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15 March 2013 Issue 2
Hauraki Plains College
Newsletter
Tena Koutou matua ma
Dear parents and caregivers
20 – 22 March
Arts Festival
27 March
Yr 12 parent meeting
7pm
28 March
Mufti Day
BOT meeting 5:30pm
29 March – 2 April
Easter break
10 April
Yr 10 parent meeting
11 April
One Autumn Night
19 April
Term ends
The future is not some
place we are going to,
but one we are creating.
The paths are not to be
found, but made, and
the activity of making
them, changes both the
maker and the
destination
John Sinclair
Our core mission is to prepare our students for their future lives. This
involves ensuring they have the qualifications as well as the attributes
required to take their place as contributing citizens, both in terms of
society and the economy.
A key aspect of this, as well as a Board of Trustees goal, is to ensure that
every student develops a learning and career direction appropriate to
the particular strengths, interests and aspiration of each young person.
To this end, learning and career planning and decision making has been
integrated into our River programme as a process which begins in Year 9
and continues throughout their years at college.
The programme is based on four key career competencies:
1. Self awareness: students have a strong awareness of self, their
identity, language and culture, how they relate to others and their
potential for development. They can identify their special and
distinctive capabilities and their social and cultural influences.
2. Exploring possibilities: students can identify the many future
possibilities and opportunities available to them in life, learning
and work. They understand the role of lifelong learning and the
influence of shifts in regional, national and global economies on
their life, learning and work.
3. Making choices and plans: students understand the consequences
of their choices and decisions and the impact they have on
themselves and others. They can identify all the options available
so they can make informed choices about their next step when
they transition from school.
4. Decision making: students are able to make flexible life, learning
and work plans. They have the capabilities to seek and secure
opportunities and are adaptable and responsive to change.
Students can find alternatives when faced with obstacles and have
the resilience and ability to adjust as their life, learning and work
environments change.
2 Kaihere Rd, PO Box 44 NGATEA Phone: (07)867-7029 Fax: (07) 867-7020
email: studentservices@haurakiplains.school.nz www.haurakiplains.school.nz
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We are now tracking all of our school leavers’ career
directions. Of the 141 students who left school at
Years 11, 12 and 13, 85% left with a minimum
qualification of NCEA Level 2 and 135 headed towards
tertiary learning and full time employment.
Given that the youth unemployment rate stands
at 17%, we feel that the time and resources
given to Careers speaks for itself. The table at
the bottom gives a sense of learning and career
destinations from graph shows the learning and
career destinations for the 100 Year 13 students
from last year.
Parents are a key factor in each young person’s
decision making around careers. If as a parent,
you have any questions or would like to talk to
our Careers Co-ordinator, Mr Keith, feel free to
contact him on (07) 867-7029 or
peterk@haurakiplains.school.nz
Ngaire Harris
PRINCIPAL
Winter Uniform
The transition from summer to winter uniform will
start after the Easter long weekend. Easter weekend is
a 5-day long weekend, from Friday 29 March to
Tuesday 2 April. From Wednesday 3 April students can
wear either their winter uniform or their summer
uniform. Students need to be in ONE full uniform and
NOT in a combination of uniforms. This arrangement
will be in effect until the end of Week 2 of Term 2 and
from Monday 6 May students have to be in full winter
uniform.
Board of Trustee news:
At our last BOT
meeting, Mr Ian Clark
stood down as BOT
chair, with Mr Peter
Schouten fulfilling this
position until BOT
elections in May of this
year. Mr Clark, himself
a past pupil of HPC, has
been on the Board for
eight years and
chairperson for the last
six years.
Under Mr Clark’s leadership, we have
seen a significant number of initiatives
underway, including the Centennial
Centre and fields development for
example.
Mr Clark has also ensured a positive
working relationship between BOT and
staff, a key factor in the success of any
school.
A huge thank you to Mr Clark for his
considerable contribution over this time.
