Southland Boys’
High
Non Scholae Sed Vitae
Discimus
School
Newsletter - Term 4
8 November 2016
From the Rector
Kia Ora Tatou
The History of Art and Other Things
Yesterday was one of
moments you wait for.
responsible for modernising and future proofing our school.
In particular, he was responsible for pushing for the
development of a technology block which was opened in
1981 during the Centennial celebrations.
those
I was asked to go to the Cornwell
Block to talk to some Year 10 boys
about a Technology/Art project
they were planning. It involved the creation of designs for
totem poles and the carving of these poles.
The boys had come to me with their designs and plans for
where the completed carvings might be placed around the
school.
We stood around the table and discussed each of the designs,
with me asking the obvious questions;
 Where did you source your design?
 What did it represent?
 Who did it represent?
 Why did you choose this design?
Essentially, what is its story?
I explained to the boys how I thought it would be important
for them to tell the story of their totem when it was placed
permanently in the school grounds.
This could obviously be work that could be researched and
written in English and Social Studies classes and how much
more meaningful learning can be when we can use the same
theme across a number of curriculum areas.
I then outlined the last occasion when totem poles were
carved at SBHS and what happened to them. A fascinating
story.
In the mid -1970s our Head of Art, Mr Merv Sarsen worked
on a number of totem poles in an art class and placed them
quite securely in positions around the gardens either side of
the driveways heading into the school.
The wonderful thing about these art works was their strategic
location……. partially hidden by native shrubs in one of the
most prominent places in the school. They would peek out at
you as you walked up the drive.
Mr Cornwell saw the provision of this facility as the obvious
next step in securing the opportunity for Southland Boys to
access a well- rounded education. He faced considerable
criticism at the time for this point of view but he persisted.
However, Mr Cornwell had not been consulted by Mr Sarsen
as to the placement of the totems and when he discovered
them ordered their removal.
40 years later I am working with a year 10 technology/art
class on totem poles, in the very block created by Mr
Cornwell. I think he would love to see the work being
attempted by this class and he would certainly see the irony.
NCEA
“The harder we try the worse it gets”.
I cannot remember a time when we have tried so many
different approaches to update and motivate boys at Year 11
to 13 in their NCEA work.
The problem is they see their results on the school portal,
count their credits and as soon as they have passed are at risk
of losing motivation to push for better results.
This is a problem faced by all secondary schools at present as
students have become increasingly aware of how to make the
most of NCEA.
As a result, we have a number of senior students wanting to
leave to holiday work before the final day for seniors.
Theoretically we are still responsible for them and their
learning until examination leave begins and even then will be
teaching, tutoring and coaching students until the end of the
year.
However, they have decided that they no longer need us for
every lesson. This provides us with an interesting dilemma.
How hard do we chase students who are in our care who have
already passed and how do we cope with continuing to
motivate those who have not yet got over the line?
You can imagine how contentious this was in our rather
conservative 1970s Southland, especially in a prestigious
boys’ school.
The answer while not simple will be a protocol, currently
being developed by HoFs that will be mandatory for all senior
students from the beginning of 2017.
The Rector at the time, Mr Laurie Cornwell [1963-1981], was
a visionary with amazing life experiences. He served in the
New Zealand Army in WW2 and in his time at SBHS was
However, the only rational response in the long term is a
review of NCEA. Anyone who was involved in the
development stages of achievement based assessment,
knows how much greater accountability existed when there
was a 50:50 split between internal and external assessment.
Until such a review occurs our new protocol will guide seniors
and their parents as to the expectations of the school in
regard to examinations.
Nāku noa nā
Ian
YEAR 12 PREFECTS SELECTED
FOR 2017
THE YEAR 12 PREFECTS SELECTED
FOR 2017
(Left to right)
Back row: Tom Kennedy, Morgan Ormsby, Jesse Dodd
Middle row: Connor Stirling, Jack McNaughton
Front row: Bradley Jackson, Josh Mason, Jack Mathieson
Coming Events
Monday 7
November
Friday 11
November
Monday 14
November
Friday 2
December
Tuesday 6
December
Tuesday 13
December
NCEA Exams start – 9
November – 2 December
Junior Leadership Day (Yr 910)
New Entrants Day
14-16 November Junior
Production “Anything Goes”
7pm SIT Centrestage Theatre
National Athletics
Championship
Year 7 & 8 Merit Assembly
Last Day of School
Prizegiving
Old Boys’
Tisbury man Dan Cornwall won a silver medal in aviation
maintenance at the recent “Olympics of Trade Skills”, the 2016
WorldSkills’ New Zealand competition.
Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Cornwall, 19, was representing the
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) at New Zealand’s
premier work-skill competition. The competition was held at
Wintec, in Hamilton, from 30 September to 1 October.
The competition featured 67 regional finalists showcasing
their work skills across 14 industry categories. Each competitor
completed a project over two days, replicating “real-world”
problems and tasks.
Much of LAC Cornwall’s preparation for the competition
happened in his day job, as an aircraft technician based at
Ohakea Military Air Base, near Palmerston North. He is posted
to No. 3 Squadron, where he maintains the RNZAF’s NH90
helicopters.
“But there was also a lot of specialist training involved, for
tasks that we don’t do every day,” he said.
Winning the silver medal was a good feeling, and a relief after
putting in a lot of work and training and enduring a long,
pressure-filled two days of work, he said.
He was part of a team of 10 New Zealand Defence Force
members who won six medals, including four gold, and the Sir
John Ingram Trophy for Best Region.
Old Boys’
WorldSkills New Zealand is held every second year, alternating
with the international competitions. Next year WorldSkills
Oceania will be held in Melbourne, followed by WorldSkills
International in Abu Dhabi.
The competition was one of the highlights of LAC Cornwall’s
four-year career in the RNZAF. He joined in 2012 after leaving
Southland Boys’ High School, seeking a, “… career that is
hands- on but still very technical and challenging”.
As an aircraft technician he is responsible for preparing and
keeping the NH90s airworthy for daily flying tasks, as well as
carrying out scheduled servicing and unscheduled
maintenance or fault rectification. No. 3 Squadron also has a
Search and Rescue helicopter on standby.
His training involved three months on a recruit course, nine
months of initial trade training at Woodbourne near Blenheim,
and then two years of on-the-job training.
“I was also attracted to the lifestyle and training package that
the Air Force offers. I wanted to be able to travel with my job,
and contribute in some form to our country,” he said.
This Wednesday 19 October, Old Boy Pieter Bulling spoke in a
school wide assembly on his life and experiences in Rio and
the Olympics.
He has not been disappointed.
“What I enjoy most about being in the Air Force is probably the
lifestyle,” he said. “You meet loads of cool people and make a
heap of good mates.
“Everyone has common interests and there are loads of
opportunities within the military, such as further studies,
sports, overseas travel and deployments, and events like
WorldSkills.”
Notices
IF MY SON DOESN’T GAIN
ENOUGH CREDITS TO PASS HIS
NCEA LEVEL….
Te Kura (Correspondence School) “summer school 2016/17”
From 28 November, Te Kura will be accepting short term
enrolments for students who want to use the summer break to
achieve additional credits or specific standards to get into a
tertiary course, training, employment or higher level of NCEA
next year.
Students will access their learning materials through Te Kura’s
online teaching and learning environment from 20 December, so
each student needs access to a suitable device and internet
connectivity. Qualified teachers will be available online to
answer any questions and assess students’ work.
Credits for school work submitted for assessment by 7 February
can be counted towards students’ 2016 Record of Achievement.
Standards on offer
Standards are available in the following subjects:
All levels
Agriculture/horticulture Biology
Business studies
Chemistry
Digital technology
Economics English
Health & PE
History
Physics
Science
Level 1 only
Literacy for everyday Numeracy
for everyday
Levels 1 and 2 only
Mathematics with statistics
Levels 2 and 3 only
Art history
Level 3 only
Calculus
Statistics
How to enrol
Students can enrol over the phone from 28 November by calling
us on 0800 65 99 88 and selecting option 1 from the menu.
To qualify for free enrolment with Te Kura, students must be:
• aged 16 to 19 years
• not enrolled full-time at any other school
• New Zealand citizens or permanent residents living in New
Zealand.
Older students will be charged an administration fee of $110 per
course.
More detailed information will be available on Te Kura’s website
and Facebook page within the next few weeks.
www.tekura.school.nz
www.facebook.com/tekuranz/
UNIFORM SALES
There will be a chance to buy and sell 2nd hand uniforms on
the following dates:
Monday 19 December 2016 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Wednesday 25 January 2017 2.00pm – 6.00pm
New Uniform Shop Times:
Wednesday 25 January 2017 until Friday 27 January 2017
between the hours of 10.00am – 3.00pm. You are able to
purchase new PE uniform, school jacket, ties and socks.
