From the Principal Tena koutou katoa It is great to have all of the staff and students back after the holiday break. I hope you all had some time to relax and refresh, I know that everyone really needed it. Looking back at last term and thinking about how we move forward, it is clear that worldwide, as a country, as a community and as a school, we will need to keep supporting each other actively. The increases in anxiety, uncertainty, disruptions and the barrage of new information are all continuing to have an impact. We see the positives and negatives of this at school and, in talking to colleagues in other schools, workplaces and institutions, I know that our experiences are shared. On the positive side we have the fantastic leadership, manaakitanga and wairua of our students. Our students, with or without leadership roles, are stepping up to help those around them. Organising kahoots (quiz sessions) at lunchtimes, volunteering for Open Days, welcoming visitors, shaving their hair off to support the Cancer Foundation, refereeing Rippa tournaments, simply no end of great stuff on top of the now expected brilliant performances in sports, drama, music, dance, cultural activities and in classrooms all over the school.

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We also know and can see that some of our students are really struggling. Struggling to engage back at school, struggling with motivation and sometimes struggling with their interactions with others. This is a recognised part of a major event like a lock-down. The one thing that does make it difficult for us to live up to our commitment to make Motueka High School a safe and happy place for all, is if someone is struggling and we don't know. Please ensure that if there is a way for us to support your student, you as whānau or someone you know, please check that we are aware of this. This time of year is exciting as apart from our usual work, we also open the doors to Year 8 students looking at attending Motueka High School next year. As usual, we have a massive number of student volunteers (over 90) who are coming in to help and as I've often said, it is our students and our staff who are the best advertisements for our school. We don't engage in the same glossy promotions you may see elsewhere and this is a deliberate choice. We have a simple aim, to provide the best environment and opportunities we can for the students in our community. The best and most real messengers we have are our students and I thank them for giving their time so willingly to talk to prospective students and their parents.

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There are many highlights already this term and with Talent Quest just around the corner, there are soon to be many more events. Although it has been a tough year so far and there are still challenges for us all, as a community "We've got this". We just need to keep supporting each other and keep working together. Thanks for all your support and all the best. Ngā mihi

John Prestidge, Principal

Horticulture Vacancy

VOLUNTEER WANTED

Someone to come and help out in the School’s Horticulture gardens a couple of hours a week.

Please contact anthea.garmey@motuekahigh.school.nz

Calendar August

12 TSS Ski Champs 14 Motueka’s Got Talent final 7pm 15 TSS Swimming 16 Business Studies stall at Memorial Hall Indoor Market 10am-2pm 17 Top of the South Readers’ Challenge 18 School finishes at 12.25pm for Academic

Conferences, Course Info evening 20 Senior Art Trip Suter Gallery 25-28 Yr 13 OE Alpine Expedition, Nelson Lakes 26 Book Day at Library, Junior Art Exhibition 31 TSS Indoor Cricket 31-2/9 Yr 11 O Ed Expedition September 1 TSS Badminton 3 Momentum 6.30pm Memorial Hall 3 Buller Exchange in Murchison 3-4 TSS Junior Supernet 4 Motueka High School holiday 10-16 Senior Assessment week 11 Vast Dance Festival 7pm Nelson 19 Senior School Ball 8pm 22-24 Yr 13 Rock/Leadership Expedition 23-25 Yr 9 Adventure Camp, Abel Tasman 25 House Sports Day, end of Term 3

From the Office Students must sign in and out at the school office if leaving the school premises during the day (eg for dentist or doctor’s appointments), or if they are late to school. These absences must be explained by a parent or caregiver, either with a signed note from home, an appointment card, phone message or email.

Where possible, please let us know about appointments in advance so they can be noted in our attendance system. If a partial day absence, please state this. You can do this by ringing the office (528 9050 option 1), via the school website or Skool Loop App, by text to 021 085 93751 or by email to admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

If a student is unwell during the day: Students must check in to the Student Office if they are feeling unwell during the day so we can monitor them in the sick bay and follow up if needed. It also means we can contact you to pick them up if required. Please make sure you have spoken with one of the office staff before collecting your student. It is important that students are picked up from the office/reception area. If your student is unwell for three or more days, please provide a medical certificate on their return to explain the absence.

