No1 February 24th - Feilding High School

NEWSLETTER NUMBER 1
19 February 2015
A warm welcome to all new students and parents to FAHS
– Feilding High School. I trust that your time with us will
be positive. The year has begun extremely well with
students settling into the school routines very quickly.
Our school roll at present is 1443 which is 60 up on what
the Ministry of Education predicted. As a consequence
there is little spare room within classes and within the
school.
I welcome the following new staff to the school:
Mr Kellerman
Mrs Matthews
Miss Leggett
Mr Haronga
Miss Parker
Mr Dearlove
English and Media Studies
Mathematics
Tourism and Social Studies
Mathematics and Drama
Chemistry and Science
Mathematics (from 2 March)
We will be holding a Year 9 parents’ evening on 26
February 2015, 7.00 PM, so that you can meet and greet
your children’s teachers. It will be an opportunity to learn
some of the processes and procedures that we operate by.
There will be a parent interview afternoon on Thursday 26
March 2015, 3.30 – 6.00 PM.
During the week beginning 2 March 2015 Mr Robert Pereira
will be visiting the school, delivering his anti-bullying
programme. We will be holding a parents’ evening with
Robert on Tuesday 3 March 2015 in the assembly hall at
7.00 PM.
ATTENDANCE ISSUES
When your child is absent from school we need to have a
reason for the absence. All absences have to be coded for
the Ministry of Education, so your co-operation with this
would be appreciated.
Mr Larsen, Mrs Hansen and Mrs Moore have all returned
from leave. Mrs Buksh leaves us for a mathematics position
in the Cook Islands this Friday. I acknowledge her
contribution to the school over the past five years.
BOARD MATTERS
The Board of Trustees will hold their first meeting of the
year on Wednesday 25 February 2015 at 6.30 PM in the
Council Chamber. The make up of the Board is as follows:
Our interim NCEA exam results are very pleasing.
Mr Geoff Walker
Mrs Ellen Bartlett
Mr Owen Bonnor
Mr Dave Byrne
Mrs Jackie Harrigan
Mr Ben Henderson
Mr Shane Hoggard
Mrs Cushla Williamson
Year 11 Level 1
Year 12 Level 2
Year 13 Level 3
Level 1 Literacy
Level 1 Numeracy
University Entrance
Scholarships
Outstanding Scholarships
Maori Achievement
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
2014 Scholarship Winners
Anna Caudwell
Niamh Conlon
Sam Pike
Laura Cowan
Lauren Fergusson
Sophie Richardson
FAHS
71
81.4
62.3
92.1
84.2
45.9
8
1
57.4
79.1
50
National
71
74.3
58.8
90.4
87.9
44
57.1
65.8
46
Accounting, Economics
English, Drama
Agriculture and Horticulture
Biology
English
English
Outstanding Scholarship Winner
Rose Coleman
Physical Education
Gaining a healthy number of scholarships at Year 13 is very
pleasing as it points to outstanding teaching and learning
that is happening within the school. Unlike the main NCEA
pass rates, scholarship results cannot be manipulated.
Mrs Lawton, Mr Larsen and Mrs Higginson accompanied
our boys’ and girls’ basketball teams to California and
Hawaii over the Christmas break. The teams played in two
tournaments while away; the girls won six of their 10 games
and the boys three of their 10 games. Excellent results when
visiting the home of basketball.
Chairperson
Staff Representative
Student Representative
The refurbishment of the hall, gymnasium and the library
will be major property projects this year.
