Newsletter - Hauraki Plains College

1 Sept 2011 Issue 10
Hauraki Plains College
Newsletter
Tena Koutou matua ma
Dear parents and caregivers
5 Sept
Senior Assessment Week
(exams)
17 Sept
Working Bee
26 Sept
Whanau hui (note date
change)
28 Sept
Senior reports issued
29 Sept
Subject Selection Evening
6 Oct
Senior and Junior Parent
Teacher interviews
7 Oct
End of Term three
Note these dates for
term four
25 Oct
First day of Term four
10 Nov
NCEA exams begin
25 Nov
Sports Prize giving 7 pm
1 Dec
Senior Graduation 7pm
2 Dec
Senior Prize giving 7pm
7 Dec
Junior Prize giving 10am
Last day for Juniors
Many thanks to those parents of Year 9 and 10 students who made contact
regarding parent interviews following issuing of reports earlier in the term. Because
of the low rate of response, we decided to combine Junior and Senior Report
interviews later in the term (Thursday 6 October). In the meantime, if as a parent,
you have a concern regarding your child’s learning, please feel free to contact the
Dean who will follow up. Junior Diploma updates were posted earlier this week.
Next week is Senior Assessment week. For Achievement Standard students, these
exams are an important practice opportunity and also provide valuable feedback
and feed forward to students in terms of progress to date and what they need to do
to be fully prepared for finals in November. Should a student be ill on the morning
of an external exam, grades are used from the internal practice exams next week, so
the importance of these cannot be underestimated. There is no study leave for
students during these exams as Unit Standards and Junior classes will continue to
run. On Friday of Senior Assessment week, however, a ‘Catch up’ day is being held
for those students, both Junior and Senior, who need to complete assessments.
Other students are not required to attend this day. Buses will run as normal. In
addition to making the most of this catch up opportunity, all students are urged to
make the most of the tutorials which are offered as per the schedule in this
newsletter.
As we head towards the second half of Term Three, an increasing number of
students studying Unit Standard courses have already achieved their NCEA
qualification and while they are to be acknowledged for this, keeping motivated and
focused can be an issue. It is important that these students realise that much of the
learning which occurs now, is preparation for courses at a higher level next year. If
a student who is over 16 years of age does want to sign out earlier because they
have completed their qualification, then he or she must approach the Dean in the
first instance.
Our trophy cabinet is full following a large number of teams who have taken out
sporting honours in various competitions. To have six first teams – Boys and Girls
Hockey, Boys and Girls Basketball, Netball and Rugby – take out their Thames Valley
competitions is a stand out achievement. Not to be outdone, our year on the stage
has been as successful as on the sports field; well done to all students who take part
in these activities. At the same time, none of this is possible without the support of
parents and other members of the community who give time to coaching, managing
and transporting young people – a huge thank you for this.
Ngaire Harris
PRINCIPAL
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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Academic
212 Awards
Childcare
Te Reo Maori
Drama
Literacy
Maths
Science
Caitlin Burgess
Jakeb Coxhead
Bayley Reeve
Casey Walsh
Vinish Kumar
MacKenzie Saunders
Tori Gibbs
Rachael Walker
Reuben McCabe
Anna Tibby
Ella Smit
Rebecca Herkt
Rowenna Calder
Deliah Gasson
Sarah Vallecer
Daniel Pratt
Solita Walker
Jessica Roberts
Natash Watters
Nisal Kuruppu
Rebecca Herkt
Chloe Whelan
Deliah Gasson
Congratulations to further students who
have achieved Leven 1, 2 and 3 NCEA
Academic Dean
L Benns
Senior Catch –Up Day
A large number of students will be required to
attend school on Friday 9 September. These
students have been requested to attend by
their teachers because they require further
credits and need to complete assessments /
further assessment opportunities.
Parents/caregivers will be notified if your child
is required to attend school. Teachers have
also informed these students. We would
appreciate your assistance with ensuring your
child attends school on this day.
Junior Academic Dean
A warm welcome to Mr Rob Webster who has
returned to our community after a two year
stint teaching in Vietnam. Mr Webster is
assisting Mrs Benns in her work as Academic
Dean and will have a particular focus on Years 9
and 10 students. If you have any concerns
about your child’s learning at junior level,
please contact Mr Webster on 078677029 or
email robw@haurakiplains.school.nz
Level 1 NCEA
Vanessa Cribb
Richard Harrison
Tony Way
Level 2 NCEA
Solita Walker
Thomas Prescott
Laura Ehrhorn
Gemma Fisher
Devyn Husband
Finn Kennedy
Level 3 NCEA
Deni Latus
Callum Duckworth
Lucas Smyllie
Jamie Knight
Alex Bowers
Rikki-Leigh Cossey-Mackay
Carie Zderich
Rebecca Hill
Haylee Jordan
Edward Marsters
Senior Reports
These will be issued on Wednesday 28
September and will give both students and
parents an update of progress in NCEA courses.