School Leaver Destination Data
Total
number
University
Polytech or
Apprenticeship
Full time
Employment
Unknown or
Unemployed
Year 11 11 - 5 5 1
Year 12 30 - 9 18 3
Year 13 100 53 17 28 2
Total 141 53 31 51 6
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Academic News
Endorsement Students
Congratulations to the students who received Merit and Excellence
endorsements in NCEA last year. Great to see so many of you being
acknowledged at our recent endorsement evening.
Level 1 Merit:
Jackson Anderson, Brittany Baker, Danielle Bath, Laura
Baverstock, Lianni Billings, Rowenna Calder, Ashlee Campbell,
Chelsea Duck, Andrew Garrett, Tyler Handcock, Briar Hansen,
Allanah James, Sammy Kewish, Crystal Lynch, Leana McKay,
Danni Mills, Bridgette Morley, Taz Nicholson, Axel Plummer,
Matthew Price, Rachel Rees, Simona Rogoz, Lochlan Rose,
Hannah Shields, Regan Smith, Courtney Thompson, Richard
Tucker, Charlotte Van der Lee, Natasha Watters, Broden Wood
Level 1 Excellence:
Anri Dreyer, Jennifer Fan-Chiang, Destin Finn, Trevor Fulton,
Deliah Gasson, Krystal Harris, Rebecca Herkt, Cumorah Manu,
Georgia McCormack-Goeth, Tatyana Lyndon, Jacqui Moate,
Jessica Roberts, Kaija Schmidt, Monique Schouten, Ella Smit,
Chloe Whelan
Level 2 Merit:
Benjamin Alderlieste, Caitlin Barriball, Grace Biddle, Danielle
Billington, Rhiannon Clark-Bogle, Sarah de Garnham, Georgia
Deadman, Samantha Donaldson, Tristan Fisher, Lucas Foster,
Libby Gray, Lania Gribben, Steven Hale, Rachael Hall, Jamie-
Lee Hodgson, Lucy Knight, Laura Maxwell, Joshua McCormack-
Goeth, Noah Pearce, Emily Speedy, Rachael van Bysterveldt,
Lyndon Vickers, Ruby Walsh, Logan West, Jaime White, Kelsey
Willis
Student Subjects
and Courses
Academic Dean – L Benns
Most students have settled
into their courses really well
and are working towards
achieving their first lot of
credits in each of their
subjects. If students are
successful in achieving these
credits most of them should
have at least 20 credits
towards their NCEA at the
end of term one.
Students have until 31 st
March to change their
courses/subjects. After this
date no further changes will
be allowed, unless there are
exceptional circumstances.
Students need to remain in
their current subjects and
get on with their learning.
Please don’t hesitate to
contact Lynette Benns at
any time if you have any
concerns about your child’s
academic achievement and
progress.
Level 2 Excellence:
Emily Bisset, Phillip Brett, Nathan Broadbent, Caitlin Brock,
Robin Fraser, Ruth Germon, Brittany Goodwin, Amanda Hurle,
Mallory Jordan, Luke Liddell, Chelsea Lowe, Phoebe Main,
Cassandra Marrett, Wiremu Parsons, Richard Scoggins,
George Stilwell
Level 3 Merit:
Hamish Balderston, Kayla Davenport, Anna Hamilton, Sharyn
Henderson, Rebecca Hill, Finn Kennedy, Melanie Kitchingman,
Grace Leonard, Skylar Mangan, Ross Mear, Hannah Mills,
Alannah Pfaff, Tegan Porter, Kelly Roberts, Sonja Rose, Leia
Senington, Harry Smit, Georgina Speedy, Brianna Thoms
Level 3 Excellence:
Finja Schmidt, Aidan Summers, Dominique Williams
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Careers News
Careers and Gateway
Peter Keith
During the past two years all New Zealand Secondary
Schools have been required to complete a Review of their
Careers Programmes, based on the ‘Careers NZ’ Career
Education Benchmarks. A very successful Board Review of
the HPC Careers Department was carried out in 2012.
The Review was very informative and supportive of the
Careers Programme implemented at the College. The key
recommendation of the Review was for greater integration
of the career management competencies (ie student lifelong
career management skills) into the River Group programme.
Also for more involvement of River Guides in the student
career development process.
