NL June 2012 - Hutt International Boys' School

Key Dates for
your Diary:
• 29 June - Reports
posted to Years 7-9
• 16 July - Start of
Term 3
• 11 Aug - PSA
Function ‘Diamonds
on Ice’
• 20 Aug - Mid Term
Break
• 25 Aug - HIBS Senior
Ball
Inside this issue:
From the
Principal
1-3
Congratulations 3-4
From the Office 4
1st XV Rugby
Naming Rights
4-5
Library News 6
PSA News 7
Science Fair
Results 2012
8
Name the
Canteen
8
Co-curricular
Sport
9
IS Keep Cups 10
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
As we approach the end of another busy term, I
reflect on two issues; social networking and
ERO.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Social Networking online is a part of most of
our teenagers daily lives and presents issues for
Schools and parents. Young people have
become high users of modern technology.
Students are sharing photos, music videos and
sometimes all sorts of intimate information with
friends and possibly strangers.
Like any other aspects of the internet, social
networking sites suffer from the pervasiveness
of misuse. Many invitations from friends to sign
up are disguised to deceive. Credit card
fraudsters and sexual predators prey on the
young and innocent. Even if users are not
looking for these sites the sites often find them.
Policing these sites is difficult and social
networking is here to stay. Talking to people,
getting together in person and visiting people
seems more and more to be less meaningful.
I urge you to talk with your sons/daughters
about the possible dangers with online social
networking.
ERO
Recently ERO visited HIBS for two weeks to
look at how well your sons are being educated.
While ERO reported back verbally each day to
me and other senior managers, as well as the
BOT at the conclusion of the visit, the formal
report will not be available for at least four
weeks. I still would like to share with you some
findings they have reported.
ERO observed 22 teaching lessons at HIBS,
reporting that teachers are well prepared, have
good paced lessons, good use of ICT and the
students are focused and confident. Very
evident is the trust and respect for students and
teachers within the classroom.
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Students are questioning well and are well
directed by the teachers. There is high
expectations, purposeful engagement and
individual needs are being met.
The ERO team also observed that clear values
are evident at HIBS and the context of the
HIBS environment is excellent. Pastoral care
through the House system is excellent and fully
supported the special character of HIBS.
A good junior curriculum programme is in
place and good guidelines in the Senior
programme. The special character is reflected
in the school curriculum and is tied well to the
New Zealand curriculum. There is a strong
balance between students academic and
pastoral needs.
One statement I was pleased to hear was:
“HIBS is a place where a boy can be himself”.
More comments were - a strong partnership
exists between students and staff. Staff subject
knowledge is strong. Staff respond to the needs
of students and this creates a highly engaged
learning environment.
Comment was also made on the year 10
development programme and its success in
preparing our year 10 students for the future.
In the administration of the school they have
commented on the good leadership by the
SMT, the clear governance and management
between the Boards and the Principal and the
great involvement of parents in the community
of HIBS.
Overall the verbal feedback has been extremely
positive and we look forward to the written
documentation.
I extend my thanks to all of the community for
the preparation and portraying of HIBS as a
great and vibrant educational institution. We
can all be proud of this school.

