Hillcrest High School Hamilton, New Zealand International Student

There were a huge range of performances, from
traditional musical instruments, traditional and
modern dance, singing and the Grand Finale, the
Cultural Captains leading the audience in the New
Zealand National Anthem.
Hillcrest High School
Hamilton,
New Zealand
International Student Newsletter
August 2014
Congratulations to the many students who
took part in the International Concert in Term
Two. The Food Stalls were very popular
before the show and our Cultural Captains
kept the Concert flowing.
Some of our International and ESOL students also
enjoyed the Mystery Creek Agricultural Fieldays,
a very popular national agricultural event. Fieldays
is known as the biggest agricultural trade show in
the southern hemisphere. Students were able to
see animal displays, heavy machinery in action
and sample the many food stalls.
We were very proud of our Korean Fan Dance
group who represented Hillcrest High School at St
Paul’s Collegiate, another school in Hamilton.
We also visted a UNESCO World Heritage Garden
in Suzhou with Wei Wang.
Visit to China, Vietnam and Thailand
During the Term Two holidays the Principal Mr
Whiting, Mrs Whiting and the International
Dirctor Raelyne Selby visited Shanghai, China,
Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and Bangkok,
Thailand.
We were very fortunate to meet up with the
parents of some of our students and very
appreciative of their kindness and hospitality.
It was also very pleasing to meet alumni from the
University of Waikato such as Felix Fang, shown
below with Pei Jin.
This was our first major visit to China, Vietnam
and Thailand and was an opportunity to become
more familiar with the wonderful culture and the
different environment of many of our students.
We also enjoyed the opportunity of meeting
Education Recruitment Agents in each city and
hope to make contact with more Agents in the
future.
The Shanghai skyline is very different to Hamilton!
In Ho Chi Minh City we met Tony Martin, the New
Zealand Trade Commissioner and Consul
General.
We were also delighted to meet Selia and her
family. Selia will be joining us next year in Year 11
.
Teosakul. All three students are attending
University in Bangkok although Mae is currently
studying in the Netherlands for three months.
Our visit was a good opportunately to meet with
family and friends of students
Opera House in HoChi Minh City
In Bangkok we gave a presentation to parents
interested in sending their sons or daughters to
Hamilton in the future.
We appreciated the assistance given to us by Ray
Subhabhundu in organizing the guests and the
venue for the presentation.
We also met up with Palm Siritip, a past Cultual
Captain at Hillcrest High School. Palm, pictured
above with his mother Ray, is currently studying
for three months in Norway.
Kelley Jin and Teresa Dong recently represented
the school at a meeting of the Hamilton Branch of
the NZ Chinese Friendship Society.
We were very fortunate to have the assistance of
past Hillcrest High School pupils Mae Teosakul
and Phum Siritip (pictured above) along with Min
With the start of Term Three we welcomed new
students from China, Germany, Thailand and
Chile. We hope they will enjoy their experiences in
New Zealand and have a rewarding and successful
time at Hillcrest High School. Students are
encouraged to join a club or interest group and
congratulations to new student Stephen Liu.
Stephen has joined the Table Tennis team and is
currently playing after school three times a week.
We are always pleased to see ex-pupils visiting
Hillcrest High School. Recently visitors were Kyung
Min Kim (above) and Justine Cheang (below with
International and ESOL staff)
Joining a team or interest group is a great way of
meeting other students and getting involved in
the school and local community.
Winter has meant lots of coughs and colds.
Remember, if you are not well you can see the
school nurse or your local Doctor. The
International Centre is happy to help you with
completing refund claims from your Insurance
Company.
Exams
Senior Students will be sitting school exams from
15th September and most will have national NCEA
exams in November. Senior students not sitting
We were also pleased to see Mingti Izumi who
returned from Japan for two weeks and stayed
with her host family from last year.
exams are still expected to attend school.
Ex-student Wei Cheng Phee received a ‘Change
Maker Award’, part of the national Youth Week
Awards. This award goes to a young person who
through embracing diversity has created change in
their community.
Applications are now being accepted for 2015
International Student enrolments.
We have enjoyed the company of Liza
Semchenkova for five weeks. Liza has now
returned to Russia after her brief visit to New
Zealand.
2015
The first day for Year 9, 10 and all new students
is Monday 2nd February 2015.
Year 9 and 10 students attend 3rd February 2015.
Year 11, 12 and 13 start 4th February 2015
If you have any questions please contact:
Raelyne Selby
International Director
rselby@hillcrest-high.school.nz