hamilton girls' high school newsletter term 1

Hamilton Girls High SchoolNewsletter Term 1, 2011

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Parents and secondary students are cordially invited to an information evening for The University of Auckland. Learn more about our undergraduate programmes and information on admission, scholarships, services and accommodation. There will be an opportunity to ask questions of the Schools Partnership Of ce representatives.

Date: Thursday 14 April, 2011Time: 7:30 9:00pmLocation: Hamilton Gardens Pavilion(Chartwell Square Room)Hamilton GardensGate 1, Cobham Drive Hamilton

Supper will be served. Registrations are preferable for catering purposes. Please register to Alysha Bentley on [email protected] or phone 021 810 412 by Monday 11 April.


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The program really opened my eyes...


It feels like yesterday, when I was at the airport in Hannover, Germany. For me it was weird to think that I would be spending a whole year in a country almost 23.000 km away from my family and friends. After a goodbye with heaps of tears I boarded the plane for Frankfurt, Germany, where I met the other exchange students. It was a great group that helped me to forget the goodbyes. In Frankfurt we had to wait 12 hours, because the plane, which should have taken us to London, had some problems. Luckily there was a plane to Sydney, so we didnt have to stay overnight. I have to say the flight wasnt too bad, even if it took us two days, but chatting, movies, music and the excitement made the time fly. In Sydney we met exchange students from all over the world and those students were awesome! I really looked forward to spending two weeks at a language and culture camp in Auckland with them. The Camp was amazing! We had so much fun, we saw and learned heaps. And the best thing is, I have friends now from all over the world. I was so excited to meet them, I mean I knew that I would spend one year with them and I didnt really know them. So I was waiting for a family called Hamilton, with three children, Christina (16), Blair (20) and Scott (22). And suddenly they were there! My host parents Brent and Arlene seemed to be very nice and Christina and I got along really well from the beginning. The 1 hour drive from Auckland to Hamilton was the first time to get to know them better and I had the feeling that I had known them for ages! In the afternoon Christina took me to town where I met Blair my host brother and in the evening I met Scott. Everything was so exciting and new and I loved it!

The next day my host parents drove around Hamilton with me, to show me all the important places and the rest of the family. We also drove to Hamilton Girls High

School, the school I would attend for the next year. And suddenly it was Monday, first day of school. I didnt know what to expect, everything seemed so different. First of all the fact that it is a girls school and then the school uniform, we dont have that in Germany. We chose our subjects and bought the school uniform. We spent the rest of the day with students from year 13, who showed us the school and explained how everything works. Hard to believe that all that is already 4 months ago! I have done heaps during that time and it has been amazing! The first highlight was the school ball. I missed the one from Hamilton Girls High, so I went with my friend to his ball in Rotorua. It was great! The hall, where the ball was, looked like Charly and the Chocolate Factory, everybody looked beautiful and the music was great. The holidays start soon and I will go to Australia for 10 days, Im very excited! After that I will go, with my host family, for almost 3 weeks to the Mount Bay of Plenty. We will be there over Christmas and New Year. Christmas and New Year at the beach, with sunshine and hot temperatures, thats unbelievable! For the rest of the holidays, I will probably travel around, to visit my friends from the Language and Culture Camp and the South Island Tour. After the holidays I have just 5 months left and I have no idea how it will be, but Im really looking forward to it and hope that the time wont go by too fast!

I love my life here and I want to thank everybody who made it so amazing up until now!!!

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Social Science

Classics12 ClassicsYear 12 Classics were excited about their adventure to the gardens on Friday. They have been studying Athenian social life in depth and now fully understand how lucky they are to have rights as women. They were also amused by the rituals of the Athenian Symposium. Both year 12 classes have been working diligently and are very competitive.

13 ClassicsIn year 13 the girls have been looking at festivals and have created their own Roman Calendars. They have also performed a Roman wedding in class and sacrificed my innocent piggybank to the Roman deities!

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March 2011 Roman Religion Calender Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Issue 25 April 2011

Inside: Athletics | Swimming Sports | Christchurch Mufti Day Maternity Corner | Meet our Head Girl | Hotness Meter

COMPILED BY REBEKAH WAIREPO

HHS CENTENNIAL

When hearing about the activities that were held at Hamilton Girls High School over the

Centennial weekend one would say Wow, HGHS knows how to party. You would be

correct in saying this.

