6 December 2019

Year 7 Book Day

1 Principal’s Comment

Tena koutou katoa! It may or may not be in the realm of As the year draws to a close, we have been “achieved/merit/excellence”. It may be in reflecting on the fact that “success” looks emotional intelligence; or confidence; or different for different people. In a school courage, or resilience. Or empathy for others. context, we are all about growth, development, Whatever positives you can find - call them learning, maturation, and the appropriate out and quietly celebrate them. mix of support and challenge to build all those May I wish you all compliments of the elements. So we’ve been looking at examples of season, and the opportunity to create special positive growth -”the stories that the academic memories with family over the break! results don’t tell” from 2019. Academic growth and achievement are very important - but are Nga mihi mahana not everything! Andy Wood For your own child, we encourage you to Principal think about the growth over the year you have observed, to appreciate that growth, to Andy Wood Principal recognise it and celebrate it in your family. It happens slowly so it’s easy to take for granted.

From the Boardroom

Kia ora koutou current organisation of schools, Boards of I am very pleased to confirm my earlier email Trustees’ responsibilities, Ministry of Education to all parents, regarding the appointment of Mr and so on will be evolutionary rather than Mike Newell as our new principal from Term revolutionary, and are unlikely to even be 2, 2020. Mr Newell, (currently the principal noticed. Responsibilities of Boards of Trustees of Northern Southland are virtually unchanged. College), was chosen Finally, may I extend season’s greetings to from a strong field of all in our school community. Thank you for applicants. We look your contribution to James Hargest this year, forward to welcoming particularly those of you who have given your and introducing him at own precious time to help teams, groups, that time. camps, teachers or other peoples’ children in any way. Happy Christmas! The long-awaited Nga mihi nui Chris O’Connor outcomes of the Chris O’Connor BOT Chairperson Ministerial Review of “Tomorrows’ Schools” BOT Chairperson have been announced. Changes to the

PTA Report

Hello to all The schedule for the 2020 meetings are as A big thanks to all the PTA mebmers for follows. They are all held in the Brig (above the their help over the last year. We had our last foyer) at Senior Campus. meeting for the year on 19th November, and the only item left on our agenda is the PTA All are scheduled to start at 7.30pm. Uniform sale on Wednesday 11th December and then another sale on Wednesday 29th January 2020. Further details and Buy in and Tuesday 17th March 2020 (AGM followed by Sell out times, will be in the newsletter. We the regular meeting) look forward to seeing you then. Tuesday 19th May 2020 The PTA has again sponsored /contributed Tuesday 21st July 2020 to the Prizegiving for both Junior and Senior campus which are being held this week. Tuesday 15th September 2020 Congratulations to all those who will receive Tuesday 10th November 2020 Monique Shirley recognition for all their hard work over the Chairperson year, it will also be the Year 13’s farewell Regards supper after the Prizegiving, we wish all the year 13’s well in 2020, for whatever the future Monique Shirley holds for them. Exciting times ahead! PTA Chairperson 2 Head Students 2020

Head Boy: Logan Dennis Deputy Head Boy: Max Nally Congratulations to the above students. We Head Girl: Katie Heads Deputy Head Girl: Ruby Borland-Fraser have no doubt they will be outstanding role models in 2019 Congratulations to Connor Ross the James Hargest College Dux of 2019

