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Dear parents and caregivers,

Annual Community Survey and Values

I have recently sent out an invitation to participate in the board’s satisfaction

survey. I encourage you to engage as your feedback is important to shaping our

direction for the future. We are currently reviewing our core values and your

thoughts on the relevance of our current values would be appreciated.

Sports success

Congratulations to our 6B Rugby team that won the Auckland Championship. It

was a proud moment for everyone involved.

Congratulations also to all of our winter sports tournament teams for a successful

campaign. I would like to thank all coaches and managers particularly for giving

up their time to provide sporting opportunities to occur. These rich experiences

will be lasting fond memories.

Student Leadership

We have received a huge number of applications for our student leadership roles

for next year. I have been incredibly impressed with our current leaders who all

presented their plans for school improvement to the board of trustees. Each lead-

er has done a tremendous job in adding value to the culture of the school.

I paticuarly wish to acknowledge our Head Boy, Nathan Limm and Head Girl, Inka

Pleiss for their significant contribution to the student leadership team.

Congratulations to new student trustee, Ethan McCormick who will provide a

strong student voice on our BOT.

Property Update

Our ‘L’ Block roofing project has been challenging from the outset and as a con-

sequence it has impacted on the normal operations of the school. Our students

and staff have been inconvenienced on a number of levels and I acknowledge the

frustrations that this has caused. All work will be completed by the end of term

and by the time we return for T4, we will no longer have the issues experienced to

date.

Our classroom refurbishment programme is continuing. We have completed ‘H’

and ‘T’ Blocks with ‘C’ block near completion. Over the Christmas holidays work

on ‘L’ Block internal classroom refurbishment will begin.

School roll

Our school roll continues to rise every year and our board has decided to further

reduce entry into Y9 for 2019. There will be a cap of no more than 400 learners.

This means that there will be a further limit of places for out-of-zone students in

2019.

Enjoy the holiday break!

Mr I L Ropati,

Principal

Inside this issue

Student Achievement………………..2

KBB Music Festival…………….…...3

Gen X Unleashed……………..…..…3

Expressive Arts Tour…………….…..3

House News……………….…...….…4

Inter- House Competition …….….…4

International Students.………….......5

Child Care Services… .……….….…5

Snow Trip ........................... …..……5

Sports News ....................... …..…6&7

Board of Trustees……………….…...8

Important Dates for Term 3…….…...8

Term 3, 2018

Inspiring a Community of Passionate Learners / Whakamanawahia T ētehi Hapori o Ngā Ākonga Hihiri

Sandspit Rd, Howick / PO Box 38142, Howick, Auckland / Ph: 534-4492 / www.howickcollege.school.nz

Reminder—

Student Absence – Please send an

email to [email protected]

Appointments – Students must bring

a note and sign out (and back in) at

the student office.

Late Arrival After Tutor – Students

must sign in at the student office.

Students require a note or their parent

to sign them in.

Unwell at School? Go to the Health

Centre. DO NOT TEXT or call your

parents; they will be contacted by the

Health Centre if required. Students will

High Five!

Student Achievement

School Speech Competitions:

Well done to all of the finalists and congratulations to the place winners:

Year 9: Amber Vodanovich, Ridhi Singh 2nd and Mose Milo 3rd

Year 10: Brook Scully, Lilly Moore 2nd and Hannah Tarlton 3rd

Year 11: Adrian Bennett, Siobhan Teague-Wilson 2nd and Jethro Joseph 3rd


Term 3, 2018

Student Trustee

Congratulations to Ethan McCormick who has

been elected as the Student Representative for the

Board of Trustees for 2019

Word-Up! 2018

Congratulations to Reiven Zamora who was selected to compete in the

Word Up! competition held every year at the Corban Estate Arts Centre.

Reiven was one of the youngest entrants in a competition which offers

rappers, poets and songwriters aged between 13—21 years the oppor-

tunity to showcase their original work. Reiven was thrilled by the crowd’s

enthusiastic response to her performance and the incredible feedback

she received from judges and other performers.

