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36 Tuesday September 25 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Achievement one of our School's core values Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e lelei. Bula. Fakaalofa atu. Namaste. Kumusta. Haere mai ki Te Kura Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka. Warm greetings to the Hornby High School community. Hornby High School is a school based on values. I would venture the opinion that most successful schools are. Our values are Commitment, Achievement, Resilience, and Respect, and they are plain for all to see when they enter the school, writ large on the wall in our brand new Learning Commons. These are not some sort of linear progression. That is, they don’t occur in order, one after the other. It might however be fair to say that Achievement comes from Commitment, Resilience, and Respect. And achievement, arguably the end goal of all of this, means different things to different people. Getting up in front of your class may be an amazing achievement for some, while for others performing in front of the whole school may be the achievement of note. In the senior school gaining an Achieved grade may be an outstanding achievement for some, while for others nothing less than Excellence will do. Our wonderful staff constantly challenge all rangatahi to achieve their best, whatever that may be. We will not settle for "Achieved" if we think that "Excellence" is within the grasp of a student. There have been some achievements that have warranted special mention: Jorja Woodgate gained her Level 1 NCEA with Excellence in early September; then there is the Senior Girls’ Basketball Team that won the Division One Christchurch Interschools Competition. These are wonderful achievements of which every one of us should be justifiably proud. Please do follow my thinking on issues that are both specific to Hornby High School and also of more general educational interest on my Principal’s blog “Whakatauki: He waka eke noa”, after all, we are indeed all in this together – https:// whakataukihewakaekenoa.blogspot.co.nz/. Ngā mihi nui Robin Sutton Principal “What are my next steps?” – this is a question often asked by students here at Hornby High School, especially those in the senior school (Years 11–13). For more than a decade Hornby High School has been running the "Next Steps Camp" aimed at helping our seniors be more secure in their next steps. The camp is offered to all Year 12 students and a small group of selected Year 11’s. The camp has two main aims: • To enable us to choose the best leaders for the leadership positions here at school; and • To prepare our students for whatever next steps they take – either here at school or beyond. The three-day camp begins with “The Great Hornby Race” – in which small groups of students have to get themselves to camp using city buses, answering questions at points across the city on the way. Groups choose which questions to answer – harder questions take more time, but are worth more points. They all need to be at camp by a set time, with receipts and the correct change. The group with the most points, on time, with the correct money “wins” (time management, money management, team coordination). Once at camp the challenges continue and the groups get For the first time Hornby was able to send two teams to the Schick Southern Cup tournament. Our students should be commended for their conduct on and off the court. They played hard and fair and demonstrated our school values throughout the weekend. Both teams played some beautiful games of Basketball over the three days. Overall the boys, pictured at right, placed 6th after a tight match against Gore. The girls, below, placed 4th overall. Also, special mention of the outstanding work of our two referees, Tyler Dempsey and Jayton Lawrie who were outstanding. Till next year! Where to from here? Next Steps Camp Helping hand: Group activities, right, and challenges, top right, are part of Hornby High School's "Next Steps Camp", held each year. reshuffled to help students discover more about themselves and how to work best with others. We also have time for unwinding and getting to know each other, with our bonfire night being a highlight. Past and current student leaders and senior staff come and share their experiences. Senior hospitality students also gain valuable experience by running the kitchen and feeding all the students on camp. The camp, completely run by school staff, has become part of Hornby’s school culture. A big thanks to Blue Skies Camp in Kaiapoi which provides a great venue. September 2018 Over the weekend of June 8-10, students from Hornby High School participated in the World Vision 40 Hour Famine. A group of students attended the World Vision Youth Conference earlier in the year and came back feeling inspired. In the weeks leading up to the famine, this team of students spoke in assemblies, organised events for students and raised awareness of the South Sudanese refugee crisis. Students participating set themselves a variety of challenges including no eating, no furniture, no talking and no devices. The great effort by all students participating raised a total of $1086 for World Vision. Pictured: Hornby students, right, at the World Vision Youth Conference, top right. WESTERN NEWS Commitment, Achievement, Resilience, Respect Teams compete at tournament Conference motivates Famine participation