3 Staff Leaving

Sharon Rodgers and managing but also playing at times Barbara’s knowledge of old Hargest, It is a sad as well. The sport has run like clockwork Hargest alumni, Hargest “characters” day when under her management and a significant and Hargest history is going to be we need to number of our students have gone on to sorely missed! She has been one of the “keepers of the culture” of our school; farewell a play in regional and national teams as a member of we acknowledge her very significant and result of her encouragement and support. valuable long service to Hargest, and wish staff who has her well for retirement. been working Sharon will be a huge loss to Hargest at James and we are going to miss her. Thank Hargest for you Sharon for your dedication and Mr Lachlan Smith most of the commitment to the James Hargest Mr Lachlan last 34 years ! community. Smith will be The Department of Education confirmed leaving James the appointment of Sharon Kennedy as an Hargest at assistant teacher of Biology, Horticulture, Mrs Barbara Jones the end of Science and Maths for the beginning of the year to 1985 and thus began a long, impressive Barbara pursue other and dedicated career at James Hargest. leaves us with opportunities a legacy of outside of 34 years of By 1988 Sharon had also been appointed teaching. loyal service as a Year 10 Dean and was the teacher in Lachlan charge of Horticulture. Then after a bit to James Hargest. She started in the Technical Department at of time off for travel she was appointed Hargest in 1999 and brought with him a Teacher In Charge of Junior Science in has been involved in wealth of knowledge and skill from the 1989. many areas, building industry. During his time in the but her key department he has been instrumental Sharon took some time off for maternity role has been teaching and leading the in implementing the current Technology leave and to focus on raising her family, area of Year 9 and 10 Social Studies. This curriculum into the Hard Materials area after which she was welcomed back part included involvement in the Southland at both the Junior and Senior levels. He time in the early 2000s. Despite being a SS Committee at various times. Barbara has also designed and developed the popular and successful Science teacher has also been a keen promoter of the Building and Construction course, which Sharon was looking for a change of focus Model United Nations programme, and has inspired many students to follow this and while teaching, raising her family and was involved in the early days of the career path. leading a busy life, in 2003 she began to Young Enterprise Scheme, in which she study part time for her Masters degree in steered teams to high levels of success. A keen hunter and outdoors man, She has always been passionate about the Counselling, which she was awarded with Lachlan was the Teacher in Charge of Distinction. teaching of Civics, and the role of local and central government in our lives. Outdoor Education for many years. Past students will remember fondly “going In 2005 Sharon was appointed as a part For many years she has also been a Dean bush” for two days with his group during time Guidance Counsellor, a role which she of Years 9 and 10, and until 2019, had their camp at Borland Lodge. Outside of has filled admirably ever since. Our young been the HOD of the Invercargill Itinerant the Technical Department Lachlan has people, parent community and staff have Music Teachers, who work in all the been involved in coaching girls’ rugby, all been the beneficiaries of her deep and schools but are based at James Hargest. volleyball and major production set and abiding warmth, sensitivity, sense of social Part of this role - which was not in the job prop construction. justice, fairplay and determination to see description - has been her excellent and all people achieve to the very best of their unwavering organisational support for the His depth of knowledge and experience potential. Southland Secondary Schools Jazz festival will be greatly missed as will his easy and (Initiated by Mr Alistair Monteath, and friendly manner with the students. We From very early in her teaching career now continued by Mr Ross Ogilvy). Her wish him well in the future. at Hargest Sharon has been a quietly work in this area has been highly valuable understated and committed supporter and is very much appreciated. Mrs Lesley Little of Kapa Haka, te reo and Te Komiti Lesley joined Maori, always willing to find time to be However, it is as Production Secretary for the school supportive and inclusive in whatever was countless Major Productions over the last staff in 2009 needed. It was a joy to see her delight in three decades, that Barbara’s commitment as a teacher to the essence of Hargest has been most the completion of our ceremonial kakahu of Music and evident; she has organised rosters, last year. Sharon had been integral in English, and overseen publicity, set up the Programme, facilitating that deeply enriching and subsequently and indeed done all things necessary became HOD inclusive process and everyone who was to keep the focus and direction of the Music two involved felt very privileged to be part Director (Jonathan Tucker, her husband), years later, a of that historic process. Sharon has also firmly attached to the focus and direction position she been a champion of Canoe Polo at James of everyone else responsible for our has held ever since. Lesley’s strength has Hargest for many years, not just coaching marvellous shows! been to oversee a strong and vibrant extra 4 curricular programme including Chamber, 13. It was her passion for Technology that well as Latin, Pauline has taught various Rock, Jazz, Choral, Orchestral and Concert led her into teaching Digital Technologies. other subjects at Hargest as the need has Band. Whilst other staff have been key in Maria has a love of Theatre and Dance, arisen, including Classical Studies, Social some of those areas, Lesley has supported, and has choreographed many of the major Studies, French, Spanish, ESOL, English resourced and maintained the strong productions here at Hargest. Her talent and the Student Support Centre. Pauline music programme the school is known for. and skills were really valued by Jonathan has also been involved in a number NCEA Music results have been very strong Tucker and indeed all of us. of activities outside of the classroom during this time. including hockey, equestrian events, Maria’s quick thinking mind and ability Classical Studies competitions and hosting Her particular strengths have been choral, to grasp new curriculum ideas will be international students. The energy that both with Ancora (which has performed missed by her colleagues as well as she has invested into our students over the consistently well for many years under her her friendliness and jovial personality. last 16 years has been greatly appreciated. coaching), and a range of other choirs from Maria will be missed by students who With Latin no longer being offered, we time to time (Including Boys’ Barbershop). have benefited over the years from her wish Pauline all the best with her choice to She also assumed the role of Concert experience and pedagogy. Maria is having move on and her future beyond teaching Band Director after the departure of John a break from teaching. Latin at Hargest. McLelland. Mrs Fiona Meyer Ms Rachael Blyth Successive Gala Concerts, Music Festivals, and Prizegivings have never failed Fiona joined The English to impress with their showcasing of the James Department musical talent at Hargest, under Lesley’s Hargest staff in has been very fortunate to leadership. These have demonstrated a 2009 as a part have Rachael wide range of ensembles, orchestras, and time teacher Blyth teaching musical genres. of Year 9 – 12 all levels Mathematics. since 2009. However, her greatest achievement Her creative would have to be the extraordinary Rachael is a talents quality of Major Production orchestras very creative have been assembled and rehearsed, year after and artistic appreciated year, mainly student based but with a teacher. especially little support from alumni and Itinerant She is highly committed to her students in the writing of new assessments and Music teachers, and which have produced and spends many hours tutoring them her keenness to trial new and novel live accompaniment to our shows to a outside of class time. Her warmth and ideas with her students. Her willingness standard that has astounded many a caring attitude is appreciated by both to give of her time to help students visitor. Part of Lesley’s vision has also been students and colleagues. Outside the has been appreciated. Fiona has been to give opportunity to student conductors, classroom Rachael has established ARK and we have seen some fine examples in actively involved with World Vision and in ( Acts of Random Kindness), actively recent years. Lesley’s musical direction, particular been the driving force behind supported the Spelling Bee, Production coaching of the cast and chorus singing, the 40 hour famine. She has participated and Outdoor Education camps. Rachael and conducting of our shows represent in school camps and been a member of recently achieved the honour of being the a huge commitment and achievement. the Values committee. Her willingness to first member of the English Department She has also co-directed a number of help colleagues combined with her caring to deliver a paper on dyslexia at the Junior Musical productions, along with nature have made her a valuable member English Conference for many years. It was Ms Jo Buist. (So who really was the “real of staff. We wish her well in the future very well received. Rachael leaves us for boss”!?) and know she will enjoy her time with promotion to Head of English at Opihi grandchildren. College in Temuka. We wish her and her Lesley has decided to have a change of family well. lifestyle and pace, and has been appointed to be the Brass Itinerant Teacher for the Mrs Pauline O’Connor Southland ITM scheme. We are pleased we will continue to see her regularly, as It is with Hargest will be her base school. But for sadness that her excellent contribution to the “musical we farewell soul” of the James Hargest college, we Mrs Pauline thank her sincerely, and wish her well for O’Connor who the next chapter of her career. has been our Latin teacher Ms Maria Alcock at Hargest It is with sadness that we farewell Maria since 2004. Alcock, who Her passion for has been at Latin, together Hargest for with her Primary School training, meant 17 years. her Latin classes were a highlight for many Maria students throughout their time at Hargest. has been Pauline was able to bring Latin alive in so teaching many ways. This included Roman dining, Digital chariot racing, trips into town to look at NCEA Level 2 Printing by Technologies Roman Architecture and overseas trips for Chaneise Morgan Fletcher from Year 9 - her students to Italy, Greece and Spain. As 5 Miss Carla Wilson Ms Maryann Darmody Mrs Paige Denissen

