Hamilton Boys' High School

HAMILTON BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL
Issue 4, November 2011
HIGH ACHIEVER
Dear Parents,
Message from the Headmaster
As we share the hectic weeks which are upon us as
we approach the end of term and the joy of Christmas,
it is appropriate to take a moment to reflect upon the
year which seems to have passed so quickly. Our first
focus was of course the celebration of our Centennial
in March; we enjoyed meeting so many wonderful Old
Boys and the ‘girls’ from Hamilton High School.
It was a ‘moment in time’, as we recognised the very real quality of the school,
and of the people who have been, and are, a special part of our world. As 2011
comes to an end, I thank everyone who helped ensure that the Centennial
reunion was such a positive and happy time.
Our present ‘School of 2011’ has maintained this sense of celebration through
the year, and the students of today have in every respect lived up to the
responsiblity of continuing and further developing the strength and success of
Hamilton Boys’. We have recognised so many achievements at Assemblies
through the year; in recent weeks and months I have also been privileged to
experience the talented performances of an unprecedented number of our young
men. The Senior students have ended the year well; as they have returned for
NCEA and CIE examinations, we have been proud of the commitment and
enthusiasm so many have shown, in the giving of their very best. The Year 9
and 10 students who have maintained the momentum of our everyday routines,
must also be commended for their positive, cheerful and settled approach. The
Year 10 leaders, appointed this term to serve the school after our Prefects
depart, have been a wonderful team, in every respect, and I congratulate them
for their maturity and determination.
As we prepare for Year 10 camps and Year 9 activities week, and for our
final Year 9 and 10 Prizegiving, I must also acknowledge the staff, who have
continued to show just how much they care for the school and the students. And
as we welcome grandparents to morning tea, and share our “Father Christmas“
BBQ with staff and their children, our very real sense of being a family has
never been stronger.
Every year brings both sadness and disappointment. We remember Shaun
Nilson and Shaun Malthus, and our thoughts are with their parents as they
approach Christmas without the sons they loved. We share the sorrow of both
students and staff who have lost someone close to them, and we offer our
best wishes and love to those in our community who are seriously unwell. It is
both when we experience sadness, and when we experience joy, that we must
understand how important it is to be a part of our Boys’ High family.
I thank you for your very real contribution to this world we share, and I wish
each of you a blessed and happy Christmas together with those you love.
Enjoy a most relaxing holiday break with your son and family. To those families
not returning in 2012, I offer my very best wishes for your future. To those
returning, I look forward with anticipation to sharing another special year with
you. Have a very happy Christmas.
Susan Hassall
HEADMASTER
Term 1 2012
Upcoming Events
School begins
Yr 12 & 13 Course Confirmation
23 January - 26 January
Tuesday 31 January Yr 13
Tuesday 31 January Yr 9
Wednesday 1 February Yr 10
Thursday 2 February Yr 11
Friday 3 February Yr 12
Swimming Sports
New Parents Evening
Wednesday 15 February
Mufti Day
Thursday 23 February
Starship
Athletic Sports
Monday 27 February
School Social
Thursday 1 March
Mufti Day
Thursday 22 March
World Vision
Yr 9 Report Evening
Wednesday 4 April
Run for Life
Thursday 5 April
End of Term
Thursday 5 April
Term 2: 23 April - 29 June
Term 3: 16 July - 28 Sept
Term 4: 15 Oct - 7 Dec
Peachgrove Road, Private Bag 3201, Hamilton, 3240 Telephone (07) 853 0440, Fax (07) 853 0443

Electrical Apprenticeship Scholarships
Curriculum
Andrew Harris and Sam Thompson have won two of twelve Mighty
River and Contact Energy Power apprenticeships, beating 167 other
candidates to secure places in the training programme. The purpose of the
programme is to deliver future leaders with a practical background into the
Mighty River Power and Contact Energy business. This is achieved through
a diverse training programme in the controlled environment of Wintec.
Previous apprentices are now involved in the business as plant operators,
technicians, and maintenance trade staff. We also have ex-apprentices
working towards B.Eng.Tech.
Apprentices begin their apprenticeship with a 10 week block course at
Wintec developing safety and practical skills for the workplace. They
then head out to industry for their first 10 weeks of on job training, they
return to Wintec for their second block course being class room and Wintec
workshop based, then head back to the workplace to finish the year.
This process is continued for each of the 3 years of their apprenticeship.
The electrical apprentices gain the following National Certificates over the
3 year period.
• Level 2 Mechanical Engineering
• Level 3 Health and Safety
• Level 4 Electrical Supply Electrician (Fitter strand)
• Level 4 Electrical Engineering (Electrician for Registration.)
The mechanical apprentices gain the following National Certificates over
the 3 year period.
• Level 2 Electrical Engineering
• Level 3 Health and Safety
• Level 4 Mechanical Engineering Electricity Supply Fitter strand
ICAS Maths (Year 9)
66 Year 9 boys entered this competition and three boys received
High Distinction: Louie Conradie, Patrick Costley,
Michael Woods,Year 9 Distinction: Patrick Lynch Andre
Geraghty, Hamish McAlley, Lucas Sherlock, Visharn
Sathiyakumar, Daniel Ng, Alasdaire Key, Ryan Baker,
Soumil Singh, Aidan Clarkin-Rush, Shawn Zhao, Joseph
Climo, 34 other boys received a Credit award.
