The hall was beautifully decorated and the students all looked fantastic in their formal outfits. It was a great evening which was enjoyed by everyone who attended.

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EOTB being the acronym for Education Outside the Box week. Three days of student selected workshops organised and run by our staff.

It was delightful to see the high level of engagement and joy of our tamariki. Students selected to participate in three different workshops across the Arts, Digital Technologies, Music, Dance, Drama, Outdoor Education, Culture, Gaming and Sports. Three days of designing, creating, competing and critically thinking meant that our students participated in fun activities whilst learning important life skills. We are fortunate at HIS to have dedicated staff who were willing and able to run these workshops and who clearly enjoyed the process of learning with them.  

With their families, we recognised and celebrated the outstanding achievement of fourteen students across a wide range of areas. 

Congratulations to the following students:

Yoshini A.
Gia B.
Alana M.
Autumn M.
Helena W.
Joanne C.
Aakarsh N.
Elizabeth M.
Blake E.
Olivia H.
Gerys G.
Nadia J.
Denika C.
Jack L.

Throughout the week students participated in various activities to recognise the importance of speaking up and standing together to stop bullying. 

The week ended with Pink Shirt Day on Friday which is an annual and global event where people come together and wear pink to celebrate diversity and to put a stop to bullying. 

It has been very powerful to get this message across to all students. The goal is now to sustain this message as a collective through to the end of the year and beyond.

They focused on the question "How does where we live affect how we live"?

Some students painted murals to replace the old ones, other students did gardening. It was a very successful day cleaning up and making our school environment more beautiful. A huge congratulations to team Ngata for a job well done.

A special congratulations to all our finalists:

Ashley Simango - 1st place
Cerys Gibby - 2nd place
Benjamin Lau - 3rd place
Yoshini Anantharangan
Oakley Cowie
Rylee Barrett
Alex Johnson
Mikayla Wilson

We are all very proud of you.

The judges (from local colleges) were really impressed with how well prepared and practiced the finalists were. It was certainly a difficult decision for them to pick the winners.

Overall, the speech finals were an interesting, hilarious experience for everyone.

Unfortunately due to COVID19, the competition moved online this year, and students had to video and photograph their entries for the judges.

Congratulations to our entrants. 

Arabella and Asha-Lily Flanagan-Scholes presenting - The Natural Stylist,
The Hidden Beauty - presented by Joy Pfister
Early Bloomer - presented by Brianna Sansom, Daniella Sansom, Amy Roberts, and Sophie Williams 
and Positively Negative presented by Olivia Handley and Felicity Clemow

We look forward to hearing the judge's verdicts soon!

The competition was held online which had its own challenges. It really showcases the dancing talent we have at HIS!