We are Sadly we bid Paige joined very sad to farewell to the James be saying Ms Maryann Hargest staff farewell to Darmody, our in 2018 and Carla Wilson, Photography has been a talented and and Design teaching passionate teacher who Years 9 – 12 English is moving to Mathematics. teacher and a the Owaka She has had dedicated and Area School. responsibility highly respected guidance counsellor. We will miss for Year 10 Carla has held a variety of roles during her enthusiasm and skill, especially in the Mathematics and has made a valuable her time at James Hargest. She began her design area where she has developed some contribution to this area. She is adept with teaching career on the Junior Campus excellent programmes for our students. technology. Her enthusiasm, friendliness in 2009 as a Year 7 homeroom teacher Ms Darmody has set up the Graphic Novel and sense of humour have endeared moving to a Year 8 homeroom teacher in course, which has direct links to S.I.T her to her collegaues. While Paige has 2012. She also filled the roles of teacher in Animation and Design. She has also been embraced the culture at James Hargest, charge of dance, aerobics and netball and, innovative in bringing design projects she has also introduced us to some South just to add to her workload, she trained to to our Junior students and encouraging African ways. We wish her well in her new be a teacher coach in the Kia Eke Panuku a range of skills in T-Shirt printing and teaching position at Nelson College for programme. A role in which she was able stencilling. We wish Ms Darmody all Girls. to support and encourage a significant the best for her new school and artistic number of her colleagues. endeavours. Miss Adele Price

In 2014 she moved to the Senior Campus Harriet Love Adele joined to become an English teacher and continue the James her coaching role. The following year she Harriet joined Hargest Staff was appointed Teacher in Charge of Junior us fresh from in 2018 and English, and later that year was Year 12 the Masters has been Dean (acting) Term 3. At the same time, of Teaching teaching she began a Masters Degree in Counselling programme at Year 9 – 11 from Massey University, which she the University Mathematics continued studying for while she took a of Otago. She and Year break from James Hargest for a few months is a passionate 12 Physics. before returning to us as a Guidance scientist She quietly Counsellor in July 2016. who has and readily adapted her teaching style to particularly meet the demands of her students. Adele enjoyed teaching Chemistry this year. Her shared her resources and made a valuable expert subject knowledge in Chemistry has contribution to department meetings. been valued by students and staff alike and She has embraced the use of technology her sunny personality has been enjoyed by NCEA Level 2 Painting by as a teaching resource and willingly us all in the Science Department. She is off supports colleagues in this area. She has Dayna Miller to continue her career at Taieri College. participated in school camps, Paddles Up and productions. Adele’s amazing baking skills and the regular provision of cakes to the department has been most appreciated and enjoyed. We wish her well in all her future endeavours.

Dr Nichi Voice

At the end of 2019 we say farewell and thank you to Dr Nichi Voice who has been in the brass/ piano itinerant role for the last two years. Nichi has been a pleasure to have on staff. Her professionalism and real concern for her students will be missed as will her sense of humour 6 in the Music Office. Nichi has been an held the highest of standards for his and kawa-cultural practice and protocols, enthusiastic member of the Music team students and himself. He was a key part with dignity and humility. We have here at Hargest and her contribution to of every Oamaru exchange over the years learned much from Matu. He set goals the Production Orchestra is very much and has been involved in Athletics, Cross for both Putangitangi and Polyfest to gain appreciated. We wish her well in future Country and has a particular passion for first placings, goals that were achieved a endeveaours. table tennis, inspiring many to take up number of times over the last few years. the bat. Steve is retiring this year, to focus He introduced and taught Taiaha to our Mrs Jenny Richardson on developing his property and hopefully akonga and to a mixed group of adults and work on his golf handicap. We wish Steve youngsters in the evenings. The inclusion We say all the best in his retirement and thank of Taiaha in the Polyfest performance farewell him for all he has done for our students really added to the mana of the rōpū and to Jenny over the years. the ihi of the performances. Richardson Matu leaves us to teach in Dunedin, who stepped Ms Teresa Henery in to take our returning to his roots, the school he Year 11 English attended as a teenager. E mihi ana ki a koe Literacy class Teresa Henery mō ō pukumahi me nga tini taonga, kua mid year. has been a homai e koe ki a mātau, Matu. Thank you We are very Year 8 teacher for the hard work and many treasures you fortunate to at Junior gave us Matu. have someone Campus for of Jenny’s the last nine Miss Chelsea Cunninghame experience in teaching, drama and speech years and as our International students have excelled has been Chelsea has in those areas.We wish Jenny well and look the Teacher forward to collaborating with her in the been at Junior in Charge future. Campus for of Social three years Studies since 2013. Teresa has also been now, having Mrs Chrissie Bakker Acting Syndicate Leader for 2019. Her started her contributions to the life of our school over teaching career Chrissie the years have been huge, particularly in here. Chelsea is Bakker has performance arts. She has guided many a very genuine, been part of students through performing in Stage positive and the Health Challenge and AIM, closely attuned to and Physical the students’ abilities and ideas, and friendly person Education contributing innovative ideas of her own with a huge passion for teaching. All her Department for the performances. Teresa is a really students have benefited greatly from being since August caring and sensitive teacher, again closely in Chelsea’s class and have really enjoyed this year. We attuned to the needs and aspirations of having her as their teacher. We have tried appreciate the her students, and highly accomplished to hold onto Chelsea, as she contributes role she filled in her ability to ensure every child in her so much to our school and is well loved in that time. Chrissie is moving to teach class progresses to the best of their ability. by her students and colleagues alike; Dance at SGHS in 2020. A true professional, a valued colleague; however, she has decided she needs to respectful, kind and highly competent, the see the world and intends flying off early staff at Junior Campus, and in particular next year. All the best on your overseas Mr Stephen Lindsay the Year 8 team, will miss Teresa. We wish adventures Chelsea. her all the best in her new role as Deputy Steve has Principal at Salford Primary School. Ms Jocee Vergoz taught at the Junior Campus Matua Matu Pene Farewell to for twelve Jocee Vergoz. years, working Matua Matu Thanks to as the Year 7 Pene joined Jocee for and 8 Science the Hargest helping our specialist. whanau in school by Steve has led 2015. During taking up many students his years here, teaching in through the he took on Room 9 three wonders of responsibility quarters science investigation and experimentation. for Te Ao of the way Many of Steve’s students gained top prizes Māori at through the in the Southland Science Fair and many the Junior year. We appreciate the work she has also went on to achieve highly during Campus. He has been fully involved in done, and wish her all the best for her their years at Senior Campus, thanks to Kapa Haka, brought fresh ideas to raise the return to Hamilton and her new job there. the solid foundation Steve gave them level of Te Reo spoken around the school in Science. He has been a collegial and and has shown great passion for everyone On Maternity Leave respected member of staff, and his quiet, learning the Haka in the first term of Mrs Holly Bradshaw often under-the-radar sense of humour each year. Many times over the years Ms Karen Colhoun will be missed by many. Steve is a very Matu represented the staff and school as Mrs Hinea Harris professional, respectful person and always orator, kaikorero and guided us in tikanga Mrs Laura Fryer 7 Sporting and Cultural Blues Awards 2019

