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Cycling

James Hargest College entered a great team for the Regional and National Schools Track Championships. Made up of riders from years 7/8 through to year 13 and with a mix of new and seasoned riders, the event was always going to produce some great results, and the riders definitely didn’t disappoint. There was a range […]

House Haka Competiton

A massive highlight at the end of last term was our Senior Campus House Haka competition. Congratulations to Hamilton House who narrowly took out the win! Thanks so much to our judges Loretta Schmidt and Greg Houkamau. Hēmi Hākēna proud!

Shakespeare Reading Competition

Knock knock! Who’s there? The annual Shakespeare Reading Competition was held in Week 9 of Term 3 and we had 8 brave souls, “made of sterner stuff”, who turned up the day after Senior Evidence Exams to engage with the bard’s language. And did themselves proud in doing so! Students prepare a reading for the […]

Sing Out – Junior Campus

On Wednesday September 11th our Junior Campus Choir performed at Sing Out 2024. The focus for the evening was ‘Stage and Screen’. Our Choir did an amazing job performing both massed songs (with four other schools) and our own items. Eli Burgess and Declan Lawton-Dutt were both chosen as solo singers for one of the […]

Year 7 Science

Year 7’s enjoyed Makey Makey in Science this term.

SISS Netball Tournament

The JHC Gold A netball team travelled to Christchurch to compete with 84 other teams in the SISS tournament. The tournament was held at the newly built Nga Puna Wai stadium. A great venue for both players and supporters. Coached by Veronica Baird and managed by Sue Yeo the girls had enjoyed a very successful […]

Girls’ 10 a-side rugby

Year 7 and 8 girls were involved in a 5 week tournament with other Southland teams

Hockey

It has been great to see hockey continue to grow in numbers this year with players returning to play and new players enticed to be part of this quick-paced sport. We have had three mixed teams at the Junior Campus and five teams at the Senior Campus (two boys, one mixed and two girls). Many […]

Football

James Hargest Football XI travelled to Christchurch to play in the Jim Wishart SSIS Football Competition. Game 1: Monday saw us face Golden Bay in a fairly dominant game we controlled for the most part. Golden Bay defended well and their goalkeeper made a couple of good saves, preventing us from scoring more than the […]

Junior Campus Production What A Night

What A Night was staged this week. Our super talented students showcased their singing, acting, and dancing skills by presenting a very entertaining and engaging musical.