2 June 2016
School Ball
2016
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Principal’s Report
Andy Wood
Principal
The purpose of tomorrow’s Teacher Only
Day is to give our staff uninterrupted
professional development time, related
to the place of digital technologies in our
approach to teaching.
In 2014 the Hargest sites were
completely recabled and wifi installed
in all areas. That was the watershed
allowing us to begin planning a staged,
integrated approach to the use of
personal devices as standard learning
equipment.
Just this week, a cable was dug in
the footpath outside the Senior
Campus allowing connection to the
Government’s “N4L” High Speed School
Network. This will reduce our costs for
internet, dramatically increase band
width, and provide for some standard
filter settings.
After a year of clear foreshadowing, we
recommended students at Year 7-8 this
year be equipped with a device. (Those
who do not have one are issued one for
the day from the Library).
Next year, we recommend students from
Year 7-9 be equipped with a device.
The following year, Year 7-10, and so on
until this is normalised across all levels.
Naturally, devices obtained will need to
be more sophisticated as students move
into senior classes and their “junior”
devices wear out.
Meanwhile, staff need significant
training and development to ensure
that the potential of instant personal
connectivity is exploited critically,
intelligently, and seamlessly.
And that potential must be exploited in
ways that help all students learn more
effectively.
Andy Wood
Principal
Board of Trustees’ Report
Anne Henderson
Chairperson
This is my final newsletter as Chairperson
of Hargest’s Board. After 9 years on the
Board I am not seeking re-election. I am
pleased to report that we had 5 parents
stand for election this year for the 5
places available. We will not require an
election. More news on the new Board
will come from the Chairperson of the
new Board once that person is elected at
the next Board meeting in June.
On 10 June, the new School Board will
take office. I wish to thank my fellow
parent elected School Trustees Chris
O’Connor, Rose Wilson, Jason McKenzie
and Vili Sotutu (who retired a few
months ago) for their commitment in
serving our school community over the
last 3 years. Parents who step into this
role work hard to support the school,
and their contribution ensures that
the parent community and the school
remain closely aligned.
It has been a privilege to work with
our Principal, Andy Wood, and his
management team and to get to know
many of the teachers at James Hargest
College over the years. I have huge
admiration for the hard work and
professionalism that our Principal and
his teachers display in working with our
children to ensure that every student at
Hargest achieves to the best of his or her
ability.
James Hargest College is a fine example
of the best that state education has to
offer and as a community we have every
reason to be proud of our school. I wish
the new Board well for their three year
term. I know that Hargest will continue
to thrive as a school and serve our
students well.
Anne Henderson
BOT Chairperson
PTA Chairperson’s Report
Julie Pasco
Chairperson
Greetings to the parent community
from the office bearers of the incoming
PTA Committee – Julie Pasco (Chair),
Chris Lindsay (Secretary), Diane Goodall
(Treasurer), plus the team of helpful
parents on the Committee. Our role is
to provide support to the school staff
who deliver education to our students.
We also act as a conduit between the
parent body and school management, to
bring forward issues for discussion. Your
input to this process is very important, so
please contact the PTA if you are unable
to attend but have an issue of concern.
Our meetings take place once a month,
at either the Senior Campus (held in the
staff room) or Junior campus (held in the
Library) and usually take no more than an
hour. Please note the change of date for
our next meeting, which will be held on
Thursday 9 June at 7.00 pm in the Senior
Campus staffroom, to be followed by a
very helpful talk from a representative
from NZQA at 7.30pm. We hope to see
you there.
Julie Pasco
Chairperson
Ki te manu o te whenua tēnā koutou, ki
a tātou katoa i raro i te parirau o tō tātou
kaihanga tēnā tātou.
A huge mihi and thanks must go to the
parents who came and worked tirelessly at
our noho marae recently. Without you it just
wouldn’t happen.
Thanks to Whaea Peggy who is a constant
and welcome presence for us at Murihiku.
A huge thanks and welcome to Pā Greg
Haukamau who is so giving of his time and
experience preparing our kapa for their
upcoming performances. The next whanau
hui is Monday 20 June at 6.15pm. This is
immediately after Kapa practice.
Neitana (Nathan) Tane
Whanau Report
Matua Neitana
Tane
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JAMES HARGEST COLLEGE
2016 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION
DECLARATION OF PARENT ELECTION RESULTS
At the close of nominations, as the number of valid nominations was equal to
the number of vacancies required to be filled, I hereby declare the following duly
elected:
Boon, Andrew
McKenzie, Jason
O’Connor, Chris
Stuart, Peter
Wilson, Rose
Signed by
Ann Kingsbury
Returning Officer
Junior Council Reps
Year 9 & 10
Year 9
Class 9DC
9EF
9GOR
9HCS
9KM
9LTR
9MCR
9NL
9PPN
9RS
Whanau
Representative Deputy
Julia Kyte
Ryan Jones
Logan Dennis
Nathan Russell
Quinn Holland
Rachel Boniface
Max Nally
Cory Hiscoke
Samantha Koppert
Jessica Lake
Shaun Bennett
Aidan O’Connell
Aimee Cornhill
Tim Winder
Chloe Hudson
Jack Browning/Alyssa Winder
Adam Lincoln
Mohammed Lukmaan
Ashleigh McIntosh
Year 10
Class 10BFD
10BHS
10DML
10GBN
10JHN
10JSR
10LDP
10MML
10RW
10TBT
Representative Josh Keelan
Josh Han
Ben Wylie
Samantha Britton
Jessica Hudson
Hutchinson Brown
Chelsea Diprose
Emma Cornhill
Connor Coatsworth
Matthew Pulu
TEACHER
ONLY DAY
Friday
3 June
(Queen’s Birthday
is Monday 6 June)
School Reports
Change from paper to
digital
All James Hargest College mid-year
reports will be emailed home on
Friday 24 June (Junior Campus) and
Friday 8 July (Senior Campus).
