This past weekend, a group of students travelled to Wellington for the Tournament of Minds (TOM) National Finals. It was an amazing experience for these students and they took away a win! Off to Internationals they go! Congratulations to – Saketha Jandhyala, Owen Chen, Savir Selagan, Riya Sutton, Yashvi Patel, and Alan Shipway.
MHJC ended Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with some delicious hangi, fried bread and pudding, and a joint celebration with Mission Heights Primary School. Both schools’ Kapa Haka groups performed together beautifully, as their families, teachers and school mates watched on. We also had a friendly kaiako (teacher) MHP vs MHJC Kaimahi Challenge, with our teachers winning and claiming the ‘Kaimahi quiz’ plaque. Ka mau te Wehi!
A reminder that MHJC’s production is coming up.
Please note, tickets to the Saturday show have now sold out and there are only a few tickets remaining for the Friday show. Ticket sales are online via Eventbrite or at the door before the show (if tickets remain). Tickets will also be sold before school next week by reception.
We look forward to seeing you at our 2022 Production!
Jenny Wang – 93 votes
Anne Singh – 64 votes
Paul Graham Liu Hale – 63 votes
Tracey Frost – 60 votes
Rhys Attwood – 59 votes
Arifa – 28 votes
There being 6 candidates and 5 vacancies, I hereby declare the following duly elected: Jenny Wang, Anne Singh, Paul Graham Liu Hale, Tracey Frost, Rhys Attwood.
Douglas Choong
There being only one candidate and one vacancy, I hereby declare the following duly elected; Douglas Choong.
BJM Vester, Returning Officer.
A number of our MHJC student athletes excelled at AIMS.
Corey Reed won gold in the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Junior Advanced Division. Corey was also awarded MVP of the Mission Heights Hockey Team. Well done on your AIMS successes Corey!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Māori Language Petition, MHJC had a school wide te reo Māori moment earlier in the week by performing the school haka.
A reminder that tomorrow is Student Led Conference Day. Students will only be on-site if they have pre-booked an in-person SLC with their Learning Advisor.
Our top Year 7 and 8 Cross Country runners went to Muriwai Beach on Tuesday to compete in the Auckland Championships. Well done to Oscar, Cooper, Ryker, Lafaele, and Daniel who all had incredible runs.
A special congratulations to Daniel who placed 16th at these championships!
This week we celebrate Te Wiki O te Reo Māori and this year, we are excited to collaborate with our neighbouring kura, Mission Heights Primary School.
Today marks 50 years of Te Petihana movement.
“The Māori Language Petition (Te Petihana) presentation to Parliament on 14 September 1972, with over 30,000 signatures, kickstarted major shifts in the revival of Te Reo Māori as a living language in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since this moment 50 years ago, Te Petihana has, and continues, to inspire the Māori language movement.”
MHJC and MHP look forward to continuing this celebration for the rest of the week.
Last week, a group of Year 7 and 8 students headed down to Tauranga for the AIMS Games (Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools). Teams and individual athletes competed across a number of sports and had a successful week with other athletes from across the country.
Congratulations to all who competed!
