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Te Henui Magazine NPGHS TE HENUI 2019 NEW PLYMOUTH GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL COMMUNITY HAS SHAPED AND INFLUENCED THE LIVES OF YOUNG WOMEN SINCE 1885. LEADERSHIP A PROUD TRADITION OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE & A PROVEN RECORD OF OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT CULTURE & SPIRIT IN SPORT, VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS. IT IS THE INDIVIDUAL AND LEARNING SUCCESS COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTION OF MANY THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR SPORTING TRIUMPHS US TO ENJOY AND BE PART OF THIS VERY SPECIAL SCHOOL. 1 CONTENT YOUR YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS SCHOOL CELEBRATION CULTURE & 02 COMMUNITY 23 Senior Prize Giving 34 SPIRIT Principals Comment Junior Prize Giving School Ball Board of Trustees Houses Staff List Fun Run Head Girl House Plays Deputy Head Girls Music Concert Student Leaders SCOTLANDS LEARNING AREA SPORTING HOSTEL 56 HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS 52 Hostel Manager From the Arts to the 94 From Summer to Hostel Head Girl Sciences we have Winter, a celebration & Deputy Head your highlights of many codes Girl’s covered YEAR 13 TEAM PHOTOS KAWAI HUIA 126 LEAVERS Sports team 140 PHOTOS 133 Classes Your Seniors photos and their last of 2019 words... CREDITS Many people have contributed their time and effort to make this year’s magazine. Although it is not possible to acknowledge everyone individually it is important to recognise some. LAYOUT AND PRINTING Razz Print & Design GRAPHIC DESIGN Razz Print & Design PHOTOGRAPHS Visual Arts Department, PhotoLife ADVERTISING Kerrie Wootton CONTENT EDITOR Daria McNamara CREATIVE WRITING English Department COVER DESIGN Kirsty Grieve / Michelle Read EDITOR Kirsty Grieve 2 3 FROM THE PRINCIPAL “SHAPE YOUR FUTURE” hope of our predecessors that Rihari Brown. We will continue to truly inspirational leader Further to this Anahita Piri, future generations would display build these connections across the who exemplified leadership our Dux 2018, achieved an Tena koutou katoa these supportive nurturing traits school in the coming years. as service. A strong woman, a Outstanding Scholar Award with New Plymouth Girls’ High deeply caring and empathetic with four scholarships in This year has been a year of It is through times of adversity School and New Plymouth Boys’ person, and an inspiration to total with two outstanding in change and challenge. Following and hardship that we forge High School working together. Our all of us. She influenced tens of Accounting and Economics and our extensive consultation across our resilience, to take on the students are our precious flock. thousands of young people. She two further scholarships in Physics all areas of the school community challenges in life. In the past year, really believed in young people, in and Statistics. Two of our students in 2017 and 2018, we have moved Waka Huia means ‘Treasure Box’ we have all experienced losses education and in enabling young women to also achieved two Top Subject Scholar forward on our strategic direction as Māori treasure boxes were amongst our school community become leaders. Her accomplishments in education Awards: Tessa Keenan - top in the country for and our key strategic outcomes: waka shaped. The rationale in – friends, family, loved ones and are too numerous to list here. She was awarded a Drama; and Breanna Camden for top in Biology (as a Hauora – our students have high choosing Waka Huia as the name former colleagues. The atrocity in Woolf Fisher scholarship in 2011 for excellence in Year 12 student). Tessa also achieved a scholarship levels of well-being; Ako – our that would identify our House Christchurch has also brought the Principalship and made a Member of New Zealand in Media Studies. Breanna Camden not only achieved students have developed a love of groups is two-fold. For generations world’s troubles to our doorstep. Order of Merit for services to education in 2017. She Top Subject Scholar in Biology as a Year 12 student, learning; Tikanga – members of New Plymouth Girls’ High School There is no sense in these kinds spent a lifetime in education and overcame every she also achieved scholarships in Calculus and our school community experience has used the names of local waka of atrocities. We have to hold on career obstacle, every barrier placed in her path, English. Breanna and Tessa were presented with their a sense of belonging. We are also that were involved in the great to love and compassion in the face to become Principal at New Plymouth Girls’ High awards at Government House in May by PM Jacinda continuing to develop a future- migration by Māori to Aotearoa: of intolerance and hatred. We will School. She really loved the school, the staff and most Ardern. focused curriculum that meets the Kurahaupo, Tainui, Tokomaru and not be defeated by terror and hate, importantly the students. She had so much patience, needs of our