PALMERSTON NORTH GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL
Te Kura Kōhine O Papaioea
UPDATE
Inspiring young women who are successful learners and act with integrity
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DEAR PARENTS
Kia ora, Greetings, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Bula vinaka,
Kia orana, Namaste, Ni hau, Konnichiwa, Ahn-young-hase-yo
What a wonderful couple of weeks we have had this term. The
Wearable Arts event was a huge success with the second show
filling the Huia centre. The Junior students excelled in their
creativity and design. The addition of lighting effects brought
the costumes alive and the Year 10 dancers entertained the
audience. The awards gained by many students are listed
in this Update. Many thanks to Ms Hansen, HoD Visual Art
and her team of staff, prefects and student volunteers who
worked to ensure the success of this annual event.
The Senior Ball, held on Saturday night was a glittering event
enjoyed by all who attended. The theme, By the light of the
stars, created a wonderful visual setting for students to enjoy
with their partners. Thank you to Ms Brookie, Assistant
Principal, staff, Lauren Argyle, Head of Arts and the Events
Management Group who organised and supported this event.
This term is a busy one for The Arts. May is Music month
and our staff and students have 13 competitions and events
in which they are involved. June is just as busy. Drama have
productions during May and June for each level, Years 9 – 13
with a junior production run by the Drama prefect and her
team of student leaders. The Dance Showcase is another
event in June for the busy Arts department. These dates are
listed in Update and are on our website.
Resilience
This is one of our school values. Is it a teacher’s job to teach
resilience? A recent study run in collaboration with Monash
University surveyed 800 New Zealand parents on a range of
things from financial pressures to perceptions of the quality
of their child’s education, to technology use, to their thoughts
on their child’s social and emotional development. While the
ASG survey found that 89 per cent of parents were happy with
the quality of teaching, there were concerns raised about
children’s resilience and coping abilities.
Parents felt that students should be taught how to manage
stress at school and that students were easily upset by
negative experiences – academic failure and relationship
problems. The expectation that students must succeed in
every assessment to a high standard places enormous stress
on students and I often find myself asking parents whether
they achieved over 90 percent in every examination and test
when they were at school. NCEA requires consistent effort
throughout the year but we must balance our expectations for
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students to achieve the best they can, with a more holistic and
healthy approach to success.
John Velegrinis, ASG chief executive advocates for a holistic
approach to schooling that looks beyond a student’s academic
achievement and encompasses all facets of learning. He
states, “the social and emotional learning journey is arguably
just as important, if not more important, than the academic
journey. It is about finding the balance between the two.”
What is success? It is often the result of learning from
failure. FAIL – First attempt in learning. Parents and school
are encouraged to work together to provide encouragement
and support for students, to learn from failure as well as
celebrating success. A supportive environment enables
students to take risks, no matter what the outcome. All
learning is achievement. It is important to discuss how to
balance the competing demands of work, play and academic
study. The best support we can give our students is our
encouragement as they navigate through these competing
demands. They learn resilience through positively managing
these experiences. It is vital we work together to support
students to become resilient learners.
Karene Biggs
Principal
[email protected]
STAFF ONLY DAY
School will be closed on 6 June 2017
for the purposes of staff professional
development
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PTA
The next PTA meeting is Wednesday 17 May at 7.30pm.
All new members are welcome to attend.
Like us on Facebook - PNGHS PTA,
or get in touch with the PTA
via email [email protected]
available on our school website (under the curriculum
section then NZQA fees) or on the NZQA website. Year 10
students do NOT pay the NCEA fee unless they are sitting
external standards in the November NCEA examinations.
If you would like more information about Financial
Assistance go to:
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/
qualifications/ncea/entry-into-ncea/fees-for-ncea/
financial-assistance/
Any questions please contact Anna Brookie 3579194
extension 829 or [email protected]
Report Timeline for Term 2
From Wednesday 7 June, for two weeks, teachers will
be writing comments on your daughter’s progress.
Please note that you will be able to view the comments
from each subject once the teachers have published the
comments. Because the comments are available to you
in “real time”, there will not be a process for editing and
checking of the comments. Teachers are responsible for
the checking and editing of their own comments.
