Author: Karina Toms

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.

Cycling

Nine of our cyclists braved the cold and windy conditions to take part in the Southland/Otago Secondary Schools Road Cycling Champs at Teretonga Park. U19 Boys 2nd Hamish Wallace 3rd Jonathan Blyth 5th Jack Madden U17 Boys 13th Alex Borrie U17 Girls 6th Genevieve Hare U15 Boys 1st Zach Hibbs 3rd Sean Clark 6th Jamie […]

Rugby League

The end of last term saw 3 Hargest teams take part in the Secondary Schools League 9s Rugby Tournament! Some outstanding games were played showing immense skills! Our Junior Girls team went unbeaten all day to take out their section! Our Junior Boys taking runner up to a strong Southland Boys side and our Senior […]

Pink Shirt Day

Congratulations to Genevieve Skeggs and runner up Annie McCann, both from Year 8, Room 8 who won the tshirt design competition. JHC Raised over $2000 for Mental Health in NZ.

GRIP Leadership Conference

The Year 8 Student Council members and kaiarataki enjoyed an inspiring day at the GRIP Leadership Conference in Gore. The students participated in fun activities that lead to important messages about leadership and the qualities needed to be a successful leader. Our Head Students attended the Secondary Day as well.

Science Wānanga

On the 12-15th of March seven JHC Year 10 students attended a Science Wānanga at the Murihiku Marae put on in partnership with the Waihōpai Rūnaka and the University of Otago. Students from each of the schools in Invercargill attended and participated in a variety of activities. They first checked the health of the Waihōpai […]

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them.” Our student leaders represented our kura at the Dawn Parade. Our thoughts went to our namesake, Brigadier James Hargest as our students placed the wreath on the cenotaph. We are […]