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International and Migrant Students Sports Day

47 students attended a sports day along with 140 other students from around the region. This was an excellent chance for students to connect with new friends, communicate in their own language, and learn something new. A special mention to Ong Soonkijkan, Clemens Dekker,Tin Sae-Lao, Priya Lapana and Pete Tupnate who were selected by the […]

House Competitons – Benchball

The Senior Campus House Competition kicked off with the annual Yr 9 Benchball Competition. Year 9 form classes, their form teachers and Year 13 Peer Support leaders put their bodies and pride on the line at intervals and lunchtimes for the past few weeks. It was wonderful to see so many form teachers, not only […]

Omaui Camp

The first year 7 classes have made it into Omaui for their camps. Most enjoyed beautiful sunshine whilst kayaking, abseiling, climbing, cooking and tramping with their new classmates. The smiles say it all!

Celebrating Excellence

These students earned a place in the 100 Club in 2023. The James Hargest College 100 Club is designed to celebrate the highest academic success. Students need to earn the required Excellence credits in one calendar year and achieve almost all, if not all of the credits on offer at Excellence level. This is a […]

Hautonga

They were fierce, they were polished, they were awe inspiring.  Huge congratulations to the Hēmi Hākena Hautonga Kapa Haka rōpū.  They gained some amazing awards including 3rd place overall in Otago and Southland at the highly competitive Hautonga competition. We are very proud of all you have achieved. Te Reo Māori 2nd place Kaitātaki wahine […]

Polyfest 2023

Ka mau te wehi Hēmi Hākena Teina rōpū who had 100 students on stage on Tuesday afternoon for Polyfest 2023. Ngā mihi nui Whaea Chloe, Whaea Steph and Mrs Saunders for all of your mahi and support. They were honoured with a moving haka tautoko from some of their Senior Campus tuakana and the whole […]

Junior Campus Production SHREK JUNIOR

Shrek Junior, the musical was staged this week. Our super talented students showcased their singing, acting, and dancing skills by presenting a very entertaining and engaging musical

Business Studies

Tess McGregor and Abigail Bragg came up with the idea to develop fast-acting glucose-recovery gummies after Tess, who is a type 1 diabetic, was having multiple sugar lows throughout the week. Tess said she would normally use jelly beans to stave off the effects of her sugar lows, but discovered it only took two gummies […]

North Island & National Track Cycling Championships

Congratulations to our amazing cyclists on their fantastic results at the North Island & National Track Cycling Championships held in Cambridge over the holidays. National medals from the event are as follows: Marshall Erwood 1st Place U20 Boys – Individual events overall Finn Edwards 2nd Place U17 Boys – Individual events overall Conrad Clark, Marshall […]

Rimurimu Science Programme

During the three-day Rimurimu Science programme in Portobello, Dunedin, our group’s main focus was on studying the growth rate of bladder kelp, particularly during its Sporophyte stage, which represents the second phase of its life cycle. The primary objective of our research was to assess the potential impacts of climate change on bladder kelp Sporophyte. […]