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Inspiration from the past, learning, contributing, empowering for today and tomorrow
Issue 5, 1 o Paenga-whāwhā o 2021
Message from Our Tumuaki
Tēnā koutou katoa.
These benefits are increased when we get outside. Being
Welcome back to our sports teams
active with others can help us feel more connected and
who represented our school at the
motivates us to build new habits. Being active does not have
recent secondary schools’ summer
to mean going for a run. Any form of physical movement can
tournament week. Congratulations
be beneficial – find something that you enjoy and that suits
to all students – they were great
your level of mobility and fitness.
ambassadors for our school. We had
As a school we are aware of the holistic benefits of the role
some great success in many sporting
that sports play in the lives of our students.
codes and you can read more about
these in this newsletter. The planning for winter sports is The Parent Teacher Association are in the process of finalising
underway and trials for school teams have been held. We look the finances of the recent Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition.
forward to another successful season. Once again this has been a resounding success. It was a great
opportunity to invite the community into our school to enjoy
Thank you to our staff, parents and whānau who give so
the hospitality and talent of our students and of course view
generously of their time and skills to support our students in
the wonderful art work on display. This year was even more
their sporting endeavours.
special as last year due to lockdown it was cancelled at the
eleventh hour!
The pop-up shop also was a great success. We give thanks
to our Parent Teacher Association for their untiring efforts. It
has been an enormous task, one that was most enjoyable and
profitable for the school. Thank you for your support of our
sixth Art Exhibition.
This week brings us to our Easter break. The timing for this
reprieve is perfect. I wish you and your whānau all the best
for the holiday break. May it be a time for rest and renewal.
Being physically active is one of the NZ Mental Health’s “5
ways to wellbeing”.
Another model of wellbeing that we introduce our students to
is the Perma V model of wellness: P= Positive Emotions
E= Engagement
R= Relationships
M= Meaning
A= Achievement
The V stands for Vitality. Research shows us that vitality is
integral to our well-being. Our ability to sleep deeply, eat
well, and exercise regularly has a significant impact on all Mahia i runga i te rangimārie me te ngākau māhaki.
other elements of well-being. Maintaining physical vitality is “With a peaceful mind and reflective heart, we will always get
essential for building resilience and bouncing back through the best results.”
adversity and challenges. (Source: University of Pennsylvania.)
Ngā mihi nui,
Being physically active every day is great for our bodies and
minds. As well as improving physical health and fitness, being
active can also improve our mood and overall mental wellbeing Mrs Dawn Ackroyd
by helping to decrease stress, depression, and anxiety.
Phone: 06 835 1069 Fax: 06 835 8164 Web: www.nghs.school.nz Principal's PA Email: dmcpherson@nghs.school.nz
Main Office email: nghs@nghs.school.nz
SPORTS
2021 NZSS Summer Tournament Week Results Winter Trials
These are underway for our
Canoe Polo
netball, hockey, basketball and
The NZSS Canoe Polo Championships were held at the
football teams. Trial schedules
Hastings Sports Park over the weekend. Teams from
can be found on the door of the
around NZ attended and we were very lucky to have 3
sports office, and information will
teams who qualified to compete at the Nationals - Senior
also be placed in the daily notices.
A, Junior A and Junior Blue. Congratulations to the NGHS
Students who have registered for
Junior A team who placed 2nd in the Junior Girls division,
a winter sport will be emailed
gaining a silver medal!
their trial information directly.
Futsal
The NGHS Senior A futsal team travelled to Wellington for
their national competition knowing that they were ranked 16th.
They played with awesome speed and skill to ultimately place
5th against 24 other highly competitive teams from around the
country. Well done girls - especially to our Year 13’s, Charlotte
Lancaster and Zoe Perks, who showed great leadership across
this hard-fought competition.
Sailing
Two NGHS sailing teams travelled to Taupō for the Central
North Island Championships and were treated to lovely
weather and stunning scenery. The A team won the "Best Girls"
Trophy, and placed 5th in the Gold Fleet. They now go on to
compete at the NZ Team Sailing Championships in April, in
Warkworth. The B team sailed very well and placed 3rd in the
Silver Fleet. Many thanks to the staff and parents who assisted
the team over the competition!
Waka Ama
Competing at Rotorua’s Blue Lake, our top NGHS Junior and Senior
teams both made it to their Championship finals, each placing in
the top 8 in the country. This was a huge achievement considering
there were over 120 schools in attendance. The Year 10's made it
into Division 2 and the Year 9's made it all the way to the finals in
Division 3.
Rowing
The NGHS rowing team travelled to Lake Karapiro to compete in the
largest secondary school sporting event ever held in the Southern
Hemisphere with 2623 competitors. The team put in a great effort
with 4 senior rowers making it into finals: Madeleine Parker won silver
in the NZSS U18 single sculls in NZ, and gold in the North Island
Championship. Madeleine and Libby Stewart won bronze in the
NZSS U18 double sculls, and gold in the North Island Championship.
