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PO Box 11020 Hamilton ph 857 0297 www.hillcrest-high.school.nz SEPTEMBER 2014
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Principal Points
expenses. We also receive funding for property maintenance,
furniture and specific funding for Special Needs students (ORS
funded), English as Second Language students and students with
learning needs. Currently we are undergoing some significant
building modernisation and development with the re-roofing
of B Block and the construction of a new Food Technology and
Hospitality classroom and a Careers and Transition Centre,
which is provided under the schools Ministry of Education
funded 10 Year Property Plan.
Unfortunately the funding currently allocated to our school
from the Government does not cover the costs of delivering
the quality education we wish to provide our students and
in particular cater for the needs of our priority learners. We
have to rely heavily on locally raised funds, with foreign fee
paying students the most significant income source followed by
the school donation (although the amount raised through the
school donation has significantly reduced over time) to provide
much needed additional funding.
The Ministry of Education has undergone a review into school
funding, and one of the proposals is the introduction of ‘Global
Funding” for schools. We shall wait the outcome of the teacher
unions as they consult their members and debate the issues
with the Government.
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Kelvin S Whiting
Although we still have a full term of school to complete, Principal
planning for next year has begun. Already we have received
approximately 250 Year 9 enrolments for next year and believe
that we will begin 2017 with about 300 Year 9’s. After the
ballot process took place we have a priority 6 waiting list. All
IMPORTANT DATES
current Year 9 to 12 students have also made their subject
choices for next year and we will use this information to staff TERM 3
the school and allocate class number and subjects to complete
the timetable during term 4. As you can imagine this is a very
complex and time consuming process. 12 - 23 Sept Senior Exams
The Senior Leadership Team will be working alongside the 23 September Yr 9 & Yr 10 Tick Reports
Board of Trustees, staff and the community in developing our
issued
Annual Goals and Targets for next year. The goals set out the
key priorities and targets around student achievement and
well-being, property and staff professional learning and how End of Term 3
the school will resource next year’s programmes. The Board
is planning to ratify the Annual Plan at our November Board
meeting and will be posted on the school website along with TERM 4
the School Charter early next year.
10 October Start of Term
On Monday 12th September PPTA and NZEI members from
throughout the Waikato region met to discuss the Global Budget
funding model for New Zealand Schools. You will be aware 18 October Pasifika Prizegiving
that these meetings are being held throughout the country.
The Government proposal is for state-funded schools to be 20 October Arts Dept Supper
‘globally funded’ for teaching positions, operational activity
and property maintenance. Currently Boards of Trustees
receive separate funding for teacher’s salaries, operational 25 October Maori Success Awards
funding and property maintenance, with each school’s teacher
‘entitlement’ calculated and guaranteed on the school roll. 27 October Sports Awards
Many schools, including Hillcrest employ additional teacher’s
on-top of their staffing entitlement to reduce class sizes and
provide additional programmes of learning to meet student 31 October Senior Prizegiving
needs. These additional costs come from the school operational
grant or locally raised funds. The school operations grant 9 November NCEA Exams start
is again related to the school roll and is adjusted quarterly
according to the roll, therefore adjustments have to be made
to the budget throughout the year.
15-18 November Junior Exams
The operational grant funds all the day to day operational costs
to the school, including all ancillary and support staff wages, 14 December Junior Prizegiving
text books, curriculum related school activities and many other
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Blood Drive History Bee & Bowl
Held in the school gym on Friday, 2 September. The International History Bee and Bowl is a quiz competition
Over 80 donations made, each donation helps save 3 lives. that is run all over the world. It is divided into the Bowl, which
A huge effort from Hillcrest High School. Thanks to all those is a team event and the Bee, where the students compete on
who donated. their own.
On the 3 September, Jonah Franke-Bowell, Gabriel Pan,
Hunter Watkins and Tom Paul, all from Year 11, competed
in the New Zealand Division of the competition at Auckland
International College in Blockhouse Bay. This was the third
year that Hillcrest High has competed and it is the third year
that we have taken home a trophy. The team did amazingly
well, winning the Junior Varsity (Year 11) division by beating
Auckland International by over 200 points to retain their title.
