Newsletter 99/3 [30 Mar 99]

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30 March 1999

Dear Parents/Guardians

Coming Events

May

Sat. 1

Barbershop Quartet Competition

Thurs. 13

Civil Defence Competition Day

Wed. 26

Choral Festival (Regionals)

Sat. 29

Rockquest

End of Term 1

School closes on April 1 at 1.30 p.m. Cityline have advised that they can provide school buses at that time for Eastbourne and Maungaraki. School recommences on Monday 19th April.

Coaches/Managers Needed!

We urgently need coaches and managers for winter sports teams. If you can help please contact the school office (Ph. 566-4584 or fax 566-7779) or Julie Harris, Sports Department) urgently. All levels need coaches. No coach = no team! Please help us.

For Sale

The Fashion Department has 12 brown sewing cabinets for sale in reasonably good condition. They are on wheels, can store lots of sewing equipment including machines, and transform into a sewing worktable. Brand new they would retail at around $450-$700 each. Viewing will take place on Sunday 18 April from 11 a.m. - 12 noon. $150 ono. Contact Ms Kylie Merrick if this time is not suitable. (Ph. 566-4584 during school hours).

Ad Alta Apparel - Uniform and Stationery Shop

The Uniform and Stationery Shop will close for Easter and the school holidays at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday 1st April. We re-open on Thursday 15th April 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. and Friday 16th April 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Normal Shop Hours resume on Monday 19th April 1999:

Monday - Friday

8.15 - 9.30 a.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

2.30 - 4.30 p.m.

Thursday evenings

6.30 - 8.30 p.m.

Any enquiries during shop hours, telephone 570-3551.

School Fees

The Board recommends an annual donation of $165 per year for each student, with a maximum of $330 per family. Payment may be made in a lump sum, by termly amounts or by direct credit. In the latter case, please contact the school office for details. We remind you that these donations are tax deductible. We enjoyed excellent support last year. If you can manage to make your donation before 31 March the school benefits through the early use of your donation, and you gain the earliest possible tax refund. Please contact the Principal, in confidence, if you have any concerns about this matter.

Community Education

Term 2, 3 and 4 programme is now available from Hutt Valley High School's Woburn Road and Petone sites. Please call Teresa, 568-7521 for information on courses.

Congratulations To

Deanne Ives (7PO) was runner up in the Girls Singles Final at the College Sport Tennis Senior Individual Championships. Nicholas Eaden (5LV) and James Hadley (5FS) were runners-up in the Boys Doubles Finals.

Kea Ward (7SI) was third in the women's single sculls at the national rowing championships at Lake Ruataniwha recently.

Jessica Doherty, 7LA, who has been selected for the six week Hutt Sister City exchange to Tempe, Arizona.

Ben McConnell has won the Wellington under 16 grommet surfing championship and has been selected in the Wellington team to contest the NZ Scholastic Surfing Championship in Dunedin.

Adam Vink won 2 Gold medals for 100m Freestyle and 50m Freestyle and 1 Silver Medal for 50m Butterfly at the NZ National Swimming Championships.

Daniel Kubiack, who came 2nd in the Colts Kata (Premier) and U60kg Colts Kumite (Premier).

The following students were selected recently as Wellington Athletics representatives in the following events:

Nick Willis

800m

Neil Sampson

800m

Tu Marshall

High Jump

Tony Kraamwinkel

Long Jump

Emily McColl

400m

Nicole Swain

800m

Chantelle Brader

800m, 1500m

Adelaide Harris

Javelin

Te Awa Puketapu

Javelin

Hutt Valley High School Athletics Champions, 1999

Junior Boys

  1. Chad Evans

  2. Stephen Russ

  3. James Kelly

Junior Girls

  1. Emily McColl

  2. Amy Bannister

  3. Anna Spaans

Youth Boys

  1. Neil Sampson

  2. Vaughan Smith

  3. Nick Maarhuis

Youth Girls

  1. Kim Beban

  2. Sarah Lynskey

  3. Tracey Best

Intermediate Boys

  1. Michael David

  2. Wayne Juno

Intermediate Girls

  1. Nicole Swain

  2. Terangi Winitana

  3. Krystal Wihongi

Senior Boys

  1. James Jenkins

  2. Jon Lucas

Senior Girls

  1. Te Awa Puketapu

  2. Iva Jay To

  3. Jacinda Swain
    Matariki Puketapu

Hutt Valley High School's Mountain Biking Team

finished third overall in the Wellington Secondary Schools Championships U16 Grade.

Individual placings

4th

Hamish Collie

6th

Tim Martin

13th

Hamish Waterhouse

Thanks to "On Yer Bike" for all their support.

College Sport Wellington Golf Championships - Individual and Team

Hutt Valley High School were winners of the Greenstone Trophy, the premier team award, based on the best 3 of 4 gross scores. Team members were:

Aimee Cho, 5CM, Tim Martin, 5CM, Duncan Henderson, 7OS, and Shane Kuiti, 6MS.

Aimee Cho won the Interislander Salver for best Individual Girls' Gross Score. She shot 74! Tim Martin shot 74 also and was 3= in the Boys Individual Gross.

Smokefree Stage Challenge

130 students are involved in this year's Smokefree Stage Challenge which involves dance, drama, music, set and lighting design. This year's theme is a tongue-in-cheek look at Wellington with a special appearance from several well-known politicians. The performance is on Friday 14 May at the Queens Wharf Events Centre - please come and support us!

Multicultural Dinner and Entertainment

Please keep Friday 21st May free for our annual Multicultural Dinner with entertainment. It is an excellent evening enjoyed by all who attend.

Advanced Reading Skills Course

Senior students (forms 5, 6 and 7) have been invited to enrol in an international reading efficiency programme known as the Advanced Reading Skills Course. The minimum expectation of the course is that students will at least double their reading speed and improve their comprehension.

Many students have undertaken this excellent extension activity, which is NZQA approved, each year with excellent results.

The four-session course will be held at the school in Room C14 on 12, 19, 26 May, 2 June 1999, 3.20 pm - 6.20 pm.

Enrolment forms should be sent by 6 May 1999 to the Improved Reading Centre (Wellington), PO Box 9840, Te Aro, Wellington. Alternatively, please phone Michelle at the Improved Reading Centre, 384-6447.

Postgraduate Scholarship for woman students from the Hutt Valley

This scholarship is offered in 1999 by the Hutt Valley Branch of the New Zealand Federation of University Women.

  • The scholarship is open to women students who are enrolled full-time at Victoria University for the first year of their first post-graduate degree in 1999.

  • andidates must have attended a secondary school in the Hutt Valley or Wainuiomata for a minimum of two years, at least one year being at fifth form level or higher.

  • In making the award the Selection Committee may take into account not only the academic merit of the candidates but also their financial circumstances.

  • The Scholarship shall be tenable for one year and the value shall be determined from time to time by the NZ Federation of University Women, Hutt Valley Branch. (Previous awards have varied in value from $500 to $900).

Applications close 31 March. Application forms and further information are available from the Scholarships Officer, VUW.

 

Graeme Marshall
Principal