NCEA INFORMATION
Print out of entries and NCEA fees
All students sitting NCEA examinations
have received a print out of entries and
results to date. Students are required
to check their entries and results for
standards in each subject. If there are
any questions they should see their
subject teacher in the first instance.
Students should also check the spelling of their name and
address details. All corrections must be returned to the
main office before the end of week 3.
There is information about financial assistance on the
entries page. See below for the process of applying.
NCEA Fees for 2017
The NCEA fee for 2017 is $76.70, this has been added onto
your school account. Scholarship exams are $30 for each
subject (entry information will come out in Term 2). This is
to be paid to the Accounts Office by Thursday 24 August.
(Note the change in date from the last update). NCEA fees
are collected on behalf of NZQA and are sent to them in
September. Fees paid after this time will need to be paid
directly to NZQA. If payment is not made to us or NZQA,
your daughter’s results for 2017 will not be released and
you will also incur a late fee of $50 as well as the original
amount. For more information go to:
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/our-role/legislation/
fees/secondary-education-fees/
If you receive a Work and Income Benefit, or have a
Community Services Card, you are eligible to apply for a
reduction in the NCEA fee. The fee is reduced to $20 per
student or a maximum of $30 per family. An application
form can be collected and returned completed to the
Main Office by Friday 18 August. A copy of the form is also
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The comments will focus on what your daughter is doing
well in regards to her learning and what she can do to
improve. The comments will be attached to each subject.
A summary of comments will be available as a pdf on the
KAMAR parent portal during week 9.,To view the term 2
comments go to the current year results section. Each
subject will show a heading “Term 2 Report”.
As well as a general comment from each subject, some
teachers may also write feedback comments attached
to specific assessments if appropriate. By Thursday 24
June, all general comments should be complete and
available on the KAMAR parent portal.
The next Learning Conversation evening is in Term 3 on
Wednesday 27 September.
STUDENT SUCCESS
Lueni Havea (Y13) was awarded a Pacific on Campus
Experience Scholarship from the University of Otago
Pacific Islands Centre.
ART
Wearable Art Show Results
SUPREME WINNER 2017
Sophie Wratten-Young-‘Rakau’
Yr 10 Animations Awards
Best Movement: Emma Stein and Te Arani Te Puni
Best Graphics: Phoebe-Leberman Guthrie and Alicia
Keay
Best Narrative: Libby Dombroski and Karylle Dacanay
Best Audio: Libby Dombroski and Karylle Dacanay
Natural World
Winner: Zanoor Penny and Shya Kokiri
Runner up: Sarah Calkin and Hannah Wilson
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DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD
Past World:
Winner: Libby Dombroski and Karylle Dacanay
Runner Up: Evangeline Meti Nicholas and Millie Waite
Award Recipients
Congratulations to the following students who have
recently achieved their Duke of Edinburgh Awards:
Bronze
Arianah Reid (Y11), Janis Gordon (Y11), Kaitlin Herron
(Y11), Maddison McQueen-Davies (Y11)
Silver
Lydia Bamford (Y12), Charlotte Williams (Y12), Abigail
Mitchell (Y13)
Gold
Phoebe Moir (Y13)
Future World:
Winner: Phoebe Leberman-Guthrie and Alicia Keay
Runner Up: Susanna Gray and Maddie Harris
Other World:
Winner: Jawnah Al Thagafi and Hayley Dunning
Runner Up: Mackenzie Taylor and Hannah Taylor
Under World:
Winner: Emma Stein and Te Arani Te Puni
Runner Up: Jacqueline Kehle and Ashleigh-Ann Gerrard
Adventurous Journeys for Duke of Edinburgh Award
It has been encouraging to see many students
participating in Bronze, Silver and Gold trips to complete
training, practice and qualifying journeys. Feedback from
students has been extremely positive.
Yr 10 Garment Awards
Construction: Tayaba Rahim
Creativitya: Sandra Heney
Thematic Purposea: Nakeita Jamieson
Use of Materials: Renee Satherley
Performance: Destiny Tepoono and Pypah Hailwood
Wow Factor: Lily Charnley
Increase in registration fees from 1 July 2017
Notification was received from Duke of Edinburgh head
office informing us that the registration fees for the
award will have a significant increase as from 1 July 2017.
