Hastings Boys' High School

Kia Ora young men and whānau,

There is definitely a spring feel in the air, which is appreciated given the amount of wet weather experienced here in the Bay. As mentioned at assembly, term three is the backbone to a successful year, it is the term that most assessments are due, and will to a large extent determine how academically successful we are. We need reminding our senior students that term four is less than three weeks before external NZQA exams.

With the winter sports season drawing to a close, we thank all those who have represented our school, and wish all the teams preparing for winter tournament week, the very best. Performing against schools from around New Zealand, Aotearoa is a special occasion, and it is an opportunity to show our big cousins from the big schools and big cities, just how good Hastings Boys' are. Kia Kaha!

Ngā mihi nui

Mr R G Sturch, M.Ed.Admin.(Hons).,B.Ed., Dip Ed.
Headmaster

Hastings Boys’ High School is a Cambridge International School, registered to offer education programmes from Cambridge Assessment International Education, part of the University of Cambridge. We are proud to be part of the world’s largest international community of schools, preparing students for life with Cambridge qualifications that are valued by universities and employers around the world. We offer Cambridge programmes through a Cambridge Associate. The Cambridge Pathways gives our students a clear path for educational success. We shape its curriculum around how our students learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. Cambridge programmes inspire our students to love learning, helping them discover new abilities in a wider world.

As a Cambridge International School, in 2024 we will offer the Cambridge IGCSE subjects of English, Mathematics, Physical Education and Science for Students at Year 11.

Te Reo Ki Tua, a national Māori language revitalisation symposium was held on the 10th and 11th of August at Clubs Hastings. A few boys from HBHS were able to attend this event to experience the full immersion of Te Reo Māori. The place was set up nicely with booths outside which were used by other businesses to promote their Māori business and what they had to offer. What was showcased was the amount of work put into our indigenous language to not only stop it from dying out and being forgotten, but actually thriving again. The symposium aims to inspire all to speak the reo, learn the reo and promote the reo.

This years theme was ‘’Te waewae tūtuki!”, meaning the efforts of resilience, for example, destruction caused by the Cyclone earlier in the year. It was eye opening to hear the innovative methods and stories from speakers aimed for the successful retention of our indigenous language. Each person had a different approach and subject to their speech which helped me realise the true mastery the speakers had of our reo which amazed me. Many big names attended and spoke at this event and helped further broaden my knowledge of reo and reo speakers in general.

Overall the experience was gratifying and humbling knowing that I am on the journey of becoming fluent in Te Reo Māori and can help make a difference in the future of bringing up first language Māori speaking kids to carry on the revitilisation.

“The theme of this year’s symposium is: “Te waewae tūtuki!”, meaning the demonstration of resilience especially given the destruction caused by Cyclone Gabrielle earlier this year”

Matehaere Kururangi 12RO

A huge congratulations to Amanjot Singh who has been selected for the NZ Indian U18's Hockey team, they will be going to Melbourne in October to play in the International Melbourne Hockey Cup against top teams from India and Australia. Including some men's teams.

We wish you and your team all the best Amanjot.

Teina Ioane, a prominent Pasifika figure, alongside Setu Kereti came to our Drum Blessing on the 14th of August. For years we have used buckets, bins and tins - but now we have "The Real McCoy". Every drum has a different sound, beautiful when all put together. The boys gave us a short performance of how the new drums sound, and boy were they great.

Our 4 new international students have written a little piece to introduce themselves. Please make them feel welcome and introduce yourselves if you haven't already. Two new Japanese boys have also just arrived who we will feature later.

Konichi wa - means hello in Japan, and Arigato - means thank you.

Agashi and Camilo are here for a long stay, but Aoi and Ippei are only here for 6-8 weeks.

We are always looking for host families, so if you are interested, please see the below advertisement below for more information. Thank you.

With Number One house nearly at completion, it is looking like it will be moved off site sometime in Term Four. Number Two and Three are coming along nicely.

Coming along very nicely is our new English and Mathematics Block.

Emmanuel and his brothers sung at this concert 29th July at the Blyth Centre in Havelock North with Katherine Winitana (ex-Head Girl of Hastings Girls' High School and Emmanuel's partner)

The Hastings Boys' 1st XI Hockey team made it into the finals of the Secondary Schools Division 1 Tournament, unbeaten with seven wins and one draw, but unfortunately lost to Napier Boys' High School 2-1. This follows a great pre-season where they won the Wairarapa College pre-season tournament against multiple Rankin Cup teams. Results are below:

Havelock North High School 0 - 5

Napier Boys’ High School 3 - 4

Taradale High School 1 - 5

Lindisfarne College 0 - 2

Havelock North High School 0 - 5

Napier Boys’ High School 0 - 1

Taradale High School 0 - 2

Lindisfarne College 2 - 2

Hastings Boys' High School hosted yet another successful Boys' Day Out this year, with nearly 300 boys from contributing schools turning up for a day of fun. A great introduction into what Hastings Boys' High School can offer.

On Wednesday 26th July we hosted our annual OPEN NIGHT, welcoming around 100 families, showing them all that Hastings Boys' High School has to offer. It was a very cold evening, so a huge thanks to all the staff and students that helped make it a huge success.

Hastings Boys' High School v Tauranga Boys' High School, lost 10-0

Hastings Boys' High School v New Plymouth Boys' High School lost, 5-0

Hastings Boys' High School v Napier Boys' High School, lost 4-0

Hastings Boys' High School v Rotorua Boys' High School, lost 2-1

Hastings Boys' High School v Gisborne Boys' High School, lost 3 -1

Hastings Boys' High School v Palmerston North Boys' High School, lost 15 - 25

Hastings Boys' High School v Napier Boys' High School, lost 18 - 24

Hastings Boys' High School v Gisborne Boys' High School, won 26 - 19

Hastings Boys' High School v Rotorua Boys' High School, won 29 - 25

Hastings Boys' High School v New Plymouth Boys' High School, won 17 - 7

Hastings Boys' High School v Tauranga Boys' College won 21 - 17

Hastings Boys' High School v Hamilton Boys' High School lost 15 - 30

On Thursday the 27th August, Hastings Boys' High School played their first Inter-schools golf match against Lindisfarne at Hawkes' Bay Golf Club. An enthusiastic squad was made of some old heads, Blair Hastie and Bryce Simpson, along with seasoned golfers Austin Powell, Taylor Guthrie and Freddie Ives. After a late scratching, Louis Fernandez stepped in to complete the team. With all games being close, Lindisfarne took the prize on the day with a winning score of 4 points to 2. A great day was had by all, with the prospect of more competition on the horizon for these fine young men.

800 Karamu Road South

Hastings 4120

Ph: +64 6 873 0365
email: paoffice@hastingsboys.school.nz

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