Tayla Lochhead and Isla Bremner placed 11th in U17 pair oars, 5th in
the North Islands. Well done to the entire team who represented
NGHS at Maadi Cup!
Congratulations also to Madeleine Parker who has been invited to attend the NZ U19 Rowing Trials, to be
held in Auckland this month.
Equestrian Hockey Holiday Programme
Jess Lawrence had great HB Hockey are pleased to offer Yr 9+10 players
success at the NZ National a 3-day programme with an awesome line up
Horse and Pony Show in of coaches. This is great for a pre-season run
January with her pony, around. On offer are two registration options
Island Park Just Cruising. - register for 2 days (choose these when
She won two prestigious registering) or for the 3-day programme.
title classes: the Eastdale Date: 19-21 April
Diva Memorial and Lady Time: 9am to 3pm
Dianna Isaacs Memorial. She also had her first outing riding side saddle and won Venue: Park Island hockey turfs
her rider class and the overall Champion Side Saddle – a huge achievement at Price: $50.00 per day
her first competition and at a national event. Unfortunately, the Horse of the Year Registrations close 11 April at 8pm.
cancellation was disappointing after having worked so hard this season! Contact HB Hockey to register.
SPORTS
NGHS Athletics Championships
An enjoyable Athletics Day at Marewa Park was held on Monday 15th March, with students and staff turning out for our second school
Inter-House competition of the year. Well done to all who competed, both for their house and individual honours!
Individual Championships:
Year 9: 1st = Sophie Dunnett-Welch (1st 3000m, 1st 1500m, 1st 800m)
1st = Jenna Allison (1st Javelin, 1st Discus, 1st Softball Throw)
3rd Amy York (1st 300m, 1st Long Jump, 3rd 200m)
Year 10: 1st Ormlie van Veldhuizen (1st 100m, 1st 200m, 1st High Jump, 1st Softball, 2nd Javelin)
2nd Georgia Jones (1st 3000m, 1st 1500m, 1st 800m, 3rd High Jump)
3rd Olivia Augustine (1st Javelin, 1st Shot Put, 1st Discus, 4th 400m)
Year 11: 1st Kate O’Connor (1st 400m, 1st 800m, 2nd 1500m, 2nd Discus)
2nd Sarah Fenwick (1st High Jump, 1st Long Jump, 3rd 100m, 3rd 200m, 3rd 400m)
3rd Greer Tremain (1st 3000m, 1st 1500m, 2nd 800m, 3rd High Jump)
Year 12/13: 1st Charlotte Lancaster (1st 400m, 1st Discus, 1st Softball Throw, 2nd 800m)
2nd Aniela Apperley (1st 3000m, 1st 1500m, 1st 800m, 3rd Softball Throw)
3rd Hannah Cotter (1st 200m, 2nd High Jump, 3rd 100m)
House Competitions:
New Athletics Records: House Chant - Green & Gold
Overall House Results
3000m Yr 9 - Sophie Dunnett-Welch (11.02) Best Individual Costume - Green
1st - Gold - 1547 pts
1500m Yr 9 - Sophie Dunnett-Welch (5.01.85) Best Team Costume - Blue
2nd - Red - 1453 pts
Javelin Yr 9 - Jenna Allison (19.20m) Year 9 Relays - Red
3rd - Blue - 1335 pts
Javelin Yr 10 - Olivia Augustine (29.80m) Year 10 Relays - Red
4th - Green - 1247 pts
Shotput Yr 10 - Olivia Augustine (10.40m) Year 11 Relays - Gold
Year 12/13 Relays - Blue
NZSS Swimming
HBSS Orienteering Sprint Champs
Well done to Sophie Bryant who travelled to Rotorua to
Great work from our NGHS team who
represent NGHS in the NZSS Open Water Championship.
competed in this event last weekend. Hannah
She completed the 3.5km distance with a time of 45:57 and
Tattersfield placed 1st in the Intermediate Girls,
was placed 5th in the 14/15 yr age group. Sophie was also
with Greer Tremain 3rd. In the Junior Girls,
the 11th female overall (58th out of 637 people in total).
Belle Anderson placed 2nd for NGHS.
Football
Amazing news for Charlotte Lancaster who has
been selected into the NZ U20 Women’s Football
Squad, and will go to the Training Camp in
Auckland these coming holidays!
Tennis
Congratulations to Christine Huang, Hannah
Field, Mia Tyler, Ruby Sidoruk, Zoe Holland,
Aimee Evans and Nancy Johnson for being
selected to represent NGHS in the HBSS
HB Cricket
Tennis Championships played recently. It
At the recent Hawkes’ Bay Cricket Award
was a great day at Onekawa courts. The
evening, two NGHS students were recognised:
competition was very strong which is exciting
Aniela Apperley won the 2020/21
for them all moving forward.