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
STAFF
We farewell Sandi Millar, our Gateway Co-ordinator, who
has only been with us a short time but has looked after our
Gateway students well.
We welcome Angela Shaw to HIBS as our new Gateway
Co-ordinator.
Currently Miss Sue Robertson, HOD Mathematics, has
returned to England to be with her mother who is seriously
ill. I thank those staff who are covering Sue’s classes .
Also our thoughts go out to Jackie Orr, Tim Ackroyd and
Sandra Banks, the President of the PSA, who have lost
family members recently.
PSA
We thank the PSA for their organisation of the year 7
mother and son breakfast and the year 10 father and son
breakfast held recently. This is a new initiative from the
PSA and was an outstanding success. Two HIBS old boys,
Alexander Sparrow and James Chin, were the speakers at
the breakfasts. They both spoke extremely well and were
very interesting to listen to.
VARIETY SHOW
What an event! Having to put on an extra show confirms
the demand for this high class quality event. Thanks to Paul
Cotton, Greg McMillan-Perry , Gino Moretto and Marie
Martin for their organisation . To all involved it was a great
event and thanks goes to the MacIntyre and Havler families
for their help with the SMT video. I have had many
comments, including some from ERO, about the high
quality of our performing arts.
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
We wish our International Service team all the best as they
head to Vietnam to work for Blue Dragon. The boys have
worked hard for a long period of time and I’m sure it will be
a success. Thanks to Mr Johnson and Mr Stevenson for
their leadership of this tour.
1st XV RUGBY
After making Premier One again and winning two games
already, the 1st XV will leave these holidays to compete in
the Gold Coast rugby tournament. This will be the third
time we have participated in this event. I wish the tour
party and coaches every success.
FOUR STRATEGIES FOR STRESS RELIEF
(Extract from Principals’ Digests Volume 18 Number 8)
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1. AVOID. A lot of needless stress can simply be avoided.
Plan ahead and rearrange your environment. If traffic stresses
you, leave earlier for work and travel by a less popular route.
Avoid engaging with people who drive you crazy. Learn how to
say no and seek help if you feel over-loaded.
2. ALTER. Try thinking about alternatives to what is causing
you stress. If it is someone else’s behaviour , ask them to change.
And be prepared to do the same. Find ways to share your work.
Learn better time management skills and organise your day and
week.
3. ACCEPT. Not all stress can be avoided or altered and all
you can do is accept this is the way things are. Find ways to let
off steam. Talk to a friend. Take up running or swimming or
yoga or some other kind of exercise to work off some of the stress.
Treat yourself. If your feelings are building up, try to let them go
and accept there are things you can do nothing about so you
don’t have to beat yourself up.
4. ADAPT. Feeling you can’t cope is one of the biggest causes
of stress. Adapting by changing your standards or expectations
can help reduce the stress you are suffering. Redefine success and
perfection and go easy on yourself and others. Ask yourself how
much this really matters and what difference it will make next
week or next year. Find opportunities for laughter, even if you
have to force it as laughing fires up and then cools down your
stress response and helps you feel relaxed.
GOOD ADVICE:
“Remember to laugh every day and do something fun. Spend
time outdoors. Move every day and find an activity you love to
do. Discover new hobbies. Be mindful of the moment, focus on
your breath and take three deep breaths if you start to feel
anxious. Practise compassion for another person. Journal your
thoughts and feelings. Play. Make art. Unplug - turn off the
TV, computer and cellphone. Develop a healthy social life -
support systems are vital in handling stress”.
Acknowledgement: Mayo Clinic; Julie Proctor, Oakland University
ENROLMENTS
We are currently working through the enrolments for year
7, 2013. We have more applications than positions
available and while it is exciting to hear the positive
comments about HIBS and meet wonderful parents and
future students, there is also the anxiety and

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
disappointment for those who are unsuccessful in their
applications.
REPORTS
Reports for senior students have been posted and next
Friday the reports for junior students will be posted. The
holidays will be a good time to talk with your son about his
progress and discuss any issues, positive or negative, in the
development towards achieving better results.
SKI TRIP
Best wishes to those participating in the annual ski trip to
Wanaka. I need to clarify a few points regarding this trip.
Although it takes place in the holidays and some parents
accompany their sons, it is important to realise that the
students do represent HIBS. Behaviour and attitude will
CONGRATULATIONS
• At the North Island Secondary
Schools Swimming
championships Callum Brigden
came 1st in the 100m butterfly
and 50m butterfly and 2nd in the
50m freestyle. Nicholas Berry
came 3rd in the 200m freestyle.
Also the 4 x 50m freestyle relay
team of Kallum Sullivan, Timothy
Fraser, Mark Jesson and Callum
Brigden came 3rd.
• Andre Brown played in the
Wellington Regional Brass Solo
and Party competition. Out of
four categories entered, Andre
placed 2nd (1 point behind Toby
Pringle playing the Cornet) in the
Under 16 Air Varie playing the
Bass in the Ballroom on Eb Tuba,
1st in Junior Percussion and 1st in
Junior Duet (playing Capriccio
with Toby Pringle - Cornet and
Tuba).
• Andre Brown also won the Upper
Hutt Youth Culture Award at the
Inspire: Upper Hutt Young
Achievers Awards for 2012.
• Prashan Casinader has been
selected as one of about 40
students in New Zealand to attend
the National Shakespeare Youth
Company camp in Term 3.
• At the Regional Young Singer in
Harmony competition the quartet
of Sam Coad, Cameron Collins,
Aaditya Bhamidipati and Joshua
Fonacier were selected for the
finals. Also the chorus of Timothy
Fraser, Logan Church, Aaditya
Bhamidipati, Brandon Couch,
Alfred Hoi, Joshua Fonacier,
Cameron Collins, Kees
Rozenberg, Sam Coad, Henry
Cassin, Jordan Felderhof and
Samuel Purchas made it to the
finals. Both groups will compete
against other secondary schools
from around New Zealand for the
National title in Auckland in
September.
• Jamie Booth has been selected in
the New Zealand Under 19
Underwater Hockey team.
• James O’Reilly and Jack Ross have
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directly reflect upon the School and I expect this to be of
the highest standard.
Mr Keys has put a tremendous amount of effort and
planning into this trip and I wish him and the participants
all the best.
Grahame Duffy
Principal
been selected for the Wellington
High Performance Secondary
Rugby Squad.
• Finn Bamber, Franco Ashton and
Caleb Hewson have been selected
for the Under 13 Hutt Valley
Representative Rugby team and
will be representing Hutt Valley at
the Central Zone Rugby
tournament in Wanganui over the
school holidays.
• Jacob Campion, Cameron
Ferriera, Samuel Champion,
Joshua Southall, Jesse Tashkoff
and Joshua Nydam have been
selected for the Under 12 Hutt
Valley Representative Rugby
team.
• Jacob Campion was placed 3rd for
11 year old boys at the Capital
Coast Junior Surf series, surf
lifesaving for Lyall Bay.
• Tim Robertson was the winner of
the under-19 Vosseler Shield race
at Mt Victoria in May.

