4 September 2020

Year 10 Fashion and Design

1 Principal’s Comment

pandemic is far from over. Our message participating in Football, Hockey, Rugby, is the same; regular washing and drying Netball, Basketball, Badminton and Road of hands, coughing and sneezing into our Cycling. We had many great results on the elbow and staying away if we have flu-like scoreboard but I was also especially proud symptoms. Visitors need to sign in at the of the way our teams competed and the office or scan the QR code. We will update attitudes they showed. A big thank you our community if there are any changes to must go to our staff and parent coaches requirements. and managers. While some events have had to be Senior Evidence Exams take place from the postponed we are lucky to have been 16 September. These exam results could able to hold our Year 9/10 and Year 7/8 be critical in November should Southland Productions over the past two weeks, suddenly be put into lockdown and exams albeit with a small crowd. It is always a are unable to be held. While we try not to pleasure to watch students perform on add any unnecessary stress or anxiety to Mike Newell stage and see the final product after the our students, this is the reality. Please let Principal hours of practice and rehearsals that are us know if you feel your child needs any needed for such quality performances. extra support around this time. Kia ora whanau Well done to all involved! The recent return of Covid 19 cases in This week we had teams involved in Noho ora mai Auckland and moving back to Alert Level sport all over Otago and Southland for Mike Newell 2 for the rest of us is a reminder that this national tournament week. We had teams Principal From the Boardroom

Tena Koutou 1. Next week the elections for the student 3. In our next newsletter we anticipate representative on the BOT takes place. It is having some positive news to share with pleasing to see a large number of students you all in regards to our buildings on the willing to put themselves forward for this senior campus importation position. Chris O’Connor 2. The board members that were present at BOT Chairperson our recent open day were very impressed with all that was on display and wish to thank staff and students for making it such a success. It was evident by the sheer number of attendees and the subsequent enrolments that JHC is held in high regard by our community.

Chris O’Connor BOT Chairperson LEO Club

The last BBQ raising funds to buy another brick for our Charity Hospital Staff News Farewell

It is with sadness we handling multiple distractions at one time. Helen has enjoyed farewell Tricia France and working at Hargest and looks forward to being a homemaker Helen Dempsey from and not being governed by the clock. the main office of the Senior Campus after a Tricia started part time in “The Unit” now known as the very impressive combined “Student Support Centre” in 1994. After 18 months Tricia service of 56 years. We moved to the reprographics room and took up the position can say with confidence as Administrator for the Hargest Community Childcare Centre that Tricia and Helen know Incorporated. This was part of the job she loved and Tricia was all the students and their very sad when the Centre closed in 2013. For the last 23 years parents. Some of their Tricia has been the Receptionist at the front counter. All the knowledge of student new enrolments have been her responsibility and when we whakapapa, spans three were James Hargest High School, Tricia organised interviews generations. Relationships for all Year 9 students. This was a lengthy, time consuming task and personal interactions and these interviews went on for weeks in the evenings. Tricia are very important to us has also organised homestays for all our Kumagaya groups. She and Tricia and Helen, in was very particular to make a “good match” and enjoyed the their roles at reception, interactions with the adults lead by example. As soon and students. In 2008 Tricia as you step inside the front door you receive a cheerful, warm, accompanied a group to genuine welcome. Both Tricia and Helen have huge knowledge Kumagaya and this trip was of how this school functions and who does what. This a special highlight of her extensive knowledge means they can answer most questions time at Hargest. Every year easily and guide visitors and staff. And for this wisdom, help Tricia has supported, in her and kindness both Tricia and Helen have received many, many own time, our well known accolades over the years from our school community and Major Productions, by visitors. We are highly indebted to them for their superlative organising the rights, selling service to James Hargest High School and College. Tricia and tickets and supervising the Helen have trained four Principals, five Principal’s secretaries front of house volunteers. and Executive Officers over their time with us! No doubt Tricia will maintain her keen interest Helen started part time in 1990 as the Student Debtors in all the comings and manager. At this time all accounts were manual and she had goings at Hargest through to enclose all accounts in envelopes and lick the stamps. Helen her husband Evan. only dealt with cash and cheques and there was no computer system. For many years Helen undertook the organisation Tricia and Helen have had of stationery bags for all the Year 9 students and these were a tremendous impact on us all in our frequent interactions distributed on the first day of school. Helen has been in charge with them. We are truly grateful for their dedicated and loyal of any debt and NCEA fees collection systems and has done so service over so many years. Tricia and Helen are real identities, in a friendly but most effective way. Helen has been endlessly a central part of our school and they will be tremendously patient and kind in her dealings with the staff, with students missed. We wish them all the very best for a well deserved and and their families and admired for her skill when calmly very happy retirement.

