WINTER SPORTS PRIZE GIVING

On Thursday 13^th October we held our Winter Sports Prize Giving where students were presented with various awards and certificates for their achievements in 2016. A full list of awards from this prize giving is as follows:

Awards for AWD (Athletes with Disabilities) Football & Boccia competition:

Boccia players: Roseanna Garlick, Amylee Hasler, Nicole Dawinan

Football B team-Stratford Heroes: Bronwyn Francis, Jacob Bailey, Kalin Taylor, Elias Gaudin, Taine Taylor.

Football A team-Stratford Stars: Diana Yeates, Luke Bulman, Lawrie O’Connor, Abigail Zehnder, Corban Mitchell.

SHS Cross Country (Team Trophies)

Junior Boys; Herbert Smith Trust Cup for McAllister: Rowan Slater

Intermediate Boys; Mrs R E Carryer Cup for Amess: Morgan Trott

Senior Boys; R Masters Cup for Trimble: Matthew Anderson

Junior Girls; HC Thompson Cup for Tyrer: Heather Clothier

Intermediate Girls; Pugh Cup for Amess: Brooke Millar

Senior Girls; SHS Team Trophy for McAllister: Christine McIvor

SHS Cross Country (Individual Trophies)

Junior Boys; Miss HC Thompson Cup: Rowan Slater

Intermediate Boys; DS Butcher Cup: Ryan Dodunski

Senior Boys; Moore Cup: Jared Dodunski

Junior Girls; Chapman Cup: Heather Clothier

Intermediate Girls; Student Council Cup: Lauree Collins

Senior Girls; Student Council Cup: Tamsin Burt

Volleyball:

SHS Senior Trophy; Senior Girls Diligence and Attainment; Jessica Potroz

Football:

Smith Trophy; Most Improved Girls Football Player: Teegan Pryor

Comrie Trophy; Girls Football Player of the Year: Grace Burroughs

C. Alsop Trophy; Most Improved Boy Football Player: Cullen Keegan

Hockey:

Lawrence Trophy; Most Improved Girls Hockey Player: Charlotte Mitchell

Margaret Tilley Trophy; Best All-round Girl Hockey Player: Bailey Gavin

SHS Hockey Cup; Most Improved Boys Player: Matthew Sulzberger

H.V. McKay Trophy; Best Boy Hockey Player: Coen Frost

Netball:

Mellow Family Trophy Most Improved Netball Player SHS ‘A’: Olivia Slater

Janet Henry Netball Trophy; Best Team Member SHS ‘A’: Rhiannon Utton

N.A. Chadwick Trophy Dedication to Netball: Tessa Smith

Rugby:

1981 Rugby Trophy; Most Improved Player SHS 1^st XV: Shannon Kirk

Graeme Adams Memorial Trophy; Most Worthy Member SHS 1^st XV Rugby: Dylan Trott Rowe Family Cup; 1^st XV Rugby-Best Team Man: Shaun Rowe

Basketball:

Marchant Trophy; Senior Boys Basketball MVP: Dylan Trott

Jeremiah Truman Trophy; Boys Most Improved Player: Dylan Moore

Gavin Family Trophy; Girls Most Improved Player: Rhiannon Utton, Shayzaria Pirini

West Family Trophy; Senior Girls Basketball MVP: Bailey Gavin

Certificates In Recognition Of Representative Honours:

Cricket and Rugby: Lachlan Drummond

Rugby: Connor Muir, Dawson Austin, Fergus Smith, William Butler

Netball: Lauree Collins, Rhiannon Utton

Hockey: Janika Hey, Demi Ward, Charlotte Mitchell, Jordan Anderson

Basketball: Cameron Trethewey, Morgan Trott,Willem Ratu, Katie Jones, Bailey Gavin ,Phillip Anderson.