ICAS Maths (Year 10)
56 year 10 boys entered this competition 14 boys received
a Distinction award: Matthew Munroe, Andrew Sledger ,
Liam Scullin, Jacob Goodwin, James Yang, Ben Goodson,
Adam Cameron, Gareth Lynch, Ben Popplestone,
Maxwell Palmer, Patrick Webb, James Parton, James
Robertson, Daniel Carson. 28 boys received a Credit. All
in all, a fantastic effort. Well done!
University for Otago Junior
Maths Comp:
56 year 9 boys entered.
Best results (in order)
Michael Woods top 30
Lucas Sherlock top 100
Christopher Symon top 200
Jonathan Brough top 200
Aidan Clarkin-Rush top 200
Patrick Costley top 200
Alasdaire Key top 200
Alexander Bowler merit
Tre Barber merit
Cameron Sinclair merit
Darren Caeiro merit
Shawn Zhao merit
Congratulations to these boys.
54 year 10 students entered:
Best results(in order)
Ben Goodson top 100
Andrew Sledger top 200
Daniel Carson merit
Andrei Alexandru Hartopeanu merit
Matthew Munro merit
Patrick Webb merit
Well done to these boys.
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Curriculum
UC Economics Competition Results
Congratulations to Harry Yoon, for placing in the top 10% of results for the UC Economics Challenge.
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Grade Percentage
Harry Yoon
27 90
Thomas Simpson
26 87
Axton Pitt
25 83
Alexandro Sikiotis
24 80
Thomas Campbell
21 70
Daniel Hummel
20 67
Jason Hira
20 67
Callum Brown
20 67
Adam Simmons
20 67
Aaron Lanigan
19 63
Thomas Treloar
19 63
Jacob Brough
18 60
Cameron Barker
18 60
Liam Binns-Conroy
17 57
Edward Morris
17 57
Aiden Dalusong
17 57
Dinesh Nandakumar
17 57
Leiam Rogers
17 57
Braden Chin
16 53
Dale Thomas
16 53
Sam Marelich
16 53
David Arcus
15 50
Accounting Students Top in Country
HBHS Year 12 Cambridge Accounting students and Year
13 Accounting students sat the University of Canterbury Accounting
Challenge recently. Edward Morris got first equal
in New Zealand winning $200 in Westfield vouchers, Matt
Gorlicki got second in New Zealand, winning a $100 voucher
and Janish Mistry (Year 12) received a $50 Westfield
voucher for coming third in New Zealand.
The College of Business and Economics Accounting and
Economics Challenges are multi-choice tests that examine
Year 13 students’ knowledge of accounting and economics. The
Challenges are based on the Year 13 syllabus and although not
designed to replicate NCEA style questions, they are a useful
revision tool for students sitting Level 3 NCEA and
Scholarship accounting and economics examinations.
All participants receive a certificate and top performers also
receive a prize.
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Recent HBHS Scholarship Recipients
Curriculum
We congratulate our most recent study award winners. They
are as follows:
Cameron Wells and Harry Yoon
Both Cameron and Harry have won The University of Auckland
Scholarships.
These prestigious awards are presented to students who
have demonstrated academic excellence, all-round ability and
leadership. The University received over 1000 applications for
these scholarships and 120 have been awarded throughout
New Zealand.
The scholarship pays for all fees for the first three years of an
undergraduate degree, plus $2,500 per year (if parental home is
in Auckland) or $5,000 per year (if home is outside of Auckland)
plus two return fares and Academic mentoring. This scholarship
is worth up to $50,000.
Jonathan Freeman and Seung Cheul Lee
These young men have won University of Auckland Jubilee
Awards, worth $2000 per year, for the first three years of an
undergraduate degree. These awards are made to students
with academic merit, and the potential to succeed at university.
The University received 600 applications and 150 awards were
given throughout New Zealand.
Andrew Sherson
Andrew has won the David Johnstone Charitable Trust
Scholarship to study for a Bachelor of Science at Waikato
University. The value of the scholarship is $5000.
Matthew Law
Matthew has been successful in the University of Waikato
Mathematics Fees Entrance Scholarship Exam. He has
secured $5000 towards his first year of studies.
Sirshen Reddy
Sirshen has won a Wintec Ethnic Scholarship worth $5000,
which will be used to complete a Bachelor of Nursing Degree.
Future Problem Solvers Make
National Semifinals
In October our senior (Year 11-13) Future Problem
Solving team made the National semifinals, narrowly
missing out on a place as one of the top five
teams in the country. The team consisted of Hamish
Annan, Iain Miller, David Ju and Scott Cameron.
Their booklet was described as “superb” but
unfortunately one mistake cost them a place in the
finals.
Future Problem Solving (also known as
Global Issues Problem Solving) is an intellectually
challenging activity undertaken in a team
environment. It involves working through a
future scenario that is a global issue using a sixstep
process to come up with an action plan to
solve the problem. The steps are: Identify 16
challenges; Identify the underlying problem;
Identify 16 possible solutions to the underlying
problem; Develop 5 criteria to assess the 8 best
solutions; Choose the 8 best solutions and assess
them against the criteria; Turn the best solution
into a detailed action plan to solve the problem.
This must all be done in two hours on a problem
that has never been sighted before and no access
is allowed to anything other than a dictionary or
thesaurus to assist the team. The global issue for
qualification for the Nationals was “Water Quality”.
