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Te Punga Karere o Tukua o Punga Tikipunga Panui – 20 November 2020
“SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS - THE ONLY OPTION”
We Care - Awhina, We Learn – Ako, We Succeed - Angitu
Principal’s Kōrero
Kia ora koutou
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIOR HEAD LEADERS FOR 2021
HEAD BOY Davontae Bristowe
HEAD GIRL Nadia Synman
DEPUTY HEAD Hannah-Marie Reihana
DEPUTY HEAD Te Ao Paniora
On behalf of the staff and students of Tikipunga High School we wish all our Year 13 students, good luck and happiness as you begin a new journey in your lives…kei ou ringaringa te ao
SERVICES ADVENTURE RACE AND FINAL MARCH OUT
During term 4 the Services Academy Students (SAS) conducted an Adventure Challenge which tested their personal growth in a challenging environment. They started from the West Coast in the Hokianga to the East coast finishing at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. This involved a mixture of hiking while carrying heavy equipment, mountain biking and kayaking over 5 days and roughly over 100km. All the students that attended completed the whole race as a team. They were tested physically and mentally and all managed to overcome their own individual battles to each successfully finish the challenge.
The end of year the Services Academy Marchout Parade was held at St Pauls, Auckland. Tikipunga High School was represented extremely well by the SAS and were among 11 other Service Academy Schools. Xaviana Riwhi led the platoon around the parade ground and accolades went to Blake Morris (Most Improved) and Zion Clement (Top Student). Well done to SAS 2020 it was a mixed bag of tricks thrown at us this year but we got there. Look forward to bigger and better things for next year. Staff is proud.
Senior Praisegiving was without a doubt, the terms highlight. What a wonderful celebration of student success. Thank you to all who attended our whakanui. I would like to acknowledge and thank our student leadership team this year. They have done a wonderful job supporting our kura Kaupapa. The incoming students for 2020 have big shoes to fill and I am sure they will rise to the challenge. At Praisegiving we named our two head students and two deputy head students. In term one next year we will strengthen this team.
The majority of our senior students have now finished their courses, however a number of learning opportunities are still available for students who are completing their courses. Please encourage our tamariki to take advantage of these; there is still time left in this academic year, let's make the most of it.
As the seniors year draws to a close the opportunities for our year 7-10 increase. This is the time for junior students to show their maturity and leadership. In the upcoming weeks there will be a range of education outside of the classroom opportunities; these range from day trips to camps.
It is our expectation that all students will partake in these incredibly valuable, engaging and enjoyable learning experiences.
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, mauri ora ki a tātou katoa.
Alec Solomon Principal/Tumuaki
DUX Top student in the school
Skyla Anderson-Wynn
ROGER GROUNDS MEMORIAL PRIZE
For Best All Round Year 11 Student Olivia Bratty & Harmony Edmonds
CLIVE WILLIAMS ART PRIZE For Top Art Student
Nadia Snyman
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD For Year 12 Overall Academic Excellence
Nadia Snyman
JACK SWINDELLS ESTATE SCHOLARSHIP
Skyla Anderson-Wynn
WHANGAREI MP KOTAHITANGA AWARD For Upholding the School Values
Davontae Bristowe
SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUP AWARD For Positive Attitude Towards School Life
Nadia Snyman (Year 12)
SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUP AWARD For Positive Attitude Towards School Life
Bonnie Durrant (Year 13)
SCHOOL SUPPORT GROUP AWARD For Positive Attitude Towards School Life
Whakaarokotahi Cooper (Year 11)
ARC SECURITY AWARD For Commitment and Focus
O’Shaarn Samuels
TIKI PRIDE AWARDS To support and encourage a student to achieve excellence
Jordan Henare & Divante Birt
COMMUNITY SERVICES AWARD In recognition of Services to the
School Community Te Arani Bennett
SENIOR PRAISEGIVING
Te Putahitanga were delighted to be part of Armistise Day which was held at the Laurie Hall Park on the 11th day, 11th hour and 11th month.
Our last round of Gateway work experience students started at Countdown last week. Milly, Honey, Jahnaia, Punatahi, Vision & Dale had their first day on the job and really enjoyed it. They did online shopping, produce department, the deli and re-stocking shelves.