Non-school trips during term time: If a student is going to be away for three or more days for a non-school related trip/competition or for a holiday, please let the school know in advance by emailing the Principal at least a week beforehand.

All student payments can either be made in person at the school office (cash or EFTPOS) or via online banking as below:

NBS Bank Motueka 03 1354 0289467 16

Reference: Name of Student

Details: What the payment is for (eg Suter trip)

School uniform – please ensure all items are clearly named. Initials aren’t helpful, as we have over 600 students in uniform. If lost items are named, we can easily get them back to you. Unnamed items come to the office.

Finally – a note about parking. Please ensure mobility parking spaces are left free for those who have a permit. We would also be grateful if you could please refrain from parking in the named carparks when you are visiting the school. These carparks are needed for people who come and go during the day.

Business Studies

The Year 11 and 12 Business Studies classes will be selling their products at The Motueka Indoor Market at the Memorial Hall and would appreciate your support.

Products include soaps, plants, bath bombs, bird feeders, utility knives and doggie treats.

Date: 16th of August Time: 10 am - 2pm

Above: Students from last year’s market

Parent info The school office is open Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.15pm.

Email: admin@motuekahigh.school.nz

TOWN PASSES All students who need to go to town during lunchtime require a town pass. Parents please provide a note stating: the reason for the student leaving school grounds and your name and contact phone number. The note must be placed in the box on the student counter in the morning and the pass will be available at lunchtime.

Buying lunch downtown is not a valid reason for leaving the school grounds. Students can purchase lunch or snacks at the tuckshop. The Warehouse and New World are out of bounds during the school day.

LUNCH PASS If you live in town and your student wishes to have lunch at home, and you are satisfied that there will be adequate adult supervision, please complete the application form for a permanent pass. This form can be obtained from the office or online (on the Home page of the website, Sign in/Other Links).

Students must carry the pass when leaving or returning to the school grounds. Students may only go home to the address on the pass. If the pass is lost, a replacement is available for $1, at the office.

Please note: New World supermarket, The Warehouse and Thorp’s Bush are all out of bounds from 8.55am until 3.20pm.

Above: In Science, Phoebe, Nunya, Mac and Amber get up close with the skeleton

2020 Term Dates

Term 3: 20 July – 25 September

Term 4: 12 October – 11 December

Our Year 13 Furniture students have just started their major project which involves them making something for a client. We have some awesome ideas and I am hopeful that some good work will result.

The Year 12 Building class are constructing decks outside in our building area. Mason Weir and Jamey Ingham have almost finished and their work looks very professional. Awesome effort boys.

The Year 11 Furniture class made a Fence in Term 1 / 2 and are now well on their way to finishing Project 2 which is a side table. Ryan Hobbs and Ben Golsner have produced some outstanding work and their skill level has been excellent.

Above: Ryan Hobbs and his fence

The Year 10 Woodwork classes have picked up some fantastic skills and many students were successful in making a stool and a serving tray.

Above: Yr 10 Stools - Wel l done

Finally, the Year 9 Woodwork class has been making spatulas and spoons. We have introduced the process of laminating timber and have shown them how to use a variety of hand tools to make a beautiful final product.

Above: Awesome Spatulas

Left: A very large spoon!

Below: More awesome Spatulas

Building/Woodwork/Furniture

DVC The Year 11 Design and Visual Communication class recently completed two design projects.

The first task was to research an influential designer and design an amenity for the school in the style of that designer. The designers researched included Zaha Hadid (architect), Robin Day (furniture designer) and Frank Gehry (architect). Students designed outdoor seating, shade areas, drinking fountains and rubbish bins.

The second project involved learning about the elements and principles of graphic design and designing a poster to promote their first design. The finished posters were displayed in the school library.

Altogether the students earned seven Level 1 NCEA credits for their projects. The images show a selection of the completed posters.

Above: Work by Leah Werner and below by Tara Nugent

Above: Work by Jordan Fisher

Above: by Moeka Koyama and Below: Work by Ben Golsner

Dance Welcome

The Dance department welcomes back Oakley Salton as the Teacher in Charge of Dance at Motueka High School. She is looking forward to getting stuck into the wonderful opportunities Dance has on this term.

Senior Dance

Classes are in full swing learning new dance performances as part of their NCEA assessments from swinging Salsa, Jazz and Contemporary, students are shaking the studio up this term. While learning dances is part of the NCEA Dance course, the important learning happens during the process where students learn about the history and culture of dance styles or about the process of choreography to broaden their imagination and critical thinking skills.