8 Ball Pool: Crystal Lee Jane, Zhane O’Conner

Swimming: Lauree Collins, Brooke Millar, Adele O’Byrne, Orion McGeoch, Joshua Gilbert, Zarhn Collins, Matthew Anderson

Golf: Caitlin Reardon, Ryan Joll

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:

NZSS Swimming: Joshua Gilbert, Zarhn Collins, Matthew Anderson

NZSS Basketball Champs: SHS Boys A: Liam Anderson, Alex Baker, Bailey Bocock, Layne Cox, Ryan Dodunski, Jed Hinton, Makaiyah Hughes, Thor Jorgensen, Dylan Moore, Willem Ratu, Cameron Trethewey, Dylan Trott, Morgan Trott.
SHS Girls A: Briar Armstrong, Tamsin Burt, Lauree Collins, Bailey Gavin, Katie Jones, Adele O’Byrne, Shayzaria Pirini, Erin Uhlenberg, Rhiannon Utton.

NZSS Basketball Tournament Team: Bailey Gavin, Cameron Trethewey, Morgan Trott

Woollaston Trophy Secondary Schools Hockey Tournament: MVP Jehu Brogden, selected to Umpire Final - Joshua Smart

Woollaston Trophy & U15 National Boys tournament: Selected to Umpire Final - Jackson Taylor. Jackson has also been invited to umpire at the 2017 World Masters Games in Auckland.

SHS A Netball: Grade Winners of Stratford Satellite competition and 2^nd at Taranaki Champs

SHS B Netball: Grade Winners of Stratford satellite competition
SHS Warriors: Grade Winners of Stratford satellite competition

The major sport awards and blues were presented at our final senior prize giving on Tuesday 8 November.

A full list will be posted next week and will also be available for download from the school website at the end of the year.

Prizegiving season

Junior Prizegiving

Junior students will return to school on Monday 14 December after Activities Week, and Junior Prizegiving will be held on Tuesday, 15 December. The ceremony will begin at 11 am and it is hoped that parents and caregivers will join us to celebrate academic, cultural and sports prize winners, and the junior graduation programme. We ask that you are seated by 10:50 am so a prompt start can be made. Parents / caregivers will be able to take their child home after the ceremony. School buses will run as usual on this day.

Please note that it is compulsory for all junior students to attend the Junior Prizegiving. Students will receive their Peak magazine after the ceremony.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Senior Prizegiving

The senior prizegiving was a very successful end to the senior's academic year with Kody Simpson being announced the 2015 Dux. A full list of the prizewinners from the 2015 Senior Prizegiving ceremony can be accessed on this link : 2015 Senior Prizegiving and choose the file under the 2015 newsletters listing.

Scholarships awarded at SHS Senior Prizegiving.

The 2014 senior prizegiving was held on Thursday 6 November. Our guest speaker was Mr Jeremiah Trueman who as an ex pupil of the school spoke about the day in the life of a Perth Wildcats player. It was an inspiring speech and enjoyed by all. Also at this special event as a number of scholarships were awarded to our year 13 students who are heading off to various universities.

• Rachel Martin received a Victoria University Excellence Scholarship and TET Scholarship. She will be doing a co-joint Bachelor in Law and Commerce. She was awarded 1st Accounting, Raewyn  Lightoller Accounting Award: Commitment, Contribution & Competency in Year 13 Accounting, 1st Economics, 1st English, A.H.R.Amess Cup 1st Year 13 English, 1st History, 1st Statistics and Modelling and the Stratford High School Dux Medal 2014 presented by the SHS PTA.
• Robbie Howatson, 2014 Proxime Accessit received a TET Scholarship and Priscilla Sandys Wunsch Scholarship for his study in surveying at Otago University. He also was awarded the H.C. Johnson Memorial Challenge Trophy for Senior Mathematics & Science), jointly awarded the Kimber Trophy Year 13 Geography and Sextus Family Trophy for Proxime Accessit.
• The Tag Oil scholarship was awarded to Matthew Kowalewski who will be studying at Waikato University. This award was presented by Rodney Hosking from Tag Oil.
• Jessica Graham (studying psychology) and Aria Nicholls (social work) received a Priscilla Sandys Wunsch Trust scholarship for 2015 for their studies at Otago University next year.
• A number of our senior students have also been awarded scholarships from the Taranaki Electricity Trust for their studies in 20154. Recipients to date are: Nikita Dorne, Caleb Egan, Jessica Graham, Joshua Hunger, Matthew Kowalewski, Mary-Louise Madden, Aria Nicholls, William Rohe, Danielle Vickers, Lara Williams
• Hannah Slater is the recipient of a $5000 Scholarship from the Alexander & Gladys Shepherd Scholarship Trust presented by Bryce Kaiser from Federated Farmers and Jade Terrill from Perpetual Guardian. Hannah will be attending Lincoln University to study agriculture.
• Lara Williams received a $5000 Massey University Academy of Sport scholarship. She will be studying a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise in 2015.
•  The Roodbeen trophy is given to the best all round senior student who shows dedication and commitment to the general life of the school. The recipient for 2014 was Noeleen Venter.
• Harmoney Moffitt gained Diligence in Geography and Science, Distinction English A, 2nd= History and 2nd Textiles Technology at Level 1. Harmoney received the ‘Te Kai Poutama Whetu’- top academic Maori Student in the senior school. This was the first time that this trophy has been awarded. 
• Bailey Gavin gained Distinction Mathematics, 3rd Science, 2nd= Geography, 2nd English A and 1st Drama and Physical Education. Bailey received The Hermann Family Trophy for Best Year 11 Academic Student.
• Kody Simpson gained Distinction in Mathematics, 2nd= Chemistry, 2nd Physics, 1st= Accounting, 1st Biology and 1st in English A. Kody received The Cusack Cup Academic Excellence: Year 12.