Friday 18th March was the day that the students were most involved in during the Cen-

tennial. It began with a fashion parade straight from the NY fashion week runway filled

with horrendous hairdos, cute uniforms, bloomers that magnified the bottom by 10 and

the HBHS Head Boys rippling pectorals. A sand saucer and miniature garden competi-

tion was held which Wilson took out over-all with their outstanding level of participa-

tion.

In the afternoon we were treated to the Year 9s and 10s drills where Heads marched

their way into 1st place. A centennial themed quiz was held with the Old Girls narrowly

beating the now girls by just half a point which is quite an impressive margin if I might

say so myself. Next was the catch up from Athletics Day and then we let the world know

that what weve learnt well take along to hold and share and build upon and shared

together a sense of school spirit that I believe few have been privileged to feel for their

school.

All in all the weekend was a hit filled with the old, the young, Mrs. Baxter getting bare-

foot and playing croquet on the field, and how could we ever forget Student Council

President Adele Rossiters eye gouging brassiere. Indeed the Hamilton High School Cen-

tennial has set the standard for all birthday celebrations of the year but lets not forget

that a Centennial is a year not a weekend.

By Rebekah Wairepo, Academic Captain

Student Buzz Page Two

GETTING TO KNOW OUR HEAD GIRL

I had the chance to interview our head girl, Courtney

Bell, and this is how it went...

When did you first decide that you wanted to be

head girl?

When I was eleven my Mum asked me to write down

my goals for high school. One of the things I wrote

down was that I wanted to be head girl. I guess that's

when I made the initial decision that I wanted to be

head girl but that decision was only reinforced when I

finally reached high school. I always looked up to and

was inspired by the previous head girls and other

senior leaders and decided that I would do everything I

could to be one of them in the hope that I could then

inspire future leaders to follow and fulfil their dreams

and aspirations just as I have.

What was the first thing you did when you found

out that you got it?

I got the call from Mrs. Baxter while I was at the

supermarket with my two older brothers. She asked

me "How would you like to be head girl?" and I believe

my exact response was "Yes please!". It was quite

lovely to look over at my brothers and see them both

standing there with their hands in the air. After the

phone call I tried to call my Dad to tell him the news

but he was in a meeting and I knew I would be seeing

my mother later that evening so I hugged my two big

brothers and then had to work very hard to contain

my excitement for the rest of the supermarket trip.

What kind of steps, if any, did you take to prepare

yourself for the year and your new role?

I thought that a good diary was key to my survival this

year so I made sure I got a diary that felt right when I

held it and would also be comfortable to write in and I

bought a notebook for the purpose of writing many,

many lists and notes in. When it comes down to it, the

ability to balance school work, head girl

responsibilities and a bit of down time to hang out

with family and friends is going to play a huge role in

how successful I am this year. The mental preparation

for the role was much more helpful than anything I

could do to physically prepare myself.

Do you have a motto or a quote that you try to live

by?

I have many favourite quotes but one that I find useful

whenever I'm feeling a little stressed out or wound a

little too tight is "Just let go, just be". To me that

quote is all about living in the now and appreciating

what you've got.

What do you hope to accomplish this year as head

girl?

I hope to be a positive role model for my peers and

also the younger student body. I also hope to motivate

and inspire other students to get involved in

everything they can and to really make the most of

their time here as students.

4 facts you didnt know about Courtney Bell:

FACT: She broke her left arm when she was 6 by

playing on a jungle gym and she broke her right

arm when she was 11 by jumping off a swing. She

should not be allowed to play in playgrounds.

FACT: She likes making really elaborate cards for

her family and friends on their birthdays and

Christmas.

FACT: She is left-handed.

FACT: She has been dancing and playing the piano

since she was 5.

Interview by Rebekah Wairepo

Student Buzz Page Three

ATHLETICS

BRAIN TEASER

1.If you had only one match and you entered a COLD and DARK room, where there was an

oil heater, an oil lamp, and a candle, which would you light first?

2. What's special about the following sequence of numbers:

8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3, 2, 0?

Be the first to write in to [email protected] with the correct answer and win a prize!

Congratulations to everyone who competed on Athletics Day, it was so

amazing to watch all you girls competing and having fun. It was great to

see all the girls and teachers dressed in their house colours, there were

even some crazy costumes

that were awesome.

Well done to all those girls

who competed in the

championship events, you

girls really have some talent.

Due to the bad weather, we sadly had to call this years Athletics off.

Unfortunately we didnt get to do all the events but we managed to fit

in the Year 13s vs. Staff relay and we ended Athletics on a good note by

winning the relay. Woohoo!!

