BOARD UPDATE March 2018
Kia ora koutou katoa It’s the end of Term 1 already! If you are a student that is new to school I hope that this term has been a good in terms of settling into life and routines at Horowhenua College. Our aim through management is to grow successful young men and women through our four pillars –academic, sports, arts and culture and services, so there are plenty of opportunities for our young people to engage and to thrive! Our trustees Dylan Kiriona, Nikki Simpson-Tukapua, Garry Good (Deputy Chair), Brooke Antonsen (Student Trustee), David Tate (Staff Trustee), our Tumuaki (Grant Congdon) and myself (Juliana Mansvelt, Chair) have student achievement at the forefront of our minds at our board of trustees meetings. We are also concerned to ensure the wellbeing of our staff and students. As a board we are now 2/3 of the way through our current term and are…
BOARD UPDATE March 2018
Tēnā koutou katoa We are now well into Term 1 and as usual there is plenty happening at Horowhenua College. As a board we look forward to rising to the challenges and opportunities that come our way during the year! A special welcome to all those families and students who are new to the school in 2018. We trust your involvement in Horowhenua College will be both positive and productive. It is a pleasure to serve the school alongside a wonderful team of trustees who bring a depth of governance, educational and financial experience to the board table. Your Board of Trustees representatives are Dylan Kiriona, Nikki Simpson-Tukapua, Garry Good (Deputy Chair), Brooke Antonsen (Student Rep), David Tate (Staff Rep), our Tumuaki (Grant Congdon) and myself (Juliana Mansvelt, Chair). As a Board we are responsible for formulating the strategic direction and overall goals of the College and creating the policies…
BOARD UPDATE February 2018
Tēnā koutou katoa We are now well into Term 1 and as usual there is plenty happening at Horowhenua College. As a board we look forward to rising to the challenges and opportunities that come our way during the year! A special welcome to all those families and students who are new to the school in 2018. We trust your involvement in Horowhenua College will be both positive and productive. It is a pleasure to serve the school alongside a wonderful team of trustees who bring a depth of governance, educational and financial experience to the board table. Your Board of Trustees representatives are Dylan Kiriona, Nikki Simpson-Tukapua, Garry Good (Deputy Chair), Brooke Antonsen (Student rep), David Tate (Staff Rep), our Tumuaki (Grant Congdon) and myself (Juliana Mansvelt, Chair). As a Board we are responsible for formulating the strategic direction and overall goals of the College and creating the policies…
Beginning of the Year 2018
Beginning Of School Arrangements 2018 The College Office will be open from 9.00 am – 3.30 pm as from Tuesday 23 January. Senior Management and Deans will be available for enrolments. Please phone the college office for enquiries or to make appointments. Wednesday 24 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 26 January 9am – 3pm 2018 Prefect Leadership Training. College Wharenui Monday 29 January 8.40am – 3pm Peer Support Leaders’ Training Tuesday 30 January 8.40am – 3pm Year 9 Students Induction Day with Peer Support Buddies. Bring pen, paper and lunch. Gather at 8.40am for the Y9 Powhiri. Parents are welcome to attend. 8.15am Service Academy Students start. Wednesday 31 January 8.40am – 3.10pm Classes start for all year levels. Buses will be running at…
Back to school to make Christmas gifts
Article courtesy of Sadie Beckman, Reporter, Horowhenua Chronicle, Wednesday 13 December On the first day of their Christmas holidays, a Year 10 Social Studies class from Horowhenua College was back at school ready to help others in the community. The students are planning to bring festive cheer to local children from families living below the poverty line who may otherwise be facing a meagre Christmas. The class is participating in a social action project, fundraising to buy and collect gifts and items to fill shoeboxes, which would then be donated to children in need. More than 70 gift-wrapped boxes were being filled by the students with items such as toys, books, colouring and craft supplies, toiletries, treats and a toothbrush, as part of the Horowhenua Strengthening Families Network Fill a Shoebox appeal. The class raised $825 in donations to put towards the appeal, and delivered talks to other classes at…
BOARD UPDATE December 2017
Kia ora koutou katoa Our final board report for the year for 2017! As you may be aware we had two board of trustees positions up for nomination and election. No new nominations were received by the closing date of 17th November, so we are delighted that our current trustees who were nominated for the positions (Mr Garry Good and Mrs Nikki Simpson-Tukapua) will be able to continue their service on the board. The next Board of Trustees election will be held mid 2019 and all five trustee positions will come up for election then as the Board returns to the standard three year election cycle. At our last meeting our Librarian, Carole Brunger and Careers Advisor, Whaea Pani Kerehoma came and presented reports on the library and Gateway programmes respectively. The Board has really enjoyed meeting many of the school staff this year. Having staff report on progress at…
HETTANZ Student Fashion Awards
3rd Place in the HETTANZ Student Fashion Awards Abigail Paxton has shown her amazing fashion design talents in achieving 3rd place in the Senior Creative category of the Home Economics and Technology Teachers Association of New Zealand (HETTANZ) Student Fashion Awards. Students from around New Zealand sent in entries to a range of categories. Sarah Wirth, HETTANZ President said, “The outstanding level and variety of garments from students all over the country shows that Textiles Technology is being taught in an inspiring and creative way.” Abigail’s gypsy costume was designed to make a cultural garment with colour, show freedom of the traditional dance, be a metaphorical representation of music and rituals, considerate of the religion, and make use of their techniques and maybe tools, all tied together in one garment. It includes individually beading approximately 11,900 beads as well as designing and creating the 25 coin necklace using plaster moulds,…
Dressage News
Congratulations to Rachel Hucker who had a great weekend at the first regional dressage competition on her new horse Gus (show name Must be Magic). She did her first ever level 2 test and came fifth, and her score was a Horse of the Year qualifier. She also qualified for level 1. She placed in 4 of the 5 tests they did, including 3rd place in the AMS Young Rider Series. Well done!