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the southlandian 2008

Not for school but for life we are learning

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(Year 13 Student 2008)

ContentsRectors Report ............................................................2 2Staff 2008 ..................................................................6Student Editorial ........................................................10Board of Trustees ......................................................12Old Boys’ Association ...............................................12Parent Teacher Association ........................................13History trip to Vietnam ................................................20

Student’s Work ...........................................................26School Production ......................................................33Prime Minister visits SBHS .........................................36Prefects ......................................................................44Sport ...........................................................................49Class Photos ..............................................................792007 Prizegiving List ..................................................99

Compiled & Typeset by Sandie ManningLayout & Print by Craigs Design & Print, Invercargill, New Zealand

Centre Pages: Design & Layout by Ben Cannon (Year 13 Student 2008)

Non Scholae Sed Vitae DiscimusNon Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus

The Rector’s ReportThe key to a successful boys’ school in the 21st century is to provide a balanced programme that enables the young men who leave it to successfully take their place in the world.

The speed of change in society and the subsequent demands on schools’ resources mean more than ever, that effective management and leadership must be about getting greater clarity around what we should focus on and what constitutes good practise. With increasingly diminishing resource, trying to be all things to all people is a recipe for failing in our core business of effectively delivering the curriculum.

In 1991 the NZ Planning Council published a document entitled ‘Tomorrows Skills”. This excellent document predicted the following changes in employment as we moved to the new economy:• the move to service sector employment • the move from manual work• the move to information intensive jobs• the move to jobs requiring higher levels of education

Gradually we would see our international trade dollars generated less from primary and secondary industries to tertiary and quaternary industries: tourism, education, health, information services, financial services, transport and intellectual property.

The types of generic skills required for the new economy were:• the ability to continue learning/adapting throughout

life• communication/interpersonal skills• information skills• business/managerial skills• technology/computer skills• language skills• thinking/creative and problem solving skills• number skills

Seventeen years on, let me read you the vision of the new curriculum document, the document that will drive the shape of schools in the foreseeable future.

The generic Key Competencies that schools are to help students develop are: • Thinking• Using language, symbols and texts• Managing self; Relating to others• Participating and contributing

These competencies are to be developed in an environment that demonstrates the following values; Excellence; Innovation, Inquiry and Curiosity; Diversity; Equity; Community and Participation, Ecological Sustainability; Integrity; Respect.The expected end result of this is that, “…young people will be confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners.”

The point is that over 17 years the message hasn’t changed!

What the Planning Council thought was needed then is still what is needed now.

What is new is that for the first time, there are some very clear messages on how we should be teaching and an attempt at explicitly stating the values that purportedly reflect the society we live in.

So what is your school doing to ensure that we meet the demands of the new curriculum and the new economy?

Our senior staff and BOT are currently engaged in a futures planning exercise where the strategic direction of the school will be set for the next 5 years.

Some statements from that section of the strategic planning document entitled “Facing our challenges”, suggest that this group have a very clear view about what matters”

Community “In order for SBHS to remain relevant to or appropriate to our community we have to participate and adapt to the changing needs of our community.”

“We have to be able to deliver on our promises and our points of excellence… the reason why people have chosen to be part of us.”

Relevance of curriculum and pedagogy“We have to ensure that our curriculum is relevant and our pedagogy reflects the relevance to our young people. We need to drive and manage innovation…. we need to resource it and we need to advocate for new and fresh approaches.”

MarketingIf we are going to market our success, our achievements and being proud of who we are then we have to ensure consistency of message and quality of delivery. We need to

Ian M. BaldwinRector 2008



work closely together to develop our ideas and share them with the community.

ResourceDriving change requires resource - we need to find new and innovative ways to generate this.

Point of ExcellenceWe have to be bold in putting forward what our points of excellence are. We have to be consistent and uncompromising in ensuring that our values are clear. Persevering (relentlessly) is something we can be all proud of.

We need to focus more on selection, recruitment and retention of staff. We need to think about how we look after, develop and value more, the people who make us what we are. We must promote ourselves as the “place to be”.

We can, and will, become the school of choice for staff, boys and their families. We want Southland Boys’ High School to be the pre-eminent boys’ school in New Zealand, providing excellence in education in its widest possible context. In marketing terms, this means providing the “full product range”, encompassing achievement in academia, sport, cultural pursuits, community involvement and leadership. It also means recognising that we are about contributing in a significant way to the transition of boys into men. We don’t just want to be ‘a good boys’ school’, we want to be ‘the best boys’ school’. We want Southland Boys’ High School to be the school that develops critical and independent thinkers who live by our guiding values and have a deep understanding of old world ethics.

We are indeed fortunate then, when considering these challenges, that we have a staff that is resilient and expert, valued and respected, who are leaders in their fields and who contribute willingly an overall ethos that they help shape.

The wonderful thing about the Board’s planning document is that in all aspects it is totally consistent with the most important research reviews published in New Zealand in recent years.

So how are we placed to meet these challenges over the next three to five years?

Affective DomainResearch shows that students learn best when they are connected to their learning environment. This is described as the ‘affective domain’ - the way boys feel and think about their school. By whatever measure you use, our boys attest to a very powerful sense of belonging envied by many other schools both during their years at school and after they leave. We have a determination as a staff to retain this powerful sense of belonging and all the traditions and rituals that nurture it. In the face of increasing societal challenges, we are absolutely committed to keeping and developing this safe environment and building on it.

We have leadership opportunities for our boys on a level that is not experienced in any other school that I am aware of. Mentoring, peer support, peer tutoring, Colours, Blues, you name it, at any level, boys in this school can demonstrate leadership and support our adage that “older look after younger”.

The Boys’ High Way is a growing culture of values, traditions, rituals, ceremonies and understanding of self that can be articulated by most boys in this school. Effectively it is the way in which we work with each other, the way we demonstrate respect, the way that older look after younger, the way that we step up in a crisis, the way that we front up and tell the truth. It is about becoming aware that some of the richness in life is the experience of being part of something bigger than yourself!

CurriculumSome indicators of readiness and progress include this year’s recognition of us by the Education Review Office as a “School of Best Practice’ in raising boys’ achievement, because we have consistently higher achievement levels in Literacy and Numeracy against national benchmarks. The appointment of Jacque Russell as Head of Curriculum Design is further evidence of progress. Jacque’s focus will be to drive informed change to meet the demands of the Revised New Zealand Curriculum. The establishment of working relationships with innovative schools across New Zealand, Australia and Canada through contacts that we have made through the Education Review Office and the Ministry of Education School Support Services will support this crucial developmental work. SportWhether it’s three All Blacks in the Munster game, or 17 nationally ranked athletes who act as superb role models, or the creation of a High Performance Centre run by Peter Skelt, or the very high participation rates in team and individual sport: we are the envy of many schools in the South Island, and indeed in New Zealand.

Performing ArtsThe creation of a new specialist Performing Arts Centre with a newly appointed Head of Drama, Nathan Hughes, and Head of Music, Virginia Morton-Murray, ably supported by one of the most experienced performing arts teachers and tutors in the province, Gussie Johnson will ensure that the performing arts take their rightful place in our school’s life.

We are delighted at George Mason’s acceptance into the Toi Whakaari Performing Arts School in Wellington. The involvement of increasing numbers of boys in productions show it is now the norm for young men in our school to ‘have a go’ at performing arts when once they would have been too shy or withdrawn. The plans that we have next year for New Zealand Theatre Federation one act plays, the Sheila Winn Competition, the Trinity Guild Hall Musical Theatre and for the development of junior and


senior productions and the choir demonstrate that the performance is a major focus for the school.

Cultural PursuitsYou already know the powerful influence that Tikanga Maori has had in our school with whole school Haka and Waiata. Now we have our own Pasifika Group thanks to the efforts of Glen Puna, Loretta Schmidt and Fai Mika – Tufataasi are here to stay!

AcademiaTake a look at the scholarships awarded each year by Southland Community Trust and the Invercargill Licensing Trust and see how the statistics are dominated by young women. Count the boys and look at the representation of Southland Boys’ High School students. We advocate better than any for academic achievement for boys. Look at the number of Boys’ High graduates this year from Otago, Canterbury, Victoria, Auckland, Massey Universities and the range of disciplines they have succeeded in.

There are now much stronger links between the Year 7 and 8 programme and 9 -13 programme. Year 7 and 8 staff have their own professional learning coordinator in Suzy Wells and are leading the way in the community for the teaching of reading and writing.

The achievements made to date through the EHSAS project have helped us continue to develop a reflective and collaborative staff. Next year this project moves towards the development of further formative assessment strategies to enable better feedback to be given to students across disciplines in all lessons, every day.

So what will you see in three years?

• A revised curriculum that will encourage students and staff to look forwards by exploring significant future focus such as sustainabilities, citizenship, enterprise and globalisation.

• Further development in leadership opportunities• An award winning choir • Enhanced in-school cultural competitions• A high performance centre for sport, the arts,

academia • An international rugby high performance programme• The investigation of the value of alternative examinations

for gifted students • A further development of school industry links• A Schools Plus programme for Yr 11 students who are

struggling with a full programme• An uncompromising behaviour code that ensures the

retention of our safe school • And much, much more.

It is now my pleasure to name the following appointments to the Southland Boys’ High School Staff in 2009: Nikki Armishaw is coming to us from Southland Girls’ High School to run the Commerce Department; Alex Hughes

joins us to teach Social Sciences, Andrew Lane in HPW and Science and Kate Kessick will join us to teach in the English Department.Finally, staff farewells;

To Denis Murcott and Bill Richardson who are on leave for a year, we believe somewhere in Britain or the Continent, all the best, we look forward to your return.

Best wishes too, to Lara Neylon, Taryn Shaw and Serena Driver who will all be taking maternity leave in 2009.

Janet Cunningham: Janet has taken Commerce in our school given it a whole new look while at the same time and developing an enviable reputation. This year Janet’s students won Young Enterprise Awards and she was named as the winner of the Colin Smith award. Her diligence and her exacting standards demonstrate to all, the difference that excellent teaching makes.

Arthur Adlam: Arthur came to our school 7 years ago with Harriet and his whanau. They have made Southland Boys’ High School a place for Maori to be proud. He is truly an inspirational teacher, a strong disciplinarian, a wonderful singer, an excellent role model for all young Maori. Arthur leaves a huge gap which will be ably filled by Pa Greg Houkamau.

Chris Goodwill: Again, the demand for excellence and exacting standards is evident. If you were in Chris Goodwill’s maths class, you had no choice but to learn maths. Chris would be one of the most caring teachers I have seen in action. He is one of the hardest working teachers I have seen, a man who takes student lack of progress very personally. Chris is a straight up man who has quietly and assiduously worked away in the background, never demanding recognition. He has coached and supported runners at many athletics and cross country events. Chris moves to Southland Girls’ High School to a Dean’s position.

Trevor Neilson: a stalwart of the staff for over 20 years, Trev has approached his work with diligence and tenacity and is affectionately known as the ‘Fox Terrier” of the staff. He has transformed sports administration in our school, run camps, reintroduced football to the school and been a leader in his field of graphics for many years. Trev takes his talents to Westmount where he will run a national programme in his field of expertise.

To all of these people who are leaving, we extend warm thanks for their contributions to the Southland Boys’ High School. I would also like to thank the Board of Trustees, the PTA and all the Staff, the students and the parents of the school for their work and commitment during 2008.

I wish you all a very safe and happy holiday

Ian Baldwin - Rector

Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus



Head Boy ReportI am very humbled to have the opportunity to stand here before you tonight on behalf of the Year 13 Class of 2008. I hope my comments reflect their experiences at Southland Boys’ High School over the last five years and give some indication of the positive and varied pathways that we have chosen for 2009.

It is a shame that in the year when we become so independent and form positive friendships with teachers, that it all comes to an end. But this bond will live for a long time “Not for school but for life we are learning”. This is an emotional time. It is going to be sad letting go of something that we have put so much time and effort into over the past five years. But at the same time it is exciting, moving forward into a future as yet unknown at a completely different institution or workplace.

For the past five years, we have been working our way from the bottom to the top, slowly becoming familiar with the community that is Southland Boys’ High School, learning and absorbing the traditions and values that make this school so special.

To me this is not a school anymore - it’s a family - a brotherhood of young men that have lived, played and learned together over the last five years. And like a family, everyone within it is different. The Class of 2008 is made up of people of divergent cultures and the amalgamation of all these different personalities and experiences have helped mould a unique group of men. We will take these experiences and this brotherhood with us as we take the first steps on our chosen pathways.

In the beginning the colours - red, white and blue - meant

nothing to me. They were just a symbol of the history and tradition of the school. But over time I began to realise that these colours define us as a school. During our five years we become a part of the history and tradition of the school. It is not just a colour, it is a symbol, a bond. It is a representation of what makes us so unique as a school. Present students and Old Boys can relate back to the red, white and blue. These colours mould us as people and coupled with the values and traditions, they bring us together as one.

When I walk through the corridors of this school I recognise it. It has taken five years, but today as a Year 13 student, I can stand here proudly and tell you that I understand it. I once thought they were just stories, but now realise this is life. The red, white and blue runs through my veins and will run through all of your veins forever.

The Class of 2008 has formed a real ‘band of brothers’ which is unassailable. Over the last five years, we have fought for our school, protected what we believed in. Win or lose. On the sports field, in the classroom, even out of school We still keep our heads held high. It is history now, but history is what matters, history is what we will relate back to in the years to come.

2004 was our first year at Southland Boys’ High School. Our photos show us as naïve and immature boys. 2008 shows a group of young men ready to embark on a journey outside the protective walls of our school, but still confident in the knowledge that those walls that have shaped us, moulded us and defined us and now set us free, will always be part of our lives.