Rockquest Polarised

A MASSIVE congratulations to Polarised who have made the NZ Top 20 bands for Rockquest. Caleb Brown - Year 13 Nathan Russell - Year 13 Madeline Doherty - Year 13 Finn Cruickshank - Year 12 Ingamar Siegruhn - Year 10 This is an amazing achievement considering all the obstacles faced this year with Covid-19. There were over 600 entries into Rockquest this year from all over NZ so to reach the top 20 is outstanding. 3 Southland Interschool Japanese Speech Competition

Students of Japanese participated in the Southland Interschool Japanese Speech Competition on August 11th. The Year 9 students performed a role play in pairs in Japanese. The Year 10-13 students presented between a 1 and 3 minute speech and then answered 2 questions in Japanese about it. Congratulations to the following Hargest students who were placed: Year 9 Section 2nd Lara Leitch & Sam Schol Year 10 Section 3rd ‘Onevai Pita Year 11 Section 1st Yebin Kim 2nd Brianna Loan Year 12 Section 1st Regan Cross Year 13 Section 1st Madeleine Doherty 2nd Wilson Ludlow The Mayor’s Award for Expression and Passion: Senior Section Wilson Ludlow Readers Cup 2020 Senior Evidence Exams Wednesday 16 - Wednesday 23 September Four James Hargest teams competed in the Readers Cup competition at the • Please ensure your son/daughter has minimal disruption prior to and during this Ascot Hotel on the 24th of August. In week. Readers Cup, teams of students read five • All students must sit all exams for the subjects that have external exams. books and answer questions about them. • All morning exams start at 9.00am with the exception of Level 1 Maths CAT Once again, our teams competed well which starts at 9.30am. All afternoon exams start at 1.15pm. L1MCAT refers to and took out 2nd, 3rd and 5th positions. the Mathematics Algebra Common Assessment Task. Students in L1MXT and Congratulations to all of our teams. L1MXG must attend this external exam. • All students must stay for the duration of the exam. Some exams finish after Duke Of Edinburgh 3.20pm (as do the NZQA exams in November). Students are asked to make alternative arrangements to travel home. Programme • Preparation for the Evidence Exams is particularly important. Should a student need a derived grade because of some unforeseen circumstances in November Congratulations to the following students where they cannot sit their exams or their performance is impaired, the derived who have completed Awards this year. grade will most likely be based on their Evidence Exam. Should NCEA exams not Bronze: be possible in November, it is also likely the Evidence Exam grade will be used as Rebecca Kingma Robert Copeland grades for most subjects. Hannah Gilroy Christina Allan • Students should be at school well before the exam starts. Charly Faherty Callum Stratford • They can take a plain water bottle and any pens/pencils, calculator, etc into the Emma Faherty exam in a clear plastic bag. • Cellphones, watches, etc should be turned off and be placed in a plastic bag on Silver: the floor. Georgia Donaldson • School uniform must be worn for all exams. • Check dates and times of exams carefully. All Bronze and Silver students who have • The school library will have areas open for study. not yet completed their Adventurous • Ms Haywood will make arrangements for exam clashes and students will be Journey training should follow the link notified in advance. on Google Classroom to do the online • Should a student be sick and unable to sit the exam, contact should be made with training. This is a great way to get Mrs Elder on 2176129 ext 208 to reschedule. around the COVID-19 restrictions and • If your son/daughter has some pre-scheduled specialist medical appointment etc get yourself ready for your Adventurous that cannot be changed, they should see Mrs Elder in advance to make alternative Journeys in the warmer months to come. arrangements. 4 Southland Interschool Japanese Speech Competition Chess Success

