Newsletter June 2016 - Rangiora High School

Rangiora
High
School
Te Kura Tuarua o Rangiora
NEWSLETTER
Whakautea Respect
Tohaina Contribute
Wawatahia Aspire
June 2016
STAGE CHALLENGE WINNERS 2016
SEE MORE ON PAGES 16 & 17
RANGIORA HIGH SCHOOL
East Belt, Rangiora 7400, New Zealand
Phone +64 3 3118888
Fax +64 3 3138005
Email admin@rangiorahigh.school.nz
Website rangiorahigh.school.nz
From Julia Malcolm, Acting Principal
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Nga mihinui ki a koutou.
This year we took the decision to have Open Days, rather than an Open Night and we have had overwhelmingly
positive feedback from parents, and prospective Year 8 students. The two Open Days were classic clear blue
sky North Canterbury days and saw a record number of families visiting the school. Responses to the online
survey sent to those who attended were very encouraging.
We are well into the winter term now and there is plenty of activity going on in and around the school from the classroom to the building site,
the stage to the sports’ fields. At assemblies last week we had a great
celebration of success with 408 certificates awarded to students who
gained Excellence credits in internal NCEA assessments and a round-up
of the sporting successes and achievements of Term 1. With everything
from Athletics to Motorcross, Rogaining to Volleyball, Futsal to Golf. Our
students continue to compete with passion and perseverance and bring
home the odd trophy and medals. Congratulations to the team of Connor Cleary, Dominic Cleary and Ben Spark who recently were placed 3rd
in the NZ Secondary Schools’ Rogaining championships.
And of course then there was much to celebrate with the school’s entry in Stage Challenge which came away
with the trophy and a score of awards. The hundred or so strong team was a great example of young people
having fun, committing to a shared vision and working hard to achieve that. Friendships were no doubt forged
along the way and for some it was their first time ever performing on stage. For others their first time dancing
as well. The performance itself was excellent in very respect and gave us a lot to be proud of.
This week we have welcomed the Education Review Office (ERO) team to the school. Their last visit was in
2012. The focus question of all ERO’s school reviews is: “How effectively does this school’s curriculum promote
student learning – engagement, progress and achievement?” The review framework is designed to make it
easier for schools to see what they are doing well, where they need to develop and review, and implications
for future action. We look forward to the review and having a robust external evaluation that will identify
the strength of the school and areas for development. My thanks to the kapa haka group who assisted us in
welcoming the review team at a mihi whakatau. The group is mainly made up of juniors and is led by Livvy Hill
and Dylan McPherson. This is their first formal occasion and their waiata were beautiful.
We are in the throes of preparation for 2017 and beginning the process of transition of our community’s Year
8 students to high school.
Here is a small sample of the feedback we received:
…We saw amazing, polite, articulate students who were engaged with their learning in every single class we
went to…
…The real highlight was the Year 13s that showed us around. They were so mature and engaged so positively
with the Year 8 students…
…The students who led us were excited about the school and the opportunities. The classes we visited were
engaging and positive. Many staff and students volunteered information which was helpful and generous…
I am confident that the Year 8 students will have an excellent transition and the work that we are engaged
in with 16 of our local schools as part of the Community of Learning will further strengthen our relationships
with our contributing schools. I have enjoyed meeting with Principals from these schools and sharing our data
in order to come up with some common achievement targets that we will all be working towards. To have a
shared vision and action plan among a group of 17 schools is a powerful lever for success.
Finally, big work with staff continues as we evaluate a number of structures in our school and how they support the best type of learning for students. This includes looking at our timetable, looking at cross curricular
learning or the connected curriculum as it is called, where two subjects like Social Studies and Science might
go together, looking at how we can use form time to give academic counselling, using project based inquiry
learning and planning for how we will operate in the environment of the new building.
These are exciting times and there is much work to do. I am extremely appreciative of the commitment of staff
to engage in this work which challenges our thinking daily.
Julia Malcolm
Acting Principal
From Bev Moore, Commissioner
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Kia ora koutou.
We have also recently made considerable progress towards addressing the school’s leaky building issues, which mainly centre around the
Technology building, H Block. The Ministry is paying for the costly assessments that are needed and have also made significantly property
funding available for our 10-Year Property Plan. I would like to thank
our property manager from the Ministry and Mr Brian Hays for developing a strong working relationship that has made a real difference to
helping the school address outstanding property issues. Our next step
is to appoint a MOE approved consultant and project manager (which
is required) to review and strengthen the overall strategic property plan
for the school and then prioritise the projects according to need. I can
confirm that the school’s rental property at 107 Kippenberger Avenue
was sold at auction recently for a very good price. This property was ear
marked for future sale many years ago by the previous Board of Trustees
to fund the project called The Commons. At this time this needed to be
delayed until the long-term tenancy agreement ended.
Firstly, I’d like to say a huge congratulations to everyone involved with the Stage Challenge for such a wonderful
winning performance. It was a fabulous night and superb to hear the strong school spirit evident in the cheering whenever the school’s name was read out in so many categories!
At a governance level, there are many things happening in different parts of the school that I would like to take
this opportunity to update you on. As you may recall, last term I explained the process for the new principal
appointment. Following recent litigation, which is due for hearing in September, we need to put our appointment process on hold, which means that Ms Julia Malcolm will continue as Acting Principal until further
notice. I know Mrs Malcolm has the confidence of the staff, students and myself to continue in this role for the
foreseeable future. I will update you on this process as I am able.As you’ll be aware the school’s charter and
strategic plan were developed by our community reference group with community, staff and student input.
This process led to strategic goals that have really resonated with the community. We are very aware that
sometimes it is easier to develop a strategic plan than drive the implementation of one so we have assigned
each member of the senior leadership team a strategic goal to progress and report back on. There is a huge
amount of commitment to the goals, and significant progress that has already been made. I will touch on a
couple of these areas in this newsletter and look forward to keeping you updated on further progress in future
newsletters.
I am particularly impressed with many of the actions that have come about under the Innovative Teaching
and Learning strategic goal. A new ‘Junior Learning Assistant’ initiative is now up and running with 32 senior
students who have volunteered as Reader/Writers for junior assessments. Reader/Writers play an extremely
important role in helping students minimise specific learning needs, such as dyslexia, in order to achieve well
in assessments. These senior students will be timetabled to ensure that support is available when needed.
Another initiative is a staff mentoring programme for targeted students who need additional support to reach
their full potential. These initiatives use very little funding but we anticipate they will make a real difference to
those involved. We will be monitoring this support to measure the effectiveness of it and ensure that student
needs are being catered for.
There is significant headway being made on the school’s property projects, which come under the Enriched
Environment section of the strategic plan. The contractors are a very good company to work with and are providing work experience for two of our students. We are also working with the project managers and architects
This ended in February this year and so the property was finally able to be sold to fund this amazing new facility.