NCEA “Make Your Mark” Competition

The Make Your Mark competition, challenged young

New Zealander’s to share their vision of what

education might look like in the future. Ayusha

Salagaonkar was encouraged by her English

teacher Mr Vogel, to enter both a visual and written

text and she was delighted to receive recognition for

both! Her storyboard (opposite) received the award

for “Most Creative” while her creative writing won

SECOND place in her category. Ayusha flew to

Wellington this week to attend the official Awards

Ceremony at Parliament. Well done Ayusha!

Hip Hop Championships

Maddie Gilbert and Mitchell Cleaver and their respective Hip Hop dance crews

progressed to the finals of the International Hip Hop Championships. Maddie’s crew

won THIRD place in the Varsity finals and Mitchells crew placed 4th in the adults

division. They are both also in a mixed crew who placed 6th over all in the Megacrew

Division.

Congratulations to them both for their achievements in representing New Zealand,

and their continued commitment and passion for dance.

NIWA Science Fair

Once again our students entered their science projects into the annual NIWA

Science Fair held at Mission Heights Junior College. The Science Fair offers

students an opportunity not only to hone their investigative skills but to also

communicate their findings effectively. As in previous years, competition was

high with a range of innovative and exciting projects on display.

Congratulations to Kenjiah Weir who was Highly Commended in the

Environmental Science category for her “Fish Poo Hydroponics” experiment.

The water from a fish tank was filtered by hydroponic plants before being returned

to the tank, allowing the plants to benefit from the nutrients that would otherwise

wasted by the fish.

Term 3, 2018


Gen X Unleashed

In the last term break, a group of 26 students from Years 9-13 took part in the Gen X Unleashed, a ‘Fusion Arts’

competition. Fusion Arts combines dance, spoken work, music and multi-media arts to create a performance piece

which delivers a message based on the theme. For this year, the theme for the competition was Purpose. The team

were led by Olivia Homan, Shanna Steffany, Maddie Gilbert and Brandon Luangrath and many long hours of hard

work went in to create their six minute concept piece.

The competition held in Auckland featured schools from across the city. Howick College brought home two awards

for Best Choreography and Best Spoken Word.

Congratulations team!

The group’s performance video can be viewed on the school’s Facebook page:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SjQDDfM8Hg&feature=youtu.be

Expressive Arts Tour 2020

We are excited to announce the confirmation of the 2020 Expressive Arts Tour. Mrs Dryden, HOLA Expressive Arts/

HOD Drama, and Mr Harman, HOD Visual Arts, will accompany a group of 23 Drama, Music, Dance and Arts

students on an inspiring and event filled tour of Europe. The group will visit many famous art museums and cities

known for their history of art and culture, including Strattford-Upon-Avon, Amsterdam, Florence, Venice and Rome.

The students will also have the opportunity to tour the Globe Theatre, take in a play in London ’s West End and take

part in several performing arts workshops.

A wonderful learning experience, this ‘once in a life-time’ trip is a huge undertaking and the students now begin the

hard work of fundraising to make the trip a reality. Any help or sponsorship from our community would be gratefully

accepted, if you think you may be able to help or know of a contact who can, please contact Mrs Dryden:

[email protected]

KBB Music Festival

Congratulations to the orchestra and jazz band on their stunning performances in this annual Auckland-wide

competition. The Jazz Band were awarded with a BRONZE and the Orchestra achieved a commended recognition.

Well done to everyone for their continued commitment with hours of rehearsals and sharing their passion for music.


Term 3, 2018

House News…

MINERVA House spread cheer throughout the

school with spring daffodils which raised funds for

the Cancer Society. For some lucky recipents, their

daffodils came with a song. Along with their annual

Daffodil Day event, Minerva has been working on

other ways to offer support to charities, namely the

local Bellyful group. Students from Minerva have

volunteered their time to help with cooking meals

for families being supported by Bellyful. The staff

are also enjoying the ongoing weekly ‘coffee run’ fundraiser with barista coffees made by the

Minerva team.

