NEWSLETTER Volume 1, February 2010 HASTINGS BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL Diary dates: HEADMASTER’S COMMENTS: Welcome to the beginning of our 2010 school year; the th 106 year as a learning institute in Hawke‟s Bay. I begin by thanking those parents who supported us throughout the previous year and welcome the involvement of our new parents. MARCH: 10-12 Y13 Geo-Tongariro 14-16 Super 8 Tennis/Golf vs New Plymouth 17 10Cn/11 Geo Pernel 18 Athletics Sports @ Percival Road 20-21 NI SS Athletics at Palmerston North 22-26 Summer Tournament week 27-28 Mountain Bik-Levin 30 Cross Country Chps In 2010 we have set a school-wide goal based around respect. Below is an outline of where this fits into our school. APRIL: 01 Rafting 11 Cambridge 1st XV vs Kelston BHS UNIFORM SHOP From the 1st March the Shop Hours will be: 8am to 9am, 1:30pm to 2pm Tuesday and Thursday only the shop will open from 3pm to 3:30pm Every day – wear correct uniform and bring your materials. Share your ideas in class by raising your hand. Put downs, swearing and offensive language are not options at this school. Every day - do your utmost to keep the classroom and school tidy and damage-free. Concentrate on the lessons and tasks at hand. Trust and safety is built on you leaving others and their belongings alone and then the courtesy will be returned to you. As parents please offer your support whenever possible. MISSION STATEMENT AND VISION of HASTINGS BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL 01 TERM 1 ENDS 19 TERM 2 STARTS Report to class on time. Hastings Boys’ High School upholds the finest traditions of education and is seen as an innovative leader in quality boys’ education. In a stimulating, supportive environment, all students will be given the opportunity to become confident, connected, life-long learners and to develop as future leaders of our community. HASTINGS BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL School wide goals – 2010 1. Maintain or improve current NCEA level of achievement at Levels 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1, 2, 3 and University Entrance. Successful Involvement and Introduction of Te Kotahitanga. Readiness for the New Zealand Curriculum in Year 9 and 10. Career focus in all learning areas. I.C.T. rich learning environment. Co-curricular strength. Continued /2 Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 1 Headmaster‟s comments brought forward Our 2009 NCEA results have been finalised and as our results show, we have much to be proud of. Hastings Boys‟ High School was the top state school in Hawke‟s Bay in NCEA Levels 1. 2 and 3. What is also pleasing is the historical improvement over the recordable period of NCEA. There are very few schools in the country that can boast such results. Clearly, Hastings Boys‟ High School is “meeting the needs of young men of Hawke‟s Bay.” R.G. Sturch, Headmaster HASTINGS BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL NCEA Level 2 historical achievement data 2004-2009 NCEA Level 1 historical achievement data 2004-2009 100% 80% 86% 70% 76% 76% 80% 60% 51% 100% 80% 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 84% 37% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 NCEA Level 3 historical achievement data Historical Data for UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE 2004-200 2004 - 200 90% 100% 70% 80% 60% 59% 64% 72% 77% 41% 44% 44% 55% 40% 80% 60% 62% 49% 47% 43% 56% 62% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 2 New Teachers We welcome the following teachers who have joined our staff in 2010: Mr G. Pierce, Deputy Principal 20 years experience with 8 years in England and 12 in New Zealand. I have taught in five boys‟ schools, including Southland Boys‟ and Kelston Boys‟ High Schools. Over the last eight years Mr Pierce has been involved with Senior Management in three schools, most latterly Southern Cross Campus in South Auckland and Shirley Boys‟ High School in Christchurch. His family travelled overseas in 2009. Mr Pierce is now looking forward to another new and exciting challenge at Hastings Boys‟ High School. Mrs A. Harris, H.O.D. English Mrs Harris has relocated to Hawke‟s Bay from Darwin, Australia, where she was Head of English and ESL at St John's Catholic College. Her Masters of Teaching is from Brisbane and although she is originally from the UK, she has never taught in England. She is thrilled to be joining the Hastings Boys High School team as HOD English and is already looking forward to the Spelling Bee, Debating, Rotary Speech-making and Book Club planned for boys in 2010. Mr G. Arnold has joined the staff at Hastings Boys‟ High School to teach in the Horticulture Department together with Junior Science. Mr Arnold graduated with a Teaching Diploma at E.I.T. in 2009. Before that he worked for Agribusiness Training and Crop and Food Research. His studies included Horticultural Science at Massey University. His interests are white water slalom racing and canoe polo. He looks forward to coaching canoe polo at Hastings Boys‟ High School and hopes to start white water kayaking as a sports code. Mr A. Froggett, H.O.D. Mathematics Mr Froggett was born and educated in England where he obtained a BA(Hons) in Accounting and Finance at Nottingham Trent Business School. Mr Froggett‟s interests include kayaking in which he represented Great Britain. He also loves anything outdoors such as tramping, skiing and just keeping fit. He is really looking forward to all boys having a very successful academic year. Miss M. Paramore was born and raised in Hastings. She completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Otago and is happy to be working back in Hastings and especially in her position at school as a Mathematics Teacher. She says “this is an awesome department within a fantastic school.