All performances being taught this term will be showcased at our Dance performance evening, Momentum, held at Memorial Hall on Thursday 3 September at 6.30pm. We welcome everyone to join us on this evening as we celebrate the hard work of our students this year and to acknowledge the wonderful talent we have here at Motueka High School.

Vast

Vast Dance Festival is being held on Friday 11 September. This is another great opportunity for MHS students to be involved in dance outside of the classroom. The day culminates in an evening show, consisting of performances from dance students at each of the secondary schools in the region. This festival is the highlight of the dance calendar. Tickets can be purchased through eventfinda.

Below: Students perform at Vast 2019

International Department

We have had, over the past few weeks, many sad goodbyes as all but 4 of our International students return home. Some were planned and many were with travel plans interrupted, cancelled, and then rebooked up to four different times. A sincere thank you to our wonderful host families who held the students together and then took them to the airport, often at very early check-in times. Here’s a lovely farewell from 3 of our students. Judy Thorp, International Director Kia Ora people. We’ve been here for six months and those were some of the best of our lives. We got to meet so many gorgeous people and see a lot of amazing places. Even though it is 2020 and we’ve been in lockdown here for nearly two months because of the Corona Virus, we were able to do heaps of amazing things. For example: Muddy Buddy, where we ended up having a mud fight and then a freezing shower under the hose or driving to Kaiteriteri with our Outdoor Ed class to do Waka Ama and have a swim next to Split Apple Rock. At MHS we made a lot of friends, Internationals as well as Kiwis and now we can‘t even think of not seeing them every day. Soon as you start to talk to other students, they’re really kind and welcoming. Motueka High also offered us many great opportunities to do things we could have never done in our schools in Germany. We (nearly) learned how to do a kayak roll in the school pool, how to take great pictures with our own camera, how to build a fence and we learned the school waiata and haka. We participated on Athletics day (we weren’t successful, but it was fun!), went to Japanese Club, Choir and had horse riding lessons.

A few of our highlights were the trips we went on with our Outdoor Ed class like the kayak-trip just before lockdown and our 3-day-tramp in term two. We were really happy to be so close to the Abel Tasman and Kahurangi National Parks and therefore able to see a lot of New Zealand’s beautiful and stunning nature. It was really cool to gain insight into a totally different school system with school uniforms, assemblies, form classes and a whole different way of learning. We still remember the first day when we were standing in the bathroom, trying on our uniforms for the first time and thinking “Hell no! We’ll have to wear that EVERY DAY?”. But now we got totally used to it and see the benefits of everyone wearing the same clothes for school. Huge thanks to Judy and Naomi who made our time here so incredible!

Sophia, Katja & Lina

Below: Lockdown Blues, Sophia and Katja

Library

Wow that was a lot of borrowing during March! Thanks to all those amazing readers who returned their books from lockdown. Keep an eye out for the display on new book series every fortnight.

Book Day 26 August: visiting author, speed reading competition, spot prizes and dress up as a comic character.

Samoan comic artist writer wrestler Michel Mulipola will be speaking and drawing in the library on Book Day.

Top of the South Readers’ Cup Challenge We have a team heading off to the annual challenge at Nayland College on Monday 17 August. Wish them luck!

Read the challenge books in your library now: Slider, Flight of the Fantail, Tiger Heart, Aurora Rising, Wild Lands.

Mathematics

The Australian Mathematics Competition was held in the School Hall on the 30th July.

This annual event has once again been enjoyed by 54 students. All year levels were involved with most students being from Year 9.

The AMC provides great extension for our students. It is the overall Maths thinking that takes place in both the preparation and participation that is the best spin-off for all the students that take part. The lateral thinking and problem solving really help prepare students for the Excellence questions in the NCEA Mathematics standards.

It is without doubt a great way of providing our talented Maths students with meaningful and accessible challenges.

Hope to see more taking part next year.

Te Whare Mātauranga

Horticulture Vacancy VOLUNTEER WANTED

Someone to come and help out in the school’s Horticulture gardens a couple of

hours a week. Please contact

anthea.garmey@motuekahigh.school.nz

Drama Wow - Covid 19, we navigated online learning, crazy Tait warm-ups (eg rubber duckies and Supercalifrag- ilisticexpialidocious Gold Point challenges) discovered it’s really hard to learn a monologue on your own and are all delighted to return to face-to-face learning.

