Last Friday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the... Newsletter 2 (Term 4) – 7 November 2014

Newsletter 2 (Term 4) – 7 November 2014
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Last Friday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Huanui College Sports Prizegiving at the Northland
Hockey Pavilion. It was a great opportunity to reflect on what has been a successful sporting year at Huanui College
and to recognise some of the outstanding sporting performances by some of our students. The evening was a great
success and I am sure the start of a tradition at the College. Thanks must go to Messrs Mather and Redfearn and Mrs
Codlin on a well organised event.
Reflecting on the level of sport participation at the College in 2014, 89% of students participated in at least one interschool sporting event this year as verified by Sport Northland. This compares to a Northland school-wide average of
66%. We have steadily increased our participation in both individual and team sports. 2014 was also a successful year
result-wise with outstanding achievements by our hockey, netball, basketball, rowing and football teams. In individual
sports like athletics, swimming, cross country, triathlon, tennis and squash, there were also some excellent
performances. Huanui College continues to punch above its weight in sport and I can only see sport prospering at the
College in the future.
Next week the junior exams start and the whole school will be in examination mode. Junior students should be well
into their revision programme before now. This can be a daunting challenge for some students and it is important that
all students are as well prepared as they can be for these exams.
Looking forward to next year - with the improvement in the weather, the building work on the new block is
progressing quickly and students and staff alike are excited about using the new class rooms. Enrolments for 2015
have been strong and some year levels are reaching their limit, so if you know of a family that is looking at Huanui
College they should be encouraged to contact the school as soon as possible.
I will finish with a quote from General Colin Powell which can be applied to all our students sitting their exams:
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.”
Peter Ackers – PRINCIPAL
2014 Huanui College Sports Prizegiving:
Leigh Prisk of imagesnaturallyphotography was on hand to record Huanui College’s first Sports Prizegiving and she
has kindly allowed all parents to download the photos from the night at no expense.
To view the photos for the 2014 HC Sports Prizegiving event click the link below.
http://imagesnaturallyphotography.shootproof.com/HCsport
Password: HC Sport
And speaking of prizegiving........ If you would like to donate a trophy to the school for the Annual
Prizegiving, please give Phi a call. Students love earning trophies and
we enjoy their enthusiasm.
Family & Friends Huanui College – are holding a barbeque at the
College on Sunday 30 November commencing at 4.00pm.
This barbeque is held to introduce new families (2015 enrolees) to our
community and we welcome our existing families to participate and help
them feel at home. As you know, it is a hugely popular event and well
supported, so we hope you are able to come along on the night. More
info will be sent out to families nearer the event. There will be music!
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS: Congratulations to......
... Zoe DYKZEUL is one of only eight girls who have been selected into the NZ Squash Junior Development Squad
for 2015.
...Liam MORTIMER and Aaron GREENHALGH represented northland at the U 15 hockey nationals in
Wellington in the holidays where their team finished 7 th. James was awarded the Maungakaramea Senior Mens
Player of the year at their prize giving , as well as the
School Boy cup , Liam was awarded the Most Improved
Collegiate Boy.
...Ella RANKIN recently enjoyed a great exam result for NZ
Speech and Drama being awarded Honours for the Final
Module of Grade Six.
...Ethan LEWIS who was part of the crew of Mischief
which came first on handicap – Div 8 - in the Coastal
Classic Sailing race – Auckland to Russell Yacht Race
...Pippa BENTON who has successfully earned a finalist
placing in the Northland Sports Awards for Gymsports
which will be decided on 5/12/14.
...Monica BOOTH sang with Opera North, and sang a solo
accompanied by the hand-carved Maori-designed red piano
which was lent to Whangarei from Te Papa as part of the
50th Celebrations of Whangarei becoming a city. Not many people will have had this experience!
ASB AWARDS These students won their codes:
…Ashlee GREENHALGH & Lucy JOHNSTON - Rowing
...Lorenzo EAR – Karate
...Dylan CODLIN – Hockey Official
...Richard YOUNG – Cycling
...Tia HOLYOAKE – Polocrosse
ASB Sports Awards: Successful Huanui College students in their individual codes:
L-R: Richard Young (Cycling), Lucy Johnston and Ashlee Greenhalgh (Rowing), Brett Plant (Finalist in Football),
Lorenzo Ear (Karate), Dylan Codlin (Sports Official)
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Students from Huanui College
attended the de-consecration of the Rose Street War Memorial
Cenotaph on Sunday 19th October at 3pm. This was a solemn
occasion where Past President of the RSA, Archie Dixon and
Whangarei Mayor, Cheryl Mai spoke about the significance of the
memorial to our district.
The Cenotaph was blessed and will now be repaired and stored until
it is relocated to its’ new home in Laurie Hall Park. The new
memorial will include a large central area in the park, adjacent to the
waterfall. This memorial serves to remind us of all service men and
women who died in active service during the foreign wars.
It was good to see our students involved in this ceremony.
Left – right: Sophie Short (Head Girl), Malcolm Young, Mayor
Mai, Keegan Prisk, Kelsey Eaton.
(Photo courtesy of Images Naturally Photography)
WIDER COMMUNITY
Zoe Dykzeul is having a giant garage sale at the Whangarei Squash
Club, Tarewa Road on the 22nd November to fundraise for a trip to the USA in
December, she is part of a 5 person squad that are travelling to Boston to attend a
squash academy there before playing in the Canadian and US Junior Squash Opens.
