16 February 2016 Congratulations to our Head Students for 2016. Introducing: Head Girl – Abbytailor So’Olefai Head Boy – Joshua Welton Deputy Head Girl – Grace Burton-McKeich Deputy Head Boy – Elijah Ropati See the students pictured here with Principal Mike Purcell, from left to right, Josh, Grace, Elijah, Abbytailor. Full prefect portfolio information will […]
17-30 January 2016 Sharon Jing our top science student in 2015 was privileged to be selected to attend the 2016 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in Canberra, Australia on the 17-30 January. Sharon said “I pondered about how much of an impact this would have on me. I expected there would be a massive amount […]
12-14 February 2016 We would like to wish year 12 student Jackson Dawson all the best for the upcoming Open Water Swimming Championships in Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast in Australia on the 12-14 February. Go hard Jackson! […]
9 to 23 January 2016 This year’s annual Rotary National Science and Technology Forum was held from 9 – 23 January. Anoek Grosmann and Harrison Tuhiga-Efaraimo were honoured to be selected for the programme at the University of Auckland. The forum’s aim is to introduce high school students to the more recent developments in Science […]
10 February 2016 Our senior students are embracing the opportunity to take on leadership rolls for 2016 and we are very pleased to have such an accomplished group of potential head students and prefects. Students will be presenting their Leadership speeches to staff this week and we wish them all the best with their preparation. […]
14 January 2016 Congratulations to Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club who celebrated 80 years of rescues. We would like to acknowledge and thank all our student lifeguards who contribute so much to our communities. You are our heroes! Pictured are the Munro girls: Grace, current student and former students Phoebe and Emily Munro who are part […]
26 January 2016 Congratulations to former Henderson High School Student Zen Wallis, who recently won the Mens Open Longboard Title at the Surfing Championships in Dunedin on January 11-16. Zen also won the Junior title when he was 18. He now owns and runs the Piha Surf School. Zen speaks of his trophy “there’s some […]
2 February 2016 Introducing Charlotte Farquharson the arkitekton behind one of the new structures installed on the school grounds this month. Charlotte, a 5th year Masters of Architecture (Professional) student at University of Auckland designed the structure as part of her masters thesis project. It was constructed at the university with some help from a […]
Introducing Charlotte Farquharson the Arkitekton behind the pavilion in the courtyard at Henderson High School. Charlotte, a 5th year Masters of Architecture (Professional) student at University of Auckland designed the structure as part of her masters thesis project. It was constructed at the university with some help from a timber technology class. Charlotte commented that […]
16 January 2016 Congratulations to former Henderson High School Student Zen Wallis, who recently won the Mens Open Longboard Title at the Surfing Championships in Dunedin on January 11-16. Zen also won the Junior title when he was 18. He now owns and runs the Piha Surf School. Zen speaks of his trophy “there’s some […]