We are also coping with reduced learning time and catching up! Hence this year's Talent Quest (rebranded as “Motueka’s Got Talent”) is our chance to share some class work. Typically, students enter their own mahi and navigating internal assessment load with performance opportunities is a challenge.

Term 1 + 2 Performances and Opportunities

Otago Sheilagh Winn Shakespeare Festival was altered, with local performances rather than the regional festival. Video sub-missions were judged

and although we didn’t attain any awards, our students were fabulous! Judges noted stand out performances by William Dimery-Knight, Dilyn Siobhan and Ngahere Hedlund (Drama Club) and Jet Edwards (Fool in King Lear). They also enjoyed our Ozzie v’s Kiwi take on the Montagues v’s Capulets (10 Drama with Romeo and Juliet).

11 Drama presented “Find Me” by Olwyn Wymark at the end of Term 2. Mirissa Briggs and Holly Druce brought much depth to Jean and the “Verities” - Anoushka Van Boekhout McKenzie, Ellie Tasker, Evie Fox, Molly Morris along with Natasha Rogers (as Marcie) were all exceptional. Well done 11 Drama - you worked extremely hard to produce a gritty play.

Theatresports “All In Jam” workshop - 5 fabulous actors represented. Our Junior team is readying for the Regional Competition Tuesday 22nd September at Waimea College.

Upcoming Performances

• Motueka’s Got Talent

• 12 Drama “End of the Golden Weather” by Bruce Mason (date tbc at Imagine Theatre)

TheatreSports 2020

Theatresports this year is led by our maestro… Louie Morris. Come and play, every Monday lunchtime. Practice improvisation skills and learn Theatresports games. Nikkie Whitehead will hold another workshop (Term 3) and one final performance opportunity (Arts Award Evening) for our teams.

Drama Club meets every Friday at lunchtime. Currently we are preparing a scene for Motueka’s Got Talent. Throughout the year, this is the space for students to create their own scripts/ theatrical piece, play games, develop a role, explore production technologies, work with scripts and have some fun! All interested actors, technical crew, backstage crew (etc.) are welcome.

Year 9 Drama are in the process of getting to know each other, exploring Drama vocabulary, playing games to increase confidence and learning how to collaborate in a group. They’ll further explore developing a role, devising and performing with a script.

Year 10 Drama are delving into the world of Clowning, Mime and Magicians to develop a show to tour Primary and Preschools at the end of the term.

11 Drama are rehearsing Melodramas for assessment then either exploring acting techniques (monologues or duologues) or devising original theatre.

12 Drama 40 roles for a cast of 5. Students are directing and acting in “The End of the Golden Weather” a seminal NZ play toured extensively by Bruce Mason in the 1950’s. Along with analysing the Great Depression, Queen St riots and societal per-ceptions of mental differences, along with the loss of innocence… we are applying Realism and Epic Theatre techniques. Prepared to be wowed at the end of term...

Social Sciences Leadership and Collaboration

Our juniors are starting new topics this term based on ‘Decision Making and Governments’ at Year 9 and ‘Sustainable Environments’ with Year 10. Teachers are taking the opportunity with fine weather to engage learners both in and outside the classroom.

Year 10 students are demonstrating their prior knowledge of Sustainability whilst also competing with creativity.

The BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) class have been exploring what it takes to have our voices heard. We have been discovering what it means to be a good team player and what processes are important in making decisions for self, others and society.

With upcoming elections, it is timely that our tamariki are studying Government and we will be taking virtual tours of Parliament later in the term.

The Base

This term we have had some lovely “Friends of the Base” This awesome group have been hanging out with us and have helped to create some beautiful artwork. They all formed a really great bond with our students and were very much appreciated.

We have made great use of our Sensory Room this term. We go there every day and enjoy the soft lights, quiet music and sensory toys. We have some glow in the dark puzzles which have been a real hit!

You may have noticed that our fenced area has increased and this has provided us with much needed outdoor space. We put up our hub caps again and will continue to create some outside artwork to create colour and interest to our fence.

Each week we wash the PE uniforms and we are very grateful for their donation of Sports Gear for us. We’ve loved being able to have an obstacle course inside when we can’t get outside. Each day we’ve been going for walks to learn about Walking Safety so you may see us around.