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CONGRATULATIONS
• Callum Hartley competed in the
Wellington Karate League in the
male 11 years division and came
1st in Kata and 1st in Kumite.
• Sam Patterson, Eduard Korent,
Jordan Lewis, Jacob Beveridge
and Joshua Cody have been
selected for the Hutt Valley under
15 Representative Basketball
squad.
• Max Lauridsen, Jack Mawdesley,
FROM THE OFFICE
ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL
If your son is away for the day due to sickness or you are
aware he will be arriving late, please ensure you contact the
School Office before 9.00am. If you are emailing through
an absence, please send it to admin@hibs.school.nz
All students who arrive late to school or wish to be released
early will need the permission of a parent/caregiver by way
1st XV RUGBY NAMING RIGHTS
Kyle Owen, Ethan Scott, Blake
Sinden and Nathan Watt are part
of the team that are the Upper
Valley Intermediate Schools
Unihoc champions.
• The year 7 & 8 Underwater
Hockey Mini League team came
2nd in their tournament. Coaches
were Dylan Booth and Ateesh
Narayan.
• The following Old Boys have
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recently graduated from Massey
University: Ryan Groen - BBS
Valuation & Property
Management and Management,
Michael Hartevelt - PGDip Bus
Admin - Management, Jonathan
King - PGDip Quality Systems
with Distinction, Matthew
Woodrow - B Information
Sciences - Computer Science.
of a written note in the student diary or a telephone call.
No student can be released from school without a
parent’s/caregiver’s permission.
Please also note that any students travelling overseas for an
extended period of time should also advise the school in
writing prior to travelling.
The 1st XV Rugby team are pleased to announce that the winner of the naming rights for the team is Mike Seymour of
Habit Health and Fitness.