STUDENT MATTERS
2015 head students are:
Ben Henderson
Kelsi Hoggard
President
Vice President
Students gaining Excellence and Merit endorsements for
NCEA are as follows:
Level 1 Excellence
Peta Abernethy
Grace Burmeister
Emma Cook
Rebecca Gray
Sarah Hercock
Emily Hunt
Keely McKnight
Charlotte Nimmo
Delaney Parfitt
Matthew Schweikert
Alexander Snaddon
Caitlyn Thomas
Charlotte Anthony
Jayden Cairns
Ariel Foote
Molly Hartley
Caitlin Hogan
Abigail Legg
Rachel McLean
Gabrielle Oke
Joshua Pilet
Sophia Seddon
Abbey Stratton
Jessie Van Beek
Level 1 Merit
Amy-Jo Abrams
Hannah Billinghurst
Amber Blair
Tayla Anderson
Melissa Blackwood
Hannah Brew
Cassandra Brill
Cameron Brown
Baylee Burnett
Max Corpe
Natasha Cowx-Chesnutt
Daniel Curtis
Giovanni Dryfhout
Bailey Fergusson
Danielle Fredrickson
Meg Goodman
Bridget Henson
Mikayla Huband
Trudi Hunter
Tyla-Jaide Jones
Grace Ju
Fazilat Khan
Liam Kokich
Juliena Long-Lay
Meyer Malone-Prince
Kayla Mataki
Hannah McKnight
Emily Mullen
Nathaniel Peat
Amy Richards
Lucy Robson
Mareana Rurawhe
Ashaya Smith
Tanetta Sylva
Jacob Thomas
Mackenzie Walker
Sarah White
Ruby Wilson
Jorja Brooking
Ella Brunton
Daniel Cameron
Christina Cotton
Dillan Cranshaw
Hugh Dickson
Katherine Farquhar
Ben Flighty
Anais Gardner
Rebecca Harpur
Kathleen Hodson
Madison Hunt
Aiken Hunter
Sam Jones
Quinn Judd
Jack Kinder
Grace Laws
Kataraina Love
Drew Manning
Zachary McKee
Finley Mudgway
Olivia Myer
Stuart Rayner-Nielsen
Jack Richardson
Zak Rodgers
Shawanda Scanlon-Parker
Milly Smithers
Hayden-Jayde Taiaroa
Frances Tocker
Summer Waller-Mott
Alana White
Level 2 Excellence
Nicole Bond
Nathan Curtis
Ben Henderson
Kelsi Hoggard
Rex Paraku
Holly Steven
Lael Chisholm
George Drake
Sharvarne Hislop
Charlotte Minnis
Georgia Rubery
Emma Wills
Level 2 Merit
Ashleigh Aldworth
Kate Bennett
Ashleigh Bolton
Ian Burmeister
Liam Clarke
Monique Corson
Kaleb Downes
Zoe Fraser
Thomas Goodman
Jazz Harding
Letitia Horn
Matthew Hughes
Isahya Hunter
Shannon Johnston
Mitchell Langtry
Ashley Mattocks-McNamara
Georgia McKay
Sarah Mildon
Olivia Murrell
Courtney Ngata-Turley
Makenzie Nuku
Todd Parkinson
Darnesha Pawson
Annalise Phillipson
George Baker
Megan Black
Teigan Boyce-Towler
Khusbu Chhagan
Grayson Cooke
Michelle Cowling
Bailey Fitchett
Kieran Goldsack
Jake Gray
Brooke Hooper
Gerard Horsfield
Christianna Humphries
Natasha Jenkins
Fern Kumeroa
Rhian Lascelles
Callum McCoard
Dylan McKee
Jasmine Murphy
Aquilla Ngahere-Jacobs
Summer Norgate
Axel Oswald
Harriet Patching
Ashlee Phillips
Poppy Plaisted
Rebekah Pointon
Celese Prior
Isabella Robati
Michael Rowan-Payne
Renee Simpson
Sarah Swinbanks
Braeden Taylor-Phillips
Dylan Todd
James Webb
Beau Welch
Charlotte Young
May Ponsonby
Abby Reeve
Rose Robson
Nicholas Simmons
Ryan Stewart
Hayden Taylor
Jada Tiepa
Jodi Walker
Jack Webb
Emma Western
Lachlan Scott has been selected as a reserve for the New
Zealand U16 basketball team.
Our junior robotics team of Nathan Charles, Michael Boullon
and Owen Fenner won the National Junior Vex Robotics
Championships.
Jack Beatson (Year 11) is nationally ranked in discus and
gained gold in the Cooks Garden Classic event over the
holidays.
Marrick Manning (Year 9) has been selected for the national
U15 touch team to play in Australia later this year.
Trinity College music exam results:
Logan Nelly
Sophie Coleman
Brittany Hazelgrove
Lachlan Bush
Amber Blair
Grade 2 Saxophone
Grade 3 Saxophone
Grade 3 Saxophone
Grade 3 Saxophone
Grade 4 Saxophone
Vilimoni Koroi has been named as a Hurricanes rugby
apprentice for 2015.
Keely McKnight was selected for the Manawatu /
Wellington team to compete at the New Zealand Zonal
Swimming Championships.
At the Wellington Long Course Swimming Championships
Chris Smithers gained a silver and a bronze medal. Keely
McKnight gained three gold, one silver and two bronze
medals.