Excellence Awards

Excellence in internal assessment rewarded
At the assembly on Tuesday 28 October, students who have gained an excellence grade in an internal assessment were given a certificate to mark the event.
The following students received certificates for their excellence grade in NCEA Level 1: Aorangi Amohia-Lykles, Liam Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Kate Booker, William Butler, Tia Coull-Herewini, Jericko Dean, Daerelle Edwards-Thompson, Bailey Fleming, Abigail Ford, Bailey Gavin, Jeana Howells, Makaiyah Hughes, Alice Hughes-Bruce, Whetu Karaitiana, Samule Kieft, Ashley Kowalewski, Jonathan Linders, Cullen May, Christine McIvor, Harmoney Moffitt, Connor Muir, Michael Muir, Jonas Padrutt, Emma Paton, Kate Phillips, Shayzaria Pirini, Caitlin Reardon, McKenzie Roodbeen-Old, Anjelica Schumacher, Tessa Smith, Jade Stewart, Dylan Trott, Alexa van In, Renee Vincent, Freedom Walker, Crystal Yeates.

NCEA level 2 students are: Quintin Bailey, Kimberly Barker, Emily Bates, Dylan Blair, Quinlin Bosson-Thompson, Liam Burnell, Jacinta Frost, Georgia Gavin, Nicholas Hornby, Thor Howatson, Emma Huckstep, Monica Jones, Sarah Kowalewski, Courtney MacKintosh-Tairaki, Sarah Malone, Jason Manuel-Isaacs, Deane Mason-Loveridge, Greg Matthews, Regan Mitchell, Alexandra O’Hanlon, Megan Old, Ezekiel Oliver, Trinity Page-Stevens, Grace Pope, Chelsea-Rose Renata, Anjelica Schumacher, Kody Simpson, Caitlan Smart, Jessica Taunt, Katie Taylor, Steven Ung, Alicia Venter and Beth West.

NCEA level 3 students are: Dayle Bailey, Nikita Dorne, Robbie Howatson, Rachel Martin, Jayde Nahi, Noeleen Venter, Marline Vogt, Lara Williams and Saphire Yeates.

We wish all students the very best for the upcoming national examinations.
Mr Smith, NZQA Principal's Nominee,

Senior PrizegivingThursday 6 November at 1 pm in the assembly hall.

All senior students are expected to attend this event. Parents and caregivers are cordially invited to join us for this occasion where we celebrate the success of our senior students. We ask that you are seated by 12.50 pm for a prompt start. Senior students are reminded that correct uniform is expected. Afternoon tea, in the stadium, will follow the prizegiving.

The prizegiving is a celebration of achievement and is a formal occasion where we expect a high standard of dress from the students. Please assist in ensuring your child is dressed in correct school uniform, including shoes, and that their appearance is tidy.

Junior students (Y9 & 10) will not be required at school on senior prizegiving day unless they are in the choir, Kapa Haka or have been asked to attend as an usher or server.

Junior Graduation Ceremony

Tuesday 10 December.