Michael Carroll - Head Boy 2008

23 Forth Street, Gen-i House, Invercargill

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EXCELLENCE IN STAFFING

RectorMr I M Baldwin BA, Dip Tchg

Deputy Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Mr J R McKinlay BSc, Dip Tchg Mr D J Murcott BA, Dip Tchg Ms L M Dalzell BA, Adv Dip Tchg,TTC

HEADS OF DEPARTMENTSHOD Years 7 & 8: Mr T Page Higher Dip Ed Sec Arts, Qual Tch Status (UK)Art: Mrs J Adamson Dip FA, Dip Tchg Commerce: Mrs J Cunningham B Com (Hons)Computing: Mr D Roberts BE (Hons), Dip Tchg Education Outside the Classroom: Mr S Meijer BLS Grad Dip TchgEnglish: Mr P McDowall BA, Dip Grad, Dip Tchg Guidance: Mr S Jackson B Phys Ed, PG Dip Mgmt, Dip TchgLanguages: Ms M Sasaki BA(Japan), Dip TchgMathematics: Mr J Moore BA, Dip TchgMusic/Drama: Mrs V Murray B Ed, Dip TchgPhysical Education and Health and Physical Wellbeing: Mr A Bailey Dip Phys Ed, Dip TchgScience: Mr I Welsh B Sc, Dip TchgJunior Science: Mr G Allan MSc, Dip TchgSocial Sciences: Mr R Laurenson BA, Dip TchgSport: Mr T Neilson Adv Trade Cert, Dip TchgTechnology: Mr A Bisschops Adv Tr Cert, Dip Tchg

ASSISTANT TEACHERSMs C Adams B Ed, BA, Dip Tchg Mr A Adlam Dip Tchg, Tohu MataurangaMr R Bakker B Ed, Dip TchgMs C Bloxham B EdMr C Boswell B Sc, Dip TchgMr C Boyce B Sc, Dip TchgMrs N Boyce B EdMs H Brunner Dip Tchg, BAMiss S Cameron BA, Dip TchgMiss C Childs Dip Tchg, B EdMrs S Driver B Ed, BScMrs W Edgley B EdMr C Goodwill BA, Dip TchgMr A Grant Dip FA, Adv Trade Cert, Dip TchgMr K Harpur B EdMr M Hartley BA, TTCMrs L Hepburn MA Hons, Dip TchgMs K Hickman B EdMr N Hughes B EdMrs S Johnson BSc, Dip TchgMr B Keith BSc, Dip TchgMr R Marshall B Ed, Dip TchgMiss J McSoriley B EdMr G Meyer BE (Mech), Dip TchgMr S Mika B Ed, Dip SportMr M Mulholland Adv Tr Cert, Dip TchgMiss C Munro B Sc, Dip Tchg

Mr C Neylon B Sport & Rec, Dip TchgMrs L Neylon B PhEd, Dip Tchg (leave)Mr C Norman BA, Dip TchgMiss J O’Rourke B ApSc, Dip TchgMr G Puna B Ed, Dip TchgMr S Richardson Trade Cert Restaurant Service, London City & GuildsMr W Richardson BA, Dip TchgMiss R Robertson B Ed, Dip TchgMrs H Robson Adv Dip Tchg, Dip Ed Chn SPLng Needs Ms J Russell BA, Dip TchgMrs T Shaw B Ed, Dip TchgMs N Stewart BA, Dip TchgMr J Swift B Sport & RecMs M Thomson BSc, B EdMrs K Townson B EdMr R Ward BA, Dip TchgMr P Weggery BA, BCom, BSc, Dip TchgMrs S Wells B Ed

PART TIMEMr S Bond BS (Oregon) Mr R Currie BA Dip TchgMr J Dickson MA, Dip TchgMrs G Johnson FTCL, ATCL Musical Theatre, LTCES, ACTDMr G HoukamauMs K Liddell BA, Dip TchgMrs S Marshall, Dip EdMr A Munro BSc, PG Dip Sc, Dip TchgMs L Schmidt B Ed PF, Dip PA, Grad Dip TchgLnMr P Skelt TTC

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFExecutive Officer: Mrs P JonesAttendance Officer: Mrs S BrownEnrolments Officer: Mrs S RidleyExecutive Assistant: Mrs N RobertsFinancial Assistant: Mrs K GrahamPublications Officer: Ms S ManningReception: Ms D WilsonReprographic Assistant/Uniform: Mrs J KellyStudent Finances Officer: Mrs E Buick

ASSOCIATE STAFFArts Co-ordinator: Mrs L LudlowCanteen: Mrs G Meikle, Mrs J Black, Mrs H AdlamGateway Co-ordinator: Mrs M AndersonLaboratory Assistant: Mrs S O’ConnorLibrarian: Mrs S Muir BA



BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chairman – Mr J RabbittDeputy – Mr D McKenzie

Parent Representatives – Mrs J McKercharMr T BrownMr P Culling

Rector – Mr I Baldwin

Staff Representative – Ms J RussellStudent Representative – Ryan Duffy Secretary – Mrs P Jones

Staff 2008

Back row: Chris Goodwill, Marc Mulholland, Stephen Jackson, Jamie Swift, Sander Meijer, Nathan Hughes, Chris Boyce, Simon Jones, Paul Weggery, Barry Keith, Chris Neylon

Fourth row: Harriett Adlam, Serena Driver, Arthur Adlam, Greg Houkamau, Glenn Puna, Salafai Mika, Ricky Bakker, Greg Allan, Jenny Kelly, Sandie Manning, Ryan Marshall, Jessica O’Rourke, Catherine Childs, Darran Roberts

Third row: Lynn Williams, Loretta Schmidt, Grant Meyer, Bill Richardson, Evelyn Buick, Trevor Neilson, Kelly Townson, Simone Brown, Helen Brunner, Jacqueline Russell, Laurel Hepburn, Rochelle Robinson, Clare Adams, Kathleen Graham, Michelle Thomson, Simone Cameron

Second row: Josie McSoriley, Christy Bloxham, Suzy Wells, Nicola Roberts, Sonia Johnson, Cassandra Munro, Alan Grant, Shirley Ridley, Sue Marshall, Nikki Boyce, Karyn Liddell, Kim Hickman, Taryn Shaw, Suzanne Muir, Wendy Edgley, Nic Stewart, Debs Wilson

Front row: Midori Sasaki, Alan Bailey, Ray Laurenson, Michael Hartley, Janet Cunningham, Tim Page, Pat Jones, Linda Dalzell, Ian Baldwin, John McKinlay, Denis Murcott, Paul McDowall, Bob Ward, Ambrose Bisschops, Jenny Adamson, Ian Welsh, Virginia Morton-Murray

Library Assistant: Mrs J MurrayReading Tutors: Mrs L Neave, Mrs L WilliamsStaff Tea Lady: Mrs L HeslipStudent Support: Mrs A McMinn, Mrs N Murrell, Mrs S Walker, Miss K Graham, Mrs L Tudor,Mr P Dawson, Mrs B Kidd (leave), Mrs B Carlaw, Mrs J Harvey, Mrs H Adlam Sports Administrator/International Co-ordinator: Mrs L CroftsSports Co-ordinator: Mr G Houkamau

PROPERTY AND GROUNDS Caretaker: Mr J Cournane Assistant to Caretaker: Mr B PickettAssistant Caretaker/Cleaner: Mr E KennedyGrounds: Mr B Nicoll

COLDSTREAM HOSTELManager: Mrs S MillsExecutive Assistant: Mrs P BradleyHostel Supervisors: Mr C Boyce, Mr C Neylon, Mr A Bailey, Miss S Cameron, Ms M Thomson, Mr J Dickson, Mrs K Townson, Mr A Munro, Mrs J Munro, Mr P Weggery, Mr D Mackie, Mrs S MackieNight Matron: Mrs J PaulinCanteen: Mrs A Blomfield

RTLBMs J Williamson TTC, Dip TchgMrs L Irvine Adv Dip Tchg, PGDip Teaching & Learning, Dip Resource Tchg

ARCHIVISTMrs L Dear MA (Hons)


SBHS Museum Report 2008The second year of the SBHS Museum, unlike the first year, has seen no major events, but there has been steady interest from people wanting to visit and spend a few hours browsing all the history within its walls.

Enquiries about family members from people engaged in genealogical research have been steady. These usually involve ‘Old Boy’ grandfathers and great grandfathers. Our Museum archives can provide them with anecdotes of their school years and achievements and sometimes photos as well. It’s a great thrill and surprise for families to receive these and that certainly makes the research very worthwhile. Museum resources have also been shared with Coldstream for its new historic display.

The pleasing spin-off from visitors to the SBHS Museum is that they often provide new insights and artefacts. Through our caretaker, John Cournane, we have acquired a very early photo of the building of the Herbert Street school as well as a much used ornate metal teapot, one of which was presented to each builder on the site at the school’s completion. The fact that this teapot is minus its handle proves how many good ‘cuppas’ it has poured over eight decades.

An epidiascope has also been added to our collection of antique scientific instruments and gadgets. Thanks too to the Science Department for the almost complete teaching mannekin with just a few body parts missing. Probably some ‘Old Boy’ doctors were initiated into the mysteries of anatomy thanks to our friend.

At present I am working on a complete collection of staff photographs for a permanent display. Visitors are always interested in identifying their ‘old’ teachers. The tradition of leavers having their photos taken in the Museum also continues. The ANZAC service of recent years is now well established as a school tradition and has its origins in the research for the Museum War Memorial, which continues to create a great deal of interest. The annual Frank Simon prize for an editorial in the Southlandian also has its origins in Museum research.

The recent death in England of Sir Geoffrey Cox, a pupil when the school moved from Conon Street to Herbert Street, has implications for our school. At his memorial service in St Brides, Fleet Street, a Maori lament indicated the importance to him of his New Zealand origins. He had inscribed gifts of his books To Southland Boys’ High School, with gratitude. Sir Geoffrey was a Rhodes Scholar, WWII hero, first NZ Ambassador to Washington and the pioneer journalist who founded Britain’s ITN (Independent Television News). As a result of contact with him over the years while setting up the school’s Museum, his family has decided to bequeath his medals, military and civilian, to Southland Boys’ High School. This is a great honour and will be reported on in next year’s Museum notes.

Lynley Dear (Archivist)



Eighty-two years ago Southland Boys’ High School moved to its present site from Conon Street where it had been since 1881. The following article relates the earliest years of that story.

On the arrival of the fourth Headmaster, Mr T D Pearce, in 1903 the Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools shared the same building on the corner of Conon and Forth Streets. There are many photos of this school and era in the SBHS Museum. The girls’ school was made a separate institution and moved to Forth Street in 1907, leaving the boys the entire building. Nevertheless increases in attendance necessitated additions from time to time, both of class rooms and the exercise yard.

The academic successes of the pupils were well known, the school having many distinguished men among its graduates. It was recorded already in 1912 that two of New Zealand’s Rhodes Scholars, Frederick Miles and Hubert Ryburn, were pupils of Southland Boys’ High School. They were to be followed in later years by other distinguished Rhodes Scholars, among them Sir Geoffrey Cox, war correspondent and diplomat, who went on to found Britain’s ITV, giving us television news as we now know it.

Inevitably the roll outgrew the school and at one stage classes were being held in the Rector’s Forth Street living room. Fortunately that same Rector, Toby Pearce, had researched and discovered that land for a school had long been set aside on what came to be called the Collegiate Reserve by Queens Park. The first optimistic building to be placed on this prized patch was the Cricket Pavilion in 1914, still decoratively serving its purpose today. For years schoolboys cycled up from Conon Street to clear the Herbert Street playing fields of rocks and clods so that sports could take place on the site even before the school existed.

The new school was designed by the Education Department with plans prepared by the Government Architect, John T Mair, who also designed the Dee Street Post Office and First Church. It was erected by Messers Wood and McCormack, under the supervision of the Public Works Department.

The area of land attached to the school was 18 acres and after some further sections were acquired by the Board, the area extended to 20 acres. Some 15 years earlier, the School Commissioners who controlled the Collegiate Reserve had been so ill-advised as to cut up the block into quarter acre sections along the frontage and into larger areas adjoining Queens Park and offered these on long leases. Fortunately the large sections were not taken up and on that account, the Board was able to secure the 18 acres.

Charles Price, who was a pupil in the Conon Street school from 1907 to 1909, was appointed site architect

Eighty-two Years in Herbert Street, 1926 - 2008of the new school. On arrival he met the contractor, Mr McCormick from the Dunedin firm Wood & McCormick and found that the foundation trenches for the Herbert Street school had been dug and were ready for concreting. But the foreman, a “tough little Scot” wishing to curry favour and save costs, had not allowed enough lap in the reinforcement and was not completely filling the measured slip for the cement. This problem was rectified before a large gang of brickies was engaged in laying several courses of bricks around the whole building. Most of the brickies could lay several hundred bricks a day. Old Boy Charles Price, now the site architect even had a go but couldn’t match the pace of course.

Gradually the walls of Southland Boys’ High School rose until ready for the plastered plinth mould. The plasterer took the site architect into town to show him some of the rich foliated plaster work he had carried out on the columns of some of the banks. He was to execute some similar plaster work on the columns at the school’s entrance and enhanced the original very plain corbels in the Assembly Hall.

In 1923 the following description was written describing the attractions of the school, which was so warmly anticipated.

‘The new building for Southland Boys’ High School is to cost £35,000. The front is finished in red brick with neat plastered facings finished in cream tints. A flight of steps leads into a large vestibule and off this will be a large sized library and study. The Rector’s will be a very commodious room. There are four large classrooms, two large science laboratories, and a balance room.

The assembly hall will be a very fine structure, 75 feet, 6 inches by 43 feet, 6 inches. The corridor will be 150ft long and at each end will be a large flight of large concrete stairs leading to the first floor where there will be a similar corridor, six large classrooms, two science laboratories, a balance room, a teachers’ common room, a prefects’ room, a store and cinema room. The cinema room is an innovation which will be used for screening pictures in the


assembly hall. There will be a balcony from the teachers’ room facing the north.

On the third floor, a large room will be used as a Museum. The roof will be covered with Welsh slates and a special feature of the building will be the amount of glass used. There will be a roof vent in the centre of the building from which air tubes will lead to various parts. A basement will be constructed to house two large boilers which will generate the heat for the building.’

So this was to be the school known to and remembered by thousands of men all over the world. Since the refurbishments and earthquake strengthening of the late nineteen eighties, its future as a centuries spanning school has indeed been assured and in this twenty first century we celebrate eighty two years since Southland Boys’ High School shifted “lock, stock and barrel” to Herbert Street in 1926.

Lynley Dear (Archivist)

The newest method of communication has arrived in the form of electronics. E-mails can be sent to somebody’s computer in an instant while text messages can be sent just as promptly, but directly to a person. While this is a great way of quickly contacting someone, especially in an emergency, we have become mesmerized by the marvels of technology and most of us do not realise that an electronic message is just a robotic sequence of zeros and ones veiled by an impartial block font. People are using their fancy new gadgets too often. Envelopes are now found at the back of our drawers, filled with dust instead of letters and all but usurped by technology while the omnipresence of instant communication is tainting the special moments when we can properly talk with somebody. We are distancing ourselves from the very element conversation is supposed to be about, the sharing of emotion. This means that in mankind’s eternal quest to better our ways of life and communication we have taken a paradoxical step backwards and begun to ruin it.

A face to face conversation is a unique process where two people can talk not just through the use of words, but by also using and noticing subtle changes in body language. In fact body language can be far more expressive than words can be and we should be proud of our abilities to use movement so creatively. When long distances separate people it is not possible to talk face to face and a handwritten message has always been a very personalised and expressive way to communicate, even if waiting for the intended recipient to receive it is a time consuming process. Communication has been this way for millennia. In our past we have strayed off this well beaten path and explored other means of communicating but nothing has ever been as effective as being directly in front of someone or as creative as writing. (Imagine how hard it would be to put strong emotions into a smoke signal!)

What snapped me out of the trance electronic communication had me in was a handwritten letter I received from my Grandfather. His thin, slanted calligraphy on the face of the envelope beamed at me and the letter he had written inside did the same. He was simply expressing gratitude after I had run a few errands for him. When my friends thank me I usually get a plain e-mail that makes me think it’s the computer that is thanking me, not the person. The time and effort that my Grandfather put into that letter really

Student Editorial – COMMUNICATION IS RUINING COMMUNICATION

highlighted its sincere message and brought a tear to my eye but it was also a sad reminder to me of what technology has taken away from long distance communication. People find it much more convenient to correspond over long distances via e-mail and as a consequence nobody I know receives such stunning, personal gestures in the mail any more. Bank statements and junk mail only.

