Great Barrier Experience

PO Box 11020 Hamilton
PO Box 11020 Hamilton
ph 857 0297
ph 857 0297
www.hillcrest-high.school.nz
www.hillcrest-high.school.nz
SEPTEMBER 2014
JULY 2015
NYO selection
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Biology trip
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Rwanda Survivors speak
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Great Barrier Experience
Karate
Champion
Theatresports
Team Success
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Concerts in the Library
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Beautiful Lengths Event
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Principal Points
Known as Modern Learning Environments, opportunities now
exist to create more flexible learning spaces that reflect the
use of digital technologies and 21st Century learning. Mr Johl,
Deputy Principal and senior staff have visited new schools in
Auckland and the Bay of Plenty with a view to our future plans.
The use of digital technology in our curriculum is an
increasing aspect of our teaching practices. The New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA) are planning to digitally assess
all NCEA assessments (internal and external) from 2020, this
will require significant preparation by NZQA and schools in
order to achieve this goal. Digital technology is a significant
focus of staff professional learning this year with the Ministry
of Education and the Board of Trustees investing heavily in ICT
infrastructure. The number of students currently using devices
in class is increasing with the school planning to introduce
BYOD in the near future. The Board has also announced the
formation of an ICT Committee to support the future strategic
leadership of ICT and Digital technologies in the school.
Dear Parents and Caregivers
It is difficult to believe that our Year 11 to 13 students are
well over half way through their academic programmes. Our
internal examinations have recently been completed and
parents have had an opportunity to discuss the progress of
their sons and daughters at our parent/teacher interviews.
As students complete their internal assessments we are now
able to track the achievement of our senior students as they
continue their path towards gaining their NCEA qualification.
This information will be provided to students and parents on
a regular basis.
When school returns at the start of next term it will be business
as usual, however behind the scene the Board of Trustees and
staff are planning the next stage of building development
and the continued integration of digital technologies in our
teaching practices.
The Board has recently ratified our Capital works projects for
the next 5 years, which will include the following:
• Modernisation of Food Technology classrooms to include
facilities for teaching Hospitality courses.
• Construction of a new Careers and Pathways Centre, which
will replace existing prefabricated buildings at the front of
the school.
• Re-roofing B block
• Construction of a new Mathematics block which will
replace existing prefabricated classrooms
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In early June a group of staff, parents and Board of Trustees
representatives met to discuss the formation of a Hillcrest High
School Sports Board. The formation of a Sports Board arose out
of last year’s consultation process in developing our strategic
plan. The Board will undertake a strategic focus in supporting,
developing, promoting and enhancing sport at the school.
This initial group will undertake the role of an establishment
committee, with the possibility of additions to this committee,
which will lead to the formation of the Sports Board.
Term 3 resumes on Monday 20th July. Once again a busy term
awaits as our students balance their studies with our extensive
co and extra-curricular programme.
Thank you for once again supporting our school and the wellbeing and achievement of your son’s and daughters.
Kelvin S Whiting
Principal
Prospectus
The new School Prospectus has been printed
and will be available from the school office
at the beginning of Term 3.
Filmmaking Awards
Hillcrest Rialto V48 Hours Furious Filmmaking Awards
and Nominations
Not much gets ‘Better than Mike’ with this 48 hour crew gaining
awards for Best Script, Best Actress, Best School Team and
coming City Runner Up out of seasoned professionals, those
that work in the industry and those with state of the art digital
resources. For a school team this is an admirable feat.
productions and perhaps get inspired to film furiously next
year. Look out for a trailer from the Take Media Production
Crew and Posters to promo this. Congratulations to all teams
for their involvement, maturity, resourcefulness and talent.
Ms Stratford
The team consists of: Emma Savage, Elizabeth Newton-Jackson,
Nowshin Humayun, Jessica Aw, Hannah Savage, Bella Cook,
Lauren Empson and Esther McDowall. Many of the students
demonstrate their versatility as they are are both adept
at production from their years in Media Studies, as well as
featuring in lead roles in front of the camera. These students
have got the process down pact over the last three years of
being a part of this competition (and others, in addition to
being valued members of the Take Media Production Crew).
They had also received some awards in Year 11 for ‘Up and
Coming Talent’ and ‘Best Actress’ for the entire cast.
This is the third year that school teams have participated in
the competition. Previously, Hillcrest High has had Danger
Zone Films team, and this year Under Score, Shot Gun Not and
a debut for Cameras, Lights, Popcorn. Three of these teams
were nominated this year for various awards. The V48 Hours
Competition seems to be a feature for Media Studies students
and production enthusiasts alike at Hillcrest High.
All Hillcrest High School Team’s films will be screened next
term in Week 2. This will allow everyone to enjoy all the teams’
Open Day
The Hillcrest High School Open Day will be
held on Tuesday 11 August. Please report to
the Auditorium for presentations and tours
of the school taking place at 9.15 am, 1.30
pm and 5.30 pm. This information will be
contained in the Prospectus together with
enrollment information.
Back L to R: Lauren Empson, Nowshin Humayun,
Elizabeth Newton-Jackson, Esther McDowall,
Hannah Savage
Front:
Emma Savage, Jessica Aw
National Youth Orchestra
Congratulations to Sophie Zheng on her selection to play violin
in the June/July season with the National Youth Orchestra.
If your have any queries please don’t hesitate
to contact the school office.
If you are unable to attend the Open Day/
Evening, then please contact the school to
arrange a tour at a convenient time.
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IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
TERM THREE
20 July
Term commences
29 July
Howick College Exchange (away)
31 July
Junior Reports issued
1 August
School Ball
2 August
House Relay
11 August
Open Day
19 August
Blood Drive
22 August
Music Concert
28 August
Team Photos
Senior Reports issued
29 August
Sing Concert
4 September Junior Tick Reports issued
8 & 10 Sept
Parent Interviews (Y9 & Y10)
9 September Cross Country
14 - 25 Sept Senior Exams
Health Clinic
Winter is upon us so we need to be aware of some of the illness
and conditions around us at the time.
There are several illnesses out in the community at the
moment, so the holidays are a good time to get some rest and
recovery from some of the winter ailments.
Some things to be aware of are sore throats, some can lead to
streptococcus throat infection, measles, viral illnesses, head
lice, and scabies are some to be aware of. If you have any
concerns please do not hesitate to see your doctor.
