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Inspiration from the past, learning, contributing, empowering for today and tomorrow
Issue 6, 16 o Paenga-whāwhā o 2021
Message from Our Tumuaki
Tēnā koutou katoa. When students believe they are respected and their views
are valued, they:
As we come to the end of Term • feel like they belong
1 my sincere thanks go to our • feel physically and emotionally safe
staff, students and whānau for the • experience a positive classroom environment
positive contribution they have made • experience supportive and trusting relationships.
to Napier Girls' High School. It has Students are at the heart of what we do.
been a busy term, and with our theme
of Mahi Ngātahi, much has been Staff News
achieved. We welcome this week Miss Porter who will be taking Ms
Smidt's Health/Physical Education classes. Ms Smidt has
At our recent staff professional learning development day, returned to Wales for a few weeks for family reasons.
the concept of Ako was discussed. We wish all the very best to Ms Downs and Mr Lukkassen
Ako involves reciprocal shared learning in the classroom and who are off on sabbatical leave for Term 2.
beyond. Effective teaching and learning depends on the We farewell and wish Ms Read all the very best for her
relationship between teacher and student and the active promotion to the Deputy Principal position at Sacred Heart
engagement and motivation of the students by the teacher. College. Her passion for teaching, positive energy and
Ka Hikitia (Ministry of Education, p 22) describes the concept enthusiasm will be missed!
of ako as the teaching and learning relationship where the
teacher is also learning from the student and where teachers' We have completed our hostel interviews via Google Meet
practices are informed by the latest research, deliberate, and for Year 9 2022. It was a delight to meet a wonderful group
reflective. Ako is grounded in the principle of reciprocity of students who are so keen to come to NGHS and to be a
and also recognises that the learner and whānau cannot be part of Hewett House. Hewett House is a very special aspect
separated. of our school. The diversity and experiences our boarding
Ako incorporates two aspects: whānau bring to our community is valued dearly. It is a
• language, identity, and culture matter - knowing, fitting time to acknowledge our wonderful Hewett House
respecting, and valuing who students are, where they staff led by Mrs Lea Sycamore, who give so generously and
come from, and building on what they bring with them affectionately of their time and skills to care for our students
• productive partnerships - Māori students, whānau, who are away from home.
hapū, iwi, and educators sharing knowledge and
expertise with each other to produce better mutual We wish the following teams all the best as they travel to
outcomes. national/pre-season tournaments over the Term 1 holidays:
Ako also highlights the importance and value of student Hockey 1st XI (Auckland), Hockey 2nd XI (Masterton), Netball
voice. Senior A (Cambridge), Sailing (Auckland), Ki O Rahi (Bay of
Islands) and Orienteering (Palmerston North).
Research shows that the benefits for students do not come
from just hearing their own voices. It is more about how I wish you and your whānau all the best for the holiday break.
other people (students, teachers, schools) respond to their
voices and work with them to make ideas come to life. Ngā mihi nui,
Student voice helps to increase engagement and build
positive relationships.
Mrs Dawn Ackroyd
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
Students completing the Gold and Silver awards have also
completed training tramps and are now busy with their
practice tramps. Many of these were disrupted last year due
to COVID-19 so it is wonderful to be in a country that is safe
to do this.
Over Terms 2 and 3, our students will be focused on
the skills, service, and physical recreation sections, then
An inspirational and committed champion of complete their final tramps in Term 4.
young people worldwide, the Award is a living
tribute to The Duke of Edinburgh's legacy. Mrs Louise Bassett-Foss
It is with great sadness that The Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary
Award acknowledges the death of our Founder HRH The
Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT.
Sixty-five years ago, His Royal Highness established The
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the UK. Since then, it has
been delivered in more than 130 countries and territories,
equipping and empowering millions of young people
to build the skills, confidence and resilience they need to
support their communities and be ready for the world.
On Saturday 10 April our second group of students left
from school to complete their practice tramp for the Bronze
award. At 7.00am it was raining, dark and the girls were keen
to get moving. Hearing of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death
seemed to make this tramp that little bit more meaningful.
We have had over 90 students complete both training and
practice tramps for their Bronze awards.