I do believe that e-mail definitely has some great advantages, especially when schools or businesses need to give lots of students or employees important information because mailing documents is too costly, slow and impractical. It can not be used as a substitute for personal matters such as praise, apologies and invitations though. On a computer screen these messages have very little emotional impact. They are dull. The benefit of how character is shown so well in handwriting definitely compensates for the extra time it takes for a letter to be delivered and we all need a reminder of this.

Long distance correspondence isn’t the only way of talking that has been spoilt by the ‘advance’ in communication. The day to day, direct conversations we have with people have been affected as well.

The number of ways that body language can enhance a conversation with someone is incredible. Eye contact creates a feeling of sincerity, authority and, if used seductively, romance. If someone turns their body slightly away from you they could be suggesting they are not comfortable and wish to change topic or not talk at all. Tone is equally as important and the lengthening of a syllable can create emphasis or scepticism depending on the context. These emotive traits cannot be replicated by text on a cell phone screen. “I love embarrassing myself.” In case you overlooked it there was sarcasm in those words which should completely change the definition of that sentence. In a text message the crucial elements of tone and body language are absent and because so much of what teens say is said by text messaging the emphasis or meaning of their conversations is almost completely lost. Do you have any idea of just how popular text messaging is?

Gartner Inc, the world’s leading technology research company, revealed that 1.9 trillion text messages were sent worldwide in 2007 with 2.3 trillion expected to be sent this year.

I bet that astounded you. Why are ineffective text messages



used for conversation if being able to use expressive body language is so much better?

Because of the time we live in many things are done at a fast pace. The youth population of today expects a fast way of life because it is all we have ever known. Fast food is expected to be served in a minute flat, researching science is done in 0.05 seconds by Google and television programmes are expected to be as short as most of our attention spans. This can explain why text messaging has been so well embraced. Can you guess what option is generally chosen when something exciting occurs?

Is it: a) Wait for a few days until a friend can be told personally?Or b) Tell them via cell phone in a millisecond?

You guessed it, option b is chosen because it appeals to the lazy attitudes and what should be an exciting story is dulled down into a text. Monotonous. Black and white. Times New Roman. Boring. The occasions where my friends choose to describe their epic weekend rugby clashes to me by charading a sequence of foot, body and fist to the side of the head movements are becoming less and less frequent. Now I usually receive a text stating, “We lost 2 Drummond-Limehills, it was a tuf gme.” Body language makes the story more exciting and makes me feel like I was there. The text makes me yawn.

The ease of being able to instantly send a bland message straight into a friend’s pocket is detaching us from the exciting sharing of emotion that conversation is meant to be about. This shows that cell phones are not improving conversation, they are ruining it.

An interesting observation I have made is that those who are entranced by the craze of ‘texting’ do not realise its effects on their personal life. Last year when my English class studied The Truman Show I asked people if they would watch someone’s entire life if it was on TV like Truman’s is in the movie. Everyone was revolted by the idea and said it would be an invasion of privacy plus it would get very tedious after a while. Well, in their own lives these people really are following a documentation of people’s entire daily lives. Not by watching TV but by sending so many texts all day long. Every day I used to receive messages saying, “I jst woke up, what r u havin 4 breakfast?” “What r u doin today?” and, “Im bord, what r u up 2?” Even during classes the prying does not stop as people still ask what is happening in your life, not because it will be interesting to know but just for the sake of being in constant contact. It certainly invades my privacy and does get very tedious. They do not consider their texting habits as a whole and are completely ignorant of the fact that they are being hypocritical.

Because you are never out of contact with anyone any more, small moments in time where you can properly meet and talk lose their excitement. I no longer look forward to meeting people any more. They constantly text me about their lives and now life isn’t full of surprises. Do you get filled with nervous anticipation as you board the bus because you are about to find out if a friend of yours on it has passed their driving licence test? Not any more because they ‘texted’ you the moment they failed.

The price of a text message is 1 or 2 cents on the cheapest plans which is very affordable compared to the global average of 11 US cents per message. The result of this is that New Zealanders generally send many more messages than people in other parts of the world. It is very common for a person to meet someone else and form a whole relationship through their cell phones. A lot of important relationship questions are asked in text messages like asking a girl out on a date and even asking, “Wld u lyk 2 b my gf/bf? (girlfriend/boyfriend?)” Couples also choose to send a text message if they decide to break up. Because text messaging presents a distant, detached and consequence free method of making or breaking a relationship it seriously undermines the seriousness of such bonds. I have seen people have as many as three different relationships in a fortnight or ‘go out with a person’ without actually ‘going out’ and meeting them. There is no conversation that should be more meaningful and personal than one defining relationships but it too has fallen victim to the technology fiend. Instant communication is ruining the communication within relationships by reducing the volume of truly sincere discussions that are shared by couples. Urges and thoughts are shared through technology instead of in person.

People are abusing the privileges of instant communication more and more. The age at which children receive their first cell phone is getting lower and lower every year and everyone is growing ever more dependent on it. I have seen children as young as 10 texting each other, while being in the same room. Very antisocial. Will it get to the point where instant messaging completely takes over conversation? I wouldn’t be surprised if marriage proposals are commonly sent in e-mails or text messages some day. Maybe “u r now husband n wife” will get sent to Brides and Grooms when wedding ceremonies are deemed to be too impractical and instead you instant message your vows from your living room.

Fortunately technology, which has created these social problems, has also come up with a solution. In what could be an example of taking one step backwards to take two steps forwards the personality that long distance communication now lacks has been replaced and improved. A video conference is a fine way to instantly get in touch with a person who is on the other side of the planet while still being able to use the magic that tone and body language injects into a conversation. You can hear a friend’s voice and see their reactions and movements in a video link. It is definitely a better way of technological communication but its downside is that it isn’t as affordable as text messaging and e-mail. As a result it will never completely replace e-mail or text messages as a way of communication. Suppose it does get extremely affordable and accessible, people will just live their lives through video conferencing instead. There simply is no substitute for personality and the way I see it is that no matter how much technology ‘improves’ the way we talk, it will still never beat being face to face or writing a gorgeous letter. I don’t think technology has taken communication one step backwards and two steps forwards. I believe it has taken it in the wrong direction completely and will forever be ruining it.

Jacob Boyle - Year 13


BOT Report 2008On behalf of the SBHS Board of Trustees, I would like to make a number of acknowledgements to people who have contributed to the success of SBHS in 2008. It is also timely and appropriate to detail the, “Where to now?” strategy for SBHS.

The school’s evolution and direction under the leadership of Ian Baldwin can be defined in three stages. Stage one, following his appointment in 2000, was the establishment of the SBHS Cornerstones of Development and the writing and implementation of the revised Charter and Annual Plan. Stage two was the subsequent rapid roll growth, coupled with the complications associated with the Network Review. It is now recognised by the Rector and Board that after a number of turbulent years, the school has professionally managed and consolidated its position in the community. Staff and student numbers have stabilised and the school is in good heart for 2009. 2008 has been a watershed year where the Board, Rector and staff are in the process of developing Stage three: a strategic roadmap going forward with the objective of making SBHS the pre-eminent boys’ school in NZ, providing excellence in education, encompassing the full curriculum package of academia, arts, trades and sport. This direction will require BOT support, effective leadership and buy-in from not only teachers and ancillary staff but from the community as a whole. This challenge and the special skill sets required to educate our generation “Y” Year 7-13 boys will require numerous strategies. These include a dynamic and flexible curriculum, increased professional learning for staff, senior boys learning in a variety of settings (school, workplaces, SIT, on-line, University, distance learning etc) senior boys mentoring younger boys - not only in academic endeavours but in the culture of the school, where traditional values such as Compassion, Honesty, Respect, Perseverance, Service and Responsibility are not mere rhetoric but are understood, believed and practised.

The strategic direction that is presently being developed

will succeed because of the dedication of numerous people within the family of the school. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Ian Baldwin, not only for his leadership, but for his passion in the pursuit of excellence in boys’ education. This excellence was recognised in 2008 by ERO through SBHS’s inclusion in a Report on Boys’ Education: Good Practice in Secondary Schools. This accolade is not only an indication of the quality of Ian’s leadership but also of the quality of the school’s staff.

To this end, the Board would like to thank and acknowledge the contribution of the Senior Management team, particularly the leadership of John McKinlay, during Ian’s sabbatical. We also appreciate the teaching efforts and professionalism of the Heads of Departments and their teaching staff. Further acknowledgement goes to the contribution of all ancillary staff from Executive Officer Pat Jones and the Administration Staff, Coldstream House Management, Caretaking Staff, Cleaning Staff to organisations that actively support the school such as the PTA, Old Boys’ Association, local Iwi and all parents/caregivers.

For myself, I would like to extend my personal thanks to my fellow Board members, Duncan McKenzie, Janice McKerchar, Tim Brown, Jacque Russell and Phil Culling. As a special mention I would like to thank Peter Heenan, who retired as Board Chair this year, for his enthusiasm and contribution to the school.

The Board looks forward to continuing to ensure that Southland Boys’ High School is provided with the resources required by Ian and his staff and are committed to a shared partnership that promotes excellence, not only in education, but in the development of boys into men ready to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

John Rabbitt - Board Chair

Old Boys’ Association Report 2008Congratulations to the Southland Boys’ High School students who have successfully survived secondary schooling with all its challenges. Now that you are about to enter the real world of work or study and increasing independence from your nurturing family, you need to take a breath and determine your best options, bearing in mind your considered assessment of your abilities, interests and vocational choice. Good luck. You will need it, because the world beyond school can be a daunting place. However, you have the advantage of an education at Southland’s best secondary school and hopefully you will have taken on board the best practice available there and you will move on to take a creditable place in the world that exists beyond the gates of your alma mater, SBHS.

Your school has taken a major interest in you; it is now time for you to take an interest in it! I hope you will maintain

some contact with your school and consider joining the Old Boys Association (OBA), which endeavours to support the school’s activities. There are branches in both Christchurch and Wellington should you finish up living there.

The OBA built the Boyd Creek Lodge and gifted it to the school at the school’s centenary in 1981. Hopefully you stayed there during your time at school. The OBA is committed to its continued existence and provides some funds towards the Lodge’s maintenance, together with the school. The OBA also funds the Clive Williams Scholarship and this past year provided $2000 for 4 promising school entrants.

The school and the OBA together established the SBHS Museum which provides a very indepth view of the school.ls historic past.

I hope you have valued and benefited from your years at



SBHS and will look back with appreciation of the time spent there and the lessons you have taken on board. All the best for your future life and achievement.

The school motto encapsulates this well -- Not for school but for life we are learning!

Russell Read - President SBHS OBA

Coldstream HouseOne hundred and six Year 7-13 boarders lined up on the first day of Term 1 looking refreshed and eager to start 2008.

Once again this year, we have been very fortunate to have the support of 11 supervisors. As with last year most of our supervisory staff are teachers at SBHS bringing with them much academic expertise, especially valuable during prep and at exam time.

Ongoing hostel maintenance is a never ending task with a revamp of the dining room, one of the prep rooms and the ablution block being our number one priorities this year. I would like to thank the Hostel Old Boys Association for their support in resurrecting the old hostel photos and recreating the family room into our hostel photo gallery.

We have had a very busy year with the boys being involved in many outside activities such as golf, trapshooting, rugby, catering, music and badminton to name a few. There have been interschools, socials, the production, hostel photo

and our annual hostel ski trip to keep us busy and involved in school and community life.

We had the company of Jonathan, our Gap Tutor from Canada, for 8 months. Jonathan shared his life in Canada with the boys and enjoyed his time at the hostel and was able to experience farm life first hand.

Our Year 13 boarders will be leaving soon to engage in the next step in their life after school. We wish them all the best and look forward to regular reports on their achievements.

Applications from new students and current boarders returning for 2009 indicate a very healthy roll. We look forward to meeting new families and welcoming all the boys in Term I.

I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a safe and restful holiday.

Sue Mills - Manager

PTA ReportThrough the generous support of our wider school community, parent donations and ongoing fundraising activities, the PTA has again this year been actively involved in making a difference in our school. Fundraising events have covered a wide spectrum of activities, from a motivational speaker to a masquerade ball and everything in between. There has been something for everyone and the PTA Committee have been most appreciative of the efforts made by so many over the past year.

Our first event for the year was an evening with Jason Burrell, a motivational speaker. Jason’s presentation left his audience of students, teachers and parents alike with much to think about. We are grateful to Bennett and Associates for giving us the opportunity to have Jason as a guest speaker.

In March, a very successful Surf ‘n Turf raffle raised in excess of $18,000. Funds raised from this project have been targeted towards a Year 7 and 8 play area and sporting equipment.

The 8th Annual Blokes and Sheds tour was held in September and was again a huge success. Four bus loads of blokes and apprentice blokes (students) were treated to an afternoon exploring five mystery sheds around Invercargill complete with a blokes’ smoko served by the PTA. The popularity of this event is such that five sheds have already been sourced for next year’s tour. As a Committee, we are indebted to Ken Bowie from the Old Boys’ Association for

his passion and organisation for this event.

The Masquerade Ball in November is another event which the PTA has been happy to be involved in. Ultimately this event is put together by Scott Richardson and his Year 12 hospitality and catering students as part of the Unit Standards in which they are assessed.

The school’s annual Open Night, Parent Interview evenings and the Southland Secondary School Athletic Sports have all been events where the PTA has been actively involved.

We have also been able to make donations to the Science and Technology Departments for the ongoing purchasing of resources to assist in the students’ learning. Together with four scholarships for new entrants, The Celia Lashlie Good Man Award, the School Prize giving and associated costs and the Leavers’ function, the PTA has this year made donations in excess of $9,800.

To those families whose involvement in the school ends this year, thank you sincerely for the contribution you have made. Your input has been greatly appreciated. To parents of students returning to the school, the PTA looks forward to your ongoing involvement in 2009. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month during the school term in the staffroom at 7.30pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

Deidre Heenan - Chairperson PTA


The Spirit Of AdventureI have just been on a life-changing experience in Auckland. The Spirit of New Zealand was awe-inspiring beyond a doubt. I met thirty-nine wonderful friends on board the Spirit from all over the country, including one from Invercargill.

The Spirit sailed from Auckland to Waiheke Island and anchored in the bay there. That night when my group was doing the dishes a stack of plates smashed on the floor and we had to sail back into Auckland to replace them. From there we sailed to Snail Beach and anchored in the bay. That day we rowed to the beach in blowup rafts and we played a few games on the shore. Returning to the ship we had lasagne for tea and sang songs on the deck. The following day we sailed towards Great Barrier Island where we anchored in the bay in the north entrance.

The following day we went to the Great Barrier Island itself where we did a six hour walk that took us around most of the island. When we reached the bay, there were rocks shrouding the shore line and the row boats were bobbing just off shore. We waded out to them and a waiting speed boat pulled us all back to the ship.

The following day we were allowed to sail the small sailing boats for an hour which involved ten people sailing on their own around the small islands inside the Great Barrier. When my boat went around one of the islands it lost the wind so it was just like a sitting duck till we passed around the island and caught the wind again, which took us back to the ship.