The junior graduation ceremony will start at 11.00 am on Tuesday 10^th December in the assembly hall. All junior students are expected to attend this final event of the year. Parents and caregivers are cordially invited to join us for this occasion where we celebrate the junior graduation programme and subject and sports prize-winners. We ask that parents are seated by 10.50 am so a prompt start can be made. After the ceremony is finished all students will be released for the summer break. The Eltham bus will run from school at 12.30 pm but all other buses will run at the usual time.

Senior Returns Day

Senior returns day is Monday 9^th December between 9.00 am and 3.15 pm in the office opposite the student office. Senior students can:

·    return textbooks, library books, sports uniforms or any other materials belonging to the school.

·    collect their end of year reports, testimonials, school magazine, certificates, etc.

·    items for the PTA secondhand uniform sale can be left at the school.

The school magazine is available to students who have paid school fees, have completed their clearance form and returned all materials, etc. belonging to the school.

Second Hand Uniform sale

There will be a second hand uniform sale run by the SHS PTA. The sale will be held Monday 13th January 2014 from 10am to 1 pm in the school assembly hall. Items for sale or donation need to be left prior to this date. The main school office has a form which needs to be completed with all items. Especially needed are the senior uniform items as well as any PE shirts in all colours. No shoes are accepted.
P H Keenan
Principal

Upcoming events.

Halloween Disco

Thursday 31st October

7.30-10.00

(doors close 8pm)

$ 5.00 entry

Refreshments for sale

Prizes for the best dressed

Senior Prizegiving

Tuesday 5 November at 1 pm in the assembly hall.Parents, caregivers and visitors are asked to be seated by 12.50 pm so a prompt start can be made. Afternoon tea will follow for prize-winners, year 13 students, guests and parents. All senior students are expected to attend.Junior students (Y9 & 10) will not be required at school on this day unless they are in the choir, Kapa Haka or have been asked to attend as an usher or server.

 

High School Corner for Wednesday October 31st 2012

Senior Prizegiving

The 2012 Senior Prizegiving will be held in the school assembly hall on Tuesday 6 November commencing at 1.00 pm. Parents and supporters are asked to be seated by 12.50 pm to allow a prompt start. Junior students are asked to remain at home unless they are involved in the prizegiving ceremony. Any junior students who wish can offer to help Mrs Howison with the AWD swimming event at the TSB pool.

Newsletter

All students were issued with a newsletter this week. A copy is also available on the school website stratfordhigh.ultranet.school.nz/home/ as well as from the Stratford and Eltham libraries or the main school office.

SHS TABLE TENNIS 2012

41 students took part in the inaugural 2012 SHS table tennis championship. The Junior Boys singles title was taken out by Matthew Holden beating a gallant Kody Simpson. Kody had his revenge in the doubles when combining with Quintin Bailey to overcome Quinlin Bosson-Thompson and Caleb McQuay in the final. Sarah Kowalewski was a clear cut winner in the Junior Girls singles over Jessica Taunt and then combined with Holly Mackie to beat Jessica and Katie Taylor in the doubles final.

Matthew Sullivan-Brown was too strong for Ryk Ferguson in the Senior Boys singles and Thomas Ferguson with Jarvis Gotty beat Ryk and Jordan Haakma in the doubles. Hannah Martin managed to beat Aimee Hinton in the Senior Girls singles but Aimee came back with Rebekah Frost to win over Hannah and Laureen Cox in the doubles. A good event for a first time and hopefully 2013 will see an increase in participation. We would like to thank Pub Charity for the grant which enabled the school to purchase the tables which have been well used in PE classes, lunchtime activities and the school tournament.

P H Keenan

Principal

High School Corner

Advanced School Science Academy

Shaymas Carroll and Matt Simpson have been selected to attend the Otago University Advanced School Science Academy next year. This is a fantastic opportunity for these students to be introduced to cutting edge research by means of practical projects. The academy is held over two 5 day residential camps at the University and on-line support during the year through the “Virtual Academy”. The goal of the science camps is to introduce the students to the world of research through a range of practical projects that will excite, challenge, inspire and motivate them to excel in their final year’s schooling on their way to a career in science. The Academy is fully funded including all flights, food and accommodation and the boys should enjoy a great experience attending the OUASSA during next year.
Mr Armond, HoD Science

Junior Prizegiving
The junior prizegiving will be held on Friday 2nd December commencing at 11.30 am. Parents are asked to be seated by 11.15 am so a prompt start can be made.
Junior Graduation reports will be posted to all parents during Activities Week. All final accounts should be paid by then. Students who have paid in full for their school donation will recieve a copy of the school magazine on the last day of school - 8 December for juniors and 9 December for seniors.