The team also did very well in the Bee. Jonah was not able to
defend his title, but he did finish a close second. Gabriel and
Hunter came 4th equal and Tom came 7th.
All four have gained automatic entry into the Australasian
Championship to be held in late 2017 in Melbourne. They have
also gained entry to the bi-annual History Olympiad which is to
National Poetry Day be held in Berlin, Germany in 2018.
Not only did the teachers write poetry in the HHS staff haiku
competition (with the winners being Mrs Bonning and Ms Mc Chess
Knight ) but five Year 10 writers got to meet a famous NZ poet. Seven students from Hillcrest competed in an Interschool
Chess tournament held in the school auditorium on Tuesday, 6
Bailey Bates, Chloe Cavanagh, Tammy Mc Conachy, Gabrielle September.
Ou, Elme Van Der Westhuisen, went with Ms Raleigh and Mrs
Jamieson to Rototuna Junior High School for a poetry workshop
with Glenn Colquhoun. He spoke about his life and how he
gets ideas for his poems. He read some of his poems and gave
interesting advice. He gave time for students to write their own
poems, listened to them and offered encouraging feedback.
Our students were among the brave few that offered answers
to Dr Colquhoun’s questions and volunteered to read the poems
out that they had just written. We left excited that we had met
such a famous poet and inspired to write.
Chinese Lunch
Just before practice exam, the year 11 Chinese class had a
lovely Chinese lunch to celebrate a successful year of learning
and fun activities. Giving it a go is really the most important
and exciting element of approaching a new culture and new
language.
Biology Olympiad
Competing against a group of mainly Year 12 students from
around the country, Year 11 student Maega Loganathan has
made it through to the next stage of the NZ International
Biology Olympiad programme and will be awarded a Bronze
certificate.
Maega now has the opportunity to participate in an online
learning programme - aimed to support a range of extension
Biology learning opportunities.
Early in 2017 there will be an exam and the top participants
will be invited to participate in the national camp. The top
students from this camp will represent New Zealand at the
International Olympiad which will be held in England.
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Theatresports
After playing throughout the year against 12 other schools,
with only 4 teams making it to the finals, our Hillcrest High
Past Student Profile theatresports teams came out on top at the finals! We played
against HBHS, HGHS, Sacred Heart, Peachgrove Intermediate in
a very entertaining and close competition, our teams should be
extremely proud as they ended up 5 points ahead to take out
the title and bring back the trophy for another year!
Thanks to all those who came and supported the teams
Jesse Mulligan
1989 - 1992
What have you been up to?
I went to Waikato University and did a law degree. While
there I had a go at the student radio station as well as the
local TV station and a bit of acting. I also entered a first
timers’ stand up comedy competition which I won, and
decided upon graduating that I’d go in the direction of
comedy rather than law. I worked hosting radio breakfast
shows for The Edge and More FM, then started working on
the comedy show 7 Days and got lots more TV work after
that including hosting Seven Sharp for a year or two.
Most recent achievement?
I host the afternoon show on Radio NZ National, from 1 - 4
pm each week day. I’m also the restaurant reviewer for
NZ Herald’s Wednesday magazine Viva (the best job in the
world).
Advice to current students...
Use your time in class wisely - you have to be there so
you may as well get something out of it. Try not to get
put off by subjects you think you’re not good at, if you
can just persevere until the end of the year you may find
you click better with a different class or teacher. Do as
broad a range of subjects as possible so you have as much
choice as you can later. Girls, do the subject other girls
aren’t doing - you will kill it when you get to university
and the real world where everybody wants more women
doing STEM subjects!
What would you do different (if anything)?
I loved Waikato University but I reckon I would have made
more friends if I’d moved outside of Hamilton for uni. I
wish I’d done more science at school because parts of my
general knowledge are seriously lacking!
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At the Career Centre (T1/T2) you can access information to
assist in all aspects of career decision-making, including:
• New Zealand universities, polytechnics, Wananga, and
industry training organisations
• Apprenticeships, private training providers, armed forces
and police
• One to one career consultation and planning Bulls-Eye:
• Up to date job and labour market information the career quiz for teenagers
• Access to industry/tertiary unit standard short
courses(STAR), Gateway and Trades Academy courses
• Help with CV writing, job interviews, applications Year 11 and Year 12
Sign Up Now - Get Started Today!