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1st XV RUGBY NAMING RIGHTS SPONSORS
Thanks also to the following organisations/sponsors for their support:
Advance Electrical Affordable Frames Allfinanz
Allfinanz Chartered Accountants Allfinanz Risk Allied Maintenance
Andre Neill Angus Inn Arabica Café
Architectural Windows Limited Ashton Panel and Paint ATCO
Auto Super Shoppe Auto Valet 1974 Avalon Podiatry
Bernard Nolan Bin Hire Upper Hutt Boulcott Hospital
BP Taita Brendon May Brett Russell
Brockelsby Plumbing Bunnings Naenae Calum Findlayson
Capital City Sea-doo Carpet One Carrolls Joinery
Chimney Magic Chocolate Hair Salon Colin Gething
Concrete Solutions Craig Stevenson Darren Eales AMC Electrical
Dave Stewart David Reid Homes Degree Limited
DHS Dial a Plumber Duncan McLay
Edwards Family Egleys El Cheapo Cars
Emotif Fairfield Auto Centre First NZ Capital
GA Phillips & Associates Gahan Energy Gary Lawson
Gavin Murray Gerard Dunne Gillies Group
Green Gables Motel Greg Trask Financial Services Hale Manufacturing
Hells Pizza Horokiwi Paving Hutt City New World
Hutt City Panel and Paint Ian Collier Insideout Contracting
Insideout Tiling J & J Hrstich Jarvis Plumbing
Jeff Te Amo John Havler John Sheehan
JT Joinery KBL Builders Kendon Chartered Accountants
Kev Melville Kiwi Span Kristin’s Flower Shoppe
Lance Goldsmith Le Prou Decorators Lexus Wellington
Lone Star Lou Newman Lower Hutt Chiropractic Clinic
LT McGuinness M & M Plumbing Maher Tours
Mal Gillies Mark Archibald Drainlayer Massage Therapy
McCormacks McVey Plastering Mike Caird
Habit Health and Fitness Morgan Contractors Myriad Engineering
NME Normablue Onepath
Paul O’Reilly Pavillion Days Bay Pension Transfers
Pet Vet Petone Engineering Phil Wheelans
Placemakers Seaview Players Sports Potter Interiors
Quinnys Drycleaners R McGillivray Rex Industrial Equipment
John Reynolds Rick Tyson Rob Fuge
Robert Logan Landscaping Romeo’s Café Ryos Apparel
S Berhent S Tanner Saxton Autos
Scott Houston Seven Electrical Shannon
Sid Roddick Silverstream Pharmacy Southlight
Spacewise Spicers Paper Speights Ale House
Stephanie Kemp Stephen Booth Steve Armstrong
Tamara Hrstich Taylor Fencing Limited The Battery Shop
The Dive Shop The Terrace Financial Group Thistle Roofing
Todd Leuven Tom & Jacqui McCormack Toonz Wholesale Cars
Toyota Forklifts Tracy Smith Construction Trevor Downey
Upper Hutt Cars Vision Enhancement Vlad Barblich
Wedgelock Equipment Whitby Pharmacy WHK NZ
Wholesale Cars Direct Wiki Henry Floorsanding
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LIBRARY NEWS
I have just introduced some new titles into the Library
magazine selection. All our magazines are available for
issue, so please issue them; just remember to bring
them back!
We have loads of good titles:
Rip it up Time magazine
North & South NZ Rugby world
Consumer magazine NZ Healthy Food Guide
Architecture NZ NZ Boating magazine
Top Gear NZ NZ Geographic
National Geographic
Unlimited etc
NZ Farmers weekly
Soon to come - Slam magazine (for all the Basketball
fans).
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If you have a suggestion for a magazine or a book
please either write it into the book at the issue desk or
email me your suggestion.
On Thursday, 14th June a group of us went to
Parliament and watched the KidzLit Quiz National
Finals 2012. The questions were a lot harder than the
regional heats! However, HIBS won two books in the
audience quiz and the team that beat us (by only 2)
ended up coming 4th. A fun afternoon and the two
year 7 students who were involved this year are eager
to enter next year and be contenders!
Lis Marrow
Librarian

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PSA NEWS
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The past month has been a very busy time for the PSA and has seen two new initiatives introduced. The first of these was the Mother
and Son breakfast for year 7s, which proved to be a great success for everyone attending. Mothers were able to meet others new to the
school and it was a time for the boys to get to know each other over croissants and pastries. Alex Sparrow was our guest Old Boy speaker
and provided a very entertaining and motivational speech to inspire the boys.
Our second breakfast was for fathers and sons in year 10, and this was also a resounding success. There was lots of chatter amongst
everyone, with new friendships and networks being formed. The bacon and egg english muffins, croissants and pastries disappeared in a
flash. James Chin was our guest Old Boy speaker, who is now a Money Trader with the BNZ. James gave everyone an insight into his
time at HIBS and the exciting career he now has and this definitely got the boys thinking, and some Fathers too!
The Variety Show was a spectacular event and is always something that everyone looks forward to. The PSA were involved in a different
way this time, not only selling refreshments before and during the show, but having a few of us brave our nerves and join the staff in the
Line Dancing Crew in Achy Breaky Heart.
We are now focusing on our major fundraising event for the year, which is on Saturday August 11 and would like you all to get behind it
and support your school. The theme for this event is ‘Diamonds on Ice’ and promises to be a night filled with good food, wine, dancing
and an exciting auction. We will also be having a special part of the evening in which everyone attending will have the chance to win a
stunning diamond.
To give you a feel for what this evening will be like, you will be welcomed on arrival with a glass of bubbly and canapés, which will be
followed by a sit-down main meal. Platters of petit fours will arrive to your table after the ‘diamond’ part of the evening. We have ‘The
Hipnotics’ performing live on stage to get you up and dancing, as well as an amazing line-up of auction items. This will be an evening not
to be missed so get a group of friends together, or just come along and join others to have fun and dance the night away. Tickets will be
on sale soon, so keep an eye out as they are limited to 300 and won’t last long.
Warm regards - Sandra Banks, President, PSA Committee