Graeme Miller
Future Problem Solving team coach
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Sport
Year 9 Cricket Team to Wanganui Tournament
A team of Soumil Singh, Darren Singh, Jacob Gibson, Declan
Keaney, Joshua Buist, Stephen Sistern-Tate, Cooper Rowell,
Jaak Gerbish,Ravindu Pathirana, Jonty Grayling, Matti Clarke
and Daniel Schultz travelled to Wanganui in the second week of
the holidays to take part in this tournament.
Teams from Onslo College, St Patricks Wellington,New Plymouth
Boys’ High,Wanganui, and Rotorua Boys along with HBHS took
part in a round robin competition playing each other with the top
two teams to play off in a final.
HBHS scored the most points finishing on 19 points with next best
team Onslo College on 9.5 points, HBHS were undefeated in this
phase of the competition.
First up was New Plymouth Boys’ who were all out for just 54 runs.
Daniel Shultz taking 4 wickets for just 3 runs Ravindu 2 for19.
Matti Clarke and Declan Keaney scoring the runs for HBHS. A win
by 7 wickets
Game Two v Rotorua Boys.
HBHS batted first and found the going hard Stephen Sistern-Tate
top scoring with 28 and Matti with 13 the next best in a total of 102.
Rotorua started well and after 15 overs were 60 for the loss of 1
wicket. They looked like chasing down the score easy.
Enter Stephen Sistern-Tate bowling nippy medium pace and
claiming 6 wickets for just 9 runs of 3.3 overs including a hattrick.
Ravindu also bowled well to finish with 3 for 8. HBHS wining by
25 runs.
Game Three v Wanganui
Wanganui batted first and finished with 102 runs for 5 wickets
from their 30 overs Daniel Schultz 2 for 5 with Cooper Rowell,
Ravindu , Darren Singh and Jake Gibson the other wicket takers.
Declan Keaney and Stephen Sistern- Tate scoring the runs with
17 and 41 respectively. A win to HBHS by 8 wickets.
Game Four v Onslo college.
This was the game we needed to win as Onslo were playing well
and were close behind HBHS on points. They also had 8 year 10s
playing for them which was always going to be a challenge.
HBHS batted first and after the 30th over had the small total of 88
to defend. Matti Clarke 29 and Soumil Singh 28 were the only
players to reach double figures.
The Onslo opening pair put on 37 before the HBHS bowlers started
to get amongst them Jaak Gerbish taking 3 for 10 and Stephen
Sistern-Tate again in the wickets with 3 for 15
Hamilton Boys’ coming out on top by 8 runs and a place in the final
with a game against St Patricks to come in the afternoon.
This was probably the best game of the week
with HBHS putting on a competitive score of
127 Jaak Gerbish and Ravindu were batted
up the order and both played well to build a
partnership of 56 runs. Soumil, Declan and
Jonty Grayling all added runs to give HBHS
their highest total for the week.
St Patricks tried hard and only lost 6 wickets
but were all out for 102 wickets which were
shared around by the bowlers. This was a
good win and some of the boys got to bat
higher and showed that they could do the job.
Friday dawned overcast and gloomy and it
looked doubtful if play would get underway.
Onslo were keen to redeem themselves
after their collapse the day before and HBHS
would have to really play well to topple them
again as they had some good batters in their
top four. Play got underway on time with
Onslo winning the toss and batting. After 23
overs they were on112 for 1 and our backs
were against the wall, Josh Buist had his first
bowl of the tournament and took 3 wickets
and executed 2 runouts to give HBHS a little
glimmer of hope, however Onslo were not
going to go down as they had yesterday and
finished their innings on 156. A daunting total
to chase down.
Darren Singh opened with Declan Keaney,
unfortunately Declan was caught and bowled
for a duck. Darren stuck around for most of
the innings and saw his mates come and go
at the other end. Jake Gibson batting at 6
pushed the score along and put on 28 before
he was caught, Stephen Sistern-Tate also
put up a fight but to no avail and HBHS were
bundled out for 107 to lose the final by 50
runs.
These boys played extremely well throughout
the week and their behaviour on and of the
field was a credit to them and the school. To
be beaten in the final by a team that had 8 year
10 players in their ranks was no disgrace and
we can feel very proud of our achievement.
Stephen Sistern-Tate took the prize for most
wickets at the tournament.
Cooper Rowell was awarded the prize for
most improved player during the week.
Darren Singh also won the prize for the most
accurate bowler in a bowling competition held
in the evening.
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HBHS Students in NZ 7s Team
Sport
Current Year 13 student Joseph Webber has just been selected
for the New Zealand Sevens team. He flies out on
Monday to the Gold Coast, then to South Africa from Dubai,
to contest the first three rounds of the Sevens circuit
before the end of the year. Glen Robertson, an old
boy of Hamilton Boys’ High School, has also been named
in the team. This is a fantastic accolade for both these
young men and we wish them and the New Zealand Sevens
team all the best at the up-coming tournaments.
2011 HBHS Sports Awards Evening
Sporting excellence in all of its forms was celebrated at
the 2011 HBHS Sports Awards evening. It was wonderful
to be able to acknowledge the National and International
achievements of many of our elite sportsmen.
The Senior Premier Touch team have won the New
Zealand Secondary Schools competition for three years
in a row; they are a supremely fit, cohesive group who
have flourished under the guidance of HBHS coaches.