Natural World
Winner: Sophie Wratten-Young-‘Rakau’
Runner Up: Leilani Niko-‘Papatuanuku’
Excerpt from head office information:
“Last year, fees only met 41% of our operating expenses,
and while the Duke of Edinburgh Foundation has been
‘topping up’ our deficit for the past few years, this is
clearly not a sustainable way for us (or any organisation)
to operate into the future. The cost of registering for the
award in New Zealand has been well below other award
programmes around the world for some time now; e.g. in
Queensland, the cost is AUD$150 for the first level, and
AUD$107.50 for subsequent levels”.
Past World:
Winner: Talitha Rupavatharam ‘The Ancient Mummy’
Runner Up: Emily Faas ‘The Green Lady’
Future World:
Winner: Jasmine Glentworth ‘Acid Rain is not a Game’
Runner Up: Grace Hodson ‘Addicted To You’
The increase is necessary to cover the costs of the
award. With more than 7,000 young people taking part
in the Awards programme in New Zealand in 2016 alone,
the costs associated with administering the award are
extensive. To ensure that costs are completely covered
in the future, the following increases will apply from 1
July 2017.
Other World:
Winner: Katlyn Antonio ‘Lordess of the Rings’
Runner Up: Leena van Leeuwen ‘Nymph of the Ocean’
Under World:
Winner: Kelsey Osborne ‘Seadom’
Runner Up: Marcayla Winterburn ‘Queen Jelly’
Currently
(Incl GST)
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From 1 July 2017
(Incl GST)
Bronze and Silver Award
$37.50
$86.25
Gold Award
$37.50
$115.00
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MUSIC
Music Month
May is Music Month and we have plenty of music events to
celebrate along with our students. These include:
• PNGHS Voice Competition, 16 May, Huia Centre, 7pm
• Smokefree Rockquest Heats, 19 May, Globe, 4pm
• NZ Choral Federation composition competition
• Cantatrices workshop with Dr Morag Atchison, 20
May, PNGHS, 1-5pm
• Cantatrices sings at the Molly Atkinson Choral
Festival, 24 May, St Peter’s, 7pm
• Jazz Band performs in assembly, 24 May
• Chamber Music workshops with Robert Ibell (NZSO)
24 May, PNGHS, morning
• Rotary Youth Music Festival, 27 May, CBD, 11am-2pm
• Chamber Music workshops with Roy Tankersley,
PNGHS, 29 May
Our music staff are also busy performing during May:
• Miss Joe (keyboard) and Mr Paterson (guitar), with
Austin MP5, Café Royal, 20 May, 6-8pm
• Mrs Hunter, flute soloist with the Manawatu Sinfonia,
21 May, Speirs Centre, 2.30pm
• Mrs Wallace (clarinet), Manawatu Sinfonia, as above
• Mr Boniface (bass guitar), Brewer’s Apprentice and
Coachman Hotel during the Jazz Festival
• Mr Paterson (guitar), with Inferno, Brewer’s
Apprentice, 4 June, 5pm (Jazz Festival)
Music Competitions
Term 2 is our busiest time with local and national
competitions all taking place in a six week time period.
Many of our groups are performing and students, in more
than one, will be very busy.
Please keep an eye out for the permission and information
letters for each event. The first of these has already been
issued. Most will be sent by email. We would appreciate a
prompt return of the permission slips.
PNGHS Voice Competition
This is a wonderful opportunity for our vocalists to take
the stage and entertain us. You are invited to come along
and support them while enjoying an evening out.
We have a total of twenty two entries in the solo and
ensemble categories.
Andrew Withington, the choir director, talked passionately
about intonation and singing in tune with other human
voices versus singing in tune with equal temperament
and helped us all to grow as singers and choir members.
It was the most musically challenging week I’ve ever
experienced and I enjoyed every minute of it. I’m looking
forward to the next course!
NZ Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra – Amy
Srichantra (Y12)
Both Amy (violin) and
Ben Pearce (cello) were
accepted for the NZSSSO
this year.
This was my second year in
this orchestra and it was
held in Christchurch during
the Term 1 holidays. The course was intense with around
100 auditioned high school musicians from all around New
Zealand. This year, our conductor was Natalia Raspopova,
a Russian conductor who is currently based in Australia.