Showcasing talented
young arts students’ work
Drama
Music
Film
Photography
Painting
Opening night 20 th March
from 5:30 pm till 9:00pm
Wednesday 20 th , Thursday 21 st and
Friday 22 nd of March in the College Hall
Nibbles and
drinks provided.
Gold coin donation
Come along and help celebrate the
talent of these young arts students
The success of the Careers staff in guiding, mentoring and
assisting students in their transition from school into tertiary
study and employment, was identified as a key strength of
the HPC Careers Programme. This success is clearly
demonstrated in the school’s 2012 school leaver destination
data.
HPC was one of the few Secondary Schools to receive an
increase in Gateway funding for 2013. This is a direct
reflection of the quality of the programme which is used as a
model for other schools.
Gateway provides students with valuable workplace
experience in their chosen vocation. At HPC the Gateway
Programme also includes a Workplace Safety Course (15
NCEA credits) plus the opportunity to complete a First Aid
Course (4 credits) and a Learner Drivers Licence Workshop (6
credits).
Up Coming Careers Events
Tues 26 th March
Thurs 4 th April
Mon 8thTues9 th April
Wed 9 th April
Fri 12 th April
Waikato University Liaison Seminar
1:30pm Careers Centre
Auckland University of Technology
(AUT) Liaison Seminar
1:30pm Careers Centre
Gateway Workplace Safety Course
Otago University Liaison Seminar
1:30pm Careers Centre
Auckland University Liaison Seminar
1:30pm Careers Centre
Caregivers are also welcome to attend these seminars
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Working Smarter
There is no substitute or short cuts with study; students simply
have to put the hard work in. However, an understanding of how
the brain works makes revision and preparing for tests and exams
more effective.
Most material learnt in class, if not reviewed, is forgotten within
24 hours, then up to 80% of it is „dumped‟ from the brain. After
a month, the brain remembers only 3 – 4% of what was learnt in
class. Most of this will need to be learnt all over again for tests
or exams.
By regularly reviews of work, the brain says
to itself, “Here it is again, it must be
important, I need to hang on to it”. Just 5
minutes of revisiting stuff that was learnt
in each class on a regular basis will activate
the long term memory and making preparing
for exams a lot less work in the long run.
Work Smarter
How students can go
about this is in their
Homework Diaries on
page 134.
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Community Notices
The Science department has decided to support
the Starship Hospital’s
“Phones for Rewards programme”.
It would be appreciated if
anyone in the community
and/or students could bring
in any old and unwanted
Cell/Mobile phones. This has
an added benefit of gaining
rewards points for our school
through this programme,
that can be redeemed for
cameras, camcorders, interactive, whiteboards
and so on.
Any old cell/mobile phones can be handed into
the school office for Mr Goodwin and students
can bring them to room 19.
Thank you for your support in this matter.
Yr12 Forestry Class
Farmers – do you need logs cut up for
firewood?
The Year 12 Forestry
class may be able to
help as we need to
practice our chainsaw
work.
Contact Ken Robertson at school on 8677029
Streetalk Defensive
Course
Next Course held on :
2, 9, 10 & 11 April 2013
6-8pm for four evenings, in
Ngatea.
Cut your Restricted Licence time, from 18 months, down
to 12 months, by attending a ‘Streetalk’ Defensive
Course, and learn advanced techniques to stay safe as a
driver on our roads.
Govt. Regulation changes mean all people on Car
Learners and Restricted are now eligible to attend, and
have their time reduced on Restricted by 6 months.
To book call
Ron AGNEW
Driver Educator
07 86 86 888 or 027 45 88 200
Drums/Guitar Lessons at Thames
Youth Centre
After School Motocross
Coaching
From 4-6pm every Wednesday afternoon
during Term One, $30 per session.
See www.broxy.co.nz or email
info@broxy.co.nz to register your interest.