SPORTING AND CULTURAL DRAMA TABLE TENNIS HOCKEY BLUES AWARDS 2019 Jeromy Tiatia Ingamar Siegruhn Brianna Hartley AEROBICS Kate Loan Maia Cavanagh Kendyl Hair Finn Holden NETBALL FOOTBALL Maia Cavanagh ATHLETICS Rebecca Walker TECHNICAL Emily Hay Kate Johnstone Hamish Dudley WATER POLO Quinn Hartley Liam Martin Christopher Hyde Daniel McKenzie Jade Johnson BADMINTON HOCKEY NZ REPRESENTATIVES Bryn Griffiths Brianna Hartley TENNIS ARCHERY Georgia Hawke Jacob Smith Halle Faherty Ryan Jones Dinodh Perera Kate Ryan Finn Holden BRASS BAND Shevin Shedden Darcy Herrick Abby Wallace KAYAKING TOUCH Brianna Loan Brianna Loan Florence McKenzie Briar McKenzie Florence McKenzie Kate Loan CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKING VOLLEYBALL Rhylee Akeroyd BAGPIPING (Service) Cody Harvey Lucy Nind Emily Paterson Declan Cruickshank Mary Jane Grove Conor Shearing MULTISPORT GYMNASTICS BASKETBALL Rhylee Akeroyd WATER POLO Lewis Thomson Madison Grieve Morgan Borrie Hamish Dudley SQUASH Laura Jackson Emily Hay Xavier Greenwood Black Anna O’Connor Jacob Mika Summer Jubb Daniel McKenzie SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING Lucy Nind Jasmine McLeod Abby Flutey Neave Rowland Jacob Smith WATER SKIING Xiara Patino Maddison Tinnock Daniel Strang Caitlin Kingsland Ailin Pekar Ben Wylie Arielle Wilkes STUDENT COACHES 2019 TABLE TENNIS BRASS BAND BASKETBALL Maia Cavanagh Darcy Herrick NETBALL Mac Allen Finn Holden Brianna Loan Sarah McLeish Lachlan Burgess Florence McKenzie Preston Evans PUBLIC SPEAKING Tyler Hawke CANOE POLO Liam Barnes Owen Horgan IMPORTANT Emily Donlevy Liam Martin Megan Donlevy ROWING Gemma McAllister Isabel Flett George Braithwaite Lucy Nind MOBILE Lena Huia Mitchell Tinnock Reid Sargeant Lucia Robold Brendan Eyles Mitchell Tinnock PHONES Max Nally Kate Wallace CHAMBER MUSIC Renee Brookland RUGBY DEBATING From 2020, Lewis Thomson Mitchell Tinnock Samaria Anaru Hill Liam Barnes all students CRICKET SOFTBALL Mackenzie Fallow Years 7-9 Matt Stewart Jacob Smith Donald McIntosh Mitchell Tweedie John Marshall will be CYCLING NETBALL Ruby Bath SQUASH Olivia Burnett required Lydia Blomfield Alex-Zaria Laurie Charlie Fraser Conrad Clark Anna O’Connor Katie Heads to hand in Marshall Erwood Miakkae Henderson their mobile Kate Russell SWIMMING Emily Knowler Hunter Thompson Regan Cross Alice Moreton phones to Rhylee Akeroyd Ella Dougherty Laura Moreton Morgan Borrie Teegan Strudwicke Tessa Sloan staff for the Liam Cruickshank Jacob Blomfield Jordanna Wood Hunter Gough day (Junior Cody Harvey SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING WATER POLO Jasmine McLeod Abby Flutey Hamish Dudley campus) or Emily Paterson Xiara Patino Xavier Greenwood Black each period Hayley Paterson Ailin Pekar Conor Shearing Arielle Wilkes STUDENT OFFICIALS 2019 (Senior Ronan Shearing BASKETBALL Caitlin Kingsland Campus) Staunton Pirini