COMPUTERS IN HOMES
Do you have no home desktop or laptop for your child’s
learning?
Southern REAP Inc. are currently offering “Computers in Homes”
programmes across Southland. This involves a 20 hour training
programme for a parent, and on completion of the training you
will receive a COMPUTER TO KEEP and SUBSIDISED internet for a
year in your home. This is a fantastic opportunity for families to
become connected!
Complete the Computers in Homes programme & receive:
• A year of subsidised Naked Broadband
• A Windows 10 computer with Microsoft Office.
• 20 hours of free computer training for a parent**
• 12 months of free technical support
**Criteria to be involved:
• A $50 course contribution required (this can be paid in
instalments).
• The family does not already have a computer in the home for
your children’s learning (work computers & tablets are okay).
• There is a school aged child living in the home.
To register your interest, please come in and see us at the
Number 10 office or call 03 214 1013
Please also refer to the poster at the back of this newsletter.
SMAC MATHS COMPETITION
We entered three Year 7 teams and four Year 8 teams. It was held
at James Hargest College Senior Campus, on Wednesday 21
September.
The three Year 7 teams competed well, enjoying the experience.
The 4 Year 8 teams had been practising since the end of Year 8
Deep Cove Camps, spending lunchtimes and classroom time to
gain skills and strategies to solve mathematical problems at
speed. The teams competed really well with Team 1 being very
unlucky not to be placed in the top 3 teams. They finished
answering all of the questions before time was up, so too did
Notices
three other teams. Unfortunately the other teams had finished
the questions in a shorter time than Team 1.
The boys in the teams were:
• Team 1: Bradley Erskine, Thomas Lemin, Toby Smith and
Aidan McAra
• Team 2: Bruno Burgess, Ben Burnett, Will Stodart and Jake
Kura-Wharepouri
• Team 3: Devan Fiebig, Shaun Clapperon, Seth Ryder and
Jakson Knight
• Team 4: Jackson Ronald, Lachie Nimmo, Abdullah Elsaka,
Casey Kelland
Thanks also goes to the boys who were the late call ups to join
the team at such short notice.
Initiated by St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton,
agribusiness will be included in the curriculums of 10
secondary schools in an NZQA trial, before becoming available
to all secondary schools from 2018.
St Paul’s deputy headmaster Peter Hampton said agricultural
and horticultural science numbers at senior secondary schools
were in decline and these industries were not attracting the
brightest and best people. Public perceptions were poor, with
an assumption among young people that work in the
agricultural sector was long hours, poorly paid, hard work,
unsocial and boring.
“Currently there is no structured programme at senior
secondary school to attract bright, tertiary-capable students
into agribusiness careers,” he said at a New Zealand Institute
of Agricultural and Horticultural Science forum at Lincoln
University.
By 2025, primary industries will need 50,000 more people.
Upskilling would also be required with 92,600 more people
needed with qualifications (up from 156,500 in 2012 to
249,100 in 2025). In the same period, workers with no postschool qualifications were expected to drop from 197,000 to
154,300. More skills were needed in farm systems, resource
management, staff management, science and engineering,
marketing and technical support.
AGRIBUS AT SOUTHLAND BOYS’
HIGH SCHOOL
Southland Boys’ High School, a lead school in the newly
accredited subject of AGRIBUS, is excited to be offering Year 12
students the opportunity to begin focussed learning in
agriculture. The course is designed specifically for students who
intend to study Agriculture, Business or other course in the
primary sector when they move from school to University.
AGRIBUS will be offered to Year 12 students in 2017 and these
students will be able to complete the two year programme in
2018. In November, Teachers Chris Boyce (Head of Science and
Agriculture) and Nikki Armishaw, (Head of Commerce) are
attending Lead Schools meetings to complete the writing of the
standards and finalise the details of implementing the course.
Mr Boyce comments that, “The prospect of having this course is
an exciting one. Ag has always been an important and popular
part of the SBHS curriculum. AGRIBUS gives us the opportunity
to provide a specific focus for those boys who want to do
specialised study when they leave school to go to Uni.” Mrs
Armishaw notes that the AGRIBUS course allows the boys to
focus on a context that many of them will work in when they leave
school, adding that, “This new subject allows us to demonstrate
the wide range of opportunities available in both Primary
Industries and Commerce, and the growing range of specialised
jobs that are emerging in the AGRIBUS sector.”