With qualified drum & guitar teacher one-onone,
30 minutes for $15.-
On Saturday afternoons at TYC,
126 Kirkwood Street,
Please leave contact details on our voicemail:
ph. 07-868 6110
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Hikutaia School
Trail Ride
Sunday 17 th March 2013
Revell Farm – SH26
(Between Puriri & Hikutaia)
Rolling farmland track, also junior track
and peewee track
Good food available to purchase
Sign in from 8:30, track open 9:30
$30 Adult, $15 14 and under, $5
peewee
Enquiries: Paul 0274 858 797 or
Sharon 07 8624777
Adult Badminton
Starts on Tuesday 5 th March 7pm – 9pm
in the Hauraki Plains College
Gymnasium. New members welcome.
Any enquiries contact Jenny on 07
8673028
Ngatea Playcentre Quiz Night
Friday 5 April 7pm – 11pm
at the War Memorial Hall.
Alcohol and supper available
$10 per ticket (min 6 per table max 10 ).
To book contact Nikki Garrett
8677882 or 0273117941.
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From the Guidance Dept:
I thought this was a superb message to those of us who have daughters. Many thanks to
The Parenting Place for allowing us to share it with you. I have ordered 2 copies of the
quoted book “Raising Girls”. If you would like to borrow a copy, just let me know.
Trevor Benns
School Counsellor
What our daughters
really need
My daughters are 16 and 13. So when I read in the paper
about teenage girls in Auckland having to be cut from a
stolen car after it crashed into a wall during a police
pursuit, I take notice.
In so many ways, it’s a great time to be a girl. They have more opportunities than
ever before. But they also have more pressures. Our popular culture is telling them
that to be accepted they have to look and act a certain way. Girls are indulging in
risky behaviour and they’re getting into trouble.
Not all girls of course, but some girls. The trick is keeping them on track. If there’s
one person who can help with that, it’s Steve Biddulph, author of Raising Girls. The
book is a great read and I’m really looking forward to hearing Steve speak at The
Parenting Place on 14 March.
It's not about being frightened for our girls, but about understanding they need a
guide to help them grow up strong and proud. As parents, we’re the best people to
do that - sometimes we just need some help knowing exactly what to do.
Steve Biddulph says there are three things in particular we can give our girls;
unrushed mums who take the time to listen to what’s going on in their world, dads
who think their daughters are amazing (and let them know it), and protection from a
media culture that is pressuring them to grow up too soon.
My two girls are very precious to me and I let them know as often as I can. We go
shopping, have coffee and simply chat about life - that time together is always one of
the highlights of my week.
Bruce and the team at The Parenting Place
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HOW TO HACK
YOUR EDUCATION
You have heard of hacking computers. How about hacking your education? To get a complete
education, take matters into your own hands. This does not mean dropping out of school or not
going on to further education. It means creating options and opportunities for yourself where it
seems none exist. You are familiar with a school syllabus. The first step to hacking your education is
creating a life syllabus. To start, you need to find the answers to three questions:
Who am I?
What do I love?
Where am I going?
First, answer these questions yourself, and then ask your friends, mentors, parents and teachers. It
can be revealing to know who other people believe you are, who other people believe you are good
at and where other people think you should go, but do not let their answers decide. Ultimately, you
must answer these questions for yourself.
Who am I? For much of our lives we are defined by other people but try to figure out who you are
for yourself. Try defining yourself in six words.
What do I love? Here’s your chance to ask yourself: What am I passionate about? What do I enjoy
doing? What gives me energy? What do I consider fun? Your answers to these questions may relate
to school – perhaps you love maths or English – but they don’t have to. You might love horses,
travelling or talking. It all counts.
Where am I going? It’s easy to get caught up in the day without thinking about the big picture.
Write down your life goals – the 100 most important things you want to do in your lifetime. This is
your own bucket list. Once you’ve written down 100 items, break the list down into what you’ll
complete in one year, five years and ten years. Next, break down your goals for the next year into
what you’ll complete in the next 30, 60 and 90 days. Revisit you goal lists
often
because they can and will change. Share your goals for the next 30 days
with a
friend who will help make sure you stay on track.
If answering these questions was hard, don’t feel bad. You can’t be
expected to know exactly what you want to do with your life. Bus
answering these questions now puts you on the path to directing
your own education.