On day seven we made our way back to Snails Beach where we dropped anchor for the night. That night the four teams took part in a Carnival that involved:• Clowns • Shooting gallery • Dodgem cars • Strong man • Big dipper • Toffee Apple • Soft toy grab • King Master

I took part in the soft toy grab except that it wasn’t a toy. You had to suck peas up a straw and put them in a plate

and the one with most in their plate won. I came fourth in that event.

After that it was time for a hot drink and off to bed. We went to bed by 10 p.m. most nights. On day 8 we left Snail Beach and set sail for Martin Bay where we dropped anchor for the morning. To kill time, we rowed into Martin Bay where we picked up rubbish on the beach then we rowed back to the ship where we hoisted the sails with me in control of my team. My team, Starry B, was on mid-ship which involved setting four sails: Royal, Topgallant, Topsail and Course.

Our next destination was Kauri Bay. My team was on night watch which involved getting up at about 3:30 in the morning to check the engine and anchor. The most important thing was to make sure that no ship came in the small circle or else the anchors would get tangled.

The last full day we had on the ship was time to put our training to the test. It was trainee day which involved the crew stepping down and letting the kids take over the ship. The positions available were: four watch leaders, two Engines, one Captain, two Cooks, and two Navigators. The rest were on the sail crew on the mizzen, the mane, mid ship, four deck. I got on my favorite sail four deck.

As we neared Auckland south entrance we found that we couldn’t go in one direction for more than fifteen minutes at a time because the wind kept on changing so we had to tack about ten times in one hour. When we entered the harbour we pulled down the sails and motored into Auckland Harbour. Just before we anchored, we sailed under the Auckland Harbour Bridge and honked the horn really loud so that everyone on the bridge could hear, then we spun the ship around and anchored for the night.

We had to pack our bags and clean the decks as we would not have enough time in the morning because we were getting up at 5:30am. That night we had a concert where a group of kids got up and sang a song related to the Spirit of Adventure. After the singing the captain gave out some awards. We were in bed by 12am and up at 5:30am to be docked in Princes Wharf by 7:30am.

I had a great time meeting new people and the highlight of the trip was climbing the masts and driving the ship under the Harbour Bridge and meeting new friends and finding out about places I never knew existed.

Craig Scorringe - Year 12



Library ReportThe Library has enjoyed a full year since its expansion and renovation, with the resulting space being greatly enjoyed by students and staff alike. This year the Library has hosted a number of different events.

In Term One, the school had a visit from the New Zealand children’s author, Ken Catran. His books have been very popular and we were able to support his visit with a display of his writing for interested students.

In Term Two, the Library was the venue for the Southland Japanese Speech Competitions with approximately 80 students and parents from all over Southland attending. This was a very successful event organized by the Language Department at Southland Boys’ High School. Towards the end of the term the annual interschool with Waitaki Boys’ meant the Junior Debating competition was held in the Library with interesting political and social issues being discussed.

In Term Three, the Library saw Dreamweaver (Elizabeth Miller) weave her particular brand of storytelling magic for the Year 7 and 8 students, with many of the more senior students taking the opportunity to appreciate her storytelling skills and the presence of her two appealing dogs as well.

Throughout the year the Library is the venue for the Peer Reading Programme every Monday, Tuesday and

The Royal Society of VictoriaYoung Science Ambassadors’ Programme including the Centenary Anniversary Flight to the South Magnetic Pole, Antarctic

The Society has been involved in the promotion of Antarctic science since 1874 and has been involved in all four International Polar Years 1882-83, 1932-33, 1957-58 and the current 2007-08 Polar Year. The Society has a Young Science Ambassadors programme where 55 students world wide are invited to represent their school and country in this once in a life time opportunity. The programme includes an historic one day flyover the South Magnetic Pole, Antarctica on Saturday, 17 January 2009 and will be held in Melbourne, Australia from January 16 to January 22, 2009.

Southland Boys’ High School is very proud to have Mitchell Young, a Year 12 student, be one of the 55 selected world wide and only one of five selected in New Zealand for this fantastic opportunity.

Congratulations Mitchell.

Wednesday at reading time. Also, once a month there is the regular Year 13 meeting with Management staff. This is as well as all the usual classes using the Library, so the Library is a very busy and well utilised place during the year for many different events.

At the end of last year, the Library staff removed a number of older books from the shelves. Some of these were donated to the School Museum and the rest offered to the staff and students. We have been very busy buying and processing new books to take their place. Thank you to the PTA for their donation which has assisted in the purchase of replacements.

We have seen a marked increase in the number of students using the library over the past year, due to the increased space and improved collection of resources. Many students have taken the opportunity to utilise the comfortable working environment that the Library offers for their research and NCEA studies.

We look forward to seeing you in the Library soon, taking advantage of the great space and ever increasing up-to-date informative and popular collection.

From the Library TeamSuzanne Muir, Joy Murray and Laurel Hepburn (TLR)


1st XV Rugby players at Salford Preschool

Speech Competition Winner - Tim MarshallTIM MARSHALL’S SPEECH ON “HOW POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS OUT OF CONTROL”

The 70’s - A time where mankind could walk down the street and see a fireman climbing out of a manhole. But no more ... In this day and age all person kind can see when they walk down the street is a fire-fighter climbing out of a personnel access way. Ladies and gentlemen, oops, I mean people. Political Correctness is out of control! Political correctness started in the US in the 1980’s. It was brought about to prevent minorities deemed to be disadvantaged by gender, race, sexual orientation, age, religious beliefs, class or disability from being offended by expressions or actions. However in 1991 this got out of hand when “The right hand of God” was changed to “the mighty hand of God” just to prevent left handed people from being offended. Three key areas I will cover are; discrimination – the language used to prevent discriminating against practically anyone, dumbing down – protecting children from the realities of life and laws – the various ridiculous legislations

that have been passed thanks to Political Correctness.

Firstly discrimination. This is largely gender based. There is an entire vocabulary for this; postman is now letter carrier, Headmaster and Headmistress are now Principal and History can even be referred to as Herstory. This proves that Political Correctness is infringing on our civil rights by making freedom of speech not so free. This reversed gender discrimination has led to male primary school teachers in New Zealand being a rarity, even though half New Zealand children have no permanent connection with their biological father. So we are bringing up a generation of New Zealand children without male role models. Not that there is anything wrong with showing your feminine side. (Cough, cough).

Dumbing down. Educational dumbing down is everywhere. At school I can no longer fail, instead I have



deferred success. When NCEA was first introduced it was Year 11, 12, 13 NCEA but now it’s level 1, 2, 3. Why? Because the word level has no age connotation. But these things just stop children who are failing from working harder or selecting a new field better suited to them. This trend continues into wider society with the unemployed now being involuntarily leisured. Kiwi Netball is the most junior grade of netball in New Zealand but what’s the point if these children play an entire game and aren’t even told the score at the end? This is a theft of their competitive nature. These protective measures shield children from disappointment and ill prepare them for the realities of life.

Laws. There have been some ridiculous laws passed to “oil the squeaking wheel” as it were. Employment laws stop employers from selecting employees based on gender, age or race. This wastes the time of all people involved as the employer will not hire a person who doesn’t fit the ‘hidden’

criteria of age, race and gender. OSH is one organisation that thrives off Political Correctness. For instance, lolly scrambles. These are a thing of the past. Why? Because of the tremendous risk that a child could lose an eye when struck by a candy covered projectile travelling through the air at the speed of sound. It seems as though society in general has become over sensitive and offendable, illustrated perfectly by the activists pushing for bullet points to be renamed dot points due to the militaristic connotation that the word bullet entails.

In summary, I have covered discrimination – the language used to prevent discriminating against practically anyone, dumbing down – protecting children from the realities of life and laws – the various ridiculous legislations that have been passed thanks to Political Correctness. If Political Correctness ever had a purpose of empowering minorities it has long since been fulfilled and has now stepped over the line. Political Correctness is out of control!

Promoting SouthlandAs with most people my age, when I was approached by Mr Ward about an externally-funded trip to Auckland, I was quick to agree.

In return for being flown to Auckland and being housed in the Ibis Hotel, my services were lent to Venture Southland at the 2008 Youth Career Expo. More specifically, I was representing and “selling” Southland schools, where my status as a Southland immigrant allowed me to compare and contrast the many virtues of southern schooling to other systems up and down the country. While doing this, I also redirected Auckland’s finest to other Southland stalls, publicizing a wide variety of careers in the South.

Despite John Banks, Mayor of Auckland, making comments that he would not know why any Aucklander would want to move south, Tim Shadbolt drew immense crowds at his seminars, where he shared a variety of his famous stories while answering questions about the benefits of living in our province.

The highlight of the trip for me was dining out with Mayor Tim on the second night. After listening to his well-spun yarns myself, I was revitalised for the final day of the Expo. All in all, it was a positive experience and I appreciated the opportunity to learn marketing skills, promote our province and our school.

David Neynens - Year 13David Neynens and Mayor Tim Shadbolt

2008 Youth Mark AwardsTIM MARSHALLTim is a well rounded student in both academic and sporting areas. He received General Excellence Awards in 2004 - 2007 and an Academic Blue in 2007.

Tim has taken up many leadership roles at SBHS including Coldstream House Dorm Leader 2007, Reading and Mathematics Tutor (2007 - 2008), Peer Support Leader (2008), Coldstream Head Boy (2008) and School Prefect (2008).

This year Tim gained second place in his class at the Southland Sailing Championships and will attend the South Island Championships. He is also a member of the SBHS Golf Team.

Tim excels at public speaking, winning the 2008 Southland Lions’ Speech Competitions and going on to be placed second in the National Finals of the same competition.


Tim also gained second place in the Southland Rotary Speech Competition. He has been a member of the SBHS Debating Team 2004 – 2008.

Next year, Tim intends to study Science, Business and Law.

ALEX TAYLORAlex has ambition, commitment and a life long passion for sport, especially rugby. His natural athletic talents have contributed to his sporting achievements but it is his conscientious approach to training that has allowed him to continue to perform at a highly competitive level. This is what has secured Alex the respect of peers, coaches and selectors. Alex is a member of the SBHS 1st XV and the New Zealand U17 Rugby Team.

Alex applies this same dedicated approach to all aspects of school life. His leadership ability has been recognized in his roles as captain of the SBHS 1st XV, Coldstream House Leader and an SBHS Prefect.

Next year, Alex intends to combine his love of sports and his future career in Sport Science through study at Massey University.

GEORGE MASONGeorge is a confident young man with exceptional ability in the performing arts. He was the 2007 regional RSA Speech Competition winner, has taken the lead role in school productions and Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festivals as well as competing in Rotary Speech Competitions and

playing guitar and singing in bands. Outside of school, George has already taken the lead role in a New Zealand feature film, Fifty Ways of Saying Fabulous.

During his time at Southland Boys’ High School, George has willingly taken on leadership and mentoring roles including being a Prefect (2008), a Reading Tutor and a Peer Support Leader (2007- 2008).

Next year George will pursue his acting career at Toi Whakaari Acting School in Wellington.

MATHEW MARSHALLMat began competitive cycling in 2005. In 2007 he competed for Southland at the NZ National Cycling Champs where he came fourth in the Road Race and sixth in the Time Trial. Mat also represented Southland in the 2007 Oceania Championships. He won a Bronze Medal in the Time Trial and was fifth in the Road Race.

In 2008, Mat secured selection for the U19 NZ Road Team at the Junior World Cycling Championships to be held in Cape Town, South Africa.

As well as excelling in his chosen sport, Mat also gained General Excellence Awards from 2004 - 2006 and additionally attained Sporting (cycling) and Academic Blues in 2007.

In 2009, Mat has been invited to further his international cycling status by training and competing in Belgium. While there, he intends to undertake university study in Sport Science through distance learning.

ANZAC 20082 November at Battle of El Alamein, North Africa. Aged 34 years.

PATERSON, Robert Murray At school 1930 - 1932. From Kennington. Leading Airman, Royal NZ Navy, HMS Goshawk. Killed in aircraft accident 26 February, 1942, near Trinidad. Commemorated on NZ Naval Memorial, Devenport, Auckland. Aged 24 years.

PEARCE, Russell Stanley At school 1935 - 1938. From Bluff. Engineering cadet, Bluff Harbour Board. Sergeant/Pilot, RNZAF Europe. Killed 5 July, 1942. Buried at Boverton, Glamorgan, Wales. Aged 20 years.

PICKARD, John Allnutt At school 1931 - 1934. Royal NZ Navy Volunteer Reserve. Killed 26 June, 1942. Commemorated on NZ Naval Memorial, Devenport, Auckland. Aged 24 years.

POLSON, John James Gough At school 1926 - 1929. 1st XI 1929. Canterbury

The following Old Boys’ were commemorated this year at the school’s ANZAC Service:

OLIVER, John Benjamin At school 1935 - 1937. 1st XI 1936. RNZAF Flying Officer, Singapore. Killed 15 January, 1942 at Singapore. Buried at Singapore. Aged 24 years.

PARCELL, Errol Philip At school 1935 - 1938. From Seaward Downs. 1st XV 1938. Athletic Team 10938. Studied at Lincoln College. RNZAF Flying Officer. Killed 3 December, 1944. Buried at Singapore. Aged 24 years.

PARKER, Anthony Joseph William At school 1931 - 1934. 1st XV 1934. Sergeant RAF 106 Squadron. Killed in action 30 November, 1941. Commemorated on Runnymeme Memorial, England, for airmen with no known grave. Aged 26 years.

PATERSON, Alexander Corporal, NZ Machine Gun Battalion. Killed in action



Agricultural College. Canterbury Rugby Rep. South Island Rugby Team. Leading Aircraftman, Royal Airforce. Died of illness overseas, August 1942.

POOLE, Frank Twain At school 1929 - 1933. 1st XI Hockey 1932-33. Pilot Officer 75 Squadron, RAF. Killed in action 26 July, 1940. Buried at New Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam. Aged 24 years.

POTTS, Thomas Christopher At school 1930 - 1934. From Hedgehope. Senior Boxing Champion 1934. Flight Sergeant RAF 75 Squadron. Killed in action 25 July, 1944. Buried at Chateau Voue Communal Cemetery, France. Aged 27 years.

PRYDE, Norman William At school 1924 - 1927. 1st XI Cricket 1927. Graduated MB ChB Otago University. Represented Otago University at Rugby. House Surgeon, Christchurch Public and Southland Hospital. To Britain in 1935. Post graduate work in London and provincial hospitals. Joined Royal Navy on outbreak of war. After serving in UK naval hospitals, joined aircraft carrier Victorious in May 1941. On convoys to Malta and Russia. Also saw Bismarck action. Transferred to shore duty in 1942. Joined Naval Commando Unit. Killed in action August 1943. Aged 33 years.

RAINES, Andrew Todd At school 1934 - 1936. Otago Representative Surf Lifesaver. Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (NZ) Fleet Air Arm. Sub Lieutenant, Europe HMS Victorious. Died 29 September, 1942 in England. Buried at Hasler Royal Naval Cemetery, Hampshire. Aged 21 years.

RANDLE, James Robert At school 1935 - 1939. Won silver cup for Best Cadet Sergeant. Clerk with Moffett & Co Ltd. Flight Sgt, RAF England. Died of injuries at Cambridge, England 24 October, 1943. Aged 21 years.