Scott Creighton has excelled on the International cycling
stage, and has supported his team mates during
the first HBHS National Cycling competition win in the
school’s history. We congratulate all of the nominees
and winners, and thank Murray McKenzie and Barbara
Clark for organising such a successful event.
Sportsman of the Year: Scott Creighton (Cycling)
Team of the Year: Senior Premier Touch
Fairplay Individual of the Year: Mahue Dewes (Rugby 1st & 2nd XV)
Fairplay Team of the Year: Hockey U15 A Development
Student Umpire/Referee of the Year: William Devenish (Waterpolo) Student Coach of the Year: Nabil Moradi (Junior
Bronze Football) Junior Team of the Year: Rowing U15 Eight Junior Sportsman of the Year: Jacob Priddey Junior
All Rounder of the Year: Finn Maunsell (Rowing, Cross Country, Hockey) Senior All Rounder of the Year: Thomas
McLaughlin (Athletics, Cycling, Cross Country, Duathlon/Triathlon)
Prasad Wins National Boxing Title
HBHS Year 10 student Isaac Prasad is a New Zealand middleweight title
holder. Isaac travelled to Levin two weeks ago to compete in the National
Boxing Championships. He has been a boxer for three years, and trains
with Dion McNabney's Elite Boxing Club in Callum Brae. Isaac reflected
on his recent achievements:
How often are you training at the moment?
We're coming into the off-season, so four days a week. When I was training
for Nationals, it would have been about six.
What's it like to get in the ring, knowing that your opponent is allowed
to bash you in the face? It's completely different to sparring, or any of the
other preparations. You need a very, very, high level of fitness. I'm quite
heavy for my age and height, so the people I'm fighting are often 17 or 18
and quite a bit bigger-looking than me.
Sometimes my opponent is much more intimidating than me. I don't really mind - I just zone it out and box. Do what I've
learnt. Boxing is an unusual sport in that it's possible to get to the end without anyone, apart from the judges, knowing
what the score is. How do you cope with that? At some tournaments they tell you between rounds where you are up
to. That happened at Nationals. After the first round, I knew that I was up 3 - 0. Normally it can be quite nerve-wracking
if you're standing there at the end with the referee, and it's obvious that the bout has been very close. You don't know
whether you've won or not, right up until the last second.
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HBHS Win National Cycling Trophy
Sport
Hamilton Boys' High School created history by winning the under-20
boys' team time trial at the National schools road cycling
championships in Levin on Saturday. It was the first time in
the event's 43-year history that HBHS has won the coveted Sir
Bernard Fergusson trophy.
A record 131 teams tackled the 16 km team time trial course
in less than ideal conditions. Led by junior World track bronze
medallist Scott Creighton, HBHS completed the course in a
blistering 22min 39sec, the fastest time of the day. Creighton
and team-mates Tom McLaughlin, Stephen Brunskill, Sam
Gaze and Corby Price finished 18sec ahead of the St Kentigern’s
College team.
Sam Gaze yesterday also won the under-17 boys’ road race title
in Feilding in 49min 15 sec. Ryan Christensen was second
in the under-16 boys’ B race. The event concluded on Monday
with point races around Manfield Racecourse. Sam Dobbs
won gold in the Under 15 boys, Corby Price won gold in the
Under 17 boys’ and Scott Creighton won bronze in the Under
20 boys.
FROM THE UNIFORM SHOP
The uniform shop will be open as follows for the purchase of school uniform and stationery.
Until December 2, 2011
8.00 am to 1.15 pm
23 January 2012 to 17 February 2012 8.00 am to 3 pm
20 th February for the remainder of the year 8.00 am to 1.15 pm
Price lists: Copies of the current price list are available from the School Shop or on our website . www.hbhs.school.nz.
Please note: Prices are subject to change beyond our control from time to time.
Uniforms can also be purchased from Harrington’s Menswear, Westfield Shopping Centre, Chartwell, Hamilton.
Second Hand : We have a small selection of second hand uniforms for sale. If you wish to sell your second
hand uniforms to the School shop, the clothing must be in good condition – washed, ironed or dry cleaned
as appropriate. We also appreciate any uniform that could be donated for distribution to students as needed.
Memorabilia: We have a small selection of memorabilia for sale in the School Shop. These items make ideal gifts for
those students leaving the school and Old Boys.
Tie $26.50
Badge $1
Scarves $25.00
Cap $25.50
Umbrella $33.50
Centennial Book – One School Two Stories $40.00
Should you require anything outside these hours, messages can be left on our answer phone (07) 8530421 or email:
schoolshop@hbhs.school.nz Jan Missen, Director of Administration
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Arts & Culture
2011 Visual Arts Exhibition
The 2011 Visual Art Exhibition held yesterday
evening was an opportunity for our Year 11, 12
and 13 students to show the culmination of their
year's work - the bulk of the course - which is worth
12 credits at each respective level. The works
were completed in the following media: painting,
design, architectural design, fashion design, book
illustration and photography. This represents an
impressive breadth of work and talent within the
school. Approximately 70 students were involved
in last evening's offering.
College Herald Writers Win Editor’s Choice
We have been submitting work to the College Herald as usual.