Take the career quiz and in no time at all you will have
assessed your skills and interests against over 40 career paths,
giving you a much better idea of the options available and
the skills and qualifications needed to be successful. Bulls-Eye
has already helped thousands of teenagers with their career
decision making.
Hillcrest High School Careers Centre The questionnaires will need to be completed before a subject
choice/career guidance appointment can be made at school.
Facebook is a very useful tool for daily careers information
from tertiary providers and industry. This is the Careers Once you have completed this then bring it over to the career
Centre’s main way of keeping you up to date with jobs, centre and we can sit down and discuss your career pathway.
training, employment trends etc
Bulls-Eye Login Details:
Jump on board by setting up at: www.bulls-eye.co.nz/login
Username / Email:
• use your school email address
Password:
• use your existing school password
Plan your career..... Start Now !!!
Years 10, 11, 12, 13
Go to www.careers.govt.nz and register with “My Career
Portfolio” and complete Careerquest and other career quizzes
to help you plan your subject choice and your possible future
careers. With 400+ jobs on the jobs database, CareerNZ has all
the information you’ll need to discover career possibilities and
explore the job market. You can then come and see us at the
Career Centre to discuss your career plan!!
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For 2016 school leavers:
High priority: University Accommodation Applications
The first round of placement offers are issued next month Applications do not lock you in to study, even if you are offered
so applications need to be submitted urgently via university a place. You can apply for several courses.
websites. The accommodation application process is separate
to that for study applications, There are still a number of scholarships open for application.
Check out the GivMe website FREE at the Hamilton Public
Now is also the time to think about applying for 2017 tertiary Library or on any school computer.
study courses. Closing dates vary (check websites) but you
should generally aim to complete this by December.
For those students unsure of whether they should go on to
further study...
1. First and foremost, students should identify the jobs that - FREE Youth Guarantee courses
suit their strengths and interests and preferably offer These provide 16-19 year olds with an opportunity to
reasonable job prospects. Year 13s should start with study in full-time vocationally focused L1-3 courses.
CareersNZ website while Year 11 and 12s should first use The programme is valid for up to two years primarily
the Bulls-Eye programme. After some investigation, an for those who have not yet gained NCEA Level 2, but
appointment can be made at the Careers Centre to talk there is some flexibility. 18-19 year olds are able to
about options. access the course-related costs and living costs part
of the student loan and student allowances if they
2. Investigate the study/training options available for meet the eligibility criteria. For a list of Waikato
preferred jobs. There might be some alternatives to fee providers, see: http://www.youthguarantee.net.nz/
paying courses in the form of: find-a-provider/providers-in-waikato/
- Workplace training 3. If a fee-paying course is necessary, study doesn’t have to
Many industries provide opportunity to gain a be a full time matter as many are offered on a part-
qualification while in employment eg pharmacy time basis. This means study could be combined with part-
technician, anaesthetic technician, jobs in the social time work, allowing valuable work experience in the
sector. A job needs to be secured first for this option process, plus a qualification and hopefully some savings!
and then arrangements made with the boss. See: This method also provides opportunity to ‘try-out’ before
http://www.careers.govt.nz/courses/workplace- committing to full time study. Study can often be
training-and-apprenticeships/what-is-workplace- transferred into a course with another provider at a later
training/ date if the content and level is similar.
- Cadetships 4. Consideration can be given to distance study (through
These are very structured training programmes with Open Poytech, Massey University, Te Kura Correspondence
larger organisations (eg Opus, KPMG, District Councils) School, Southern Institute of Technology and a number of
leading to formal qualifications. Time is allowed to other providers), which allows a high level of flexibility.
attend classes at a tertiary provider and can lead to
jobs like accountant and engineering technologist. 5. Money spent on tertiary education is an investment in the
Cadetships are usually advertised as such so it will be future so consider it as ‘good debt’. Students are paying
clear before starting the job that training is involved. to be equipped with skills and knowledge which are useful
in the workforce and therefore giving them ability to earn
- Apprenticeships money. The government’s ‘Occupation Outlook’ is a
These are 2-3 year contracts with a host company to great resource which compares study fees, prospects and
earn money as you learn a job and the related theory, income for a range of jobs. See: http://www.mbie.govt.