STUDENTS ENJOYING WORK EXPERIENCE AT COUNTDOWN TIKIPUNGA
There were cadets standing on each post representing the Airforce, Army and Navy. There were also the veterans who had joined. The Mayor of Whangarei was also there and we got to have a group photo with her. Bryon and Janelle represented Te Putahitanga and laid down a wreath in honours of those who fought for us.
The Countdown SEEDS programme is a fantastic initiative, students will be working towards 21 level 2 credits while on this placement and there could even be an opportunity to apply for part-time work at the end. Well done team!
YEAR 10 STUDENTS
VISIT WAITANGI
On Tuesday the Year 9 boys and Wednesday the Year 9 girls visited the Ruapekapeka battle site. Under the guidance of Mr Mills, Vinny, Matua Ropata, Mrs Martin, Ms Rivett and Izaak students bonded well and learnt a lot from the visit. We then headed to Waitangi Golf course for views and a talk overlooking the places of note in the Bay. We cruised back to Paihia for morning tea, before heading to the car ferry to Russell. We went up to the flag pole for a reccy, then into town to visit the Church and have lunch and explore the town. Our students represented our school values well and were respectful of the historical places we visited. Many thanks to Vinny for his wonderful way of being around the kids and to the other staff roped in to help out.
On Saturday, 14th November the Automotive Trades students visited the Big Boys Toys Event at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland. This years show had three halls packed with the latest and greatest of the Automotive industry and beyond.
We were very lucky to witness the reveal of New Zealand drifting legend’s Mad Mike Whiddett’s latest project the Rotang Drift Mazda MX5, designed in collaboration with his 12 year old son Lincoln.
The Action Arena Show was a highlight, with some of the finest extreme athletes in the world showcasing their skills in BMX, FMX and Stunt Motorcycles. A great time was had by all, roll on next year!
SPECIAL AWARDS 2020
KAPA HAKA AWARDS Top Female Performer
Brandy Henare
KAPA HAKA AWARDS Top Male Performer
Davontae Bristowe
TAI TOKERAU TRADES ACADEMY Top Student - Automotive
Cein O’Brein
TAI TOKERAU TRADES ACADEMY Top Student - Maori Creative Performance
Sean Cooper
SPORTS AWARD EXCELLENCE Sportsman of the Year
Boston Kake
SPORTS AWARD EXCELLENCE Team of the Year
Senior Mixed Touch Team
LASSEY AWARD For Extra-curricular Achievements
Nadia Snyman
SPORTS AWARD EXCELLENCE Sportswoman of the Year
Sophy Tua-Martin
MOORS CUP For Senior Writing
Skyla Anderson-Wynn
PEHIAWERI MARAE AWARD For Excellence in Leadership and Maori Values
Te Arani Bennett
UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO MAORI ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP
For Excellence in Leadership and Maori Values
Skyla Anderson-Wynn
PRIME MINISTER’S VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Ryley Hemingway
Fri 4 Dec – Tue 8 Dec Middle School 3 day
EOTC
Fri 4 Dec – Tue 8 Dec Middle School 3 day EOTC
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Thu 26 Nov Last Day for Senior
School
Fri 27 Nov MOE NCEA Teacher Only
Day
Tue 1 Dec – Fri 4 Dec YEAR 10 CAMP
Whangaruru
Wed 9 Dec Junior Praisegiving – 6pm,
Auditorium
Wed 9 Dec TERM 4 ENDS
2021 KEY DATES
Tue 2 Feb TERM 1 COMMENCES
FOR 2021
SPORTING NEWS: VOLLEYBALL - Congratulations to our Year 9 &
10 Boys Volleyball team and coach Scott McDonald for winning the NSS Volleyball Div 1 tournament held at McKay stadium on Thursday. We wish you the best for the NISS Volleyball Junior tournament being held in Tauranga next week. An awesome effort from both our Year 9 & 10 Girls volleyball team and our Year 9 & 10 Div 2 boys team. You represented us well.
JUNIOR TOUCH - Our Year 9 & 10 Touch team came 2nd overall in Kaikohe. Tu meke boys!!
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AROHA TO OUR PRESENT AND PAST WHANAU FOR YOUR WHANAUNTANGA - Teresa McCallum and Jo Littin for your kind and very generous donation of ‘putea’ that made it possible for our boys volleyball participate at nationals. Kerry Crossley who nominated our volleyball junior team for a MAI FM competition and won us KUMARA that we used to fundraise
for nationals. Update: All kumara were sold!!!
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