This is an amazing opportunity for Zoe to experience junior squash on a world stage.
Zoe is asking if anyone at the school has anything to donate to the garage sale and if so
it would be greatly appreciated. You can contact Zoe’s mum Karen on 021 437956 if
you have anything that needs collecting.
YEAR 7 & 8 MIXED TOUCH TOURNAMENT – Kaikohe 6/11/14)
Huanui College sent its first Year 7 & 8 Mixed Touch team to this tournament and surprised everyone by cleaning up
the 2nd Division solidly! This means that they automatically qualify for 1st Division in 2015. Thanks to parents who
helped and transported our students, particularly Damian Manahi who has been coaching them.
They played teams from Ruawai to Whangaroa and soon learnt that size does not matter – skills and coaching do!
Most of the time, the weather was atrocious – squally wind and rain which took its toll on our gazebo which
eventually succumbed to the gale force winds. (see right)
The team with their Coach Damian Manahi – ‘the calm before the storm.’
2015 Term Dates:
Term 1: Starting Date
Finish Date
29 January
1 April
Term 2: Starting Date
Finish Date
20 April
3 July
Term 3: Starting Date
Finish Date
27 July
25 September
Term 4: Starting Date
Finish Date
12 October
10 December
Teacher Only Days:
28 January,
2 April,
11 December
SPANISH – Srta Karen Peredo – TiC
Pinatas in Huanui
Y7-8 created amazing Piñatas Week 2 of
Term.
Piñatas are found at almost every Latin
American celebration. Birthday parties,
traditional ceremonies and other fiestas.
At our Español fiesta, the piñatas were
hung in the school’s trees, the kids were
blind-folded, counted to diez and then
each group took turns swinging at the
piñatas full of yummy lollies.
Our students enjoyed every minute of the
whole tradition. It was a very
entertaining experience and incredible to
watch.
The main ingredients to a successful
Piñata fiesta is that the Piñata be very
colourful, hand made and brimming full
of lollies of all varieties. The students
excelled themselves in constructing these
Piñatas!
The Y9 Spanish Class researched
different countries that speak the
language. They presented their findings
in creative and fun ways. They brought
yummy traditional dishes and dressed in
beautiful costumes.
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES – TERM 4, 2014 (Please be aware that some dates may be amended or added to, as
required.)
November
3
Senior Exams continue to 28 November 2015
4
Junior (Yrs 7, 8, 9) Subject Option Evening
12 – 14 Junior Exams
15 – 21 Duke of Edinburgh Silver (Cape Reinga)
21
Five Year Celebration dinner
24 – 25 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze (Northland)
24 – 27 Year 9 camp – Whangarei Heads
28 – 30 Duke of Ed Gold Qualifier @ Mt Ruapehu
30
Friends & Family BBQ at Huanui College
December
3
Senior Students Clearance day/Interhouse Quiz/Talent Quest
3
Year 13 Leavers Dinner
4
Last day for students. Clearance. Prizegiving for All Students and parents starting at 10am.
5
Teacher Only Day
HUANUI COLLEGE CONTACT EMAILS:
Apart from sending emails to admin@hc.school.nz, probably the easiest way to contact a staff member is by email:
Principal:
peter.ackers@hc.school.nz
Admin/Finance/Enrolments:
phi.wilson@hc.school.nz
Assistant Principal:
vernice.young@hc.school.nz
Head of Languages Faculty:
Y13 Form room
viv.smith@hc.school.nz
Head of Science:
fiona.boorer@hc.school.nz
Head of Humanities
Y11U Form room
steven.gardiner@hc.school.nz
Head of Junior English:
Y7U Form room
denise.irwin@hc.school.nz
Head of Phys Ed:
Junior Dean
callum.mather@hc.school.nz
Head of Commerce:
vernice.young@hc.school.nz
Joint Head of Mathematics:
Y9H Form room
mark.waenink@hc.school.nz
Joint Head of Mathematics:
Y8H Form room
patrick.dodd@hc.school.nz
Year 7/8 Specialist:
Y7H Form room
sarah.topper@hc.school.nz
TIC Art
Y12 Form room
carolyn.evans@hc.school.nz
TIC Computing:
Y9U Form room
chris.lewis@hc.school.nz
TIC Graphics:
sharon.cole@hc.school.nz
TIC Music:
Y8U Form room
Stefan.seitzer@hc.school.nz
TIC Spanish
karen.peredo@hc.school.nz
TIC Technology:
margaret.crichton@hc.school.nz
Assistant Teachers:
English
Maori Lang.
Science
Science
Science
Student Liaison
Office Staff:
Vynka Short
Jan Bull
Sports Staff:
Sports Coordinator
Sports Administrator
Senior Dean
Y10U Form room
Y10H Form room
Y11H Form room
mark.copeland@hc.school.nz
cathy.senescall@hc.school.nz
erica.lyons@hc.school.nz;
stephen.towey@hc.school.nz;
Andy.thomas@hc.school.nz
Ashlee.cebalo@hc.school.nz
office@hc.school.nz
vynka.short@hc.school.nz
jan.bull@hc.school.nz
richard.redfearn@hc.school.nz
Michelle.codlin@hc.school.nz