eg chef, hairdresser, trades. A job will need to be nz/info-services/employment-skills/labour-market-reports
secured first, often as a labourer or assistant. When /occupation-outlook/pdf-library/occupation-outlook-2016.
the employer is satisfied with an employee’s pdf
performance, an apprenticeship contract will be
formalised. See http://www.careers.govt.nz/ courses/ 6. Statistics show that qualifications lead to higher pay and
workplace-training-and-apprenticeships/new-zealand- job prospects in the long term, so ti makes sense to gain
apprenticeships/ these early on.
- Security/Emergency Services
These are government operated training schemes,
eg Army, Navy, Air Force, Police.
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Senior Ball - 6 August
On the 6th August over 600 staff and senior students attend the
annual school ball which was held at the University of Waikato,
Gallagher Performing Arts Centre. Special thanks to Mrs Jodie
Terry, teacher in charge and Year 13 student Georgia Strang,
chairperson of the ball committee for organising such a
successful and enjoyable evening.
Staff all dressed up for the evening
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Science Fair
The following students participated in the HHS Science Fair
and the Regional Science and Technology Fair this term and I
am extremely pleased with the effort students have put into
their projects. The results have been great, well done!
Zach Fitzgerald (9MI), Yeshwanth Chandra (9PD), Rodin
Lisignoli (9PD), Adam Nachowitz (10BE), Faith Belisario (10GA),
Gabrielle Ou (10GA), Dihini Ranmadugala (10 HD), Nisha Novell
(12 GD), Linbie Ke (12 AR), Meleena Radcliffe (12 BB).
NIWA Waikato Regional Science and Technology Fair results are
as follows:
Adam Nachowitz
- Junior Earth and Space Sciences - 2nd in category and New
Zealand Soil Society Special Award for an outstanding exhibit
that relates to Soil Science. NIWA Science and Technology Fair participants with their
Zach Fitzgerald certificates:
- Open Scientific Photography – 1st in the category. Back row: Meleena Radcliffe, Linbei Ke, Nisha Novell
Meleena Radcliffe Front row: Faith Balisario, Zach Fitzgerald, Gabrielle Ou
- Year 9-13 Scientific Video – 2nd in the category. Absent: Dihini Ranmadugala, Adam Nachowitz, Rishika Sinha
Dihini Ranmadugala
- Year 9-13 Scientific Wall Chart- 2nd in category.
Gabriella Ou
- Year 9-13 Scientific Wall Chart- 3rd in category.
Usha Thakur (HHS Science Fair Coordinator)
HHS Science Fair participants 2016 Adam Nachowitz with his Soil Science exhibit
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Daffodil Day International Students
On Friday, 26 August the Service Council sold daffodils in
support of those battling cancer. They did a fantastic job and
the cause was well supported by the school, with over $80
raised before the end of interval alone and a huge number of
students wearing daffodils by the end of the day. Thank you
to the students who organised and supported this event, and
the Cancer Society truly appreciated our fundraising efforts.
Caitlin Weren (Y13)
Service Captain
Shiori Mizuma and Yuma Morita
Well done to Shiori Mizuma and Yuma Morita for their volunteer
work on Daffodil Day. They braved a very wet and cold Friday
to support the Cancer Society fundraising.
The annual International Student 10 Pin Bowling competition
was again a keenly contested evening with Phob Tienpothong
from Thailand the clear winner.
With some students and staff having their first attempt at
bowling, the variety of bowling styles was very entertaining
and sometimes successful!
The large group then finished the evening with a delicious meal
at the nearby Indian Star Restaurant.
Nancy Wu, Yuma Morita, Yuki Kimura, Beam Pinyotamanotai
and Shiori Mizuma
Junior Shared Lunch
On Friday, 2 September our annual Junior Shared Lunch was
held in the International Students’ Centre. A warm welcome
was extended by our students to their teachers.
The students prepared food which is popular in their countries
of origin, to thank their teachers for all their hard work and
kindness.
It was wonderful to see students and teachers sitting together in
a relaxed ‘cafe’ environment, eating and sharing conversation.