It is important that students make the most of
feedback and feedfoward they have received
from both exams and reports to prepare for
external exams in November.
Parent interviews, for both Senior and Junior,
will be held the following week on Thursday 6
October.
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DAY
Monday
Year 12 and 13 Biology
Year 13 History
Year 13 Classical Studies
Senior Fabrics (Partnership Programme)
Year 11, 12 and 13 Technology – Wood
Tuesday
Year 11 and 12 Hospitality
Year 11, 12, 13 Technology – Fabrics
NCEA LEVELS 1, 2, 3
SCHEDULED TUTORIAL TIMES
DATE AND TIME
Already started - lunchtime
Term 3 Week 7 – lunchtime
Term 3 Week 7 – 3.30 – 4.30 pm
Term 3 Week 5 - lunchtime
Already started – lunchtime and after school
Already started - lunchtime
Already started – lunchtime
Year 13 English (HU)
Term 3 Week 7 - lunchtime
Year 11, 12 and 13 Technology – Wood
Already started – lunchtime and after school
Year 12 History
Term 3 Week 7 - 3.30 – 4.30 pm
Year 12 Classical Studies
Term 3 Week 7 – 3.30 – 4.30 pm
Year 12 Accounting
Term 3 Week 7 – 3.40 – 5.00 pm
Scholarship English
Already started - lunchtime
Wednesday
Year 12 and 13 Physics
Already started - lunchtime
Year 12 and 13 Physics
Term 3 Week 7 3.30 – 4.30 pm (alternate weeks
with a Thursday
Year 11, 12 and 13 Technology – Fabrics
Already started - lunchtime
Year 11, 12 and 13 Technology – Wood
Already started – lunchtime and after school
Year 12 and 13 Chemistry
Already started – lunchtime
Year 12 and 13 Biology
Already started – 3.20- 4.45 pm
Year 13 Geography
Already started – lunchtime
Year 11 Science
Already started – lunchtime
Year 11 Geography
Term 3 Week 7 – 3.30 – 4.30 pm
Year 11 Accounting
Term 3 Week 7 – 3.40 - 5.00 pm
Year 12 English
Term 3 Week 4 3.20 – 4.30 pm (alternate weeks)
Year 11 Maths
Already started - lunchtime
Thursday
Year 11, 12, 13 Maths Term 3 Week 7
Year 12 Geography
Already started - lunchtime
Year 13 Geography
Term 3 Week 7 - 3.30 – 4.30 pm
Year 11, 12 and 13 Technology – Wood
Already started – lunchtime and after school
Year 12 English (BT)
Term 3 Week 7 - lunchtime
Year 11 English (HU)
Term 3 Week 7 - lunchtime
Year 13 Accounting
Term 3 Week 7 3.40 – 5.00 pm
Year 13 English (RE)
Term 3 Week 7 3.30 – 4.30 pm
Friday
Year 11 English (BT)
Term 3 Week 7 - lunchtime
Year 11 Science
Already started - lunchtime
Year 12 and 13 Chemistry
Already started - before school
8.00 – 8.30am
Year 11, 12 and 13 Technology - Wood
Already started – after school
Year 11, 12 Music
Already started - lunchtime
Saturday
Year 12 Maths with Calculus & Statistics (GW) 29 October, 5 November, 12 November –
9.00 am – 12. 30 pm
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Subject Selection
A Subject Selection evening will be held on
Thursday 29 September at 7 pm in the college
hall. By that time all Years 10, 11 and 12 students
will have received subject information to guide
them in course selection for 2012. A large
number of staff representing each learning area
will be present at the evening, along with Mr
Keith (Careers Advisor) and Academic Deans (Mrs
Benns and Mr Webster) to assist students and
parents with decision making. It is particularly
important that students take the time to consider
their courses for next year carefully as we use the
information gained from students’ choices to
structure a timetable that will ensure as many
students as possible are able to study the subjects
they want to.
Mr Keith meets with all Year 10 students
individually to provide some assistance with
subject selection as this is a new experience for
them. It is very important that parents are
involved in the the decision making process and
are urged to contact Mr Keith (078677029 or
email peterk@haurakiplains.school.nz if you
would like to be part of your child’s careers
interview. This offer is open to all parents,
regardless of year level.
Y E S (Young Enterprise Studies)
The “Less is More” Album launch held at the end
of term two, was a colossal success amongst the
local community who supported students,
parents and teachers. The Young Enterprise
Team with the help of Hauraki Plains College
music students, were able to showcase a night
filled with notable performances from some very
talented musicians, and not to mention guest
celebrities. Present were Jordan Luck
(Exponents), Annah Mac (Upcoming solo artist)
and Mike Chunn (Split Enz). Each of the famous
New Zealand musicians performed one of their hit
songs, alongside our very own Hauraki Plains
College talent. An enjoyable night was had by all,
with the Young Enterprise group receiving many
positive comments surrounding the concert and
quality of the music on the album itself.