This year, our students won four out of the twenty Editor’s
Choice prizes. Mrs Redpath went to the prize giving ceremony
in the Safari Room at the Civic in Auckland yesterday with
Leon Arcus, Aidan Clarkin–Rush and Devon Rendle (all
from 911). Unfortunately, Christopher Mo (Year 11) couldn’t
attend because of his exam commitments. The hosts were
Brad and Marty from the Nightshow at the Edge and the prizes
were presented by Shelley Campbell, who is the CEO of
The Peter Blake Trust, as well as Sam Pilisi (School Liasion,
Unitec). The students also had an opportunity to hear David
Hastings, Deputy Editor of the Herald, speak about journalism.
Everyone who came to the exhibition was
delighted with the quality of the art works that they
saw; Mr Sutherland received consistently positive
feedback for the boys. It was great to see the staff
support for our budding artists as well. The Visual
Arts Exhibition is the last of a series of events put on
by HBHS to promote and support the Arts in 2011.
The highlight of the year for the Art Department
itself was 'In Pictura Est'... and workshops provided
for local primary and intermediate schools, as
well as the sustained community links around the
'Transfusion' Art Competition.
Webb and Russell in NSS Brass
Band
Kent Russell and Patrick Webb have been
accepted into the 2011 National Secondary Schools
Brass Band. In June of this year, the Brass Bands
Association of New Zealand invited secondary
school students to apply to join. The application
process required the students to organise and
submit a DVD recording of their own performance
of the prescribed audition requirements. In August,
41 students were selected to form the Band.
Membership in the NSSBB means that the student
is performing at an elite level for their chosen
instrument, in New Zealand.
The band formed in Nelson during the recent study
break, under the baton of Nick Sharpe, Director of
the Nelson Brass Academy. There have been four
days of intensive small and large group tutoring,
with prominent brass musicians, covering all areas
of brass and percussion playing and musicianship.
At the end of this period the Band will be split into
small performance groups which will perform at 15
schools in the greater Nelson area, plus church
services.
Past members of the NSSBB have successfully
gone on to study music at University, and have also
been accepted into the New Zealand Army Band.
We congratulate Kent and Patrick on achieving this
important milestone in their musical careers.
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HBHS 3 in Young Photographer
Awards
Michael Clapham (Year 13), David Robinson
(Year 12) and Scott Meekings (Year 13) will
receive prizes at the up-coming Young
Photographer Awards, run by the Waikato
Photographic Society. All award-winning photos
have been mounted and will be on display in a
public exhibition at Hamilton Gardens Pavilion on
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 of November. The
formal prize giving will be held at in the same
location at 6pm on Friday 11 November.
Arts & Culture
Photography is offered at Years 12 and 13 at
HBHS. Course entry criteria at Year 12 requires
Year 11 Art or submission of a folio, subject to
the approval of the TCR. Emphasis in Year 12
is placed upon established photography practice,
drawing methods, idea development and the
production of a systematic body of work. In Year
13, students are required to build upon the body
of knowledge acquired in earlier study. Students
investigate and use ideas and methods during
a study in photography, and produce original
work showing extensive knowledge of different
techniques and ideas.
2011 Maori and Pacific Island Awards
HBHS hosted the 2011 Maori and Pacific Island Awards in the
school Hall recently. The evening was very well attended, and a
range of performances were put on for our visitors. A particular
highligh was the fantastic guest speaker, Lale Ieremia, who is
a Director of Arrow International Construction Group. He was
involved in an inspirational interview by Rahiti Teokotai-White
(pictured right) about his youth, education, family and business.
Award Winners:
Sport
Junior winner: Matiu Pouri-Lane (Wrestling)
Senior winner: Joseph Webber
(Rugby, Touch)
Cultural
Junior winner: Te Tawhana Bramley
Senior winner: Takiri Southon
Kapa Haka
Kaitataki Tane Certificate / Leadership and Skill:
Te Tawhana Bramley
Service
Junior winner: Sam Pene
Senior winner: Micheal Andrews-Peters
Leadership
Junior winner: Chey Riki-Hamana
Senior winner: Rahiti Teokotai-White
Tama Manaaki Certificate / Most Supportive:
Tuterangi Whiu and Kereama Anderson
Tama Kaha Certificate / Greatest Improvement in Kapa Haka:
Te Ahuora MacFarlane
Tama Toa Trophy / Service to Kapa Haka Kaiarahi Southon.
Academic
Junior winner: Codi Merito Senior winner: David Arcus
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General
Hamilton Boys’ High School Gully Planting Day: Saturday September 17th
2011
The gully planting day was attended by seventeen people from the school community (John Lockley, Alistair Lockley,
Campbell Lockley, Cecelia Lockley, Karaitiana Hohaia, Jenni Bell, Craig Bell, Peter Bennett, Margaret
Bowditch, Connor Haisley, Chris Dawson, John Higgins, Matthew Morton, Matthew Skiffington, Scott Cameron,
Max Mitchell, Max Mitchell’s dad). During the morning the group planted approximately 250 Karamu (Coprosma
robusta) trees focusing their efforts primarily along the lower portion of the bank running behind the pond. When
this area was completed, as there were still trees to plant, a second area was worked on. This was the open area
beyond the mature kahikatea stand, on the right hand side of the gully. This area has had a large tree fall and is an
open light area that is developing weeds so the establishment of an understory of shrubs and trees here will save work
in the long run. The Gully Group would like to express their thanks to Mr Gavin Bennett and the Horticulture department
for propagating the seedlings and making equipment available for the morning. This project is well supported
by the school and it is acknowledged that many of the gully restoration projects in the city have greater difficulties
obtaining native plants. We are very fortunate to have the native plants propagated on site and available at no cost to
the project. This planting day was scheduled to take place around a month after a gully maintenance day in August
where trees were released and paths cleared on the bank in preparation for today’s planting. This preparatory work
made the planting day run very smoothly. The plan is to return in around 6 weeks time to clear and release around
this latest planting.