Individually, each member spent around 7 hours daily
rehearsing, from 9.30am - 6pm. We were all very tired and
exhausted by the end of each day. I realised how much
effort professional orchestral players have to put in to
create music for listeners.
The course is definitely music-life changing as it is
something we do not get to experience daily in our lives.
It is a great learning course; you make many new friends
and produced the finest music played by secondary school
level students.
National Youth Drama School – Rachel Greene (Y13)
In April, I was lucky enough to attend the songwriting
course within the National Youth Drama School of NZ. My
class was taught by Thomas Oliver, who has just released
his album “Floating in the Darkness”, and Madeline
Bradley, who is working as a songwriter for Universal
Music.
They were both incredibly inspiring and really focussed
on helping each of us to improve our songs and style. We
worked on the songs in sections, down to the structure,
chord progressions, lyrics, and melodic phrases.
National Secondary Schools’ Youth Choir Workshop –
Shania Mika-Tamihana (Y13)
During the holidays, I spent one week at Wellington Girls’
College for the first course of New Zealand Secondary
Students’ Choir 2017-2018.
At the end of the course, my class presented their work.
It was incredible to share the work we’d done in such a
positive and supportive environment. The school was an
awesome experience, full of diversity and I have definitely
improved my songwriting skills from the course, as well
as making lifelong friendships.
The average course day lasted from 8:30am until 6:30pm
in the evening. We completed sectional rehearsals,
full rehearsals, personal vocal lessons and, of course,
bonding exercises to help break the ice among the 60
choir members. We were also given the opportunity to
rehearse a commissioned piece of music with the New
Zealand Youth Choir which will be debuted this July at the
‘Choral Connect’ function in Auckland.
Sad by Sad South – Shannen Petersen (Y12)
Fruit Juice Parade played at Sad by Sad South in Wellington
in April. Sad by Sad South was one festival in a series of
three organised by Papaiti Records and Lesstalk Records,
featuring emo music and poetry. Tharushi Bowatte (Y12)
and I played at and attended two shows on the Saturday,
one at Princess Bay on the South Coast and one at the
Newtown Community Centre in Newtown.
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The Princess Bay show was an acoustic show, where I played
a solo set. It was held on the beach, and lots of people
came out to sit around in the sun. The Newtown Community
Centre show that FJP played was sold out, which was a new
experience for us! Prizegiving, Girlboss, Grayson Gilmour
and How Get also played with us at that gig, along with five
poets reading their work.
considering neither of us had driven anything before,
much less a tractor, I took the controls while Leah
guided me in connecting the bucket to the end of the
tractor much harder than it looks. We completed the
task and went on to milk a plastic cow and reassemble
a milking cup. Leah was the only one who had ever been
in contact with a cow so I was left to the milking cups
which I purely guessed. There were more knowledge
based activities and also a failed attempt at wiring
a fence! All in all it was a great day and we ended up
coming 13th out of 26. We were amazed. Fielding took
places 1-5, but we ended up beating all but one of the
Boys’ High teams.
EXTENSION
Aotearoa Youth Declaration
by Lauren Argyle (Y13)
During the holidays, four students travelled to Auckland
to participate in the annual Aotearoa Youth Declaration
Conference. The event was held at the University of Auckland
over five days, and run by UN Youth. The national event
comprised of 196 highschoolers from around the country
who had applied to attend the event, gathering to write this
year’s Youth Declaration. In focus groups, the students
worked to create 6-7 statements of recommendation to
the government ministry that aligned with their group. The
fourteen focus groups’ work was then combined and all
participants were given the opportunity to debate what had
been put forward. The final copy of the declaration will be
presented to Parliament.
Along with the opportunity to contribute to such a celebrated
and reputable document on behalf of the youth of the country,
the conference gave us so much more. Participants heard
from many guest speakers, a highlight of which was a show
debate of MPs including David Seymour and Marama Fox. Each
focus group travelled to an organisation in the city which was
relevant to their topic, such as the British Consulate for the
Foreign Affairs group. Attendees participated in a networking
evening with representatives from political organisations
and youth initiatives. The conference was a huge success.
The students from Palmerston North Girls’ High were Olivia
Hunt (Y12), Nomundari Amarbat (Y12), Milise Sinamoni (Y12)
who won a half scholarship to attend, and Lauren Argyle
(Y13) who won a full scholarship to attend.