Albums are still available for purchase from the
Office for $10 each and also guitar picks $1,
silicone bands $3 and T-shirts $15. Please support
us by purchasing these items.
Community
Registrations Open
Hauraki Plains College, once Ngatea District
High School, celebrates 100 years of schooling
on the 23 rd , 24 th , 25 th March next year (2012).
Our school began in a borrowed classroom
with 15 pupils from the pioneering families of
Ngatea and has now grown to over 600
students from an area which includes all of
the Hauraki Plains, Orere Point, Mangatawhiri,
Mangatangi, Maramarua and Kaiaua.
Over the last one hundred years, our school
has been through wars, depressions,
epidemics, and teacher and student
shortages. It has educated thousands of
students and seen some exceptional
academic, sporting and cultural achievements.
Discounted Early Bird Registrations for our
Centenary celebrations are offered and
Registration packs are available from:
Hauraki Plains College – ph.07 867 7029,
Tracey – ph 07 867 7783
or the College website:
www.haurakplains.school.nz
Let your family, friends and old classmates
know.
This will be the reunion of a lifetime that you
don’t want to miss!!
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MAIZE PADDOCK RIDE
Sunday 2nd October 2011
Mangawhero Road (by the silos),
Highway 27, Patetonga
15 acre block of bare land **
6 classes plus kiddy track
Fundraiser for HPC MotoX Team
All info posted on Silver Bullet or contact
Amanda 0272834501 ~
amandaf@haurakiplains.school.nz
Measles Outbreak
To date there have been over 21 cases of measles in the
Waikato area. Symptoms include fever, cough, blocked
nose and sore, red eyes. The Ministry of Health is
encouraging everyone to take preventative measures
including washing and drying hands regularly, covering
mouth when coughing and staying home if you are sick.
Any one who suspects a dose of the measles should
immediately phone their doctor or the Healthline (0800
611 116) for advice or visit
www.waikatodhb.health.nz/measles for further
information.
FREE EAR CLINIC
Health Waikato is offering free clinics for children
with ear problems (Glue Ear, Wax/Foreign Body removal,
Grommet checks, treatment for discharging ears, etc).
These clinics are being held at the following venues and times:
Paeroa Band Rotunda:
Thames South School:
Thurs 15 Sept, 9:30am-2:30pm
Tuesday 6 Sept, 9:45am-2:30pm
Wednesday 5 October, 9:45-12:30pm
No appointment is necessary…just turn up! Children MUST be accompanied by a parent/caregiver,
however.
If you want further information, phone 07 858 1068
Kerepehi Brass Band
Acting as Hauraki District Band
NEEDS help
We enjoy playing and we try to produce music according to the wishes of our conductor. We
are a friendly, non-competitive band.
We ask for interested players to join us.
We ask for interested person wanting to learn to conduct our band.
Have a go!
We supply instruments and music.
If this is something for you, then we would like to see you at our practice at our music hall.
We practice Wednesday evenings from 7pm – 9pm at the Kerepehi Brass Band hall, Matai St
Heather 07 8627163 a/h Andrew 07 8678283 Siet 07 8627317
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Carpentry Department
Some of the projects that we have been doing are
for sale to the general public.
These include:
Sawstools
$20.00
Tractor For Sale
40HP Kubota 2WD 6000 hours. Used for light duties
mowing school fields. Ideal little tractor for towing
PK trailers etc. $5000 plus GST or nearest offer.
Phone John Van Bysterveldt (BOT Property Chair) on
0274770201 or contact Carolyn Purcell at the school
(078677029).
Holiday Programme
Kitchen
Cupboards
$90.00
Step Ladder
800mm
$40.00
Fancy an exciting holiday programme involving activities
like sea kayaking, rock climbing, sailing, tramping, surf
kayaking, mountaineering or coasteering? The Sir
Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand
currently has 50% scholarships available for school
holiday programmes. Check out www.opc.org.nz
Working Bee
Thanks to parents who provided some valuable
discussion and feedback at our last parent forum.
Our guarantee at these forums is that you will not
be asked to do a job or fundraise! Having said that,
we are looking for a few parents or students who
are able to help us with a working bee on Saturday
17 September from 9 am until 12 midday.
The object of the working bee is to ensure that
some of garden areas of the school are tidied up
and replanted in preparation for our 100 year
celebration in March next year. Your help for an
hour or two would be really appreciated. Please
email or contact Ngaire Harris
(principal@haurakiplains.school.nz) if you are able
to help. Many thanks.
