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Red, Black & White Day

James Hargest College Raised $1857. Thank you everyone.

Young Enterprise Scheme – Entrepreneurs in Action (EiA) 2023

Year 13 student Ava Aitken (pictured 2nd from right) was selected for the EiA workshop held in Wellington, which took place from 30 June to 2 July. Ava and her fellow participants were chosen from over 125 applicants who are all participants in The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) programme. They represented a total […]

Press Conference with the Steel

Georgia Pukehika, Millie Crosbie and Meila Sheehan were lucky enough to have a press conference with Steel players Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Renee Savai’ inaea and Georgia Fisher on Thursday 18 May. This was made possible by Georgia’s mum entering a MoreFM conference with Steel competition.

ShowQuest

On Friday 17th of May, Junior Campus sent a team 50 strong to the Civic Theatre to finally perform the show we’d been creating, practising and refining for months! Nerves and excitement levels were high, but as we settled into our changing room for the day we were ready to have some fun. Our on-stage […]

Major Production – Head Over Heels

Director’s Comments My sincerest thanks go to all the performers involved who have been the heart of this show. In a true reflection of the open generosity and inclusion presented in this show, there has been laughter and enjoyment throughout the audition and rehearsal process. This show would not be possible without the ingenious, hard […]

Big Sing Regional Contest

On Tuesday night our Year 9-13 Choir Ancora performed at the Big Sing Regional Final at First Church. Their programme was well received by the audience and the adjudicators and they received a Highly Commended Award – the highest grade you can be given at this level of the contest. Of the 200+ competing choirs […]

International Languages Week

Junior Campus students celebrated international languages week. They were treated to a daily quiz, cultural food such as Suspiros, handmade Sign Language cookies, and Croissants. Each lunchtime there was an activity. The students had a lot of fun taking part in El Tejo, Kendama, and Petanque, as well as being flash mobbed by the Kapa […]

Whakamanahia Te Rangatahi

Whakamanahia Te Rangatahi (WTR) Is a program for all Islander students (including Māori). The programme aims to help strengthen their understanding of their culture and language through a number of activities run by Miharo.Rangatahi also work alongside key leaders at events such as Polyfest and work in different areas such as being an MC and […]

Futsall House Competition

Our House Futsal competition started with the girls competition in Week 3. The gallery was opened for students to watch the games and they poured in to watch the action unfold below. After a great round robin competition, the Thomson Girls took out the Futsal win in a tight final, closely followed by Hamilton, Menzies […]

World Vision

Recently, I was fortunate to be chosen to attend the World Vision Senior Scholarship Summit in Auckland. It was a three-day event, but the things I learned were endless and I gained a lot of knowledge about social issues globally. We spent three immersive days gaining the knowledge to develop our leadership skills and understanding […]