It you eat well, (plenty of fruit and vegetable) drink water and
get plenty of sleep your bodies will love you for it.
If you have a child who has been vomiting within 24 hours of
school or has an illness that is contagious, please keep them
home as these bugs travel quickly. If students have on going
medical conditions or who are sick for long periods of time
we would expect that they are seen outside of school by the
family GP.
Mighty Mouth Dental - visits the Hillcrest High School each
term, if you do not want your child to see Mighty mouth then
please let the school nurse know.
Head Lice - are on the incrrease and the holidays are a great
time to please check children’s hair regularly and treat if these
are present, as they do spread quickly.
Have a safe holiday
Megan king - Registered Nurse
Marion Horton – Registered nurse
Angela Fairweather - Doctor
Paul Head– Physiotherapist
Hillcrest High School Health team
25 SeptemberEnd of Term
Student Portal
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
HOMESTAY ACCOMMODATION
REQUIRED
We need patient, friendly and caring
families who live in the Hillcrest area
to host International Students
attending Hillcrest High School
Family must be fluent English speakers.
Board paid weekly
For an application pack please contact:
Rae Selby
rselby@hillcrest-high.school.nz
857 0297 ext 839
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Parents and caregivers can access the student portal
using their child’s ID number and their own password.
Please phone or email the office (notify@hillcrest-high.
school.nz) if you do not have your password.
The portal is accessed from the very top menu of the
school’s website.
What you can see on the portal:
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Details - check your personal details and use the
Change Details function to email us with updates
Timetable – your child’s current timetable
Attendance – up to date attendance data
NCEA Summary – a comprehensive NCEA summary for
senior students
Groups – any groups your child belongs to
Reports – a copy of all your child’s reports (since
2009)
Awards – previous year’s awards
Fees – shows current fees owing and the facility to
pay online (including NCEA fees)
Careers – any careers information (if applicable)
9JEEP - Year 9 Junior Extension and Enrichment Programme
Learning Retreat
The Learning Retreat for Hillcrest High School prospective
Junior Enrichment & Extension Programme (JEEP) students
took place on the 25th/26th May at the Hamilton Gardens. 61
students joined Ms Raleigh, Mrs Terry, Mr Sales, Mr Kennedy,
Ms Ingrid Rinsma and Former JEEP student Year 13 Todd Harper
for a varied programme of activities with the aim of creating a
stimulating and memorable experience for students.
Students were required to share and discuss ideas, be creative,
and work together.
Students who attended the learning retreat have been invited
to apply for JEEP for semester two. JEEP provides enrichment
and extension opportunities for academically able students.
It includes group work, discussion, problem-solving, thinking
outside the square, and working outside of one’s comfort zone.
The students were assisted and supported during the learning
retreat not only by the teachers and Todd Harper but also by a
remarkable group of Year 11 leaders, who were also all former
JEEP students. Kind thanks to them for their energetic and
enthusiastic guidance and leadership of our Year 9 prospective
JEEP students.
Ms Mary Raleigh & Mrs Jodie Terry
Staff - ‘Night in Asia’
Following on from last term’s Spanish Salsa Night, this term staff were invited to ‘A Night in Asia’. Firstly, there was a short
performance of Japanese Taiko Drumming, then staff got to test their skills under the close supervision of the Waikato team. After
all that exertion, staff then went to a Chinese restaurant where Ms Howard-Shi (our Chinese teacher) encouraged us to try some
authentic Chinese dishes.
Thank you to Akiyama-sensei, Ms Howard-Shi and the
Waikato Drummng team.
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Departments
International
Camp
Our annual International Camp was in Rotorua this year. This
camp is an opportunity to introduce International Students
to different parts of New Zealand and for them to make new
friends.
Our first stop was to the beautiful Blue Springs, on the Te
Waihou Walkway, near Tirau. The springs are the source of
most of the bottled water sold in NZ and a considerable amount
of bottled water from the Blue Springs is exported. From the
springs we walked through beautiful farm land, complete with
curious cows.
Yuko Hasegawa, Reyna Ozawa and Manako Miyata
The next day was spent at Te Puia where we watched a cultural
performance and we then spent time at ‘Amaze Me’.
Year 13 International Student Amanda Wang recently travelled
with her mother and Aunty to Switzerland to look at Hotel
Management opportunities. She went to five campuses to
choose one for next year’s study. Amanda and her family had a
wonderful time, the students served them specially prepared
meals, drinks during the meals and they were offered cheese
and chocolates to taste. In the end, Amanda chose Cesar Ritz
because she felt it stood out as meeting her study needs and
the teachers and students were all very friendly.
Onuma Randhawa
After a picnic lunch at Lake Rotorua we went to the nationally
famous WingSpan. This is a sanctuary and display complex
for the rare native falcon, the Karearea. These small falcons
generally weigh less than 450 grams, are capable of flying
at speeds over 100 km/hr and can catch prey larger than
themselves. They are identified as a threatened species.
Vicky Bai
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Amanda Wang with her mother, her aunt and a hostess
Visiting the National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek, Hamilton
Departments
International
Concert
Our next major event was the International Concert. The theme
was ‘One Dream, One World, One Night’ and our talented
performers dramatically showed the cultural diversity of our
school. Before the concert, food stalls offered a delicious
assortment of treats.
Our school Kapahaka group started the evening in a stirring
manner followed by our Lion team. Then with the assistance
of our Cultural Captains our performers took us to Asia, the
Middle East, Europe, America and Australia before returning to
New Zealand. Our items were a fantastic mix of traditional and
modern and ended with the singing of our National Anthem.
International and ESOL students
have been involved this term in a
wide range of activities including
the mass planting of native trees
on Arbor Day, a trip to the lake
to feed the ducks and helping the
Year 9 Mandarin class in a cooking
competition. For the seniors it has
also been exam time.
Raelyne Selby
Director of International Students
Arbor Day
Cooking competition
Visiting Hamilton Lake
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Departments
Art
The Art Club runs each Wednesday after school in B9. Students
work on projects in a calm and relaxed environment. All
enthusiasts welcome.
Mrs Spittle
HOD Art
Business Studies
On Tuesday 28th April the Level 3 Business Studies students
along with their teachers Mrs Terry and Mrs Gourdie set off to
visit Hobbiton just outside Matamata.
The purpose of the trip was to study how Hobbiton operated as
a business so that the students could apply business concepts
to a real life situation.