Utility Shed
2.4m x 3.6m
BBQ Tables (no picture)
$200.00
Contact Peter Carpenter on 07 8677029 (school) or
e-mail peterc@haurakiplains.school.nz
NZQA Fees
NZQA fees are due. The last day for payment is
the 9 th September 2011.
Any payments after this date must be sent
directly to NZQA in Wellington and include a
$50.00 late payment fee.
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Uniform Change Over
Due to the unusual term dates this year the uniform
change over from winter to summer uniform will
start earlier in Term 3 than usual. The change over
period will begin on Monday 12 September and run
to the end of term 3 Friday 7 October. During this
time students may wear either summer sandals or
winter shoes and socks/stockings. From the start of
Term 4 onwards all students are expected to be in
summer uniform – sandals and no scarves. Any
students who do not expect to return to school in
2012 and no longer have sandals may see Mr Jolly
for a pass to continue to wear shoes in Term 4.
Co-Curricular Photos
These photos for music, drama and sports groups
were taken on Tues 30 August. It is hoped to get
proofs of these photos on display in the next
fortnight and order forms will be distributed to
students and available from the Student Centre. It is
anticipated that orders will close in the last week of
term.
A powerful story about choices written by Lance
Wubbels:
In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall
and stooped, bent his great frame and made
his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one
of the little half-windows. Brushing aside a
wisp of cobwebs, he tilted the top box toward
the light and began to carefully lift out one
old photograph album after another. Eyes
once bright but now dim searched longingly
for the source that had drawn him here.
It began with the fond recollection of the love
his life, long gone, and somewhere in these
albums was a photo of her he hoped to
rediscover. Silent as a mouse, he patiently
opened the long-buried treasures and soon
was lost in a sea of memories. Although his
world had not stopped spinning when his
wife left it, the past was more alive in his
heart than his present loneliness.
Setting aside one of the dusty photo
albums, he pulled from the box what
appeared to be a journal from his grown
son's childhood. He could not recall ever
having seen it before, or that his son had
ever kept a journal. Why did Elizabeth
always save the children's old junk? he
wondered, shaking his white head.
Opening the yellowing pages he glanced
over a short entry, and his lips curved in an
unconscious smile. Even his eyes
brightened as he read the words that spoke
clear and sweet to his soul. It was the voice
of the little boy who had grown up far too
fast in this very house, and whose voice had
grown fainter and fainter over the years.
In the utter silence of the attic, the words of
a guileless six-year-old worked their magic
and carried the old man back to a time
almost totally forgotten.
Reminded that he had kept a journal of his
business activities over the years...Opening
a glass cabinet door, he reached in and
pulled out an old business journal. Turning
he sat down at his desk and placed the two
journals beside each other. His was leatherbound
and engraved neatly with his name
in gold, while his son's was tattered and the
name "Jimmy" had been nearly scuffed
from its surface.
As he opened the journal, the old man's eyes
fell upon an inscription that stood out
because it was so brief in comparison to
other days. In his own neat handwriting
were these words:
Wasted the whole day fishing with Jimmy.
Didn't catch a thing.
With a deep sigh and a shaking hand, he
took Jimmy's journal and found the boy's
entry for the same day, June 4. Large
scrawling letters pressed deeply in the
paper read:
Went fishing with my dad. Best day of my
life.
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The Information Hub
Amanda Fitzpatrick
The Hub is buzzing with the up and coming Interschool
Chess Tournament; we have 38 students
willing to compete against other schools which is
fantastic. You can check out our teams on
www.chesspower.co.nz
Our Chess Champ for Term 2 was Nathan
Broadbent with the Checkers Champ being JK
Makiha. Well done, boys.
We have managed to catalogue and put in at least
50 new books which the students are loving.
Thanks to Jackie Uerata, who does all the book
covering in a voluntary capacity.
A recent activity in the Hub at lunchtimes are the
Jigsaw races, working in pairs the kids race to
make their jigsaw which is between 60 and 100
pieces. They are really enjoying this and, of
course, there are prizes for the winners (which
always helps). I actually ran out of jigsaws and had
to buy more from Trade Me as this proved so
popular!
As always, we are looking for old magazines and
newspapers for all departments at schoo; they are
always appreciated.
At present there are far too many overdue books;
it is the student’s job to take responsibility to get
their books back on time or renewed if they want
them longer. The due date is stamped in the
book. Students need to make the right choice of
managing their books, particularly as there are
students who are waiting for a lot of the overdue
books. PLEASE get the books back asap.