students in today’s Aotea. The second part to this was by bigotry of any kind. This is when In staffing news, we are fare welling a number of support, awhi, guidance and good humour and she was world to impart to all students in these we need to be courageous and long-serving staff this year. Firstly, Tony Gerber retires a great listener. We will continue to miss her. We began the year with a change Waka that they are very special hold on to the good around us and as full-time Teacher of Physics and Science at the to our pastoral structure and and treasures to be held in high the love around us. Once again, the sporting, cultural, artistic and end of the year. Tony joined the school as Head of regard. leadership success of our students is outstanding Science in 1996 and relinquished this role in 2014. introduced our Waka Huia and This year, we also lost our beloved with many students achieving at national and Since then, he has been Teacher in Charge of Physics Kawai Huia, a development of our The new Waka Huia set up has and respected former Principal, international levels. Their incredible achievements and Laboratory Manager. Barb Bennett, Teacher of House system. As New Plymouth already led to our student leaders Jenny Ellis, after a long and are contained in this magazine. Fifty-one Honours Science, is also leaving us at the end of the year, after Girls’ High School is one of the developing opportunities for closer courageous battle against illness. Awards were awarded throughout the year to thirty- a year of refreshment leave. Barb joined the school in oldest schools in the region and connections across the school Like many of you, I was very lucky four talented and exceptional young women. Honours 1982 as Physical Education teacher. After taking time the country, we are able to draw and the year groups with more and privileged to have Jenny in in leadership were awarded to our Head Girls: Ella out to have a family, Barb returned to school as a part- on our rich history to shape our Waka Huia assemblies, Waka Huia my life. Jenny was an exceptional Wood, Georgia Bricknall and Brianna See. Our 2019 time Science teacher in 2001. In 2002, she became a future. 2019 saw a name change singing and events, and our new educator and leader. She touched Head Girls have exemplified the school values and full-time teacher of Science and Technology. In 2011, from Tutor Group (pastoral care school waiata, written by Matua many people’s lives and was a time for students) to Kāwai Huia shown real commitment, passion, and dedication to she became Specialist Classroom Teacher. We thank and Houses were replaced with the their leadership roles. Ella Wood developed the Iti them for their service and wish them all well in their name Waka Huia. The following is Rearea Award, which is our Junior Honours Award future endeavours. for outstanding achievement in sporting, cultural a brief explanation of these new Kerry Macdonald, Deputy Principal, is taking and artistic endeavours and the first Awards were names: refreshment leave in 2020 after 15 years’ service to bestowed in October. The Head Girl leadership the school. We wish her well on her adventures. Barry The word “kāwai” can be team also implemented the Gratitude Wall and Marnoch is also taking three terms refreshment leave translated as flock or lineage, continued the Breakfast Club. With the Waka Huia in 2020 and we wish him well too. pedigree. Therefore, Kāwai Huia Leaders and the Year 13 Leaders, they supported means flock of Huia or noble each other in developing greater connectedness and My grateful thanks to the leadership team of Deputy lineage. The Huia at one point in sense of belonging across the year groups with the Principals: Stella Bond, Suzanne Bradburn, Kevin our School history was chosen development of Waka Huia events and assemblies. Byrne, and Kerry Macdonald; and to Zoe Kirkcaldie as our “Manu Rangatira” (Chiefly (Business Manager) and Marina Walsh (Hostel In NCEA, the performance of our students in 2018 Bird), as the Huia is a symbol of Manager). I would also like to thank all the teaching was once again outstanding. Twenty-three students dignity and prestige and is proudly and support staff for their on-going commitment achieved thirty-five NZ Scholarships with five displayed on the school emblem. and support. My deepest thanks also to the outgoing Outstanding Scholarships awarded across fifteen The huia motif shown on the New Board of Trustees – Loretta Roberts (Chairperson), subject areas: nine Photography, four Biology, four Plymouth Girls’ High crest is male. Rob McEwan (Deputy Chairperson), Rupa Bindra, English , three Accounting, two each for Drama, Male huia used their bills as a Anahita Piri, Judyne Howell, Brian Lee, Brett Rogers, Economics, Media Studies, and Statistics; one each for “pick-axe” to dig into decaying and Chris Rudd – for their support, dedication and Calculus, Classics, Design, Music, Physics, Spanish wood, exposing huhu larvae and commitment to the school over many years.
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