We have carried on our cooking programme with, I must say some mixed results, especially if I am in charge. Luckily the wonderful Teacher Aides normally take over and keep me away from the table!

We’ve done some amazing science experiments this term. These include making electrical circuits, walking robots and a wooden crane.

All in all, we’re really happy to be back at school.

Ali Davis

Outdoor Ed Back to normal to some extent after l0ckdown as we look to start getting back outdoors! A big haere ra to those International students who have headed home in these uncertain times and kia kaha to those four brave souls who are still here in OE for the remainder of the year. It’s great to still have you on board and we look forward to sharing the world class underground adventures in our region’s amazing karst, limestone and marble caves, with some scrambling, bouldering and rock climbing to come as the weather slowly improves.

Yr 13: After a cold but successful (even the breadmaking was a triumph!) bush-craft trip at the end of last term and holiday adventures, this class is looking forward to their next expedition in the Nelson Lakes NP. With the snow around now, classes will be looking at safe route finding, snow-craft, risk and alpine hazard management and building snow shelters. As Spring approaches, there is learning to lead rock climb indoors and out.

Yr 12: Are looking to wrap up the Risk Management unit with their Tramp and final assessments before adventures underground and scaling walls. This will be their last overnight expedition, as they prepare for the coming exams but they will have a couple of full day trips later this term to meet assessment requirements for these activities.

Yr 11: OE classes continue Adventure Based Learning, at Whenua-Iti Outdoors and some rock climbing before preparing for their final multi-activity expedition later this term.

Yr 10: A new Yr 10 outdoor programme starts up with students led by Mr. Greg O’Donnell. They will be getting into Adventure Based Learning, teamwork, communication and gathering skills, resources and information for their expedition scheduled for the middle 0f Term 4.

Yr 9: The Term 3 Adventure Skills class are on their way preparing for their Abel Tasman tramp/sea kayak camp at the end of term by learning teamwork, navigation and campcraft.

We welcome your support and questions about our Outdoor Education programme. Please do not hesitate to contact myself, Greg O’Donnell or Malaika Davies at the school.

Gareth Wheeler, HOD Outdoor Education

Reminders and upcoming trips:

● Yr 13: Week 4 Fri 14/8, Alpine skills training, Rainbow Ski Area

● Yr 13: Week 6, Tues 25/8 - Thurs 28/8, Alpine Expedition, Nelson Lakes NP

● Yr 13: Week 10, Tues 22/9 – Thurs 24/9, Rock/Leadership Expedition, venue TBC

● Yr 12: Cave assessment day trips. TBC in Week 5.

● Yr 12: Rock assessment day trips. TBC Week 8-9

● Yr 11: Week 7, Mon 31/8 - Wed 2/9, Final Expedition, venue TBC

● Yr 9: Week 10, Wed 23/9 - Fri 25/9, Adventure Camp, Abel Tasman NP

Above left: Jackson Harris getting stuck into making bread

Above right: Tagan Stringer and Davis Sundbye setting their fire

Left: Brodie Maru checking out his shelter

MusicThe musical highlights in Term 2 included a visit from Jeremy Redmore one of the NZ Music Commission’s Music Mentors. Jeremy worked with five bands and gave great feedback and ideas on performance, arrangement and composition. He also shared his experience of being a professional musician in NZ and his time in Midnight Youth.

Above: Jeremy, Joshua, Jack and Brady brainstorm lyrics

Above: Ice Chill working with Jeremy

Some of the bands then played in the concert held that evening in Te Maatu. It was a full house and the audience were very appreciative of the musicians who performed.

There was a mixture of Chamber Music groups, bands and choral items with some items being assessed for NCEA Group Performance.

Bryn, Bella, Harrison and Louie

Early in Term 3 Brent Stewart from NZ Choral Federation will also visit to do workshops with The Motueka Singers and Suono Bellissimo. The choirs have missed preparing and performing at The Big Sing

so it is great to get high quality coaching from Brent. The choirs will be performing in a concert at the end of Term 3 to be held in St Thomas’s auditorium.

Above: Motueka Singers

Smokefree Rockquest entries needed to be in at the beginning of the term. Phoebe Leenhouwers was placed 2nd in the regional competition for her solo. She then recorded 3 original songs for the national finals. Soul Serenity – Harrison, Bella, Bryn and Louie also recorded two original songs to enter the regional final for bands.