Students who hack their educations will change the world.
You can tell these students apart because they have a
spark in their eyes, and if you ask them about their
passion they won’t stop talking. These are the students
who will have jobs waiting for them – or, more likely,
will create their own jobs. You can be one of these
students. Your life is a field trip – and you don’t
need a permission slip.
Acknowledgement: “Hacking you education” by
Dale J Stephens
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Sports News
16 March
W/BOP Athletics
17 March
TVSS Sevens Tournament
18-24 March
NZSS Rowing Champs (Maadi)
19 March
TVSS Touch Tournament - HPC
(reserve day 20 th )
21 March
TVSS Triathlon
National Schools Triathlon
Waikato SS Lawn Bowls
National Boys U15 SS & NISS Girls
Rugby 7’s
22 March
HPC MotoX Tournament
NISS Dressage Champs
23-24 March
St Peter’s Dressage Tournament
24 March
NZSS Zone Touch Regionals
26 March
WSS Tennis Champs
4 April
Waikato SS Swimming Champs
6-7 April
NISS Athletics
8 April
Teams Golf Day
9 April
TVSS Tennis Champs (reserve day 12 th )
11 April
Clay Target - Thames
12 April
TVSS Golf – Round 1
MotoX Western Heights Tournament
12-14 April
Western Heights Basketball
Tournament
16 April
TV Rugby League
17 April
TVSS Bowls (reserve day 18 th )
If you want more information regarding
anything to do with sport at Hauraki Plains
College then please contact the sports
coordinator at sport@haurakiplains.school.nz
From the Sports Co-ordinator
Cindy Berridge
E-mail sport@haurakiplains.school.nz
Sports Website www.schoolground.co.nz/haurakiplains
At this time of year there are a lot of winter sports codes
and teams looking to start their pre-season trainings, trials
and musters. Whilst the actions of coaches and trainers to
get their teams physically ready for the demands of the
particular winter sport should be commended – it must be
remembered that if a student has a commitment to a
summer sport then this takes precedence over any winter
sport trials, trainings and meetings. Should a student need
to be in 2 places at once then they are to go to the
summer sport first and then catch up with the staff
member concerned with regards to the winter sport. If any
students are unsure of whom this is then there is a list of
the Teachers in Charge on the sports noticeboard.
Please keep me informed of any sports results,
representative selections or information for the
newsletter and website. Phone me (07) 867-7029 or email
sport@haurakiplains.school.nz Photos welcome.
Lunch Time Activities
Lunchtime activities are full on! In the gym, we have Table
Tennis, Volleyball and Futsal running weekly. Tennis is
happening out on the back courts as well as a variety of
balls plus cricket gear available for use at interval and
lunchtimes. Listen out to the daily notices, come check it
out and give it a go!!!
HPC Sports Website
Remember the HPC website dedicated specifically to
sports. The website will be continuously updated as
events/results are finalised. If anyone has information that
they would like posted onto the website then please send
an electronic copy by e-mail to the Sport and Recreation
Coordinator at sport@haurakiplains.school.nz The web
address is www.schoolground.co.nz/haurakiplains
Please note: whilst we do our best to recognise all recent
outstanding achievements there may have been some
missed. If this is the case please bring this to the attention
of the Sport and Recreation Coordinator.
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Representative News
Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar
Congratulations to Helena Gasson, (HPC
Sportsperson of the Year 2012) who was
awarded the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar for
2013 from Hauraki Plains College. Helena
and other Hillary Scholars were welcomed to
the University of Waikato at Purpose Day last
weekend. Well done Helena on this
outstanding achievement.
Inline Hockey
Hannah Shields has once again shown her
emerging talent on the rink. Hannah was
recently selected for the Junior Woman’s U18
Inline Hockey Team. The team will be
heading to Los Angeles in July to compete in
the World Champs & Junior Olympics.
Congratulations Hannah, fantastic
achievement.
Netball
Congratulations to Tyler Handcock who was
selected for the NZ U19 Talent Development
Squad. Tyler is currently training with the
Waikato division and will continue to be
monitored during the year. Well done Tyler.