‟ Mr D. Weitz attended and graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He played American football and rugby and was captain for both teams in his senior years. He was the youngest (19) and longest running captain in school history. At Indiana University in Bloomington he majored in Secondary Education – Social Studies. Outside of school Mr Weitz spent the majority of his time coaching. He was the co-founder of a youth rugby team and coached several high school rugby teams. In addition to this he coached American Football for two years at Bloomington High School North. Mr Weitz came to our school last year for a few months and liked it so much he applied for a position in the Social Sciences Department who are very happy to have him in their team. Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 3 Ko Jemasin Te Huia tenei No Te Pakipaki o Hinetemoa au, engari kai Te Karanemanema-te-mata-o-Rongokako au e noho ana, Ko Mihiroa te marae Ko Ngati Mihiroa te hapu Ko Pukuepuke Tangiora te tipuna Tihei Ngati Kahungunu e. Hello all, my name is Jemasin Te Huia. I am an old boy of Hastings Boys‟ High School. The subjects I teach are Te Reo Māori, Māori Performing Arts, Nga Tikinga-a-Iwi (Social Studies) and Nga Tikinga o wo tatau hakui, hakoro. I was born and raised here in Hawke‟s Bay and did my training at Te Manga Māori - E.I.T (BA in Māori), Massey University (DIP in Teaching), Te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu (DIP in Māori Performing Arts) and Te Wananga o Aotearoa (Nga Mahi Whakairo). Miss K. Edwards is a painter and a printmaker who studied Fine Arts in Dunedin; she has a Bachelor of Media Arts from the Waikato Institute of Technology and has recently completed her secondary school teacher training at The University of Waikato. Kelly has relocated to the Hawke‟s Bay area from Hamilton to join the Art Department. She is delighted that she has been given the opportunity to contribute to the development of students and their understanding of the art world. I use Tama-te-rangi‟s statement, “He ao te rangi ka uhia, ma te huruhuru te manu ka rere ai - It requires Our Gap Student is Alex MacArthur who is with clouds to clothe heaven and feathers to make a bird us until August when he returns to England to fly” as a vision to prepare and enable students to further his studies. achieve their academic and lifetime goals. Mauri ora Tena koutou katoa Reminder to parents: - Please drop students at the gate, rather than within the school. - Homework: Year 9 – one hour per subject, per week Year 10 – one hour per subject, per week Years 11-13 – 1½ to 2 hours per night. - Uniform – all boys should be wearing the summer uniform which is the short sleeved shirt with school monogram, navy shorts and school approved sandals – this applies to Terms 1 and 4. - Lateness – All boys are required to be at school at 8:25am every day. If a boy is late he is expected to bring a written note in his log book and show this to his form teacher or the student office. Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 4 Deans Back: Mr Barclay (Year 13), Mr Miller (Year 11) Front: Mr Darmody (Year 12), Mr Crawford (Year 10), Mr Bird (Year 9) If parents/caregivers need to discuss any matter regarding their son, please feel free to make an appointment with the Dean who is responsible for his year. Appointments can be made by phoning the Student Centre on 873 0414 or the school office 873 0365. Father and Sons’ Breakfast Joe Walding-Karaitiana of 9Hi and his Dad thoroughly enjoyed the food and the occasion. The breakfast was prepared for a 7:30am start and served by members of the staff. The Headmaster was delighted to see so many families represented. Relay for Life organised by the Cancer Society saw all of our prefects compete for 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday the 27th/28th February. All money raised was given to the Cancer Society who raised $190,000 on the day. Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 5 Debating and Public Speaking news Michael Findlay, Deputy Head Boy, represented the school at the Rotary International District 9930 Speech Contest on Wednesday 3rd March. Michael spoke for seven minutes in response to the topic “Count Your Blessings” and delved into a comparison between young people‟s experiences in his grandfather‟s generation and those of his own „Pot Noodle‟ generation. He got commended for a well researched speech. We are also delighted to be fielding three teams in the Hawke‟s Bay Secondary Schools‟ Debating competition for 2010 under the guidance of Mrs Annabel Harris. The Junior team comprising of Jesse Nugent-Tompsett, Nickalis Jablonski, Ethan Dempsey-Wilkie and Julian Brown are debating against St John‟s College on Monday 15th March as the affirmative „that problem children are the result of problem parents‟. Nickalis brings with him so much prior experience that he is debating above his age in the Year 10 division. This team is also grateful to Prefect Piripi Nelson who is coaching the team. Two Senior teams are being coached by Mrs Harris and Mr Lee and are debating the negative „that the youth of today are a credit to their country‟ away at Karamu and St John‟s on Wednesday 24th March. The Year 13 boys who make up these teams are Matt Bartlett, Ben Phibbs, Ryan Jones and Josh Horne (Team Harrris) and Tipene Apatu, Michael Findlay, Piripi Nelson, Liam Grant and Te Aranui Ngawhiki (Team Lee). We wish them good luck. New Zealand Blood Service will be collecting blood at Hastings Boys‟ High School on Wednesday the 21 April. The Care of Children Act 2004 allows people 16 years and over to make their own decisions about whether or not they wish to give blood. Senior students may choose to donate blood at this session. It is important that we encourage students into a lifetime habit of donating blood and making a worthwhile contribution to their community. Please support your son‟s decision. For more information call 0800GIVEBLOOD or look at www.nzblood.co.nz st Junior Health Education at Hastings Boys’ High School The junior health education programme at Hastings Boys‟ High School reflects the philosophy of the New Curriculum and has undergone a tremendous amount of change. Through evaluation and re-evaluation coupled with fresh ideas from well equipped and enthusiastic staff we have moulded together an effective health programme that meets the expanding demands of our pupils. The aim of Health programme is to ensure all individuals are provided with the opportunity to develop personal skills to promote the health and well being of students and staff. Health is not a fixed concept and our programme has endeavoured to consider it in the „Hauora‟ sense - physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. To fully promote the students‟ personal health skills all of the teachers call upon the resources available in the wider community and employ dynamic and varied teaching approaches both in and out of the classroom. The teacher is always a good role model, promoting interest, enthusiasm, and enjoyment for the students. In doing so he also is able to cater for the individual differences of the students in Health Education. Junior Health Mission Statement “To promote the students’ well-being at Hastings Boys’ High School the health programme will promote physical, social, mental/emotional and spiritual development appropriate to our learners’ needs and to maintain this process throughout life. Learning outcomes are written to reflect the needs of pupils, staff, parents and the community.” The Health Programme Health in year 9 and 10 at Hastings Boys‟ High School is taught one period per week. This period is allocated at the start of the year. They are taught by their Physical Education teacher. The aims of the course are to: Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 6 provide students with the knowledge on how to cope with the many challenges they will be faced with throughout their adolescent years and into young adulthood. provide students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes to make informed decisions and to act in ways which enhance their personal well-being as well as those around them. The course is broken down into the following key units with the time allocation for each listed with it: Year 9 Year 10 Hauora – Health and Wellbeing Anatomy, Physiology and Sports Injuries Nutrition Personal Management – Bullying, Assertiveness, Relationships Smoking Adolescence Body Image, Stereotypes and Self Esteem Drugs and Alcohol Sexuality Education If you have any further enquires about our Health Education programme at Hastings Boys‟ High School please do not hesitate to get in touch with a staff member. We are more than willing to answer any questions you may have. It is vital that we have your support and input to deliver a programme that will have a positive outcome for your son both now and in the future. Tony McBride Steve Small HOD Physical Education TIC Health Board of Trustees Election Nominations are invited for the election of five Parent Representatives to the Board of Trustees. A nomination form and a copy of this notice will be posted to all eligible voters. Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office. Nominations close at noon on 23 April 2010 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate‟s statement. (Please see explanation sheet enclosed) The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates‟ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school. The poll closes at noon on 7 May, 2010. Mrs J Field – Returning Officer Art Deco at Hastings Boys’ High School A new venture for the school was for the staff to „dress-up‟ Art Deco style to celebrate the Art Deco weekend in Hawke‟s Bay. Mrs Read „stole the show‟ with her fur and matching dress and hat. Mr Sturch related the history of the Hawke‟s Bay earthquake and how the Art Deco fashion was created in this region to the Friday morning assembly. Leadership Camp The 2010 Leadership Camp was again held at Omatua Guide Camp from the 7th to 9th February. The camp was designed to test the 21 Year 13 students‟ teamwork and leadership skills which are a requirement of being a prefect at this school. The boys were involved with firemen‟s training at the Napier Fire Station, together with a trip on the waka on the Ngaruroro River at Clive. The boys were also involved in a Royal Marine training course and different police codes demonstrated their skills. The camp concluded with a four-hour bike ride back to school. This ride tested the boys both mentally and physically but they said they had an awesome and inspiring time and were appreciative of the staff involved, as well as Mr Sturch who even rode back to school with the boys! Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 7 Return of the „Leadership Camp‟ Ngati Kahungunu Waka Experience During week 2 of this year the schools year 9 classes all had the opportunity to take part in paddling the Kahungunu Waka which is situated at the Hawke‟s Bay Rowing Club on the Ngaruroro river. Classes were taken out by bus and on arrival were met by kaumatua Jim Edwards. The boys were told of the origins of the waka and the history of the Kahungunu rohe. Once this had been completed the class was taken through the chants that were to be used and the mechanics of getting the waka moving. Classes and individuals working together as one was the call and most classes did extremely well in getting the waka moving and manoeuvering it around the river. Special mention has to be made of 9Mu form class as they were voted the most proficient paddlers of their year group. This experience was well received by all involved and served its purpose of uniting each form class. Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 8 SPORTING NEWS Jay Barrett Mountain Biking 2010 The New Zealand season is about to end with the North Island Cup series and the N.Z. age group races having been completed. Jay Barrett won all of the North Island Cup races in the U17 age group with his younger brother Cam coming 3rd overall in the U15 age group. Jay then went on to win the N.Z. overall title. George Brannigan, who has left school this year to pursue an overseas contract, has also raced well all season being the top U19 rider. Results: Jay Barrett : 1st Auckland Downhill 1st Rotorua Downhill 1st Tauranga Downhill 1st Napier Dowhill 1st Nelson Downhill Cam Barrett: 2nd Rotorua Downhill 3rd Tauranga Downhill The school continues to be at the forefront of downhill mountain-biking in New Zealand. The school group goes out training every Tuesday evening and looks forward to the New Zealand Secondary School Championships Camp. Volleyball The minibuses of boys travel to the Pettigrew Arena each Wednesday to be part of a very strong competition in Hawke‟s Bay. To date our Junior and Senior teams have won all their games in the Wednesday League games. We look forward to further success in Volleyball where the boys really enjoy their code. Cricket tournament in Napier The start of 2010 has seen the continuation of strong performances by the 1st XI cricket team. Wins over Lindisfarne‟s 2nd XI and the 1st XI of Taradale, St John‟s College (twice), Karamu and Havelock North High Schools have been due to good work ethics by the whole team and also some outstanding individual performances such as the following: T. Miller (1st XI Coach) Luke Bradley 74 vs Lindisfarne, 3-19 vs Havelock Cameron Gichard 40 vs Taradale, 55 not out vs Karamu, 49 not out vs Taradale Vincent Miller 43 not out vs Taradale Gabe Papuni 46 vs St Johns Kulwinder Nagra 3-21 vs Taradale Harley Jones 3-5 vs St Johns Reuben Henry 3-5 vs Havelock North Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 9 Basketball Czebalos Smiler has put in many hours of pre-season work training up to 10 hours a week with the Hawke‟s Bay Hawks National Basketball League Squad. This has lead to his recent selection into the starting five, playing point guard as previous NZ Tall Black Players - Paul Henare and Jarred Kenny have been out with injury. As it is only the pre-season, it has been a huge accomplishment as he is the youngest player at 16 years of age. The next youngest starting player is 24 years old. Czebalos has described the experience as „good and it has also toughened me up‟. Czebalos has performed consistently in training and is very confident for his age. He has an excellent basketball mind beyond his years and his defence is what coach Shawn Dennis is impressed with the most. This training will ultimately benefit HBHS as this year continues. Czebalos will grow