Many thanks to all who were involved. A great investment in the future.
John Lockley
‘Buddy Day’ at HBHS
Five 'buddies' have been adopted by the HBHS
Junior Leaders group, and have been dressed,
named, adorned and cared for by members of each
committee throughout the last week. Friday 18
November is the first official 'Buddy Day', organised
by Child Matters, to highlight the plight of abused
children.
There will be 180 buddies out and about on
Buddy Day, one for every 10 substantiated
cases of child abuse in the Waikato last year.
Nigel Hotham explained that involving the Junior Leaders
gave them a platform to discuss issues around responsibility
and the care of children, as well as reinforcing the message
that it takes a whole community to raise a child well. Callum
Burkes commented: 'It's actually quite challenging.
I never throught that caring for a child would be so demanding.
lt opens your eyes really. Having the feeling that everyone’s
keeping an eye on whether or not you are looking after
this person properly. Keeping him safe is hard - I went to the
pool before, and I found myself checking that he didn’t ‘drown’
or get damaged.’
Child Matters spokeswoman Rachel McGuire
said by pairing up the buddies with politicians,
business owners and other high profile members
of the community it was hoped the inaugural event
would open up more discussion about child abuse.
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2011 Senior Prizegiving
General
Year 11
Student
Subject Name
Student Name
Year Level
Accounting Christopher (Yebin) MO 11
Agriculture Daniel HENDERSON 11
Art Caleb SAMPSON 11
Carpentry Ryan LITTLEWORTH 11
Drama Blake WONG 11
Economics Jay RAJENDRAM 11
Electronics Pieter VOOGT 11
English for Speakers of Other Languages Sungbin PARK 11
Don Riley Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership Ryan MCCLUSKEY 11
Film and Television James PEACOCK 11
Food Technology Daniel LAWRENCE 11
Geography Daniel KIBBLE 11
German Nicholas BONNING 11
Horticulture Bradley FLOWER 11
Information Technology Kevin HIRA 11
Japanese Jayden POWELL 11
Life Skills Natarl LULIA 11
Mathematics Youssuf BAHR 11
Mechanical Engineering Joshua HORAN 11
Music David LLOYD 11
Outdoor Education Ryan RASMUSSEN 11
Physical Education Mitchell EAST 11
Spanish Galileo FINLAYSON-BLE 11
Sports Studies Jarred TOOLEY 11
Te Reo Maori Sean PARKINSON 11
Year 12 Te Reo Maori Te Maire MARTIN 11
Technology Metal Lyndon DEARLOVE 11
Technology Wood Burgert CONRADIE 11
Prizewinners in 2 subjects
Psychology Hayden BOOTH 11
Year 12 Science Hayden BOOTH 11
Graphics and Design Geoff WILKIN 11
Science Geoff WILKIN 11
Prizewinner in 3 subjects
English Christopher JURY 11
History Christopher JURY 11
Classical Studies Christopher JURY 11
Year Level Prizewinners
3rd in Year 11 Samuel McCABE 11
2nd in Year 11 Caleb SAMPSON 11
1st in Year 11 Christopher JURY 11
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General
Year 12
Student
Subject Name
Student Name
Year Level
Accounting Neeraj KHATRI 12
Agriculture John CUDBY 12
Art Jay FORLONG 12
Biology Joshua DAWSON 12
Chemistry Alistair LOCKLEY 12
Drama Hamish ANNAN 12
English for Speakers of Other Languages Harry (Ngoc Hiep) TRAN 12
Film and Television Thomas REED 12
Food Technology Michel SWAINSON 12
Geography Andrew McMASTER 12
Graphics and Design Li-Wen CHOY 12
Horticulture Jordan HEALEY 12
Japanese Aaron DUFF 12
Legal Studies Nathan BUDD 12
Media Studies Nathaniel WATSON 12
Music David JU 12
Outdoor Education Jordan KELLY 12
Photography (Photolife Studio Prize) David ROBINSON 12
Physical Education Jonty COOK 12
Spanish Thomas NORTH 12
Sports Studies Jeremy NAMUA 12
Technology Metal Nicholas ANSELMI 12
Technology Wood Adrian WISSE 12
Prizewinners in 2 subjects
Building and Construction Nicholas BONNAR 12
Carpentry Nicholas BONNAR 12
Electronics Adam FLEMING 12
Physics Adam FLEMING 12
Excite Trust Science Award Adam FLEMING 12
Information Technology Segar MANOHARAN 12
Mathematics (Bothwell Cup) Segar MANOHARAN 12
Engineering Thomas STRATFORD 12
Life Skills Thomas STRATFORD 12
Prizewinner in 4 subjects
Economics Thomas SIMPSON 12
English Thomas SIMPSON 12
German Thomas SIMPSON 12
History Thomas SIMPSON 12
Year Level Prizewinners
3rd in Year 12 Nathaniel WATSON 12
2nd in Year 12 David ROBINSON 12
1st in Year 12 Thomas SIMPSON 12
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General, Leadership & Service
Year 13
Student
Subject Name
Student Name
Year Level
Accounting Edward MORRIS 13
Agriculture and Horticulture Joshua GATENBY 13
Art Design Gage HALL 13