Activities Week

Junior students are currently organising themselves into activities for the last week of school. With over a dozen choices from movie buffs to overnight camps and fishing there is something to interest every student. All junior students are expected to attend school during this week.

Senior Prizegiving winners.

Adrian, Natasha and Daniel after Tuesday's prizegiving.

The senior prizegiving is over for another year and with an audience of 260 parents, grandparents and supporters it was an exciting time for the top students at our school.
Adrian Pitman was awarded Dux for 2011 while Natasha Sinclair-Taikato was named Proxime Accessit.

Daniel Stieller was awarded the Roodbeen Trophy as the e best all round senior student who shows dedication and commitment to the general life of the school. The Citation follows:

             This year’s recipient has been one of the student leaders of the Relay for Life, he has been involved in school activities such as the Student Council, the Ball Committee, the Peak Committee, the 40 Hour Famine, the Variety Concert, the 2010 Stage Challenge. He has also participated in a wide variety of Interhouse sporting activities. All of these have given this young man a high profile both in and outside of the school.

            He is a conscientious young man who has a great sense of social responsibility and has proven himself to be a person who puts ‘ideas into action’. He has shown an ability to motivate and help people in such a way that any task he has undertaken has had a successful conclusion.

           He is certainly dedicated and committed to our school and has been a fine ambassador for Stratford High School and a worthy recipient of this award.

Senior Sports winners were Taylor Bailey - sports woman of the year, Hamish Walker - sportsman of the year and Zack Taitoko - SHS Sportsperson for 2011.

 

Top year 12 student was Matthew Sullivan-Brown with Kathleen Robertson named as top year 11 student.



Matthew Sullivan-Brown Top Y12 student



Kathleen Robertson Top Y11 Student

High School Corner - Prizegiving

Senior Prizegiving

The senior prizegiving on Tuesday afternoon was well attended by the SHS community. The school Kapa Haka and choir entertained the parents and students during the ceremony. Congratulations to all students who received awards, the full list will be in Peak magazine while others will be published in the paper.
The junior prizegiving will be on Friday 2nd December and all parents and caregivers are invited to attend this graduation ceremony for all junior students.

Good luck to all students who will be sitting NCEA examinations which start on Thursday 10th November. Seniors are reminded that there will be two book return days Thursday 1st December and Friday 9th December. All books and other school materials (including sports uniforms) are to be returned to the library. Any senior uniform items that are no longer wanted may be dropped in on these days in a clean, sealable condition. A price and seller’s details are needed. The second-hand uniform sale is on Thursday 26th January in the school hall and is a fundraiser for the SHS Australian rugby tour team.

P H Keenan
Principal

High School Corner

Senior Prizegiving
All parents and caregivers are invited to the senior prizegiving on Tuesday 8th November commencing at 1.00pm. We ask that parents are seated by 12.50 pm to ensure a prompt start. The prizegiving will be followed by afternoon tea for parents and prizewinners.

Board of Trustees Academic Scholarships Awarded
At the recent meeting the Board of Trustees awarded five scholarships to students who sat the scholarship examinations in August. The awardees are: Jordan Wood (St Josephs), Tessa Smith (Kaponga), Caitlin Reardon (Ngaere), Dylan Trott (Toko) and Thor Howatson (Toko). The continuation of the scholarship is dependent on academic success at each year level.

Thank you to all parents and schools who allowed students time to sit the examinations at the school.

Next Newsletter
A newsletter will be posted given to all students this week. Activity week booklets will be handed out to junior students on Friday.

P H Keenan
Principal

Term 4 Starts

Andrew Hunger
2011-2012 Student Trustee

New student trustee
Congratulations to Andrew Hunger who has been elected as the 2011 – 2012 Student Trustee for the SHS Board of Trustees. There were ten students who put themselves forward for this position so it made for an exciting election period. Andrew attended his first board meeting in October. Many thanks to Astyn Buckland who has been the current Representative.