Surf Rowing
Well done to Lyndon Vickers who has
collected a bronze medal whilst rowing for
the Whangamata Surf Club. Lyndon and his
crew competed at the National Surf Rowing
Champs at Mount Maunganui last weekend,
racing in the U19 Long Course Surf Boat
event, finishing in 3 rd place. Congratulations
Lyndon.
Cricket
Congratulations to Zoe Summers who played in
the Waikato Valley Secondary School Girls
cricket team which finished second at the
Northern Districts Secondary School Girls
tournament recently. Well done Zoe.
Congratulations also to Cullen Aislabie and
Keegan Walsh who have been selected for the
Northern Districts Squad. The squad will be
involved in winter coaching and training
beginning in June over in Hamilton, plus
attending a camp in the holidays. Good luck
for your cricket this year boys.
Shooting
Congratulations to Rachael van
Bysterveldt who recently won the
National Ladies Open Shoot. Rachael
recently competed at the NZ Nationals in
Hamilton and was the top qualifying lady
shooter for the MacIntosh Postal team.
Fantastic achievement Rachael.
Thames Valley Touch
Congratulations to the following students
who have been selected for Thames
Valley Touch Teams. Good luck for your
upcoming tournaments.
Cheyenne Ballantine, Keegan Dickey,
Keegan Harris, Viraj Kumar
Logan Mitchell, Cassidy Newbold
Will Newbold, Nelson Te Moananui
Chelsey Thompson, Sam Thompson
Shyanne Thompson
Football
Congratulations to Harley Weaver-Smith
who has been selected for the Oceania
Football Squad. The squad is made up of
players from NZ, Australia & Japan and
will travel to Spain in June to compete in
the World International Youth
Tournament ‘Donosti Cup’. Well done
and good luck Harley.
Well done to Kelsey Willis who has also
been selected for the Coerver Coaching
Oceania Select Football Squad. The
squad will travel to London in Sept/Oct
to also compete in an International
Youth Tournament. Congratulations
Kelsey.
Waikato BOP Schools Triathlon
Libby Gray (swimmer), Rachael Van
Bysterveldt (cyclist) and Briar Hansen
(runner) teamed up to compete at the
Waikato/BOP Schools Teams Triathlon
held on the 21 st Feb at Lake Karapiro.
Racing in the U19 Girls the team were up
against some elite opposition. A great
start from Libby, first female out of the
water, saw the team finishing in 5 th place.
Well done girls.
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HPC Swimming Champs
What started out as a very bleak day soon transformed into another hot one on the Hauraki Plains greeting the whole
junior school as well as those keen seniors for the annual HPC Swimming Champs on Tuesday 5 th February. It was great
to see the increase in students entering the championship events which makes for some great racing as well as Hapu
rivalry. Congratulations to all who took part – particularly to those students who aren’t that keen on swimming but still
managed to get at least a point for their HAPU through participation – well done.
After all the data was entered the respective champions for each grade were as follows:
Grade Champion Runner Up
Junior Girls Ciara Duncan Saacha McCormack-Goeth
Junior Boys William Gasson Dion Way
Intermediate Girls Deliah Gasson Zoe Summers
Intermediate Boys Joshua McCormack-Goeth Adrian Knight
Senior Girls Libby Gray Georgia McCormack-Goeth
Senior Boys Jamie Knight Oliver Brumby
A lot of hard work gone in to training with 11 records broken on the day – some of which have been held since 1986!!
These were:
New Record Old Record
Saacha McCormack-Goeth 100 Freestyle 1.02.00 1.03.00
66 2/3 Breaststroke 51.00 52.28
100 Breaststroke 1.20.25 1.23.00
Ciara Duncan 66 2/3 Backstroke 44.34 45.25
100 Backstroke 1.09.06 1.13.38
133 1/3 Medley 1.34.50 1.35.70
Joshua McCormack-Goeth 33 1/3 Butterfly 16.00 17.21
66 2/3 Freestyle 33.31 34.80
100 Freestyle 53.75 54.56
133 1/3 Medley 1.27.51 1.37.65
Georgia McCormack-Goeth 66 2/3 Breaststroke 49.88 52.75
Congratulations to all of our champions. A big THANK YOU to Kym Summers, Rachael Duncan, Glenda
Gray and Dianne Gasson for your help on the day – much appreciated!