This allows you to file them
electronically and/or print if you
would like a hard copy. School
reports are also available on the
Kamar web portal a few days after
they are emailed home.
For families for whom we do not
have an email address, we will print
a hard copy and post it home.
If, for some reason, you require
a hard copy issued from school,
please telephone (2176129
(Senior Campus); 2179250 (Junior
Campus), a week in advance.
Emailing reports rather than
printing hard copies seems to
us a logical step in making all
information on your child accessible
at any time.
Deputy
Brooke Bekhuis
Holly Wu
Lewis Thomson
Emily Donaldson & Alice Moreton
Damien Hibbs
Reuben Nicholson
Jordan Anderson
Jeromy Tiatia
Courtney Blick
Cilla Tomlinson
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Dryw McArthur’s Speech
Brigadier James Hargest - Jimmy’s story
Jimmy had spent all his life in Mandeville,
a township 20 minutes north west of Gore.
He wasn’t extraordinary, he wasn’t famous;
he was just Jimmy from Mandeville.
When he was nineteen he joined the
New Zealand Territorial Force. There was
a thought at that time, especially around
Jimmy’s community, that if you sent your
kid to the territorials he needed a bit of
discipline to get him on the right track. But
Jimmy wasn’t a trouble maker. In fact, he
wasn’t even sent there. He signed himself
up to the force just to be part of something
slightly bigger than the family farm.
When Jimmy was twenty-three Archduke
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated,
a diplomatic crisis emerged and,
before anyone knew it, Britain and its
Commonwealth was at war. He signed up
for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
and, thanks to his Territorial experience,
was commissioned a second lieutenant in
the Otago Mounted Rifles. Gallipoli was
Jimmy’s first port of call.
Jimmy made it through the landing but
during the 1915 August offensive he was
not so lucky. A bullet straight through his
calf muscle took him out of action just
like that. For many people a wound that
severe would have been their ticket home,
the end of their war tale. Jimmy wouldn’t
settle for that. There was no way he was
going to sit at home in Gore while his
friends fought to keep his family and his
nation safe.
By July 1916 he was back in the front
lines. He led his battalion into the spring
offensive and by the time the war had
been won he had been made Lieutenant
Colonel. His leadership of his battalion
during the last few months of the war was
recognised with an appointment to the
Distinguished Service Order, a mention
in despatches and the French Légion
d’honneur. Remember who this guy is for
a moment. He is an unremarkable man
from an obscure little town at the bottom
for a remote nation but there he stands
in 1918: a soldier, a leader and a hero. His
drive to serve his country, and to serve it
honourably, was undeniable. He, along
with all those who fought beside him, was
something for this remote nation to be
proud of.
The thing that gets me when I think about
Jimmy’s story is that idea of service. His
Outdoor Recreation
Year 12
First World War record is striking enough,
what I haven’t mentioned is that when the
Second World War began he re-enlisted
and served his nation all over again. He
was made Brigadier, led thousands of men,
got captured and then escaped from a
prisoner of war camp only to make his way
back to the front lines where he was killed
in the act of serving his nation. He died
Brigadier James Hargest or, as his friends
called him, Jimmy.
For the last six years I have gone every day
to this school named after the Brigadier
but it wasn’t until I started writing this
speech that he ever became more than
a name to me. He was a legend, I knew
that, but he wasn’t a person. He was in
the abstract. The examples of service and
selflessness that Hargest and his fellow
soldiers provide us cannot become legend.
When we remember those that fought for
us, gave their lives for us, let’s remember
them as people, not legends from long ago.
We can continue that tradition of service
in our homes and our communities so that
we can honour Jimmy and all those who
served us.
(Delivered to ANZAC assemblies
and the 2016 Mandeville Fly-In)
During Term 1, Year 12 Outdoor Recreation
completed their kayaking module with a
camp at Mavora.
This term they have been away tramping
at Bluff, Riverton, Dunsdale and Stewart
Island.
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Minimum University Entrance 2016
Reminder
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 - 80 credits
(At least 60 credits at Level 3 and 20 credits may be transferred from Level 2)
across 3 approved
subjects
Level 3 (or above)
42 credits
Approved
Subject A
Approved
Subject B
(14 credits)
(14 credits)
10 Literacy credits
Level 2 (or above)
Approved
Reading
Approved
Writing
10 Numeracy credits
Level 1 (or above)
Approved
Numeracy
(5 credits)
Approved
Subject C
(14 credits)
(5 credits)
(10 credits)
Each university may choose to rank students according to their Level 2 and Level 3 results depending on the numbers they have
applying.
