17 October 2016 “Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu” “Adorn the bird with feathers so it can fly” This whakatauki is a reflection of the true essence of kapa haka. A powerful vehicle for positive transformation for our young Māori students at Henderson High School. Our kapa haka guiding tikanga are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and […]
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Jhack Challenge
24 September 2016 On Saturday 24 September three of our year 11 students, Caroline, Brendon and Charles competed as a team in Jhack, a series of programming challenges in a competition format in a Junior Hackathon. Through developing a game called ‘Contrast’ they won first place in the group section, receiving prizes from Microsoft, JB […]
Vote for Rebekah’s Dream
21 September 2016 Our talented Year 11 student Rebekah Gray is putting the wheels in motion for her musical future by applying for an AMP Scholarship which will allow her to fulfill her dream of joining a professional Orchestra. The Scholarship has a peoples choice component to allow friends to vote and show their support.To […]
Tech Students Visit the Capital
16 September 2016 On Monday a select group of our leading technology students flew down to Wellington for a day trip to visit Victoria University and Weta Workshop. It was a unique opportunity to visit the one of the pioneering digital and special effects companies in the world, as well as a great way to […]
Jack’s Back!
15 September 2016 Congratulations to another rising league star at Henderson High – Jack Roudon! Last weekend year 10 student Jack was awarded Player of the Year for the Under 14’s Waitemata Seagulls. This is a great feat of sportsmanship under any condition, let alone in the 2016 Auckland Rugby League Club of the Year! […]