Senior Campus Our two Chess teams performed well at the recent Otago Southland Chess tournament in Dunedin. The JHC A team (Ron Gelik, Corbin Fraser, Hasnula Hewa Babaranda and Michael Clinckett) were 4th in Otago/Southland and 1st team from Southland. The B team (Eulalia Terra Teodoro, Alexander Cunningham, Noah Jaleeludeen, Fernando Rios Farias and Seko Hubber-Peckham) were 14th in Otago/Southland.

Our players have had individual success as well. In the recent Chess Power tournament, James Hargest players took all the top 7 placings. 1 - Ron Geilik 2 - Michael Clinckett 7 - James Fisken 3 - Callum Stratford 9 - Alex Cunningham 4 - Corbin Fraser 10 - Eulalia Terra Teodoro 5 - Eamonn Thwaites 12 - Noah Jaleeludeen 6 - Hasnula Hawera Barbaranda 13 - Fernando Rios

Junior Campus Congratulations to the two James Hargest College teams that participated in the Otago Southland Intermediate Chess Tournament in Dunedin. James Hargest A (Liam Graham, Hector O’Rourke, Peter McIntyre and Hasnula Hawera Barbaranda) were placed 6th. James Hargest B (Ben Whelan, Thehas Perera, Pax Talbot and Cora O’Rourke) were placed 12th.

James Hargest College gained distinction for winning the Intermediate section of the Chess Power regionals at Waihopai School.

Overall Individual winners 1st Ben Geilik 2nd Liam Alcock 3rd Alexander Sandiford Best Girl - Judy Chen

5 Fashion and Design Year 9 and 10 Work Day

Wednesday 23 September

All students are expected to find a job for 5 hours and return $20.00 to School on Thursday 24 September. Students who have tried hard to find a job but have been unsuccessful are to report to the Library at 9.00am in uniform. If your child is sick, parents/ caregivers are asked to phone the school office by 9.30am and bring a note the following day.

SPECIAL PROJECT Equipment/ upgrades for recreational activities Miss McMillan’s Year 10 students making fabric face masks. Contact Mrs Elder on 2176129 (ext 208) if you have any work to offer or for general enquiries.

Geography

Year 12 Geography class recently had a fieldtrip to Aoraki Mt Cook. We were lucky to have super weather and the highlight was the skiplane flight up on to the Tasman Glacier. The class leant a lot and will no doubt all gain Excellence in the exam at the end of the term 6 Evidence Exam Timetable

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Changes to NCEA and UE for 2020 James Hargest College Academic You may be worried about the disruption Your Learning Recognition credits can’t from COVID-19 and whether you can get count towards an endorsement. Blues 2020 your NCEA or University Entrance (UE) To get a course endorsement this this year. year you need 12 credits at Merit or Striving for Success! Excellence level in a course rather than This page explains several changes which 14. You still need to achieve at least 3 Please encourage your daughter/son will help you gain the qualification or credits in externals and 3 in internals. in Years 11, 12 and 13 to strive for award you were aiming for. Excellence!

Changes to NCEA Changes to University Entrance ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE If you are working towards NCEA you UE requirements have been reduced For Academic Excellence the Hargest can gain additional credits, based on the from 14 to 12 credits in three UE- system of awards is based on the NZQA number of credits you achieve during approved subjects. You will still need to system of endorsing certificates with the 2020 school year. These additional attain NCEA Level 3 and meet literacy Excellence, except that Excellence credits will be known as Learning and numeracy requirements to be credits must be earned in one calendar Recognition credits. awarded University Entrance. year (ie 2020). To gain an Academic Excellence a student must gain at least For every 5 credits you achieve through It is still important that you complete 46 Excellence credits at that or a higher internal or external assessment, you are the standards necessary for the course level. entitled to 1 extra Learning Recognition of study you want to undertake at credit. university. Check any important SUBJECT EXCELLENCE prerequisites with the University you To gain Subject Excellence a student If you are mainly studying for NCEA want to attend. must gain 12 or more credits at Level 1, you can get up to 10 Learning Excellence in a subject in one calendar Recognition credits – or if you are mainly And finally... year. Of these, at least 3 credits must studying for Level 2 or Level 3, you can Keep working to make sure that you be from externally assessed standards get up to 8 Learning Recognition credits. achieve the standards you need for your and 3 credits from internally assessed NCEA. Remember that if you continue standards in that subject. If you don’t complete your NCEA this to achieve you will be able to gain year, your Learning Recognition credits additional credits this year that will 100 CLUB will count again in 2021. count towards your NCEA. You don’t Students who get 92 Excellence credits need to do anything else. NZQA will do in 2020 are invited to join our elite Your teachers will help you to track your the calculations before you get your 100 Club! progress. results.