Further details are provided in the STUFF article below.
NEW AGRIBUSINESS SUBJECT TO ATTRACT TOP
STUDENTS INTO FARMING
A new agribusiness secondary school subject is to be
trialled
at schools next year in a bid to attract “the brightest and best”
to careers in the primary industries.
Other schools offering the subject next year were: Mt Albert
Grammar (Auckland), New Plymouth Boys’ High School,
Feilding High School, Lindisfarne College (Hawkes Bay),
Christchurch Boys’ High School, John McGlashan College and
Columba College (Dunedin), as well as Southland Boys’ High
School and Southland Girls’ High School (Invercargill). The
subject was available in year 12 and in some schools also year
13.
The subject’s focus was mainly beyond the farm gate and into
the primary industry sectors. It was targeted at students strong
in sciences or commerce and would have a link to university
agribusiness courses. Topics covered by agribusiness include
innovation, enterprise, technology, how companies operate,
value chain, marketing, and food, soil and plant science.
Hampton said there was strong interest from more than 40
secondary schools, as well as sector interest, in the initiative.
The agribusiness subject went across several traditional
subjects, encouraging teacher collaboration. “Often it is the
first time teachers have worked beyond the ‘silo’ of their own
subject.” Students would gain achievement standards at NCEA
levels 2 and 3.
For three years St Paul’s has been working to develop and
deliver the achievement standards-based agribusiness
programme, with considerable agribusiness sector support,
This year it had 25 year 13 students on the course. It had not
only attracted students from rural areas (boarders), as half
were urban-based. A quarter of the class was girls.
“If by the end of 2018 we have 100 schools on board we
will have 2500 agribusiness students. If we get half of secondary
schools to take up the course we will have 5000 agribusiness
students a year.”
Notices
St Paul’s will host an agribusiness conference in April, aimed at
secondary school principals, senior managers, board of trustee
members and teachers of science, technology and commerce to
learn more about the new subject.
HOST FAMILIES REQUIRED
We are looking for families to welcome our International
Students into their family and home, while they study here at
Southland Boys’ High School. We currently require short term
placements for:
•
•
10 Chinese students from 6-10 February 2017
20 Chilean Students from 27th January- 5th March 2017
Good weekly reimbursement towards costs incurred.
If you would like to find out more information about hosting a
student please contact our homestay co-ordinator Lynn
Williams at [email protected]
Year 9 Market Day at Lunch time on Thursday. The boys
made and had for sale Crepes with Caramel Sauce, Chocolate
Brownie, Rocky Road, Sausage Rolls, Chicken Sushi and Pizza.
CAREERS
StudyLink expects around 180,000 students to apply for their
Student Allowance or Loan for the 2017 academic year.
Applying by 16 December means StudyLink can get everything
sorted so that the student receives their funding from the start of
their course.
Students don’t need to have their NCEA results or have locked
down all their plans in order to apply.
Their application can be updated as things are confirmed. It’s
more important to allow enough time for all the steps in the
application process to be completed.
Students can find out more about applying for a Student
Allowance or Loan on the StudyLink website.
Pop a reminder in your calendar, or even better – go straight to
studylink.govt.nz to apply now.
Community Trust of Southland chief executive John
Prendergast, Southland Boys’ High School student Tenamo
Kaboka, 18, and Arts Murihiku member Lisa TouMcNaughton with one of the paintings Kaboka created.
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Brendan. Sat Bain’s. Ethan &
Mr Richardson
The French Manchester UK Sugar
Apple Dessert
CULINARY NEWS
The Man behind the Curtin Leeds UK
Chocolate Dessert with Chocolate
Mousse, Lavender Potato Custard
and Potato crispies.
Southland Boys’ High School’s Catering Section is at the
forefront of Professional Development in Secondary Schools
in New Zealand.
Over the September School Holidays Catering and Hospitality
Teacher Scott Richardson took the opportunity to attend the
WACS World Association of Chefs Societies Culinary Congress
in Greece. This bi-annual event saw over 900 chefs from
around the world converge on Thessaloniki for 5 days of
presentations, key note speakers, cooking demonstrations and
culinary friendship. Mr Richardson was 1 of only 5 delegates
from New Zealand to attend the congress and the only teacher
from NZ.