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SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS 2012
The following students were the finalists and highly commended in the Year 8 Science Fair. The finalist
now go on to the Regional Science Fair taking place at Victoria University in August.
Finalists:
1st place Jack O’Keefe, 8B “Pendulum Power”
2nd place Samuel Penno, 8H “Left my spaghetti outside the dairy”
3rd place Caleb Chan & Connor Haythornthwaite, 8H “Sour Power”
Highly Commended:
John Hudson, 8I “Solar Oven”
Gabriel Foote, 8B “The Effect of Parachute Canopy Shape”
Tobin Armstrong, 8B “Vital Vitamins”
Kyle Owen, 8B “Attracting Birds”
Sean Baker, 8H “How Far?”
NAME THE CANTEEN COMPETITION
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A competition was held recently between Tutor Groups to come up with the best name for
the canteen. Congratulations to KH Tutor Group that won the competition with the name:
“BODY FUEL”
KH Tutor Group won a free morning tea for their efforts - well done!!!

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CO CO-CURRICULAR CO CURRICULAR SPORT
CRICKET
3rd XI - Winners of the Senior One 40 Over Grade:
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Cameron Collins, Samuel Warmerdam, Jack Whiterod, Joshua Thompson, Shayne Goldingham, William Ogden, Declan
Podmore, Sam Walker, Matthew Skene, James Keating, Leighton Szeto, Aiden Williamson.
Year 13 20/20 Team - Winners of the 20/20 Competition in Term 1:
James O’Reilly, Micah Barber, Blakes Hawes, Oliver MacIntyre, Jack Ross, James Wilson, Harry Wheelans, Mitchell Purvis,
Oliver Wilson, Wiremu Smith, Rafe Custance, Nopera Hauwaho.
TENNIS
College Sport Tennis - HIBS Winners of the Division One Title:
Samuel Warmerdam, Andrej Radosavljevic, Michael Brown, Jeffrey Chin and Bogdan Jovanovic.
CROSS COUNTRY
Wellington Cross Country Relay Championships (6 x 2km) held at Karori Park on the 9th May:
Senior A 3rd (Tim Robertson, Matt Slee, Oscar Nielsen, Sean Read, James Berry, Ollie Jones). Tim Robertson
recorded the 3rd fastest time (6.31).
Intermediate A 2nd (Logan Archer, Jack Millar, Trent Dobson, Joshua Ledger, Oliver Smythe, Troy Ward). Logan
Archer recorded the 8th fastest time (7.22) and Trend Dobson/Jack Millar recorded the 9th= fastest
time (7.23).
Junior A 7th (Henry Gautrey, Franco Ashton, Eduard Korent, Connor Fitzsimons, Simon Belcher, Logan Slee).
Henry Gautrey recorded the 6th fastest time (7.43).
Wellington Cross Country Championships held at Trentham Memorial Park on the 30th May.
Senior Boys Tim Robertson 5th, Mitchell Slee 12th. HIBS 6-man team 4th (Tim Robertson, Mitchell Slee,
(6km) Sean Read, Ollie Jones, James Berry, Jacob Jones).
Intermediate Boys Trent Dobson 3rd, Jack Millar 6th, Logan Archer 9th. HIBS 6-man team 2nd (Trent Dobson,
(4km) Jack Millar, Logan Archer, Oliver Smythe, Troy Ward, Joshua Springgay).
Junior Boys Henry Gautrey 8th. HIBS 6-man team 5th (Henry Gautrey, Tayne Cowden, Matthew Springgay,
(3km) Trent Massam, Dominic Wooldridge, Joseph Foote).

HUTT INTERNATIONAL
BOYS' SCHOOL
PO Box 48101
Silverstream
Upper Hutt 5142
Phone: 04 528-6227
Fax: 04 528-6237
E-mail: admin@hibs.school.nz
www.hibs.school.nz
HIBS Daily Times
Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday & Friday
Period 1 8.35am-9.30am
Period 2 9.35am-10.25am
Tutor/
Hse Mtgs 10.25am-10.45am
Interval 10.45am-11.05am
Period 3 11.05am-11.55am
Period 4 12.00pm-12.50pm
Lunch 12.50pm-1.40pm
Period 5 1.40pm-2.30pm
Period 6 2.35pm-3.25pm
Principal’s Assemblies are
held each Tuesday - note
period times below
Period 1 8.35am-9.25am
Period 2 9.25am-10.10am
Interval 10.10am-10.30am
Period 3 10.30am-11.15am
Period 4 11.15am-12.00pm
Break 12.00pm-12.10pm
Assembly 12.10pm-1.05pm
Lunch 1.05pm-1.55pm
Period 5 1.55pm-2.40pm
Period 6 2.40pm-3.25pm
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Behold the turtle. He makes progress
only when he sticks his neck out.
James B. Conant