Above: Phoebe Leenhouwers

Motueka’s Got Talent preparations are in full swing with many students taking on the challenge of performing in front of their peers vying for a place in the evening final. It is a great experience for all the performers and also behind the scenes with our tech and stage crew. We wish the musicians who have entered competitions all the best with their entries.

The NCEA Senior Music class is working well to gain credits in Solo Performance, Group Performance, Composition, Music Works, Score reading, Instrumentation, Research, Setting up a Sound System and Music Technology.

Looking ahead there will be the end of term concert, a concert at The Honest Lawyer for the Jazz Bands and hopefully a lunchtime concert at Motueka Library. Everyone is invited!

Food & Nutrition Year 9 Year 9s are getting to know how to measure all manner of ingredients and honing their cutting skills with tomato salsa, nachos and bliss balls.

Year 10

Three new Year 10 classes have started FNT this term which means a lot of sushi rice is being cooked up by the teachers. Starting with sushi is a popular way to gauge the students’ cutting skills and their general ability in the kitchen.

Year 12

Term 3 has started with a bounty of Bento with the Year 12 classes. One part carbohydrates, one part protein and two parts vegetables was the brief.

Special thanks go to Yuki Yoda for being our expert guest speaker and quality control officer.

Year 13 The students have been investigating how multinational food corporations have influenced our eating patterns in New Zealand. The multinational corporation at the centre of their investigation is Coca Cola. Year 11

Deciphering nutritional information on packaging is the focus for Year 11 students this term in preparation for their external exam.

Any spare produce/food from the home garden, work or orchard is gratefully received and we welcome parents to come and check out what we are up to at any time. Just get in touch.

Tersha Coppell and Mandy White

Sports

Welcome Back To Motueka High School

Sport Zone

Sport is back on the calendar so an exciting Term 3 has kicked off!

Term 2 events and accolades.

We were lucky enough to complete a number of Tasman Secondary Schools Sports Events before the Covid-19 hit.

Below are the results:

Nelson Touch Representatives Congratulations

Nelson U16 Mixed team Brady Richards, Damani Cullen.

Nelson U18 Mixed team Shannen Smith was Co-captain for this side and also awarded the Female MVP. Shannen was also a member of the Nelson Open’s team and reached the final for the first time. The Open side made the Top 4 (first time for Nelson) and reached the final where they finished second.

TSS Touch: Our Mixed team competed against four Colleges in this competition with the results as follows:

MHS 10 – Garin 2 MHS 12 – Nayland 2 MHS 12 – Golden Bay 1 MHS 2 – Waimea 6 Final standings: 1st Waimea, 2nd MHS, 3rd Garin, 4th Golden Bay and Nayland 5th

TSS Triathlon: 14 of MHS Triathletes took to the waves, the bikes and road to record the best results MHS has ever had. MHS brought home 11 medals!!

Junior Boys team – 1st of Kerwin Steinmetz, Luke Inglis and Jayden Aldworth U19 Individual Girls - Davis Sundbye 1st - 1.26.17.7 U19 Individual Girls – Jessie Fa’avae 2nd - 1.26.21.8 U19 Mixed team – 2nd U19 Boys team – 2nd U19 International team - 4th

Below right: Junior Champions

Above: The Full Triathlon team. Back row: Bryn Stevens, Shay Morton, Davis Sundbye, Jessie Fa’avae, Katharina Wirth, Felix Walther, Philip John, Johanna van der Vorst Front row: Jayden Aldworth, Luke Inglis, Kerwin Steinmetz, Willem Pienaar, Jessica Hertel, Luna Altenmueller

Above: Shannen diving for the corner in the final for her Open’s side.

Above left: Nelson’s Open team and right: Shannen scoring in the U18’s against Auckland

WHAT IS ON THIS TERM

12th August TSS Ski Champs

15th August TSS Swimming

31st August TSS Indoor Cricket

1st September TSS Badminton

3rd/4th September TSS Jnr Supernet

3rd September Buller Exchange (to be held in Murchison)

16th September Get to Go

TSS T20 Cricket: Motueka High School’s 1st X1 Cricket team took part in this two-day tournament against 5 other Colleges. Results: 1st - Waimea College, 2nd - Motueka High School, 3rd - Nelson College, 4th - Garin College, 5th - Golden Bay High School, 6th - Nayland College.