Certificate endorsements and course Please visit the website: endorsements https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/ To get a certificate endorsement this understanding-ncea/changes-to-ncea- year you need 46 credits at Merit or and-ue-for-2020/ Excellence level, instead of the usual 50.

NZ Speech Board - Year 8 Advanced Junior Award Hargest has a fine tradition of students Oral Communication Amber Flay Commended excelling at the top end. This doesn’t Assessment Results Sebastian Gray Distinction happen by accident. It takes serious Logan Jordan Distinction planning, goal setting and hard Junior Campus Sophie McElhinney-Milne Distinction work. Students have access to all the Madison McGearty Distinction resources, tutorials, dedicated teachers Harvey Robertson Distinction Oral Communication assessments took and support from home to help them Calin Grice Distinction place on Thursday 30th August. reach these goals. Heilala Pita Distinction Congratulations to the following students on their outstanding results. Junior Award Let’s help our 2020 students make the Addison Robertson Distinction most of their opportunities here as they Kiri Paitai Distinction have done in the past!

Term Dates for 2020 Term 3: Friday 25 September: End of Term 3 Term 4: Monday 12 October: Start of Term 4 Thursday 10 December: End of Term 4

8 ILT Art Awards - Call for Enries

Awards Information Theme: Open Awards: Supreme Award - open nationally 2nd - open nationally 3rd - open nationally Southland Resident Award - Southland only TBC People’s Choice - open nationally Year 11-13 Award -Southland only Entry·Forms & Fees: For EACH entry enclose or direct debit the entry fee of: - $25 for SAS members (per entry) All entrants must be SAS members. Proof of membership required. This fee is non-refundable. Entry forms are to be received no later than 5pm Thursday 3rd September. To be sent with Entry Form: 1x A4, 300DPI image of work Name, title, medium, price, dimensions to be written on the back, OR email a 2019 Award winner Sarah Zhao high resolution digital photograph with details included in email. No late entries will be accepted. Entry fee to be paid via internet banking. Please include your name Pipe Band as reference point. Entry fee as above. Post entry forms to Southern Institute of Drumming Technology, Attn: Kathryn McCully, 133 Tay Street, Invercargill 9810 or email to Another fantastic result by [email protected] Finn Cruickshank over the weekend in Christchurch at the Pipe Band Drumming Competition. Finn was placed 1st on aggregate in B Grade and 3rd in A Grade. Well done Finn!

Enviro Group Update

There have been several activities going on throughout Terms 2-3. Firstly 80 students including the Enviro group, the Junior campus Enviro group, the Junior Te Reo Maori class, a PE class and several home schooling families helped plant 400 plants alongside the Waihopai River bank regeneration area. One day it is hoped that it will be a community native forest walk.

This week Bronwyn - the Otatara Native Plant nursery educator visited school to teach a small group of students at the senior campus how to grow native plants - Broad Leaf and Manuka from cuttings and from seed. The aim is to start doing this in the correct seasons so that the group can plant out their own trees along the Waihopai forest walk.