8 HOCKEY Brianna Hartley

NETBALL Maia Cavanagh

WATER POLO Daniel McKenzie

NZ REPRESENTATIVES ARCHERY Ryan Jones BRASS BAND Darcy Herrick Brianna Loan Florence McKenzie CYCLING Rhylee Akeroyd Emily Paterson Conor Shearing GYMNASTICS Lewis Thomson SQUASH Anna O’Connor SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING Jeromy Tiatia (left) is one of 20 students selected from an initial pool of 5000 students from Abby Flutey Drama - SGCNZ all over NZ to attend the SGCNZ YSC 2020 (Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Young Xiara Patino Shakespeare Company) at the Globe in July and perform and attend workshops. Any funding from Ailin Pekar any sources is welcome. Jeromy is pictured above as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Arielle Wilkes performance at Parliament. TABLE TENNIS Maia Cavanagh Finn Holden Recent Alumni contact

RocketLab’s founder and CEO Peter Beck, (right) an old boy of IMPORTANT Hargest, on his recent visit back to his old school. Shown left with MOBILE Mr Wood. PHONES Christine French, James Hargest alumni, Rhodes Scholar, and the first South Island female to ever be appointed a NZ High Court Judge, shown bleow with Head Students and our principal recently. Ms French was in Invercargill as part of Law Society celebrations.

9 Ka Hikitia “The Step Up”

Monday 3 February 2020 is the date of the Ka Hikitia, when all students who have graduated from the Junior Campus will gather together to make the “The Step Up” to the Senior Campus. This is a school ritual which began in 2008, and marks the next step in our James Hargest College students’ education. The 2020 Year 9’s will meet outside the Junior Campus atrium at 8.45 am, and the Junior Campus Council and Year 8 teachers will lead the students up the road to be welcomed onto the senior part of the school.

New Zealand Speech Board Oral Communication Term Dates for 2019 Junior Campus Term 4: Tuesday 10 December: End of Term 4 Assessments were held on Thursday 28 November. Well done to all students that participated. If you wish to participate in Oral Term Dates for 2020 Communication lessons next year, information and permission slips will be available at the office early 2020 or alternatively contact Mrs Mika. Year 8 Advanced Junior Award Year 7 Junior Award Term 1: Thursday 30 January: Course confirmation Distinction Distinction Friday 31 January Teacher Only Day Noah Jaleeludeen Finn Edwards Monday 3 February: Year 7, 8 & 9 start date Tamaki Fukui Tuesday 4 February: Whole school Highly Commended Thursday 6 February: Waitangi Day Madison McKinley Friday 7 February: Whole school Thursday 9 April: End of Term 1 2019 International leavers

Term 2: Tuesday 28 April: Start of Term 2 Best wishes for your future! Friday 3 July: End of Term 2

Kik Ekchiewchan Thailand Zee Keeratinirandon Thailand Frances Lesilolo Indonesia Rin Shiihara Japan Fred Mun Korea Nanako Rokurogi Japan Term 3: Monday 20 July: Start of Term 3 Jonathan Chuhairy Indonesia Daniel Lee Korea Friday 25 September: End of Term 3 Liam Merber South Africa Aidan Lee Korea Nicha Mungkung Thailand Bank Nimitsiripongkul Thailand Sunny Koo Korea Pete Viryasiri Thailand Term 4: Monday 12 October: Start of Term 4 First Nonthapimonchai Thailand Sprite Temyord Thailand Wednesday 9 December (TBC): End of Term 4 Kla Atithanawat Thailand Jackson Zheng China Erk Engpongpan Thailand 10 Course Consultation 2020 Thursday 30th January 2020 Years 11- 13 (2020) 9.30am: Year 13 11.00am: Year 12 12.00noon: Year 11 All students will be emailed to indicate whether they are required to attend.

It is essential to come if you: • have been requested to attend via email The Junior Campus School Council acknowledged all the amazing work our caretaker • want to change your subjects Neville Murchland does. Mr Murchland received keys with appreciation messages • are new to Hargest from each class, a super hero cake and a special t-shirt to wear to work.

Hargest Subject/Course Excellence Academic To gain Subject/Course Excellence a student must gain 14 or more credits at Excellence in Blues a subject in one calendar year. Of these, at least 3 credits must be from Academic Excellence externally assessed standards For Academic Excellence the Hargest system and 3 credits from internally of awards is based on the NZQA system assessed standards in that of endorsing certificates with Excellence, subject. however the Excellence credits must be earned in one calendar year (ie 2020). To 100 Club be awarded a general Excellence a student Students who get 100 must gain at least 50 Excellence credits at Excellence credits join our that or a higher level. elite 100 Club.

11 Book Day Junior Campus

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Earlier in the term, a group of year 7 and 8 students attended a drama workshop lead by Jade from Gillies Creative. Students participated in a range of drama warm ups and exercises for the classroom. Feedback from the students was very positive and they left the workshop buzzing with energy. They will all share their knowledge and teach these games to their homeroom classes. Values Awards Junior Campus

Samuel Winder Allan Raymond Azealia Sellwood Emily Blyth Peyton Dickson Harris Evans Amber Hughes Finn Meijer Lukas Schroder Sarah Hay Ben O’Connor Kaiba Ladbrook Tylah Templer Oliver Drake Lisa Murphy St Johns Cadets Congratulations

Congratulations to Abby Fletcher in Room 16. Abby received the Murihiku Youth Division Trophy for Most Improved Cadet 2019 at St Johns prizegiving. Abby has been involved in the St John cadets since February this year and we are very proud of her achievement.

NCEA Level 1 Painting by Brianna Peterson

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14 Physical Educaton Tree planting

Enthusiastic environmentalists participated in a tree planting afternoon with Environment Southland and worked alongside 9KD Physical Education class and primary aged children from the Kahui Manu Homeschooling group. and vice versa. The afternoon evolved The long term aim is to regenerate organically with the teenagers working land alongside the Waihopai River alongside younger pupils and planting and create a community forest walk trees, sharing Kai and playing games at way by diversifying land use and the end of the session. In addition to bringing native species back to the enriching the environment. The next area. The afternoon had a feel good tree planting will be in Term One of community spirit with teenagers 2020. Well done to all those involved. helping younger pupils plant trees Thanks Mr Oliver.