Please check the university websites for their latest updates.
NB: If a reader/writer is used, the credits obtained do not count for literacy writing.
Chamber Music
Southland Competition
The Southland Chamber Music
Competition will be held on Thursday 9
June at 6.30pm at Repertory House.
Big Sing
Competition
The Big Sing is on Thursday 16 June at
7.30pm. This year it is at the Civic Theatre
so there is a change in venue from last
year.
NCEA Progress
through KAMAR
Please note that you can keep track of your
child’s progress on the KAMAR web portal
(available through the Hargest web site
www.jameshargest.school.nz). The login
details are the same as your child’s school
login or you may request a caregiver login
which gives the same access but also gives
account information.
Attendance information and school notices
are also available using either login.
Pupils can use the portal and also have
access to a file (_NCEA_Results.html) on
their P drive at school which gives the
same information.
They will also be sent a copy via their
school gmail account when a change
occurs in the file. They will be able to
access this file anywhere.
Want to know more about NCEA?
Our PTA welcomes Andrew Macklin from NZQA to a presentation
for parents/caregivers/whanau new to NCEA.
Date: Thursday 9 June
Where?: Senior Campus Staff Room
Time: 7.30-9.00pm
Target Audience: Parents/caregivers/whanau of Year 10 and 11 Students
Andrew is our School Relationships Manager at NZQA.
Our Heads of Departments of the three compulsory
subjects in Year 11 (English, Maths and Science) will also be present
and happy to answer school specific questions.
NCEA Student App
An updated version of the NCEA Student
App can now be downloaded from either
the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
It is available to use in English and Te Reo
Māori, is free to download and can be
used from any smart device.
This version displays and better supports
multiple levels of NCEA and new users can
simply add credits from previous years
without having to also add standards
information first. This means that students
can track their progress towards various
NCEA levels over multiple calendar years
more quickly and easily.
The App allows students to plan, select
and set their NCEA credit goals and targets
and to see how they are tracking towards
NCEA Levels one, two and three, including
Literacy, Numeracy and University
Entrance.
Assessment
Catch-Ups
for Levels 1 and 2
This is a system for Year 11 and
12 students who have missed
assessments due to illness or some
other approved reason to catch up.
This is so they don’t miss any further
teaching time to do an assessment.
The catch-ups will be held in C1
Period 5 on Wednesday (this is
normally a study period) and will take
presidence over any other activity.
Students will be informed by their
subject teacher and will be obliged to
attend.
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Stage Challenge
2016
On 11 May, 81 students from JHC Senior Campus took
part in the Open Division of Stage Challenge. This year our
theme looked at the issues surrounding gender identity
and we ended up taking second place as well as Awards of
Excellence for Health and Creative Thinking, Concept, Stage
Use, Choreography, Performance Skill and Costuming and
Character.
Congratulations must be given to all performers and stage
crew but especially to Eilish Davies who choreographed the
majority of the eight-minute performance, Claire Russell
who helped to direct and ensure that all went smoothly
between set and design, Amy Mapp and Summer de
Thierry who helped with the rugby scene choreography
and our leading male, Jarod Murphy, who performed
exceptionally well on the night. What talent we have at
Hargest!
Special thanks to Mrs Barbara Riley for making the rag doll
costumes, Mr Lindsay Lewis for helping with the delivery of
our set, and Miss Chalmers, Mrs Mitchell, Miss Paulin and
Mr Bowie.
From left: Summer de Thierry, Eilish Davies, Claire Russell
Front: Amy Mapp
Science Fair
Open Night
Where?: Senior Campus School Hall
Who?: Year 10 Students and other keen
Science students
All students in Year 10 will be completing
a Science project this year and now should
be thinking of a topic or already starting
their projects.
Monday 1st August marks the culmination
of weeks of hard work, investigating, result
taking and prototyping with these projects
being displayed for judging in the James
Hargest College Science Fair.
On Monday night the Senior Campus Hall
will be open for viewing of all completed
projects and will be the first chance to find
out what projects have been awarded the
major School prizes.
All prize winners will represent the school
in the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter
Southland Science and Technology Fair
which is to be held from Tuesday 6th
September – Friday 9th September at the
Invercargill Workingmen’s Club.
We look forward to seeing you there.
For further information or questions please
contact Mr T Best.
Social Studies
Southland Fair 2016
The Southland Social Studies Fair will
be held from 14 to 17 June 2016 at the
Invercargill Workingmen’s Club.
Youth Week 2016
Award Recipient
Maths Competition
Results
Congratulations
to Stephen Jones
who was recently
awarded a
Leadership Award
at the Youth Week
2016 Awards.
All nominees
demonstrated
an outstanding commitment to their
community and have been involved in a
huge number of exciting and innovative
activities to address their community’s
needs.
Stephen attended a ceremony at
parliament in Wellington last week to
receive his award which was hosted by the
Ministry of Youth Development.
The following are the results from the
Computational and Algorithmic Thinking
competition held late last term.