Selina Deng, Wanjun Chen and Annie Li A big thank you to everyone who attended.
10Beautiful Lengths
Lunchtime on Friday, 9 September students and staff
participated in the annual Beautiful Lengths cancer
fundraising event where students donated 20cm of
their hair for the purpose of making wigs for those
battling cancer.
This year also included the Shave for a Cure for the
first time.
Thanks to those who gave their time and money for a
good cause.
Before
After
After
11Music Dept
The Music Department had
three groups performing at
the ITM Festival held in the
Gallagher concert chamber at
the Waikato University on the
19th of August. The Hillcrest
Orchestra, Jazz band and
Guitar group all performed on
an exciting day hosted by the
school itinerant service and
convened by John Wright. The
festival attracts many schools
from the Waikato and Bay
of Plenty and is a wonderful
opportunity for students to
perform in front of their
peers and gain valuable Guitar Group performing
performance experience.
This was the first time at the
festival for the guitar group
“don’t fret it” and they were
awarded a creditable Silver
award for their performance
programme.
The annual SCAT Sing concert was held on the 21st of August
in the auditorium. This was the 30th anniversary concert for
assistant principal and SCAT director Susan Radford. This is a
fantastic achievement and the music department congratulates
Mrs Radford for the years of commitment and development of
many fine vocalists, memorable concerts and overseas tours!
The Jazz band also gained a Silver award for their performance
and are going from strength to strength as new young members
are gaining experience. Thanks to music department staff
member Isaac Crandell-Tanner for his expertise and management
of the Jazz band.
Our two highly successful concert chamber groups
were invited by the mayor of Hamilton, Julie
Hardaker, to perform at the Mayor’s Monthly Matinee
Concert. National concert chamber winners the
Yerevan Trio, Marianna Kang, (piano), Sophie Zheng
(violin) and Hyein Kim, cello), were joined by national
semi-finalists the Raysken Trio, Cynthia Li (piano),
Celia Griffiths (violin), Joo Eun Kim (cello) to perform
their respective program pieces. The Civic Reception
Lounge was full of an appreciative audience who
thoroughly enjoyed the performances which included
solo performances by Hyein Kim, accompanied by
Katherine Austin, and Marianna Kang.
Once again thank you to the music staff, Daniel
Shin, Isaac Crandell-Tanner, and Martin Griffiths for
The orchestra, under conductor and music department teacher Dr Martin their dedication and passion, and to the parents and
Griffiths, were awarded a Gold Merit award for their programme, which is students who contribute to, and make possible the
the top level award given by the festival. This is the result of a lot of hard ongoing success of the Hillcrest High School music
work in rehearsals over the past few weeks. Well done to all the students. department.
12Sport
5-A-Side Football
The Hillcrest High School Football Club organised the annual
5-A-Side championship again this year. A total of 26 teams
from Hillcrest competed. Our Boys 1st X1 won the Senior Boys
division.
Hillcrest Skillcrest Team
Get2Go Challenge
Eight students from Hillcrest had a great day out in the Waikato
sunshine at the Get2Go Challenge on Tuesday, 16 August.
There were approximately 200 students mountain biking,
orienteering, kayaking, standup paddling and problem solving
their way through the challenges.