Terry Brown, Heilala Pita and Tahi Rua Toru Tech Challenge Mary Zhang (left to right) won the Regional Finals for the Tahi Rua Toru Regional Finals Tech Challenge. The competition involves small teams of 3-4 students completing a project-based challenge which solves a problem in their local school or community using digital technologies – and having fun along the way! The competition helps students work through the entire process of problem solving. In a digital tech context this includes defining a problem, experimenting on possible solutions, taking guidance from industry mentors, creating a solution and reflecting on it.Their challenge was to make a digital game which taught students about sustainability. Terry, Heilala, Mary and Mrs Corbin are heading to the National Finals on 5th December in Wellington, where the team will present their game to a Dragon’s Den style judging panel. 15 Japanese

The Year 9 and 10 Japanese students made sushi recently in class Right: Ashley Phillips and Sophia Kwong Assessment of Language Competence Exams

Congratulations to the following students on gaining High Distinction in their ALC exams Year 8 Market Day Language Level Student Listening Reading Junior Campus French 1 Halle Faherty High Distinction Kady Gill High Distinction High Distinction Over the last few weeks, the Year 8’s of Alice McIntosh High Distinction High Distinction James Hargest have been looking into the topic “Taking Care of Business.” We were Elle Rogers High Distinction asked to put ourselves into groups and 2 Natasha Lewis High Distinction come up with an item to sell to the Year 5 Tess Ruwhiu High Distinction and 6’s of our contributing schools along with our own Year 7’s. Each group was Tessa Wells High Distinction given a starting fund of $10 to go towards Ella Yule High Distinction their product. We were then given time to plan and create our products. We worked hard at our items over the next couple of Japanese 1 Annalise Butt High Distinction weeks making sure they were completed Olivia Horton High Distinction to the best possible quality. Our products Brianna Loan High Distinction were not our only focus for Market Dylan McKay High Distinction High Distinction Day. We also had to focus on making sure our stall was appealing to entice Yhell Morales High Distinction buyers. After all the thought put into our 2 Adib Ariffin High Distinction products, finally on Wednesday the 27th Miro Kiff High Distinction High Distinction of November our items were able to be sold. For an hour our stalls were open for Wilson Ludlow High Distinction High Distinction us to sell our items. Students and teachers 3 Haein Shin High Distinction both interacted enthusiastically buying our products. Many items were sold and by the end, our profits were substantial. Spanish 1 Olivia Ballantyne High Distinction High Distinction Each class donated their profits towards Elise Gray High Distinction High Distinction a donation or charity that they thought Jorja Sellwood-Gray High Distinction worthy. These included St Johns, NZ Downs Syndrome Association and The NZ Kate Wallace High Distinction Cancer Society. This topic taught us lots 2 Jaqueline Barcelos High Distinction about money, business and how to handle Palmeira situations in the future. Thank you to all Caitlin Brown High Distinction the teachers, parents and caregivers who helped students throughout our Market Samantha Faherty High Distinction Day organization. Ailyn Pekar High Distinction By Sophie Byrne (Year 8 student, Room 15) 16

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Build lifelong friendships Year 8 Market Day Hosting can range in duration from 10 days – Junior Campus 1 year. There is no requirement to have your own child at James Hargest, but, you must: • Be able to provide a safe and caring environ- ment • Be willing to treat the student as a valued family member • Be respectful, mindful and empathetic • Be able to communicate well with young people. A fortnightly payment is provided for each student and support will be available if needed during your student’s stay. James Hargest College is For more information please contact: currently looking for warm, Kylie Hodson welcoming, caring host families International Homestay Co-ordinator [email protected] for International students aged work phone 03 2176129 ext 307 from 10 years – 18 years for 2020 cell phone 027 2017811

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Water Polo South Island Intermediate Tennis Results Tournament Southland Primary Schools Tennis Tournament Yr 7-8 Yr 7-8 3rd - Hargest Gold On Friday 27 October the James Hargest Junior Campus Gold team represented the Congratulations to Libby Crawford Yr 9-13 Senior B school at the South Island Intermediate who represented the Town Zone for 1st - Hargest Yellow Tournament in Dunedin. the Southland Primary Schools Tennis 2nd - Hargest Maroon This team competed in the A grade section. Tournament. This team finished a credible fifth. Libby finished Runner up in Southland for Yr 9-13 Senior A the year 7 & 8 Girls. 1st - Hargest Seniors .

Volleyball Congratulations to the JHC Smashers Volleyball Multisport - team who won the Invercargill year 7 & 8’s Term 4 Adventure Race Year 7 & 8 Competitive section. Junior Campus

On Friday 15 November, 5 teams from the Junior Campus competed at the Southland Secondary School Junior Adventure Race. The race included disciplines of MTB, trekking, kayaking and navigation. This was a team event and students had to stay together while competing. The course took about 5 ½ hours to complete. The students that competed in this day found it challenging as well as very rewarding.

Congratulations to the team of Katie Lawrence, Natasha Santos O’Connell, Sophie Hika and Lily Johnson who were runners up in the Year 7 & 8 section. 18 Rugby Volleyball Southland Junior Girls Champs Congratulations to Mitchell Tinnock, Jacob strength, fitness, and speed. This will be Mika and Jacob McIntyre who have been followed out onto the field to work on selected as one of the regions best up and both technical and tactical development On Sunday 17th November the Southland coming secondary school 16 and 17 year skills. Junior Volleyball Champs were held at old rugby talents. Stadium Southland. The JHC Girls team played well against The aim of the Muster Day they have been competitive teams. The following girls selected for is to put the athletes through Southland Women’s 7s are to be congratulated for winning this their paces and introduce them to what it competition: takes to be a professional in rugby. This will team Darika Abeysinghe, Holly Cunliffe, Caitlin include an introduction to the pathway to Hartley, Eilish Hegan, Jorja McKinley, the Stags and where the athletes sit. Congratulations to Madison Grieve who Ingrid Patterson, Alexis Sapini, Lily Symon, has been selected to the Southland Adorabella Te Nana, Neve Waddel. Thanks There will be mental skills and nutrition in Women’s Sevens Squad and plays in the must also go to Tarrah Shirley for her help the classroom followed by the testing of Regional Sevens Qualifier in Timaru. in coaching the team on the day.