MACDONALD House raised well over $1000 from the various stalls that made up

their MacMarket Day. The H block courtyard was filled with students and staff keen on a

bargain or for a small contribution, MacMarket goers could lob water-filled balloons at their

student leaders. The henna tattoos once again

proved a popular stall, as was the Mario Kart-

Racing.

MacDonald would like to thank everyone for their

generous donations, and for coming along to

support MacMarket Day - we hope you enjoyed it!

Inter-House Competition

This year the inter-house competition changed format slightly, moving off

the sports field after the Junior and Seniors played Multisport.

New challenges opened up the house points on offer to teams taking on

each other in debating, gaming, theatre sports and a bake-off. These com-

petitions have taken place throughout the year at lunchtimes and bring stu-

dents from all year levels together.

The Bake-Off required each house team to show off their baking skills with

different items including: a show-stopper, cultural bake, tray bake and

house cupcake. The three judges, Ms Marsick, Mrs Roberts and Mrs

Wright, tasted and scored each item and declared INGHAM House the

winner.

Teams of student from all year levels faced each other over the debating

table with a series of debates.

House Results for Term 3:

BACOT 4th place with 23 points

BELL 3rd place with 25.5 points

INGHAM 1st equal place with 29 points

IRVINE 1st equal place with 29 points

MacDONALD 5th place with 21 points

MINERVA 6th place with 20.5 points

With one more competition coming up in Term 4, it all rests with the Year 13s

to add points for their house with the Trivia Quiz. The winning house will be

announced at the Senior Honours ceremony.

May the best house win!


Term 2, 2018

Child Care Service

The primary school teachers’ strike left parents and

caregivers having to arrange alternative care for their

children. To help out our staff members with young

children, the school offered a child-care service for the

day. Organised by Mrs Spencer, the twenty-seven

children ranging from five to twelve years were

supervised by senior Early Childhood Education

students. Activities such as art, dance and drama, a

visit to the school library, and games in the gym kept

the youngsters busy and happy. Lots of new friends

were made and everyone wanted to come back to

Howick College for another day of fun!

A very big thankyou to our students for their time; we

are sure they also learnt a lot from the experience.

Snow Trip

Mrs Gibson, Mr Hodson and a group of twenty-four

students headed to Mt Ruapehu for a weekend on the

slopes at the Whakapapa ski field. The group headed

off on Friday afternoon and enjoyed a quick dinner in

Taumarunui before arriving at Pipers Lodge, were they

were well looked after by Bruce and Diane—a very big

thank-you to both of them.

The weather on the mountain stayed sunny and clear

which meant everyone had a wonderful time in the

snow—what a great weekend!

International Students

Auckland Harbour Bridge Climb

Our International Students had the exciting

opportunity this term to join the Yr 11 CMT field

trip and experience one of Auckland’s iconic

landmarks up close. It was a real thrill to stand

“on top of the world” and take in the stunning

views of the surrounding harbour and beyond.

Students were fascinated to learn about the

bridge’s history and construction and gain an

appreciation of the impact it has made to the

development of Auckland as a city.

Definitely an adventure they will remember long

after they return home!

Kelly Sports Multi-Sports Day for International Students A group of our more sports minded students took up the challenge to

engage in some friendly competition against international students

from Macleans College.

Students were especially keen to try their hand at the Kiwi classics of

Ripper Rugby and Netball, surprising the coaches with their natural

ability.

It was great to see them getting involved and making the most of

their time in New Zealand.


Term 3, 2018

Taekwando Medal Haul

Congratulations to the five students who gained medals competing in the National/Oceanic Taekwondo tournament

in Wellington over the last break.

Results:

Dominic Pallin-Simmonds - BRONZE in Male Junior 1st-3rd

Dan, Sparring

Kiefer Pallin-Simmonds - BRONZE in Male Junior 1st Dan,

Sparring

Harrison Tapili - GOLD in Male Junior 3rd – 4th GUP, Patterns,

and a BRONZE in Male Junior Hyper 4th-1st GUP, Sparring

Logan Lum - SILVER in Male Pre Junior 3rd – 4th GUP, Pat-

terns, and BRONZE in Male Pre Junior Light Heavy 8th-1st

GUP, Sparring

Manveer Singh Saini - GOLD in Male Pre Junior GUP, Power

Annual Hillcrest Sports

Six Howick College teams headed south to Hamilton to vie for school honours in the annual challenge between

Howick College and Hillcrest High School. All the games were hard fought and our students represented the school

like champions, showing good sportsmanship and commitment. The final results saw the shield remain in the

Waikato for another year. A very big thank-you to all the staff who helped organise the day and support our teams,

and to the players for giving their very best.

