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Tuakana Teina in action

Earlier in the year as part of their Human Rights unit of study in Social Studies, W10JBT had the opportunity to develop board games. This activity engaged many of the students and after spending a number of hours on this, both in and out of the classroom, some incredible games were produced. There were a […]

World Vision Wrap Up

The combined fundraising total for Junior and Senior Campus is $4653 which could provide 43 communities with a water well for the first time. How many lives have we blessed? This is a massive effort and a big thanks to everyone who helped. Congratulations to Megan Ashton for the biggest individual fundraising. Charly Faherty and […]

Te Kapa Haka o Hēmi Hākena

Tēnā rā koutou katoa, e te whānau o Hēmi Hākena. He mihi nui ki ngā whānau i tae ā tinana mai ki te hui whakanui o ngā Ahurea nō Murihiku (Polyfest 2022). The whānau class would like to acknowledge everyone for supporting our Kapa haka (Hēmi Hakena) performance at this year’s Murihiku Polyfest. A large […]

Year 13 Dress Up Day

The Year 13 Dress Up Day is one of the highlights of Library Week. Once again, the Year 13 student’s demonstrated their creativity and enthusiasm with their fantastic costumes

Basketball

Congratulations to our Girls Team who are Palmerston North-bound after earning a top six spot and therefore qualifying for the national tournament.

Better Together

September 1st was New Zealand’s Random Acts of Kindness Day and this year Room 16 celebrated this as part of Year 7’s “Better Together” unit. Students made gifts for each other and for staff around the school. Their gifts were thoroughly appreciated by all who received them.

New Night Sky Camera Installed

Hargest has joined a world wide array of night sky cameras which are being administered by the University of Ontario in Canada. Pictured is our Deputy Head Boy and space enthusiast Ronan Shearing with Marshall and Mia from the University of Otago Geology department. The goal is to triangulate the position of any Meteors that […]

French

The current topic for senior French has been ‘la gastronomie’ and we have been learning about dishes and specialities in the different regions in France. It is amazing to see the diversity amongst them and to also see how traditions are important and continue to be instilled nowadays. Although there can be complexities to dishes, […]

Junior Campus wins at ShowQuest

Another year, another award-winning Junior Campus Showquest performance! This year our performance was based around what it is like to be a teenager and what happens when you first get your cell phone. We looked at how at the start it is so exciting and you get so totally involved with your new phone. But […]

Red, Black and White Day

Red, Black and White Day was a lot of fun and a great success at James Hargest College. Students were thrilled to meet Melissa Vining, the powerhouse behind this awesome community initiative. We were proud to be able to donate over $2000 across the school from the day. Thanks to everyone who brought a donation.