Other activities coming up:- Term 4: Monday 12 October: Start of Term 4 GJ Gardner Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Thursday 10 December: End of Term 4 Monday Sept 7th. Make your own garden compost project - ongoing 9 Outdoor Education

Year 12 The Snow Camp at the Cardrona Snow Farm

10 Innovation Projects Junior Campus Room 1

Room 1 students have been working on their Innovation projects for 8 weeks. Room 4 visited to learn about the innovations and give feedback. Projects ranged from a heated pillow to a moving rubbish bin. This was a challenging project as there were many problems to solve along the way and not everyone was able to complete their prototype. All part of learning about the design process!

Outdoor Education

Year 12 The Snow Camp at the Cardrona Snow Farm

11 Year 9 & 10 Production

Director’ Message

We made it!!!! I was incredibly proud of the regret is that this team of wonderful people could cast who worked so hard to get performance ready… not play to the size of audiences they deserved and have done it twice! They love the show. Their due to our Level 2 Covid-19 restriction. Funny times. enthusiasm and commitment have been inspiring. Finally, a shout out to my firm supporter, David I would like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, Pottinger and students Kate Edwards and Ezri Renee (Musical Director) and Rachel (Choreographer) Dalgity for their work on the set, and to the staff of who worked tirelessly to produce a polished and slick James Hargest College. Any request for assistance performance. I am in awe of their talent and honestly has always been met with willing responses. could not have done it (twice!) without them. My only Jo

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Room 4 Junior Campus

Room 4 shared their Real World Problem Solving Innovations to the junior classes. They had so much positive feedback and the prototypes were amazing.

EiS Technology Challenge Junior Campus

We sent 2 teams of 4 to the EiS Technology Challenge in Waianiwa on the 12th of August to compete against other schools within Southland. One of our teams was placed 2nd overall. Congratulations to Brock Smith, Neve Templeton, Hasi Babaranda and Emma Steele for a fabulous effort.

13 Dance NZMade 2020

On Monday 27 July, a group of 13 James Hargest students took part in the Dance NZMade Workshops and Competition. The workshops consisted of three different genres - Musical Theatre, Jazz/Lyrical & Hip Hop. It was a great experience for dancers from our school to have and gave them a chance to have a go under some very experienced NZ dance teachers. Following the day workshops, Lucy Thomson, Ivy Turner and George Shirley both took part in the evening competition where they both performed original pieces in their Year group. George and Ivy came away as runners up in the Year 9 section, Netball which is outstanding. Congratulations to both of you for amazing performances. We are all excited about 2021 and we are looking forward to what Hargest can take to the competition next year.

Aerobics Otago/Southland NZCAF Aerobics Championships

Congratulations to Kendyl Hair for winning first place female in open category!

Well done to the following students who also competed: • Ivy Turner - Yr9 Placed 1st Novice Individual • Ella Evans - Yr10 - Placed 5th Our Gold A netball girls are raking up the wins! They played a fantastic game against Pre-Choreographed Secondary Dunstan High winning 41-22 putting them in the top 6! Individual Cricket Junior Campus

We have Mark from Southland Cricket, over the next few weeks, coming in to share games and skills with our students. Information on upcoming competitions and opportunities will be out soon

14 Canoe Polo SISS Competition

James Hargest had a successful time at the South Island Secondary School Canoe Polo Competition with the Senior Girls team winning Gold. The team won all of their games with the final, which went to Golden point, being the most exciting of the competition. Girls Team (above from left):Jordan Evans, Emily Donlevy, Isabel Flett, Lucia Robold, Megan Donlevy, Lena Huia, Kane Wyatt (coach). Lena, Emily and Megan were also named in the Senior Girls Tournament Team. A big thank you goes to the team coach Kane Wyatt from the Southland Canoe Club.

Table Tennis Southland Top Secondary Schools Competition

James Hargest had a large number of teams entered in the recent SSS Table Tennis Champs and they all played extremely well. Congratulations to : Ingamar Siegruhn, Andrei Casareo and Ken Lertjirawong who took out the Boy’s title; and to Sean Bath, James Bath and Tyler Hawke who were placed 3rd. Congratulations to Maia Cavanagh and Brianna Hartley who were placed 2nd in the Girls event; and to Harriet Allen and Emma Gray who were placed third.

