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AthleticsBreaking records

25 March 2020

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Principal’s Comment

Andy WoodPrincipal

Raylene has now gifted it to the school, for use as a memorial trophy to be awarded for courage, perseverance, and determination.Today, the pewter plate is a touchstone for all of us, as we face a crisis of a magnitude not seen since WW II. We all need courage, perseverance and determination, and like Brigadier Hargest, it is now our turn to step up.I encourage you all to take heart, to draw on the inspiration of our school’s namesake, and find the courage we have within us. In the weeks to come, Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui. Be brave, be strong, be steadfast.To you all - students, parents and caregivers, whanau whanui, and staff - nga mihi mahana.

Andy Wood

Footnote: Brigadier Hargest was the highest ranked allied officer to successfully escape from a POW in WWII. After being smuggled back to safety by the French Resistance, he later returned to the front line, and was killed by shrapnel in Normandy, France, shortly before the end of the war.

Chris O’ConnorBOT Chairperson

Tena koutou

1. Samples just received of girls’ shorts and long pants were tabled and discussed. Further feedback from a sample of girls is being sought before design specifications are finalised and orders placed.

2. The Board is awaiting advice on the idea of developing a new, modern design toilet block for the Junior Campus, to replace some of the aging existing toilets, with a view to incorporating old toilet spaces into adjoining classroom spaces. This would be using special one-off Property Funding given to all schools late last year.

3. Considerable time was spent discussing the implications of Covid-19 on a variety of school overseas trips, both inbound and outbound. (A school trip to France has been postponed, whilst trips later in the year to Japan and India are very much “wait and see” at this point.)

From the Boardroom

A time to Remember Brigadier Hargest, and Why

Today, the first day school was closed, a box arrived by courier. It contained a very old pewter plate. The plate was a gift from the couple in the French Resistance (WW II) who risked their lives by sheltering Brigadier Hargest immediately after his successful breakout from his POW camp in Florence, and escaped by rail and foot over the mountains into France. Whilst the couple died some years ago, the plate was given in person to a previous “Senior Mistress “ of the school (Raylene Waddell) who had visited them in Toulouse several times, and

1. Andy Wood will continue as principal until Friday 24 April. Mike Newell will take over from that time.

2. The government has changed the term dates. The Easter break is now the 2 weeks of Monday 30 March to Tuesday 14 April (Incorporating Easter weekend and Southland Anniversary). Term 2 starts (online ) on Wednesday 15 April.

3. Staff will do their best to connect with students online, primarily using the Google Classroom platform, with the general guideline that (SC) they do this based on the times of the “normal timetable”. In some cases, other methods of communication may be used as well. Staff will meet and be in touch with the management of the school via online meetings. Key non-teaching staff have remote access to their emails and the functions they are in charge of.

Fact Summary

4. The 2020 School Charter, which includes a full set of data reporting on 2019, and school priorities for 2020, was approved. A hard copy is available for inspection at reception. (Both campuses)

5. The end of term would have been the retirement of Andy Wood as Principal. Now that the Government has changed the dates of the Easter Term “holiday”, he continues as Principal to the end of Week 2 Term 2.

Chris O’Connor BOT Chairperson

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Chairperson Report JHC PTA AGM held 17 March 2020 I would like to once again take the time to thank all the members of the Committee for your dedication during the 2019 year, it all helps to create an environment that runs smoothly. It has been a year where we have seen many new faces join us, and we are all very grateful that you have chosen to support us by joining the Committee. As always with any committee the old saying many hands make light work is true. I would like to see the numbers grow again in 2020, so feel free to invite another JHC parent/caregiver to join us. I would like to take the time for a special thanks to the outgoing Secretary Gillian Graham, Sue Mattingly (Treasurer) and Lisa Martin (Uniform Coordinator) who

PTA Report

Monique ShirleyChairperson

will continue on in their roles. As we all know there is plenty of work in the background to make sure everything runs smoothly, so thank you both.The committee and I appreciate the time and effort from the Senior Leadership teams, at both Senior and Junior Campuses, who are always on hand to support us. A high level of support is required for the December and January Uniform Sales – in particular the January sell out this year was extremely busy, which is indicative of the high standard of uniform items we have available for sale. The sale has been working well over the years, and we now have it down to a fine art. In December we made the choice to pay out cash, and have the Eftpos available in the office, which all helps streamline the process further. It was a great success, and given the fact cheques will soon become a thing of the past, is very timely. Alongside the uniforms, over the past year the committee have continued to support the various school activities including:• Mending, laundering, dry cleaning

