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James Hargest College has been celebrating Pride Month in June. Our Rainbow Group has entered the Out on the Shelves competition by creating a rainbow banner of book covers in our library. We have also had guest speakers, shared kai and activities. Staff

Twenty five students from the Senior and Junior Campus competed in the Chess Power tournament on the 18th May at Ascot School. Congratulations to all our competitors. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and perseverance on the day! Well done to you all.

Our LEO Club seeks to support those in need in our community and beyond. The LEO Club has already raised several hundred dollars this year through bake sales and other fundraising initiatives. At the end of last term the LEO Leaders collected the mufti da

“Lest we forget” Over the last week of term we held year level ANZAC ceremonies, reflecting on the sacrifices made by our service men and women, including Brigadier James Hargest in Gallipoli. We also spoke of the many who have fought for us in battle

Following a very successful campaign at the Track Nationals, Ronan Shearing headed to Brisbane for the Oceania Track Champs. There he rode a very full programme, riding in 9 events, 13 races overall in four days.  His first event was the Keirin, the even

Halle Faherty makes it a three peat!  Congratulations to Halle Faherty who won the Senior Women’s Division of the Southland Open Tennis Championships for the third time in February.  This is an outstanding achievement for Halle and comes after years o

Slowly entering the water, the waves push past me, making the cuts on my leg sting. I see beautiful aquamarine rolling waves on the horizon. I can taste the fear in my mouth as the first wave approaches. I try to jump on but miss. Frigid water rushes past

The day started with a game against SBHS. It was a great team effort to come back from 13-4 down. Big hits from Shaun Hopper and Carter Dougherty and a massive team effort put us ahead. Tight work in the field and unconventional pitching from Jamie Whitti

THE JAMES HARGEST COLLEGE DUX 2021 Finn Cruickshank JOINT PROXIME ACCESSITS Regan Cross Teegan Strudwicke

Head Girl: Emma Faherty Head Boy: Tyler Hawke Deputy Head Girl: Charly Faherty Deputy Head Boy: Ronan Shearing