We all had a lovely day seeing the theory that we had studied
in class in real life business. Hobbiton more than met our
expectations as to how it should look from the movies.
The manager was extremely helpful in answering our prepared
questions and offering advice and help in the future by
providing email addresses. The students and teachers first sat
down at The Green Dragon Inn with their drink of cold ginger
beer in front of a roaring fire and from there to hear the
answers to their questions in a marquee close by.
Mrs Gourdie
HOD Business Stuidies
Our Year 12 Business Studies students are currently working on
writing a business plan and running their own business.
Some of the groups are working in collaboration with the Drama
department to provide interval refreshments for the patrons.
The delicious donuts and popcorn were very much appreciated
by the audience and performers alike. This collaboration works
perfectly for both departments allowing our Business Studies
students to run a small business with a community focus by
donating the profits to the drama department and releases the
drama staff to focus on their production without the pressure
of producing and serving refreshments.
Mrs Terry
TIC
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Y13 students visit the National Agricultural Fieldays at
Mystery Creek, Hamilton
Departments
Waikato
Shakespeare
Wellington Trip
Drama
Nationals
At 7am on Thursday the 29th May, 19 eager thespians along
with 4 teachers and myself hit the road for the annual trip to
Wellington for the Sheilah Winn National Shakespeare Festival.
After a lengthy 8 hour trip filled with much anticipated food
stops and tone deaf singing we arrived at our destination,
buzzing with excitement for what was to come over the next
few days!
We began our stay by attending the opening for the festival
where we were surrounded by fellow passionate thespian
students from around the country. The opening included various
tertiary tasters, followed by Shakespearian based workshops in
the afternoon where we engaged in a range of activities such as
learning about the history behind his infamous plays and how to
improve our acting skills using different methods, which we all
found to be extremely beneficial. The evening was concluded
with a hilarious performance at Circa theatre of the play “A
servant to two masters” which left us all in tears of laughter.
The next day saw us arrive at the historic St James theatre where
Michael Hockey and Giles Lusty performed their wonderful 5
minute scene of Othello up against 47 other schools who also
had a scene entered. There was tough competition for the
boys but they pulled off an excellent performance and most
definitely did Hillcrest proud! That night we attended another
performance at Bats theatre where we watched a snappy 50
minute play called Wings.
Our last day involved watching more Shakespeare scenes,
attending Weta workshops and also visiting the World War One
commemoration exhibit at Te Papa which was an incredibly
moving and eye opening for us all.
We would all like to thank Mrs Binks, Ms Cash, Mr Sales and
Mr Baxter for putting up with our teenage shenanigans and
accompanying us on this insightful and joyful experience.
Breanna Swales
Arts Captain
Shakespeare Production:
Much Ado About Nothing
One of Shakespeare’s classic comedies sure went down a treat
this year. I’m sure everyone who came to watch this fantastic
play with plots and twists and laughs around every corner will
join me in giving the cast and crew a big congratulations for
their awesome efforts!
Yet again the ‘Famous in Hillcrest High School’ English teacher
Ms Pamment has outdone herself in directing a thoroughly
entertaining Shakespeare production, no amount of words can
stress how important she is and how much time and effort she
puts into making the Shakespeare productions a reality, so, on
behalf of everyone involved and everyone who came to watch
the play we thank you so sincerely.
A huge shout out goes to the audiences on each of the three
nights, their energy and involvement during the plays was
outstanding and the support we received was amazing with
every night sold out!
Once again Hillcrest’s theatre department maintained it’s very
high standards and we can’t wait to see what’s next!
Giles Lusty
Arts Captain
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Departments
Drama
Theatresports
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Junior Theatresports Year 9 and 10 students should listen
to the notices for dates and times for social theatresports
with Ms Cash and Mr Baxter.
23 - 26 June
Theatresports Competitions We have been lucky enough
to enter three teams into the Waikato Theatresports
competition and they have all been consistently achieving
1st or 2nd place in all their games. They have been
creating hilarious physical scenes with witty one-liners.
We would love to see more supporters at their games on
Monday evenings so come along for a night of hilarity- Gold
coin donation and venues change each term so listen to
the notices or join the Hillcrest High School Arts Facebook
page- www.facebook.com/hillcresthighschoolarts.
The year 13 drama students worked tirelessly on this hard
hitting play with its overwhelming themes and mature
characterisations. Amongst the tragedy we still managed to
have a great time during rehearsal with lots of laughs along
the way.
Upcoming Productions
Upcoming Productions
Year 12 Production Greenland - Week 6, Term 3
Year 10 Comedy Evenings- Week 9, Term 3.
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Hecuba
One of our bloodiest performances yet with child killing,
human sacrifice and eye gouging. This was the epitome of
Greek Tragedy.
There were powerful performances from Prapitha Reddy and
Kendra Boyle as the suffering title role ‘Hecuba’. They were
supported by a strong cast of actors and an amazing chorus who
were on stage throughout the play.
We were sold out every night and we would like to thank the
wonderful audiences for their support.
Departments
English
NZ Spelling Bee
Hillcrest High is well represented in this national Spelling
Bee competition again this year. On the 9th of June 10 junior
students took part in the initial stages of the competition here
at school. We are now waiting to hear if anyone has progressed
to the next stage. Last year, Jackson Blewden made it through
to the finals and enjoyed a trip to Wellington. High hopes for
this year too!
Miss Hawthorn
TIC
Junior Debating
We have been very fortunate to have Mr Kevin Horan, former
HOF, teaching English classes for some weeks while Ms Warner
has been acting Assistant Principal and Ms Raleigh has been
Year 11 Dean. We wish him well in his new posting at Cambridge
High School and hope that he can return again.
Likewise Mr Elliot has been stepping in as has been Ms Hawthorn
with some junior classes. Again we are grateful for their help
and expertise.
Mrs Jamieson
HOD English
Junior debating is going from strength to strength at Hillcrest.
We have a terrific number of students taking part this year.
We have 27 students across 6 junior teams. These teams take
part in a fortnightly regional tournament that is held at HBHS.
Students have the opportunity to meet and debate against
other teams from a variety of local schools at this tournament.
Senior Debating
Miss Hawthorn
TIC
Mrs Jamieson
TIC
Lit Quiz
Writers Festival
On Wednesday the 29th of April, three senior teams went
to Southwell School to have some fun and show off their
‘booksmarts’ at the Waikato Secondary Schools’ Lit Quiz.