Senior (Years 11-13):
Matthew Fraser
Tim Tuckey
Cameron Hartley
Distinction
Distinction
Credit
Intermediate (Years 10-11):
Andrew Fleming
Distinction
Kate Loan
Credit
Stephen Potter
Credit
Holly Wu
Credit
Junior (Year 9):
Johnny Piao
Credit
Life Skills Class
Junior Campus
The life skills class have recently explored
the importance of caring for animals.
They were fortunate to have some time
with Mrs Robertson’s puppies and some
recently hatched quail chicks. The students
discussed the needs of young animals and
used their experience as a prompt for their
writing.
Right: Flynn Laker
and Dylan Reid
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Focus
6 Tips for Successful Research
by Kirsty Adam, Senior Campus Librarian
1. Understand what you need to find out
Take a few minutes at the beginning of your research to think about your topic.
Make sure you understand all the terms and concepts in your research question so you know exactly what you
need to find out.
2. Find the key words
What words are important in the questions? How else could the question be asked? Are there any important
words you would expect to find in your answer? These are the words you will use in a search rather than typing the whole question.
3. Use research search engines or databases
You can use the library web portal (library.jameshargest.school.
nz) to link to research search engines like Carrot2, Deeper
Web or Sweet Search; or databases of reliable information like
the EPIC databases. A lot of reliable, quality information isn’t
available through Google so use EPIC databases for access to
newspaper, magazine and journal articles.
4. Use trustworthy sites
Wikipedia is a great site to use for preliminary information on a
topic. It can be difficult to find the author of a wikipedia article
to judge their credibility however you can use the reference list
at the bottom of the page to find the books and websites they
used.
5. Use a variety of sources
Gather information from a range of sources rather than using only one book or
website. If you can find the information in more than one unrelated place, it is more
likely to be accurate.
6. Cite your sources
Remember to tell your reader where you got your information from. This avoids
plagiarism which is taking credit for other people’s words or ideas. You can put
exact words from someone else in quotation marks but this can only make up a
small amount of your total work. If you want to ensure you haven’t unintentionally
plagiarised, use https://plagiarismcheck.org/. Some handy tips on how to cite your
sources can be found at http://jhclibrary.weebly.com/referencing.html.
Remember to give yourself time to find the information you need and speak to your friendly school librarians if you can’t find what
you are looking for!
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School Ball
2016
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Cross Country
Congratulations
to...
The Southland Secondary Schools’ Cross Country Championships were held in Te Anau
recently. Whilst it was a cool, damp day and the track was hilly and muddy, Hargest did
exceptionally well gaining some notable placings.
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Southland Secondary Schools’ Cross Country Champs
Under 14 Girls’:
4th Rachel Boniface
11th Briar McKenzie
12th Heidi Kean
For an overall 2nd placing in the teams
event.
Under 16 Boys’:
6th Finn Rogers
13th Kieran Belworthy
17th Cody Robertson
For an overall 3rd placing in the teams
event.
Under 14 Boys’:
9th Tyler Hayes
10th Max Nally
16th Logan Dalgity
For an overall 3rd placing in the teams
event.
Senior Girls’:
3rd Tori Mennell
10th Lucy Pierce
15th Sam Johnson
These girls won the teams race.
Under 16 Girls’:
6th Cilla Tomlinson
11th Caitlin Kingsland
12th= Summer Jubb
12th= Isabella Burnett
For an overall 2nd placing in the teams
event.
Senior Boys’:
2nd Joshua Taylor
3rd Jack Shaw
11th Samuel Miller
These boys convincingly won the teams
race.
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Tayla Muir who won the Squash
Junior Highlander Series (Otago and
Southland).
Hayden Brookland who won both
the New Zealand and Remembrance
Championships for Speedway 12 years
and under in the 125cc category.
the following students who have
been selected for the Southland U13
Volleyball Squads for 2016:
Emma Woods, Ava Kite, Madison
Grieve, Lucy Machen, Jamie
Owen-Gear, Neave Rowland, Ruta
Rasmussen-Robertson, Shaquille
Mohammed, Riley Milne-Wahren,
Nathan Hodgetts, Corvin O’Rourke,
Oliver Kite, Kaleb Ripley, Dean
Stewart, Max Harrington and Daniel
Sinclair.
Quinn Hartley who came sixth in
a large field in the Under 13 boys
section at the Southland Cross
Country event held in Te Anau.
Orienteering
Southland Secondary Schools’ Championships
The weather on Sunday 15 May was very
wet and cold but this did not dampen the
spirits of the team from James Hargest
as they competed at the 2016 Southland
Secondary School Championships.
Our students achieved a mixed bag of
results but were consistently enthusiastic
and positive in their approach to the
competition and their sportsmanship made
us proud.
Senior Girls’ Novice
1st Nikita Rogers
2nd Anika Plunkett
Results from Senior Campus:
Senior Boys’ Experienced
3rd Tim Sutton
Boys’ Novice:
Tyler Hawke 33.20 minutes
Harry Hansen and
Robbie Checketts 38.28 minutes
Senior Girls’ Experienced
3rd Ella Gilroy
Junior Boys’ Experienced
2nd Lachlan Muhl
3rd Connor Coatsworth
Junior Girls’ Experienced
1st Cassie Gray
Junior Girls’ Novice (Team)
1st Ella Dow / Sam Thomas
Results from Junior Campus:
Boys’ Experienced
Dean Stewart 39.07 minutes
Girls’ Novice:
Mollie Olphert and
Siobhan Madden 35.28 minutes
Emma Faherty and
Neave Rowland 48.19 minutes
Kiera Rogers 48.19 minutes
Visit www.youreducation.co.nz to find
out more about three $2000 regional
scholarships that are available to travel
on a short term high school exchange in
December 2016. Applications close on 5
August 2016.