Some of the highlight of the congress were key note speaker
Michel Escoffier the Great Grandson of Auguste Escoffier the
god father of modern gastronomy; Hervé This, the Chemist
who developed Molecular Gastronomy and closer to home,
George Calombaris, Australian Chef and Master Chef Judge
who presented a class on Modern Greek Cuisine.
When Mr Richardson travels overseas he also takes the
opportunity to dine at some of the world’s top restaurants to
seek inspiration and to keep up to date with new ideas which
he can pass onto his students and the local community.
Where possible, he also meets up with old boys of SBHS who
took catering while at school and continued into careers in the
culinary profession.
On this trip he dined at the following 1 Michelin Star
Restaurants Waku Ghin and Jaan in Singapore, The Musket
Room in New York which is owned by New Zealand Chef Matt
Lambert and the amazing Man Behind the Curtin Restaurant
in Leeds UK this restaurant is owned by Michael O’Hare who
made the final banquet of the 2015 Great British Menu with
his now infamous Cod and Chips dish with vinegar powder and
squid ink. He also dined at Top 100 restaurants MIKLA in
Istanbul, Hytra in Athens and Gastro MK in Marrakesh.
While in the UK he took the opportunity to meet with Ethan
Flack and Brendan Baucke who had arranged a 3 day culinary
The Team from The Musket Room New York With
Chef Matt Lambert.
journey this included dining at 2 Michelin Star Hand and
Flowers in Marlow, The French in Manchester. Here they dined
on food appearing in the 2016 Great British Menu programme
but also met up with old boy Jaydan Dodunski who is working
there. The highlight was the sugar blown apple filled with
apple mousse - look out for this stunning dish on the 2016
Great British Menu when it starts on the Food Channel. They
spent a morning visiting a huge herb farm and a local jam/
relish company. They also dined at the Langham Hotel at the
Roux at the Landau Restaurant which is operated by the
famous Roux Brothers. Brendan Baucke is currently employed
here as a Junior Sous Chef so this was a special dinner. One of
the highlights over the 3 days was dining at 2 Michelin Star
Restaurant Sat Bain’s. Sat Bain’s is a well-respected chef in the
UK. On arriving at the restaurant they were given the special
opportunity of dining at the Chefs Table which is a private
room where the guests have the opportunity to see the
kitchen working as well as to meet the chef himself. Here they
dined on the 10 course tasting menu with wines to match. Sat
spent time talking to them about his food and food in general
as well as serving some of the courses to our table. He took
time to autograph menus to make the night a special dining
experience.
On the local scene, Mr Richardson went with Caleb Dawson
Year 13 and Jordan Crosbie Year 12 to Sydney Australia on the
24 October to represent New Zealand at the 2016 ISSCC
International Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge.
Sports News
FOOTBALL 1ST XI
TEAM
With the advantage of
playing at “home” for this
years
Linwood
Cup
Tournament,
we
set
ourselves the goal of a top
four finish. Finishing sixth in
2015, we felt that we were
a stronger squad this year.
Having seven Year 13’s in
the squad was also a
positive for us.
We had a favourable draw,
with only having 3 teams in
our pool. We played Logan
Park on Monday with a 3-1
win to get us underway. On
Tuesday we played St Kevins
and won 6-0. This meant we
finished our pool in top spot
and set up a match against
local rivals, James Hargest
on the Wednesday. We won
this game 3-2 which meant
we had a semi final to play
against John McGlashan on
Wednesday
afternoon.
Despite opening
the scoring in this game, we eventually lost 3-1. We threw everything
into this match, even changing to a more attacking formation, but it just
didn’t happen for us. The playoff for third place was against Logan Park
and despite beating them in our first match, we were not about to take
them lightly. We were also disappointed not to be playing in the final, so
we were out to prove a point. We won this match 5-2 which secured
third place for us in 2016. This was the best result the school has had
since winning the Linwood Cup in 1995.
Our top goal scorer was Alex Tait, closely followed by Henry Smith. Our
Most Valuable Player, as voted by our opposing teams was Jeenu Lee. A
special mention must go out to our Year 13 players, Alex C, Alex T, Daniel,
Henry, Ryan, Jaden and Jared (captain), who have all performed at a high
standard for this team over a number of years.
SOUTHLAND UNDER 15 BOYS’ HOCKEY
TEAM
Contingent of 16 U15 Hockey representatives for Southland travelled to
Napier on Sunday 27th Sept to compete in NZ National Hockey
Championships.