Make & Model
Amanda & Christina
The 6 th Make & Model Fashion Show was a huge
success once again with 116 entries competing on
the catwalk to a full house on Saturday night, the
audience were “WOWED” by the talent. The
contestants were amazing and all had a great
time, the confidence oozed out along with the
smiling faces, which is always something special
to see. The boys did a great job being the minority
but also proving they are just as good! Yes
Christina and I put a lot of work into the show,
but without the students and their enthusiasm we
wouldn’t have a show; so we thank them along
with the awesome judges . The date is set for the
7 th show next year August 18 th 2012, Annah
Stretton will be back which is fantastic. A new
category will be “Dare to Dream Street Wear” for
the mums who missed out this year, so sewing
machines out and thinking caps on please. St
Peters of Cambridge have said they loved it and
will be back which is always encouraging. The
fundraiser is always a huge benefit to the “WOW”
girls. By the time you read this newsletter we will
be in Wellington enjoying the “World of Wearable
Arts Show” and having a ball with 22 lovely girls.
Greg Honasan is raising money for his China trip
and is selling the Make and Model Fashion Show
photos along with a $5.00 video. The order forms
can be found at the student centre and the
students are able to view the photos at school on
the intranet. The photos are great and the video
is well worth having.
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• 7 Sept
TVSS 7’s
• 11 – 14 Sept
NISS Skiing Competition
• 14 Sept
Waikato SS Rugby 7’s
• 16 Sept
Moto-X Training Day
• 18 – 21 Sept
NISS Snowboard Competition
• 21 Sept
TVSS Road Cycling Champs
• 22 Sept
TVSS Volleyball Tournament
• 26 Sept
TVSS Golf
• 8 – 10 Oct
NI & NZSS Clay Target Champs
NZSS National Road Cycling
Champs
Sports Prize Giving
The annual HPC Sports Prize giving is
being held on Friday 25 th November in
the college hall. Everyone is welcome
to come and celebrate individual and
team success in the sporting arena. All
TIC’s have been given information
regarding the nomination process for
the special awards so if any community
volunteers would like to nominate
players from their teams for these
special awards then they should in the
first instance contact the Teacher in
charge of that sport or contact the
Sport and Recreation Coordinator.
Sports News from the HPC Sports Coordinator
Cindy Berridge
E-mail sport@haurakiplains.school.nz
Sports Website www.schoolground.co.nz/haurakiplains
Well done to all the teams who made it into finals in their
respective competitions recently. Whilst some of the
results didn’t go HPC’s wa, to be placed runner-up is an
achievement and all students should be proud of their
success. Special congratulations must go to the following
teams for winning their championships.
1 st XV Rugby Coulter Cup Champions
Team
College A Netball
Team
Junior Girls
Basketball Team
Senior Girls
Basketball Team
Senior Boys
Basketball Team
Girls 1 st XI Hockey
Team
Boys 1 st XI Hockey
Team
Premier Grade Champions
Thames Valley Secondary
Schools Champions
Thames Valley Secondary
Schools Champions
Thames Valley Secondary
Schools Champions
(1 st =) Thames Valley Senior
Women’s Champions & 7aside
Champions
Thames Valley Senior Men’s
Champions & 7aside Champions
Please keep me informed of any sports results,
representative selections or information for the newsletter
and website. Email sport@haurakiplains.school.nz or
phone me 07 8677029. Photos welcome!
Representative News
Recent Achievements
Once again HPC students have been selected for
representative teams throughout the region.
Congratulations to two talented athletes in the basketball
ranks; Brandon Watkins for his selection for the Koru
Reserves U18 and to Ella Smit for Koru Reserves U16.
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Badminton
The Thames Valley Secondary Schools Senior &
Junior Badminton Championships were recently
held at Thames High School. Some tough
competition from the Valley this year resulted in
our Senior players making the top 8 but
unfortunately knocked out of top 4 titles.
Senior Badminton Team
At the Junior competition, the best placed HPC
students were Richard Tucker & Travis Luke who
placed Runners up in the junior boys Doubles
Plate division. Well done also to Reece Downham
who placed 4 th in the junior girls Singles.
Junior Badminton Team
New Zealand Duathlon Champs
Sophie Pulford has had more success recently at
the NZ Secondary Schools Duathlon Champs
where she competed on Sunday 14 th Aug in
Taupo. With shocking weather conditions, high
winds and hail, she competed in the Girls U14
2.5km run, 10km bike and another 2.5km run. She
had a small lead after the first run but opened up
on the bike leg and was well clear, going into the
second run. A fantastic win considering the
conditions. Well done Sophie.
Swimming
New Zealand Division I Championships
As mentioned in the last issue, Helena Gasson and
Joshua McCormack-Goeth competed at the NZ Short
Course Champs held in Wellington from Sat 6 th Aug –
Tues 9 th . This event attracted swimmers from all
over the country and was combined with the Open
champs this year, which meant our top NZ swimmers
were also competing. Entry to these championships
is by strict qualifying times and pulls in the top
twelve swimmers in each age group in NZ with this
event being the top NZ age group championship in
NZ.