Together with several other Waikato schools, they battled
through rounds of questions from all different genres of
literature, with quick-fire questions for cash at the end of
each round. Congratulations to Amy Harrison, Islay McDougall,
Prapitha Reddy and Elizabeth Newton-Jackson, whose team
gained third place overall, only narrowly missing out to
Morrinsville and St Peter’s. Well done also to Caitlin McElligot,
Mary McElhinney, Harriet Plant, Emma Wardle, Zara Bowers,
Ella George, Nina Hennig and Maya Jackson-Liew who managed
to grab a few of the extra prizes.
A large group of students attended the Secondary Schools Day
at the Auckland Writer and readers Festival at the Aotea Centre
at the beginning of this term .This is an annual opportunity for
students to hear top international fiction writers speak about
the writing process for them and to share ideas from their
recent work.
Mrs Stevenson
TIC
This literary adventure never fails to inspire our young writers
as seen in this commentary by year 10 student Lujane Shubbir
–Sara Hansen, Jessica Aw and Zara Olifent have had enjoyable
and varied debating rounds so far. They have been ably assisted
by Sukriti Sharma as reserve, and have had a lolly scramble of
wins and losses.
This year the line-up included Natalie Haynes a comedienne
and writer who focussed on comedy of Greek tragedy, Laurie
Halse Anderson and American writer dealing with contemporary
social issues for teenagers, Australian Morris Gleitzman
speaking about his new work about an ANZAC war horse and
Anthony Horowitz author of the ‘Young Bond ‘ series.
“I went home with more than words or knowledge. I came back
fulfilled and a little jittery. There is no doubt that I returned
with a resolute and unyielding need to write.”
Alana Muntz Walsh, Year 10, with
writer Laurie Halse Anderson
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Departments
Language
Term 2 has passed in a whirl of activity including, trips, cooking,
competitions and of course learning!
Language Perfect World Championships
All senior language students competed in the Language Perfect
World Championships winning 10 Elite, 29 Gold, 23 Silver and
17 Bronze Awards. Hillcrest High School finished 31st in the
world and 8th in New Zealand.
Amy Harrison was our top scorer for the school with 20,919
points. She finished 5th in the world and 2nd in New Zealand
for Spanish. Felicitaciones!
Elite Award Winners (More than 10,000 points.)
Amy Harrison
Chloe Gordon
Marc Tong
Victor Peresson
Eli Oliver
Emma Wardle
Mary McElhinney
Ella Novak
Calla Tuhua
Angela Lo
Chinese Cooking
It was almost the end of the first semester, Year 9 Chinese
students were rolling up their sleeves, putting on their aprons
and made a wonderful Chinese feast, with the help of some
Year 13 students.
To some of the students, this was their very first cooking
experience let alone Chinese cooking.
When the dishes were ready to be presented, scored and
consumed, Ms Paris, Mrs McKenzie, Mrs Bonning and Ms Selby
unanimously agreed that the Beef dumpling was the winner.
The kitchen smelt wonderful and we hope this slice of memory
will follow them for many years to come.
Due to a great performance in the Language Perfect World
Championships, we have just heard that Andrea Crasta is one
of 10 finalists who could win a $5000 Scholarship from NZIIU
to study in a country of her choice, and Victor Peresson is
one of 10 finalists who could win a free semester exchange to
Thailand. We wish both of you all the best for the next stage.
French Cafe
Year 9 French students run French Cafés, which is always one
of the highlights of the year.
The Judges
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Departments
Language
Japanese Trip to Auckland
Spanish Alfombras
For Japanese, Year 10 went to Auckland and visited the
Consulate General of Japan. There the students had a seminar
on Japanese culture. They watched videos, touched the
famous Japanese plastic food samples and wore Kimono. We
had authentic Japanese food for lunch then enjoyed some
shopping at the Japan Mart.
Year 10 students explored Hispanic Culture by creating their
own version of “alfombras.” These are sawdust or chalk
carpets, from Central America, traditionally used to decorate
the streets before a procession. They have existed since the
15th Century and are still used today.
Everybody had a fantastic SUGOI experience through this trip.
Next event for Japanese is the Japanese Trivia Qiuz Night held
at the University of Waikato on 19 June. Two teams of junior
students are going to compete against the students from other
schools in Waikato.
Junior Japanese Trivia Championships
The Championships were held on the 19th June at the University
of Waikato. 11 teams from 5 schools in the region participated
and Hillcrest sent two teams of Year 9 and Year 10. All of the
questions were about the fact files of Japan and its culture in
six categories. There was a big heat among the teams.
Unfortunately both of our teams did not get any places.
However, the participating students had a wondeful time
with the yummy refreshments and enjoyed talking with the
volunteer students from the university. We will be back there
again next year to fight back!
French Film Festival
This term Year 13 French students have completed a film
study of “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain.” They made
speeches about the film as part of their NCEA assessments and
many students went to see some of the films on offer at the
Alliance Française Film Festival at the Lido Cinema. If your
son/daughter is learning a language, watching foreign films is
a great way to learn.
L to R: Elizabeth Minty, Danny Seo, Liam Corey, Joshua Martinsen and
James Ridley
Mrs Collett
HOD Languages
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Departments
Music
Term two has been a productive time for the music department.
Dr Martin Griffiths, our orchestral and concert chamber musical
director, has been engaged in preparing four chamber groups
to compete in the national Concert Chamber Competitions,
which this year reached its 50ith anniversary. Out of seventeen
groups in the Waikato competition, two Hillcrest concert
chamber groups claimed the coveted “Highly commended”
awards; only two other groups received this distinction. The
winning Waikato regional concert chamber group featured
Sophie Zheng, a current Hillcrest Year 11 student, and Emily
Kim, a previous Hillcrest student.
Photo from Hamilton Press
L to R: Dr Martin Griffiths, Lisa Zhang, Mayaan Levy and Safira
Neilson
Rock Band
Hillcrest Year 9 rock band “Nevada” progressed through two
rounds of the 2015 National Rockquest competition. This is
an amazing result for such a young band, as many bands do
not progress further than the first round. Mr Jamie Strange
from Berkley Normal School, one of Hillcrest High School’s
feeder schools, has coached Nevada. This group has significant
potential and you will be hearing a lot about them in the future.