From the talent we have at our school, we had an amazing group of

girls compete at the Zone Athletics on Wednesday 9th

of March. I am so

proud of HGHS who competed impressively well.

We had many girls who made zones which is a great accomplishment.

Josephine Werehiko placed 1st in the Intermediate Shot Put and 2nd in

the Intermediate Discus, Mikaela Jefferson placed 1st in the

Intermediate Hurdle and OShaan Fletcher placed 3rd in the Senior

Javelin. The Junior Relay team consisting of Vada Jamieson, Kahurangi

Kihi-Simon, Emma Walker and Evanya Fraser-Leau came second, as did

the Intermediate Relay team consisting of Mikaela Jefferson, Alice Knowles, Hannah Smith and Hennessy Kear.

Maggie Unternahrer, a senior student at HGHS, ran exceptionally well breaking the 800m Zone Athletics record by 2

seconds. Maggie ran it in 2 minutes 15 seconds flat. The former record was set in 1975 which is an impressive win.

Congratulations Maggie and to all the girls who made finals, well done!

By Sarah Young, Sports Captain

Who invited the Pacmen to the party?

Campbell and Heads are obviously just

chillin in their tents

What comes first the egg or the spoon

The House relay and day girls vs. hostel relay were held on the Centennial Friday. Days girls won the day girls vs.

hostel relay and the results for the House relay were as follows; 1st Campbell, 2nd Edgecumbe, 3rd Macdiarmid,

4th Heads and 5th Wilson. Well done Campbell and all you girls who competed in both relays.

Student Buzz Page Four

SWIMMING SPORTS

Now some messages from our heads of houses:

Hey Girls!!! Campbell and swimming sports, what can I say? I was very proud of the girls for participating and

turning up to our event. Although we had a small group, it was good to see the girls making the most of the day!

Going around and personally asking the girls to get involved really helped. The one on one experience got the

girls to see that each and every one of them is important to us! Well done for participating CAMPBOLIANS!

-Shivani Chand, Campbell House Captain

Heads what? DYNAMITE! What an honour and privilege it is this year to be able to not only represent Heads

house as this years captain but to also work along side a great prefect team, awesome head of house and to top

it all off, an amazingly gorgeous, enthused and passionate team. Athletics and swimming sports was an absolute

blast and I loved seeing so many Heads girls representing in red with pride and joining in all the fun filled

challenges put up by other houses. There is no other way of explaining the unbelievable atmosphere both days

were for Heads, other than saying BOOM! Dynamite! -Isabella Tyrell, Heads House Captain

The year has only just started and MacDiarmid has already made a brilliant start to 2011. I loved seeing the girls

participating and joining in with house spirit at Athletics and Swimming Sports, where we competed in various

competitive and non-competitive events. Working with our two house prefects, Chelsea Wallace and Marieke

Mes, as well as our head of house for this year, Jacqui Sutton, I cant wait to see all of the achievements and fun

this year will bring for MacDiarmid. -Jessica Baledrokadroka, Macdiarmid House Captain

Athletics Day was great to see every one out and competing even though the rain was a bit of a trouble. It was

amazing to see every one chanting at swimming sports and athletics, the best chant competition was the chant

off "Heads" vs. "Wilson", Wilson girls really got in to it! Our points are a bit low on the charts but the girls showed

themselves well with a smile on their face and great house spirit and thats what makes these house events so

much fun. Well done Wilson! -Paige Vallance, Wilson House Captain

We are Edgecumbe no-one could be prouder if you cant hear us well shout a little louder. Kia Ora Girls! What a

wonderful term it has been so far. Thank you all so much for your positive contribution on Athletics and

Swimming Sports, you were all fantastic and it was a pleasure to get to know you all a little better.

Congratulations Edgecumbe on winning Swimming Sports, your participation was a crucial part in helping us win

and I really appreciated all of your help. Also congratulations to the girls who swam in the House Relay,

Edgecumbe came on top and we couldnt have done it without you. I look forward to making more memories

with you girls next term! -India Storey, Edgecumbe House Captain

Results:

1st Edgecumbe 281 pts

2nd Heads 278 pts

3rd Macdiarmid 221 pts

Junior Champion Keeha Oh (Macdiarmid)

Intermediate Champion- Summer Izendell

(Campbell)

Senior Champion Kirsty Powell (Macdiarmid)

4th Campbell 158 pts

5th Wilson 134 pts

Wilson dives right on

into the relays

Name that rear!