organisation, and stock takes of uniforms

• PTA meetings• Running the Yearly Open Day BBQ at

Jnr Campus• Tea/Coffee and supper for the Senior

PTA Interviews• Prizegiving Supper for the Year 13

students and families• Christmas morning tea for the support

staff at Senior and Junior Campus

• Pastoral care to school and staff families – if and when required

• Guest speakers and presentation introductions

• Study Centre afternoon tea funding• Funding the Floral Arrangements for

both Senior and Junior campus

This year the PTA has supported the school with funding of the Lockdown Kits for all classes, as safety is paramount for the children and staff. Alongside this, the PTA agreed to fund New Security Cameras and a $7000 contribution towards the Senior Campus school gate bus shelter. Again, this will help with the safety of the children, especially on a dark winter’s night as the shelter will have lighting and be a covered structure. We are continuing to collate a list of PTA helpers in a database, whom we can call in for support, as there are several activities that do still need the support of the PTA. We now also have a list of instructions and printed guidelines for each of the events, making volunteering easier than ever. All are scheduled to start at 7.30pm.Tuesday 19th May 2020 (hopefully)Tuesday 21st July 2020Tuesday 15th September 2020Tuesday 10th November 2020

RegardsMonique ShirleyPTA Chairperson

Term 1: Thursday 26 March: Working online from homeFriday 27 March: Working online from home, end of Term 1

School Holidays:Saturday 28 March - Tuesday 14 April

Term 2:Wednesday 15 April: Start of Term 2 - Working online from homeWednesday 22 April: Return to school (if all goes to plan)Friday 3 July: End of Term 2

Term Dates for 2020 (as far as we know)

Coming Events

Term 3:Monday 20 July: Start of Term 3Friday 25 September: End of Term 3

Term 4:Monday 12 October: Start of Term 4Wednesday 9 December (TBC): End of Term 4

Friday April 10 Good FridayMonday April 13 Easter Monday

Saturday April 25 Anzac Day Monday April 27 Anzac Day Observed

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Academic Blues Awards Ceremonyfor 2019

Level OneRhylee AkeroydOlivia BallantyneJorja BlairMikah BuchananGrace ChiltonRegan CrossFinn CruickshankGeorgia DonaldsonEmily DonlevyMegan DonlevyElla DoughertyLucy DrainCharlotte Emmerson LoveJackie FetolofaiCharlie FraserCorbin FraserHannah GilroyElise GrayMadison GrieveBryn GriffithsNatasha Guha-TyrieBilly Gutschlag

Daniel HarleyMadison HarrisMia HarveyEmily HayRhiannon HendersonDarcy HerrickOlivia HortonLena HuiaKate JohnstoneShani KalinowskiKen LertjirawongNatasha LewisLucy MachenSiobhan MaddenGemma McAllisterAnna MorrisNick NiLucy NindSophie OliverBrianna PetersonLucia RoboldTess RuwhiuTarrah Shirley

Teegan StrudwickeMatthew TancrediEthan TurnhoutTessa WellsHayden WuElla WylieElla Yule

Level 2Liam BarnesRenee BrooklandCaitlin BrownArchibald CameronMaia CavanaghRachel CheckettsSam ColeLogan DennisHamish DudleySamantha FahertyThomas FlemingMaria Franca FerreiraBrianna HartleyBradley Hay

Katie HeadsFinn HoldenMax JohnstoneElla JonesSooah LeeWilson LudlowDonald McIntoshBriar McKenzieSarah McLeishJake MeikleVirun MohottallageMichael MoynihanNina Nakano-BroersMax NallyKaden NilsenAnna O’ConnorJordan PenisulaBlake PrattleyJayden PrattleyCasey ThwaitesJanelle TinkerEmma TuckeyEmily WilliamsonClaudia Young-Blomfield

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....Some time ago I listened to a podcast which interviewed an American woman, Angela Duckworth, about studies she had done on what was the best predictor of student success.

Duckworth’s research involved high school and university students. She wanted to determine why some students were doing so well, especially if they did not seem to have natural ability in her subject.

Excerpt from Mrs Lesley Horner’s speech

100 Clubfor 2019

Back Row (left to right): Lena Huia, Tessa Wells, Teegan Strudwicke, Charlie Fraser, Madison Harris, Brianna PetersonFront Row (left to right): Madison Grieve, Finn Cruickshank, Emily Donlevy, Megan Donlevy, Corbin Fraser, Olivia Horton, Ella Dougherty, Natasha Lewis. Inset: Emma Tuckey

Her conclusions had nothing to do with good health, good looks, IQ, parents’ wealth or any of the other factors often thought to influence success. The best predictor of success in the group studied, came down to one simple four letter word - beginning with G. GRIT. Something I’m sure that many of you have used to gain your standout results in cultural, sporting and of course, academic pursuits. Grit equals stickability, tenacity, not giving up even when the going gets tough and not giving up even after failure.