Jazz Band
The jazz band, under the baton of Mr Isaac Krandal-Tanner, is
preparing for the Waikato Band and Festival, which take place
at the Waikato University’s Gallagher center of performing Arts
on Friday the 28th of August. This is a high profile celebration
of jazz band, orchestra and percussion ensembles that
represent the best of the Waikato’s secondary music students.
The Hillcrest orchestra will also be competing at the Festival.
The jazz band had a successful time at the Easter jazz band
competitions in Tauranga and received some valuable coaching
from Dr Roger Fox. The jazz and concert band from Pukekohe
High School will visit Hillcrest on the 18th of August to hold
workshops and perform with the Hillcrest Jazz band which will
be good preparation for the upcoming Festival.
Jazz Band performing at the Tauranga jazz festival
Both the Jazz band and the orchestra preformed at a lunchtime
concert for visiting Kiwitahi school in week 10. The primary age
students from Kiwitahi really enjoyed the music performed by
the orchestra and jazz band, and one student even had the
opportunity to conduct the orchestra.
Orchestra performing for Kiwitahi School
The SCAT choir, led by assistant principal Mrs Sue Radford, is
currently fund raising for a two-week tour during the term
three holidays. The tour will start in Singapore, then bus
through Malaysia and on to the Island state of Penang where
the Phee family, who have a strong relationship with Hillcrest
High School, will host them.
Back: Tom Mitchem, Eva Sargent, Cailum Halsey-Collier,
Laura Sargent
Front: Anika Hayes, Olivia Bratton
Thanks to everyone who have helped in making these events
possible, and to music department staff Mr Daniel Shin and Miss
Annabel Rowlands.
Mervyn Cook
Head of Department.
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Departments
Science
The start of the year has been extremely busy in the Science
faculty. Not only has students been industriously working away
in the labs completing practical work and assessments, there
has also been a huge amount of EOTC conducted throughout all
the Science departments.
Level 2 Students spent a night in Pureora national park and
spent their time looking at the wonderful example of the
zonation of vegetation that can be seen as you trek up the
mountain.
Biology students have seen many parts or the wonderful flora
and fauna that makes New Zealand so unique. From the pristine
streams that flow off mount Pirongia and comparing these to
the urban streams that are found in many of our city parks.
Finally the L3 class spent a day frolicking in the mud in the
firth of Thames as they surveyed and collected specimens
of Mangroves in preparation for their investigation into the
unique adaptive features that allow the Mangrove to occupy
such a hostile habitat.
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Departments
Science
Biology is not the only subject to have all the fun. Level 3 Earth
and Space Science spent the day up at Auckland investigating
the numerous volcanos that exist in our largest city. The
trip included riveting exploration of the Auckland Museum
Volcanoes section where students learnt about the Auckland
Volcanic Field (AVF) hot spot and the rocks associated with
it. Later students headed out to Mt Eden when they climbed
to the summit and took in breath-taking panoramic views of
the AVF including Rangitoto Island. On the way home students
experienced the right of passage of eating an Ice cream and
buying some bacon in Pokeno.
300 Level 1 Science students just recently embarked on their
field trip to Taupo, where they looked at many of the geothermal
features that are present in the Taupo Volcanic Zone. These
ranged from the mighty Caldera volcano that contains Lake
Taupo to the bubbling mud pools and stinking fumaroles of the
Craters of the Moon Park. Students also got to experience their
hand at prawn fishing as we visited the prawn park and the
saw how the park used the excess geothermal water from the
power plant next door to heat their prawn ponds.
Physics students have had the chance to experience amazing
and insightful lectures as part of the Osbourne lecture day at
Waikato University. Students came away from that day with
enthusiasm and an appreciation for Physics. L3 Students are
eagerly awaiting the unit of work on amusement park physics,
which culminates with the students getting a chance to
experience the many forces and physical principles they learn
about, with a trip to Rainbows End in Term 4.
Vicky Bai
Our chemistry students have been experiencing many practical
sessions with the Level 2 Chemists conducting and perfecting
the art of titrations and the Level 3 students working hard to
master the Redox reactions and equations.
The Junior Science classes have been extremely busy, with
a huge number of students taking up the opportunity to
participate in Science Badges. This is where students choose an
area of science that they are interested in and complete a series
of tasks to earn themselves a Science badge. A congratulations
is to go out to Isabella Jackson, whom has already earned a
badge in large animal Science.
Greer Jackways and Emma Wardle
Isabella Jackson
We have a good number of students that are also participating
in Science Fair. Students are currently working on their projects
with the hope of them being presented in the Waikato Regional
Science Fair.
Mr Taylor
HOD Science
Aaron Castro, Callum Braithwaite and Raj Prasad
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Departments
Social Studies
As part of the 100th anniversary
commemorations of the ANZAC Landings,
Hillcrest High was sent 30 white crosses
to turn into a Field of Remembrance. We
were also given 28 random service men
from World War I, as well as a nurse and
an unknown soldier.
A Year 10 Social Studies class, 10TR,
were given the chance to put the crosses
together and do a little bit of research into
the various soldiers using the Cenotaph
website run by the Auckland Museum.
Amongst the 30 names included an All
Blacks captain and a young boy who faked
his age. The student’s also started to look
up some of their own family members who
served in World War I and other conflicts
New Zealand has participated in.
The Field of Remembrance was positioned
on a section of grass outside the library
and student services office and was left
out for three days in the lead up to ANZAC
Day to give the whole school a chance to have a look at it. It was great to see students and staff pause to take a moment to read
the names of those who served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice.
With three more years of World War I commemorations still to go, the History Department plans to put the crosses out again to
give the students of Hillcrest High another chance to remember the sacrifice people made 100 years ago.
Mr Evelyn
Teacher of Social Studies
As part of a Human Rights topic, two Year 10 Social Studies
were given the opportunity to get a first-hand account of
survivors of the Genocide against Tutsi and Moderate Hutu in
Rwanda in 1994.
Three survivors, Peter Ntaganda, Egide Mutabaze and Marie
Ingabire, were very willing to share their respective stories
and the journey of their country through the genocide and
into the reconciliation period that has been taking place in
Rwanda since 1994. One of the survivors was saved, along with
several others, by the headmaster of his school, while another
survived by hiding quietly in their home for the duration of the
genocide.
All three stressed the importance of never allowing a tragedy
like this to happen again. They also talked thoroughly about
the process Rwanda has taken to reconcile the perpetrators
and victims, and to remove the words Hutu and Tutsi and just
call themselves Rwandese, a brave and noble path.
