Today (04/11/2011) is the last official day of attendance this year for our Year 11 - Year 13 students before they start their NCEA external examinations study leave. For our Year 13 students it was their last day at Hebron and they got up to fun hijinks, acting like army commandos, blocking corridors with cardboard boxes, leaving "lolly bombs" in junior classrooms, wrapping everything in Mr Breetvelt's office with newspaper and plastering my office with Postit notes stating: We love Hebron, Bees 4 Life, We're going to miss you so much, Be my father!, Best looking Principle (Principal?). The Year 13 class are an amazing group of students? happy, friendly, obliging, hard-working, believers in God. We will miss you heaps too!
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Year 13 enjoyed paintball as part of their reward for bringing the most phones in the 'Phones for Rewards' competition.
Post exam wind-down
Today (30/09/2011), the Year 13 class went to Western Springs for an adventurous outing and wind-down after the last 4 days of grueling exams! After a few weeks of community service and spiritual enlightenment, they were ecstatic to finally be able to enjoy the sun and each other's company. Aimee Humphries overcame her fear of geese and the girls outclassed the guys in a game of rugby! Rugby fever has overtaken the Hebron Year 13's!
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Trash to Fashion Winner
We congratulate Kirsten Whittington (Y13) for winning the finals of this year's Schools' Trash to Fashion Competition at Corban Estate on Saturday night (03/09/2011). The judges said, "This is an outstanding achievement reached because of your ability to "wow" the judges with your creativity, skills and design ethos." Kirsten received a standing ovation at the primary and secondary assemblies where she showed off her amazing costume. Do we have another world famous fashion designer in our midst? This year's theme is "Aroha Auckland" so Kirsten designed and created her outfit on a "Waitakere Ranges/West Coast Beaches" theme using organic "trash". Items include Kauri bark, felted wool, Nikau husks and seed pods, skeleton leaves and flax. Some aspects of her costume took 3 months to make.
Literary Tabloid Sports programme
Today (02/09/2011), the Literary Tabloid Sports programme took place with ourwonderful Year 13 students organizing fun activities centred around books. The primary children were grouped into 7 mixed-age groups and spent 15 minutes at each station in a Round-Robin programme. Lots of fun and laughter were heard at each group and this event helped to round off the week's literary emphasis.
Student Leadership Conference
[report from Year 13 students]
Last week, Year 13 students Leah Bennett, Clarrence Molinyawe, Dawn Chen, Aimee Humphries and Chelsea Gill, went to the Equip Leadership Conference at Kingsway College in Orewa. We were all encouraged by seeing other young people on fire for God. We were especially motivated listening to how God is working in other schools. The speakers exceeded our expectations. They encouraged servant leadership and inspired us to become authentic God-confident leaders.
Year 13 Careers Expo
This afternoon (10/06/2011), the Year 13s braved the cold and rain to visit the Coca Cola Careers Expo. Despite the dismal weather, spirits were high. For some it reinforced career paths, for some it challenged their pre-conceived ideas, and for some others it stimulated new ideas. All in all it opened their eyes to the numerous career options available from serving in the army to theology to medicine.
Year 13 run a Middle School sports afternoon
As part of their Activity programme, the Year 13 class spent Friday afternoon (13/05/2011) serving the students and teachers of our own Middle School by running a sports programme. The Year 13 students planned and ran a number of different activities which enabled them to practise their organisation and leadership skills. Students of rooms 10, 11 and 12 reaped the benefits, participating in playground races, rob the nest, touch rugby and other fun activities. If the volume was anything to go by, the Middle School students had plenty of fun. The nature of Hebron, with Primary and Secondary students on one site allows this kind of special interaction to take place. A big thank you to the Year 13 students from the Middle School students and teachers.
$1,100 for orphanage
In the first weekend of the school holidays, mother and daughter Chelsea and Debbie Gill along with five other Year 13 students and an ex-student ran a sausage sizzle at the Henderson Mitre 10 Mega store to raise money for the New Life Foundation orphanage in Tanzania. Working over the two weekend days, they sold enough sausages to raise $1,100! WOW! that is awesome guys!
Senior students give blood
For their community service the Year 13 students decided to donate blood at the NZ Blood Foundation in Epsom (25/03/2011). A total of 13 eager students participated in "saving lives". Each student donated 500 mL of blood which meant that 39 lives could be saved (1 bag for 3 people). For some it w as a nerve-wracking experience, and for others went in confident. At the end of the day, they overcame their nerves and were hugely grateful for the opportunity that presented itself.
World Vision Global Leadership Conference
The annual Global Leadership Conference, held on Wednesday (09/03/2011), was attended by Dawn Chen, Clarrence Molinyawe and Leah Bennett. These students represented Hebron very well in a context that included student leaders from all over Auckland and Northland. The speakers and activities were incredibly inspirational, so watch this space for Dawn, Clarrence and Leah to inspire our students to act out against hunger, particularly in Tanzania.
Year 13 Community Service
This afternoon (18/02/2011), the Year 13 students visited the Everill Orr Village as part of their community service activity. Some girls from the class baked muffins, some baked scones with fresh cream and jam, some made fudge and cakes. They served their baking with juice whilst serenading them with the violin, piano and the guitar. They also mixed and chatted with the residents, bringing a smile to some faces. They thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and are grateful for the experience. They were a testimony to God's love and grace.
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