Senior Prizegiving

All parents and caregivers are invited to the senior prizegiving on Tuesday 8th November commencing at 1.00pm. We ask that parents are seated by 12.50 pm to ensure a prompt start. The prizegiving will be followed by afternoon tea for parents and prizewinners.

Final Payments
All parents and caregivers are encouraged to pay all outstanding accounts for students. The money has been outlayed on behalf of your student for their course this year. Any money outstanding for curriculum or sports means that next year there will not be as much funding in departments as these debts will have to be covered by the MOE funding.

Board Of Trustees Strategic Plan - Community Consultation

The Board of Trustees are reviewing and finalising the strategic plan for 2012—2014. The first draft of this plan is on the school website and has been posted to parents. If you would like to comment on this please email the Board of Trustees bot@stratfordhigh.school.nz or send a letter to the board via the main office of the school.
Also on the school website are two surveys which you can complete. The first concerns the strategic plan and the second concerns the school uniform review.
Uniform Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7CXM6VQ

Junior Parent Interviews
Junior parents will be able to meet with teachers on Thursday 27th October from 7 pm to 9pm in the school assembly hall. Booking sheets were included with the graduation reports.

Mr P Keenan, Principal

Latest Newsletter

Latest Newsletter
The latest newsletter went home with students on Monday afternoon. The full newsletter is on the school website.
http://www.stratfordhigh.school.nz/


Greetings to you and your family.
THANK YOU!
         As this is our last newsletter of the year, the school would like to extend sincere thanks to all parents, community supporters and sponsors who have given so much to our school and our students over the year. Your support has made it possible for our students to achieve highly in academic, sporting and cultural dimensions of the school. Thank you very much.
         Over the last two weeks we have celebrated with our seniors as we acknowledged their academic, sporting and cultural successes at the senior prizegiving. The ceremony showcased the real heart of our school with the community coming together to recognise the success of our senior students this year.
         One could not help but be impressed by the breadth of talent on display—students succeeding in all dimensions that make SHS so special. We congratulate the prizewinners and those who supported them on the day. The day was also made special by the contributions of our Kapa Haka group, school choir and our guest speaker, Sarah Mako, whose speech was very timely for those leaving us.
         Junior prizegiving will be held at 11.30 am on Friday 3rd December. I extend an invitation to all parents, family and friends to join us for this occasion. I would like to remind students and parents / caregivers that school does not finish until Thursday 9th December, which is at the conclusion of our activities days. Normal school expectations re absences are expected.
        In 2011 we will be modifying our absence system so that when a student is absent from school we will send a text message to the parent or caregiver. At the beginning of 2011 we will be asking for all details to be updated or checked by parents and caregivers.
        At the senior prizegiving I made mention of the schools Charter and Strategic Plan needing updating. This will mean the school community will have an opportunity to have input into the schools direction over the next 3 to 5 years.
         Finally my thanks to the staff and BoT at SHS for their hard work this year. It is a joy to lead such a willing, highly skilled and dedicated group of people. Best wishes for a safe, relaxing and happy Christmas and I look forward to 2011.
Philip Keenan, Principal

November updates

Senior Prizegiving
A reminder to all parents and caregivers that the senior prizegiving will commence at 1.00 pm in the Assembly Hall. We ask that parents are seated prior to this so a start can be made promptly. Senior students will have study leave on Friday in preparation for national exams starting on Monday 15th November.

Book return day will be Friday December 10th. All seniors will need to return any school materials, uniform for sale, etc on this day in the school library.

Junior students are advised that there will be no classes for them on Thursday 11th November. Junior Prizegiving will be held on Friday 3rd December with activities week for juniors from Monday 6th to Thursday 9th December.

ICAS Maths results
Students were presented with certificates for Proficiency, Credit and Distinction at this weeks assembly for their performance in the ICAS Mathematics competition. Distinction was gained by Jason Hamlin (Y) and Anjela Frost and Kathleen Robertson (Y10). A full list will be in the next newsletter.

Farewell to librarian
It is with sadness that we farewell Mrs Marie MacGregor who has ably worked in the library for the last two years. Her successor is Mrs Riejanne Campbell. Mrs Campbell has been operating the school canteen this year and is well known to the students. The canteen will still be operated by Mrs Campbell and her family.

P H Keenan
Principal