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HGHS girls selected for the HB Youth Council

Kate Allen, Kathleen Steffert, Pelerose Vaima’a and myself have all been selected to be apart of the 2019 Hastings Youth Council. Hastings Youth Council consists of a small group of 15 pupils aged 15-18 who live in the Hastings area. We all come from different schools across Hawkes Bay. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month. I chose to apply to be on the youth council as I wanted to voice my opinions and thoughts but also be somebody for our youth to come to, to voice their v...

We have the new, improved gym up and running!!

After six terms without a big space to teach in, we are thrilled to be able to use the newly refurbished and extended gym.  It feels huge, it feels flash and we are excited about all the things we can do, play and achieve in there.  Not only do we now have a full sized Basketball court, but also an Indoor Netball court, so that our girls can train inside. An extra Badminton court can also fit which means we will have more students actively learning in PE.  We do, however, need to ...

The school needs you to step forward

On 10 May, we will be calling for nominations for members of our community to join the Hastings Girls' High School Board of Trustees. The nominations close shortly after on 24 May, so that voting can begin, close and the Board can take office again by 14 June. We want to invite all members of our wider community to consider joining our school Board of Trustees, and adding measurable value to our students as we grow resilient, strong, confident and connected life-long learners. Both parents and p...

Whanau Day - Wednesday 10 April 2019

Kia Ora Whanau Our relationship with the families and whanau of our girls is really important to us as a staff and central to the success of your daughter at HGHS. As we come to the end of Term 1 we would like to invite whanau to take up an opportunity to meet with their daughter’s Akina coach.  Our Whanau Day is on Wednesday 10th April from 1.30-7.00pm. Akina Coaches, Deans and the Careers Advisor are available during that time for whanau and their daughters to drop in at a suitable...

Torrie and Rebecca march to success

Torri Bolten, Rebecca Churches and their marching team 'Buckingham Guards' recently traveled to Christchurch for the NZ Marching Championships.  Torri, Rebecca and their team first qualified to march against the top 6 teams (out of 13) in the Championship grades, which is a huge achievement, with tough competition.  Then the following day they performed in the elite Championship division and placed 4th Display, 5th Technical and 5th Champion Senior team overall.    ...

Year 9 Cross-curricular steam class

Attention all Year 9 Students and WhanauWe are excited to be able to offer your daughter an innovative learning opportunity for the rest of her Year 9 2019. Due to our roll growth in Year 9, we have decided to open a sixth class for our current Year 9 students. This will provide smaller class sizes across year 9 for all students, and aims to give students an opportunity to opt into a STEAM, cross-curricular learning hub. As a school we are committed to the development of a rich curriculum with a...

Leaders in their Schools - 2019

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Baby new - we welcome Kalolo Moli

We welcomed a new member to our Hastings Girls’ whanau.  Mrs Moli and her husband Senior welcomed baby boy - Kalolo Moli on Saturday 2nd March a tiny 7.12 lbs compared to his older brother and sister. Everyone is doing great and Mrs Moli looks forward to introducing Kalolo to the HGHS aiga. Congratulations to their whanau from all the staff and students at Hastings Girls’....

Baby new - we welcome Cayden Lawson

We welcomed a new member to our Hastings Girls’ whanau. Miss Rose had a baby boy Cayden Wolf Hikiwai Lawson, on Saturday 16th February. She says, “Our little boy is more than we could have wished for to complete our little family. Poipoia te kakano kia puawai - Nurture the seed and it will blossom.” Congratulations to their whanau from all the staff and students at Hastings Girls’. ...

Learning Korero

We have had an exciting start to the year with our learning, in particular with the development of our rich, local Junior Curriculum. Our Junior girls are having a variety of education outside the classroom experiences designed around their learning and are enjoying the new technology and performing arts hubs.  As a staff we are focused on the continued improvement of literacy and numeracy skills and we are thrilled to have 150 hours of in-school professional development in both areas with ...