To apply all you need to do is construct
an A3 poster showing them a bit about
yourself, why you would like to go on an
exchange and where to. Chuck in a few
photos, drawings or whatever you think
will catch their eye and write them a one
page essay explaining your masterpiece!
Senior Boys’ Novice
1st Ink Kittipalawattanapol
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Southland Primary Schools’ Athletics Sports
James Hargest College Junior Campus had over 70 students
representing the school at the Southland Primary Schools’ Athletic
Sports. These students had previously qualified at the James
Hargest Zone Sports. We had a great day and many of our athletes
did extremely well. There were some tremendous performances
throughout the day.
11 Year Old Boys’
Quinn Hartley - 1st Long Jump, 1st 800m, 1st Nerf Throw, 2nd
1500m
(Awarded Outstanding Male Performer for 11 Year Old Boys)
Taylor Singer – 1st Discus, 2nd Shot Put, 2nd Nerf Throw
Sam Thomson – 2nd 800m
Tyler Hawke – 3rd 800m
Tom Addie – 3rd Nerf Throw
12 Year Old Boys’
Reef Leigh, Jacob Mika, Carlos Gin, Kane Leighton – 1st 4x100m
Relay
Reef Leigh - 3rd 200m, 2nd 100m
Carlos Gin - 3rd High Jump
Bryant McKenzie – 3rd Nerf Throw
12 Year Old Girls’
Skye Singer – 1st Discus, 1st Shot Put, 2nd 200m
(Awarded Outstanding Female Performer for 12 Year Old Girls)
Emily Knowler – 2nd 1500m, 3rd 800m
Brooklyn McLeod – 1st High Jump
Emily Hay – 3rd 1500m
Skye Singer, Sophie Hartmann, Tea Rooney, Brooklyn McLeod –
2nd 4x100 Relay
11 Year Old Girls’
Ella Dougherty – 3rd 1500m
Madison Tait – 2nd Shot Put
Natasha Rain – 2nd 800m
Maddison Tinnock – 1st Nerf Throw
Millie McKenzie – 3rd Nerf Throw
Brianna Peterson – 3rd 200m
AWD
Ryan Shand – 1st Discus, 1st Shot Put, 1st 60m
Riley Westbury – 2nd Shot Put, 3rd Discus
Flynn Laker – 3rd 60m
Left:
Champions in their
events (from left)
Taylor Singer, Skye
Singer, Reef Leigh,
Ryan Shand, Quinn
Hartley, Maddison
Tinnock, and
Brooklyn McLeod
were presented
with hoodies from
Mr Murray Heath,
Westpac.
Duke of Edinburgh
May Training Weekend
Twenty Five students ranging from Year 10 to Year 13 attended
the Borland Lodge training weekend. There were 12 new Bronze
Award entrants, 7 Silver and 6 Gold students. Students were
taught how to make decisions and the correct method to cross
rivers, outdoor survival, camp stove cooking, navigation
using a map and compass and CPR.
There is a great tradition with the Gold
award students teaching the younger
Bronze and Silver entrants, and what
a great job they did. Thank you to the
Gold members - Aimee Stubbs, Matthew
Freeborn, Anna Flett, Kate Donaldson,
Mathew Milford and Maria McKenzie.
Thank you to Mrs Spencer, Ms Hillas and
Mr Calder and parent Bruce Thompson
who spent two hours with wet feet whilst
instructing river crossings.
Bruce Thom
pson teaching
river
crossings in
Pig Creek
g how to
learnin
Kate Loan
build a fire
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Art
Junior Campus
The term 2 cohort focus is on their
Steampunk drawings
James Hargest College
Major Production 2016
4-7 July at 7.30pm
in the Senior Campus Auditorium
Directed by Jonathan Tucker
Musical Director - Lesley Little
Choreographer - Pip Paulin
Southland Youth One Stop Shop
We have Free Health and Social Services for youth aged 10-24. Health services
include
Nurses, a Nurse Practitioner & Doctors. Social Services include youth groups, holiday
programmes, one-on-one mentoring, youth events and advocacy. We can also make
referrals to other agencies if needed i.e. counselling. You need to be registered with
us to access our services. Check out our Facebook page to keep up to date on what
we have to offer, as well as our website. Number 10 provides a safe and friendly place
where you can feel respected and comfortable. We respect your confidentiality.
10 Deveron Street, Invercargill
Ph: 2141013 Txt: 0274724703
www.number10.org.nz
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International
News
Kumagaya City Hall - Japan
A large group is visiting Tuesday 26 July
to Friday 5 August. There are 25 students
of mixed ages so based both at the Junior
and Senior Campus. They have 3 City Hall
or Kumagaya Friendship Association adults
accompanying them. This group from
our sister city is hosted by James Hargest
College annually. The group spends a
lot of time on day trips to Queenstown,
Bluff, a farm, Stadium Southland, and are
welcomed to Invercargill at a mayoral
reception.