RANKIN, Noel Bain At school 1927 - 1931. With RNZAF. No further information.

REDPATH, John Powell At school 1936 - 1939. 1st XV Rugby 1939. 1st XI Cricket 1937 - 1939. Journalist with the Southland Times. Enlisted with RNZAF 1942 and served with the Royal Airforce in Europe. Killed in a flying accident in England. Buried at Oxford. Aged 23 year.

REED, John Reginald At school 1918 - 1919. Clerk with Henderson and Co Ltd.

Trooper, NZ Armoured Corps. Killed in action, Cassino, Italy, 27 March, 1944. Aged 39 years.

ROBERTSON, James Peter At school 1934 - 1938. Hop, Step & Jump record 1936. School teacher. RNZAF Pilot Officer. Shot down 9 February, 1945 in English Channel. Named on Runnymede Memorial, Windsor, England for airmen with no known grave. Aged 23 years.

ROBISON, Thomas Douglas Inglis At school 1931 - 1935. 1st XI Cricket 1935. Flight Lieutenant RAF 35 Squadron. Killed in action, 30 June, 1941. Buried at Kiel War Cemetery. Aged 23 years.

ROBINSON, Francis George At school 1929 - 1931. Killed in action. No further information available.

ROSCOW, Robert John Leighton At school 1927 - 1928. Private, 26th Battalion, Middle East. Killed in action, 27 November, 1941. Buried at Knightsbridge Cemetery, Acroma near Tobruk, Libya. Aged 28 years.

ROSE, Alan At school 1934 - 1935. Bricklayer. Served with the Army in the Pacific. Killed in action, 1 October, 1943 at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. Aged 22 years.

ROY, Eric Alexander At school 1925 - 1926. Farmer at Mossburn. Flight Sergeant RAF 166 Squadron. Killed in action 17 March, 1945. Buried at Durnbach Cemetery, Germany. Hundreds of POW escapees are also buried there. Aged 33 years.

RUSSELL, Gilbert Rewi At school 1934 - 1939. From Lorneville. Employed at Underwood Dairy Factory. Private, Army, Middle East. Killed in action, 21 April, 1943, Middle East. Aged 22 years.

SKINNER, Phillip Holmes At school 1935 - 1936. Clerk with Carswell & Co. Flight Sergeant, RAF 149 Squadorn. Killed during Air Operations, 12 March, 1944. Buried at Bergh Roman Catholic Churchyard with only seven other War casualties. Aged 23 years.

SMART, Randolph Cruickshank At school 1932 - 1936. From Wyndham. Pilot/Officer RNZAF Europe. Missing on air operations over Germany, 11 September, 1942. Named on Runnymede Memorial, Windsor, England for airmen with no known grave. Aged 25 years.


On 29 September 2008, a group of 15 boys and five adults, including Mr Laurenson and Miss Cameron, departed from Queenstown on a trip of a lifetime to Vietnam.

As the trip was for History, we visited many historical sites including pagodas, war memorials, cemeteries and even China Beach.

The two and a half weeks we were away flew by and we were on our way home before we knew it. The Vietnamese people were extremely friendly and allowed the group to experience different cultures and lifestyles. Even though I had my blue eyes closely inspected and my cheeks pinched, I had a great time.

Mark Overton - Year 12

CU CHI TUNNELS - DAY 16It was the 16th day of the 2008 Vietnam History Tour. To date we had experienced hours of plane, bus and train travel and also seen pythons, monkeys and sea snakes. We had visited temples, seen Buddhist Monks, snorkelled in Nha Trang, bartered with the locals for their cheap merchandise and observed other sights with historic significance. But today we were off, through the crazy traffic, to the Cu Chi Tunnels, north of Ho Chi Min City.

Senior History Trip to Vietnam

Placing incense as a sign of respect

Largest Communist Cemetery in Vietnam



When we stepped off the bus, it was a muggy 35 plus degrees. Luckily, we had all adjusted to this heat. Our tour guide, Linh, then led us through the jungle, passing bomb craters and model booby traps. We were then given a demonstration of how the traps worked before we were led through a piece of the tunnels. They were 60cm high, so crawling was the best option. The tunnels were made by the Viet Cong during the war (all 200km of them!). They used them to hide out and also to sleep and attend to the wounded.

MEKONG DELTA After a couple of hours drive, we arrived at the Mekong Delta. We hopped of the bus and onto a typical boat in Vietnam, old and wooden.

Our first destination was a little place where rice paper and coconut candy were made. Everybody loved the coconut candy and several packets of it were purchased.

After about an hour on the boat, we proceeded onto even smaller boats (four per boat). This was how the Vietnamese people usually got around in the water. We finally arrived at our hoemstay place and chilled out in the afternoon. This consisted of relaxing in hammocks, playing cards and getting to hold “Monty the Python”. Tea consisted of seafood, beef and rice - a typical Vietnamese meal.

George Mulvey in Cu Chi Tunnels (left) and Eddy Heenan exiting Cu Chi Tunnels (right)

Making coconut candy

Once we had seen the tunnels, bomb craters and booby traps, we had the chance to fire weapons from the war. This appealed to a lot of us, but being the end of the tour most of us were short on cash, so had to pass. The tunnels were an interesting and relevant part of the trip which we all enjoyed.

Cheers to Mr Laurenson and Miss Cameron for putting hours of organisation into the trip. It was an awesome experience!

Eddy Heenan - Year 11

James Mulvey, Tom Heenan, George Mulvey, Eddy Heenan

Jason Stevens and Linh our Tour Guide, with Monty the Python

The next morning we visited a primary school and a crocodile farm. Unfortunately however, we had to return to the bus early because Jason Stevens had an allergic reaction.


It was a great visit to the Mekong Delta and a good experience to see different locals living conditions.

George Mulvey - Year 11

TRAVELLING THE NIGHT TRAINTravelling form Hue to Haroi on the night train was one of our trip’s most interesting experiences. It was certainly spent in the most squalid conditions. We had already spent a large part of the trip travelling, whether on buses or planes, but none of that prepared us for this train.

We boarded at around tea time and got into our compartments, four to each. It was like living in a grave. Each room was about 2m x 2m x 5m length. Split that by four and that’s 3m2 per person, not a lot of room. Then add to that all the bags.

We shared this with cockroaches as big as rats and biting spiders. There was the plethora of jolts and jumps as we ran along flood damaged tracks. I think that it would be fair to estimate that everybody got two hours sleep that night, at the most!

Max Reeves - Year 12

A DAY OF BIKINGWe woke up one day and got ready to go and have a bike tour around the countryside. Initially I thought we would be getting on a bus and driving to the country and getting on the bikes, but when I walked down the front

Students in a typical classroom

Young boy sweeping classroom for detention

steps of the hotel, I saw bikes everywhere. We started off biking through the town. Riding on the right side of the road took some getting used to! With literally hundreds of people all around you while you bike, this was quite a nerve wracking experience. A few quick turns and we had reached our first pit stop, a shipyard.

A few large fishing boats lay around the yard with some guys repairing and painting them. Looking under the boats we saw that the boats were only sitting on a few old blocks that could topple over at any moment! That would never be allowed back in New Zealand.

Back on our bikes and off again through the town and along the road full of crazy motorcyclists and along a riverside. Jason Stevens began singing the song, “I can ride my bike with no handlebars”, all the while not holding on to his handlebars. Let’s just say that it didn’t end too well. It turns out that Jason can NOT ride his bike with no handlebars.

Past the river and through to the countryside. Endless rice fields and water buffalo greet us as we ride along small trails through Vietnamese countryside to our next destination, a Pagoda. A quick stop here to admire its beauty and see the shrines while our tour guide, Linh, explains to us the differences between a swastika and the Buddhist symbol.

We go on our way again and bike past more rice fields and shrimp ponds. Our ride through the country ends and we are back into the town again. This time we ride through the back streets and alleyways to get back to the hotel. Some of the boys are eager to race ahead and soon lose



their way when they take a wrong turn or miss a pathway. It is soon decided that Linh should lead us and we all settle down to his snail pace. This gives us a chance to shout a greeting to the locals we pass and every now and then we get a hello back.

We soon get back to the hotel and pay up for renting the bikes. One dollar each! Everything is so cheap here. The bike ride was a good way to experience a small part of the lifestyle, as many Vietnamese bike or use motorbikes. It was certainly a different experience from cycling in New Zealand.

John McLeod - Year 12

SENIOR HISTORY TRIP TO VIETNAMOver the past holiday break it was my pleasure, along with Miss Cameron, to accompany 15 senior students on a once in a life time trip to Vietnam. This trip was part of the Senior History syllabus and will be repeated every two years for senior History students.

On 29 September we flew out of Queenstown and made our way to Auckland via Christchurch. In Auckland the boys started their in-depth study of International Airports. We entertained ourselves for eight hours until 4am, when we finally boarded Royal Brunei Airways bound for a one day stop over in the richest country in the world, Brunei.

In Brunei we received our first major surprise when we walked out of the nicely air conditioned airport. The heat in Brunei was almost as over powering as the humidity. Imagine a wave of wet heat slamming into you, so the

moment you walk outside you start sweating profusely. In Brunei we organized a day long tour of the city. Over the space of the tour, we saw the most expensive building in the world. The 29th Sultan of Brunei built a Mosque for the people of Brunei. Made completely of marble and topped with twenty-nine 24-carrot solid gold domes, the building was beyond impressive. The tour continued and included visits to the Sultan’s palace and the boat people. One of the highlights was a chance to see a petrol station advertising the price of petrol at 52cents NZ a litre.

That night we again boarded Royal Brunei Airways bound for the capital of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City. We landed there at about 9pm on 30 September and as many of us were yet to sleep the group were pretty tired and were looking forward to our hotel rooms. However we weren’t too tired to notice certain things, such as the fact that there are 10 million scooters in Vietnam and they all seem to be on the road at the same time and all seem to head in different directions, regardless of what the traffic lights say. The first time we crossed the road everyone was sure we were going to die. You simply walk out across the road and all the traffic swerves around you. By the end of our tour this became second nature to us but the first time we tried it was the most scared any of us had ever been.

During the next two weeks the boys saw ancient temples, monks, handled pythons, saw crocodile farms and saw many War Museums left over from the Indo China War between America and North Vietnam. We travelled from the bottom of the country to the very top and saw some amazing sights. We were able to see extreme poverty and extreme wealth, the bizarre and the amazing. However, the highlight of the tour was on the last day when we visited the Cu Chi Tunnels.

The Cu Chi Tunnels were created by the Viet Cong forces to help avoid the bombing raids of the American Army. These tunnels connect all parts of the Cu Chi province in an underground maze surrounded by booby traps and military trenches. We were able to go into these tunnels and crawl through about 100 metres. They were so small that we were forced to belly crawl through certain parts. The Viet Cong forces conducted all facets of life in these tunnels from cooking and sleeping, to field hospital services. There were even three babies born in the tunnels.

This trip opened the boys’ eyes to the realities of extreme


poverty and gave them an insider’s look into Communism in today’s world. It brought history to life and gifted them a once in a life time experience.

The boys were able to take SBHS to Vietnam in the form of a haka at the military cemetery in Khe Sahn; a display that impressed our tour guide so much he said he would remember it forever. The boys were so impressed by this statement they decided to do some busking and did the haka outside our hotel, they made 500 Vietnamese dollars!

This sounds great, unfortunately it works out as about 5 NZ cents.

The 15 students who took part in this trip represented the school with pride and responsibility. I was and still am very proud of them and thank them for sharing this experience with me. And I look forward to sharing this experience with a new group in 2010.

Ray Laurenson - HOD Social Sciences

Science FairThe students in Year 10 Agriculture worked extremely hard and took part in the NZAS 2008 Science Fair.

Oliver Harnett and Robert Howie compared the water quality in the Waihopai River and Otepuni Stream. They got wet and used various instruments to sample the water at the two sites. They received a silver award and a money prize for their project.

Stephen Smith and Patrick Clegg researched the biological control of Broom Beetle and received an award for “a good Scientific approach” and good effort.

Other projects were; ‘Comparing dry matter to worms,’ by Billy Soper; ‘Is liquid urea ore cost effective?’ by Daniel Woolhouse and Stanley Smith; and Andrew Miller and Cameron Cleland’s project was on ‘Plant growth and different soil types’.

Billy Soper and Richard Minty

Agriculture Practical Skills DayYear 11 Agriculture got the chance to show off their skills at the Practical Skills Day with Agriculture NZ. The stations consisted of visual soil testing, knapsack spraying, fencing and tying and joining wire.

The purpose of this visit was for the students to further develop the practical skills they have practised in previous

years and to be assessed on their ability to perform a range of practical skills.

Left: Kieran Short - Spraying

Top right: Ethan Goble - Wire Knots

Right: Sam Duffy and Andrew Cowie - Soil Structure.



Deep Cove RecountI got up at 6:30am. We had packed the night before, but we still had to pack a few more things. I got to school early so I had to help pack the bus with food. We departed at about 8:20am. By the time everyone was there people were already eating lollies and listening to music. When we got to Mossburn we started to see snow, bring on the snow fight I thought! When we arrived in Manapouri we went for a little walk to Pearl Harbour Beach. On the boat ride over everyone went up the top but then came straight back down because they quickly became cold. At West Arm we unloaded and then reloaded our luggage from the boat to the bus. Hard work!

Two ladies from the Power Station arrived to talk to us about how it works and what we were going to do when we went down the tunnel. I was counting the numbers all the way down that were on the side of the wall. I answered all the questions in the quiz and I think I got them all right.

On the way to Wilmot Pass, I was looking out the window for waterfalls and snow. When we got to the top of Wilmot Pass we had a huge snow fight in snow up to our waists. A couple of people even got stuck in the snow (everyone targeted Mrs Townson). Upon arrival at the hostel we went on the Brassel Point hike. This was the easiest walk by far. For dinner we had Silverside, potatoes, peas and something else that I can’t remember. For dessert we had ice-cream and fruit salad. I didn’t really like the Silverside or the fruit salad, but the rest was good. After that we played battleships and went to bed at about 9 or 10 o’clock. I don’t think I had any sleep.

I got out of bed at about 6:30am on the following day because I was on breakfast duty. After breakfast we got ready for the Hanging Valley walk. I was wearing a polyprop, two merinos, 1 or 2 polar fleeces, long johns, rugby shorts, woollen socks, woollen hat, woollen gloves and tramping shoes. In our packs we had a survival kit, a raincoat, another pair of gloves, a drink bottle and our lunch, so as you can see we weren’t packed lightly. On the way up, people were throwing snowballs. About half way up some people were really out of breath. We saw some waterfalls and Lachie splashed me when he threw in a huge rock. About three quarters of the way up we stopped and looked at the memorial of a Kea called Fred. By then everything was covered in snow so if we were too hot we could just lie down in the snow. When we got to the top we had lunch. It was a slow trip back down the hill.

We weren’t allowed to get changed after that even though we had been in the forest hiking for about 6 hours! Instead we had to go into the main building so the DOC lady called Nicky could talk to us.