SBHS fielded half the team (as per photo)
Josh Murrell, Sam Hopcroft, Benji Culhane, George Heenan, Jonty
Stirling. Blair McKenzie, Brayden Thomas, Ronan McNeill (Vice Captain)
1st Game Southland v Manawatu 4-0 win
2nd Game Southland v Auckland 1-1 draw
Quarter Final Game Southland v Waikato 2-1 win
Semi Final Game Southland v Wanganui 3-2 win
Final Game Southland v North Harbour 4-1 win
Ronan was the top Southland goal scorer and 5th in the tournament.
Proudly coached by Tony Fryer, Development coach for Hockey Southland
and Managed by Nathan Shearing.
Sports News
SOUTHLAND OTAGO 2016
GRASS KART CHALLENGE
Throughout the year a group of us from Level 3 Metal Work
participated in the 2016 Southland Grass Kart Challenge held
at St Peter’s College in Gore. We started off with a group of 7
which eventually dropped down to the four of us. The event
involved us designing and building our kart from scratch and
then racing it against other schools at the end of the year.
We managed to successfully complete our kart just before
race day and were confident leading into the event.
The day involved a series of challenges such as a slalom, sprint,
and then relay races. We managed to win both of our heat
races easily and advance to the final race.
We were one of the quickest karts on the day but technical
issues meant we could only manage fourth in the final.
However, our good times in the slalom and sprint resulted in
us being 3rd overall in performance out of twelve karts. We
also managed 3rd overall in our record keeping of our progress
throughout the build.
To top the day off, Mr Bishop managed to win the teachers
race.
Our team would like to thank Mr Ruwhiu, Mr Bishop and Mr
White for all of the help.
Jamie Smith, Jason Gray, Josh Capil
SOUTH
ISLAND
SCHOOLS MOTO-X
SECONDARY
On Saturday 15 October the SISS Moto-X Champs were held at
the Backflips Dirt Farm in Pleasant Point, Timaru.
SBHS entered a team of 4 students, Jaden Crosbie (316), Liam
Shepherd (145), Blake McKenzie (94) and Jack Symon (55).
Liam finished 8th and 10th place with 8th overall out of 27 in
the 125 class, Jack 4th and 5th in his races finishing 4th overall
out of 14 in the 85cc class, Jordan finished 17th and 24th
placing 19th overall out of 35 in the 250cc class, Blake with an
7th and 8th placing finishing 8th overall in the 250cc class out
of 35 competitors.
The SBHS team had a great day finishing 11th overall.
NZCT JUNIOR SECONDARY
SCHOOL BOYS CRICKET
On Wednesday 19th October the SBHS Year 9 (B) cricket team
played in a T20 knockout day against James Hargest, Verdon
and Blue Mountain College.
Our first match was against JHC, who batted first and scored
112 runs. The SBHS bowling and fielding effort was not our
best, but our batting made up for this. With 2 overs to spare
we chased down the total, with Barnaby Bird scoring 24 and
Taine McKinnel-Stevens 27 not out.
In the other match BMC lost in a tight match with Verdon. This
meant that SBHS played Verdon in the final.
SBHS bowled first and once again we were too short and wide
and the Verdon openers pounced, hitting us far and wide.
Jacob Downings 77 runs for Verdon were match winning runs.
In reply Ben Jennings scored 47 aggressive runs for SBHS, but it
was not enough to get us home.
SBHS Year 9 (A) will now play Verdon in the next round. This is
a 40 over match and likely to be the end of next week at SBHS.
Thanks to Jack Mockford for assisting with the team and the
number of junior managers that made themselves available on
the day!
Sports News
TRAPSHOOTING - SOUTH
ISLAND AND NATIONAL
CHAMPS CHRISTCHURCH 2016
During the first weekend of Term 3 holidays six boys, George
Gill, Mark Gill, Jack Geddes-Ward, William Murrell, Blake
Weston and Harry McCallum, travelled to Christchurch to
compete in the South Island and National Trapshooting
championships, for most of these boys it was their first time
attending this event. With over 270 boys at the event it was
always going to be tough to get into the shoot offs, all six boys
shot extremely well on the Saturday with Harry shooting two
possible out of three events. Harry was selected to shoot in
the South Island team which went onto win the shoot off
against the North Island team. The Sunday event was the
Nationals and once again the boys all did really well, George,
Blake, William all reaching a shoot off in one of their events.
