Technology
We are proud of our Technology students for the ideas, process and dedication to bring their projects to life.
Sing Out 2025 – Battle of the Bands
Our Junior Campus Choir was involved in the massed singing event held at the Civic Theatre on Thursday 11th September. Sing Out 2025 was held over two nights, with different schools involved on the Wednesday than the Thursday night. There were around ten local Kura involved each evening, sharing both massed songs and their own […]
Bags of Hope
Over Term 3 for Sport & Rec, a group of budding artists took on the challenge of creating designs for the Southland Cancer Society ‘Bags of Hope’ Community Project. Images created had to have a Southland vibe incorporated with positive words of encouragement. Gavin Booth, the project co-ordinator came and spoke to the group about […]
International Chemistry Quiz 2025
Earlier this term, four of our senior students took part in the International Chemistry Quiz (ICQ), a prestigious competition run annually across many countries. The ICQ challenges students with a wide range of chemistry problems that test not only their knowledge but also their ability to apply scientific thinking to real-world contexts. We are proud […]
Moananuiākea
On 7th August, our Moananuiākea Pasifika group, along with a couple of Cook Islands students took part in a workshop at Mīharo to celebrate Cook Islands Language Week. The workshop was led by Mama Orametua Teinakore Karena, with the support of Mama Peka Strickland, Mama Pauline Vaevae and many others that helped shape the workshop. […]
Cambridge English – Year 10
Mouths dropped as 10CENG entered their English classroom on Friday 5 September 2025, for a special session designed by their student teacher, Ms McAllister. The lesson focus was on descriptive writing and they were honing in on the connotations of words. The room was set as a restaurant with tablecloths, vases of flowers, flickering (LED) […]
Ngā Manu Kōrero
This has been a massive month for Hēmi Hākēna whānau. Last week we had three speakers at Ngā Manu Kōrero the Otago and Southland regional Māori speech competition. Anahera Unahi competed in the Sir Turi Carroll (Junior English) section, speaking on the theme of identity and her taha Māori. Trinity Duncan competed in the Te […]
The Past Beneath Our Feet!
Junior Campus had an epic week recently, with all of our classes making their way into the Invercargill CBD to learn more about the Past Beneath Our Feet! We had a great time at Miharo, learning all about Te Rau Aroha Marae and looking at how we could share our personal histories through traditional designs. […]
Music
June is a busy time for the music department at James Hargest College with lots of different musical events happening. Things kick off with the Southland District Chamber Music Contest on Thursday June 5th at Repertory House, starting at 6:30pm. There are several groups entered with ākonga from Hēmi Hākena. Thanks to Trinity Waddell, our […]
Bronco House Competition
The Bronco competition was held recently with over 100 staff and students turning out to complete the Bronco shuttle run within a limited time frame. Congratulations to Hamilton for taking out the win, closely followed by Menzies, Watson and Thomson.
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