Results:

Rugby 29-19 win Netball 49-32 win Basketball 46-53 Hockey girls 0-6 Hockey boys 0-3 Football boys 1-2

Judo

Our Judo team, coached by Mr Uy and Mr Willing, headed

to Tauranga to compete in the National Secondary Schools

competition.

Well done to Cohen Stewart, Avarham Briones and Seb

Judd for representing the school so well and bringing

home two medals:

Results:

Cohen Stewart - SILVER U81kg

Seb Judd - GOLD new competitors category


Term 3, 2018

Congratulations to…

Rikki Dobbs - representing NZ

at the World In-line Hockey

Championships in Italy.

Ashleigh Solomon - attained her

goal of placing in top 8 of the

Australia National Gymnastics

championships, representing NZ in

rampoline.

Sarah Spargo - gained 9th place at

the ANAC International Aerobics

competition representing NZ.

Marissa Galloway - GOLD and

BRONZE in the NZ Roller Sports

Artistic Skating championships

and has qualified for the NZ team

competing in the Oceania

competition.

Tim Bavelaar, Heath Galloway

and Sam Marshall - selected to

represent NZ in the UWH U18

Men’s team.

Rhian Blakeborough-Kocsis -

selected for the Auckland U18

Auckland Light Blue rowing squad.

Also Ms Davis who has been chosen

to coach the team. They will be

competing in the Queensland

Secondary Schools Championships.

Girls U15A Hockey team - ended

their playing season in THIRD place.

Nanise Waqairo - Selected to play

with the NZSS Netball Team in

Australia.

Hinemoa Watene– representing

New Zealand in the Under 18 Rugby

Sevens at the Youth Olympics in

Argentina.

Premiere Netball Team– We wish

them luck defending their title at the

Nationals Championships in Timaru.

NZSS Aerobics

After qualifying at the Auckland Regional Secondary Schools Competition, five Howick College athletes competed for titles at National level. The Howick team continues to work towards the upcoming GymsportNZ National Championships in Tauranga and we wish them good luck as they represent their regions (Auckland and Counties Manukau). Results:

Taylor Woodhead: Open Level 4

Imogen Hatley-Owen: ADP3—3rd Place

Morgan Taylor: ADP4

Sarah Kennedy: ADP4— 4th Place

Sarah Spargo: International Age

Group 2—2nd Place

Thank you! A big thank you to the

Pub Charity Trust Ltd for their

generous grant which helps our

Rowing team for their upcoming

regatta at Lake Karapiro.

Howick College Cheerleading Team The Howick College Cheerleading team placed 1st in the Secondary School Level 2 Division at the recent Cheerbrandz Schools Spectacular Competition and also took out Overall Top Team. They have only been training together since the start of 2018 and as most of the team started out with no experience, it is amazing what they have achieved so far!

Winter Tournament Week This year Howick College fielded nine teams in this national secondary

school week of championship tournaments. Each team has worked hard

throughout the season to qualify for entry, and tournament week is a fitting

finish to their continued efforts on the field.

We had some amazing results from our hard working students and teach-

ers. The Rugby League boys had an incredible WIN in their final and the

Netball girls came THIRD in the Upper North Island Tournament, beating

Saint Kentigern College 28-24!

Results:

Rugby League 1st in Development Grade for New Zealand

Premier Netball 3rd in Upper North Island – Qualified for Nationals

1st XI Girls Football 27th in New Zealand

1st XI Boys Football 9th in Malcolm Cowie Tournament Auckland

1st XI Girls Hockey 5th in Mary Clinton Tournament Napier

1st XI Boys Hockey 11th in Olympic Stick Tournament Auckland

Senior Basketball Boys 14th in Northern Secondary Schools Tournament

Junior Basketball 8th in Junior Zone 1 Premiership Secondary

Senior Open

Underwater Hockey 7th in New Zealand Schools Tournament

All teams gave their best for every game and represented the school with

great commitment and sportsmanship both on and off the field. Thank you

to all the supporters, families, coaches and managers who cheered for and

supported the teams throughout the week of hard games.