If you can help by homestaying for the 10
day period, please contact Trish France
(Senior Campus) on 2176129 or Glenda
Findlay (Junior Campus) on 2179250.
Yueqing High School - China
This is an exciting new arrangement
whereby Southland Boys’ High School,
Southland Girls’ High School and James
Hargest College are jointly hosting a large
group of students who are all 17 years old
for 5 nights (Monday 25 to Friday 29 July
inclusive). These students will have regular
lessons in the morning and do activities in
the afternoon.
Again, we are looking for homestay
families for this cultural exchange.
Please contact Anne Kingsbury on
2176129 (ext 204) for more information.
Our normal remuneration is paid to
families for hosting both groups of these
students.
They both provide wonderful
opportunities to learn about another
culture.
We are always interested in building up
our database of families interested in
hosting. Contact Ann Kingsbury for more
information (Phone 2176129 (ext 204) or
email [email protected].
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OPEN DAY
2016
This will be held at the Junior
Campus on
Sunday 7 August 2016
Closer to the time students at
both campuses will be asked to
help.
This is a great way for students to
participate in helping others get
to know their school.
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French Trip
2016
A group o​f James Hargest College and
Southland Girls’ High ​School senior French
student​s spent just over 3 weeks in France
in April and the beginning of May. Firstly
the students spent 6 days in Paris. Mrs
Black was the group’s tour guide and took
the students to a variety of places such
as the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame,
Versailles, Catacombes and Disneyland.
The students loved the experience and
rated the sights highly.
From Paris, the group travelled to ​Arras
and Le Quesnoy. ​Both places had strong
links with New Zealand soldiers during
World War 1, with the latter town being
liberated from the Germans near the end
of the war.​ The students lay a ​wreath at
the NZ Memorial, in remembrance of the
soldiers who fought there. It was very
fitting being only a week before ANZAC
Day.
Next the group travelled to Bourg-enBresse. E​ ach student l​ived with their
penpal, who had stayed with them in
Invercargill in February. The next 2 weeks
were spent completely immersed in the
French culture. The students had the
opportunity to speak French, dine on
French cuisine, attend a French school
(Lycee Lalande) and see the local sights.
There were many tears on the last day
when the ​Invercargill students had to leave
their host families and begin their journey
home. Most of the students are already
talking about when they will be able to
go back to France and meet up with their
hosts again.
Spain Trip
2016
On 3 April at 7.00pm, 19 students, 2
teachers and 5 adults, left Invercargill for
the first of three flights to Barcelona in
Spain. Once in Spain, over the next four
weeks we spent time in Barcelona, Madrid,
Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Toledo, Ronda
and, of course, the hometown of Senorita
Fernandez - Priego de Cordoba.
During these four weeks, especially the
two weeks with our host families, made
us step out of our comfort zones and also
to eat and do things we never thought
we would do. During our time there we,
as a group, became close and we formed
friendships with each other and our
homestay families.
This exchange helped us to realise what
we are capable of. To have been given
the opportunity to go to Spain was an
experience for all of us and when it came
time to leave, everyone will probably agree
when I say no one wanted to come home.
This trip was an amazing experience and
we all can’t wait to go back.
Olivia Hayes
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Tino Tinana
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
Chess
Southland Regional Interschools
Mrs Robertson provides many healthy,
nutritional and yummy foods for our
students to purchase. She is constantly
updating and improving the canteen
menu. Last year a GATE group investigated
healthy food alternatives in the Junior
Campus canteen. The group surveyed
students about available foods, asked for
ideas for future choices, then researched
the nutritional and economic aspects of
prospective options. One outcome of
this work is the phasing out of high sugar
foods and drinks in the canteen. Juice
bottles are now no longer available for
sale; instead more water is being stocked.
Smoothies were trialled and were very
popular; however, making smoothies was
found to be very labour intensive so will
only be available periodically. Gluten free
options have been introduced in response
to requests from students who cannot
tolerate gluten.
Our thanks to our very obliging and
hardworking canteen manager, Mrs
Robertson.
James Hargest College students once
again proved to be a formidable force at
the annual Regional Chess Tournament.
Following on the success of finishing
second in the National Finals in 2015, the
team got straight down to business on the
day.
Finn Holden (ranked 17th nationally) led
the early charge for the senior team, with
Jake Meikle presenting an equally strong
game plan. The senior team including
Anthony Kuan and Liam Barnes went on to
take the Gold for overall school title, with
James Hargest intermediate team taking
the Silver Medal.
The intermediate team presented a strong
challenge for the overall title with Teegan
Strudwicke (ranked 16th nationally)
leading the way. Teegan took the Gold
as the Best Girl, and Gold as the overall
winner, beating James Hargest Senior
Students Finn Holden and Jake Meikle who
took the Silver and Bronze respectively.
The intermediate team of Teegan
Strudwicke, Regan Cross, Charlie Sampson
and Corbin Fraser took Gold in the
Intermediate section. All Gold medal
winners are invited to the Chess National
Championships in Wellington later this
year.