as a leader and nothing should get in his way of pursuing the National Secondary School Championship with his fellow HBHS team mates. On Wednesday 3rd March Czebalos travelled to Christchurch to play the Rams in the Hawk‟s first NBL game of the season, narrowly losing this game by 3pts. He then travelled to Invercargill on Friday to play Southland. The Hawks won this game in overtime. Czebalos described the road trip as a big learning curve. He learned how serious you have to be to compete at the NBL level and will try to transfer this professional attitude over to his HBHS team mates when his duties are finished with the Hawks. Basketball Mataeus Marsh recently competed in Australia at the twin cities of Albury-Wodonga as part of the U14 New Zealand Development Team. His Kea team beat the Victoria Goldminers 71-41 in the final. Mataeus is a fearless point guard who is very quick and has great vision with his main strength being able to penetrate and dish the ball out to his team mates. A wonderful achievement for a junior of our school. Rugby With the return of the Senior Rugby Academy a number of excited young men have been given the opportunity to use sport as a tool to help their goals of achieving Level 3. Within this class the students are given the opportunity to train, learn about training, and set goals. This is conducted by both staff within school and external facilitators such as the Hawke‟s Bay Player Development Strength and Conditioning Coach Karl Bloxham. Students within this class all learn aspects of professional sport as players, trainers, coaches, physios and nutritionists. Junior Sports Academy In the second year of this Academy we have another very high quality of student entering in Year 9 with a view to developing skills which are required to participate in the Super 8 competition. Added to this, the selected Year 10‟s have returned for a second year in the Academy to reach or better the potential that they displayed as Year 9‟s. The new Academy top has also promoted a sense of pride in the boys. Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 10 Flat Water Kayaking Congratulations to Ryan Warren who won four silver medals at the Kayaking Nationals Tournament at Blue Lakes in Rotorua last weekend. He is a member of the U15 Hawke‟s Bay Team Results were: K4 500m Silver K4 200m Silver K2 500m Silver K2 200m Silver The Hawke‟s Bay Men team also won the cup for the team relay which Ryan participated in the Men‟s U15 section. Attached is a photo (which only has 3 of his medals won at that point!). School Canoe Polo The year has started in a busy fashion for Canoe Polo. We entered two teams into the Art Deco Tournament held on the 20th and 21st February that were comprised of a mixture of junior and senior students. The aim was to give boys a bit of match practice before Regionals held on 6th and 7th March. The school has recently purchased a fleet of 7 carbon-Kevlar boats and it was imperative that we became familiar with them as they are faster and more manoeuverable than boats we have used in the past. Both teams struggled on the first day of the tournament as we lacked match fitness and struggled with the speed of the other teams. The boys learned fast however and on the second day won three out of the four games played. The teams came 5th and 7th which was very pleasing for a first up effort. The goal now is to get at least one team to the National Schools Tournament that is to held in Wellington in late March. To do this we must qualify by doing well at our regional tournament. The boys have practiced hard and with some luck we will make it. Watch this space!! We will also be looking forward to winter league this year as we have an unprecedented number of boys wanting to play for the school. It‟s pleasing to see so many year 9 boys wanting to play the sport. The future for the Canoe Polo at Hastings Boys‟ High School is looking bright. Individual Age Group Champs Year 9 Swimming Sports 2010 Overall House Results Heretaunga 499 Manu Huia 572 Te Kahu 563 Te Mata 572 House Breakdown By Year Levels House Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Senior Heretaunga 120 127 125 127 Manu Huia 169 125 97 181 Te Kahu 164 86 158 155 Te Mata 121 196 135 120 Total 574 534 515 583 Thomas Hulena Michael Burnham Jake Webber 60 43 30 Year 10 Thomas Sturch Sam Carter Waven Hapi 56 31 24 Year 11 Total 499 572 563 572 2206 Mitch Glasgow Jay Barrett Sean Watts 48 38 18 Senior Jarred Brown Connor Rapley Jack Jardine Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 32 20 19 11 Hastings Boys’ High School Prefects for 2010 ` Tom Wiggins Head Boy Michael Findlay Deputy Head Boy Tipene Apatu Cultural Captain Ryan Jones Sports Captain Our Prefect Leaders and House Captains Back: Angus Chapman (Heretaunga ), Michael Findlay, Tipene Apatu Front: Ryan Jones, Benjamin Phibbs (Manu Huia), Tom Wiggins, Jason Long (Te Mata), William Grant (Te Kahu) Telephone (06) 873 0365 Fax (06) 873 0417 Email: [email protected] Student Centre (06) 873 0414 Website: www.Hastingsboys.school.nz 12
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