Manawatu Secondary Schools Athletic Championships
Congratulations to all the students who competed at the Manawatu Secondary Schools Athletics Championships at the weekend in Palmerston North. We had a number of outstanding results. The school was represented with pride. Well done. We also congratulate and wish all the best to the athletes who were selected to represent Manawatu at the North Island Secondary Schools Championships on 6-7 April; Sia Fuauli, Sia Muliaga, France Bacon, Renee Bacon and Alex Kuhlmann Brenda Wagenaar Head of Faculty Physical Education
Free Year 9 Health Checks
A free health check will be offered to all Year 9 students by the Public Health Nurse at the college. Notices were given to your Years 9’s Friday 8th to bring home. This is available in pdf format below. Should you not wish your child to have this health check please complete the “OPT OFF” form and return to the school office for the attention of the Public Health Nurse. Year 9 Health Check Letter and Form (pdf)
Horowhenua College students to Vietnam, April 2014
In April 2014, we will be taking a group of Horowhenua College students to visit our Sister School, Nguyen Tat Thanh High School in Hanoi. A group of 20 students and two teachers have just recently visited us. Registration forms for this trip are available from Mrs Keeling, International Department (T12). The first parent and student meeting for this trip will be held on Thursday 9 May at 7.00pm. The first letter with information about the trip will be sent out to students registered on Monday 8 April. Nguyen Tat Thanh High School, Hanoi, Vietnam visits Horowhenua College The following article has been written by Phung Nhat Hong, 14 years old, who has studied English for only two years After waiting a long time, finally we were very excited that our wonderful time in New Zealand began. We found out a lot of interesting things on our first day at Horowhenua College. Firstly,…
Start dates for 2013
The school office will be open from January 22. Prefects are to return early for training on January 25. Y9 and 13 students will have a day together on Tuesday 29th January, before the whole school returns the following day. All attending students are expected to be in correct school uniform from Tuesday 29th January. Monday 22 January School office opens Friday 25 January Prefects training Monday 28 January Year 13 peer support training Tuesday 29 January Y9 and Y13 students attend Wednesday 30 January All students attend Friday 29 March – Tuesday 2 April Easter break April 19 Term 1 ends Term 2 Monday May 6 – Friday July 12 Term 3 Monday July 29 – Friday September 27 Term 4 Monday October 14 – Wednesday December 11
Principal’s Prizegiving Speech 2012
2012 has been another busy year with many changes. We are having to adjust to change being the norm‘. We began with a roll explosion from the mid 600 to 730. We introduced a new student management system KAMAR which has made information and data collection easier and more accessible to all staff and seven new members of staff were welcomed to our College. There are changes a foot in education and for secondary education this has been seen through the introduction of Educational Pathways. Educational Pathways is a guarantee of free tertiary opportunities for all learners to achieve a foundation NCEA Level 2 qualification with clear pathways to further education and work. The goal set by the government is for 85% of all 18 year olds to achieve NCEA Level 2 by 2017. For years education has been based on the traditional university pathway model and as many of…
Our students visit China 2012
This trip to China was amazing! The very busy itinerary gave us an adventure every day. Going from Levin to the very busy streets of Beijing, on a public holiday, walking amongst 250,000 people (as reported in the local paper) in Tiananmen Square and 120,000 people in the Forbidden City, had to be a culture shock for some of us in the group. We had to be really careful to keep everyone together so that we would not be separated. We did not want to lose anyone! There were many new experiences on this trip, different foods to get used to, different smells, temperatures up to 32 degrees, experiencing BIG cities, seeing how people live in a different way … everything was different! The students all coped very well. They had to be organised in the morning to be out the door by set times, ready with their back pack, water…
Japanese students visit Horowhenua College 2012
During Term 3, 2012 we had a visit from Meijo University High School from Nagoya, Japan for a study tour (2 weeks). We have had a long association with Meijo and will look forward to them visiting us again in 2013. The programme for the visit is organised by the International Department. ESOL is included in the programme, interaction with our own local students and trips to places of interest between Palmerston North and Wellington. Meeting the Mayor of Levin is always a highlight, as is the trip to Wellington (Parliament, Cable car, Te Papa) and visiting a local farm to see sheep and cows. The school’s special location gives the overseas students the opportunity to experience ‘the real New Zealand’. We are privileged to have such close access to the lake, the sea, the Tararua Ranges and the farming and horticultural communities. Being close to two cities also makes…
Horowhenua College students visit Solok, Western Sumatera 2010
A 12-day trip to Solok, Western Sumatera, Indonesia for 5 of our students strengthened the relationship with three Solok High Schools who are part of the Solok/Horowhenua College Sister School Exchange programme. Our students enjoyed experiencing a very different culture. Students from Solok visited Horowhenua College in November 2009 so it was with great excitement they reunited with their friends from Solok. We made history as this was the first group of New Zealand students to visit Indonesia. The visit was hosted by the Solok Education Department. The students visited 10 schools in total to maximise the chances of the Solok students having time with the New Zealand visitors. During this time the students spent time in classes with their billets, visited schools and were taught a traditional Indonesian dance which they performed later at the Farewell party. Being billeted with families gave the students the opportunity to have a unique…