On-site
Physiotherapy
A Sportsmed Southern Physio
Physiotherapist is available at the Senior
Campus for Junior and Senior Campus
students and teachers on Wednesdays
and Fridays. There is no charge if you
are covered by ACC (normally $15 adults
and $10 students). Students must have a
consent form signed by a parent/caregiver
before making an appointment. Consent
forms and bookings are available at the
Senior Campus sick bay office.
NCEA
Fees 2016
Parents/Caregivers/Whanau of senior
pupils accounts have now been charged
for NCEA exam fees.
Information regarding payment of
these fees and eligibility for Financial
Assistance will be enclosed with school
reports on Friday 8 July.
Financial assistance forms can also be
downloaded from the NZQA web site or
collected from the school office.
Please contact Helen or Tricia at the
school office for any further information
or clarification regarding NCEA
payments.
Top: 2016 Overall winners
Middle: 2016 Senior winners
Bottom: 2016 Intermediate winners
J Rock
Junior Campus
Recently approximately 60 Junior
Campus students, teachers
and extra helpers, were at the
Civic Theatre to perform in
Stage Challenge 2016. It was a
fantastic day filled with dance
and laughter. That evening was
our chance to share two months
of hard work and preparation to
an expectant audience. Lucy Nind
did a fantastic job as our student
representative and introduced our
themed performance for 2016 Risky Business. Based around a
traditional tale, we showed what
can happen when the promises we make aren’t kept and the consequences that these
choices may have. Although everyone was a star, special mention is made of Macenzie
Brazier, who shone in her role as the Piper (choreographing her own solo) and of Kate
Johnstone and Chloe Murphy for their theatrical antics as the Mayor and Mayoress. Jade
Johnson was this year’s Junior Campus lighting director and did an outstanding job. A
special thanks to Mrs Blair, Ms Henery and Sarah Snoep for all their help and organisation
in the lead up to our performance.
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Dates for 2016
Term 2:
Ends on Friday 8 July
Term 3:
Starts on Monday 25 July
Ends on Friday 23 September
Term 4:
Starts on Monday 10 October
Ends on Tuesday 13 December
ATTENDANCE
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•
•
Parents are reminded that every day
at school is important and students
are required to attend unless they are
sick or have a very good reason.
Holidays during term time are a big
disadvantage to your child’s learning.
Teachers may help a child to catch
up where they can, but that is not an
expectation of the school.
Senior Campus classes start at
8.55am. So all students should be here
at 8.50am. It is frustrating for teachers
when students arrive late, interrupt
the flow of a lesson and need teacher
time to re-explain the lesson’s
introduction. Please ensure your child
is at school on time every day.
Student Safety
Students may be on the school grounds
from 8.20 am, unless attending before
school maths. This is a safety issue as
supervision is not available prior to
8.20am.
Students are not to use the staff car park
on Layard Street as a walkway area and
parents are asked not to use this as a drive
through to drop or pick up children, again
this is for safety.
Sickness
Medical Certificates
If your child is absent for more than
three days because of illness, we would
appreciate a medical certificate. There
is a high level of correlation between
attendance and academic achievement.
We need students to be in class whenever
possible.
James Hargest
College
PTA Meetings
Term 2
• Thursday 9 June at 7.00pm (SC)
Term 3
• Tuesday 2 August (JC)
• Tuesday 6 September (SC)
Term 4
• Tuesday 1 November (JC)
SC = Senior Campus
JC = Junior Campus
Health Nurse
Sick Bay
Junior Campus
Senior Campus
In Term 2, the Health Nurse, Mrs Lyn
Sanderson, will be at the Junior Campus
on Thursday 23 June. If you have any
concerns please phone the school office
and we will arrange for Mrs Sanderson to
contact you. If students wish to see the
Health Nurse they are able to make an
appointment by placing a request in the
green post box in the office foyer.
If you are feeling sick, you must go through
sick bay if you wish to go home. You must
NOT just take yourself off home without
reporting to the sick bay personnel first
and they will ring home for you. It is
important that they contact either a
parent or caregiver to get their permission
for you to go home. You must not just sign
yourself out.
Payments
Windsor Shopping
We encourage AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS
to be made with the campus your child is
attending, Year 7-8 Junior Campus bank
account and Year 9 and above Senior
Campus bank account. Please include your
child’s student ID as a reference.
The bank accounts numbers are:
02 0924 0408612 01 (Junior Campus)
02 0924 0408612 02 (Senior Campus)
The Invercargill police have raised an issue
with the raised islands across the road
in the Windsor shopping area. The zig
zags across the island are NOT pedestrian
markings. They are for drivers to be aware
of the bumps. Drivers do not have to give
way to people crossing the road at these
points; something our students must be
aware of, especially if scootering across the
road. Please ensure your child understands
the zig zags are not pedestrian crossings.
Both Campuses
Raised Road Islands
Safety
Before and After School
As winter approaches we ask parents to be
mindful of their children who travel to and
from school by foot and by bike, scooter
etc. It is beginning to get dark earlier, so
students need to ensure they are visible
and travelling in well-lit areas, e.g. NOT on
the Waihopai walkway after dark.
Students attending late after school
practices i.e. after dark, please do not
arrive at school until your practice time.