Student Buzz Page Five

On March 5th

the Executive Council a.k.a your senior leaders had the incredible chance of being a part of Relay

for Life, lead by the Cancer Society. This event was to recognise and celebrate those that had been affected by

cancer and still are today. This event was a success, even though half of it was cancelled due to bad weather, that

didnt dampen our spirits. Instead we turned it around and had a great day in the rain enjoying some Zumba

lessons, sausage sizzles and most importantly walking/running the course. Special thank you to the rowing club

for letting us borrow their tent which kept us nice and dry throughout the day and also to all those that donated

to the cause. We had a terrific time and look forward to this being a regular event that our girls get behind in

future years.

By Linda Kells and Olivia Ward-Duin, the Deputy Head Girls

Student Buzz Page Six

CHRISTCHURCH MUFTI DAY

RELAY FOR LIFE

On Tuesday the 8th

of March Student Council and Service committee joined together to organise a Red and

Black themed mufti day in support of the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, with all funds going towards this

cause. The amount of support we had from the girls and teachers was unbelievable and we raised an

exceptional total of: $3240.60 all of which will be going to support those in need down in Christchurch.

The total money raised for each house were as follows:

1st Edgecumbe- $778.10

2nd MacDiarmid- $734.60

3rd Heads- $605.20

4th Campbell- $577.30

5th Wilson- $545.40. We organised this mufti day at short notice as we were aware of how much the girls wanted to support our

fellow New Zealanders in Christchurch and we would like to thank everyone for their amazing support and

generosity. Well done everyone!

Adele Rossiter

President of Student Council

( Apologies to all those who had their picture taken on the mufti day for the Buzz. Unfortunately the photos

were misplaced before we were able to use them.)

BALLOONS ON THE FIELD

Student Buzz Page Seven

THE MATERNITY CORNER We all know that there has been a baby bug in the air lately so we took the opportunity to have a one-on-one

with a couple of the ladies at school who are expecting. This is how it went down...

Mrs Wenham

Have you had any cravings while youve been

pregnant?

Big Macs and fruit/veggies during the first 3

months. Chocolate at the moment which is not

good being a Type 1 diabetic.

Is it a boy or a girl or a secret?

A girl.

Do you have any names in mind?

Yes but its a secret.

Have you made your husband do anything out of the

ordinary?

Rub my feet and eat McDonalds which he hates.

What are you worried about most when it comes to

motherhood?

Not getting much sleep and poohy nappies.

When are you due?

11 April

What was your coolest baby shower present?

A collection of Winnie the Pooh stories.

Anything else you would like to tell us?

She[ the baby] likes loud noises especially applause

such as when I was in a dance show. She wouldnt

stop moving around.

Mrs Forde

Is it a boy, a girl or a secret?

A girl

Are there any names that your considering?

Thats a secret for now although Ashlee and Olivia

have been suggested numerous times by some year

13 students!

Have you had any weird cravings?

Apples

Have you made your husband do anything out of the

ordinary?

Hes been doing lots and lots of DIY and the babys

room is still not ready!

What are you worried about most when it comes to

motherhood?

That I dont know what to expect but Ill just go with

the flow.

When are you due?

Mid April

What was the coolest baby shower present you

received?

Some cute little coat hangers and some funky togs

and matching jandals.

GUESS THAT DATE

Answers: 1)1939 2)2002 3)1916 4)1995

Netball/Basketball Edition

The Student Buzz is our newsletter. Wed like to hear from you about what youd like to read in The Student Buzz. Please contact the editor at any

time to let us know what youd like to see more or less of and well do our best to accommodate your

requests. If youve got any news or events happening that you would like to share with the rest of the school

community, please let us know.

Student Buzz Page Eight

[email protected]

Thank you to all of our writers and those who supplied photos.

HOTNESS METER

Courtney Bell!!

Your 2011 Head Girl

The look everyone

can look good in:

Beachy Hair Tousled,

messy waves can be

achieved using bum-

ble and bumble Surf

Spray, or simply by

lightly scrunching your

hair when it is 70%

dry. Works every time.

Heavy MakeupNo

one looks good in it,

so just dont do it,

(especially that heavy

blue eye makeup)

James

FrancoYes ladies,

you know who were

talking about ;)

Being environment

friendly. Say No

thanks to that plastic

bag next time you shop.

Girls with their uniform

sleeves rolled up

Dropping litter on

the ground; No one

wants to see your

rotten banana skin

rolling around Hep-

burn.