TSS Volleyball: 31 one of our Junior Volleyballers experienced their first tournament against the other colleges with some great set wins and experience. Their sportsmanship and the ability to support and organise themselves was very commendable. Thank you to Mr Allan Brodie for his coaching of these teams.

Our Senior A and B Girls teams competed in the weekly Volleyball

competition at Saxton Stadium. With Level 4 lockdown coming into play the competition could not be completed. The Senior A team were on track to make the top 4. A huge thank you to coaches Bernard Enoka and Brent McGlashen.

TSS Athletics: Over 35 MHS Athletes competed with outstanding results:

Congratulations to the U14 Girls Relay team for setting a new record of 53.41 seconds beating MHS old record of 54.1 seconds. Team: Lucia Young, Dallas Donnelly, Ruby Donnelly and Keira Wilkins.

U19 Girls: Shannen Smith – 2nd Triple Jump Kim Lammers – 1st Discus, 2nd Long Jump, 3rd 100m and 200m. Joelle Post – 1st 400m, 4th 200m U19 Boys: Jacob Brooks – 1st 400m, 800m, 2nd 1500m Logan Ogilvie – 2nd Long Jump, High Jump 4th Benjamin Monaghan – 3rd Triple Jump Henry Russon – 4th Triple Jump Harsh Kansara – 1st Javelin.

U16 Girls: Riley Smart – 1st 100m, 200m, 400m Rosie Neal – 1st Long Jump Hannah Mangnall – 3rd 1500m U16 Boys: Janek Manderson – 3rd 3000m Tom Lightfoot – 1st Triple Jump, 2nd 400m Ranui Cowley – 2nd 100m, 4th Long Jump Brady Richards – 3rd 100m U15 Girls: Jordan Richards – 2nd 100m, 3rd= 200m Ariana Mudgway – 1st Javelin, 3rd= 200m. U15 Boys: Finn McMurray – 2nd 800m Nikau McMurray – 2nd 100m U14 Girls: Leela Douglas – 1st Discus, 1st Shot Put Khushi Kansara – 1st Javelin Keira Wilkins – 1st Long Jump, 4th 400m Lucia Young – 2nd 400m, 3rd 100m, 200m Tegan Ewers – 3rd 1500m, 3000m Ruby Donnelly – 2nd Javelin, 3rd High Jump Nika Rayward – 2nd High Jump, Long Jump U14 Boys: Eli Heal – 3rd 400m Triden Gill – 1st Javelin, Luke Inglis – 4th Javelin. Relays: U14 Girls 4 x 100m – 1st U14 Boys 4 x 100m – 2nd. U15 Boys 4 x 100m – 1st U16 Girls 4 x 100m – 1st. U16 Boys 4 x 100m – 1st U19 Girls 4 x 100m – 1st. U19 Boys 4 x 100m – 3rd Open Girls 4 x 400m – 1st Open Boys 4 x 400m – 1st Congratulations to our past students Izzy Neal and Camryn Smart for being selected in the 4 x 400m relay team for World Juniors but with Covid 19 this was cancelled. Both girls won NZ titles. There have now been 6 Internationals from Motueka High School: Clint Grooby, Shannon Francois, Megan Aikenhead, Amanda Fitisemanu, Izzy Neal and Camryn Smart.

TSS Mountain Biking: With over 160 mountain bikers taking part in the two-day event 36 students were from MHS.

Top results from the Enduro event:

U15 Girls – Arianna Mudgway 4th, Sophia Gillatt 6th. U19 Girls – Maya Gavalas 1st, Maddie Bryan 2nd, Meg Bradley 4th. U14 Boys – Caleb Stow 11th, Eli Robertson 17th U16 Boys – Jake Clark 6th, Bryce Walker 8th U19 Boys – Sam Ernie 9th, Jacob Beaumont 12th

TSS Mountain Biking Cross Country Results: U14 Boys – Caleb Stow 14th U16 Boys – Ethan Woods 1st Congratulations The Overall results are: U14 Boys – Caleb Stow 9= U16 Boys – Ethan Woods 5th MHS Swimming Sports: This year 22 students took to the pool to compete for the age grade championship cups for 2020. The Champions are as follows: Congratulations

U14 Girls - Helena Satherley U14 Boys - Daniel Cederman U15 Girls - Willow Stebbings U15 Boys - Jacob Satherley U19 Girls - Tessa Barnes U16 Boys - Ollie Whitaker U19 Boys - Willem Pienaar

MHS Basketball: This season we are extremely happy and excited to welcome Mr James Campion an ex-Nelson Giant, NBL player and NBL Referee who has volunteered his time to coach our Senior and Junior Boys Basketball teams along with ex-student Isaac Bunn.