Before putting the property up for sale, I reviewed the documentation around the decision to sell the property
and confirmed that its sale was in the best interests of the students and their education, particularly as the
school was not making any return from the investment apart from capital growth. The new facility, which is
also underway, will include many great multipurpose spaces and breakout rooms that the students,particularly
Year 13 can use for study and group work. It will also have a careers centre . The students and staff are very
excited about this development. As always the needs of the students, now and into the future, will drive our
priorities, with Health and Safety projects needing to be implemented first.
On this note, the Health and Physical Education Faculty HAS provided me with information that shows that a
key priority should be the upgrading of the netball and tennis courts. These have received minimal maintenance over the past 33 years and are not currently being used by the school’s 19 netball teams and two tennis
teams due to the poor condition and concerns around health and safety. ‘Home games’ are not able to be
played at Rangiora High School, with teams playing at other venues instead. We have been advised that if we
upgrade the courts now, we will be able to resurface them rather than replacing them completely, so we will be
looking at the options for the courts over the coming weeks and months. As well as meeting the needs of the
school’s fantastic sports teams, upgraded courts will provide greater options for the 650 students who use the
gyms, fields and courts on a daily basis as part of the PE curriculum. We look forward to updating you further
about the property planning for the school as the priorities and Ministry funding are worked through. These
are exciting projects and will provide quality facilities for the school.
As you may be aware the Education Review Office (ERO) is currently in the school as part of its regular review
cycle. We understand that ERO is likely to release the report early next term. We will provide a link to the
report as soon as it is released and look forward to their feedback. My thanks to Julia, the Senior Leadership
Team, staff and students for making them welcome.
I hope this information gives you a good understanding of some of the things happening in the school to enhance student learning and to provide quality teaching and learning environments. The school is in very good
heart and well supported by the local community as evidenced by the extremely good attendance at the recent
Open Days for our 2017 students. Ms Malcolm, the Senior Leadership Team and I are also regularly receiving
positive feedback from local primary schools, parents and community leaders about the school, which is great
to hear. Thank you for your continued support.
As always if you have any questions, concerns or feedback about any aspect of the governance role, please do
not hesitate to contact me through the school office or at bev.moore@xtra.co.nz
Kind regards,
Bev Moore
Commissioner
Curriculum Update
It’s absolutely fascinating watching the new learning space begin to take shape behind the Admin Block. The
new block affords us the chance to really look at how we will manage learning, in particular for our Year 9
students in 2017. Planning for how curriculum is delivered is about to take on more urgency.
VALUES
Mission Statement
Rangiora High School will
be a centre of learning
excellence that supports and
prepares each learner to
connect with and contribute
to our global community.
Our Culture
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Rangiora High School is a dynamic, caring, communitybased environment inspiring life-long learning. Students
are at the centre of our work. We are committed to
ensuring every student has a meaningful and relevant
learning journey and that they experience success and gain
achievement.
Our Lighthouse Values
RESPECT
Whakautea
Respect yourself, others and the environment
CONTRIBUTE
Tohaina
Actively contribute to the community
ASPIRE
Wawatahia
Aspiring to achieve your best
Community
Over the last 18 months a number of staff - SLT, Heads of Faculty and teachers have visited schools, attended
conferences and professional learning opportunities. A Vision Change Group of 10 teachers have worked on
proposals since last year and have run teacher information and consultation sessions over the last few weeks.
Some of the pedagogical and pastoral aspects being investigated include - small group tutor groups (15-18)
in order to enhance academic counselling and support; connected curriculum models and a more flexible
timetable structure. Teachers have been asked for their feedback on these ideas. Feedback will also be sought
from students and the wider community.
As Ms Malcolm stated in her Principal’s assemblies last week “Change is always challenging and can be a bit
scary but it can be exciting too. When the House system was introduced 10 years ago a lot of students and some
staff were doubtful of its success, but look where we are today. Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith.”
If you are interested in reading about these models you could look at some of the links that have been provided
to staff Small Group Learning Advisory Model Big picture.org
Hobsonville Point Secondary School Site
Hobsonville Teacher Blog
Te Puke Senior High School
Connected Curriculum Model - as described in the New Zealand Curriculum (2007) While the learning areas
are presented as distinct, this should not limit the ways in which schools structure the learning experiences
offered to students. All learning should make use of the natural connections that exist between learning areas
and that link learning areas to the values and key competencies.
Enable our community of learners to be actively connected, culturally aware and caring citizens.
The examples below come from both New Zealand and overseas.
• To develop closer integration between parents, whānau and primary schools,
Australian Science and Mathematics School
• To value and nurture stronger relationships with the wider community,
ASCD - Curriculum Design
• To create and engage with global networks enabling student access to greater opportunities
and choices.
Alfriston College (scroll down to Year 9)
Innovation
Deliver innovative teaching and learning within an enriched environment, empowering and supporting each learner to achieve personal excellence.
• To integrate modern teaching and learning within a dynamic physical environment,
• To provide effective systems and support that ensures each learner achieves individual success,
• To maximize the opportunities created by e-learning and the use of digital tools.
Opportunities
Creating inclusive, equitable and relevant pathways that meet the aspirations of our community
and empowers life-long learners.
• To enhance the leadership, academic, cultural and sporting opportunities for all students,
• To strengthen transition for all learners into and out of Rangiora High School,
• To provide quality, specialized areas of learning across identified curriculum areas.
Naturally all of this will take time to plan and put in place and we are investigating ways of ‘finding time’ for the
staff who are willing to be part of this exciting future direction at Rangiora High School.
Mrs A Cleary
Deputy Principal, Curriculum
TEACHER ONLY DAY - FRIDAY 8 JULY (Connected Curriculum Professional Development)
HILLARY House
By the time you are reading this we will be half way through
Term 2. So far it has been a busy one with Hillary students
involved in a number of House Competition activities, leadership roles, sports and cultural pursuits, and of course pursuing
their course of study too. It can be a busy time at school but I
would encourage all students to make the most of the many
opportunities on offer as they can be very rewarding.
One student amongst a number who have been ecstatic over
the last week is Holly Machill, who was the student producer
for this year’s Stage Challenge entry, which was based around
the theme of Milk. Through the dedication and determination of all those involved it was fantastic to see Rangiora High
School once again take the top prize on their performance
night in the Open Division.
In the House competition the focus for the term to date has
been the Senior Debating Competition. We have had mixed
success but this has been against some quality opposition,
debating some interesting topics. Our next event will be the
Junior Winterfest competition that is comprised of football for
boys and netball for girls.
At the start of the term the last of the Year 9 camps this year
were held and our three Year 9 classes ventured up to the
Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre. Whilst the weather
was unseasonably warm during the day in early May, the night
time temperatures were still cold and tested many students
on the overnight campout. I am pleased to say that students
took the challenge in their stride, piled on the layers of clothing and snuggled up to stay warm. Once again for many the
high ropes were a highlight and tested the confidence of a
number of students.