Secondary School Female Player
of the Year Award,
Gymnastics Marching and Jenna Allison
Penelope Fowler competed in Step 6 of the Jazmyne McKenzie and Ella Curtis have won 2020/21 Best
Hawke’s Bay Poverty Bay Junior Gymnastics recently been in Dunedin, competing in Batter as well as Most Promising
competition at the weekend. the NZ Club Marching Nationals, and Intermediate Player.
She came 1st on uneven bars, had massive success! Their U16 team,
Together with Sophie Annand, they were HB
2nd on vault and 3rd on floor Buckingham Guards, came 1st place
representative players at the flag ceremony
and ended up 3rd overall. Technical, 2nd place Display and 2nd
for the NZ Cricket T20 International this
Congratulations on a fantastic place NZ Champion Team. The girls
week at McLean Park, where the NZ White
first competition of the season. spend hours at training every week
Ferns beat Australia, and the NZ Black Caps
and have put blood, sweat and tears
Jo Owen won against Bangladesh in the game that
into their passion.
Head of Sport followed!
PERFORMING ARTS
Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
The University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival is held in 23 regions across New
Zealand. The Hawke's Bay regional festival is on Thursday 15 April at The Little Theatre.
The festival is shaping up to be an exciting one with 5 schools in our region participating!
Napier Girls’ has four teams entering and over 22 participants, ranging from Year 9 right
through to Year 13 and includes three student-directed pieces and a teacher-directed
production.
Maggie Cooper and Penelope Fowler (Year 10) have directed a 5 minute scene taken from
Twelfth Night, Charlotte Reid (Year 11) has directed a 5 minute scene taken from Hamlet
and Sam Goodchild (Year 13) has directed a 5 minute scene from A Midsummer Nights’
Dream. It has been an amazing journey for these girls to give direction and support their
peers during this process. I have also been busy directing a 15 minute scene taken from The
Tempest. It has been a humbling journey with our Kahui girls having considerable input into
this piece as we have looked at The Tempest with a colonial New Zealand lens.
All the students have been working really hard and no matter the outcome of the festival,
we are so proud to be able to showcase our talent. Feel free to join us at The Little Theatre
in McGrath Street in Napier on Thursday 15 April at 5.30pm. Entry is by Koha.
Ms Amy Edwards - TiC Drama
CAREERS
Tertiary Information Sessions
We have had a number of tertiary information
sessions this term. It was pleasing to see many
Year 13 students attend these sessions.
The following information sessions are to
come:
Friday 09 April: Wintec, 10:30am
Thursday 06 May: Otago University, 10:30am
(first week of Term 2)
University Scholarships
Year 10 Future Inspiration Dairy Industry Day
MoneyHub, a consumer finance website, has
published a guide to hundreds of scholarships for On Wednesday 17 March, nine students from Napier Girls’ High School
any student planning to start university in 2022. were lucky enough to participate in a careers opportunity that took us to
a dairy farm in Tikokino. There were also other students from a range of
The comprehensive list includes scholarships other High Schools around Hawke's Bay.
offered by every university as well as those
specifically available to local students. In groups, we went to different places around the farm to experience
A list of privately-funded, Māori, Pacific, and different farm activities. We were able to sit in tractors and Fonterra trucks,
International university scholarships completes and were shown how they work and what they are used for. We were also
the list. lucky enough to be able to watch a calf being born. Trees are important on
farms so we helped plant some new trees too. The cows had already been
Applications close throughout the year, with milked that morning but we were able to see how the rotating milking
tens of millions of dollars available. MoneyHub shed worked and how the cows were milked by machines.
has also published a list of tips for scholarship
success. This experience has shown me that there are many different jobs that are
associated with a dairy farm. I really enjoyed the farm day and meeting
For more details and to find suitable scholarships, new people. - Zara Hogg
visit the MoneyHub Scholarship page here.
Mrs Caroline Johnson
Careers Advisor
Thank you!
We are so grateful to everyone who supported the
Tremains 2021 Affordable Art Exhibition.
Thank you to all the artists, parent volunteers, students helpers,
student musicians, sponsors, and the organising committee.
The 2021 event was a wonderful occasion where people came together to
enjoy the exhibition, meet their friends, enjoy a coffee, and purchase art.
The Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition was another fantastic success!
We have had some wonderful comments from our exhibition visitors over the weekend:
“Fantastic 1 1/2 hours, congratulations to everyone involved"
"The time and effort that went into the organisation of the exhibition must have been huge"
"The piano playing was lovely and the girls did the school proud”
We will announce how much the exhibition raised for the school
in the first newsletter after the April PTA meeting.
Platinum Sponsors: Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Friends Sponsors:
Rhondda Poon - PTA Chairperson
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