Hockey Finals this week

SHS Hockey

Tuesday night 17th August, the Boys B Hockey Team are playing for 5th & 6th position in the B grade competition at Stratford at the T.E.T at 6.05pm against Hawera High. These boys have achieved a lot this year and have done extremely well.

SHS Boys A Hockey Team have made the finals. This game will be played on Thursday 19th August at the TET ground in Stratford, starting at 8.15pm against Francis Douglas Memorial College. All support is welcome.

The Girls A are playing in the Semi finals on Monday 23rd August in New Plymouth at the Devon Hotel Park at 7.00pm. This game will be against New Plymouth Girls High. If the girls win they will play on Thursday night at Stratford at the T.E.T. ground for the. All support for our semi welcome.
Desiree Alexander, Hockey Manager

Junior House Badges
Junior students were awarded house badges for their involvement in the school in four areas this week at assembly. A maximum of 8 badges per house are awarded; two in each category of academic, sport, culture and participation.
Winners for July 2010 are:
Amess House: Hamish Booker (Academic), Kathleen Robertson (Academic), Curtis Boyde (Sport), Erin Rowe (Sport), Angela Frost (Culture), Daisy Higgs (Participation), Cameron Luckhurst (Participation)

McAllister House: Josh Hunger (academic), Jessica Short (Academic), Simon Terry (Sport), Rua Walker (sport), Robbie Howatson (culture), Malissa Alexander (culture), Grace Hunger (participation), Emily Howatson (participation).

Trimble House: Misty Hagley (academic), Sam Wyss (academic), Tatiana Rhodes (sport) Joshua Robins (sport), Rachel Martin (participation) Jarvis Gotty (participation)

Tyrer House: Jack Bennett (academic), Ila Earney (academic), Emma Campbell (sport), Ryan Cooper (sport) Alexandra Merson (culture), cameron Cox (participation), Shayna Heal (participation).

Taranaki Hockey Representatives 2010


Congratulations to the following students of Stratford High School who were selected to represent Taranaki in hockey for 2010 in their respective age groups:

• U15 girls: Malissa Alexander, Lara Williams and Erin Rowe (unable to attend national tournament due to injury) the girls finished a very credible 11th place at their national tournament in Napier.
• Under15 boys: Scott Williams, Kieran Harrison, Curtis Boyde, Ben Smith and Cory Kieft finished 17th place down in Carterton. U18 boys were Daniel Heine and Kalib Harris who traveled to Dunedin for nationals. They placed 16th. U18 girls: Kelsi Bayly, whose team were placed 15th in Tauranga.
• All players represented both the school and our region well over the season starting from the trials in April, throughout the Quadrangular tournaments during the season and at their week long national age group tournaments around the country in the holidays.
• Congratulations also go to Daniel Heine, Malissa Alexander and Kelsi Bayly who were also selected as Captains for their respective Taranaki teams. It is both a credit to yourselves and Stratford High School.



Malissa Alexander, Daniel Heine and Kelsi Bayly - 2010 Taranaki Hockey Captains for the representative teams.