Last term we selected two students for the Hillary House
Junior Executive. They were Charlotte MacDonald and Hugo
Carey. We have now completed the selection process for the
remaining members and congratulate Samantha Andrews,
Sarah Calley, Paige Gerrard and Zach Roberts who comprise
the Junior Executive Team. The team along with School Council
representatives Serenity Bruce and Tim Moule recently went
to the National Young Leaders Day at the Horncastle Arena
where they heard from a number of speakers and participated
in events to build their capacity to develop student leadership
and be both inspirational and practical. The day focusses on
the concept that ‘Today’s young people are the future leaders
of our nation – and seeks to equip them with the skills and
values to lead well.’
As the year progresses it is timely to be having conversations
with students who are sitting NCEA this year about the credits
they have achieved to date and any that have been missed
too, as valuable feedback can often be gained from all assessments. Miss Gibson and I monitor progress and are available
if you have any concerns that you wish to discuss.
Head of House Kerry Sullivan
Dean of House Emma Gibson
LYDIARD House
Wow – Term 2 and the weeks are flying by. There has been
much to celebrate and acknowledge again from our Lydiard
students.
Mr Cowey and I have been kept busy with all the goings on (including some challenging ones). We have had a great number
of students actively taking part in extra-curricular work, helping out in the community, taking part in school sport teams
or playing for the district along with the various competitions
that are always available during term time.
The latest school competition has been the debating which is
always hotly contested amongst the seniors. Needless to say
I am very proud of our debaters who have won 2 out of 3
debates to date with the only loss down to ½ point!!!! Two
more to go and we will know if the Lydiard team takes the cup
again this year.
A huge thankyou to the crew, staff and students who made
the event for participants of Stage Challenge so memorable.
A number of Lydiard students took part – 20 students in all.
Congratulations to Anca Belu, Caitlin Constable, Madi Daish,
Aimee Greene, Matty Hart, Louis James, Zoe Loffhagen, Brian
Lotulelei, Lily McCormick, Allie Miller, Kayla Mortimer, Anna
Odinius, Harry Rattray, Hamish Richardson, Charis Ripley,
Charlotte Sanders, Amy Scarlett, Tyler Seaton, Natalie Stevens
and Lucy Weddell. Congratulations in playing such a big part
in winning the school trophy.
A while ago I wrote about Blake Grindley-Jones. He has had
more success by coming first for Rangiora High School in the
inter-school sailing champs in his Starling yacht.
Blake also sails on a larger boat (A Young88) called “Flying
Machine” and has been part of the crew who are now rated
number 1 in New Zealand. Flying Machine is a Young 88 raced
out of the Naval Point Yacht Club in Lyttleton.
I also want to share a compliment I received about a Lydiard
student who is also one of our leaders. Amy Scarlett (13LGM)
is doing some wonderful student volunteer work in 9SEV. She
is helping on Friday afternoons in English class. The teacher
is appreciating the extra set of hands and the students are
really enjoying the efforts of Amy’s help and support. She is
encouraging and a dedicated tutor. The teacher says “She is a
great role model and a real credit to her house. Many thanks.”
This is something in Lydiard we encourage in our students to
show the values that make our school a ‘family’, by respecting,
contributing and aspiring in all we do.
The photos chosen for this newsletter:
Top photo: Stage Challenge – some of our senior and junior
leaders participants
Debaters – the mood captured : Tyler Seaton, Jodie Kirk and
Dylan Buckley Week 3 debating team.
Year 9 – in their antibullying mode, dressed for the day.
Bottom Photo: Blake’s sailing
Head of House Sabina Reed
Dean of House Jonathan Cowey
MANSFIELD House
We have had a busy first month of Term 2 in Mansfield House.
Senior Debating has continued and we have interviewed and
appointed the Mansfield Junior Executive. The outstanding
Stage Challenge featured many Mansfield students and their
success provided a great sense of pride for the school and
house. Winter school Sport has got off to an excellent start
again with Mansfield students to the fore representing the
school extremely well. The new initiative of replacing the
Rangiora High School Open Evening with Open Days has been
a great success and I really enjoyed seeing some familiar Mansfield parents and we look forward to potentially welcoming
their Year 8’s into our whanau in 2017. Again well done to the
Mansfield students and staff who contributed to making these
Open Days such a successful venture. One of my favourite parts
of Principal’s Assembly is the celebration of Mansfield students
who have achieved Excellence in their internal assessments. It
is fantastic to consistently see a large amount of Mansfield
students working to this level and I would like to take this
opportunity to remind our students that there are no short
cuts to success. Work hard, work smart and always give your
best and you will ultimately reach your academic potential.
The Mansfield Junior Executive that will work with the
Senior Executive, Mr Harrison and myself were recently appointed. They are Millie Burt-Priddy, Oliver Machill, Julia
Downes, Sara Cottam, Sidney Forde and Hannah Court. I
asked them to briefly outline what they are most looking
forward to about being in the Mansfield Junior Executive.
My goal for this year is to help people feel more confident to contribute and achieve more within the House.
I’m looking forward to an enjoyable year and look
forward to meeting new people. (Millie Burt-Priddy).
I’m excited to work alongside the Mansfield Exec team and
gain an insight into how Mansfield is run. I’m also looking
forward to the end of the year when the juniors take over
while the seniors are doing their exams. (Hannah Court)
I’m so excited to get started this year working alongside the Senior Exec. I’m looking forward to contributing my ideas to benefit
Mansfield House as well as meeting new people. (Sidney Forde)
I’m looking forward to being on the Junior Exec team
because of all the opportunities and experiences that
it will come with. Also I’m excited to work with the Senior Exec and share all our great ideas. (Sara Cottam)
As a Year 9 I’m honoured to be a part of the Mansfield Junior Executive. I look forward to participating
in House events, and bringing more success to Mansfield and making the House proud. (Oliver Machill)
This year I’m excited to plan new ideas for the House and
help to execute them. I’m very enthusiastic about the role
and pleased to serve my school in this way (Julia Downes)
The next big House event is Junior Winterfest in which we will
compete in Football and Netball. We have some extremely keen
and talented players so we will all look forward to this competition.
Head of House Andrew Gebbie
Dean of House Josh Harrison
NGATA House
Week 6 of Term 2 is upon us and we are in the full swing of
House activities and of course, most importantly half way
through the academic year. Our Senior Debaters Jakob Eder,
Saskia Lane and Rhiannon Spary have led the charge with
often many complex and difficult debates, winning many and
also achieving Speaker of the Day in many sessions held. This
week will be the final of the competition when we will welcome Sarah Van Eeden to take the stand for speaker two – we
wish her well. Junior Winterfest begins on Thursday and our
brilliant Netball and Football teams are geared up, and ready
to do their best – I am extremely excited to watch, what will
be, some thrilling team sport.
Term 3 is one of focus and I strongly urge both junior and
senior students to consider their options for the coming
months. For our Year 13 cohort, Term 3 is one of preparation
and consideration with transitional steps to higher education,
gap year or workplace possibilities looming, and it is important
that all decisions are carefully constructed and well planned.
Junior and senior students alike, must consider next steps
in terms of subject options and potential career pathways,
which for many is a difficult process. It is important to note,
that both Mr Berg and I are here to support your child, so if
you need any advice or assistance with any aspect of your
child’s progress, please do feel free to make school contact
with us at any time as we most definitely want to support our
wonderful students and their families.