Nicky split us up into two groups. One went out onto the water to do experimental surveying of marine life and looked at how clear and salty the water was. The other group went to the confidence course. We went out onto

the water first and I thought the tools were very cool because they were just made out of stuff that you find at home. At the confidence course we had one practice run then we had to start to try and bet Anaru’s time of 59 secs. No one did. My best time was about 1 min 17 secs but it was fun. We went back to the Hostel and Nicky talked to us about pests and Native Birds. She also showed us a slide show of heaps of fish. After that we just played games until dinner was ready and they did let us change this time!

I got to sleep in for a little while the next day but I was still really tired. Mrs Townson told us to go and get ready for the walk to the Tailrace Tunnel. This time I didn’t have to wear as much. It was the flattest walk but was the second longest. Once we got to the Tailrace Tunnel we started throwing rocks to see if anyone could reach the other side. Anaru did but only just. On the way back, Tony from Adventure Southland saw a seal but no one else did. When we got back everyone was excited about going fishing. We split in half. Groups A&B went fishing and C&D went over to Helena Falls. Samuel was the only one to catch anything on the wharf. He caught two Spotties. We used one for bait and let the other one go. Everyone could see the fish going for the bait but they weren’t getting hooked.

We finished fishing and sprinted over to the boats to get over to Helena Falls. On the way over it started to rain


which made it freezing. It was a 2 minute trek through a little river to get to the base of the falls. From the other side of the Sound Helena Falls looked like a pretty small waterfall but once you got up close it was HUGE! We were 20 metres away and we still got blasted by the spray from the waterfall. On the way back we had to use the oars to get out because the tide had gone down. We hit a couple of rocks but got out safely. We were freezing by now even though we had heaps of clothes on. We got back and had to heave the boat up to a giant rope that holds it there for the night. We ran to the main building and Mrs Townson told us that we could go for a shower. We had a shower and got changed into some nice warm clothes.

On the last day we got another sleep in because we had had a late night as we had packed everything the night before. We brought all of our stuff down into the main building so we could clean our rooms. It only took 30 minutes to do all of that and then we were off to the 5 million dollar cruise boat The Patea. We saw about six seals, and a couple

came close up to the boat, but no dolphins. It had rained for the last two days so Helena Falls was massive by now. The walk back seemed to take for ever because everyone was so tired.

We then loaded everything onto the bus and got on and waved goodbye to Charlie the Hostel manager. On the way back to West Arm a lot of people were falling asleep even though it was only a 45 minute bus ride. We had to wait for an age for the boat to get there and then we had to perform the Haka for Room 31. Lachie and Jayden led the Haka. On the boat ride over I played card games. The bus ride seemed to take forever but it was only one and a half hours long. I was listening to my MP3 the whole way. Once we reached Winton I texted my Mum to say we would only be about another 20 minutes or so. We arrived at SBHS at 4:30pm after 4 days of adventure and fun. It felt good to be back.

James Heffernan Year 8

Students’ WorkI love my red Hyundai, it’s my ownIt’s way more cooler, than a mobile foneIt drags a lot more than you would expectAnd really deserves a lot more respectBut my loud music system sets the beatAnd my bore, sets a new tone in the streetBut if you ever underestimate We might have to go and investigateAnd the times you go for a quarter mileWill be the time I do it for a mileSo as long as I am driving my carIt will always be number one by far.

Michael Sinclair - Year 12

Early starts chilled the musterers of old;They lived to muster the hills that one lovedEven when all they earnt were flakes of gold.Those men have gone, to a place up aboveAnd with them a skill that cannot be bought,On the farm or in the pub those fought;Not for them but for someone who shared their dream

Edward Johns - Year 12

SUMMER AND WINTERI look out the blurred window and see snow falling from all directions, peacefully inhabiting the cold starving almost dead looking trees.

A cold chill creeps up the bottom of my jeans and through my thick woollen scarf as I step out of the snow chained 4 wheel drive. “Crunch”, I look down and see my freshly made gumboot print fossiled into the ankle deep snow.

As I casually approach the balcony, I see the dog bowl, completely covered with rock hard ice. I move forwards slowly and pass the deck chairs, sparkling like crystals. I feel an extraordinary coldness; I glance behind me and see the giant mountain, trying desperately to touch the cloudy skies. I take in as much fresh mountain air as I can while looking out at a pearl white snow blanket over Kelvin Heights. I approach the end of the balcony, trying not to expose my numb face to the chilly southerly blowing in from Kingston. I glance towards Frankton and see the exhausted skiers being dropped from a hard days work up the mountains. I lift my eyes slightly and see some ski lifts and just below some crisp ski tracks in the delicate snow.

Queenstown is not always so cold that blood does not circulate around our numb bodies. There is also a scorching summer.

I stand willingly in the lake, looking around at the dry sunburnt mountains as the small waves gently play against blistered legs, slowly washing my sun screen off as I see it disappear into the bottomless Lake Wakatipu. I turn around and walk towards the shade of the big green oak tree where my family are having a barbeque, doing my best not to stand on the hot sharp stones on my way there. I reach down and pick up the flattest rock I can find. “This rock looks like a pancake”, I think as I throw it firmly into the water. 1..2….3 I see the rock kiss the water’s surface, under my deeply shaded sunglasses.

The cool freshness of the shade took me by surprise as I was indulged with the smell of onions and sausages.

A soft breeze gradually lifts my sun bleached hair off my sticky forehead as the sun tries desperately to break through the dancing oak tree’s leaves and pierce the darkness beneath the tree.

My summer could not get any better.

Mitchell van Schaik - Year 11



It was a late afternoon when we pulled up to the crib. The sun was at its peak high in the bright blue sky, it makes me hot and sweaty. I felt trapped by the heat, as the sun, edging towards the large brown mountains surrounding Kingston, makes a pretty picturesque scene. Stepping out of the car I smelt the strong scent of pine in the light warm air, from the tall strong pine trees surrounding the property. I would run in to one of the big, old, over-grown pine trees where there was an old broken tree hut. I turn over a heavy piece of rotten wood to search for bugs crawling over the dark moist ground where I would capture the bugs that tickled as they climbed over my hand and arms. I stored them in a container for the next few days ahead in my holiday.

I would hear the waves of the lake crashing in to the stony shore in the lonesome town of Kingston, it sent excitement through me. I grabbed my father as we ran to the lakefront to see yet another great piece of scenery: the lake with mountains surrounding both sides. It was getting later into the evening as it started to cool down as the mosquitoes starting sucking on our blood like vampires, giving us itchy bites that we could scratch long into the night. We would put our feet into the freezing cold water. It felt as if it was a cold winter’s morning running to the letterbox in bare feet; it sent shivers up my spine. There would be a small cluster of boats coming in for the day from fishing or water sports.

Walking home I spotted a new playground. As I was being bitten alive, I raced over. It was like Christmas coming early. I climbed up the freshly painted ladder, the slightest smell of paint still floating around. The ladder led me to the shiny blue new slide that had just been installed; the stairs seem to go for ever and as I ran up them my legs started getting tired. As I slid down the slide I could feel the cold night air going through my hair. Dad looked at his watch and said, “It’s time to go back to the crib to get a warm nice tea”. We arrive back and the smell of pine has been strongly overtaken by the smell of freshly cut grass lingering in the dense air.

I return to Kingston coming back from a holiday further central. It’s seven years later; it is hotter than I remember, burning my eyes through the glass in our car. It’s making my sunburn even hotter, half of it is peeling off already. We drive past the lakefront, the sound of the waves not having the same crashing effect as when I remember but still relaxing as they crash in to the lake front. The sound is becoming drowned out by boats on the lake water skiing and biscuiting. The level of the lake is somewhat lower than what I remember from the harsh summer conditions this year. The stones on the lake are still there but have been covered by drift wood, the old shacks have been covered in a new coat of paint making the main street look more appealing. Many more houses have been built making it slightly less lonesome. The playground now looked old and run down. The ladder to the slide is only just higher than my head. I rub a hand over the pole as the old paint flakes off.

When we drove past the old crib it wasn’t recognisable. The smell of the pine trees had gone as they were ripped out long ago. A deck stood as tall as light poles making it an eyesore that stuck out a mile away. It gives a better view

of the lake and surrounding scenery which has not changed since last time. The grass is tall and dead from heat, weeds are growing high in between the plants, but the mountains will always stay the same till my next visit.

Chad Butson - Year 11

GLENDHU BAY - SUNNY MORNING, RAINY MORNINGI wake to the stream of bright light decorating the tent and to the rattling motors of boats entering the crisp water. I roll out of my sleeping bag, like a rain rolls out of a cloud. It’s time for my morning swim. I squeeze into my boardies, not wasting any time.

I stroll down to the lake edge feeling the warm dewy grass between my toes and then onto the warming stones of the beach. I stare for a moment to take in my surroundings. The still water reflects the brown picturesque mountains not far on the other side of the lake and the few clouds which lightly shadow some parts of the mountain side. I begin a sprint towards the lake, bracing myself just as I dive in, feeling the refreshing cool pass through my body and my skin goose-bumping. My heartbeat hastens at the rush, nevertheless it is nice.

As I make my way back to the tent site, I walk carefully over the dusty ground beneath, so I don’t muddy my wet feet which seem to attract all the dirt. As the rest of the camp begins waking up, the smell of cooked breakfasts consumes the air and lingers as if the wind is unable to rid them. A sunny day at the bay is my favourite part of Christmas.

However a rainy day is much the opposite. I instead arise to the beat of the rain on the roof of the tent like a soft drum with a fast tempo. The walls sway like a ballet dancer as the wind catches them. I wait a while in my sleeping bag to hold onto the inviting warmth. I listen to the music of the waves crashing down onto the stony beach.

I eventually get up and struggle into my sticky wetsuit still damp from the previous day. Once I’m zipped up, I make a break for the beach. I dart across the wet ground avoiding the tent cords. I can feel the rain cascade down onto my face. This time I don’t stop at the beach. I already feel the chills in the core of my body. On a rainy day the mountains seem so much further away and the usual still water is now raging with life. The Lake is vacant except for the yellow and orange buoys bobbing lifelessly. As I hit the furious water my muscles tense with the snap cold entering my suit. I don’t stay in the water long. Today the cold is too much for me. As I jog back, the camp seems lifeless, everyone still tucked away in their homey, warm sleeping bags.

When I arrive back I can hear the whistle of the kettle like a screaming baby through the tent walls which seem transparent to noise. Mum is making hot chocolate. The hot liquid heats the cup up and my rigid cold fingers are unable to hold it. After I dry and get dressed it’s cooled off enough to sip slowly, the warmth invited into my body. We sit down at the table and Dad deals the cards, the activity of a rainy day.

Stuart Kruger - Year 11


Deep Cove PoemsDoubtful Sound has the most amazing views in New ZealandEverything at Deep Cove is naturalEvery mountain is one of a kindPerfect scenery scatters the land

Countless waterfalls amaze usOverwhelming sights are to die forVirtually everything is outstandingExtremely cool glow worms hide in the mountains

Luke Dawson - Year 8 (Room 20)

Dolphins frolicking in the fiordEating until you can’t eat another thingEmbracing the beautiful scenic areaProviding life time memories

Creating friendship and leadershipObserving the marine lifeVery unpredictable weatherEnding with photos and a bus ride home

Hayden Edgley - Year 8 (Room 20)

International Group TourIn July of this year, Southland Boys’ High School and Southland Girls’ High School hosted a group of students from Hong Kong. There were 14 students, one teacher and one guide.

The students attended ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) every morning (two weeks of this time

was during school holidays) and during the afternoon visited different tourist spots around Southland. They were excited about watching sheep being shorn, riding horses, playing volleyball and basketball at the stadium. A trip to Walter Peak was considered a highlight of their visit; they enjoyed the trip on the Earnslaw and had a great time shopping at Walter Peak and Queenstown.

They all had a great time and I’m sure they took some very happy memories of their visit to New Zealand back home with them.

Kumagaya Boys’ High School Visitgoose-bumps. I enjoyed practising Haka in class. I have never gone bungy jumping, rock-climbing, skiing or made pavlova while in Japan, but I did when in New Zealand and I was very happy. Also, the food was different from what I am used to in Japan. Sometimes it was very strange to me. But I like fish and chips.

I was able to pet many different animals when I was at the farm. New Zealand is a country rich in natural beauty, much like Japan. You should come to Japan soon.

See you soon!

Takahito Ohtsuka

Hello, students of Southland Boys’ High School! Hello, Corey, Daniel and their families! How are you all? My home-stay in New Zealand has become an unforgettable memory for me.

I wanted to go to New Zealand because I wanted to speak English with people of my age and because my sister who stayed there recommended it to me.

It was my first time to go so far away from Japan. I was very nervous. I was worried about my English. I left Kumagaya in midsummer but when I arrived in New Zealand it was already midwinter. It was warmer than I had expected.

The Haka ceremony was very interesting to look at. I got



Hello! Long time no see. Do you remember me? I am Naoto Hagiwara, a student of Kumagaya Boys’ High School. I want to say thank you to everyone. I enjoyed my two-week visit to New Zealand very much.

At first, it was difficult for me to speak English. I only know a few English words and I was afraid of going to a foreign country. It was not as difficult as I had thought. I was even able to make friends.

New Zealand is a very beautiful country. It has a lot of natural scenery unlike anything I had never seen before. I saw a lot of wild animals I can only see in zoos in Japan. I was very surprised.

I learned a lot from my visit, like how to communicate with people, a lot about human kindness and about traditional food. During my visit, I came to like fish and chips, even though potatoes were my favourite vegetable beforehand.

I think people in New Zealand like sports. I don’t like to play sports, but I like to watch them, especially rugby.

And finally, please come visit Japan!

Naoto Hagiwara

This year I hosted a farm stay boy from Japan, Naoto Hagiwara. We welcomed him with handshakes and hellos and he fitted into our family well.

While he stayed at our home, he experienced a little farm work such as feeding out and shifting breaks and even got to experience a perk of farming, taking the tractor for a spin. We also had fun smashing old car windows and being towed around a paddock on a wooden crate with seats on it.

Naoto tried many new things and I hope he took many happy memories home to share with friends and family.

Toby Welford - Year 12

I was fortunate enough to host two boys from Kumagaya Boys’ High School this year. I think it is a great experience to be able to offer your home and your way of life to people who appreciate the memories that they gain.

This year my homestay students experienced the real Kiwi farm life. We fed cows on crop, milked cows and fed calves. I would guess that riding the motorbike would have to have been their highlight. Having traveled to Japan last year, I realize that being able to do these kind of things would have been a great experience.

I encourage everyone to have a homestay and open your home and give the Kumagaya boys a true Kiwi experience. It is very rewarding.

Brendan Baucke - Year 12

Earlier this year, my family and I hosted a Japanese student from Kumagaya koko and I would like to tell you about our experience.

We enjoyed sharing our culture with each other. Our student (Taka) told us about Japan and what he did every day in normal Japanese life. We showed him around Southland and immersed him in Kiwi food and culture. All the students from Kumagaya koko went to Queenstown for a night. Taka enjoyed bungy jumping, sight seeing and skiing.

We found that continuing as we normally would helped expose Taka to our culture. He came to my after school activities with me.

As well as Queenstown, all the exchange students visited the Bluff Marae, attended a Civic Reception, did rock climbing at Stadium Southland and learned the Haka. We took Taka to Milford Sound on the last day, which he said he enjoyed.