Year 13 Physical Education Symposium
On Thursday 8 April, the NCEA Level 3 Physical Education students from NGHS took part in
a symposium held at the EIT Institute of Sport and Health.
We attended this event along with Level 3 Physical Education students from various
different schools around Hawke’s Bay.
The symposium was held with the purpose of informing us about the different career
pathways that Physical Education can lead us to. The symposium also promoted the
importance of Health and Wellbeing through being physically active and helped us to build
on our knowledge to assist with our Level 3 Programme.
We were placed into groups with students from other schools and rotated around five
different stations. These stations were run by strength and conditioning coaches from the
Institute of Sport and Health, sports nutritionist - Marieke Flatt, and sports psychologist -
Edmond Otis. We were shown some of the possible and respected careers that stem from
physical education. As Hawke’s Bay has one of the country's best regional sports park
facilities, it was the perfect place to inspire and educate this group of Year 13 students.
Many of us left the day feeling encouraged by the range of opportunities that are available
to us just through studying Physical Education. All the speakers and coaches were helpful
in answering our questions. Therefore, this was a positive experience and we recommend
this for students studying NCEA Level 3 Physical Education in the future.
By Ruby Roberts
The Learning Squad
Any students who need help with any subjects or who just want to hang out and
chat about their favourite subjects, come along to the Learning Squad (formerly the
Homework Club) on Thursday lunchtimes in the Library. There will be senior students
there to assist students in different learning areas, led by our Learning Prefect Ella Philp.
Pasifika
Last Thursday Pasifika student leaders
from around Hawke's Bay met at EIT
to plan and organise Pasifika events
for 2021. The objective of this group
is to give Pasifika youth a voice and
support in ensuring a bright future for
themselves and their communities.
Student leaders from NGHS included
Leila Iafeta, Chante Malu, Ella-Rose
Faletutulu and J'shaiah Lange Timoti.
They represented the school well and
we are looking forward to their future
contributions as Pasifika leaders.
SPORTS
NISS Athletics Champs
A contingent of Napier Girls’ High students were recently selected to represent the East Coast North Island team. They competed at
the North Island Secondary Schools Championships at Porritt Stadium in Hamilton last weekend. Well done to the following athletes:
Junior Girls: Jamie Dunnett-Welch - 2nd 3000m, 5th 1500m, 7th 4x400m Relay
Sophie Dunnett-Welch - 3rd 3000m, 3rd 1500m, 7th 4x400m Relay
Olivia Augustine - 3rd Javelin, 10th Discus, 11th Shot Put
Ormlie van Veldhuizen - 6th High Jump, 9th Javelin
Senior Girls: Aniela Apperley - 5th 4x400m Relay, 7th 800m, 10th 1500m
Madelin Herbert - 5th 4x400m Relay, 6th 300m Hurdles, 9th 400m
NEW NGHS ATHLETICS RECORD: Congratulations to Jamie Dunnett-Welch who was the winner
Sophie and Jamie Dunnett-Welch
(sourced from HB Today article) of the 3000m at the recent NGHS Athletics Championships, setting a new record in the process!
NZ Provincial Athletics Winter Sports Teams
3 NGHS athletes are competing for the HB/Gisborne Team selections have now been completed for our netball, hockey,
team in the NZ Inter- basketball, badminton and football teams. Information about training
provincial Championships and games will be sent to all students and parents before the beginning
held in Palmerston North of Term 2. Our staff may request assistance from parents for coaching
this weekend. Abby and managing teams - if you are keen to assist please contact the teacher
Gold, Olivia Augustine in charge directly.
and Ashley Blakesley are
competing in the 12/13 Yr Netball coaches are needed for Terms 2 and 3! If you are a senior student
grade. Good luck girls! looking for community service, or a parent wanting to get more involved
with the school - this is a great opportunity for you! We have teams at
every level needing great coaches. Please contact Mrs Chote: schote@
nghs.school.nz for more information.
NGHS Supporters Beanies!!
Now available from the sports office. A great way to keep your head
warm over winter and show your school spirit!
Only $25 - hurry, numbers are limited!