WESTERN NEWS Tuesday September 25 2018 37 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Your Local Views Local News Now Plaque plan to honour Stanley Denton Fire rages, homes at risk Save Denton Park chairman Mark Peters talks about installing a memorial plaque at the park AT A recent Halswell-Hornby- Riccarton Community Board meeting, the Save Denton Park group submitted a proposal to recognise Stanley Denton’s gift to the city. It was proposed that the plaque could read along the lines of: “This memorial stands in honour and appreciation of the wonderful gift of Denton Park. Denton Park was donated in 1952 by the late Stanley David Denton as a recreation reserve for the future benefit and well-being of the Hornby and Christchurch residents.” You may ask why is it necessary to have this plaque installed at Denton Park? In our opinion, it is very much needed given the recent battle that has been waged to save Denton Park for its intended purpose, which was clearly stated by Stanley Denton when gifting it. This was reinforced by the Paparua County Council in its Denton Park management plan. The fact that so much effort needed to be put in to save the park means we need to ensure that we and future generations remember the history behind its origin. Hopefully, we never have to go down this path of destroying Denton Park again. Why should this plaque be installed as soon as possible? The answer to this is that it would be very poignant to involve Mr Denton’s daughter, who is now well over 90 years old, in the unveiling of the plaque. The sooner it is done the better in order to honour her and the Denton family for their wonderful gift. Where should this memorial plaque be installed? This is open to debate at this stage. One thought is at the front of Denton Park in the vicinity of the existing sign. Other places are along the path adjacent to the Denton MEMORIAL: Save Denton Park chairman Mark Peters wants to install a memorial plaque which highlights the importance of the park to Hornby. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER oval grandstand, adjacent to the Hornby rugby clubrooms, or in the corner of the park near McDonald’s and the existing installation? The first step towards this memorial plaque is to ensure progress is made now. It has been presented to the parks team at the city council for approval. Hopefully this will be forthcoming and we can then proceed to plan a lasting and fitting memorial at Denton Park to recognise and honour this gift. There’s never been a more appropriate time to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle. Fuel costs are soaring, and global warming, much of it attributed to fossil fuel emissions, is a definite reality. So if you want to do something for the environment and save yourself some cash at the weekly fill-up, then visit Trevor Crowe, at CroweSport, 518 Moorhouse Ave, for a lifestyle change. The man who runs the business owns the business, and Trevor, or any of the friendly sales staff, can get you into an electric vehicle or hybrid of your choice. There are no fewer than 15 vehicles to choose from, a mixture of fully-electric plug-in Nissan Leafs to the hybrid petrol/ electric Prius. Trevor says his stock consists of topgrade models sourced from auction in Japan. He chooses only the cars with good battery life, and the cars on the yard are displayed with the battery condition visible. As with all cars on the yard at CroweSport, the electric vehicles can be serviced on-site by trained technicians. Cars on-site vary in age from 2011 to 2017, and those with the latest generation 30kWh batteries can be expected to provide a range of up to 190km. However, petrol/electric Prius models are there for those who experience range anxiety. Prices for the Leafs start around $13,000 and end at around $30,000. “The Leaf is the perfect urban commuter – buyers who work in the city can travel to work, swing by the supermarket on the way home, and charge up from the home supply overnight,’’ Trevor says. “Charging costs can be measured in cents, trickle charging overnight is the kindest on the batteries although fast charging on a journey won’t do the batteries any harm.’’ Trevor is fully committed to the electric revolution, and says there is a point of difference in the models he chooses, they are hand-picked and have workshop backing. The first service is without cost, as well as the first warrant of fitness. While there is a heavy emphasis on electric vehicles, the name CroweSport is also synonymous with the sales of Subaru vehicles. There are a wide range of Subarus on-site, mostly pre-owned from Japan. Part of CroweSport’s success as a business is down to Trevor’s proud motorsport heritage. Major successes include several New Zealand saloon car championships, and the Asia Pacific touring car championship, with a fourth at Bathurst and third at the Wellington Street Race in 1988. On shingle, Trevor has won more than a dozen rallies, the Ashley Forest rally sprint, and he is the current Race to the Sky two-wheel-drive champion. Trevor still competes, and his race or rally cars are prepared in the CroweSport workshop. “Motorsport is at the cutting edge of technology. Understanding the complexity of tuning and setting up a car for racing or rallying filters down to day-to-day mechanics at workshop level,’’ Trevor says. Trevor is an engineer and is still hand’son in that side of the business. Engine reconditioning is his speciality, although he says they will take on anything from a lube or tune-up right through to full engine and gearbox overhauls. Nine technicians are on site, and annually the company takes on an apprentice, skills developed through old-school training. The CroweSport workshop team is highly skilled and they will service any make or model. Trevor says many of his customers are sport and recreational enthusiasts along with those who are lifestyle and familyorientated. And, of course, if you want a performance enhancement, CroweSport Subaru Specialists has built up an enviable reputation in that field. Trevor’s philosophy is to get it right first time, the company has high standards and that reflects on the quality of the jobs that go out the door. Although Trevor leads from the front, he says the company is like a family. Staff have input in the way the company runs and operates. “I want the customer to leave without being presented with any surprises. We treat the customer as if they are a family member. “Treat them like they are your mother,’’ he says. Carrying the Trevor Crowe name also means putting it right. ‘’We don’t expect things to go wrong, but problems will be sorted out and the customer is always told what to expect as the process unfolds, and the cost will be presented to the customer well before the car is picked up.’’ For all your motoring needs or to change your vehicle, the CroweSport name means quality and reassurance. “It’s about knowing how to do the right thing by the customer,’’ Trevor says. 518 Moorhouse Ave (East end) | P: 379 7615 W: crowesport.co.nz | E: service@crowesport.co.nz
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