19 Jonty Carran 10 Aside Memorial Rugby Tournament

The Jonty Carran 10 Aside Memorial against Otautau. Unfortunately, the tired Rugby tournament was held at Otautau bodies couldn’t pick themselves up to on Friday 22 November. James Hargest push for a win. Otautau were the winners entered teams in both the boys’ and of the girls section. All the girls gave it girls’ competitions. The boys’ team was their all; they learned a lot and had great made up of experienced club players and fun along the way. We are proud of all the many members of the victorious Oamaru girls. Players that particularly impressed exchange team. The girls had a sprinkling were Amber McKeay, Katie Lawrence, of rugby experience so had many girls Sophie Hika, Natasha Santos-O’Connell who were experiencing competitive rugby and our MVP, Lily Johnson. seconds of the final. Unfortunately, a late for the first time. The girls had several turnover resulted in SBHS taking out the practices in the weeks preceding the The boys gained confidence from a first win in the last play of the game. While tournament and it was finally time to put up win over Longford Gold. This allowed the boys were devastated to lose the what they had learned into action! Wow, them to play with more freedom and final in this fashion, we were very proud considering all the beginners, the girls secure further wins over Otautau and of their efforts and encouraged them to were very impressive. The girls faced SGHS another Longford team. Then came maintain their belief for future fixtures in their first game, a first up win gave them the big challenge, SBHS. The boys let in against SBHS. All the players contributed the confidence to continue their winning some early tries but after realising their to a successful day, those to stand out ways against the second SGHS team. By opposition were only human, began to included; Ezekial Hammond, Jonas the third game, sore bodies and fatigue drag themselves back into the game. At McClymont, Jamie Grey, Dylan Marwick had worn the girls down and narrow full time, SBHS had taken out the win and the team’s MVP Kobe Rooney. Thanks losses to Longford and Otautau were the but the boys had high hopes that they to all organisers, the Southland Rugby result. After a nervous wait, the girls’ got would see them again in the final. And so Union and the Carran family for providing the news that due to other results and it was... The Hargest boys dug deep and this opportunity for our aspiring rugby bonus points, they had made the final showed belief to lead SBHS into the dying players.

20 Science Road Show Service Awards Bus Arrangements Junior Campus Junior Campus Last Day- both Campuses The Otatara and Bluff buses will leave at The Junior Campus hosted the Science Congratulations to the following students 12.15pm on the last day, 12 December. Roadshow again this year on Monday 18th who have received Service Awards: The other buses will run as normal from and Tuesday 19th November. Over 500 3.00pm. students from a variety of primary schools Road Patrol attended and 50 of our own students Dom Donghi Junior Campus attended the show on Monday. Madison McCarroll The Science Roadshow is a travelling Libby Crawford The Junior Campus will close at 12.00 roadshow that visits over 600 schools Mary Zhang noon on Tuesday 12th December. nationwide. It includes many fantastic Zach Clyma Students need to make arrangements to demonstration experiments and a wide Riley McCallum be collected from school at 12.00 pm. Bus variety of fun and exciting interactive students will be picked up from the Junior exhibits. Over 70 exhibits based around HPV (Human Campus at 12.15 pm. science, technology, engineering and Papilloma Virus) mathematics were set up in the school hall. End of year reports Favourites this year were the human gyro, Vaccine Junior Campus the bed of nails, the arch bridge and the Junior Campus bubble surround. Reports will be emailed on Monday the 9 A big thank you to our 24 wonderful The School Based Human Papilloma Virus December at 4pm. Please inform the office student demonstrators from year 7 and year (HPV) Immunisation Programme will if you have had a change of email address 8, who had long days explaining how things again be offering the HPV vaccine to boys to ensure you receive your child’s report work to other students. and girls in Year 8 in 2020. This will be a two dose vaccine programme with a 6 Reports month gap between the doses. The HPV vaccine is the final immunisation given Years 9-10 as part of New Zealand’s free childhood immunisation programme. Reports to Year 9 and 10 students will be emailed on Tuesday 10 December. Consent forms with information on the Parents/Caregivers/Whanau, as well as vaccine will be sent home with your child students, will receive the email. Please in February 2020 for you to fill out and file these reports in a safe place so when return to the school. If you would like they are needed to be included/attached more information on this immunisation to an application form, they can be located programme please go to: www.health. easily. Students can print them at school if govt.nz/hpv. a hard copy is required. Teachers have spent a lot of time giving HPV Immunisation Team, WellSouth, 40 feedforward for 2020. This should be Clyde Street, Invercargill. Phone: 2146436 discussed with your son/daughter or 0800 800 249. Keeping email Addresses Up-to-date: It is important that all email addresses are kept up-to-date, not only for receiving reports, but for numerous messages sent from Hargest. Please phone and update your details. You can easily check what details we have by logging into https:// kamarportal.jameshargest.school.nz PTA Uniform Sales December 2019 and January 2020 - Senior Campus Hall These will be held on: Wednesday 11 December 2019 4.30pm: Buy In 6.30pm: Sell out and Wednesday 29 January 2020 4.30pm: Buy In 6.30pm: Sell out EFTPOS will be available Only good quality, laundered items will be considered to buy 21 Return of School Unclaimed property Stationery Lists Property Junior Campus Years 7, 8 & 9 in 2020