The content that the students have been covering was put into
perspective by the presence of these 3 survivors. After a term
of learning about this topic from various books and statistics,
they were now able to get a first-hand account from people
who were there and are actively rebuild their country. This
was a once in a life time opportunity.
Mr Evelyn
Teacher of Social Studies
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Departments
Careers
Year 11 Prizes for Career Planning!
For many students (and their parents!), career decision-making can be quite a stressful area. Recently,
the Hillcrest High School Careers team trialled an innovative new online career exploration tool called
‘Bulls-Eye’ which has been designed and developed for Kiwi teens. (www.bulls-eye.co.nz). Based on
the quality of content, the Centre has invested funds into making this resource available to all our current Year 11 students for the next three years.
This tool provides a unique opportunity for young people to assess and explore a broad range of
career options in an engaging and low pressure way. It also provides them an opportunity to assess
their interests, skills and strengths as well as consider the current demand for different occupations.
Your child has been sent an introduction to ‘Bulls-Eye’ with log-in instructions (to their school email
address). Parents/caregivers have also been sent emails containing back-up information so that they
can support their teens. While we do encourage personal involvement and accountability in students,
many will appreciate some open conversation and support. It is not expected that students would
necessarily make definite career decisions at this stage, but ‘Bulls-Eye’ can certainly help guide them
towards a range of suitable options. Because the resource will be available for three years, students
will be able to review and refine their responses progressively towards the formation of more definite
plans. It will also be referred to during career guidance appointments at school.
‘Bulls-Eye’ can provide useful guidance in the 2016 subject choice process coming up next term.
To encourage Year 11 engagement, there will be a prize draw immediately after the subject choice
submission deadline, with winners announced on the Hillcrest High School Careers Centre Facebook
page.
If your emails have not been received, please contact the Careers Centre on 857 -0297 ext. 843 or via
FB page.
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Digital Technology
The Year 10 programming classes in the Digital Technology
department have been learning Robotics. Students have
been tasked to build the robot then program it to complete
the RoboCup Rescue course, which involves following a line,
navigating obstacles and rescuing the item from a chemical
spill.
Departments
MaterialsTechnology - Fabrics
The students have thoroughly enjoyed this task and successful
teams will be invited to take part in the Waikato Regional
RoboCup competition. The Rescue course is just one of the
categories students can enter in the competition. This is going
to be hosted at Hillcrest High School on the 15th of August and
is the first time the competition is being held in the Waikato.
Year 9 students in Material Technology Fabrics have been having
fun designing and making their zipper critters. The students
have used 4 different fabrics to create their own unique
character. A colourful array of crazy creatures have been made
in the last 6 weeks.
Hillcrest Support Team - HST
The Hillcrest Support Team (HST) will be better known to
many of you as the Anti-Harassment Team or AHT. The name
change this year was decided on by the group to reflect their
evolving role in the school. Started originally to help combat
bullying and harassment, the Year 13 students were trained to
provide mediations in situations of conflict and minor bullying.
However in recent years, the team has grown in numbers and
their role has become one with a wider more positive focus.
The HST, as it is now known, continue to provide mediations
but also offer mentoring and support to younger students and
organise activities and events to discourage bullying and to
foster and maintain a friendly and caring school community.
Promoting ‘Pink Shirt Day’ - an international day against
bullying - was a recent event where students and staff were
encouraged to wear pink to promote the “speak up, stand
together, stop bullying” message.
They also help to run a lunchtime games and activities day on Fridays in R16. Other activities are planned during the school year.
HST members are happy to be approached for help or a friendly chat around the school and are easily identified in their unique
hoodies. Mentoring or mediations can be organised through Guidance or directly with the HST.
Mr Harker
Guidance Councellor
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Trips / Camps
The Year 10 - Five week
Great Barrier Experience
In collaboration with the Hillary Outdoors Education Centre
on Great Barrier Island we have shaped a 5 week course that
melds the delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum with a
combination of outdoor activities and studies revolving around
the principles of sustainability.
Students are supervised by a mixture of Hillcrest High School
staff and Hillary Outdoors instructors. Under their expert
guidance the students undertake 2-3 day expeditions and a
range of outdoor activities including coasteering, high ropes
course, sailing, sea kayaking, surf kayaking, tramping, steep
creeking, fishing, snorkeling, gardening and adventure based
learning.
They undertake a cross-curricular study of cultural, economic,
environmental and social sustainability, interacting during
the process with the local tangata whenua, business owners,
primary school, Glenfern Sanctuary, DOC and Orama community.
For information about the Year 10 - Five week - Great Barrier
Experience please visit the school website to connect with the
Great Barrier Experience website or follow this link - www.
hillcrest-high.school.nz/gb/info.html
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BMX
Football
Sport
Congratulations to Georgia Williams, 1st X1 goalie, who has
been selected from the Joey World Cup tournament to be part
of a training squad currently training in Germany with different
coaches from all over the world.
The 1st X1 Boys have had a few close losses recently, so the great
win against Trident recently was rewarding. Sasha Wallbank
and Kris Nebesky each scored classic goals, the team holding
out for the entire second half to end the National Qualifier 2-0.
Excellent keeping by Mark Docherty to keep Trident scoreless.
Congratulations to coach Josh Groom as well - has been a few
years since Hillcrest won a qualifier.
Special Olympics
Congratulations to the ILC who represented Hillcrest with pride
and gained some excellent results. The Hillcrest teams were a
standout ably demonstrating their skills. The top team won,
defending their 2014 title, while the second team were placed
2nd. Students will now be competing in the Basketball Special
Olympics next term.
Jessie Smith, Year 10, won Gold in the U14 Division at the
recent Nationals held in Christchurch in April.
Boxing
Ethan Pugh, Year 13, won the Welter Weight Regionals which
qualified him as North Island number 1 for the Nationals in
October.
Climbing
In the Hamilton section of the National Series Maria Martinus,
Year 13, placed 2nd in the U20 lead and bouldering. In the U16
division Maayan Levy, Year 9, was 2nd in lead and bouldering.
Kayel Neagle, Year 10, placed 5th in lead and 3rd in bouldering.
Jonah Franke-Bowell, Year 10, was 5th in bouldering.
Taken at the recent Rosehill College sports exchange
Gymnastics
Waikato Secondary Schools competition
Croquet
Giles Lusty, Year 13, won the NZ U21 title
Equestrian
Maia and Kendra Peart-Anderson had a very successful NZ Horse
of the Year with the following results:
Maia: Reserve Champion Large Show Pony plus a 5th, 6th and
7th.
