408612 01 appointment by placing a request in the
Late to School Senior Campus (Y9-Y13) 02 0924 0408612 02 green post box in the office foyer.
Junior Campus Medical Certificates Fabrics Room
When you phone in an absence, please Senior Campus Junior Campus
give the reason so it can be recorded
with the correct coding in the attendance If your child is absent for more than three Mrs Rodger is accepting all donations of:
system. days due to illness, a medical certificate cotton fabric, clean, used denim jeans,
may be required. There is a high level clean used cotton shirts and other cotton
Please note that classes start at 8.50am of correlation between attendance and fabric suitable for making bags for projects
and students are to be in class by that academic achievement. We need students coming up in 2019. Donations of buttons,
time. If students come in late, they are to be in class whenever possible. thread, yarn and ribbon will also be useful.
to go to the office before going to class
to have their names deleted from the
absence list. Devices
Leaving school
during the day –
Signing out and
back in
Junior Campus We strongly recommend that all students chrome books and tablets. As a primary
from year 7 - 12 are equipped with a device we recommend the following
A reminder to students to come to the personal device next year. minimum specifications:
office and sign out if you are leaving Since introducing 1:1 device use with • Minimum screen size of 7 inches
during the school day. Parents/caregivers a pilot class 4 years ago, we have (minimum usable resolution of 1024
are to come into the office to collect been ‘rolling up’ a 1:1 device learning x 600)
you and are not to go directly to the environment year by year. During this • Running iOS11.0+, or Android 6.0+,
classroom. If you are returning later time the school has transformed many Mac OSX 10.11+ (El Capitan) or
please come back through the office and of its other systems to digital platforms. Windows 10
sign back in. Students in all year 7-11 classes this year • Battery life of 5-6 hours
now routinely use access to their school • Wireless Capability
Sick Bay digital platform (Google for Education) for • Minimum storage for tablets of 32GB
their normal work. Device use is about (due to the increasing size of apps)
If you are feeling sick and need to go ‘which technology is best’ - device or paper • Google Chrome installed (Google
home, you must go through sick bay. and pen, and often this means using both Cloud Print is used for printing from
The ladies will contact your parents to at once. student devices)
arrange to have you picked up or will seek Next year we continue rolling up this • Protective case strongly recommended
permission for you to walk home. You process. It is important that we prepare • Bluetooth keyboard or keyboard/
must not just sign yourself out. students for their future, not our past! tablet case combination is
recommended, particularly for smaller
Which Device? tablets less than 9” e.g ipad mini
Junior Campus As a school, we are comfortable for We recommend buying a device that is
6 Layard Street, Invercargill students to bring their preferred device or can be updated to the latest operating
Phone 03 2179250 to school. We do not advocate one device system as this will give the device a longer
Email: juniorcampus@jameshargest.school.nz over another. Students typically use a life and allow newly introduced apps to be
Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz range of devices including iPads, Laptops, used.
Senior Campus
288 Layard Street, Invercargill
Phone 03 2176129
Email: office@jameshargest.school.nz
Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz
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Parent, Caregiver, Whanau
and Coming Events for 2019
Community Engagement
At James Hargest College we are always
interested in engaging with our community
and listening to parents, whanau and the
wider community. If you have any good
Senior Campus
ideas or there is something special that has
happened regarding Hargest, or there are
issues, concerns or complaints we should October
be aware of, please contact the school Mon 14 First Day of Term 4
office Senior Campus (2176129) or Thurs 17 Options Selection Afternoon – 4pm
Junior Campus (2179250) or via email, Fri 18 Newsletter emailed
office@jameshargest.school.nz Fri-Sun 18-20 Reports emailed
You will be put in contact with an Thurs 24 Jazz Festival
appropriate staff member BOT Meeting
Mon 28 Labour Day
Tues 29 Sports Blues
E-mail Newsletters Wed 30 Youth Mark Awards
The next newsletter will be issued via Junior Production - Starcrossed
email on Friday 1 November 2019. Thurs 31 Junior Production - Starcrossed
Hard copies of the newsletter will be
available from either the Junior or November
Senior Campus office. Fri 1 November newsletter issued
You can view the newsletter on the Hargest Tues 5 Last compulsory day for Year 11-13
web site www.jameshargest.school.nz Wed 6 Classes optional for Year 11-13
Thurs 7 Classes optional for Year 11-13
Fri 8 NCEA starts
Tutorials begin
Information Updates Junior exams start
If you have any changes to your details
Mon 18 Year 10 camps start
(e.g. address, phone numbers, medical
details, emergency contacts, etc), please
let the school know as soon as possible in
order to keep our records up-to-date.
Please email Mrs France (Senior Campus) Junior Campus
with any changes at
office@jameshargest.school.nz
or phone 2176129 October
or Mrs Cribb (Junior Campus) at Mon 14 First Day of Term 4
juniorcampus@jameshargest.school.nz Tues 22 Year 8 HPV Immunisation
or phone 2179250 Mon 28 Labour Day
November
Change of Details Mon 4 Liz Miller - Dreamweaver - Year 7
Have you shifted house, changed Fri 15 New Entrants Day
internet service provider or phone Mon-Tues 18-19 Science Road Show
provider lately? Fri 22 Book Day
Please ensure that your details are Wed 27 Year 8 Big Business
up to date.
You can easily check what details we
have by logging into
https://kamarportal.jameshargest.school.nz
PTA Meeting Date Senior Campus Bell Times
The next PTA meeting will be held in the
Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus,
scheduled to start at 7.30pm.
• Tuesday 19 November
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