At the Manawatu Age Group Swimming Championships:
Keely McKnight
Chris Smithers
Lleyton Rasmussen
Elen Barr
Madison Keightley
Laura Pedley
7 Gold, 2 Silver
1 Gold, 6 Silver
3 Gold, 4 Silver
1 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze
1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
1 Bronze
Swimming Championship Results:
Junior Boys
Intermediate Boys
Senior Boys
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Lleyton Rasmussen
Lucas Haw
Ieuan Wing
Jamie Simmons
Josh Osborne
William Greenway
Chris Smithers
Mitchell Langtry
Hugh Dickson
Junior Girls
Intermediate Girls
Senior Girls
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Madison Keightley
Molly Alcock
Laura Pedley
Keely McKnight
Elen Barr
Bridget Henson
Emily Mullen
Amy Richards
Jodi Walker
2nd
4th
6th
8th
Oroua
Rangitikei
Tararua
Manawatu
House Results:
1st
3rd
5th
7th
Ruahine
Pohangina
Kiwitea
Kairanga
Male Skins Winner
Female Skins Winner
Chris Smithers
Keely McKnight
Thanks to Alexander Construction, Palmerson North, and
Voila Café, Feilding, for sponsoring the skins events.
Chris Smithers won the Campbell Shield for the fifth
successive year. Chris has again set a new record of four
minutes 15 seconds.
Liam Kokich and Sean Hickmott have been selected for the
New Zealand High Performance Fencing Academy.
Jayden Currie (Year 11) and Monique Corson (Year 13)
have been selected for the New Zealand U18 canoe polo
teams to compete at the Oceania Championships in
Melbourne.
Our junior boys’ canoe polo team of Oliver Morritt, Josh
McKendry and Matt Oke won the Atahua Cup C Grade
Tournament two weekends ago.
LATE START TUESDAYS
These begin on 10 March 2015 and will run through to the
end of Term 3. On every second Tuesday school begins one
hour later at 9.40 AM. All bus students will be supervised.
This arrangement is necessary in order to meet the noncontact provisions of the Secondary Teachers’ Collective
Contract.
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
The first PTA meeting will be held on Wednesday 11 March
2015 at 7.00 PM in the school Council Chamber. This is an
opportunity to ask school management any questions and
find out how the school operates. This is not a fund-raising
committee so you won’t be rail-roaded into doing anything.
YEAR 9 MEET THE TEACHER EVENING
To be held in the school assembly hall on Thursday 26
February 2015 at 7.00 PM. This is a valuable opportunity
to share information.
NCEA INFORMATION EVENING
Thursday 5 March 2015, 6.30 PM in the Council Chamber.
Assessment / Level 1, 2 and 3 NCEA information for
students and parents.
COMING EVENTS
February
24 13 Geography trip (2 days)
Manawatu AWD athletics
25 Board of Trustees meeting, 6.30 PM, Council
Chamber
26 Year 9 Meet the Teacher evening, 7.00 PM, assembly
hall
27 11ODX / 13ODL field trip (2 days)
March
2. Robert Pereira visits (all week)
3
Parent meeting with Robert Pereira, 7.00 PM,
assembly hall
1st XI vs Karamu College
4
Athletics finals day
5
12 Geography trip
NCEA information evening, 6.30 PM, Council
Chamber
6
11FFL / 11WSP trip
8
11ODX / 13ODL trip (2 days)
10 Late start Tuesday
11 11 Geography field trip
Girls rugby vs Carson College
PTA meeting, 7.00 PM, Council Chamber
12 Interim reports emailed home
13 Year 12 / Year 13 Automotive to Palmerston North
PNBHS 7s (2 days)
16 1st XI vs Cullinane College
Commemoration assembly
20 Girls cricket day
21 MISSA at Massey Track
22 Condor 7s qualifying tournament
SGCNZ Sheilah Winn competition
23 Summer Tournament Week – volleyball, softball, 7s,
canoe polo
24 Late start Tuesday
25 Board of Trustees meeting, 6.30 PM, Council
Chamber
26 11ODX / 13ODL field trip (2 days)
Interim report afternoon 3.30 – 6.00 PM, assembly hall
28 NISSA
National Canoe Polo Championships
April
2
Year 12 Road Safety Day at Manfeild Park
Last day of Term 1
R.S. MENZIES
Principal