Kendra: Champion Large Saddle Hunter, Champion
Welsh Part Bred Adult and Welsh Exhibit.
Reserve Champion Paced and Mannered Large Pony as well as
an 8th.
Hannah Doak, Lily Paterson, Andre Stokes and Tait Wilson won
their section of the North Island Secondary Schools Trials
Rachel Hamer won the gold medal in A Grade, while Anastasia
Agroudi won gold in B Grade and Katrina Oliver won silver.
These girls went on to compete in the Counties Manukau
competition where Rachel came first overall after coming 1st in
Ribbon, Clubs, and in Hoops. Anastasia gained 3rd place overall
after coming 7th in Free hand, 4th in Ribbon and 2nd in Hoops.
Lacrosse
It has been a good year so far for Lacrosse. We have three
girls teams and one boys team. Ten girls have been selected
for Waikato representative teams. Sammy Quintal, Year 13 is
reprresenting NZ at the U19 Lacrosse World Champs in Scotland
in July, we wish here the best of luck.
Hillcrest High School is hosting the Secondary School Nationals
on 22-23 August.
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Sport
Hockey
The five hockey teams at Hillcrest have made a good start to
the hockey season:
1st X1 Girls - Made the Final of the Waikato Secondary Schools
A Grade competition losing to Waikato Diocesan.
1st X1 Boys - Made the playoff for 3rd in the Waikato Secondary
Schools A Grade competition
With six Year 9 and 10 players, Hillcrest 1st X1 Boys, captained
by Estian Eshuis, we have at times been faced with far more
experienced teams but the boys have competed well. We have
some exciting talent coming through.
Both teams will now compete in the Midlands Intercity
Competition in the 1st Division.
2nd X1 Girls - Currently 5th Place in B Grade
2nd X1 Boys - Currently 7th Place in D Grade
3rd X1 Girls - Currently 10th in D Grade
The Girls’ 1st X1, after a slow start in their semi against Sacred
Heart (1-1 at half time), kicked into gear to outscore the
opposition 4-1 in the 2nd half and be ahead 5-2 as the final
whistle sounded.
Alyesha Elmer, in only her second season in goal, has really
stepped up this year and kept Hillcrest in the game. Nicola
Aldridge had an outstanding game setting up 2 goals with very
accurate passes through the congestion and unlucky not to have
a third. Olivia Yung organised the back very well, while Acacia
Kelsen notched up 2 second half goals to score a hat trick.
Brayden Silvester
Inline Hockey
A fast sport of skill and balance, hockey on roller blades, is
similar to ice hockey played in Canada and USA.
Representatives:
Jana Kivell and Kate Thomson were selected for the New
Zealand U14 and the Junior Womens Teams. While Diego
Waksman was selected in the U12 Team New Zealand Team.
Our top team won came 1st in the Waikato Division 1 competition
and the Tornadoes came 2nd in Division 2.
Acacia Kelsen, Year 12
Olivia Yung, Year 11
Approximately 50 students are involved in inline hockey at
Hillcrest High School which has continued to develop during
the first half of 2015. This year is the first time Hillcrest has
entered two teams in the A Division of the Secondary Schools
League.
Term 3 Hillcrest will enter three teams in the B Division for
the first time. This reflects the work and effort put in by the
students as skaters to improve in skill and understanding of the
game. Hillcrest is in the enviable position of having three goal
tenders, few school have even one.
Of particular note is a team of Year 9 students entered into
B Division who are playing a well-structured and disciplined
game.
I wish to thank student coaches - Pip Eddy and Laura Thresher
for their work during the early part of this year. Also those
who stepped up and took referee roles in the Secondary School
League - Sam Harris, Laura Thresher, Jana Kivell and Diego
Waksman. Other Hillcrest students are assisting in the Primary/
Intermediate Schools grade.
This demonstrates how healthy In-Line Hockey is at Hillcrest
High School and it is with anticipation that I look forward.
Mike Gilliver - coach
TIC
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Karate
Netball
Josh Martinsen, Year 10, won a bronze at both the Australian and
New Zealand Open, while at the Australian University Games
he won silver. Josh was also selected in the New Zealand team
for the Karate Commonwealth Games in India in September.
Sport
Open A
Josh also won Gold medals in both the individual and team
events at the Auckland Championships.
In July Josh will compete in the National Championships. He is
now working towards selection for the New Zealand team to
compete in the Go Ju Ryu Worlds being held in Auckland later
this year.
Back: Rebekah Vercoe, Fiesola Puamau, Lucie Bardoul,
Emmerson Houghton, Nai Mullane-Ronaki, Jaydah Croft,
Jessica Pasene
Front: Ambah tuhoro, Lyanne Eukaliti, Make Puamau,
Megan Henderson
Open A won the Waikato Secondary School Monday Night League
final on Monday 8 June.
Lyanne Eukaliti was in outstanding form taking a huge number
of intercepts and rebounding incredibly - a player who has
the potential to go a very long way. She combined well with
Emmerson Houghton to intimidate the Sacred Heart shooters
forcing them to shoot at 59% and 37%.
For Hillcrest, Fiesola Puamau shot at 85% and rebounded
outstandingly as well.
Joshua Martinsen, Year 10
Squash
On thursday, 18 June, students competed in the Waikato
Secondary School Squash individual competition. Students
were ranked, which meant our youngest player, Dion Morgan,
was up against seniors.
Hillcrest dominated the final six minutes of the game scoring
5 goals on the trot to finish in the lead - 34-25 and win the
trophy for the first time since 2010.
Table Tennis
In April, Shakti Krishnan, Year 13, competecd in the 2015 ITTF
(International Table Tennis Federation) Oceania Cup and Para
table tennis in Australia, his first international tournament.
Shakti won two bronze medals. Congratulations to Shakti as
this has now qualified him for the Rio Olympics next year.
All players played well
with several matches
going to the full five
games.
Congratulations
to all participants for
representing the school
well both on and off the
court and to Josh Beattie,
who won Division 6, and
Daniel Seifert, who won
the consolation plate in
Division 5.
