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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FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tikipunga High School’s

P o l i c i e s a nd

P r oc e du re s

SENIOR ART WORK 2020

Dijonai Romana McNeill Watts Hannah-Marie Reihana Jamie-Lee Spence-Wehi

Keagan Willcocks Kitty Harris Davontae Bristowe

Lyola Apiata

Nadia Snyman Angel Fiti

Punatahi Campbell Rina Herlihy Nephi Toeke

Aliz’e Henare-Thompson