Results JHC Blue 2nd JHC Green 5th JHC Gold 4th JHC Silver 6th JHC Red 4th JHC Topspin 2nd

15 Values Awards Loves-Me-Not Workshop Junior Campus Year 12

Ruby Lennon Megan Wheeler Loves-Me-Not is a ‘whole-school parents to talk with their teenage children Hollie Whitaker Janet Wei approach’ one-day workshop for Year 12 about navigating relationships and Felix Huynh Hunter Brinsdono students to prevent abusive behaviour avoiding relationship abuse. in relationships. It is based on a student Whilst primarily aimed at parents, this Subject Selection inquiry learning process, where they video is suitable for anyone at all who discuss relationship abuse, and take action wishes to know more about Loves-Me-Not Year 10, 11 and 12 for 2020 (personal action, effective bystander action and community action) to prevent The video can be accessed on YouTube at: Subject information for 2020 harm from relationship abuse. https://youtu.be/c-gt7QG7GEc will be issued to Year 10, 11 and 12 students on Friday 25 Nigel Latta introduces a 10-minute video September (the last week of that explains how Loves-Me-Not teaches The Loves-Me-Not workshop at JHC will Term 3) by Form Teachers. senior secondary school students about be held on Thursay 24 September for There will be an opportunity healthy relationships. The film encourages Year 12 students. for students and caregivers to talk to teachers in charge of each subject on Thursday Year 8 Options Selection (for Year 9) 15 October (Week 1, Term 4) after school. Year 8 students have an option selection • Agriculture & Horticulture morning at the Senior Campus on • Information Technology Tournament Week Wednesday 23rd September. They • Food Technology will bus up and back, departing after • Fashion & Design morning roll call and returning to the • Music Junior Campus in time for lunch. The • Design Technology Year 8 teachers will be with them and • Graphics • Art morning tea will be provided at the • Languages Senior Campus. An information notice will be sent home later The following is a likely list of options in the term. they will be introduced to:

HARGEST STUDY CENTRE

The JHC Girls team of Brianna Loan, Paige Get help with your school work Raines, Abby Wallace and Georgia Hawke won the Southland Secondary School Badminton Champs; and our Boys team of Senior Campus Library Shevin Sheddan, Bryn and Blake Griffiths and Dinodh Perera won the Boys title. Tuesdays 3.30 - 5.00pm Teachers, Librarian and Peer Tutors available to help with Homework, Research, Exam Study, and Classwork

Well done our teams competing in the 3 x 3 basketball champs - both girls’ and boys’ teams winnning 16 It’s all go prepping and painting up the many props and backdrops for the Wizard of Oz Production. Many hands make light work!

The Wizard of Oz Junior Campus Production

Well this Yellow Brick Road has taken the Junior Campus Production cast and crew on quite a journey this year! Our talented cast have performed 4 separate shows to

meet the audience demands (and the requirements of Level 2). They have practised nearly every Sunday this term and have sung, danced and acted their hearts out. We’ve loved every minute of our time in Oz and are so thankful to everyone who has helped us along the way!

17 Automatic Payments Uniform Update

A reminder please if you are making AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS A black polyprop may be worn as an alternative to the white to check you are using the correct bank account for the campus polyprop worn under the pe uniform for extra warmth. your child is at, ie Students may wear silver or gold keepers (small plain sleepers) 02 0924 0408612 01 (Junior Campus Year 7 - Year 8) one per ear as an alternative to the plain gold or silver stud. 02 0924 0408612 02 (Senior Campus Year 9- Year 13) The optional girls’ shorts and long pants have been signed off and we hope to have them in the shops for the start of the 2021 Health Nurse Junior Campus year. They will be worn with the white blouse and tie (without the tie at the junior campus). These have been designed with The Health Nurse is available at the Junior Campus. If you have a tailored fit; however, the unisex shorts or trousers may be any concerns please phone the school office and we will arrange purchased if preferred. for her to contact you. If students wish to see the Health Nurse they are able to make an appointment by placing a request in Personal Grooming the green post box in the office foyer. • Hair colour must be natural in appearance. Unnatural and/ Fabrics Room Junior Campus or multi-coloured hair is unacceptable. • Extreme hairstyles are not acceptable (including shaved Mrs Rodger is accepting all donations of: cotton fabric, clean, head, partially shaved head, mohawks and tails). used denim jeans, clean used cotton shirts and other cotton • Hair must be tidy, off the face and collar. fabric suitable for making bags for projects coming up in 2019. • Students with longer hair must have it all tied back with Donations of buttons, thread, yarn and ribbon will also be plain hair bands (only colours of the school uniform may be useful.placing a request in the green post box in the office foyer. used). • Boys’ faces must be clean shaven. • No jewellery is to be worn. The exception is one plain gold Evidence Exams or silver stud (not ear-rings) in each earlobe. Senior Campus • No make-up or nail varnish may be worn.