Trainings are being held every Sunday afternoon in the school gym where the players are soaking up all skills and information James is giving them. The results of their first competition game saw MHS Senior Boys beat Garin College ‘A’ and the Junior Boys beating Nayland College Diamonds. The trainings are paying off!!

Rugby: Congratulations to Cameron Bradford, Cameron Griffith, Tobi Kirkwood-Thorpe, James Morris and Edward Morris for being selected into the Waimea Combined Rugby team for 2020.

MHS Cross Country: Held in perfect conditions saw 80 students compete for the school Age Group Championship cups. Thank you to Brent McGlashen and Kono for allowing us to run through their properties.

Congratulations to our 2020 Champions:

Yr 9 Boys Isaiah Marshall Yr 9 Girls Keira Wilkins Jnr Boys Finn Murray Jnr Girls Hannah Mangnall Snr Boys Josh Fitzgerald Snr Girls Jessie Fa’avae

Winter codes are well on the way with 4 x Rugby, 9 x Netball and 2 x Basketball teams all playing in a weekly competition and performing extremely well. Thank you to all the Parent/Caregivers/Supporters and Students who have put themselves forward to Coach or manage a school team.

Adrienne Fry

Sport Coordinator

2020 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE Exams available digitally shown in blue

Date Time Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Scholarship

Mon 16 Nov

9.30 am Te Reo Rangatira Physics Business Studies Calculus 2.00 pm Chinese German Dance Agricultural &

Horticultural Science Tue 17 Nov

9.30 am Media Studies Earth & Space Science

Drama Chemistry

2.00 pm Classical Studies German Wed 18 Nov

9.30 am Agricultural & Horticultural Science

Art History Statistics

2.00 pm Geography Spanish Earth & Space Science

Drama

Thu 19 Nov

9.30 am Mathematics & Statistics

Biology

2.00 pm Music Accounting History French Fri 20 Nov

9.30 am Mathematics & Statistics

Classical Studies

2.00 pm Drama Samoan Statistics WEEKEND

Mon 23 Nov

9.30 am French Te Reo Māori Calculus 2.00 pm Economics Accounting

Tue 24 Nov

9.30 am 2.00 pm

English Religious Studies History Chinese Biology Economics

Wed 25 Nov

9.30 am English Te Reo Rangatira 2.00 pm Drama History Health Physics

Thu 26 Nov

9.30 am Business Studies Chemistry Agricultural & Horticultural Science German Chinese

English

2.00 pm Biology Music Media Studies Accounting Fri 27 Nov

9.30 am Science Making Music History 2.00 pm Samoan

Spanish Geography Chemistry

WEEKEND Mon 30 Nov

9.30 am Te Reo Māori Art History

Japanese Te Reo Rangatira Social Studies Psychology

Samoan

2.00 pm Latin Agricultural & Horticultural Science

Geography

Tue 1 Dec

9.30 am Accounting English 2.00 pm Home Economics Economics Media Studies

Wed 2 Dec

9.30 am German Biology Geography 2.00 pm Dance Physics

Thu 3 Dec

9.30 am Physics Home Economics Classical Studies Japanese 2.00 pm Media Studies Home Economics Art History

Fri 4 Dec 9.30 am Chemistry Business Studies French Te Reo Māori 2.00 pm Classical Studies Health Economics

WEEKEND Mon 7 Dec

9.30 am Japanese Te Reo Rangatira Latin

Japanese

2.00 pm French Spanish Latin Tue 8 Dec

9.30 am Health Samoan Education for Sustainability

Te Reo Māori Latin

Chinese

2.00 pm Social Studies Music Studies Spanish Wed 9 Dec

9.30 am Social Studies Dance Art History Earth & Space Science

EXAMS END (Term 4 ends 16 Dec)