Academic Excellence

Scholarships have been achieved in French, Classics and Biology.  Congratulations to our 2018 Academic Captain, Nicole Douylliez, for achieving 2 scholarships in French and Biology and congratulations to Georgia Huisman for a scholarship in Classics.  Special thanks to Mrs Phillips, Miss Clifton and Whanau for all their support of these two girls. Mrs Phillips and Miss Clifton should be congratulated on their tireless work and dedication in enlivening a love of education in our gi...

Enrichment Pathway Meeting

The first Enrichment Pathway Meeting to extend students on their learning path, was well attended by a diverse group of students and whanau. This Year 9-13 program offers students support in the journey towards Excellence and Scholarship. It focuses on developing critical and creative thinking, developing strong and rich knowledge and challenging students in their next steps. Any interested students or whanau, please see Mrs Kelsey for more details....

Te Reo Maori

Every girl's learning journey is important and we value the strengths of language that girls bring to our school. We are delighted to have some of our fluent Te Reo Maori Year 9s taking NCEA Level 1 and to have Te Reo Maori on offer up to NCEA Level 3. ...

Success in Netball

The following girls have been selected for the Ikaroa ki te Raki Māori Netball team. U13 - Kapone Richardson-Box U15 - Monique Poa, Kyra Collier, Matariki Rolleston, Tehya Andrew The teams will compete at the 2019 Aotearoa Māori Netball Oranga Healthy Lifestyles National Tournament from 19th - 21st April in Invercargill. Teams from 11 regions will vie for supremacy across all age grades up to Premier Womens. Ikaroa ki te Raki is a region representing Hawke’s Bay, Tararua, Manawatu,...

Success at the NZ Kayak Racing Champs

Congratulations to Hayley Cameron who won three gold medals at the New Zealand Kayak Racing Championships at Lake Karapiro. She bested sixteen other competitors in the Novice Womens section, to take national titles in the 100m, 200m and 500m. Ka Pai, Hayley!...

Parents Voice

Here at Hastings’ Girls we’re committed to growing and strengthening our community of whanau. We whakamihi, acknowledge, that each girl carries within her the whanonga pono, the values, of her whanau. By making whanaungatanga a core principle of our school, and creating a robust community culture, we surround and support our girls in their learning journey. To encourage whanaungatanga we would like to hear from you, the parents. If you have something about which you think our school communit...

Driving Lessons

Restricted driving lessons are to be held on Thursdays. If you would like to learn more, please see Mrs Setford or Mrs Gilmour in the Travers Centre for more information....

School Holiday Barista Course

A two-day barista training course will be held in the April school holidays, for selected Year 12 and 13 students who wish to gain barista skills.  The course costs $100 per student and provides a valuable, marketable skill.  If you would like to learn more or apply, please see Mrs Setford or Mrs Gilmour at the Travers Centre for a permission slip. There are limited numbers, so if you are interested please see them soon!...

HB Secondary Schools' Debating Champs

Mrs Jarden led our Year 13 Debating team in the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools’ Debating Championships, their first debating competition. It was a baptism of fire on which they thrived. They are looking forward to trying their new skills on the Hawke’s Bay Interschools’ Competition, which gets underway soon. We have teams at all levels. If you would like to learn more about debating, you can talk to Yasmin or Olivia Omur-Mackenzie or Gracy Singh, of if you would like to get invo...

Library News - March 2019

It has been an exciting start to the school year in the library.  We are now open from 8.00am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, with visitor numbers around 300 girls per day! A small army of 40 student volunteers are now in training to help in the library, which is great timing, as we have many new titles arriving almost every day, especially for our Maori, Pasifika and Magazine Collections.  The girls enjoyed posting to our Wonderwall of Wonderwomen in celebration of International Wome...

HGHS Swimming Sports - 2019

On a sunny Friday morning at the start of term, we had Swimming Sports at Frimley Pools. The whole school, staff and students, got dressed up in their house colours and had a great day. It was a fun house event that everyone participates in. There were competitive races and fun ones too, so everyone got to join in. It was a good way to encourage competition between the houses and earn house points. A highlight was the teachers versus the leaders’ relay. The teachers won but they cheated! Green...