Duckworth also explains that students with grit are able to pursue long term goals with perseverence. She believes that stamina is needed for this because, in her words “grit is living life as if it is a marathon, not a sprint.”

E tohe e ta te purihi Persistence has its rewards

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Year 8 CampsDeep Cove

Room 12 had a fabulous time at Deep Cove.

AOTEAROA YOUTH DECLARATION 2020

INVERCARGILL YOUTH HUI

Youth Council

The Invercargill Youth Council planned to present their ideas to the Invercargill City Council.

Year 9 CampsOmaui

Room 4 were lucky enough to have fantastic weather while on camp at Omaui. Above is the winning group with their sand sculpture. This represents the Year 7’s coming together from contributing schools.

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We are proud of the achievements of our top scholars in 2019, earning 19 NCEA Scholarships across 13 different subjects.

We are particularly proud of Virun Mohottallage’s (from Year 12) Outstanding Scholarship in Calculus and Logan Dalgity’s Outstanding Scholarship in Drama. This means they were placed in the top 0.5% of their entire New Zealand cohort.

We also acknowledge the 33 students who gained Excellence Endorsements (50 or more Excellence credits) at Level 3 NCEA.

We think that this kind of success is worth celebrating. These students will be honoured and congratulated in person at a special ceremony later in the year.

Scholarship and Excellence Endorsements for 2019

Andy WoodPrincipal

Congratulations!

Benjamin Wylie Sarah ZhaoHolly WuNathan Walker

Emma Riley

Conor Evans

Robert Beck Scholarship in Physics

& Academic Excellence

Yo Yo Wu Scholarship in Accounting

and Biology & Academic Excellence

Shea Smith Scholarship in Economics

and Technology & Academic Excellence

Declan Cruickshank Scholarship in Drama

& Academic Excellence

Mackenzie Fallow Scholarship in History

& Academic Excellence

Kate Loan Scholarship in English & Academic Excellence

Liam Barnes Scholarship in English

(Year 12)

Haein Shin Scholarship in Music

& Academic Excellence

Connor Ross Scholarship in Accounting

and Statistics & Academic Excellence

Stephen Potter Scholarship in Biology and

Health and Physical Education & Academic Excellence

Virun Mohottallage Outstanding Scholarship

in Calculus (Year 12)

Logan Dalgity Outstanding Scholarship

in Drama& Academic Excellence

Libby Flett Scholarship in

Economics, English

and Visual Arts - Painting & Academic Excellence

Scholarship & Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence

Zak ThomasZhane Skipper Conor ShearingGabrielle Schuck

Jenni Kerr

Bella PhillipsMia PenisulaFred MunSophie MorrisAmy Lee

Jessica HudsonJosh HanMary-Jane Grove

Emily DonaldsonJonathan Chuhairy John Bardwell

JAMES HARGEST COLLEGE

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

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Outdoor Recreation

Kayaking and First Aid.

9EF on camp

Year 9 CampsCurio Bay

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Paddles Up

ResultsDown River RaceSenior Girls - 1st Florence McKenzieJunior Boys - 1st Shaydon Diack

Team SlalomSenior Boys - 1st Caleb Reid, Patrick Haveron, Shaydon DiackSenior Girls - 2nd Florence McKenzie, Rachael Checketts, Talia Stout

Individual SlalomSenior Boys - 1st Caleb Reid, 2nd Patrick HaveronSenior Girls - 1st Florence McKenzieJunior Boys - 2nd Shaydon Diack

Overall School Trophy - James Hargest College

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Down River RaceFlorence McKenzie (Year 12) and her team members were first in the women’s team, and 4th overall in the open grade in the South Island Slalom held at the White Water park on the Hawea River. Florence was placed 2nd in the under 16th woman (non grade) and 3rd in the under 18’s (graded) K1 Slalom event.

South Island Canoe Slalom

Right top: Eamonn and Nick at the end of a race

Right: Novice girls quad heading off to race

Right middle: Max and Mitchell relaxing

The SISS Regatta

Top: Eilish McLeod

South Island Secondary School Rowing ChampsA number of crews made the A FinalsEamonn Thwaites and Nick Todd in the Novice Double, Max Nally and Mitchell Tinnock in the U18 Double but the highlight was Eilish McLeod gaining a silver medal in the U18 single.