Art Painting Reimana GOODWIN 13
Building and Construction Benjamin WATTS 13
Carpentry John GOMEZ 13
Electronics Michael RASMUSSEN 13
English for Speakers of Other Languages Alden DALUSONG 13
Enterprise Studies Edmund WILSON 13
Film and Television Ryan LAMONT 13
Food Technology Andrew LOCK 13
Geography Robert WEST 13
German Connor HAISLEY 13
Graphics and Design Glenn CATCHPOLE 13
Japanese Jiehao JIANG 13
Legal Studies Lachie PRICE 13
Life Skills Paora WI-REPA 13
Media Studies Jordan REDWOOD 13
Music Practical - Booth Cup Isaac GRIFFITHS 13
Outdoor Education (WINTEC Adventurer's Cup) William BLAKE 13
Photography Michael CLAPHAM 13
Physical Education Ashley TOWNSEND 13
Sports Studies Jordan-Cooper PETERS 13
Statistics and Modelling Harry YOON 13
Te Reo Maori Tuatu RAPIRA-KIEL 13
Technology Metal Cody McLELLAN 13
Technology Wood Preston SAM 13
Prizewinners in 2 subjects
Information Technology Matthew LAW 13
Music Matthew LAW 13
History Russell NYE-WOOD 13
Spanish Russell NYE-WOOD 13
Drama Isaac WHATNALL 13
Science Isaac WHATNALL 13
Prizewinners in 3 subjects
Biology Cameron WELLS 13
Chemistry Cameron WELLS 13
Physics Cameron WELLS 13
Prizewinners in 4 subjects
Classical Studies Alexandro SIKIOTIS 13
Economics (Ward Cup) Alexandro SIKIOTIS 13
English Alexandro SIKIOTIS 13
Mathematics with Calculus Alexandro SIKIOTIS 13
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Special Prizes
Leadership & Service
Name
Student
Prize
Year
Level
Gilmore Prize Sam Franicevic 11
Jason Tearle Memorial Trophy Christopher Jury 11
Hamutana Freemasons Lodge Trophy Matthew South 12
Jack Delaney Prize Service & Determination in Year 12 Thomas Simpson 12
Altrusa Award Neeraj Khatri 12
Peter Collier Scholarship
Applied Science & Technology
Jaques Janse van
Vuuren
13
Harborne & Arthur Prize Best Contribution to School Music Isaac Griffiths 13
Hugh Morton Prize English Russell Nye-Wood 13
Baigent Cup Oratory Thomas Simpson 12
House Championship Trophy Baigent House
Old Boys’ Cup for Games Sportsman of the Year Scott Creighton 13
Kelliher Economics Foundation 2011 Award Alexandro Sikiotis 13
The University of Auckland Scholarship Cameron Wells 13
The University of Auckland Scholarship Harry Yoon 13
Special Award Service to our Centennial Year Daniel Krippner 13
Special Award Service to our Centennial Year Ryan Lamont 13
International Award Service to International Understanding David Ku 13
Weirs Arts Prize Service to the Arts Jordan Redwood 13
Dufty Wilson Cup Service to Sport Brynn McKenzie 13
Africa Cup Service Oliver Doube 13
Cushman Cup Service Cameron Wells 13
Fleming Cup Service Thomas Campbell 12
McDiarmid Memorial Prize Service Micheal Andrews-Peters 13
Nicoll Trophy Deputy Head Boy Harry Yoon 13
Nicoll Trophy Deputy Head Boy Thomas Campbell 13
Emilie and Michael Gudex Prize Alexandro Sikiotis 13
A P Nelson Memorial Prize All Round Excellence Harry Yoon 13
Old Boys’ Prize for Leadership Head Boy 2010 Rahiti Teokotai-White 13
5th in School Matthew Law 13
4th in School Jason Wu 13
3rd in School Cameron Wells 13
Proxime Accessit Harry Yoon 13
Dux of School Alexandro Sikiotis 13
Junior Leaders
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Long Service Staff Leaving
Bev Thornton, Dean of International
Students
I started teaching at HBHS as the Guidance Teacher in
January 1984, and since then have been responsible
for establishing the ESOL department, and then in
1994, being appointed as the first Dean of International
Students. Allowing schools to enroll International
Feepaying Students was a new Government initiative
at this time.
Graham De Groen
The first time I bumped into Graham
De Groen was over five years ago
now. He was running into school,
delayed by a difficult calving on his
fifty acre beef farm. He had been up
for most of the night, but still had
enough energy left to sort out his
Tutor Class. Known even by
students as ‘Dg’,Graham has been
a familiar figure around the school,
and in the Archives Department.
He has finally reached that uncomfortable stage, where he
recognizes the fathers at Parents’ Evening, only now they
are wearing long trousers and don’t call him ‘Sir’; though
perhaps some of them feel as though they should!
The early days were very challenging as I grappled
with writing legal documents, department manuals
and developing programmes to ensure that these
students were safe and monitored 24 hours a day. I
also needed to keep a close eye on their academic
progress and personal well being, as many were very
vulnerable, being alone so far from home.