TeenAg Regional Finals
by Caitlin Strong and Leah Crisp (Y9)
On 22 April, two students travelled up to Hawera for the
TeenAg Regional finals to represent Palmerston North
Girls’ High School. It was a successful day. The competition
consisted of a variety of different exercises all challenging
in their own way. We started off with driving a tractor and
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Sir Peter Blake YouthEnviroleaders’ Forum (YELF)
by Sophie Brokenshire (Y12)
These were the first words from a senior member of
the Royal New Zealand Navy “The thing is, you can
be anyone you want when you’re at home, on your
couch, well fed, watching your favourite show. But you
never truly know yourself, or your capacity until you
are cold, wet, hungry and faced with a difficult task.”
The challenge on the first day of the week long Youth
EnviroLeaders’ Forum was set. I was lucky enough to
be one of 65 students chosen from across New Zealand
and the Pacific Islands to be a part of this conference
held by the Sir Peter Blake Trust and the Ministry for
the Environment.
We spent the first two days of the conference
confronting leadership with the Royal New Zealand
Navy, where we were pushed to our physical limits
with gruelling fitness trainings at 5am in complete
darkness. We were challenged to work efficiently with
each other, participating in Navy capsize search and
rescue training simulations, and naturally, through
ripping doughnuts in the Auckland harbour on the Navy
Rigid Inflatable Boats.
We spent the remainder of the week focussing on the
environmental aspect of the conference, which centred
around water quality in New Zealand. We explored this
issue in a variety of ways, from listening to successful
Enviro-leaders speak about their achievements, to
being welcomed onto a Marae that was entirely waste
free and exploring their sustainable practises guided by
Maori concepts such as Kaitiakitanga. Visiting Rotorua
Island was a highlight for me, seeing Takahe freely
roam on an entirely waste free island, and swimming
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in the tranquil Women’s Beach after spending the afternoon
doing beach clean ups.
The seven days I spent at YELF were beyond something I can
put into words. The friendships I made with such inspiring,
motivated and active leaders are unparalleled, and reduced
me to a blubbering mess at my departure from Auckland.
YELF 2017 showed me that there is no mould you have to fit to
be an environmentalist, and behavioural change is so simple,
yet so effective. Whether it be ditching the plastic bags for
reusable bags, investing in a Keep Cup for the everyday latte,
or starting a recycling bin next to your waste bin, these can
gradually make great change, and be incredibly satisfying for
you. Our environmental crisis isn’t one we need to address
with inaction, and as Sir Peter Blake stated; “Why care? It’s
too important not to.”
Congratulations to Jessica Fagan-Pease (Y13) for
being selected in the Aotearoa Māori Secondary
School Team for the International U19 Netball School
Challenge in Fiji 16-20 May.
Swimming
Congratulations to Piper Humphreys (Y11) for being
selected in the New Zealand Swimming team for the
Girls’ 15-16 year age group at the Australian State Age
Short Course Championships to be held in September.
Congratulations to Mya Rasmussen (Y12) for being
selected in the New Zealand Swim Team for the Youth
Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.
Road Cycling
New Zealand Age Group Road Cycling Championships
Libby Arbuckle (Y13), 2nd U19 Individual Time Trial,
4th Road Race
Rosie OBrien (Y10), 5th U15 Road Race, 9th Individual
Time Trial
GEOGRAPHY
The beginning of 2017 saw the Year 13 Geographers
spending “a day at the beach”.
The Climate Challenge Conference
Are you interested in developing your leadership skills,
meeting other passionate young people and looking at what
climate change means for the future of New Zealand? The
Climate Challenge Conference is running for the second year
on 3 and 4 June at Vic. It will be full of speakers, leadership
workshops and interactive simulations that will ignite passion
and equip you to be a leader in your community! It’s a youth for
youth initiative, run for and by high school students. Spaces
are limited so get in quick: www.climatechallenge.nz
Students visited Foxton Beach to gather the data
necessary for research in Geography this year.
Profiles of the coastal environment from the water line
to the salt marsh were constructed. Sketches, of the
area, and more detailed data collection was carried
out in order to look at coastal processes and spatial
variations in that environment.
Because over 80% of New Zealand’s population lives
close to the coast an understanding of this environment
is a must.