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Congratulations to the enthusiastic team members who competed with a lot of energy and enthusiasm on a very hot day!

The sportsmanship, effort and support for each other made Hargest stand out on the day.

There were a huge number of students who gained placings and/or qualified for the South Island Secondary School Championships (which have unfortunately now been cancelled), congratulations to these athletes.

Titles gained were:U14 Boys• William Robertson 100m & triple jump• Caleb McNaught High jump & 400m• 4 x 100m Relay Jamie Gray, Zavier Philpot, Shaun Hopper and William Robertson

U14 Girls• Kimberley Iversen 3000m• Jodie Smith Javelin• Isabella Winder 200m

U15 Boys• Isaiah Bragg 100m• 4 x 100m Relay Jack Reed, Preston Evans, Zac Waimoana and Isaiah Bragg

U15 Girls• Caitlin Hartley 80m hurdles & triple jump• Tamsin O’Connell 400m

U16 Boys• Quinn Hartley Javelin, long jump (record) & high jump (record) (See front cover)• Caden Faulkner 100m & 200m• Corvin O’Rourke 400m & 800m

U16 Girls• Lucy McKee High jump

Senior Boys• Mitchell Tweedie Javelin• Sam Cole Long jump

Southland Secondary School Athletics

Cricket

James Hargest Senior Campus managed to pull together two teams this term. We were lucky enough to have Mark Reid from Southland Cricket to help us improve our skills. We look forward to another enjoyable season in Term 4.

Dani Chisholm Ciaran CrombiePaige Muir Kiah McLeanZuyo Waniyapong

Values AwardsJunior Campus

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ScienceJunior Campus

ABOVE: Year 7 students observing the mystery tubes and bags and placing jars over candles investigation

ABOVE: As part of ‘Becoming a Scientist’ unit, students have been learning how to use a Bunsen burner safely. Here is a photo of Passion Mitchener in action.

ABOVE: Year 8 doing their candles and water trick.

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Junior Campus6 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2179250Email: juniorcampus@jameshargest.school.nz

Website: www.jameshargest.school.nz

Senior Campus288 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2176129Email: office@jameshargest.school.nzWebsite: www.jameshargest.school.nz

E-mail NewslettersThe next newsletter will be issued via

email on Friday 1 May 2020.

Hard copies of the newsletter will be available from either the Junior or

Senior Campus office.You can view the newsletter on the Hargest

web site www.jameshargest.school.nz

Information UpdatesIf you have any changes to your details (e.g. address, phone numbers, medical

details, emergency contacts, etc), please let the school know as soon as possible in

order to keep our records up-to-date. Please email Mrs France (Senior Campus)

with any changes atoffice@jameshargest.school.nz

or phone 2176129or Mrs Cribb (Junior Campus) at

juniorcampus@jameshargest.school.nzor phone 2179250

Parent, Caregiver, Whanau and

Community EngagementAt James Hargest College we are always

interested in engaging with our community and listening to parents, whanau and the wider community. If you have any good

ideas or there is something special that has happened regarding Hargest, or there are issues, concerns or complaints we should

be aware of, please contact the school office Senior Campus (2176129) or

Junior Campus (2179250) or via email, office@jameshargest.school.nz

You will be put in contact with an appropriate staff member

The next PTA meeting will be held in the Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus, scheduled to start at 7.30pm.Tuesday 19th May 2020 (hopefully) Tuesday 21st July 2020Tuesday 15th September 2020Tuesday 10th November 2020

PTA Meeting Dates

It was a sad day on Thursday 27 February when we farewelled our American Ambassadors from Meeker Middle school in Tacoma. The group of 10 students and 4 adult chaperones had travelled to Invercargill to spend 3 weeks with host families and be immersed in the culture and experience all that our fantastic area has to offer. A huge thank you to all those families that volunteered their time to host and make this an unforgettable experience for our visitors. Many have made friendships and connections that will last a lifetime.

In September a group of 15 Year 8 students are hoping to travel to America and be hosted by students of Meeker Middle School. This four week experience includes a week in Los Angeles experiencing the theme parks on the way over.

How exciting would it be to be involved in this exchange?

Current Year 7 students will be asked to apply to go, towards the end of Term 3/early Term 4. Seriously consider this opportunity for your child as it is way more than just a holiday and I know that parents who were involved in the hosting process this year now really wish that they had considered sending their child on the exchange.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Miss Grice (teacher in charge for 2020). kgrice@jameshargest.school.nz

COTW – Citizens of the WorldJunior Campus

Bebras Computational Thinking Competition

Congratulations to Jess Page (Year 10) who received the top score in New Zealand!

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