With regards to the HAPU points for the HW Hayward Cup,
Tikapa – through greater participation numbers and some
great relay swimming, managed to retain the swimming
cup for another year. Check out the points table below:
Tikapa 583
Waihou 472
Ohinemuri 409
Piako 307
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Thames Valley Swimming Champs
A small team of 9 swimmers represented HPC on Tuesday
26 th February at the Matamata pool. A great day was had
and congratulations to all who took part.
A big THANK YOU to Rachael Duncan, Dianne Gasson
& Glenda Gray for your help on the day. Much
appreciated!
The results were as follows:
Junior Girls
Ciara Duncan – 100m Medley 1 st , 100m Back 1 st , 50m Fly 1 st
Junior Boys
William Gasson – 50m Back 2 nd , 100m Free 3 rd , 50m Free 2 nd
Intermediate Girls
Zoe Summers – 50m Free 1 st
Deliah Gasson – 100m Free 2 nd
Senior Girls
Libby Gray – 100m Medley 1 st , 100m Free 1 st , 100m Back 1 st
Relays
Senior Girls: Ciara Duncan 1 st in Freestyle Relay
Zoe Summers & 1 st in Medley Relay
Deliah Gasson
Libby Gray
Senior Boys: William Gasson
Adrian Knight
Steven Hale
James Pou
3 rd in Freestyle Relay
School Relay Flying Squad – 3rd (6xFree) – Ciara Duncan,
William Gasson, Deliah Gasson, Adrian Knight, Libby Gray
and Steven Hale. Well done to all of our champions.
HPC Athletics Champs
Due to Year 9 Camp, these results were
still being collated and finalised when
going to print. A full list of results will be
printed in our next newsletter.
Thames Valley Athletics Champs
A team of 60 athletes plus 3 staff headed to
the Paeroa Domain on the 6 th March for the
Thames Valley Secondary Schools Athletics
Championships. Once again HPC athletes
showed some good form and managed
several top 3 placings which are highlighted
below. Well done team on a great effort by
all, fantastic results.
Junior Boys
Tumokai Watene-Mercep – 3 rd 800m
Colin Sproul – 1 st 200m, 1 st 100m
Gus Barrier – 1 st 3000m, 1 st 1500m
Trent Davis – 2 nd 1500m
Intermediate Boys
Viraj Kumar – 1 st 3000m
William Bennett-Tomlins – 2 nd Discus
Niki Pompey – 2 nd Javelin
Isaac Lyons (AWD) – 1 st 200m, 1 st Shot Put,
1 st Discus
Senior Boys
Steven Hale – 3 rd 800m
Ricky Hayward – 1 st 200m
Jordan Walker – 1 st Shot Put, 1 st Javelin
Intermediate Girls
Gemma Hansen – 2 nd 3000m
Charlotte VanderLee – 3 rd 3000m
Shyanne Thompson – 1 st Triple Jump
Alisha Bennenbroek – 1 st 100m, 2 nd Long
Jump, 1 st High Jump
Senior Girls
Hine Watene-Mercep – 3 rd 800m
Maddison Hair – 3 rd 200m, 3 rd 400m
Briar Hansen – 3 rd 1500m
Mackenzie Downham – 2 nd Shot Put
Relays
Intermediate Girls – 2 nd place
Senior Girls – 3 rd place
Junior Boys – 1 st place
Intermediate Boys – 2 nd place
Senior Boys – 2 nd place
As a combined team HPC managed to place 3rd
out of the 12 schools competing with a total score
of 1185 points. Well done to all athletes!!
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Central Swimming Championships
On February 8 th -10 th the Central Swimming
Championships were held in Hamilton. Libby Gray,
Saacha, Georgia and Joshua McCormack-Goeth all met
strict qualifying times to compete at this swim meet.