Helena Gasson trains up to 10 sessions a week (each
session around 2 hours) and for the first time won a
National Title in the 200 Butterfly. In her age group
she also won:
Gold 400 Individual Medley
Silver 400 Freestyle
Bronze 200 Freestyle and 800 Freestyle.
She is ranked 4 th in NZ for the 200 Individual Medley
and 5 th in NZ for the 100 Butterfly.
Joshua McCormack-Goeth had just returned from
the Div 2 championships 3 weeks earlier in Rotorua
where he picked up 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze
medals in his age group. The times he swam qualified
him to enter 7 swims in the Wellington meet.
Joshua’s training of 7 sessions a week was not
targeted for this meet, however despite this, Joshua
competed, swam 7 races, qualified for 3 finals and is
ranked in the top 10 in NZ in 100 Butterfly, 100
Individual Medley and 50 Freestyle.
Well done to these swimmers who continue to juggle
school commitments with their training
programmes. Congratulations to you both –
Fantastic effort!!
Helena with her
NZ Medals
From DIV 1
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New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming
Championships
More success in the pool was held recently at this
championship event at Waterworld in Hamilton
on 27 th /28 th Aug. Some very good results from
our swim team which comprised of Deliah Gasson,
Libby Gray, Joshua McCormack-Goeth and Helena
Gasson who finished 11 th out of 107 schools
entered – Tremendous effort!! Congratulations to
you all.
Placing’s are as follows:
Libby Gray
7 th 200 Backstroke
9 th 100 Breaststroke
Joshua
2 nd 50 Freestyle
McCormack-Goeth - 50 Butterfly
3 rd 100 Freestyle
400 Freestyle
Helena Gasson - 1 st 400 Freestyle
2 nd 200 Butterfly
3 rd 100 Breaststroke
200 Individual Medley
Deliah Gasson - Swam personal best times
in all her events
Skateboarding Championships
A new event was held this year ‘Waikato Secondary
Schools Skateboarding Competition’ on Thursday
11 th August in Hamilton. A small yet keen group of
HPC students stepped up to give it a go. A
challenging course was set up by ‘Cheapskates’
where contestants each had 2 x 1 minute runs on
the circuit to show their skills and tricks. Willie
Ederveen, Jamie Knight, William Carey and
Lawrence Goodwin did extremely well considering
they were up against students who competed
regularly at skateboarding events. Well done boys
– keep practising for next year.
Willie Ederveen
Jamie Knight
HPC Swim Team
which finished 11 th out of 107 schools
Thames Valley Girls Football Tournament
This Secondary Schools Girls Football Tournament
was held on Wed 10 th Aug at Mercury Bay. Both
our Girls 1 st and 2 nd XI teams travelled over to
compete. A glorious day was had with the
competition very high. Our girls worked hard with
the 1 st XI making it through to the final after 2
wins and 2 draws. A tough final against Katikati
unfortunately resulted in a loss to HPC – a great
match from these two teams. Congratulations to
1 st XI girls for finishing runner up and also to the
2 nd XI team finishing in 6 th place.
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William Carey
Lawrence Goodwin

Netball
A huge thank you to all the coaches and
managers of the twelve Hauraki Plains College
netball teams, all of which have experienced a
very successful season.
College A
College Dev
College Res
Senior 1
Senior 2
10A
10B
10C
College Black
9A
9B
Senior Social
Pauline Ikinofo
Karen Saunders (Coaches)
Tania Pettifer (Manager)
Glenda Gray (Coach)
Dave Hurle (Manager)
Pauline Tucker (Coach)
Robyn Clarke (Manager)
Belinda McGaffin (Coach)
Simon Main (Manager)
Moe Dasent (Coach)
Cindy Peters (Coach)
Michelle Baker (Manager)
Donnelle Hamilton (Coach)
Diane Gasson (Manager)
Alarna Sutton
Deborah Holden
Melanie Kitchingman
Kelly Roberts (Coaches)
Dana Herewini (Coach)
Makanoa Te Moananui
(Manager)
Angela van Brecht (Coach)
Angela Donovan
(Manager)
Melanie Kitchingman
Kelly Roberts (organisers)
An overwhelming thank you to Suzanne Herkt
who had the unenviable task of allocating
umpires to each College game every week. Your
hard work was hugely appreciated, Suzanne.
Umpires who assisted with Hauraki Plains
College teams;
Robyn Rhodes
Carmella James
Ashleigh Vickers
Heather Wiseman
Shari Thorburn
Sarah Cavey
Rachel Barker
Rachael Duncan
Chelsey Thompson
Carole McDowall
Sally Murdoch
Paige Wilson
Sandra Davis
Suzanne Herkt
Kiriana Isgrove
Bronwyn Roberts
Tracey Nicholson
Leanne Wright
Darn Baker
Congratulations to all the teams who won their
Championship Round, and especially to College
A who are winners of the Boulten Cup for 2011
and the Hauraki Plains Netball Club Premier
Grade Championship. Well done!
