This week Bowen Steffert competed at the National Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition held at Spark Arena in Auckland. He competed in the Senior English section against 14 other district winners across New Zealand. He performed his prepared speech titled 'Kotahitanga - Pull With Me' on Tuesday and then later in the evening an impromptu speech on the Importance of Living Life, rather than Live Streaming it. He was supported on stage by our awesome kapa haka boys. Our students back at school were able to watch Bowen perform on the livestream during school time on Tuesday. The tautoko shown by the school community for Bowen has been amazing and appreciated. A big thank you to Mr Summerfield, Mrs Ormsby, Mr Te Huia, Mr Hurae and Mr Wilson for supporting our boys in Auckland and making this incredible opportunity happen. Well done to Bowen for representing our kura on a National stage, and making us all very proud!

Mr Miller's class of budding future surgeons were able to disect a cow's eye. This interesting activity allows students to participate in a dissection while at the same time teaching them the anatomy and structure of an eye.

Year 13 students had the privilege this week to listen to William who was Dux and Head Boy at Hastings Boys' High School in 2005 talk about his achievements in and out of school.

William reflected on his school days and shared how balancing his intense swimming training with his academic ambitions shaped his strong work ethic in the classroom.

William shared stories from his remarkable experience at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he competed as part of New Zealand’s 4 x 100m relay team. He also recounted witnessing historic moments, including watching American swimmer Michael Phelps claim an unprecedented eight gold medals and seeing Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt set a new world record in the 100m event.

Now working full-time as a swimming coach at Hastings Sports Park, William expressed how much he enjoys his career and the fulfilment he finds in coaching the next generation of athletes.

With the end of the school year fast approaching, school leavers should be starting to put some plans in place.

If you are looking at continuing your study journey beyond school, where are you at with applications for:

• Scholarships
• Accommodation
• University and Degree of choice
• RealMe identity
• Studylink; Student Allowance / Student Loan

If you need any assistance, pop in the Careers Room and see Mr Hill / Mrs Waite.

University Course Planning Sessions

Victoria University of Wellington: Monday 16th September 1.15 pm in the Careers Room.

Massey University: Monday 23rd September 1.15 pm in the Careers Room.

Students intending to apply to study at either university in 2025 are invited to attend.

EIT will be at HBHS On Tuesday 24th September at 9.30 am in the Careers Room. If you would like to enrol in one of their courses, apply for a scholarship or get some study advice, please register with Mr Hill or Mrs Waite in the Careers Room.

If you are intending to undertake one of EIT's 22 Degree and Diploma programmes in 2025, remember to apply for their Year 13 Scholarship. It covers 1 year of study, and when combined with the Government Fees Free initiative, some year 13 recipients will study fees free for 2 years!

Closing date for this scholarship is 5pm Friday 27th September. Check out the terms and conditions and see if you qualify for fees free study! https://www.eit.ac.nz/students/year13scholarship/

Looking to learn a trade or explore apprenticeships? Check out MoneyHubs comprehensive Apprenticeship Guide!

https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/apprenticeships.html

If your plan is to head straight into employment, there are numerous websites to help you find a job;

Job Space

Work and Income

SEEK

Trade Me Jobs

Student Job Search

Do Good Jobs

Allied Work Force

Check out Supermarket and Community noticeboards too.

Careers New Zealand offers a valuable online resource which shows you how to search for jobs and you can download their free Job Hunters Workbook.

All these websites have valuable advice on how to write a CV, interviewing tips, how to land a job and navigating job offers.

Invest in yourself and your future

Paros Aukusitino 9FM, Josh Garcia 9FM, Kahn Taylor 11ST

Badminton

HBHS vs Onslow College Win 4-2

HBHS vs John Paul College Black Win 5-1

HBHS vs Burnside High School Loss2-4

HBHS vs Westlake BHS Win 3-3 *win on points

HBHS vs Wellington College Loss 2-4

HBHS vs Tawa College Win 4-2

HBHS Placed 7th NZSS – Boys' Division 2

Hockey

HBHS vs Christchurch Boys’ High School Loss 4-5

HBHS vs Hutt International Boys’ Win 5-1

HBHS vs Feilding High School Win 8-2

HBHS vs Kings College Loss 1-3

HBHS vs Wellington College Loss 4-3

HBHS vs St Bedes College Win 4-2

HBHS vs Auckland Grammar School Loss 2-3

HBHS Placed 14th (Nationally ranked 14).