TV Athletics Photos
The results are as follows:
Saacha McCormack-Goeth
Gold 200m Breast
Bronze 100m Breast
Saacha also swam in the regional U14 Freestyle & Medley
Relay which won Silver & Bronze respectively.
Georgia McCormack-Goeth
Joshua McCormack-Goeth
Silver 50m Breast
Silver 100m Breast
Silver 200m Breast
Gold 50m Fly
Gold 100m Fly
Gold 50m Free
Silver 100m Free
Silver 200m Medley
Silver 200m Fly
Bronze 200m Free
Josh also swam in the regional U15 Freestyle relay team
that gained 1 st place and a race record.
Saacha, Joshua & Georgia McCormack-Goeth with
their medal haul
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CRICKET
With six keen, talented Year 9 cricketers
entering H.P.C. in February, it was decided to
give this College's team the strongest possible
competition by entering the side in the Waikato
Secondary Schools Colts grade. This was
considered the best way to challenge and
develop the cricketing skills of the Years 9 /10
players who will hopefully form the nucleus of a
strong 1st XI in the near future.
After four weeks, the team has had two wins
and two losses and has benefited from its
experiences. Almost every player has made a
firm contribution to the team's cause over the
four games. From a batting perspective, Cullen
Aislabie has been outstanding and has already
scored more than two hundred runs at an
average of over 50. The bowling honours have
been evenly shared with Will Smit 4/26 against
Hamilton Boys High School being the best figures
so far.
There are four more matches to be played
during March.
Hauraki Plains College Year 9 cricketers Cullen
Aislabie and Keegan Walsh have been advised
that they have been selected in the Northern
Districts Under 14 squad which will be involved
in off- season training beginning in July. Aislabie
who was the leading run scorer in the Northern
Districts Primary Schools tournament prior to
Christmas, has also been in fine form for his
College team in recent weeks.
Netball
L Benns TIC
Trials have been taking place over the past few
weeks. It is looking like we will have 13 teams.
Coaches and Managers are required for each of
these teams. Please contact Lynette Benns if
you are keen to help out with coaching or
managing a team, once the teams have been
named / selected.
HPC BASKETBALL – WHERE AMAZING
HAPPENS!
Thanks to those parents and whanau who attended
the Club’s AGM last week. We are looking for
Managers and helpers for some teams so if you
would be able to help out in any way it would be
much appreciated. We have a great committee so
you would be fully supported if you decide you
would like to be part of a great Club! Trials for our
4 teams are underway this term as we have a preseason
tournament down to Rotorua on 12 April.
Letters will be going out as soon as the 4 teams for
Western Heights are named with more details.
Those players unable to trial due to summer code
commitments will be given another opportunity
after Western Heights. Thank you to the following
Coaches for 2013:-
Jnr. Girls – Moana Te Moananui
Jnr. Boys – Malcolm Cross
Snr. Girls – Suzanne Herkt and Bronwyn Roberts,
Technical Assistant – Karen Saunders
Snr. Boys – Keegan Aislabie
The Thames Valley league will commence at the
beginning of term 2 and each player will be issued
with a draw for the season. Players will also be
issued with their uniforms, warm-up shirts and gear
bags and must be responsible for these during the
season. Jnr Boys and Girls must wear their HPC
tracksuit and warm-up shirt to and from games and
the Snr Boys and Girls must wear their Number
Ones. Each team is also responsible to do bench
duty and help with setting up and cleaning up at
home games. Fees are due by the 2 nd playing game
and they are $90.00 per child for the season, these
help pay for Thames Valley registration, travel to
Mercury Bay, equipment, uniforms etc. At Hauraki
Plains College we have a no pay, no play policy. The
next HPC Basketball Club meeting is on Monday 8
April at 7:00pm in Room 1 and we would welcome
any new or interested parents, caregivers, family or
whanau. As the old saying goes “many hands make
light work”. Meanwhile if you have any queries
please do not hesitate to contact the Teacher in
Charge - Mary Aislabie or our Chairperson – Moana
Te Moananui at the College on 078677029.
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