The date of the Evidence Exams are Wednedsay 16 - Wednesday 23 September. Please do not make any other arrangements Hargest History Hub for your son/daughter during this time. This will be particularly important for all students. They will be used for Evidence should we go into lockdown again.

PTA Fundraising

We’re fundraising with the Entertainment Book APP. Normally 20% of the sale price goes back to our fundraising but from now until 13th September we get an extra $10 for any single city membership Parents and family members who are ex-students of or $20 for the multi-city James Hargest are invited to join a private group on membership! If you haven’t Facebook called James Hargest HS Historical. had one before, this is a great APP with heaps of discounts at local restaurants, cafes, retail Apply, stating what years you were at Hargest. You will then outlets, accommodation, car be approved and become part of this private group which rentals, and tourist attractions. Your digital membership can has access to photos and memories shared by the members. be accessed from up to four It can put you in touch with classmates living in all corners different devices so it’s perfect of the world. In less than four months there are already for sharing with friends/family. 1,514 members, so it’s developing into a very healthy There’s never been a better time to help us: https://www. Ex- pupils’ Association! entertainmentbook.co.nz/ orderbooks/2602g33 Go to: James Hargest HS Historical

18  Parent, Caregiver, Whanau and Community Engagement Coming Events At James Hargest College we are always interested in engaging with our community and listening to parents, for 2020 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 Senior Campus complaints we should be aware of, please contact the school office September Senior Campus (2176129) or Junior Campus (2179250) or via email, Fri 4 Tournament week ends [email protected] Wed 16 - 23 Evidence Exams Year 11-13 You will be put in contact with an Tue 17 BOT meeting 5.15pm appropriate staff member Wed 23 Year 8 Visit to Senior Campus Year 9-10 Work Day Thu 24 Love Me Not - Year 12 Fri 25 Last Day of Term 3 Information Updates October If you have any changes to your details (e.g. address, phone numbers, medical Mon 12 Start of Term 4 details, emergency contacts, etc), please Thu 22 JHC Rugby Prizegiving, Senior Campus Hall let the school know as soon as possible in 7pm order to keep our records up-to-date. Fri 23 Year 11-13 Reports issued Mon 26 Labour Day. No school Please email Mrs France (Senior Campus) with any changes at [email protected] or phone 2176129 or Mrs Cribb (Junior Campus) at Junior Campus [email protected] September or phone 2179250 Thu 10 Junior Campus Cross Country Mon 14 - Fri 18 Christchurch Tournament E-mail Newsletters Mon 14 - Sun 20 Maori Language Week The next newsletter will be issued via Fri 18 Sport and Rec final day email on Friday 16 Ocober 2020. Wed 23 Year 8 Options Morning Hard copies of the newsletter will be Fri 25 Last Day of Term 3 available from either the Junior or Senior Campus office. You can view the newsletter on the Hargest October web site www.jameshargest.school.nz Mon 12 Term 4 starts Thu 15 Shake Out Day PTA Meeting Dates

The next PTA meeting will be held in the

Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus, scheduled to start at 7.30pm. Tuesday 15th September 2020  Tuesday 10th November 2020

Junior Campus Senior Campus 6 Layard Street, Invercargill 288 Layard Street, Invercargill Phone 03 2179250 Phone 03 2176129 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz

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