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10 Tuesday June 27 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi NOR’WEST NEWS highlights Mr Holstein Thank you to everyone who attended our Open Night on Tuesday 16 May. We trust you enjoyed your time with us, learned more about our school, and gained an insight into Burnside High School. I am grateful to the 250 volunteer student guides who were proud to showcase their school to you. Burnside provides an excellent learning environment and makes a positive difference to people’s lives. We pride ourselves on being a successful school that is highly regarded in the community for its high-quality, values-based learning and specialist facilities. We are a larger school with a community feel, offering a wide range of opportunities in a safe, friendly atmosphere, and with high standards and expectations of ourselves and our students. Burnside High School bases its culture on a vision of ‘personal excellence and caring for others’. The way students and staff act, feel and think about themselves, and about others, is determined by our key values of being respectful, having pride and striving to excel. Our size and all the advantages that this brings is a point of difference and is what makes this decile 8, state, co-educational school special. The six significant features that make Burnside High School a leader of learning are: • We are a centre for academic excellence with an emphasis on high-quality teaching practices and outstanding achievement. • Our roll of around 2,500 students enables us to provide an extensive, diverse and specialised curriculum that caters for and challenges students of all abilities. • We provide an exceptionally wide range of cocurricular opportunities (music, drama, dance, clubs and sports) for students to enjoy, learn new skills, take leadership roles, and achieve at a high level. • We are a caring school where students are known and supported as individuals in a positive, inclusive environment. • We value effective relationships with parents and the wider community to improve outcomes for students. • We are innovative and responsive to the evolving nature of society through continuous and rigorous review and evaluation of our systems, practices and procedures. Burnside High School, in partnership with parents and caregivers, has the proven ability to assist students develop the skills, attributes, and attitudes to make a success of their lives in the workplace, in the community, and as members of supportive and loving families. I believe in, and am proud of, Burnside High School and feel privileged to be its principal. Phil Holstein, Principal BHS Stage Challenge 2017 Tragic mine disasters and depletion of fish due to pollution and over fishing were two strong themes portrayed by the Raw and Open Stage Challenge teams at Burnside High School this year resulting in first place for Raw and second place for Open. The Raw team, comprised of Year 9 and 10 students, gave a moving performance based on two of New Zealand’s tragic mine disasters, Strongman and Pike River. There was a personal connection between both as one of the students’ great grandfather was in the Strongman mine disaster in 1967, that killed 19 men and another student’s brother was killed in the Pike River mine explosion. When we discovered the connection, we realised we had to tell these stories and with the blessing of the families, the team of 100 students won the competition with a powerful and moving performance. Open Division Second Place. On the 15th of May the Burnside High School Sports Leadership classes participated in a 24 hour run to raise funds for CanTeen. This charity supports teenagers suffering from cancer to continue to enjoy life and everything it has to offer. At 3:15pm on the Monday, the continuous run began with fifty students and two teachers making up ten teams who would pass the metaphorical baton to keep moving around the one kilometre track for 24 hours. Many pupils had gained sponsorship per km to help motivate them round the track - with the aid of head torches in the darkness of the night. However, the real motivation came in the form of all the supporters who came and joined in, with staff, ex-pupils and hundreds of Burnside High students jumping on the track throughout the day. There was a very special appearance from the principal Mr Holstein himself, donning his running gear and showing the students how it is done, this provided a big boost for the weary runners. By 3:15pm on the Tuesday, after some much needed complimentary massage the whole team joined together to complete one last kilometre around the The following night the seniors performed in the Open section of Stage Challenge. Again the team of 100 performed with passion to warn us of the dangers of pollution and overfishing in our oceans. Clever recycling of costumes of plastic bags and black fabric depicting an oil spill emphasised the theme that you can’t eat money and we need to look after our environment now. Both teams were student-led and the stringent rehearsal schedules and commitment to their teams resulted in deserved results and a greater understanding of two significant events in New Zealand’s history as well as an appreciation of the risks of exploitation of our reserves. Raw Division Winners. Sports Leadership running for CanTeen 2018 Pre Enrolment closing dates Friday 28 July 2017 for Years 9-13 students living in the home zone Friday 28 July 2017 for Year 9 students living out-of-zone Friday 4 August 2017 for Years 10-13 students living out-of-zone Canteen Runners. now muddy and worn track. Many of the runners having completed full marathons and beyond, stumbled over the finish line to a well deserved applause from supporters, having completed hundreds of laps and raised thousands of dollars for CanTeen. All agreed the tired bodies, sore muscles and blisters were a small price to pay to bring a little light to their fellow teens struggling against cancer. Applicants will be notified of their application result by letter or email, which will be sent to parents/caregivers on: Friday 4 August 2017 for Years 9-13 home zone applicants and Year 9 out-of-zone applicants Friday 11 August 2017 for Years 10-13 out of zone applicants Burnside High School | Greers Road, PO Box 29 677, Christchurch 8540 Telephone: 358 8383 | Website: learn.burnside.school.nz
NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday June 27 2017 11 FOCUSED: Alex Harford kicks a penalty with 3min to go in the game against Nelson College sealing a 13-11 win for the defending champions. PHOTO: KATE JENSEN TRY TIME: Teammates congratulate captain Isaac Anderson after he scored against Nelson College on Saturday. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER Boys’ High bench clinches win • By Andrew King LAST-MINUTE heroics are starting to become the norm for Christchurch Boys’ Alex Harford after a late penalty sealed a 13-11 win for the defending champions against Nelson College on Saturday. Harford came off the bench onto the wing, and with 3min to go, slotted the match-winner from 35m on the angle. He had only been on the field for about 10min before lining up the vital nudge. Last week it was Rico Syme who broke the hearts of the opposition with a scintillating 50m dash before Harford kicked SPORTS the extras to beat St Andrew’s 25-23. Coach Danny Porte said it was a “faultless kick.” “It shows the depth we have in the squad, it is about the full 22 guys not just the starting 15,” he said. The win keeps CBHS at the top of the table. They head into next weekend with a bye, but the team are far from getting a break. “We have Blackrock College from Ireland on Thursday then we face a challenge from Otago Boys’ High next Tuesday as a school exchange game,” Porte said. Burnside will have to travel north to play Marlborough Boys’ after a 43-12 defeat at the hands of Christ’s on Saturday, while St Bede’s will look to bounce back after their first ever defeat to Rangiora High (21-7) –when they take on Mid-Canterbury Combined. •More sport, page 12 HARD TO STOP: Christchurch Boys’ replacement prop Murphy Kupe charges into the Nelson defenders. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER Make your GP team your first call 24/7 Even after-hours a nurse is available to give free health advice Phone your usual General Practice number 24/7 12 9 3 6 Music by Alan Menken The Burnside High School Production of Disney Beauty and The Beast Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice Book by Linda Woolverton Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All perfomance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia The Aurora Centre for the Performing Arts 20th July 7pm 21st July 7pm 22nd July 7pm 23rd July 2pm Matinee 27th July 7pm 28th July 7pm 29th July 2pm Matinee ADULT TICKETS $20 // UNWAGED TICKETS $10 Contact BHS Student Office 03 3588383 12 9 6 3
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