During my 28 years at HBHS, I have also been involved
in a wide range of extra activities at school, ranging
from organizing community service days, speakers for
assemblies, ‘Books for Fiji’ collections, acting as the
production secretary for several school musicals, staff
‘secret friend’ weeks and managing soccer and cricket
teams!
I have been privileged to care for many hundreds of
young men and to also become close friends with their
hosts. Parents often visit me at school, and I have
traveled to them during marketing trips, which has
allowed us to work together closely despite language
and cultural differences.
Teaching at HBHS has been a huge part of my life
and I am so grateful to the many people at school who
have supported and cared for me over the years. They
have allowed me to enjoy a wonderful career. A very
special ‘thank you’ to Mrs Hassall, the International
department staff, the international students (both past
and present) and the wider HBHS family. I will miss
you all terribly.
Graham has spent the last 23 years teaching at Hamilton
Boys’ High School in the English Department, putting hours
of work into Archives over the last ten of those. We have him
to thank for the improved state of our record keeping, and his
fanaticism about “names being on photos” is finally paying
off.
Graham De Groen has worked tirelessly to produce a
comprehensive record of our Old Boys, who fought and
lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars. His
love of history has taken him all over the world tracing both
his own family history, and that of our Old Boys. His efforts
during the organizing of the Centennial were stellar, and his
knowledge about the history of the school is remarkable.
As Graham sadly nears the end of his time at Boys’ High, he
can be found sitting amidst piles of photos and documentation
in the back room of Archives, still trying to wrestle some order
into the boxes of memorabilia.
Retirement will not be dull for him. He still has his farm, and
a long trip overseas will keep him busy next year. He has
joked about coming back in 2013 to do some more ‘sorting’
but doesn’t realize that we are holding him to it.The Archives
Department wishes Graham all the very best for the future.
Thank you for letting us journey with you.
“To find out more about the effects of brain injury on child development, researchers from
the University of Waikato are looking for children and adolescents (6-16 years) who have
not had a head injury to take part in their research study. Your child will be offered a $20
voucher for taking part, and you will receive some general feedback about your child’s
such a successful event.
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Old Boys
Occasionally though, there can be highlights as we
sift through the mountains of paper documents and
photographs. During the initial search of some boxes,
a coloured photocopy was discovered, showing
a picture and handwritten letter. The picture was
of a hay barn, but there was no date or location.
Curiosity as well as a need for the photo to have
provenance, led us to begin investigating the story
of how the letter and photocopy came to be here.
Ian Thomas Young Johnston 1912- 2010
The Old Boys’ Database has been having an overhaul,
and attempts are being made to update the details of
past students held there. Some of the tertiary institutes
send notification to the school of past students who have
attained degrees and other qualifications within the last
year. It is our intention to congratulate each of them, and
with just a name, and date of enrolment at HBHS, it can
be no easy task to track them down sometimes.
It has been rewarding speaking to Old Boys who have
possibly had little contact with the school for many years,
and are delighted to hear from us. Also a talented group
of Year 9 writers, have been compiling their research
for a work detailing 100 Famous HBHS Old Boys. Via
the database, our Old Boys were asked to nominate
worthy recipients. This was a phenomenal success and
suggestions poured in. The work is still ongoing, and
nominees are being contacted. Our leavers this year, have
been asked for an email address, which will be loaded into
the database, so that they can be contacted in the future.
Our thanks go to Paul Knox and Phil Thompson, two
of our Old Boys whose work behind the scenes with the
database, is increasingly appreciated.
Archives
Term Four was earmarked to be the time for really sorting
out the cataloguing in the department, and continuing with
the project of accounting for every piece of memorabilia in
existence at HBHS. With additional help from Margaret
Clark from Learning Support, the cataloguing of Team
Photographs has proceeded at a fair pace, and these items
are now in good order. Another collection of boxes has
been lurking on a shelf, desperately in need of cataloguing,
and Graham De Groen has been working through them
painstakingly for the last week. These will also require
loading onto the database and labeling. It is an incredibly
slow (and often frustrating) job, but it desperately needs
to be done if we are going to be able to account for every
item in our possession.
Quite by chance, the letter writer, Mrs Audrey Bowers
was found to live at the same address in Forest Lake and
a quick phone call cleared up the mystery. The hay barn
was originally a local school in Houanga, Dargeville, which
catered for twenty children of Primary age. The teacher
employed in 1941 was our own Headmaster (1971-1980)
Mr Dick Taylor and it was his first ever teaching position.
Mrs Bowers and her brother were taught by Mr Taylor
during the war years and had fond memories of singing
Stephen Foster songs with him.
Sadly the school is now a hay barn, but the picture, copy
of the original letter and Mrs Bowers account is now
safely in HBHS Archives awaiting cataloguing.
Centennial Book
The book, entitled Two Schools, One Story was
compiled for the Centennial, written in a joint effort
with Girls’ High and published as a hard back edition. It
details the history of Hamilton High School from 1911,
following through to the dividing of the School into Boys’
High and Girls’ High across 1954-55.
It contains many interesting facts alongside
lots of beautiful photographs from each era. The book
has been selling well amongst our Old Boys and Old
Girls community, receiving much positive feedback and
copies have been sent all over the world, to England,
Canada and Australia, plus many other destinations.
We still have some copies for sale, retailing at $59 for
the book plus postage if they require sending out, and
these can be purchased from the Archives Department
at HBHS.
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