Hauraki Plains Netball Club Prizegiving
This will take place on Wednesday 14 th
September at 5pm in the school Hall. All
Coaches, Managers, Umpires and players are
encouraged to attend.
Lynette Benns / Ngaire Harris
Teachers in Charge
Rugby
Congratulations to the 1 st XV for an unbeaten
season and for taking out the Coulter Cup. Your
dedication and commitment to your training
sessions and your games was outstanding and
this was evidenced by your awesome season. A
big thank you to Mr Allen, Mr Handcock and Mr
Merrett for their hard work over their time with
the team. All the best to the students who are
leaving this year and we wish you well with
your rugby in the future.
The rugby prize giving will be held on
Wednesday 7 th September in the school Hall.
Formal procedures will begin at 7pm. Students
will need to be there at 6:45pm. A BBQ and
refreshments which will be provided will follow
the presentations All are welcome to attend.
Well done to the students who have made the
Thames Valley Representative teams and all the
best for the season ahead.
Issac Armstrong
Tom Prescott
Jake Drought
AGM
Carl Clothier
Steven Hale
Terence Joyce-Fairbrother
Next Rugby Annual General Meeting to be held
on the 30 th November 2011 at Hauraki Plains
College at 7pm in the Hub.
Normie Anderson
Teacher in Charge
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MotoX
Amanda Fitzpatrick
The MotoX team have been on holiday for a
couple of months during the winter but we are
now back and have lots going on. The first being
training with Broxy this month at his track at
Greerton which should be fun and hopefully the
team will learn something. The Maize ride is
next up on the 2nd October at Patetonga. The
team is hosting this event to raise money for
the Patetonga MX Club, our turn to give
something back to the community. The club is
trying to buy the land so we are going to help
out.
We also have our “Out of the Clay into the Dust
Round 2” HPC MX Tournament on 9th
December which is already attracting entries
with some very keen riders, I have changed the
classes to make it more “rider friendly”, along
with encouraging the young people who just
ride on the farm or do trail rides to give the
track a go. If you have any queries about MotoX
you can contact me via email
amandaf@haurakiplains.school.nz
New Zealand Secondary Schools Cycling
Champs
This event was recently held over 3 days at Mt
Wellington. Sophie Pulford and Kayla Hamblyn both
attended, competing in the U15 Girls event where
they were up against a whopping 96 riders in their
division. Their results are:
Sophie: Day 1: Time Trial 2 nd
Day 2: Hill Climb
1 st
Day 3: Criterion A Division 3 rd
Kayla: Day 1: Time Trial 52 nd
Day 2: Hill Climb
40 th
Day 3: Criterion B Division 6 th
Points were accumulated over the 3 days and after
they were totalled, Sophie was placed 1 st in the U15
Girls A Grade and Kayla placed 6 th in the U15 Girls B
Grade. Congratulations on your win Sophie – well
done to you both. Great effort!
Shooting
In July our shooting teams attended a shoot at
the Waikato Gun Club hosted by Hamilton Boys
High School. Fiona Donaldson shot very well
gaining 1 st place overall in the girls events. The
good team effort of Fiona Donaldson and
Rachael van Bysterveldt gained them 1 st place in
the girls team event.
Gavin and Andrew Wenham travelled to Timaru
in July to attend the South Island Secondary
School Championships. Gavin shot extremely
well and gained himself a 1 st place in the Single
Rise event and 1 st place Overall Boy for the day.
Our August shoot which was held in Thames
also saw Fiona and Rachael do well as a team,
winning the Girls Team event. Fiona got 2 nd
overall in the individual girls and Rachael 3 rd .
Gavin Wenham also gained a 3 rd place in the
Individual Overall.
Sally van de Wetering
Teacher in Charge
Sophie Pulford & Kayla Hamblyn
Tournament Week
Last week three of our first teams travelled
throughout the North Island to compete in
respective competitions in the annual Tournament
Week. Below is a summary of their achievements.
Boys 1 st XI Hockey ‘Johnson Cup’ in Nelson
Finished 3 rd .
Girls 1 st XI Hockey ‘Chica Gilmer Trophy’ in
Wanganui
Finished 7 th .
College A Netball
Upper North Island B Grade
Competition
Finished 11 th .
Congratulations to all students involved in these
teams – fantastic results.
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Hauraki Under 14 Representative Netball
Team
On Sunday 10th July the Thames Valley
Championships were held at Matamata. The U14
Hauraki team won both their games against Te
Aroha 44-23 and Morrinsville 28-21 to be the
outright winners of the tournament and bring
home the Under 14 Thames Valley Championship
Trophy.