Harry had an outstanding day shooting 3 possible out of three
events, he was one of three boys at the Nationals to achieve
a possible score of 90 out of 90 he went on to get third in the
High Score Overall shoot off. Four of the SBHS were selected
for the Southland team to shoot in the regional competition
on the Monday morning; they were Blake Weston, Harry
McCallum, William Murrell and George Gill.
Congratulations to Caleb
Williams who was selected for
the South Island U 13 basketball
tournament team last week.
Well done!!
NATIONAL TEN PIN
BOWLING COMPETITION
2016
He Bowled Them Over!
At the recent
National Ten Pin
Bowling
Competition,
Southland Boys’
High School
student, Sam Kidd
won the Junior
Section, having
previously been
placed third in the
lead up to the
Nationals. In Ten
Pin Bowling,
national placings
are ranked by the average achieved at tournaments.
This makes Sam’s first placing and national ranking of
5th very impressive as he has only competed in 3
qualifying tournaments this year. Outstanding!
BADMINTON AWARD
Year 11 student, Luke Connell was recognised for his
service to Badminton at the recent Badminton
Awards. He was awarded the Kingsland Trophy for
Achievement and Contribution to Badminton. Luke
has been volunteering his time, coaching a group of
U13s as well as assisting the coach of another team,
committing two hours a week all year to this volunteer
work. Luke is a quiet achiever, so it is great to see his
outstanding contribution recognised.
Sports News
FOOTBALL ACHIEVEMENT
Two Southland Boys’ High School students, Xavier
Meurier (Yr11) and Harry Milligan (Yr 10) have been
selected to represent Football South (from Timaru
South) in this year’s National Age Group Tournament.
The Football South teams will be tested against teams
from the seven other New Zealand Football Federations,
putting these boys in the top 112 players in their age
group in the country. The Wellington tournament will
kick off on Wednesday 14th December and run through
to Sunday 18th December with each team playing 6
games to determine the winners in each age group. The
tournament will have a big focus on player development
as it provides a great opportunity to compete against
players from all around the country as well as make an
impression on the numerous New Zealand Football staff
that will be present.
SPORTS AT SOUTHLAND BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL TERM 4 2016
Rowing – Any boys interested in rowing please contact Mark O’Connor 021558100, Scott Barnsdale
0277508721 (Waihopai Rowing Club), Joe Findlay Invercargill Rowing Club 021853548
Netball –Secondary School Social League year 9-13 – starts 14 October – 18 November $150.00 per
team – mixed grades enter online www.invercargillnetball.co.nz
Achievements – Please let us know of your son’s achievements and we are happy to put this on our
website and in the newsletters. We rely on parents advising us as the sporting codes do not inform us
of our student’s achievements.
Andrea Mulligan has permission slips; these are sent to classes and also emailed home for all year 7&8 students. Year 9-13 forms
are held in the Sports Office. We will not accept late entries for any sports as these dates are set by the sporting codes as they need
to arrange draws, team lists etc.
ONE DAY EVENT
Event
Year
Starting Date
Due Date
Southland Junior Volleyball
7-10
06 November
21 October
Junior Sports Day
9/10
15 November
04 November
Junior Leadership Day
9/10
11 November
04 November
Invercargill North Zone Tennis
7/8
19 October
11 October
Golf Tournament
7/8
07 November
24 October
Southland Canoe Club
7-13
contact them directly
Basketball
7/8
21 October
10 October
Cricket
7-13
28 October
14 October
Rugby League
9/10
12 October
Touch
7-10
26 October @ SBHS
Volleyball
7-13
Already started
Waterpolo
7-13
14 October
WEEKLY COMPETITION
Racquet Packet- Tennis
9-13
17 October- 28 November
Register online @ www.tennissouthland.co.nz
Whack n Run Squash
7/8
26 October
17 October
Whack n Run Squash
9-13
27 October
17 October
Complete the Computers in Homes
programme & receive:
• A year of subsidised
Naked Broadband
• A Windows 10 laptop with
• 20 hours of free computer
training for a parent*
• 12 months of free technical
support
*Classes may be held
once a week for 2
hours with a maximum
class size of 8-10
This is your chance to own a high-spec quality
refurbished computer & learn new digital skills.
**Criteria to be involved:
• A $50 course contribution required (this can be paid in instalments).
• The family does not already have a computer in the home.
• There is a school aged child living in the home.
To register your interest, visit the
Number 10 office or call 03 214 1013.