Horowhenua College Girls 1st XI Football were lucky enough to be able to attend the NZSS Girls Football Tournament week in Hamilton. This was a fantastic experience for many of the girls who have never been away for a week long sports tournament before. We also had a number of senior student who had been away and were able to lead the younger team members. We faced a number of teams during the week from much bigger cities and towns such as Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga. The girls faced many challenges and we were happy with our third placing. The team started the week positively with a 1-0 win. This was a very tough game and we were happy to get the win. We then had some great results, winning 2-1 over Otorohanga College, 3-1 win over Matamata College a 1-1 draw with Hamilton Christain College which we won on…

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This year our Nua A team travelled to Wellington for the the annual Lower North Island Secondary School Netball Tournament.  This was the first time that the tournament was played inside at the ASB stadium in Kilbirnie. We played a total of nine games with three wins and six loses over the span of five days.  I would like to commend the team on the way they not only represented themselves but also their families and our school.  We finished 22nd which was an improvement from last year.  We bid farewell to our Year 13 student Jemma Baines who led her team well on and off the court.  We have a young team and look forward to competing again next year. Also a big thank you to One Foundation for contributing towards accommodation and travel costs for our team. Nga mihi Whaea Vicki Teacher in Charge Netball Photo:  Pulse player…

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Nominations are now being invited for the election of the Student Representative to the Board of Trustees.  Students may pick up nomination forms from the Student Centre.  Nominations close Wednesday 28 August 2019 at noon and must be handed to Mrs Searle.

Recently our college production of Hairspray Jnr was performed.  This was a wonderful success and we received amazing support from our community.  We would like to say a huge thank you to everybody. We would especially like to thank:  Nick O’Brien; Kalanee Wicks; Kate Martin; Kenneth Ireland; George McDonald, Joyce Corrin and Yvonne Killiner – Levin Little Theatre; Murray Forward – Woodstock Joinery; Peter Murphy – Colourplus Levin; Levin Performing Arts Society and all of the parents and staff who have made this production possible.

Article courtesy of George Heagney, Manawatu Standard – July 2020 Helping students with mental health, changes to NCEA and transport are the main concerns of an aspiring Horowhenua politician. Year 12 Horowhenua College student Jamie Harper became the Horowhenua youth MP this year and wants to improve the problems youth are facing in his electorate. Jamie, 16, applied to Horowhenua MP Nathan Guy this year for the role and was accepted. Jamie said he was politically focused. “I know what issues are facing young people today through on my work on student council and youth voice, which allows me to engage with youth in this area.” This year Jamie helped organise a Gumboot Friday event at school. Gumboot Friday was part of a nationwide awareness day for Mike King’s mental health programme I Am Hope, which aims to raise money for counselling for young people. Jamie said a lot of…

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This year was the 54th year of the Ngā Manu Kōrero Māori Speech competition.  Our Horowhenua/Manawatu regional competition was hosted by Hato Paora College in Feilding and attended by 15 schools.  The aim of the competition is to encourage the development of skills and confidence of Māori students in spoken English and Māori. Nikita McDermott competed in the Senior English section with eight other schools.  Her prepared speech topic was “My culture is more than a performance” and her impromptu topic given to her 5 minutes before walking on stage in front of hundreds of people was “I believe in the teachers strike because…”.  She was amazing, well prepared and focused, taking everything in her stride.  She gave it her absolute best against seasoned and confident speakers.  She didn’t place but she is a winner in our eyes and we coundn’t have been more proud of her, and she of…

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This year our 40 Hour Famine team decided to partake in several social actions within our school community and also our wider community.  These social actions were undertaken as part of the 40 Hour Famine annual nationwide social action that helps raise money for nations that are in dire need of resources to support their people to survivie.  This year the focus was on the South Sudan crisis in which many Sudanese have been displaced due to war and have taken refuge in Uganda. Alongside the national 40 Hour Famine, the ‘NUA 40 Hour Famine’ committee also participated in the “40 acts of kindness” programme.  Our most significant “acts of kindness” consisted of us helping our school environment by picking up and disposing of any litter around the school and also helping in the library with chrome books and shelving books.  We also donated lunch to the ‘Share the Care…

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