Getting ready for the kayak leg of the challenge
Back: Nick Lowther, Damien Martinus, Michael May,
Flynn Murphy
Front: Lucy Richardson, Chloe Henderson, Jodi Win, Neve Wells
13Sport Rugby - 1st XV Samoan Rugby Tour After two terms of full on fundraising where the 1st XV raised over $21,000 we made our way to Samoa mid August for what became a trip of a lifetime and one we will never forget. Leaving behind New Zealand’s wet and cold winter was not hard, we were welcomed by temperatures between 30 and 35 degrees for the duration of the trip. While great for the beach not so for playing rugby. While staying in Apia we visited some of the main tourist attractions of Samoa including the Sua Ocean Trench, Lalomanu Beach and Piula Cave Pools which were amazing. The highlight for many while in Apia was turning up to a local Primary School unannounced and being treated like the All Blacks. The boys gave away rugby balls and boots bought over from NZ and performed a haka for the school. The locals returned the favour with singing and dancing that did not want to end. Whilst on the other island of Savai’i we saw the other side of Samoa. A less populated and more relaxed island surrounded with amazing beaches. Waterholes, swimming with turtles and attending a traditional samoan church service were some of the highlights whilst in Savai’i. Waking up each morning from the beachfront fales and going for a dip in the water before starting our day was something we could have got use to. The two games we played were against Leulumoega Fou College in Apia and Vaiola College in Savai’i. Both games provided different experiences and parts of the local culture and memories we will never forget. Although we went down in both games the heat proved to be the main factor. Thank you to all who have supported the trip, you made it possible for us to get there. 14
Sport
Rugby
Last week Hillcrest High School celebrated
what was a very successful season at their
annual Hillcrest High Rugby Prize Giving. The
obvious highlights for the season were:
• Hillcrest High School 1st XV making the final of Division
One
• Hillcrest High School U15 making the final of their division
• Increased number of students participating in rugby at
Hillcrest High School
A big congratulations must go to 1st XV Player of the Year Josh Phillips Ronin Stephenson
Captain Angus McRobie
Mitchell Barratt Logan Catherall
Coaches: Ryan Cox and Steve Harcourt with
Play of the Year 1st XV Captain Angus McRobie
Award winners:
1st XV
Best Forward Josh Phillips
Best Back Logan Catherall
Team Player Angus McRobie
Player of the Year Angus McRobie
Coaches Award Mitchell Barratt
Most Promising Ronin Stephenson
David Finnigan Ropata Martin Scott Faville
2nd XV
Best Forward David Finnigan
Best Back Ethan Joblin
Team Player Lachlan Sheriff
Player of the Year David Finnigan
U15
Best Forward Tuikete Pule
Best Back Jaxon Wright
Team Player Dylan Meek
Player of the Year Ropata Martin
U65kg
Best Forward Blake Pentecost
Best Back Fraser Ward
Team Player Tommi Rae
Player of the Year Scott Faville
2016 1st XV
15Tournament Week - August 29 - September 3
Hockey - Girls Hockey - Boys
Tournament - Albany Tournament
After winning the Midlands Intercity competition
for the first time the girls had high hopes going
- Wellington
in to tournament week! The team travelled to The 1st XI hockey boys travelled to Wellington to compete in
Albany to compete in the top tier tournament of Federation the Rankin Cup/India shield tournament. Rankin Cup is the
Cup and Marie Fry trophy. most prestigious boys’ hockey tournament and being in this was
such an experience. Hillcrest’s last appearance at this level
The team consisting of Molly Bird, Samara Clare, Dannii had not been since 1988 so we were making history. When I was
Cooke, Aleysha elmer, Laurne Johnston, Acacia Kelsen, Czaitlin in year 11 we were in tier 4 and Rankin Cup seemed like more
McIntyre, Amelia McNamara, Tara Newman, Christa Pearson, of a dream at that time. But after seeing steady progression
Kendra Peart-Anderson, Shanelle Reeve, Briar Wharry, Georgia over the years at lower tiers we have made our way to Rankin
Wharry, Maya Wilson and Meghan Wilson was coached by Rhys Cup and shown why we deserved to be there!
McLachlan.
The consisting of Joe Elliot, Logan Floyd, Hayden Horsfall,
The girls had it tough from the beginning, drawing a very strong Hamish Keighley, Jared Kelsen, William Kingsbury, Crae
pool with the likes of St. Cuthbert’s, St. Hilda’s and Timaru Kinzett-Rolfe, Phoenix Kinzett-Rolfe, Craig Marshall, Thomas
Girls. After being outclassed by St. Cuthbert’s we had to win May, Jackson Montford, Max Phillips, Devin Pointon, Aonghas
our next 2 games to move on to the top 16. We managed to get Robertson, Brayden Silvester and Lewis Smith was coached by
the wins against St. Hilda’s and Timaru Girls to move through teacher in charge of Hockey - Richard Baggs.
to Federation Cup, which is a tournament that Hillcrest has
rarely featured in. Unfortunately the luck of the draw was not Although it was a hugely difficult tournament coming up against
in our side and once again we had a very tough match against sides such as St. Andrew’s College and Auckland Grammar we
Whangarei Girls where unfortunately we lost 3-2 in golden goal also found it really satisfying when we competed well against
extra time. This put us in the 9 to 16 bracket. them. Beating New Plymouth Boys’ High was a game that I,
and I’m sure plenty of the boys, will hold close to our hearts.