Hockey News
This term has been a busy term as far as
tournaments are concerned. We started the term
with the Bethlehem Tournament where our 1st and
2nd XI teams participated. The girls came 3rd and
the boys won the boys section (which was lucky as
we had forgotten to get the trophy engraved).
Last week our Boys and Girls 1st XI teams travelled
to their respective tournaments. The girls travelled
to Wanganui where they won their pool and then
after a couple of losses finished 7th (an
improvement on last year).
The boys flew down to Nelson and also finished top
of their pool. They won the quarter final and then
in the last 30 seconds of the game lost to Scots
College who won the tournament. The boys
eventually came 3rd after an exciting last game.
The U14 Team was Te Ara Watene-Mercep, Sarah
Speedy, Kelly Hamilton, Brittany Baker,
Natasha Watters, Tiffany Challis, Hannah
Berridge, Shyanne Thompson., Jurney Stewart.
Congratualtions to these girls – tremendous effort.
Lunch Time Activities
At lunchtimes Volleyball is now running every
Monday and Friday as students are gearing up for
their Thames Valley event. Badminton is running
Tuesday & Thursday lunchtimes. Anyone welcome
to join in, just turn up in your PE gear.
Many thanks to the managers and coaches who put
in lots of hours to enable the tournament to run
smoothly and the parents who gave up a week of
their time to help with the cooking, cleaning and
driving.
Our B teams are also playing well in the Thames
Valley secondary boys and girls competitions and
are looking like strong contenders for the finals.
Good luck to those teams.
For the few people who have not paid their hockey
fees these are now well overdue $110 B teams and
$130 A teams.
Christina Stilwell
TIC Hockey
Table Tennis is available in the
Wharekai and now thanks to two
community volunteers Bowls will be
happening in the Gym at Wednesday
lunchtimes. Come check it out and
give it a go!!!
If you would like to see a particular
sport or activity being held at
lunchtimes please let the sport coordinator
know.
A range of balls and racquets are
available for use at lunchtimes, come
to the gym at the beginning of lunch if
you would like to utilise these.
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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.
Inter-Hapu Points Update
The results I have so far this year are: Athletics,
Swimming, Cross Country, Haka Challenge and
Basketball Inter Hapu events. As a result the
accumulated points table is as follows:
HAPU O P T W
SWIMMING 32 16 40 24
ATHLETICS 24 32 40 16
CROSS COUNTRY 10 12 8 6
HAKA CHALLENGE 12 10 6 8
BASKETBALL – Yr 9 4 2 3 1
BASKETBALL – Yr10 1 1 1 4
TOTAL POINTS 83 73 98 59
As you can see it is still very close. So at the next
Inter Hapu event everyone is encouraged to
participate and give it your best shot!
Parents and Teenage Drivers
As a parent, you may have lost a little sleep or
noticed a few more gray hairs as your teen
grabbed the car keys and started driving. But what
you may not realise is your involvement in
teaching your teen to drive is critical. How you
drive, what you say about driving – everything you
do – sets the tone for what your teen can model
behind the wheel of the car. So talk with your teen
about driving sober and without distractions and
then practice what you preach. And if you want a
little help, the good news is that a free website is
available to help parents and caregivers:
www.safeteendriver.co.nz
The resource is put together by the NZ
Transport Agency in collaboration with a
parent / teen relationship psychologist and an
expert in driving psychology.
The website has lost of great tips to help you
connect with your teenager and tools to teach
them how to become a safer driver.
Thames Junior Tennis Club
Enrolling Day is Friday 2 September from 4:00 –
6:30pm and Opening Day is Saturday 3
September. C Grades and new members 9:00 –
11:00am; A and B Grades 11:00am – 1:00pm. TT
date to be confirmed.
Subs
Seniors $165.00 3 Junior $220.00
Family $310.00 Student $105.00
1 Junior $98.00 Tiny Tots $63.00
2 Junior $175.00 Mid Week $95.00
For more information phone K Paki (Junior Coach
/ Co-ordinator) on 07 868-2791.
Parents and Teenage Drivers
This quiz will check your ability to anticipate risky
situations. You can work together or see who
gets the best score.
1. How much does the crash risk increase for teens
who sleep less than eight hours per night?
A 5%
B 30%
C 50%
2. What percentage of serious crashes is due to
teens making mistakes controlling their car?
A 12%
B 28%
C 34%
3. How much greater is the crash risk if a teen
driver has two or more passengers?
A
B
C
2 times
4 times
10 times
4. How long does it take the brain to switch from
one task to another?
A
B
C
Instantly
Half a second
2.5 seconds
5. What proportion of fatal crashes involving teen
drivers occurs on rural roads?
A 50%
B 60%
C 70%
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