Hot

Or Not

HGHS FACEBOOK PAGE

Like the HGHS student page on Facebook. Search

Hamilton Girls High School student page and tag

yourself in photos of school events such as Swim-

ming Sports and Athletics day or read up-to-date

info on whats going on in school. Go look us up

on Facebook today and dont forget to like it!

HOUSE PERSON OF THE MONTH

Wilson Helen Huang (March)

Edgecumbe Michaela Jefferson (February)

Kelsi Prendergast and Lianna Dance( March)

Heads Oshaan Fletcher (February)

Megan Whitburn (March)

Campbell Ariana Moore (February)

Winnie Rawiri-King (March)

Macdiarmid Keeha Oh (February)

Kirstie Powell (March)


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Lynne Fenton

seniors 12th. Eighty six schools competed, and our places show what fine talent we have in our school.


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NCEAKey NZQA Dates

Special Assessment Conditions Apply as soon as possible as students are only allowed these conditions for their internal assessments after NZQA has approved their applications. You cannot apply after schools 26th August deadline.

Start checking your results on the NZQA Database NZQA Fees Paid to School

4th May 2011 (Updated on the 5th day of each monthSchools deadline - 8th July 2011

Financial Assistance Form Returned to School Schools deadline - 8th July 2011

Last Date to Withdraw from External Exams Schools deadline - 26th August 2011

Last Date to Withdraw from Internal StandardUnless you have been given adequate assessment opporunity

Schools deadline - 23rd September 2011

External Admision Slips Should be given them by 26th October 2011

NCEA and Scholarship Examination Start 10th November 2011

NZQA Fees are due to the Finance Office by the 8th July NZQA will charge an extra $50.00 fee for any late payment. They will also withhold a students results until the fees are paid in full. This could cause problems for any student wishing to gain entry to courses, Polytechnic, or University in 2012.

NZQA Fees for Domestic Candidates Entry FeeEntry for all NZQF standards including Scholarship subjects $76.70

NZQA Fees for International Fee Paying CandidatesEntry FeeEntry for all NZQF standards $383.30Entry for each Scholarship subject $102.20 per subject

Financial Assistance To be eligible for financial assistance the applicant (normally the parent or guardian of the candidate) must be the fee payer and meet at least one of the following criteria: Be receiving a Work and Income or Study Link benefit. (benefit-based applications) Have a joint family income that would entitle the applicant to receive a Community Services Card. (Income-based applications) Have more than one child undertaking these qualifications in the same year, irrespective of income and the total fees to pay are higher than $200. (Multiple candidate applications) Applications are due to the Finance Office by the 8th July To apply: Complete the Application for Financial Assistance 2011 form. Alternatively, you can obtain a financial assistance form from the student finance office.

Eligible for beneficiary or income-based assistance Not eligible for benefici or income-based assistance

One child who is a candidate $20.00 Full fees ($76.70 for NZQF and 3 Scholarship subjects) More than one child who are candidates A maximum of $30.00 per family Where fees are payable for candidate, a maximum of $100.00 per child and $200.00 per fee payer.

International fee paying students are not eligible for financial assistance. NZQF = New Zealand Qualifications Framework

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HAMILTON GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL CENTENNIAL MErChANdISE OrdEr FOrM

Delicious Memories Annie Bear HHS / HGHS Centennial BookRecipe Book Data Show Disk

Name : Addres: Phone : Email : City : Cellphone :

I would like further information about Hamilton Girls High School Future Plans

YES YES NO

Item Unit Price Quantity Total

Delicious Memories Recipe / Memorabilia Book

30.00

Annie Bear 40.00

HHS / HGHS Datashow Disk 20.00

Centennial Book 59.00

I would like to give a donation to the HGHS Foundation

Postage & Packaging or 8.00

I will pick up my order 0.00

TOTAL

RECEIPT / ORDER CONFIRMATIONPlease pay by:

Cash to Hamilton Girls High School Finance Office weekdays between 8.30am to 3.30pm or Cheque to Hamilton Girls High School, PO Box 1267, Hamilton (please make cheques payable to Hamilton Girls High School); or Internet Banking to 06 0317 0665406 00 (Please include your name on bank transfers)

Delicious Memories$30 $40 $20

Hamilton High Schools CentennialMerchandise Range & Prices

Please see reverse side for Order Form.

Centennial Book $59

Lapel Pin $2.50

Mugs $12

&XILQNV Pen $10.00

Tie Pin $10 keyring $8.50

Graphics and sourcing of merchandise sponsored by Borland Architecture.

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