On this note, one of the most important and pleasurable aspects of being Head of House, is to acknowledge the wonderful achievements of our students and to celebrate this with
them. I would like to acknowledge all of the hard work and
dedication of our senior students who have recently been
awarded NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 Excellence Awards; their hard
work, diligence and attention to detail is inspiring and I am
thrilled at their success. I would also like to congratulate all of
the participants, from Ngata House who competed in Stage
Challenge; I can quite honestly say that I was absolutely blown
away by the level of talent within the cast and was thrilled to
be in the audience for this spectacular performance. Observing all of our students receiving awards in terms of sporting,
culture and academic focus is thrilling and I was especially
pleased to acknowledge our students dedication to these
areas in Principal’s Assembly where all were acknowledged
for their efforts. Congratulations to you all.
So to close, as previously stated, Mr Berg and I are here to assist you with any aspect of your child’s progress, and we very
much look forward to assisting you with any matter during the
next two terms.
Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui.
Head of House Vanessa Wilkins
Dean of House Tim Berg
RUTHERFORD House
Kia ora. Once again it seems like time has flown since our last
newsletter article. Our Rutherford students have been busy
in a variety of activities and it is really pleasing to report back
on this.
On the 1 June, our Rutherford Junior Executive members
travelled with Student Council representatives to Horncastle
Arena for the National Young Leaders Day. This is one of two
exciting leadership opportunities that our Rutherford students
are involved in, with the other being the Year 12 Aspiring
Leaders Course later this month. The students reported back
positively about the day, and really enjoyed themselves. A
number of speakers were present with the first speaker being
Billy Graham - a famous boxer who now owns a free boxing
gym in Naenae. Then there was Brylee Mills and Chris Jupp
who both shared with the students valuable information they
have gained with their life experiences. There were so many
inspirational speakers and it was such an amazing experience
for the students. They had the special opportunity of having
Avalanche City performing to them. It is definitely something
worthwhile attending and something to looking out for next
year.
At a recent Principal’s assembly, it was really pleasing to see
the high number of Rutherford students gaining Excellence
certificates for their performances in recent internal assessments. I would have to say that this seemed to be the largest
number of Excellence certificates that I can remember, with
some great performances from the Year 11 and 12’s. This reminded me that in terms of ongoing conversations with your
son or daughter, it would be a really good time to check in
with them about how they are going towards their NCEA this
year. Checking how many credits they have gained out of how
many they have sat is one way of doing this. Mrs Koster and
myself are making sure that we are tracking their achievement
and we can also assist you with any requests to help clarify the
“mine field” that is NCEA.
Also at the recent Principal’s assembly, it was really pleasing
to see so many Rutherford students who had participated and
contributed to the recent winning Stage Challenge team. The
current group of students coming through Rutherford really
do seem to be a special bunch and are adding so much to the
life of Rangiora High School.
In terms of the House Competition, our main focus of the last
month has been the Inter House Senior debating. We have
been represented well in these debates by a number of Year
12 students. The experience gained from these debates has
been really worthwhile for those involved. Soon we will be
starting Junior Winterfest and the excitement and enthusiasm
of our Juniors has seen a large number of students signing up
for these events. We look forward to seeing how they compete and reporting back on this.
A final comment, we recently raised $400 for St John’s with
our fundraiser and would like to pass on our thanks to the
community for their generosity.
SHEPPARD House
“As icy winter bites, so shall the shark” - or so William Shakespeare was believed to have written in his undiscovered play
“The Shark of Winter”.
It is winter and the Sheppard Sharks are circling…
Currently happening in Ngati Mako...
Head of House Jonny Sim
Dean of House Gillian Koster
Senior Debating
The team has performed exceptionally well with members
Rebecca Lord, Charlotte Prager, Tara Wright, Jordan Haywood
and Narna Millett proving to be a formidable mix of erudition,
eloquence and equanimity. So far we have recorded three
wins and one loss, but have gained speaker of the day in all
four of our debates.
Ronald McDonald House
9SAE are taking on the Annual Street Appeal which is scheduled for Friday 10 June. Our students will be rostered to collect
money on High Street from 9.00 til 3.00 pm. This represents a
huge contribution to a very worthwhile and valuable organization. I trust that they will do us all proud.
Junior Winterfest
Our Netball and Football stars get a chance to step out and
show their skill, strength and guile as we take on the sporting
might of the other houses in the annual Junior Winterfest.
I am proud to announce that our teams are currently oversubscribed. This is an outstanding indictment of our students
‘willingness to contribute and aspire. I wish them the best of
luck.
Words from a couple of Sheppard Legends:
Anna Tongue - Outward Bounder
In the April Holidays I went to Outward Bound in the spectacular Marlborough Sounds. There were so many highlights
but there are two that really stand out. The first was the half
marathon that we all had to do on the second to last day of
the trip. I am really proud to have finished the 21 Kilometer
course. It was the biggest physical challenge I had to face. The
toughest mental challenge was the Solo. This event required
me to spend 72 hours alone in the bush with only two apples,
two carrots two flapjacks and a bag of scroggin. Other than
seeing one possum, I was on my own for the whole time.
It was an awesome experience. I would like to thank the
Rangiora Rotary Club for their generous sponsorship. I really
recommend Outward Bound to younger students. It is an unforgettable experience.
Sarah Matheson – RDA Award Winner
I have recently been awarded the NZ Riding for the Disabled
Youth Volunteer Award which is a great honour. I have been
working as a volunteer at RDA for three and a half years. I
usually spend three hours a week at the RDA centre. My main
jobs are exercising the horses and teaching the kids to ride.
The best part of the experience is seeing the kids doing something they really enjoy.
Head of House Keith Anderson
Dean of House Paula Howard
Waterwise
Poem by Lauren Reid. Written during the Waterwise
A Poem by Lauren Reid. Written during the WaterwiseA Programme
Programme
From 15-20 May we had the amazing opportunity of going on the Untouched World Charitable Trust
Waterwise Youth Leadership Program. Throughout the week we spoke to many different people about their
perspectives and involvement with the water management and sustainability issues in Canterbury, and
learned an almost overwhelming amount of information about water and leadership skills. We stayed on the
Taumutu Marae next to Te Waihora, Lake Ellesmere, and spent the week tripping around the area, visiting
numerous farms and waterways, eradicating invasive weeds, shovelling a large amount of mulch, singing very
loudly, and having one of the best experiences of our lives.
We have no right
Not you, not me
We have no right
To just cut down that tree
Before this week
There’s no way in hell
I’d be up here doing this
Using a poem like spell
We live in a world
Where we can live and play
And learn and laugh and love
And say, hey!
But here I am
So let’s jump to the chase
What right do we have
To ruin earth, leave no traces
What are we doing?
What right have we got?
To destroy the world’s water
Cause once it’s gone, that’s the lot
We’ve gone almost too far
Almost, but not quite
Come on, stand with me!
