Western News: April 10, 2018
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4 Tuesday <strong>April</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Hornby High School<br />
Years 7 – 13<br />
WESTERN NEWS<br />
• Commitment<br />
• Achievement<br />
• Resilience<br />
• Respect<br />
From the Principal<br />
Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e lelei. Bula. Fakaalofa atu.<br />
Namaste. Kumusta. Haere mai ki Te Kura Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka.<br />
Warm greetings to the Hornby High School community.<br />
We have had yet another grand start to our year at Te kura te Huruhuru<br />
Ao o Horomaka Hornby High School. We began with our Academic<br />
Awards assembly at which we celebrated the achievements of our<br />
students in 2017, with overall NCEA results improving on 2016. Some<br />
highlights included an overall pass rate in Level 1 NCEA for Pasifika<br />
students of 80% (an exceptional figure) and achievement for Māori boys<br />
at NCEA Level 3 that was above national averages. As I commented last<br />
year, these results come as a result of many factors including the quality<br />
of the learning programmes, the hard work of staff and students, and the<br />
support of whānau. All of these things are brought together by our focus<br />
on our values of Commitment, Achievement, Resilience, and Respect.<br />
These values form the basis for that strong sense of manaakitanga and<br />
whanaungatanga, those strong positive relationships, that characterise<br />
our kura.<br />
Our athletics sports day was an outstanding success, with over a third<br />
of the school entering into the top level competitive events of the day.<br />
The sense of whanaungatanga was visible throughout the day. Students<br />
supported each other as they competed. It wasn’t unusual to see not<br />
only staff but also students offering positive coaching advice to others as<br />
each sought to be and do their best.<br />
Last week we had a NZ Police Touch team playing against a mixed Hornby<br />
High School team before running a careers information session for senior<br />
students. The event was a lot of fun, with the Police team including<br />
several Hornby High School alumnae, including Detective Donny Aitken.<br />
And then there is the school rebuild. The first buildings are on track<br />
for practical completion around Queen’s Birthday weekend, and we<br />
are really excited about the quality of the spaces that we will have.<br />
We expect to move into the main building visible from Waterloo Road,<br />
and the new gymnasium, at the end of term. As we have to vacate our<br />
existing classroom blocks (known as A and S Blocks) for demolition<br />
by the end of the term, we have sought and gained approval from the<br />
Minister of Education to close the school for three additional days at the<br />
end of term 2 to allow the shift to take place. We’ll let everyone know<br />
the specific dates once the ‘decanting plan’ (the plan of who moves what,<br />
where, and when) is finalised.<br />
Please do follow my thinking on issues that are both specific to Hornby<br />
High School and also of more general educational interest on my<br />
Principal’s blog “Whakatauki: He waka eke noa”, after all, we are indeed<br />
all in this together - https://whakataukihewakaekenoa.blogspot.co.nz/.<br />
Ngā mihi nui<br />
Robin Sutton<br />
Principal<br />
Introducing Hornby High School Leaders for <strong>2018</strong><br />
Back Row: Connor Chalmers-Grey, Kravyn Tozer, Robin Sutton (Principal), Honor Petrie (Year 13 Dean), Rylu<br />
Dequita, O’Shea Newton<br />
Front Row: Shawnee Hilton, Natalie Gounder, Kimberley McKee (Head Girl), Siaosi Kei (Head Boy), Guy Cooper,<br />
Alexis Ropiha<br />
Hornby welcomes Komagome High School students<br />
Academic Achievements<br />
Hornby High School is delighted to welcome 4 students from Komagome High School, Tokyo. These students are<br />
studying at Hornby High School for term 1.<br />
Pictured are: Mr Robin Sutton (Principal), Kento Ota, Ryoga Yoshikawa, Nick Williams (Japanese teacher), Minami<br />
Shimoji, Ayane Morishima and Mr Kubo (International Director)<br />
South Island Athletics Finalists<br />
Our Academic Awards Assembly has recently celebrated the NCEA<br />
achievements of Hornby High School students. 77 students received<br />
awards for their achievement at NCEA level 1 and 2 in 2017. The awards<br />
were presented by the guest speaker Daisy Lavea-Timo (Regenerate<br />
Christchurch)<br />
These five students are our top academic students in Year 11 for 2017.<br />
They have done amazingly well. They have gained over 50 credits at<br />
Excellence which means they have gained Level 1 NCEA Endorsed<br />
with Excellence. For this, they receive the Gold Academic Badge, Red<br />
Academic pin and the Academic Tie. Congratulations to (from left) Amber<br />
Quigley, Iris Taramai, Lachlan Hickford, Shardey Harris and Anna Pohatu.<br />
7 students and the Under 16 Boys relay team have qualified for the<br />
South Island Athletics. This is after their achievement in the Canterbury<br />
Athletics.<br />
The South Island Athletics will be held in Timaru on 24th and 25th of<br />
March. They are Cecilia Taotua Lavea and Aimee Musson-Polwart (U19<br />
Girls Javelin), Jayton Lawrie and Zachary McNevin (U15 Boys Javelin),<br />
Jaedon Wellington (U16 Boys Discus), Adi McGoon (U15 Girls Discus)<br />
and Tyler Dempsey (U16 Boys <strong>10</strong>0m). The U16 Boys Relay team is Tyler<br />
Dempsey, Malakai McGoon, Sohil Kumar and Xing Zheng.<br />
Pictured<br />
Tyler Dempsey competing in the long jump.
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