After this disappointing loss we managed to follow this up with This being my last ever game as captain for Hillcrest the boys
a win over Wairarapa College to be playing off in between came out and showed grit and determination. We were the
9th-12th. The girls played tough but tournament took its toll underdogs but we played an outstanding game and came away
and injuries began to creep in and we couldn’t produce a win with our most memorable win of the season winning 4-3 in 9v9
against Iona College. This meant our final game was for 11th golden goal extra time. It is something the team and I won’t
and 12th against Queen Margaret’s College. forget for a long time.
In this game we won 3-1 which placed us as the top Co-Ed Hillcrest finished a respectable 28th in New Zealand and I am
School in the country and 11th in New Zealand which is one of proud of the lads. I would like to thank our manager Karen for
the highest any Hillcrest side as ever been! This tops off as one putting up with us and of course to our coach Mr Baggs. Thank
of the most successful seasons of hockey for the girls. I cannot you for everything, we couldn’t have done anything without
thank Rhys, Tanya and Natalie enough for all of your help this you and I definitely wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you. To the
year and to the girls you are awesome and I am so proud of team next year, Good luck and to whoever the captain maybe
you guys. next year. Be proud of the lads in whichever they do as they
look up to you. And no matter what the result is hold your head
Acacia Kelsen, 1st XI captain high knowing you have done everything you can.
Lewis Smith, 1st XI captain
1st X1 Girls Hockey Tournament teams acknowledged at assembly
(Hockey Girls)
16Football - Girls Football - Boys
Tournament - Nelson Tournament - Taupo
Competing in the 2016 Lotto Premier tournament, We headed to Taupo during tournament week to
the 1st X1 Girls football team travelled to the compete in the Rex Dawkins Tournament.
beautiful Nelson with Coach Martin Finney, The team was made up of Mathew Ashman, Isaac
Manager Kate Rys, and Teacher in Charge - Boyce, Alex Choi, Jordan Ditfort, Nathan Ditfort,
Alistair Turner where they were positioned in a convincingly Mark Docherty, Jay Edwards, Callum Elder, John Flood, Jet Lim,
relentless pool. Going up against such formidable powerhouse Bradley Mardon, Kristofer Nebesky, Kevin Quick, Bradley Reese,
teams in the early stages of the tournament definitely set the Daniel Smallwood and Sasha Wallbank and coached by teacher
tone for the remainder of the week, making for a hard fought in charge Mr Josh Groom
tournament filled with grit and determination.
The boys didn’t get the results they were hoping for early on
The astonishingly young squad comprised of: Georgia Ballard, in the week but the spirits stayed high among the brothers
Chloe Henderson, Anja Kuys, Brooke Lee, Emma Marshall, Anina and we kept fighting. With players suffering from illness and
Peresson, Hannah Rogers, Chelsi Rys, Victoria Scott, Jessica & injuries we only just had 11 players for our final game but the
Emma Sizer, Kiana Snell, Richlyn Tuhoro, Brianna Uivel, Georgia boys fought hard and wanted to end on a high and with that
Williams and Madison Wright who stepped up to the mark, win we finished 23rd.
delivering some impressive performances although narrowly
losing the first 3 games. It was a great tournament for all the boys who went and a good
send off for the many Year 13 students within the team.
A win in the fourth game had goals shift to a booming 17th
place. This was foiled in an incredibly gut-wrenching effort Thanks to the team management - Coach Josh Groom and camp
against Hutt Valley - a disallowed goal due to an opposing parents/referees Brett Chibnall and Dominic Hopkirk.
injury and a 0-0 result, leading to a luckless result in penalties.
Jordan Ditford - captain
With morale hard hit, the team lost their next game but went
on to win their final one - effectively placing them 23rd in New
Zealand. Basketball
Overall a well fought tournament, with performances lacking
Tournament - Rotorua
resemblance to their results. With a decent season under our belt our basketball
Very special thanks to the Coaches and Managers for making boys travelled to Rotorua during tournament week
the week so successful. to compete in the Zone 2 Regional tournament.