SPORTS
Term 1 Sports Results Equestrian
Futsal Champions The NGHS Senior A team placed 1st in the Senior Last week several NGHS students competed at the
Girls division, Senior B were 3rd, and the Junior A team placed 2nd in the Dannevirke Interschool Equestrian Event, in NGHS
Junior Girls division! Showjumping and Dressage Teams.
Showjumping: Millie Burne placed 3rd, Willow Barker
was 10th and Belle Connor had a clear round in their
respective showjumping classes.
Dressage: Belle Connor placed 14th, Sophie Freeman-
Pointon and Jess Lawrence both finished 6th in their
dressage classes.
Volleyball Well done to all our Volleyball teams who survived the long
game nights, and our excellent coaches and staff who supported them all
term. Special thanks to Peete the amazing volleyball coach, who travelled
with our Senior A team to Gisborne for their seeding tournament. Our
team finished 4th overall in the HB finals Canoe Slalom
over the weekend. The Senior B team Eva Ronberg competed at the
placed 2nd in Division 2 and our Social 1 NZSS Canoe Slalom Champs
team were 2nd in Division 5. and National Champs recently.
She achieved the following:
SS Canoe Slalom
3rd - C1 (Canoe) U18 women
3rd - Canoe slalom extreme women
NZ Open Nationals 4th - K1 (Kayak) U18 women
Karate
Well done to Candace Bader who competed at the 2021
New Zealand National Karate tournament in Woodville.
She won 1st place Team Kata (skill patterns) and 2nd
place Kumite (fighting).
Basketball
Several NGHS students competed recently at the
HoopNation NZ Junior Showcase tournament over the
Easter weekend in Whanganui:
Sahria Adams, Amelia Swann, Aliyah King, Madison
Cunningham, Maddie Kerr, Issy Kerr, Stirling Clarke-Lloyd,
Graecyn Parahi and Sapphire Takie.
Tennis Congratulations to the following students who were successful in While others competed for Hawke's Bay at the Mel Young
the NGHS Tennis Championships: tournament in Tauranga: Suraiya Rewi and Renee Rarere.
Year 9 Winner: Aimee Evans, Runner Up: Jenna Allison
Year 10 Winner: Zoe Holland, Runner Up: Nancy Johnson
Senior Winner: Maddie Laugesen, Runner Up: Emma Holland Good luck to our students competing
Interschool Tennis Results: over the holidays in these events:
Junior A Grade
Winners: Aimee Evans and Ruby Sidoruk • NISS Orienteering Championships
Runners Up: Zoe Holland and Nancy Johnson
Senior A Grade • St Peters Netball Tournament
Winners: Greer Tremain and Ella Malcolm • Anzac and Wai Col Hockey Tournaments
Senior A Grade Plate • NZSS Team Sailing Championships
Winners: Abi Reisima and Jaide Lewis
• NZSS Ki O Rahi Championships
Congratulations to Aimee Evans
who is this year's Central Hawke's
Bay Year 9 & 10 Tennis Champion. Jo Owen
Head of Sport
PERFORMING ARTS
Musicians at the
Tremains Affordable Arts Exhibition
Throughout the weekend of the Tremains
Affordable Arts Exhibition, many of our musicians
performed background music. This music added
to the atmosphere of the event and was a fantastic
showcase of our talented students. Students
were timetabled to perform from Friday evening
through to Sunday afternoon.
Special thanks and congratulations to the following
students who performed:
Ella Pollett Liberty Fowler Molly Pawson
Michelle Leon Angelyn Zeng Sumer Wills
Jessica Arnold Olivia Holland Lilly Aston
Maia Driver Catherine Smith Soairse Kenny
Kristyn Keats Ivy Wu Maddy Krebs
Emily Pollock Isabella Davidson-Payne
Amaia Watson Amberley Chang
Term 2 is a busy term for the Performing Arts Department, with many local competitions and events happening. Please note
these in your calendar as we have students involved in all of these events.
