Year 12 Students Excel in Chemistry Olympiad

This year, six of our dedicated Year 12 students—Samuel Elder, Calin Grice, Hailey Macpherson, Andrew Roulston, Natalie Snoek, and Megan Wheeler—took part in the prestigious Chemistry Olympiad NZ. The Chemistry Olympiad is a national competition that challenges students to extend their understanding of chemistry beyond the classroom. It involves rigorous training and assessments, pushing participants […]

Japan Trip

After a six-year hiatus, the long-awaited exchange program with Japan resumed this year. On September 22nd, nineteen senior students embarked on a journey to Kumagaya, Invercargill’s sister city, to continue our sister-school exchange. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a humid 28°C, a drastic change from the 10°C when we left home! We were fortunate […]

Classics Trip

September 26th marked the beginning of a rather large journey. 40 people, a mixture of students, teachers and parents, all began their journey to Italy and Greece. After at least 26 hours of flying we finally landed in Italy. Met with warm temperatures we travelled to Rome. Rome was full of ancient wonders that we […]

Volleyball

Well done to the JHJC Y8 Girls and Boys volleyball teams who played some fantastic games at the Volley South Junior Champs in the Y9/10 section. The girls won some games, had some close losses, and should be proud of how they played, supported each other and kept their enthusiasm – even after eight hours! […]

Interrobang Creative Arts Magazine

Each year, James Hargest College produces the Interrobang creative arts and writing magazine with work submitted from Hargest students. On Wednesday the 23rd of October, an audience of 61 came together to celebrate the 2024 edition of Interrobang. The most we have ever had! The evening featured contributors talking about their work and the creative […]

Cycling

James Hargest College entered a great team for the Regional and National Schools Track Championships. Made up of riders from years 7/8 through to year 13 and with a mix of new and seasoned riders, the event was always going to produce some great results, and the riders definitely didn’t disappoint. There was a range […]

House Haka Competiton

A massive highlight at the end of last term was our Senior Campus House Haka competition. Congratulations to Hamilton House who narrowly took out the win! Thanks so much to our judges Loretta Schmidt and Greg Houkamau. Hēmi Hākēna proud!

Shakespeare Reading Competition

Knock knock! Who’s there? The annual Shakespeare Reading Competition was held in Week 9 of Term 3 and we had 8 brave souls, “made of sterner stuff”, who turned up the day after Senior Evidence Exams to engage with the bard’s language. And did themselves proud in doing so! Students prepare a reading for the […]

Sing Out – Junior Campus

On Wednesday September 11th our Junior Campus Choir performed at Sing Out 2024. The focus for the evening was ‘Stage and Screen’. Our Choir did an amazing job performing both massed songs (with four other schools) and our own items. Eli Burgess and Declan Lawton-Dutt were both chosen as solo singers for one of the […]

Year 7 Science

Year 7’s enjoyed Makey Makey in Science this term.