Black Cap Surprise for Young Cricket Fanatic
Article courtesy of reporter Ashleigh Collis at the Horowhenua Chronicle. A Horowhenua College student is the first girl to have played for Levin Old Boys Cricket Club in its entire 100-year history. Erin Buckland was recognised by the ANZ Dream Deliveries programme and had the opportunity to meet some of her cricketing idols when she was surprised at school and whisked away to meet the Black Caps. Erin, 13, was stunned when her coaches, a camera crew and representatives from the ANZ competition showed up in her social studies classroom mid-lesson and whisked her away on a mystery bus ride. Arriving in Wellington, she stepped off the bus at the Basin Reserve and came face to face with cricketers Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, and Mitch Santner. Erin, and other members of her Horowhenua and Kapiti cricket team, then got to participate in a special training session with the…
Start Dates 2017
Beginning Of School Arrangements For 2017 The College Office will be open from 9am-3.30pm as from Tuesday 24 January. Senior Management and Deans will be available for enrolments. Please phone the college office for enquiries or to make appointments. Wednesday 25 January Year 11,12 and 13 subject confirmation day in the hall 9am Students with surnames from A-G 10am Students with surnames from H-P 11am Students with surnames from Q-Z Friday 27 January 2017 Prefect Leadership Training. Meet at 9am at the College Wharenui. Monday 30 January 8.40am-3pm Peer Support Leaders Training Tuesday 31 January No school Wednesday 1 February 8.40am-3pm Year 9 Students Induction Day with Peer Support Buddies. Bring pen, paper and lunch. Gather at 8.40am for the Year 9 Powhiri. Parents are welcome to attend. 8.15am Service Academy Students start Thursday 2 February 8.40am-3.10pm Classes start for all year levels Friday 3 February…
How to access your NZQA results
How To Access Your NCEA Results Exams for 2016 have finished and NZQA reminds students to practice accessing the Learner Login so results can be viewed when they are released in January. Students should log in before Christmas to be sure they have their correct NSN and password when results are available (Tuesday 17 January 2017) and aren’t held up on the day by having to confirm details or change passwords. What students should do: Go to the Learner Login section of the NZQA website Enter your username or NSN, and password Login successfully Forgotten your password? You can follow the direction on the screen to have a new password immediately emailed to you If you need any help at all you can phone the NZQA Call Centre between 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday, on 0800 697 296 or 04 463 3000 Remember that login details are private and should be…
Taekwon Do News
Congratulations to Kees Hooper-Whiti who recently competed along with 29 other New Zealanders in the Australian Taekwon Do Nationals at a two day event in Sydney. Kees entered 6 different events. He came fourth in individual patterns, gained a bronze medal in team sparring, a silver medal in team patterns and a gold medal for individual power. Going to Australia was a wonderful experience for Kees, and gave him a taste of what it could be like if he made the New Zealand team to compete in the World Championships in Ireland next year.
Arts Society Exhibition
Congratulations to Hannah Wedlock in Year 12. She has won the top prize at the Arts Society exhibition over the weekend! Students from the local colleges were invited to display their work at the two day event. The Horowhenua College Art Department entered over 50 folios alone, and we in the department are thrilled that Hannah has received the top prize. Hannah is an extremely talented and gifted Art student. This year she completed three Art folios in Painting, Design and Photography. This is a huge achievement, one that she should be very pround of. Well done Hannah! Jeanette Gilroy Head of Faculty Arts
Student Board of Trustee Elections 2016
Student Board of Trustee Elections 2016 A reminder that nominations for the student Board of Trustee Representative close Friday 26 August 2016 at noon. Nomination forms are available from the Student Centre. Please see Mrs Searle if you would like to ask about this process.
Pasifika Fusion
On Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 of July, a group of 32 students plus parents, tutors and teachers went to Palmerston North to compete in the regional Pasifika Fusion Competition. This competition includes twelve categories and Horowhenua College Pasifika students competed in eleven of these. The aim of this competition is to ‘fuse’ the students of different Pacific Islands into a cohesive group to celebrate their different cultures and encourage pride. The confidence gained carries over into higher expectations of educational success. The theme this year was Pacific Leadership. Eighteen colleges competed and Horowhenua College came second overall!! This was incredibly exciting. RESULTS: 3rd = in Senior Speech – English: Sina Crichton 2nd in Cinematography: Felix Ulu Kini 2nd in Senior Speech – English: Paul Sao 2nd in Senior Speech – Samoan: Olive Penetekoso-Faumuina 2nd in Wearable Arts: Meleofa Finau 2nd in Quiz: Team – Olive Penetekoso-Faumuina, Belinda Crichton, Paul…
Argentina Bound
Chloe Yates will be sharing her experience while in Argentina through a regular column she will be writing in the Horowhenua Chronicle to share with readers. We wish her well and look forward to her reports of life experiencing another culture. I have always wanted to travel and see the world. I grew up listening to my Aunty’s stories of travelling, first as an exchange student, and then as the wife of a diplomat. My cousins are always checking in on Facebook from some new exotic place in the world – Dubai, Apia, Copenhagen. So early last year I applied for a Ministry of Education scholarship to go on an AFS student exchange. I really didn’t know if I stood a chance. Filling out the application form was overwhelming. It was about 20 pages long. I needed references, school reports, photos, a long personal statement and a full medical. I…