Help sort out our plight
This world sustains us
Gives us life lets us live
Allows us to survive
Create families, and kids
Water is life
It’s the real liquid gold
Only earth gives us this
And it’s given, not sold
But we take too much
We don’t need all we take
But all people are thinking
Is what difference does it make?
It’s not everlasting
It will run out
If we keep using and using
And forget birds, bugs and trout
The earth doesn’t need us
We owe it our lives
What right do we have
To just take till it dies
So how do we stop this?
How do we care for our land
And the water that supports us
And make use of our plans?
But let’s narrow things down
To me, to you
Cause I’m not only here
To just shout out my view
It’s all about management
And getting people to care
And it’s no easy task
I get it, no fear
This week has been gold
It’s been fun, it’s been hard
I have learnt so, so much
‘bout water, wisdom and stars
But there are so many people
Who are trying their best
To sort out this issue
We’re not alone, don’t stress
I’ve come to realise that I
Care a whole awful lot
About the injustice we do
To this home that we’ve got
We just need to remember
That belief makes things work
We just need to understand
What we owe to this earth
The program involved 13 senior secondary students, 7 tertiary students, and three wonderful senior leaders;
everyone became super close and it was amazing how a bunch of almost complete strangers soon became
people we now come to think of as close friends.
The week taught us so much about the issues Canterbury is facing in regards to water, but also about how
many people really are trying to make a difference, how important it is to view a situation from everyone’s
perspective, and how leadership isn’t about just giving the orders: it’s about providing a positive example.
At the end of the week we were required to present what we’d learned to a wide range of people from
different organisations, and honestly we couldn’t have been prouder. There were more than a few tears shed
at the end, but we’re sure this won’t be the last of our fantastic experience. Already there are plans in place
for us to continue to make a difference as a group in our communities, and hopefully the school will soon see
the effects of a week well spent!
Erin Delargy, Tom Hanson and Lauren Reid
Sailing
Blake Grindley-Jones came first place for Rangiora
High School in the inter-school sailing champs in his
Starling yacht.
Blake also sails on a larger boat (A Young88) called
“Flying Machine” and has been part of the crew who
are now rated number 1 in New Zealand.
Science
Year 11 Core Science students have been practising the skills they will be assessed on during their Physics
internal.
“I have learnt that if forces are unbalanced the object will accelerate and that if you push something with
balanced forces it will stay at a constant speed.”
Mackenzie Mackintosh, 11LJN
“Science has the ability to logically explain why certain happenings in daily life occur”
Stacey Jeong, 11MLD
“Science is fun because you learn something new every day and can then explain why things happen”
Chynae Rigter, 11NLA
“I have learnt that balanced forces mean a constant speed even if that constant speed is 0 ms-1.”
Reuben Albrecht, 11NLA
“Science is fun because we get to see how and why things happen the way they do. I have learnt that when an
object is falling it reaches a terminal velocity when air resistance and gravity are balanced.”
Zoë Ambrose, 11HVV
THE ARTS FACULTY
“Mini” Hui
Getting to know Maori students who are studying one
of the Arts disciplines was the focus of the gathering.
We currently have 80 students spread across Visual
Art, Drama, Kapa Haka and Music. It was heartening
to see such a good turnout, particularly from the
junior students.
It was also wonderful to see parents and grandparents supporting their mokopuna. Harlem Tangaroa
opened the proceedings with a Karakia. Each student
and teacher then delivered a short Mihi. Mr McMillan outlined the aims of Kia Eke Panuku which is
looking at engagement, achievement and culturally
responsive teaching at Rangiora High.
The adoption of Kia Eke Panuku invites schools to
build on their use of evidence and planning for next
steps. It is a commitment to intensify and spread this
work with a specific focus on Māori succeeding as
Māori. The critical cycle of learning can build on and
enhance existing evidence-based decision-making to
generate transformative change.
A survey will be given to students and collated in
the coming weeks. As a grandmother present commented: “there was nothing like this when I was at
school”. After a short blessing of the Kai by Mary
Himiona, every one enjoyed the friendly atmosphere
and got to know each other a little better.
Náku noa, ná.
The Arts Faculty
STAGE CHALLENGE - MILK
On Tuesday 17 May, a group of over 120 cast, crew and staff ventured to the Horncastle Arena to perform in
the 2016 Stage Challenge competition in the Open Division.
Stage challenge is an annual event which takes place across New Zealand showcasing many elements including
dance, drama and artistic flair which represents the ideas, personalities and emotions of the students.
Months and months of hard work from Bella Nicholson, Tayleur Barnard, Hannah Thomas, Charlotte Western,
Charlotte Sanders, Holly Machill, Olivia Reynolds, Anca Belu, the cast and crew finally came together to be an
incredible performance which revolved around our theme MILK, showcasing both the positive and negative
impacts during the production of milk. All the hard work payed off when we came out as First Place in the Open
Division.
2016 WINNERS
The experience was amazing and so rewarding. I’m sure that none of us will ever forget what we have achieved.
Some parts of our journey were stressful and frustrating however the moment we won, the excitement that
ensued overpowered all of that.
Many thanks to all of the staff involved, including Ms McDonald, Mr Anderson, Mr McMillan, Ms Aldhamland,
Mrs Robertson, Mrs McLean, Mr Quigley, and Mr Sullivan (and the numerous other staff) for all the hard work
that they put in behind the scenes to make our performance really come alive!
Holly Machill
Digital Technologies
Golf
Congratulations to Sarah Van Eeeden and Scott Cameron, students in Year 12 Digital Technologies Web Solutions and Design. They have both been awarded an ACG Yoobee Creative Excellence Award. This award is given
to the top performing students during the holiday programmes who ACG Yoobee believe have tremendous
potential in the creative industry.
World Schools’ Golf Challenge – Clearwater & Harewood Golf Course
National Young Leaders Day
Momoka Kobori was outstanding for RHS winning the Ladies Division 1 nett and gross with 287. If
Momoka had been able to play against the boys she would have beaten the best boys score of 293.
On Wednesday 1 June, 48 of Rangiora High School’s
brightest young leaders attended National Young
Leaders Day at Horncastle Arena. This was a full day
event and the program included inspirational speakers such as Billy Graham, Robbie Fruean and Phil Judd.
There was amazing dancing and a message of incredible resilience from dancer and amputee Brylee Mills,
spoken word performance and a workshop with
Marina Alefosio, games and activities led by the Attitude team and live music and chat with the fantastic
‘Avalanche City’.
One of the activities saw every person in the stadium
write a short letter of thanks to a person who has
always been there for them and they respect. These
were all gathered in and posted off. What a great way
to acknowledge those people who matter to us.
It was great to see many Rangiora pupils up on stage,
asking questions, getting involved, winning prizes
and meeting new people. It was difficult to pick out
a favourite presenter as the speakers were so diverse
and each with their own story to share, but you can
be sure that the impact of their message will last a
long time.