Service Awards
Junior Campus
Congratulations to the following students
who have received a Service Award:
Canteen
Olivia Horton
Madison Grieve
Road Patrol
Jordan Evans
Staunton Pirini
Values Awards
Drawn in Assembly each week
Natasha Guha-Tyrie
Eilish McLeod
Jardon Rule
Room 6
Room 6
Room 15
Winter Uniform
Update
A reminder about the correct wearing of
the James Hargest College
uniform for the winter season.
• Kilts or A-line skirts may be worn
throughout the year at both the Junior
and Senior Campus. Skirts must be
of a reasonable length, neither very
short nor longer than mid-calf.
• Undergarment may be a plain white
t-shirt, merino or polyprop worn
under the uniform tops for extra
warmth (should not be visible below
blouse/shirt hems or sleeves).
• Blazers may be worn at both the
Junior and Senior Campus.
• Scarves and beanies are optional but
must be the school standard cardinal
red with gold stripe.
• Black or other coloured scarves are
not to be worn.
• Gloves may be black.
• Any plain black weatherproof jacket
(not cotton) may be worn to and from
school.
• Reflector tape is available for sale at
the Junior and Senior Campus offices,
to sew onto the back of your jacket
or school bag to enhance visibility on
dark winter mornings.
JHC FINE WOOL VEST
The vest is now in stock at
H & J Smith in Tay Street
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Coming Events for 2016
Senior Campus
June 2016
Fri
3
Mon 6
Thur 9
Fri
10
Tues 14
Thur 16
Wed 22
Thur 23
Fri
24
Sun 26
Tues 28
Wed 29
Teacher Only Day
Queen’s Birthday - school closed
7.30pm: NCEA Information Evening in the Senior Campus Staff Room
6.30pm: Chamber Music Festival at Repertory House
Star Dome (Year Level 9 and 11)
Star Dome (Year Level 9 and 11)
Southland Social Studies Fair begins
5.15pm: BOT Meeting
Sport and Rec Block 1 ends
7.30pm: Big Sing at the Civic Theatre
Wakatipu Exchange (at Queenstown)
Sport and Rec Block 2 starts
Nga Manu Korero Competition
Chamber Music Regional Finals
Japanese Speech Competition
10.00am: Celebrating Excellence (Scholarship) Ceremony in school hall
July 2016
Mon4
Tues 5
Wed 6
Thur7
Fri
8
Mon 25
Tues 26
Thur 28
Sound of Music Production starts at 7.30pm
Sound of Music Production starts at 7.30pm
Sound of Music Production starts at 7.30pm
Sound of Music Production starts at 7.30pm
School reports emailed
Last day of Term 2
Term 3 begins
Chinese group arrives
Kumagaya City Hall group arrives
5.15pm: BOT Meeting
Junior Campus
June 2016
Fri
3
Mon 6
Mon 13
Wed 15
Fri
17
Wed 22
Thur 23
Fri
24
Thur 30
Teacher Only Day
Queen’s Birthday - school closed
ICAS Writing
ICAS Spelling
Southland Cross Country
SouthSpell
Year 8 Swimming Sports
School reports emailed
Student Centred Conference
Year 7 Swimming Sports
July 2016
Fri
1
Mon 4
Tues 5
Thur7
Fri
8
Mon 25
Sport and Rec finishes
Maori Language Week
Student Centred Conference
Social
Last day of Term 2
Term 3 begins
School Accounts
Parent, Caregiver, Whanau
and
Community Engagement
At James Hargest College we are always
interested in engaging with our community
and listening to parents, whanau and the
wider community. If you have any good
ideas or there is something special that has
happened regarding Hargest, or there are
issues, concerns or complaints we should
be aware of, please contact the school
office Senior Campus (2176129) or Junior
Campus (2179250) or via email, office@
jameshargest.school.nz
You will be put in contact with an
appropriate staff member.
E-mail Newsletters
If you do not already receive the newsletter
link via e-mail, and wish to do so, could you
please e-mail
[email protected] stating
which year level your son/daughter is in.
The next newsletter will be issued on
Friday 1 July 2016.
Hard copies of the newsletter are issued to
the youngest child in each family. Newsletters
are easily available on the Hargest web site
www.jameshargest.school.nz.
All families with home email addresses
will be sent a link the day the newsletter is
distributed.
Information Updates
If you have any changes to your details (e.g.
address, phone numbers, medical details,
emergency contacts, etc), please let the
school know as soon as possible in order to
keep our records up-to-date.
Please email Mrs France (Senior Campus)
with any changes at
[email protected]
or phone 2176129
or Mrs Dimond (Junior Campus) at
[email protected]
or phone 2179250
Junior Campus
6 Layard Street, Invercargill
Phone 03 2179250, Fax 03 2173152
Email: [email protected]
Senior Campus
288 Layard Street, Invercargill
Phone 03 2176129, Fax 03 2170351
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz
All school accounts for Junior and Senior Campuses have now been emailed. If you
have not received an account, please contact the Junior Campus on 2179250 or the
Senior Campus on 2176129.
Payments can be made to the school offices by cash, cheque, Eftpos or internet
banking.
The Junior Campus bank account number is
BNZ 0924-0408612-001.
The Senior Campus bank account number is
BNZ 0924-0408612-002.
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