Grip Leadership Conference

Year 8 council members along with our kaiarataki and ambassadors headed to Gore to attend the GRIP Leadership Conference. This was a fantastic, interactive day which provided us with great opportunities to mingle with students from other Southland schools. The conference focused on steps – stepping forward with new ideas, stepping up, stepping in and […]

Southland Hockey Representatives

Congratulations to Ben O’Connor, Caleb Devery, Ryan Smith, Reihana Unahi and Robson McKee who have been selected to represent Southland at the Vantage National U18 Men’s Hockey tournament in July in Napier. The girls who have been selected to represent Southland at the Vantage National U18 Women’s Hockey tournament in July in Christchurch are Emily […]

Track Cycling

Riley Faulkner has been achieving amazing things on the track lately. Riley has been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2024 UCI World Junior Track Championships in August. This includes participating in a Pre-Worlds Departure Camp in Cambridge from 10-15 August, then heading to Luoyang, China to prepare and compete from 16-27 August. As […]

Netball

It is great to see Hargest so well represented in the INC U16 netball representative teams this year. Congratulations to Aneeka Fosbender, Lily Tufui, Kyra Savory, Lilah Jack and Elly Baird who have been named in the A team; Bea Christie who was named in the B team; and to Caitlin Crawford and Erin Wilkinson […]

Student Council

Recently our ākonga had the opportunity to vote for the students to represent them on the Student Council. The purpose of the Student Council is to provide our learners with a voice regarding school activities, culture and events. The Student Council is split into two, with one being for Juniors and the other for Seniors. […]

House Day Results

House Day 2024 was big, bright and beautiful. Thanks to our Heads of House, House Captains and Peer Support leaders for all of their mahi. The activities were so much fun and students fought hard for their house points. 1. Thomson – 7183 points 2. Hamilton – 7123 points 3. Watson – 7083 points 4. […]

Athletics – NZ Championships

Huge congratulations to Will Brown who won the New Zealand Under 16 Boys High Jump title at the NZ Championships recently. Will cleared 1.75m to win the title, in a Personal Best effort. He then had to go directly to the Long Jump event, where he gained a great 5th placing overall. Well done Will!

Football

Exciting news! Samuel Sheppard, Zachary Tull and Oliver Milne-Wahren (L-R) have been selected to attend the Under 16 Super Cup Northern Ireland football tournament in July. This tournament has players and clubs competing from all over the world and is an amazing opportunity to play against the best of the best.

Kids’ Lit Quiz Southland regional final

Three Year 7 and 8 JHC teams competed in the Kids’ Lit Quiz Southland regional final at Maruawai College in Gore. Congratulations to all three teams for their performance. A special congratulations to Aanya Shankar, Lachlan Arthur, Liam Templeton, and Walter Gibbs who placed first and have qualified for the National Final in Wellington.

Year 9 DGT Tasters – Robotics

Students in Year 9 recently delved into the world of robotics as part of their Digital Technologies Tasters program. Utilising LEGO SPIKE, they embarked on a journey of building and coding a variety of robots, including drivable ones equipped with sensors, dancing robots, and even a fitness guru named Leo that helps count sit-ups. The […]