Rockquest Heats - Saturday 22 May
Big Sing Festival - Wednesday 2 June
Hawke's Bay Rockquest Finals - Saturday 12 June
Showquest Live - Monday 14 June
Chamber Music (Hawke's Bay) - Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 June
Annual Music Evening - Wednesday 20 June
Mrs Suzanne Purdy - HoLA Performing Arts
RAFFLE RESULTS
DRAWN ON WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL 2021 Under Police Supervision
Congratulations to the winners: 1. Christina Croad 3. Mark Maxwell 5. Mave Whitfield
2. Barbara Zuiderwijk 4. Jan Chalmers 6. Paul Paynter
CAREERS
We have had a number of tertiary information sessions this term. It
was pleasing to see many Year 13 students attend these sessions. We
University Scholarships
still have Otago University to come on Thursday 6 May at 1.20pm. MoneyHub, a consumer finance website, has
published a guide to hundreds of scholarships for
25 students have just completed a Defensive Driving Course. Thank
any student planning to start university in 2022.
you to Martin Mallow from the Automobile Association for providing
this opportunity to our students. The comprehensive list includes scholarships offered
by every university as well as those specifically
available to local students. A list of privately-
Tertiary Open Days
funded, Māori, Pacific, and International university
Tertiary Open Days give students and parents the opportunity to scholarships completes the list.
explore the campus and experience first-hand what the tertiary
Applications close throughout the year, with tens
environment is like. You are invited to visit special displays and
of millions of dollars available. MoneyHub has also
presentations and explore the various facilities students use. We
published a list of tips for scholarship success.
strongly recommend that the students go to the tertiary open days as
it is an important part of the decision-making process. The school will For more details and to find suitable scholarships,
organise a trip to the Wellington Tertiary Open Day. More information go to the MoneyHub Scholarship page.
regarding this trip will be available next term.
These are the dates of the Tertiary Open Days for this year:
17, 27 April, 8 & 19 May Lincoln University Virtual Open Days
21 May Waikato University (Hamilton Campus)
23-24 May Otago University and Otago Polytechnic
28 May Waikato University (Tauranga Campus)
30-31 July Massey University Virtual Open Day Hawke's Bay Careers Expo 2021
4 August Massey University – Manawatu Campus Taster Day The Careers Expo has become a highly successful
20 August Victoria University event. It is an excellent opportunity for students to
speak with the experts in their field and to view the
28 August Auckland University array of options available.
28 August Auckland University of Technology Napier Girls’ High School is booked to attend the
9 September Canterbury University annual Careers Expo at Pettigrew Green Arena on
Tuesday 25 May. This is compulsory for our Year
12 students and is optional for Year 13 students.
EIT Taster Days The Expo is also open to parents/caregivers and all
EIT are running a number of free Taster Workshops for Year 12 and students on Tuesday 25 May from 4.30pm to 6.30pm
13 students over the upcoming holidays. To register for a workshop at Pettigrew Green Arena.
please click here.
More information regarding the careers expo will be
Mrs Caroline Johnson - Careers Advisor available next term.
INTERNATIONAL
Last week Napier Girls’ had a visit from Rick Yong, a Director of the Malaysian agency Selset Education
Centre. Rick has been based in Auckland with his family and was invited by Learning Hawke’s Bay to visit
our region. He was able to visit a number of Hawke's Bay schools and was most impressed with Napier
Girls' High School. Kate Tran and Mai Phan spoke to him about their experiences in New Zealand and
showed Rick around some of the classrooms. Thank you to all the teachers and students who made him
feel welcome.
Lilian Knorr leaves this term to go back to Hamburg, Germany. Lili extended her
stay in the Hawke’s Bay and has had some amazing experiences with her host
families. Lili has also been involved in hockey at a top level, sailing and visited
Wellington on a school trip. Lili enjoyed a South Island experience while in New
Zealand, visited the Taranaki District and kayaked down the Wanganui River.
Rick with Kate and Mai (our
Lili has worked hard at her studies and delivered some pleasing results. She
Vietnamese International has made many Kiwi friends and has been fully engaged in her New Zealand
students).
opportunities. We have enjoyed having Lili at our school and wish her all the
very best as she returns to her family and friends back home.
The remaining International students will stay through to the end of 2021. Hopefully the border restrictions
can be lifted so we can welcome new International students in 2022.
Lili Knorr (right) with friend
Tia wearing their Tū Ngātahi
Mrs Varinia Larder - International Director (stand together) pins.
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