Victoria Scott - captain The boys premier team consisting of Yaser Azfar, Daniel
Balloch, Andrew Castro, Marlon George, Nate Hallam, Hamish
McDonald, Joshua Sprosen, Logan Vuglet and Jackson White
was coached by Dan Green.
With hopes of finishing top six and qualifying for Nationals, the
boys took care of business during pool play finishing 4-1 after
good wins against Bethlehem and Cambridge and a close loss
to St Johns. In these first 5 games the young guys in our team
really stepped up making plays we’d never seen them make
before.
After qualifying second in our pool we faced a quarterfinal
matchup with Melville. Hamish McDonald played spectacularly
throughout and carried the team through many phases of the
game; however we just couldn’t execute down the stretch and
lost narrowly by 4. This meant that we would play Tauranga
Boys in a do or die game for a spot in Nationals. This time
the boys were ready for it. Jackson White and Josh Sprosen
dominated the much bigger Tauranga boys inside and Marlon
George sealed the game with an amazing shooting performance
in the fourth quarter.
The boys ended up finishing 6th. Although we had hoped for
more, I couldn’t fault the boys as they gave it their all to the
final whistle of every game.
A massive thanks to Coach Dan Green for all the time and effort
he has put in with the boys this year and the amazing job he
does at the helm of this team and to Jan Sprosen, our manager
and all the other parents for their support throughout the week
and the year.
Finally, it was an absolute pleasure Co-captaining a great group
of boys in my final tournament and I Iook forward to seeing
what this team can do at Nationals.
Logan Vugler - Captain 17Netball - UNISS Lacrosse
Tournament - Papakura Tournament
The Upper North Island (UNISS) Tournament this year
was held in Papakura.
- Cambridge
Nationals got off to a good start as we won two
The team, consisting of Libby Alsemgeest, Lucie of three games on day one to put us in the top
Bardoul, Abby Bartels, Sarah Bigham, Casey Davis, pool.
Lyanne Eukaliti, Megan Henderson, Emmerson
Houghton, Brianna O’Brien, Jessica Pasene, Fiesola Puamau, The second day the team improved its performances and after
and Ambah Tuhoro was coached by Mrs Keren Priscott and Miss a close final, came fourth in NZ.
Sarah Hayman, and was managed by Miss Robinson. Rebecca Pickering, Neve Wells, Goalie - Matilda Plant, plus
Hollie & Dannii Cooke were the players to impress.
After achieving our original goal of making the top 16, we
won a crucial game against nemesis Howick College by 5 goals A big thank you to Kate Rys - our manager, Siobhan Quintal - our
and as a result gained a spot in the top 8. However, with this amazing coach and Magaret who have all put so much time and
position came tough games, and Open A lost their final game effort into this team.
for 7th place by 1 goal, placing us 8th out of 114 teams at the
tournament. A big thank you to Urban Lawns for sponsoring the playing tops.
We were the highest ranked team in the Waikato, placing above NZ Reps
the school to beat - St Pauls, who was placed 9th. U23/15: Chelsi Rys
Lucie Bardoul – Captain U18: Kristofer Nebesky & Daniel Smallwood
Lucie did extremely well to recover from injury and take the Waikato Reps
court in every game. Megan Henderson was the most consistent U18A – Hollie Cooke & Rebecca Pickering
player, while Fiesola Puamau regularly shot over 85%. U18 Development: Anja Kuys, Emma Marshall,
Lyanne Eukaliti, after performing well all week, was named in Faye McDougal, Ameilia MacNamara,
the Tournament Team. Matilda Plant & Rebecca Pickering
Mrs P - Netball Coach U15A: Dannii Cooke & Chelsi Rys
U15 Development: Annalise Lightbourne, Neve Wells
Netball Waikato Premier 2 & Georgia Wharry
Open A was also runner-up in the Premier 2 Grade in the
Waikato competition. Dannii Cooke is also travelling to Australia to play for Waikato
U15s.
18The annual school duathlon was held round the streets of
Hillcrest on Wednesday, 17 August.
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