Stationery lists are available on the James Please ensure all school text books, We have a large number of jackets, Hargest website www.jameshargest. library books, resources, sports uniforms, sweatshirts, school jerseys, black shoes, school.nz (under general information). borrowed school ties and/or shoes, etc sports shoes, track pants, socks and Order on-line from the OfficeMax are returned to James Hargest College miscellaneous items of clothing in lost website www.myschool.co.nz or at and that school accounts are paid. School property. Apart from uniform items, OfficeMax 109 Yarrow Street Invercargill. resources are expensive and are often unclaimed clothing will be given to a All stationery is required for the first day of impossible to replace. Clearance forms charity. Please ask your children to check school in 2020. have been issued to Year 9-10 students for lost clothing and we would like to ensure an easy sign off for all students. Some students need prompting and reminding from their parents/caregivers/whanau. Devices

Automatic Payments Bank Accounts

We strongly recommend that all a primary device we recommend the A reminder please if you are making students from year 7 - 12 are equipped following minimum specifications: automatic payments to check you are using the correct bank account for the with a personal device next year. • Minimum screen size of 7 inches campus your child is at, ie; Since introducing 1:1 device use with (minimum usable resolution of a pilot class 5 years ago, we have 1024 x 600) Junior Campus (Y7-Y8) 02 0924 0408612 01 been ‘rolling up’ a 1:1 device learning • Running iOS11.0+, or Android 6.0+, Senior Campus (Y9-Y13) 02 0924 0408612 02 environment year by year. During Mac OSX 10.11+ (El Capitan) or this time the school has transformed Windows 10 When your child moves into Year 9, please many of its other systems to digital remember to change the James Hargest • Battery life of 5-6 hours College bank account you put the money platforms. Students in all year 7-11 • Wireless Capability into, to the Senior Campus Account Number. classes this year now routinely use • Minimum storage for tablets of access to their school digital platform 32GB (due to the increasing size of (Google for Education) for their normal apps) work. Device use is about ‘which • Google Chrome installed (Google Accounts technology is best’ - device or paper Cloud Print is used for printing Junior Campus and pen, and often this means using from student devices) both at once. • Protective case strongly School accounts are now overdue for Next year we continue rolling up recommended payment. Payment can be made by this process. It is important that we • Bluetooth keyboard or keyboard/ cheque, cash or eftpos. Internet banking prepare students for their future, not tablet case combination is and automatic payments are welcome, as our past! recommended, particularly for are partial payments. smaller tablets less than 9” e.g Which Device? ipad mini As a school, we are comfortable for We recommend buying a device that students to bring their preferred device is or can be updated to the latest Junior Campus to school. We do not advocate one operating system as this will give the 6 Layard Street, Invercargill device over another. Students typically device a longer life and allow newly Phone 03 2179250 use a range of devices including iPads, introduced apps to be used. Email: [email protected] Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz Laptops, chrome books and tablets. As Senior Campus 288 Layard Street, Invercargill Phone 03 2176129 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz

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Parent, Caregiver, Whanau and Coming Events for 2019/2020 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 Senior Campus ideas or there is something special that has happened regarding Hargest, or there are issues, concerns or complaints we should December 2019 be aware of, please contact the school Mon 9 Prize Giving Practice office Senior Campus (2176129) or Tues 10 Prize Giving 10:00am in Gym 3 Junior Campus (2179250) or via email, Last Day - Finish after Prize Giving [email protected] Year 9/10 Reports emailed You will be put in contact with an Wed 11 PTA Uniform Sale in the Hall 4:30pm - “buy in” appropriate staff member 6:30pm “sell out”

January 2020 E-mail Newsletters Wed 29 PTA Uniform Sale in the Hall 4:30pm - “buy in” The next newsletter will be issued via 6:30pm “sell out” email on Friday 7 February 2020. Thurs 30 Senior Subject Consultation Hard copies of the newsletter will be • 9.30am: Year 13 available from either the Junior or • 11.00am: Year 12 Senior Campus office. • 12.00noon: Year 11 You can view the newsletter on the Hargest Fri 31 Teacher Only Day web site www.jameshargest.school.nz

February 2020 Information Updates Mon 3 Year 7, 8 & 9 Start If you have any changes to your details (e.g. address, phone numbers, medical Ka Hikitia Year 9 details, emergency contacts, etc), please Tues 4 Full school attendance let the school know as soon as possible in Thurs 6 Waitangi Day order to keep our records up-to-date. Fri 7 Newsletter issued Please email Mrs France (Senior Campus) with any changes at [email protected] or phone 2176129 Junior Campus or Mrs Cribb (Junior Campus) at [email protected] or phone 2179250 December 2019 Mon 9 Year 7 & 8 Excellence Prize giving in the Junior Campus Hall 5-7pm Change of Details School Reports emailed home Tues 10 School finishes for the year at 12 noon Have you shifted house, changed internet service provider or phone 11 Second hand uniform sale - 4.30pm-5.30pm “buy in” provider lately? 6.30pm – 7.30pm “sell out” in the Senior Campus Hall Please ensure that your details are up to date. January 2020 You can easily check what details we Wed 29 Second hand uniform sale - 4.30pm-5.30pm “buy in” have by logging into 6.30pm – 7.30pm “sell out” in the Senior Campus Hall https://kamarportal.jameshargest.school.nz Fri 31 Year 7 students (2019) “Open Classroom”, strictly between 2.00pm to 3.30pm PTA Meeting Dates February 2020 Mon 3 Students are to come to the Junior Campus at the following times: The next PTA meeting will be held in the Year 7 9.15 am – to their classroom Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus, Year 8 10.50 am – to the Hall scheduled to start at 7.30pm. Year 9 8.45 am – to the Atrium for the Ka Hikitia Tuesday 17th March 2020 (AGM followed by Mini Whakatau 1.40pm – Full school welcome the regular meeting) (Parents welcome but note standing room only) Tuesday 19th May 2020 Tuesday 21st July 2020 Tuesday 15th September 2020

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