People said afterwards they “felt inspired”, “saw their
own life through a new lens” and felt “capable of doing what they set their mind to”. A truly unique and
empowering day that will stay in my mind for a long
time!
Rangiora High School’s team of 6 golfers had a great week of golf in the World Schools’ Golf Challenge during the April Holidays. Our team played very well coming out of the tournament with 7 Medals. Students
were competing against schools from Canberra, Auckland, Wellington, Southland and Christchurch.
Our students represented RHS with pride and
finishing second as a team was a great result.
Team results:
1st Christchurch Boys’ High 892
2nd Rangiora High School 902 (Momoka, Kazuma, Austin & Kyle)
3rd Kirstin School 937
Division 1 results:
6th Kazuma Kobori with 290
9th Austin Hamilton with 313
Division 3 results:
3rd Dallas Wilson
11th Keenan Roodhuyzen
Division 3 Nett results:
8th Kyle Manson
Special thanks to Chris Manson who managed
the team and had a great time with the students.
Blood Day
Orienteering News
Pictured left is Brian Lotulelei donating blood at the annual
blood donation day at school
It has been a busy term for the school’s Orienteers and
Rogainers, beginning with the South Island Schools’
Championships at the start of term.
Canterbury Swimming Champs
These were held at Kairaki Beach and Lincoln University. A record number of students (15 in total) represented the school at this event. For a few of these this
was their first competitive run and there were some
very good results:
We had 8 students represent Rangiora High School at the
Canterbury Championships at Jellie Park on 5 May 2016.
Those placed were :
Bryn Aitkin 2nd 50M Backstroke (Age), 3rd 200m Free
(Open), Jocelyn Blay 4th 50m Free (Age), Eugene Dickie 5th
100m Free (Age), Aria Marsh 3rd 50m Fly, 6th 200 IM (Open).
Tegen Bishop, Ariella Martin, Anna Tongue and Renee Woodward swam well and some PBs were met. Congratulations to
all our swimmers and big thanks to the parents who helped
and Mr Paul Bilbrough for looking after the team.
Language Perfect World Championships 2016
Language Perfect is a popular online language learning resource used by more than 1,000 schools around
the world. Students have answered more than 1 BILLION questions over the past few years! IN the recent
Langauge Perfect World Championships our students got right into it and achieved the following results, as
well as increasing their vocabulary knowledge at the same time.
21st overall in New Zealand (out of 242 schools)
93rd overall globally (out of 1111 schools)
16th overall in the 101-250 students category (out of 293 schools)
5th in New Zealand for the 101-250 students category (out of 51 schools)
8th for Japanese in New Zealand (out of 198 schools)
32nd overall in Japanese (out of 923 schools)
124th overall in French (out of 966 schools)
33rd for French in New Zealand (out of 210 schools)
5th for Japanese in the 101-250 students category (out of 262 schools)
2nd for Japanese in New Zealand for the 101-250 students category (out of 47 schools)
Students enjoying the new Chess Set. Thanks to the PTA.
Senior Boys’ Championships - Connor Cleary 3rd Long
Distance; 2nd Sprint ; Dominic Cleary 5th Sprint; 5th
Long Distance
Senior Girls’ Championships - Ruby Dixon 3rd Sprint,
5th Long Distance; Tessa Dixon 4th Sprint, 6th Long
Distance;Lucy Prickett 7th Sprint, 4th Long Distance
Senior Girls’ Standard - Taylor Higby 1st Sprint; Ruby
Spark 1st Long Distance 2nd Sprint; Holly Machill 3rd
Sprint and Long Distance; Immy Egglesfield 2nd Long
Distance, 5th Sprint
Intermediate Girls’ Championships- Sophie Glover
3rd Sprint, 1st Standard Long
Intermediate Boys’ Championship - Ben Spark 4th
Sprint; 1st Standard Long
Junior Girls’ Championships - Brylie Higby 2nd Sprint
and Long Distance; Hope McKelvey 3rd Sprint and
Long Distance
Junior Boys’ Championship - Ben Hendrie 4th Sprint
In the team points Rangiora High School teams were
2nd and 3rd and the Junior Team was 2nd overall.
Great results.
Rogaining Champs
Equestrian
For the first time the school entered 4 teams in the NZ Secondary Schools’ Rogaining Champs held at Mt Victoria on 28 May. Rogaining is a sport of long distance cross-country navigation, involving both route planning and
navigation between checkpoints using a variety of map types. In a rogaine, teams of 2–5 people choose which
checkpoints to visit within a time limit with the intent of maximizing their score. Points are lost for finishing
after time.
Rangiora High School Year 10 student, Tayler
Nalder competed in Masterton on her Dad’s
horse, Icebreaker 11 at the Equestrian Sports
NZ Series finals, in April. Tayler completed the
season in Show Hunter by winning the National
Junior Show Hunter Series and was Runner
Up in the Junior Equitation Series for 2015
/2016. This is a huge achievement for such a
young and talented rider, competing against
the nation’s best in a very demanding sport.
The Senior Boys’ and Girls’ teams ran a 4 hour race and the Junior Boys’ team ran a 3 hour race. All got back
within the allocated time (one with a 2 minute penalty),
The Senior Boys’ - Lux Cum Amore (Connor and Dominic Cleary and Ben Spark) placed 3rd overall with 1810
points, just 10 points behind 2nd place getters Westlake Boys.
Tayler has also done very well on her pony
HS Bank On Me, winning the prestigious
Ballantynes Canterbury Cup and Champion
Hunter at Canterbury A&P Show in November
and runner up in the South Island Pony Points
Prize for 2015/2016 show jumping season.
Congratulations on your success, Tayler.
We entered two Senior Girls’ teams. Twinnngs (Ruby and Tessa Dixon) placed 5th in their competition and
Team Dynamite (Ruby Spark, Sophie Glover and Immy Egglesfield) finished in 9th place, which was a great
achievement for their first competitive rogaine.
The Junior Boys’ team Orienteering Ninjas (Ben Hendrie and Luc Mackay) made it back safely in time and had
fun!
Over Queen’s Birthday weekend, Connor Cleary, Dominic Cleary and Lucy Prickett travelled to Wellington as
part of Southern Storm inter-regional challenge team. They ran three events over challenging terrain.
Surfing
Tegen Bishop added another Canterbury championship to her
tally on Sunday by winning the Girls’ Division of the Canterbury Scholastic Surf Champs in Christchurch. The final was a
combined ages (14,16 & 18) which she won outright, and now
hopes for selection for the Canterbury Scholastics team to
represent at the National Scholastics Surf Champs in October.
Achievement data for Senior Students
Farm News
Credits achieved in internally assessed Achievement Standards as at 3 June
Senior students have been having their learning assessed using internally assessed NCEA Achievement Standards. Each subject they study will typically have at least 8 credits available to them from these standards.
The following graphs show the number of credits achieved so far from these internally assessed standards.
NCEA Literacy
Y11 students will achieve their Literacy through any number of Standards that they complete in many subject areas
throughout the year. Students must gain a minimum of 10
Literacy credits in order to achieve NCEA Level 1.