At the end of the 10 day period the boys were here, everyone was very tired. We had a potluck dinner at school, where the Kumagaya students performed a show to express their thanks.

Overall, it was a very good experience for all involved. I recommend that you host a Japanese student next time. I certainly will. I would like to thank Miss Sasaki for all her work and organization to help the exchange run smoothly.

Jake Henderson - Year 9

Careers DepartmentKia Ora Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula, Taloha ni, Talofa Lava and warm greeting from the Careers Department…

2008 has been another successful year for the Careers Department with a good proportion of students from the Gateway programme being offered apprenticeships and a number of STAR students being accepted into pre-trade courses at the Southern Institute of Technology.

We have come to the end of the Creating Pathways and Building Lives (CPaBL) Ministry initiative, which has

seen the development of a Careers Education Plan (CEP) and a move towards a whole school approach to Careers. Part of this has included every senior classroom being fitted with a Careers area to display information from various institutions. The purpose of this has been to encourage students to research what careers each subject area can lead to.

NAVY CHALLENGE ‘08This year Te Maanakitanga Adlam had a chance to take part in the Navy Challenge at Devonport. This was a 5 day intensive course that challenged the participants both physically and mentally. Overall he had a fantastic time and gained valuable in-site into Navy life.


Also this year we have had 3 students complete their basic training for the Navy and are now working on their trade training. Congratulations to Taane Lucas – Electronic Technician (January 08), Joseph Black – Marine Technician (September 08) and Shay Finnerty – Marine Technician (September 08).

Joseph Lawson also completed his basic training for the Army earlier this year and is successfully now training in his chosen area.

Good luck to all of those students who are currently going through the Defence Force application process for next year’s intake.

Left: OMT Joseph Black (Bluff) who was awarded the TAMAKI NAVAL and EX-NAVAL CLUB SPORTS TROPHY - this was awarded to the trainee who contributes the most to sports throughout the intake especially in spirit and endeavour. RIght: OMT Shay Finnerty - Bluff

Below: OMT Joseph Black and OMT Shay Finnerty visiting the school after their Graduation in September

CAREERS EXPOThe Careers Expo in August was good value for our senior students who all had the chance to go and have a look at what different institutions have to offer.

sPACIFICally PACIFICEarlier this year, three staff, Matua Arthur, Mr Puna and Ms Schmidt, had the chance to take a small group of Pasifika Students (Year 8 - 13) to Christchurch for the SPAC PAC Event. During this time the students had a chance to work on Cultural Performance, meet with Pasifika Mentors who work-shopped the concept of being “Culturally Proud” and take part in one of the biggest Pasifika Career focused days. This was a fantastic opportunity to get our students out there and networking with their peers. They all had a great time and already we have seen positive spin offs with the strengthening and development of the Pasifika Group and emerging young Pasifika leaders.

Congratulations to all those students who have been awarded ILT scholarships, other tertiary scholarships, apprenticeships and cadetships.

Good luck to all school leavers, whether you are going onto further study or into the workforce.

Loretta Schmidt - Careers Advisor

OET Taane Lucas at his Graduation March 2008

Year 13 Leadership CampThose of us who have been present at Southland Boys’ High School for more than a few years may be able to recall the annual visits form the Bloodbank, when the most senior students would donate 1 litre of their blood to hospitals. These visits ceased three or four years ago. This just happens to be about the same time as the Year 13 students began going to Borland Lodge for our four day Leadership Camp. Perhaps Senior Management decided that once the sandflies there had drunk their fill we had no blood left to spare!

I don’t enjoy beginning this report on a sour note, but no story about Borland Lodge would be complete without mentioning the sandflies which were a problem that could not be ignored. Remember Matthew Jensen’s ham sized

fist? Those of us who forgot to pack “dimp” (there’s a new word for those of you without a rural background) paid the price.

Now that I have addressed the only negative thing, I can move on to all the good points about the Year 13 Camp and there is a countless number of these.

Messers Ward and Boyce as well as Mesdames Dalzell and Schmidt, put us through many tests to challenge our analytical, teamwork and leadership skills. The exact details are difficult to remember (perhaps they should have worked on our memory skills too!) but what we were taught allowed us to effortlessly assume the role of leaders in the school.

Mr Jones got us to pretend that various calamities had befallen us in the forest, so he could bring our first aid knowledge up to scratch. (Our acting was so good that



one of us even needed successive physiotherapy.) Mr Jones was an excellent instructor and we learnt a valuable skill that we should hopefully never need to use.

One of the activities that we did was a trust exercise involving a river, a rope and a person getting to the other side without getting wet. The rope was supposed to be held tight by a team of us, but sometimes the rope “accidentally” sagged meaning the guy in the middle got soaked. This sounds like bad practice during a “trust exercise”, but it was considerate rather than malicious, because our four days at Borland Lodge were the hottest days we can ever recall.

Every bit of our spare time was spent making the most of the wonderful weather by playing volleyball, soccer, rugby and generally putting Mr Jones’ first aid to good use.

Mr Baldwin even went out of his way to pay us a visit, though he insisted he took a wrong turn on his way from Invercargill to Manapouri and ended up at Borland Lodge purely by accident. But we found the fact that he turned up right on dinner time to be more than a coincidence. Though who would blame him for taking the opportunity to have a meal there? Mr Richardson (who, as rumour has it, once cooked for 10 days straight) was our Chef de Cuisine and as you’d expect, he put on quite a show in the kitchen. It seemed like he could fully cater for 40 seventeen year olds with one arm tied behind his back. In fact, he proved he could when he cracked all of the eggs for his table-top-

sized quiche one handed. We were more than fortunate to have such an expert catering for us and I doubt I will ever again have a supper with hors d’oeuvres or a three course brunch!

On the final night, it was our turn in the kitchen during one of the tasks in the “Domestic Gods” competition. As well as making some scones, which were mainly for the judges’ personal satisfaction, we covered budgeting, stitching buttons on shirts, table setting and ironing. Some people, like myself who had no prior experience at this, did a good job of improvising (I turned my needle into a staple) and the overall quality of work was really good. When the clouds of flour had settled and the smoke from the burnt shirts was cleared, a clear, albeit controversial, winning team was found named “The Spartans”.

Special mention goes the Channel 4 News team, who got top honours on Quiz Night and Bryce, whose fend aimed at Alex ‘digger’ Taylor was the stuff legends are made of.

The camp at Borland Lodge was a rewarding experience and we all want to thank everybody who played a part in organising and running it.

Now I would like to end with a piece of my own advice. Parents, take no excuses from your sons if they are slacking off around the house. We have proven that boys are more than capable of doing any chore!

Jacob Boyle (Prefect) - Year 13

Peer TutoringPeer Tutoring is into its fourth year of operation and it has become an integral part of our comprehensive leadership and mentoring programme. The Peer Tutoring Programme involves older (Year 10, 11, 12 and 13) boys working one-on-one with Year 7 and 8 boys who are experiencing some

difficulties with their reading. The tutors are trained in specific techniques based around the ‘Three Ps - Pause, Prompt and Praise’ and the programme has proven to be particularly successful in two main respects: first, the junior boys are getting extra help with their reading and secondly there is the mentoring aspect, where older boys, as positive role models, are looking after the younger boys.

Peer Tutors in 2008

YEAR 10Michael BrownlieAlexander CollinsLiam CrosbieClark DobbinHamish GoldenConor HarwoodGraydon HayesStephen HowardIsaac MakiRyan McGownRobbie McKenzieKieran O’ConnorBraydon PetersonJesse RobertsonMackenzie SmithTroy SmithCorey SuttonBlair TurnbullCameron Veint

YEAR 11Oliver ToddHamish LambethScott BarnsdaleJonathan MillarMathias SimonkaTaylor SwainGreg TitchmarshJosh GillerMitchell van SchaikBen RussellWilliam RabbittStuart KrugerEdward HeenanMatthew MasonTim WellsCameron BlackAndrew LeeFayez ShahbazJamie RohanNick BaileyGeorge Mulvey

YEAR 12Max ReevesMichael SunderlandSimon DowlingDaniel McGimpseyAndrew MortonAlex RonaldCody GavanMarkus HirnerMatthew McGill-BrownMark OvertonJames CrepinJohn McLeodNicholas DykesJacob StirlingEdward JohnsBrehan CairnsBrendan BauckeRyan DuffyGlen BallamMac StewartToby WelfordMatthew RobinsonNathan Hills

YEAR 13 Jared BekhuisBen CannonOliver BroughtonRichard FordCody TohillJosh BakkerEuan CoxTipene GalikiJames MulveyAdam Marshall-WhiteTom HeenanTim MarshallSam McMahonSam BakerHarrison ClarkJamie HarveySam MaynardDavid NeynensJacob BoyleMichael Carroll


Peer SupportAround the middle of November in 2007, 43 Year 12 students were trained as Peer Support Leaders. This programme is designed to facilitate the transition of Year 7 new entrants into the school and it provides a great

opportunity for boys at each end of their time at SBHS to get to know each other. The Peer Support Leaders work with Year 7 students in small groups throughout Term One to ensure that they are making new friends and adapting to a new situation and environment.

Stefan AytoZak KellySam BakerDaniel LowJoshua BakkerMatthew MarshallTim MarshallJared BekhuisCameron BellerbyAdam Marshall-WhiteJacob Boyle

George MasonOliver BroughtonSam Maynard Ben CannonMatthew McCallumMichael CarrollSam McMahonHarrison ClarkGinger MitchellRhys CooteMonty Mitchell

Greg FitzgibbonJames MulveyRichard FordDavid NeynensTipene GalikiJames O’ConnellMorgan Collier Josh GodfreyJesse PaengaThomas GrindellBlake Roff

Jamie HarveyBen ShirleyTom HeenanAlex TaylorHayden HegartyCody TohillTe Ate JacksonIsaac TuliauChrisjan JordaanKris WalkerBryce Wise

Leadership and MentoringLeadership and mentoring are important aspects of learning at SBHS. In providing leadership opportunities for our students, we endeavour to provide them with appropriate training for the various leadership roles. In this way, everyone benefits: the younger students who the mentors work with and the mentors themselves, by gaining valuable skills which are transferable into life beyond the school years. This is an important part of modelling the school motto and mission statement: “Not for School but for Life we are Learning”.

At SBHS, gaining the honour of a Prefect’s badge is not simply a matter of demonstrating excellence in a particular

field or endeavour. Rather, it is an opportunity gained by a willingness to demonstrate service to others. In this way, the leadership role is widened to provide a number of different kinds of leaders who all show commitment to helping others. All of our Prefects are trained Peer Support Leaders and Peer Tutors and they all mentor or coach in at least two other areas such as reading, maths, sports etc.

Many Year 13 boys other than Prefects also act as mentors and coaches in a variety of subjects and codes. Through the work of these students our school family builds strong bonds for learning and life.

I would like to thank all the students who have carried out their leadership and mentoring roles with enthusiasm and dedication. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

Bob Ward - Year 13 / Leadership Dean

Leadership Training - Peer SupportThe Year 12s gained valuable experience in those all important skills of getting people’s ‘attention’ (and keeping it!), giving clear instructions and making sure that everyone was involved.

A very enjoyable day was had by all.

Bob Ward - Leadership Dean

In early November, 44 Year 12 students took a day away from their studies to attend the Peer Support Leadership Training Day. During the day, the boys participated in the activities that they will take with next year’s Year 7 students.

Balloons, ropes, string, chairs, newspapers and bodies were all employed in a large range of games all designed to help develop trust, cooperation and sense of belonging.



Pirates of PenzanceSenior Production

This year’s Southland Boys’ High and Southland Girls’ High School production was a famous Gilbert and Sullivan play called the ‘Pirates of Penzance’. For those of you who were unable to watch the production, the plot revolves around Frederic (Taylor Barrett) trying to start a new respectable life away from the bad influences of the Pirate King (Oliver Broughton). He departs for the peaceful port of Penzance, where he encounters the numerous daughters of the Major General, including the love of his life, Mabel (Sevana

Pemberton). It is not long however, before the pirates capture all the women and threaten to marry them on the spot. The Major

General (David Neynens) comes to the rescue

by lying about being

an orphan, thus rescuing his

daughters, as the pirates would never attack an orphan

boy. Once the pirates learn of this deceit,

they set off to attack the Major’s castle, which is where the hapless policeman led by the Sergeant (Jonathan Riley) attempt to stop the pirates.We were given a short time

period of just six weeks to learn all our lines and songs and

so the schedule was very hectic. Fortunately, with great

support from teachers like Mrs Murray, Mr Hughes, Ms McSoriley and Mrs

Johnson, we were able to effectively manage our

time and get everything together for our performances. We

had three shows in

total and all went really

well with the entire crew

having a lot of fun.

Jonathan Riley - Year 13


A blast from the pastThursday afternoon. Assembly. The usual bustling crowd of people struggled to get a spot in the hall next to their friends. Nothing was out of the ordinary.

Everyone was seated, chattering away animatedly about possibly why are the Year 13 students were standing on the stage, facing us. Maybe they were going to sing us a song! Everyone began calming down slowly at the presence of Mr McKinlay standing at the front, waiting for hush. The noise died down, the eerie silence before a ‘talking to’ made itself present. “Today we have some very special guests”, our Deputy Principal said. “They are old boys of our school and famous world wide musicians. To welcome them back into the school after the decades they have spent away, travelling the world, we will perform a haka and then they will speak with you.”

The thunder of the Southland Boys’ High School haka took over the hall. Vibrating through the floor and everyone’s body, we performed it with passion, still wondering about the guests that were about to talk to us. With shivers down our spines, we stopped and sat down once the group were seated on the stage.

The men were introduced to us as: Bruce Aitken, Roger McLachlan, Lyall Baron and Barry Withington. The men were pupils of Southland Boys’ High in the early 1960’s and since then had progressed to do great things in their line of work. “World class musicians”.

Bruce Aitken rose out of his chair, stepped up to the microphone and began his speech by telling us how simply amazing it was to be gone from a school for over 30 years, and to be able to come back to the place that he grew up in, with the welcome he was given. We could tell how much it meant to him. Bruce had started out in New Zealand, in his first band at Southland Boys’ High School with his classmate Roger McLachlan, when he discovered his love for music and the drums. ‘Roger’s Dodgers’ consisted of these two friends and then Barry Withington and Lyall Baron were added and the band started winning talent contests all over Southland and were asked to play at many functions around the district. After school was over and it became time to move on, Bruce started moving between Australia and New Zealand, from 1970 until the early 1990’s. During this time, he played in many bands, helping music in a great way. In 1998, he moved to Canada where he now lives with his wife and family; together they produce the Cape Breton International Drum Festival and Bruce teaches drums to children and people that want to learn. In short, he has devoted his entire life to music.

The whole school applauded.

Next up was Roger McLachlan. He told us how he never thought he would be here, standing in this hall again. How absolutely amazing it was to be welcomed in this way, something he would remember for the rest of his life. His life mirrored the same beginning as Bruce Aitken’s. Growing up in Southland, he came to Southland Boys’ High School and, to be honest, never really enjoyed the whole “school thing”. But after ‘Roger’s Dodgers’ and finally being able to get out of school, it was in 1975 that he first began playing bass for the well-known ‘Little River Band’. After this experience he moved on playing for several well known artists, including joining John Farnham’s band in the 1980’s. Today he is still involved in song writing and playing and is well-known around the world.