SPORT
Climbing
2017 National Cup Round 2
Alia Robinson (Y9) 2nd U14 Girls’
Cross Country
School Cross Country Day
Junior:
1st Tilly Kerrigan (Y9)
2nd Emma Leader (Y10)
3rd Genevieve Bell (Y9)
Intermediate:
1st Kate Mori (Y12)
2nd Kate Blincoe (Y12)
3rd Maddie Harris (Y10)
Senior:
1st Lydia Bamford (Y12)
2nd Gabriella Baan (Y13)
3rd Kelly Levin (Y12)
Netball
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LANGUAGES
For Palmerston North Girls’ High School student
Georgia-Rae Lochore, it was a dream come true.
This week the Year 13 pupil, a passionate student
of the Chinese language and culture, had the rare
privilege of meeting the People’s Republic of China’s
Ambassador to New Zealand, Mr Wang Lutong, at the
Chinese Embassy in Wellington.
Thrilled to be able to converse with the Ambassador
in Mandarin, Georgia-Rae says he was very welcoming
and encouraging – telling her about further
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opportunities available to improve her use of the spoken
word through the very successful Mandarin Learning
Assistance (MLA) programme.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HOMESTAY OPPORTUNITY
The Palmerston North Girls’ High School
International Student Programme is looking
for excellent homestay providers to join our
international student homestay community. The aim
of our programme is to provide the students with a
memorable and enjoyable experience during their
time here at Palmerston North Girls’ High School.
This is a proven longstanding education/homestay
programme providing families with many rewarding
and wonderful times, with numerous longstanding
relationships being established along the way.
The honour of being hosted by the Ambassador came
about through business leader Brian Stanley, a colleague
of her Dad’s, who – knowing about Georgia-Rae’s keen
interest in the Chinese language and culture - invited the
Lochore family to join him at the Embassy. Keener than
ever to pursue her interest following the Ambassador’s
encouragement, Georgia-Rae has been studying Chinese
for four years – both as a student at the Chinese School
in Palmerston North and through the Distance Learning
Programme and NCEA exams facilitated by PNGHS.
I am currently looking for short-term host families
for students coming in Term 2 and 3.
Appreciative of the assistance the school has given her
to pursue her passion in this field, Georgia-Rae had been
accepted to further her studies at Massey University this
year, however on reflection decided to focus her attention
on making the most of her final year at Palmerston North
Girls’ High.
If you think you could welcome an
overseas student to share your
home and treat them as one of
your own young adults, I would
love to hear from you. Please
contact me for more information.
Jill Nash
Homestay Manager
DRAMA
Prefect Production
The Palmerston North Girls’ High School Prefect
Production will be held at the end of term. The play ‘Check
please’ written by Jonathan Rand is being directed by
Stephanie Gennills, this year’s Drama Prefect.
“Dating can be hard, especially when your date happens to
be a raging kleptomaniac, or your grandmother’s bridge
partner, or a mime. ‘Check please’ follows a series of
blind dinner dates that couldn’t get any worse - until they
do. Could there possibly be a light at the end of the tunnel.”
HOMESTAYS REQUIRED FOR JAPANESE STUDENTS (9
NIGHTS)
A group of 22 Japanese students from Namiki school
are arriving on Monday 31 July until Wednesday 9
August 2017 - 9 nights. This is their annual visit to
our school. You will receive a homestay payment for
hosting the student.
The play will be a really fun, light hearted and enjoyable
experience for the cast and crew as well as for the
audience. The dates for this production are:
Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 June in Drama Room 1.
This has been an educational and rewarding experience
for host families in previous years. Please contact Jill
Nash should you wish to host a Namiki student this
year.
Jill Nash
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 027 726 3823
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UPCOMING EVENTS
2017 Arts Tour Fundraising
Order any Hell Pizza online with this code and they will
donate $3 to the school for every pizza sold
Just add the online code to your order
Code: PNGHS 17
Wednesday 17 May
Manawatu Cross Country
Wednesday 17 May
PTA Meeting, 7.30pm
Thuesday 18 May
Sort it Careers EXPO
Tuesday 6 June
Staff Only Day
Friday 9 June
Napier Girls’ High School Exchange
Saturday 17 June
NZSS Cross Country
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