During 2015, 95% of our students achieved NCEA Level 1
Literacy.
University Entrance requires all students who intend to
do a degree course, to gain a minimum of 5 Reading and 5
Writing credits at NCEA Level 2 or above from a restricted
range of “English rich” subjects in Year 12; for example,
English, Classics, Drama, Economics, Geography, History
and Media Studies, and a wider range at Level 3.
As Literacy Co-ordinator, I track all students’ progress to
ensure that they meet Literacy requirements. In terms of
University Entrance, students who intend to go on to pursue a degree course will be supported and monitored in
order to gain University Entrance Literacy requirements.
Please contact me at wk@rangiorahigh.school.nz or via
extension 2107 if you wish to discuss any aspect of your
child’s progress related to Literacy.
Mrs V Wilkins
Literacy Co-ordinator
As we move into the winter months the jobs on the farm change for the students, stock require more hands
on work to allow for the slow growing season. With supplements made in the summer and a great crop of Kale
(12t/Ha), the farm is well placed coming into the cooler months. Break fences are moved on a daily basis which
provides the students opportunities to measure stock feed and set breaks accordingly. Animal health is always
a concern and students are taught to look for signs of problems and constantly look at weather reports to be
as well prepared as they can for big weather events.
Currently we have 53 mixed age beef cows grazing our Kale crop and 150 Ewes which are due to lamb at the
start of Term 3.
Year 12-13 Agriculture Science students are in the middle of internal assessments which incorporate production
analysis of potatoes and reproduction techniques in sheep and cows. Using the school ewes to demonstrate
scanning procedures is a fantastic opportunity to take learning out of the classroom and into the field.
“Careers pathway for 2017 sorted! It’s the University of Canterbury for us” suggest these four
students on their return from the Careers Expo at the Horncastle Arena.
Roadcrash 2016
In mid May the annual Roadcrash road safety event run by the Waimakakiri District Council Road Safety team,
the Rangiora Police, and St John was held off site at the Baptist Church facility. Approximately 100 Year 11
students from Rangiora High School attended along with a group from Oxford Area School. Year 11 is the
target group as they are about to reach driving licene age and the important messages from the day re using
the road are fresh in their minds.
The day starts with a simulated crash scene using our senior drama students as the victims. This is a powerful
start to the day with police, fire, and ambulance co-ordinating their roles, the jaws of life are in action cutting
victims out of the car and it is also a very good practice situation for the local services.
Students are also exposed to the booze bus, alcohol breath testing process, as the road safety around driving
a big truck, the physics of a car crash, and member of the Brain Injury Association spoke. This event has been
running for about 20 years. It is now up to the students to retain the serious message from the day.
Kaya Heenan, Danya Price and Lucy Weddell, members of the Senior A Netball Team are pictured with Marg
Foster catching up with her after her inspirational speech at the Big Brothers, Big Sisters fund raising breakfast.
Bus Travel
Parent Portal
Thank you to those parents and caregivers who have
contacted the school regarding bus travel.
Rangiora High School provides access to student information for parents and caregivers via the school’s
website and the parent portal. The parent portal can
be accessed via the front page of the website or by
going directly to: https://rangiora.mystudent.school.
nz/. Your username and password will be emailed to
you shortly.
We are monitoring the numbers of students on buses
to ensure a balance of passenger numbers across the
fleet.
Student safety and wellbeing are top priorities for
both the school and our bus company, Torlesse Travel
Limited.
The bus company is currently compliant with all
school bus regulations with regards to passenger
loadings.
Brian Hays
Deputy Principal - Operations
The school website and portal are extremely useful
websites which provide you with a wealth of information about your child. Of key importance is the attendance link which provides live data period by period.
We will also be providing a fortnightly “engagement”
report to provide some real time feedback on your
child’s attitude and engagement throughout the year.
Your child’s timetable, reports, fees and grades are
also available through the portal. We suggest you look
over this area regularly and discuss your observations
with your child.
Students meet with Rt Hon David Carter and Matt Doocey, MP
Gateway Programme
Building Progress
This year has started with a new group of students covering interest areas in Aviation, Animal Care, Early Childhood
Care and Education, Mechanical Engineering, Small Engines
Engineering, Retail, Building and Construction, Electrical
Trade and Graphics.
The fine weather recently has allowed contractor Naylor Love to make significant progress with the new Innovative Learning Environment build on site. The huge size of the building can now be visualized from upstairs
in the administration building. There are up to 50 construction personnel on site at any one time. Naylor Love
has also allowed two of our senior students to do one day’s work experience a week on this site and another
in Rangiora , which is greatly appreciated. The building is due for completion in late March 2017 and occupied
Term 2 in that year.
During the first term the Gateway Programme, with an outside provider,
ran a Comprehensive Workplace First Aid Course and a Health and Safety
in the Workplace Course for the students. All students passed both courses which gives them a base to start with Health and Safety requirements
in the workplace.
Most students have started their work placements and those who have
not will be starting in the near future.
A group of six students are beginning their study, BCITO Level 3 Pre Apprenticeship unit standards working in conjunction with their placements
one day a week. Another group of students are studying and working in
local Retail and enjoying the experience.
Two of the Gateway students studying Retail/Hospitality are Michael
Maconachie and Laura Wilkinson-Fauth. Both are working in a local café
and really enjoying it.
Last year two of the Gateway students Tayla Boocock and Matthew Atkinson studied Aviation through Gateway and this year both have achieved
more since leaving school.
Tayla was awarded her trophy for “Airmanship by a woman pilot” at the
annual awards and formal dinner held at the Canterbury Aero Club.
She was told to turn up there but had no idea what it was for. Tayla
received 2 trophies – the larger one has her name engraved in it and she
keeps that for a year, and the other is a smaller one that she keeps.
She has been training at the Canterbury Aero Club, flying out of Christchurch, West Melton and Rangiora.
Matthew has just been accepted into the helicopter course he has been
wanting to join since going solo fixed wing. This was after an intensive
interview. Matthew is looking forward to getting started with his career
to become a helicopter pilot.
From Guidance Department
Academic Reports
Digital communication can be a major ‘thing’ in the lives of our young people and this medium of giving &
receiving messages is well & truly here to stay. Used positively & well, it is obviously a tool that can assist
greatly in daily life.
This year we have moved our reporting to a two part system accessed on the Parent Portal.
Used in a negative destructive context, its ‘power’ can be devastating to ‘would be recipients’
Part A involves fortnightly engagement reports on student effort and progress with work. This will give parents
a cumulative view of student class activity, rapidly identifying any change in work ethic or participation.
With this in mind and for your information we include the latest changes in the Crimes Act (as of 2015) concerning the use of digital software.
Part B involves ongoing subject assessments and teacher feedback. Parents will be able to view specific comments along with grades when results are posted on the Parent Portal. These comments should provide feedforward to assist students with their ongoing work.
1. The meaning of Harassment….when a person engages in a pattern of behavior directed against another
person including any specified action over any period of time. Eg. Where offensive material is placed in
any electronic media & remains there for any period of time. Anyone aged 14 or over can be liable for
prosecution.