Basketball Juniors

HBHS vs NPBHS Loss 68-83

HBHS vs Waiopehu College Win 79-65

HBHS vs Wellington College Win 72-59

HBHS vs Onslow College Win 83-56

HBHS vs NBHS Loss 68-74

HBHS vs St Pats Silverstream Loss 105-78

HBHS vs St Patricks College Kilbirnie Win 85-69

HBHS vs NPBHS Won 75-73

HBHS Placed 5th in the Z3 Zonal Tournament

Football 1st XI

HBHS vs Matamata College Win 5-1

HBHS vs Auckland Grammar Draw 0-0

HBHS vs Otumoetai College Win 4-1

HBHS vs Rathkeale College Win 2-1

HBHS vs Botany Downs Win 2-0

HBHS vs Kerikeri HS Win 2-1

HBHS vs Rosmini College Win 9-8

HBHS vs Auckland Grammar Loss 0-2

HBHS Placed 2nd in the Rex DawkinsTournament

Football Juniors

HBHS vs NPBHS Loss 0-3

HBHS vs Hobsonville Point Win 4-2

HBHS vs Northcote College Loss 0-3

HBHS vs Hutt International Boys’ School Loss 0-6

HBHS vs Mount Maunganui College Loss 0-1

HBHS vs Rutherford Win 6-5

HBHS vs Onehunga HS Loss 0-2 19-20th

HBHS vs St. Pauls Collegiate Loss 1-5

HBHS Placed 20th NZSS (Hillsdene Junior Tournament)

U14 Rugby

HBHS vs Tauranga Boys’ College Loss 7-24

HBHS vs Napier Boys’ High School Win 17-12

HBHS vs Hamilton BHS Loss 0-10

HBHS vs NPBHS Win 50-0

HBHS Placed 5th Super 8 Invitational Tournament

U15 Rugby

HBHS vs St Bedes Win 39-0

HBHS vs St Pats Town Win 26-15

HBHS vs Tauranga Boys’ College Loss 7-50

HBHS vs Christchurch Boys’ Loss 15-38

HBHS vs Napier BHS Loss 13-8

HBHS vs Rotorua BHS Loss 26-36

HBHS Placed 8th in the Invitational Tournament

Schedule (all times listed in New Zealand Time)

Wednesday 2nd October (St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton)
NZ Barbarians U18 v Australia U18 – 2pm
NZ Schools v Samoa U18– 4pm

Sunday 6th October (FMG Stadium Waikato)
NZ Māori U18 v NZ Heartland U20 – 12pm
NZ Barbarians U18 v Samoa U18 – 2pm
NZ Schools v Australia U18 – 4pm

Thursday 10th October (St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton)
Chiefs U18 v Samoa U18 – 12pm
NZ Schools v NZ Māori U18 – 2pm

Jacob Devery, Kinau Kereru-Symes, Neria Fomia, Devan Flanders, Cooper Flanders, Folau Fakatava, Lincoln McClutchie, Danny Toala, Jordy Viljoen, Josh Beehre, Julian Goerke, Kinny Naholo, Tom Allen.

A few weeks ago Teariki-Joseph Maui 11Ow, Tawa Paringatai 10Mp, Jeremiah Qaranivalu 11Mg and Hamiora Fatialofa flew to Hilo in Hawaii for the Waka Ama World Championships.

The boys had a great time experiencing a different culture. They visited a school and a volcano and really enjoyed trying the different food and cuisine.

They had a few training sessions there so that they could practice in the new waka and get used to the different type of ocean waters.

Boys did very well with results of:

1000m

5th in heat.

1st in Reprecharge Semi

7th in Final.

500m

3rd in heat

5th in Reprecharge Semi

Mahalo!

Parents and whānau! You play a huge part in encouraging our tamariki to get to school. Let's all pull together to make sure they get the best chance at achieving their dreams #gettherenz

Thanks to Old Boy Mike Wilson for bringing in a very special item that documents part of our history and will be carefully stored in our archives. The centre-spread of the School's 75th Jubliee documented in The HB Herald-Tribune on Saturday, October 20, 1979. Below is an article from that publication and we will share more in future newsletters.

We are very proud to announce that Old Boy Peter Cowan won Bronze at the Paralympics in France last week.

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