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Sport
Volleyball
National Representatives
Waikato Representatives
NZ U17 Beach
Harrison MacKenzie
Waikato U15
Waikato U17
Harrison Mackenzie, (A team)
Ciara Fee, (A team)
NZ North Island Youth Women
Brianna O’Brien
Teina Joseph, (A team)
Kristina Emson, (A team)
Chris Abbott, (A team)
Xanthe Garahy, (A team)
NZ Youth Men
Kyle Marsters (Non Travelling Reserve)
Rebecca Endres, (A team)
Jaxon Wright, (B team)
Tyler Hurn (A team)
NZ Youth Development Men
Kyle Marsters
NZ Junior Women
Kristina Emson (Non Travelling Reserve)
Sam O'Meara, (B team)
Kacey Bennett, (B team)
NZ Junior Development Women
Kristina Emson
Social Volleyball
The Sunday Social competition continues to be very popular
with many Hillcrest teams playing again this term. This
competition is organised by Waikato Volleyball and run each
Sunday by the Hillcrest Volleyball Club at Hillcrest High School.
The competition runs on six Sunday’s every school term. The
competition is open to everyone and further details can be found
on the Waikato Volleyball Website www.volleyballwaikato.org.
nz School teams can register with Ms Clifton (Teacher in charge
of Volleyball)
Keep up with current volleyball news by liking our Facebook
page....
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Kyle Masters,
Kali Rapley-Inia, (A team)
Jacky Sek,
Rebecca Rodriguez, (A team)
Natch Sadindum,
Caitlin Moore, (B team)
Albert Chen,
Brianna O'Brien (B team)
Dylan Gonano
Anastasia Argyroudi (B team)
Joshua Sprosen
Rugby
Sport
Rugby is well underway at Hillcrest High School with the four
teams once again this year.
The U14 team have great numbers in 2015 and are very keen
which will benefit them throughout the year. Although yet to
notch up a win the boys narrowly went down to Raglan U14s
and Hamilton Boys High School.
The U15 team have a mix of experienced players from last
years U14 team and some new players. They also have had
some very close losses to Hamilton Boys High School and Forest
View. A huge thanks must go to Principal Kelvin Whiting and Yr
9 Dean Ben Kennedy who jumped in to coach the team when
we could not find a coach.
The 2nd XV for the first time in years have huge numbers with
a squad of 27 students. This aim of this team is to prepare the
students for the 1st XV in future years. Under the coaching
of teacher Mr. Dave Kallaher they are well on their way of
achieving this. Playing a number of 1st XV’s from around the
Waikato they are performing very well.
The Montana Catering 1st XV has had a very successful start
to the season and is currently top of the table in the Warren
Gatland Trophy Division. After a tough start against Taumarunui
where the boys escaped with a 12 all draw and a number of
injuries including a season ending broken jaw to Manafa Niurou
the team has had strong wins over both Forest View and St
Johns’.
Thanks again to our sponsors Montana Catering and Hillcrest
New World.
Ryan Cox
TIC
Thanks to the following sponsors
for their support of Rugby at
Hillcrest
Hillcrest
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Sport
Rowing
Rowing 2015/2016 season
Planning is well underway for the start of the new rowing
season. New rowers will get the opportunity to register their
interest at the start of next term with try-out days planned
early in the term. Winter training has already begun for existing
rowers.
This season Dr Brett Smith, Senior Lecturer, Department
of Sport and Leisure, University of Waikato will oversee the
school’s rowing programme and will lead a coaching team
comprising staff members Miss Chloe Macfarlane, Mrs Jude
Smith and Miss Annabel Rowlands, Mr Brent Whiting (parent)
and former Hillcrest student Miss Loveday Yeoman. The
Hillcrest High School Rowing Club, under the leadership of Blair
Wright work hard to effectively organise, manage and resource
rowing at the school. Last season we had a total of 36 rowers
and coxswains, which was a combination of boys and girls from
novice (first year) to senior rowers. Our rowers have achieved
considerable success at regional, North Island and National
(Maadi Cup) regattas in the past and we are confident of this
success continuing in the future.
Girls U18 4 - 4th at Maadi, Gold at North Island Secondary
School competition
Kelvin Whiting
TIC Rowing
Sporting Representatives
Bowls
Jessica de Gorgio and Jessica Pasene were selected in the
Waikato Secondary School team.
Cricket - Indoor
Alan arora has been selected in both the Northern Districts U20
and U17 teams.
Cricket - Outdoor
These students have been selected to represent Hamilton in
following teams:
Samantha Nation - Womens Team
Samantha Nation, Chelsi Rys, Emma Walton - Secondary School
Team
William Kingsbury - Junior Secondary School Team
Football
Tayla Christensen is travelling with the NZ Secondary Schools
Girls Football Team to compete in Thailand in July
Hockey
Lacrosse
Congratulations to the following girls in their success making
these Waikato teams:
U18 A Team - Sam Quintal, Hollie Cooke
U18 Development Team - Faye McDougall
U15 A Team - Chelsi Rys
U15 Development Team - Meghan Wilson, Matilda Plant,
Georgia Wharry, Amelia McNamara,
Anja Kuys and Emma Marshall
Sammy Quintal, Year 13, is representing NZ at the U19 Lacrosse
World Championships in Scotland in July
Netball - Indoor
Paeahu Wheki has been selected in the NZ U17 Mixed team to
compete in Perth in July
Netball - Outdoor
These students have been selected in the following Hamilton
City teams:
U17 – Lyanne Eukaliti, Fiesola Puamau, Ambah Tuhoro
U15A - Nai Mullane-Ronaki
U15B – Jayda Croft
U15 Development – Megan Henderson
Rowing
NZ U23 Barbarians & NZ U21 Squad – Acacia Kelsen
Midlands U18 - Acacia, Debra Yung
Waikato U18 - Estian Eshaus, Shanelle Reeve, Briar Wharry
Tauranga U18 Girls - Maia Peart-Anderson
Paige Hallam was selected in the North Island Secondary School
team which went on to defeat the South Island team.
Inline Hockey
Cavarn Fata-George has been selected in the NZ U15 team.
Jana Kivell and Kate Thomson were selected for the NZ U14s
and Junior Women’s teams while Diego Waksman was selected
in the NZ U12s.
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Rugby League
Trampolining
EJ Bai represented NZ at the Australian National Championships.
Sports Exchange
with Rosehill College
On 23 June Rosehill College visited for our annual sports
exchange. Thanks to all the participants and supporters. Happy
to report that Hillcrest won the days competition, although we
did suffer a few losses.
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