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Haka – House Competition

He toa, he toa, he toa, he toa Ko Hākena e Ara – hii… aue… hii! The opening lines of the Hemi Hakena Haka rang out across the school in Week 8, as we celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). For the first time ever, staff performed the Haka to the […]

ShowQuest Wearable Arts – Toi

Ella McEwan-Franks entered the Wearable Arts – Toi section of ShowQuest and was awarded Outstanding Creative Impact in the Kiwiana section.

Junior Campus Book Day

The Junior Campus was very excited to hold their annual book day after previous Covid disruptions. This year we held our day as close as we could to International Literacy Day which occurs on 8 September. There were so many amazing book character costumes from the students. They embraced the day with enthusiasm and creativity. […]

Junior Campus Production – The X Factory

The X Factory production was staged earlier this month. Our super talented students showcased their singing, acting and dancing skills by presenting a very entertaining and engaging musical.

Pacific Performance

This term has been an exciting one for our Pacific students. Year 13 student Alexis Sapini has had a fantastic time working with her Pacific Performing group. They had an awesome time performing at the Junior Campus for the Year 7 and 8 students and to farewell Ms Chilton-Smith who has been an influential leader […]

Tuakana Teina in action

Earlier in the year as part of their Human Rights unit of study in Social Studies, W10JBT had the opportunity to develop board games. This activity engaged many of the students and after spending a number of hours on this, both in and out of the classroom, some incredible games were produced. There were a […]

World Vision Wrap Up

The combined fundraising total for Junior and Senior Campus is $4653 which could provide 43 communities with a water well for the first time. How many lives have we blessed? This is a massive effort and a big thanks to everyone who helped. Congratulations to Megan Ashton for the biggest individual fundraising. Charly Faherty and […]

Te Kapa Haka o Hēmi Hākena

Tēnā rā koutou katoa, e te whānau o Hēmi Hākena. He mihi nui ki ngā whānau i tae ā tinana mai ki te hui whakanui o ngā Ahurea nō Murihiku (Polyfest 2022). The whānau class would like to acknowledge everyone for supporting our Kapa haka (Hēmi Hakena) performance at this year’s Murihiku Polyfest. A large […]

Year 13 Dress Up Day

The Year 13 Dress Up Day is one of the highlights of Library Week. Once again, the Year 13 student’s demonstrated their creativity and enthusiasm with their fantastic costumes

Basketball

Congratulations to our Girls Team who are Palmerston North-bound after earning a top six spot and therefore qualifying for the national tournament.