Well done!


Term 2, 2018

Board of Trustees

With day light saving almost here, we can look back at Term 3 and reflect on

another successful winter sports programme. Not all teams may have achieved

their desired results; however they played with the right attitude and with pride,

which was very pleasing to see. Term Three was a hive of activity for a number

of sports teams, drama classes, and for the senior students who sat their

practice exams in the last couple of weeks of the term.

The refurbishment process, whilst having a couple of hiccups, is progressing

well and looking to be completed by start of Term One next year.

This week the Board spent time becoming informed of the status of the NCEA

results to date. The Senior Leadership Team and the Heads of Learning Areas

are putting in place a programme for the ‘at-risk’ students to provide additional

support and opportunities for them to succeed. We continue to strive to improve

and excel at Howick College and these opportunities confirm our desire for the

success of all of our students. The staff work extremely hard to give our stu-

dents as much opportunity as possible to achieve and succeed, and they

should be complemented for going the extra distance. It is also however the

students’ requirement to put in their best effort at all times.

Term Three saw the student trustee election take place and I would like to

congratulate Ethan McCormick on his election win. The board is looking forward

to working with Ethan, who has established his place in Howick College as

Junior Scholar as well as winning numerous speech competitions. We know he

will be working hard to deliver a better school environment for our students. I

would also like to take this opportunity to thank Connor Nelson for the

wonderful work he has done as student trustee on the board. He has set an

incredibly high standard for future student trustees, and also as part of the new

student leadership structure. I wish Connor the best for his studies and future

endeavours.

Term Three is one of my favorites, as I get to be out around the fields and

courts on Saturday morning come rain, hail or shine. For a few hours each

Saturday I am there, supporting our students and their teams, as they represent

Howick College, as are many other parents. It is wonderful to see our students

giving back to the school in coaching, managing, and umpiring our teams. I also

see many of the staff and leadership team supporting their students and I am

sure this is appreciated.

Congratulations to all the teams who competed in Tournament Week and did

Howick College proud. Special congratulations go to the Girls Soccer 1st X1,

who made it to the National Tournament for the first time in over 30 years. The

Premier Netball Team finished third in the UNISS tournament, and now head off

to defend their national title in the coming week. Well done!

I would like to wish all students and family members a relaxing and enjoyable

holiday break, and look forward to seeing you back in mid-October for the

final push towards NCEA success for senior students and the hard work in

the lead up to junior exams.

Regards,

Roger Gribble, BoT Chair

Important Dates for Term 3

Mon 15 Oct - First day of term

Mon 22 Oct - Labour Day (public

holiday)

Tues 23 Oct - End of year music

concert

Wed 24 Oct - BoT meeting, 6pm

Fri 26 Oct - Inter-house competition

Thurs 1 Nov - House Honours /

Oscars Awards evening

Fri 2 Nov - Last day for Seniors

(exam study leave begins)

Mon 5 Nov - Junior exams

Tues 6 Nov - Junior exams

Wed 7 Nov - NCEA external exams

begin (exam timetable is available on the

school website)

Mon 12 Nov - Teacher Only Day

Wed 14 Nov - BoT meeting, 6pm

Thurs 15 Nov - NCEA Information

evening for Year 10 students

Week 6&7 - Year 9 camps (camp dates

and information is available on the school

website)

Thurs 6 Dec - Junior Honours

Fri 7 Dec - Teacher Only Day / Last

day of Term

Meadowlands

2018 Yearbook! A digital copy will be available for free on the school website, however if you would like to purchase a

hard copy, please order and pay via the cashier: $10 per copy. Orders will close Friday 26 October.

Year 13 students will be given a complimentary copy as a memento of their last school year.

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