We are making these changes to provide more immediate feedback to parents and to avoid the lag time with
the previous reporting model. Please discuss these ongoing reports with your child in your regular conversations about his or her learning.
2. Anyone who incites another person to commit suicide even if that person does not carry through with that
consequence is liable on conviction to imprisonment (up to 3 yrs)
Details on accessing the Parent Portal has been sent via email. You are encouraged to contact your child’s
teachers, Dean or Head of House on 03 3118888 if you are concerned about any aspect of his or her progress.
3. Anyone who intentionally or recklessly makes an intimate visual recording of another person is liable to
imprisonment (up to 3 yrs). Eg. photograph, videotape or digital image made in any medium using any
device without knowledge or consent of the person who is the subject of the recording.
4. Anyone who has in their possession the intimate visual recording is liable to imprisonment (up to 3yrs).
5. Anyone who threatens to kill or do grievous bodily harm to any person (either by any letter or writing/txt
is liable to imprisonment (up to 7 yrs)
We feel it is important that our students and families are aware of these laws and encourage you to discuss this
in your families, so that our students are safe at all times in this complicated world we live in.
Mr R Courtney
Head of Guidance
Open Day
On Friday 27 May and Thursday 2 June Rangiora High School held its inaugural Open Days. These replaced our
usual ‘Open Night’ due to logistical reasons, given our current building project.
Tour groups of hosted by our House Executive, Head Students and Year 10LCO across the two days. The tours
visited 10 faculties, and they were able to see classes in action! Open Days are a popular model amongst
schools, as the community love the opportunity of seeing the school open for instruction. It is fair to say that
these days were a success, and these combined with two after school tours, have seen a combined total of
over 550 potential students and families tour our school campus.
Paula McDonald
Event Manager
Uniform Shop
Did you know that you can easily order and pay for your school uniform requirements through our online web
shop?
Students can come over to the shop to be fitted for the correct size when they pick up their order.
To access the online web shop, click on the U Shop logo from the Rangiora High School Home Page.
Enter your student ID number twice i.e. to BOTH ID Number & Password fields and this will give you access
to all our stock items and prices. You will know if you have done this correctly, as your student’s name should
appear at the top right of your screen.
Students at “ARA Have A Go Day “ checking on a patient
Please contact us at the shop if you have any questions or difficulties ordering online – we are here to help.
You can contact us on 03 313 9267 or email rhsshop@uniformgroup.co.nz.
OUT AND ABOUT AT SCHOOL
Canterbury Inter Secondary Cross Country Champs
On Tuesday 31 May a keen group of students represented Rangiora High School at the Canterbury Inter Secondary Cross Country Champs. These were held at Halswell Quarry. The conditions were extremely trying with
pouring rain and very cold temperatures. The athletes really impressed with their attitude and effort on the
day, with some really pleasing results across the grades.
AWD:
Bret Genet-Rentoul 10th
Brittany Sheriff 21st
Samantha May 30th
Emma Symon 33rd
April Haig 38th
Voncie Dartnell 39th
Madison Jones 40th
U14 Girls:
Shontay Simpson 44th
Jack-ee Robertson 51st
U14 Boys:
Max Flannigan 5th
Ethan McLachlan 17th
Intermediate Girls:
Sophie Glover 11th
Intermediate Boys:
Jack Flannigan 8th
Calum Law 11th
Cody Burton 16th
Senior Girls:
Immy Eglesfield 15th
Ruby Spark 16th
Senior Boys:
Reuben Graham 9th
Connor Cleary 22nd
Connor Patterson 35th
AWD Students at Canterbury Inter Secondary
Cross Country
Teamwork and Friendship
Term 1 2016 Sport Summary
We had two teams in the Secondary Schools’ World Golf tournament and have a school’s world champion in
Momoka Kobori for girls. Our mixed team also placed second. A terrific achievement.
Our mixed SuperTouch team qualified for Nationals in December after strong displays in Canterbury and South
Island Champs. We believe this is the first time a Rangiora team has made Nationals in Touch. Junior Girls also
won their Canterbury schools’ competition.
Girls’ Futsal won Canterbury Champs to qualify for Nationals. At Nationals they finished third after losing the
semi-final to eventual winners Mt Albert Grammar.
Athletics also competed at Canterbury and South Island Champs. Top South Island results were Sophie Glover
who won the Under 16, 800m; Ruby Spark second in Open Steeplechase; and Denzel Lai Kong and Adam
Stephenson third in triple jump for their age groups. Debra Begg and Emma Symon had multiple wins in both
track and field events for their grades.
We also had Swimmers at our regional championships. Bryn Atkins placed second in age group, third in Open
event, Aria Marsh third in age event but more impressively sixth in the Open event Individual medley. Luke
Potts, Samantha May, Brittany Sherriff and Emma Symon also had good wins in events in their grades.
1st XI Boys’ Cricket won their section of the Metro Schools’ competition before Christmas. They also won the
Country Schools’ Big Bash in March. Our Girls’ Cricket also competed in the Big Bash and finished 5th.
Our Canoe Polo A team was pipped in the Canterbury final against a good Kaiapoi side who was ironically
coached by Mr. Henson’s son.
Girls’ A Volleyball went to Nationals in Palmerston North. Although the competition was very tough the girls
learnt a lot from the experience.
The Orienteering team has had consistent success all summer with many top three team and individual placings. A number of these athletes also competed in the Rogaine Nationals and one team, Connor Clear, Dominic
Cleary and Ben Spark placed third in NZ Secondary Schools’ competition in the weekend.
Our Equestrian teams continued competing well in their summer programme but unfortunately no silverware
this year.
Our Girls’ Dragon Boating team lost by seconds to Christchurch Girls’ to be eliminated in their semi-final which
was an outstanding improvement by them over the summer.
Matt Jones and Ben Rudd won the Canterbury Intermediate Boys doubles title in Tennis. Cam McCracken also
made the semi-finals of the Open Boys grade.
Tegen Bishop continues her success Surfing with a number of titles over the summer. The most recent being
the Girls’ division of the Canterbury Scholastic Surf Champs. She won outright which is outstanding as it was
combined ages (14, 16 & 18). She now goes to Nationals in October.
Ethan Mclachlan got sixth at the Junior Boys National Schools’ Triathlon in Queenstown.
Blake Grindley-Jones won Gold in the Canterbury Inter-school Sailing champs in his Starling yacht.
We apologise if we have missed anyone but please go to the Sports Office to report any successes you have
had in school sports events or competitions.
North Canterbury U17 Basketball Girls’ team to secure a place at the July National Championships in Auckland:
Riley Harrison, Anna McRobb, Sophie Davies, Keneisha Bond and Charlotte Whittaker.
Rowing: a team of 19 students went to Maadi Cup and had a good regatta gaining valuable experience in
competiting.
Congratulations also to Charlotte Whittaker who received a scholarship into the Canterbury Wildcats Women’s
Basketball team.