Barry Withington and Lyall Baron had much the same to say as the first two speakers. They focused on showing us that we could do whatever we want, as long as we put our minds to it. Anything is possible. These two never made it as far into the music world as Roger and Bruce, but that does not mean they were not as successful. Each of them are both still passionate about their music, playing wherever they can and taking the enjoyment from playing. Their stories were an inspiration to listen to.

Question time and we were asked to “fire away with whatever you have”. Of course, everyone was shy as usual. Probably a fair few questions running through most people’s heads, but no one would ask! Eventually, someone asked if the band would play a small piece for the gathering. They sang a Beatles song, and sang it well. The next question (seeing as the drum set that was set up on the stage was unused) is whether Roger and Bruce would play some drum ’n’ bass together. So they did; two of the finest drum/bass players in the world, showing us what they could do in our hall was amazing.

The band were in town to receive an award for being entered into the Southland Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame, for their starting out in Invercargill. For them, they were excited to be able to reunite as a band and group of friends for a weekend they never imagined they’d be sharing, and they definitely didn’t imagine that they’d be standing on the stage in the hall that they grew up in.

Before they left, they presented Mr Baldwin and Southland Boys’ High School with a plaque, commemorating their visit and everything the school had done for them, to be put in our school’s new Performing Arts Suite, which they were delighted to have seen.

This was a most memorable assembly!

Michael Sunderland - Year 12



Commerce Department

SELLIn August, a group of 80 Year 11 students, 40 from Boys’ High and 40 from Girls’ High, participated in a three-day programme that focused on the fundamentals of business. On the final day, teams of students created an expo presenting their innovative business ideas to judges from the local business community.

There were a large range of products, from biodegradable bale wrap through to a number of very sophisticated technologies - the ideas were boundless. The SGHS hall was a non-stop hive of activity culminating in the last day where the students dressed up and, looking decidedly business-like, gave ‘dragon’s den’ type presentations - they were great!

A student’s view:SELL (Student Enterprise Learning Link) is a secondary school programme which is only available to a number of schools nationwide. It is run by the Enterprise New Zealand Trust and gives participants the opportunity to create a product idea and then prepare a business plan as to how to make and market their product.

As soon as we got the information about the programme, like the fact that we got three days off school, got to wear mufti and work with students from Girls’ High, it was an instant success as far as we were concerned! From day one, the programme was thoroughly enjoyable, with time off classes becoming just an added bonus.

After being placed in our groups, we had to decide on a product idea and create a business plan so that we would know how to make our product, how to advertise it, how much to sell it for and all the other associated paper work needed in order to run a business.

By day two, we were deeply involved in our business plans and just beginning to comprehend the amount of work involved with that. We still had to begin preparing our presentations for the next day.

The final day involved presenting our product to five different judges from the community. All morning we set up our area and rehearsed how we were going to present our product. Each team presented to one judge at a time, so we were able to slowly perfect our presentation as we got to the third, fourth and fifth judges. At the end of the day every team was congratulated for their efforts and the winning teams announced – sadly, mine not one of them!

Overall, the programme gave an excellent insight into the

running of a business and what has to be done to make it successful, while still being run in a way that kept all of us entertained - even some creative singing was involved!

Written by Ryan Botting

ENTERPRISE STUDIESWhat an innovative and hard working group of students we were presented with in this course in 2008.

Terms 3 and 4 brought the opportunity for students to work in groups, develop a business idea and set out to make a profit. Products ranged from the traditional pinecone/kindling/firewood to school scarves, a hook to connect your wheelie and recycling bins, photo frames, peat, wine-glass identifiers and personalised calendars. Some students chose to pursue services such as car and window washing and scrap metal collection.

Each business was required to produce a business card and prepare a business plan before beginning their sale. Most groups managed to make a modest profit and hopefully enjoyed themselves on the way. A small tax was collected and donated to two charities, the SPCA and the Cancer Society.


YOUNG ENTERPRISETwo business teams took part in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) in 2008. Teams were required to come up with a product or service, prepare a business plan, and run their business through the year, ending with the production of an annual report and the payment of tax (if a profit was made). The businesses this year were Found Enterprises and VersaCorp.

Found Enterprises We started the year off as a five man team but lost two of our men to the working world. We came up with several ideas, some of which were perhaps a little far fetched. We eventually arrived at the idea of trying to revive the good old ‘chatter-rings’ from 1999, failing miserably due to high costs of production. We now had to pull something out of the bag and after brainstorming furiously, came up with ‘the scaffold’ - a small clip that attaches a razor to your shaving foam can.

With this invention, we headed into the business world. Now we had to find the perfect materials for our product. After much deliberation, we decided on PVC - it was cheap, easy to work with and had a professional finish. We now had the ultimate product and set out to sell it.

We did achieve several accolades along the way. At the Southland YES Mid Year Awards, we won the Business Card Competition and at the end of year awards we received a trophy for the Most Innovative Product.

I would love to say that we are now well on the way to becoming millionaires - it may still happen. To be continued ……

Written by Harrison Clark

VersaCorp VersaCorp is a Young Enterprise business made up of five Year 13 students passionate about promoting SBHS. We decided that we wanted a product that represented our school and came up with a number of ideas including t-shirts, scarves, hoodies and wristbands. We chose the wristbands, after much deliberation, because they were small, inexpensive and universally sized. VersaCorp burst onto the corporate scene at the Southland YES mid year awards. Unfortunately, our lack of fluorescent t-shirts and a jingle cost us the prizes we deserved!!

Wristband sales started with a hiss and a roar but quickly slowed. After some good advertising in assembly, around the school, and in the community, sales picked up again. We attended the YES Trade Fair outside The Warehouse and plugged our product on local radio but due to our limited target market, this was not overly beneficial for our company. It has been pleasing for us to see our product all around town and occasionally on the wrists of promising

local footballers like Robert Robinson and Josh Bekhuis.

All in all, our company has functioned well and had a blast throughout the year. Sales have been satisfactory but not great - bands will be available from team members for some time yet! Thanks to Ms Cunningham for putting up with us and pulling us into line to ensure we completed the necessary tasks. Thanks also to all those customers of ours.

Written by Zak Kelly

‘The Scaffold’ Found’s fantastic product

Found at the Trade Fair

Found (Harrison Clark, Adam Marshall-White, Rhys Coote - winners of Best Business Card and Most Innovative

Product

VersaCorp at the Trade Fair

Prime Minister Helen Clark’s VisitFor most students at Southland Boys’ High School, politics is a topic that bores them and the thought of a politician speaking at one of our assemblies would be a prime opportunity to switch off. How would I know? Because I am one of those students. However, when this thought became a reality in Term 2, people’s minds changed as this wasn’t just any politician, it was the Prime Minister of our beloved country, Helen Clark.

We were told this was to be one of the most formal assemblies of the year, along with the ANZAC Day assembly and the Kumagaya Boys’ High School visit. Our behaviour had to be impeccable as this was Ms Clark’s first ever visit to Southland Boys’ High and we wanted to give her a reason to come back.

The time arrived and the school lined up outside the hall as usual. Not many were talking about the upcoming



assembly at all. We knew what we had to do and this was our last chance for a while to act like boys. This changed as we entered the old doors of the hall. Noise became silence and boys became men.

I scored a seat close to where the Prime Minister would be walking up the hall. Close enough so she could hear my haka, far enough away so I couldn’t see her teeth. I looked around the hall to find more anxious faces than usual. Most people’s eyes then averted to the main doors as they opened, signalling the person in charge of New Zealand was about to walk through.

The next thing I knew, I was bellowing the school haka along with the rest of the school, welcoming the Prime Minister. It was an amazing haka and most people in the school will remember it for a long time, including me.

I resisted the urge to talk as the Prime Minister, some Head Prefect Michael Carroll introducing Prime Minister Helen Clark to

Tipene Galiki - Deputy Head Boy

Welcome Haka

Mr Baldwin, Mr Hughes, Ms Soper and Ms Clark with Mrs Walker (teacher aide) and Room 20

staff, students and Board members sat down on stage. I looked around the hall disappointed not to see swarms of bodyguards. Before you knew it, the school stood up again to sing the school song. The whole school sang the words loud enough that I could hear it over my own singing voice. We sat down again and the Prime Minister stood up. Everybody was listening to what she had to say.

Being polite, Ms Clark thanked us for welcoming us into our school and congratulated us on our performance so far. I soon realised that she had come here for a reason and that was to get a message across to us. She first spoke about her thoughts on the leaving age of students. Her speech persuaded me to believe the age should be raised to give people a better goal in life. Other interesting topics raised were the importance of setting goals and about climate change. Ms Clark’s speech was loudly applauded by everyone in the hall and I learnt that not all politicians were boring after all.

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Year 13 student and Prefect, George Mason, followed up the Prime Minister by reading a passage from the New Zealand novel, “Bulibasha”.

The entire assembly then stood to sing our New Zealand National Anthem. I could feel the pride of everyone in the hall as they sang our country’s song. Before I knew it, the assembly was over. The school remained standing as the people on the stage left. We had produced one of our greatest school performances in my opinion and it was acknowledged by members of staff.

For me, it was a great experience and I learnt a lot from it. I am sure thoughts on politicians have changed around the school as well, as people realise they are just the same as us.

George Mulvey - Year 11

In the second term at SBHS, the Rt Hon Helen Clark visited school. A few days earlier I was asked if I wanted to be one of the two boys to guide her around the school. I said yes.

The day Ms Clark came, the school was very well presented. The air was buzzing with excitement. She arrived around 1:00pm then attended the Year 9-13 assembly and was greeted by a full force traditional Boys’ High haka! She then met with the Kaumatua of the school Heriwini Neho, Labour MP Lesley Soper, Mr Rabbit (the chairman of the BOT), Mr Baldwin, Mr Page and many security guards. Then Harrison O’Donnell and I started the tour around two Year 7 and two Year 8 rooms.

The classes each had something different set up to show the Prime Minister. There were things like literacy circles, reading activities and maths games. After touring the classrooms, Harrison’s and my job was done and the Rt Hon Helen Clark had afternoon with the staff in the staffroom.

Robert McDonald - Year 8

On Thursday, 12 June 2008 the Prime Minister, Helen Clark visited Southland Boys’ High School. A special assembly was held in time for her arrival and the boys were eager to see the Prime Minister in person and hear some of the important issues that involved our education.

Upon her arrival, she was greeted in the form of a Karanga, then the school erupted into its Haka, led by Matua Arthur, which seemed to shake the floors and foundations to breaking point and with the timing at its best, it looked pretty cool as well!

After Ms Clark was escorted to the stage and seated, we sat down and lifted our heads to see our Prime Minister in person. After many greetings and exchanges of handshakes, we stood again to sing the school song which holds the many values that we have at Southland Boys’. This was shown in the amazing manner in which it was sung.

As we were seated once more, Ms Clark stood to speak. Firstly, she greeted us in about 20 different languages (or close to it) then further commended us on our Haka and talked about the positive things she had heard about Southland Boys’ High School. She then went on to talk about achievement statistics in New Zealand schools and how she was going to improve them, like her bill to raise the leaving age to 18, something which will directly involve us in the future. She also explained the situations faced with global warming and the many other associated problems which our generation will have to solve in the not too distant future. She spoke as well of how New Zealand is contributing to help the earth by staying nuclear free and finding other sources of power like wind, rather than burning fossil fuels.

As her speech came to a close, we sang the National Anthem, then stood in absolute silence as the Prime Minister left the hall with what I believe to be a great impression of Southland Boys’ High School.

Ryan Botting - Year 11

The Navy Challenge ‘08Forty students were selected from across New Zealand and I was lucky enough to be one of them! The Navy Challenge is a five day intensive course which includes many activities that are designed to push you to the limit, both mentally and physically.

On the first night we had our introduction to the Canterbury (ship), where we stayed and were given a grand tour of Devonport, where we were able to see the base and surrounding area.

The next day it was all on. We were up at 5:30am(!) doing basic physical training (PT) but afterwards we had breakfast. For breakfast we had spaghetti, baked beans, toast, eggs, sausages, hash browns, chicken patties, bacon, yoghurt, cereals, fresh fruit … it was phat! Lucky we had

such a good meal, because later that afternoon we did the basic fitness test such as the beep test, sit ups, press ups and shuttles, shuttles and more shuttles!

The third day started again at 5:30am. PT followed by breakfast and then we had a chance to have a really good look at the simulators and training areas for chemical warfare, fires and water flooding into the ship. Then we did sea survival which was awesome. We were taught basic sea survival skills needed if lost at sea, in a training pool. Then we jumped off a wharf into the freezing cold sea to practise these skills - it was great fun.

On the fourth day once again PT at 5:30am, but it was again followed by breakfast. We left early to go to the Whangaparoa Naval Base to do the outdoor Navy obstacle course, followed by a 300m sprint. We were also shown around the underground tunnels which were used during



WWII. This was a hard day, but we were rewarded with a visit to the Waiwera Hot Pools for a swim and a BBQ.

On the last day there was no PT, but we did get to clean followed by breakfast. Later that morning, after all the cleaning, we packed our bags and went to the Naval Hall to have our presentations and prizegiving. We reflected on the week and we all agreed that we had a great time. It was a week that will be remembered by everyone and I would

highly recommend anyone who is interested in the Navy to definitely give it a go.

By the way, did I mention that the food was phat?!? And we were allowed seconds!

Te Manaakitanga Adlam

Art DepartmentDue to the enthusiastic efforts of a group of Year 11 students, the school Reception Room has been home to an exhibition of student work during the second half of the year. The boys have produced several paintings each to exhibit and have sold to staff and public. This opportunity will continue to allow boys a means of selling their work, as well as other students being aware of Art in the school environment.

Year 7 students have continued to work with enthusiasm and produced some great results, some of which have been displayed in the school library.

Seniors have worked within the various disciplines of Painting and Design and are working hard to meet their NCEA assessment deadline.

Sam Stuart (Year 12) was awarded second place in the Southland Secondary School Art Awards.

The Year 10 Art Class entered the Bluff Seafood Festival Wearable Arts in May. The students printed their self portraits onto Oyster Sacks and sewed these into their hoodies and cargo pants “Faces of the Future” outfit. Modelled by Oliver Harnett, the entry gained an “Outstanding Creative” Award.

Jenny AdamsonAlan Grant

Blues AwardsPrefectsMichael Carroll + TouchEuan Cox + Academic Year 13Sam BakerSam McMahonMatthew McCallum + HockeyAlex Taylor + Rugby + TouchKris WalkerJonathan Riley + HockeyJesse PaengaJared BekhiusJacob Boyle + Academic Year 13Richard Ford + Academic Year 13Tipene GalikiJames Mulvey + HockeyBen Cannon + Smallbore Rifle

ShootingBen Shirley + CateringGeorge Mason + DramaDavid Neynens + Soccer + Drama +

Academic Year 13Tim Marshall + Drama + Academic

Year 13Cameron BellerbyTom Heenan + HockeyJamie HarveyHarrison ClarkChrisjan JordaanSam Maynard

AthleticsGlen Ballam + HarriersMatthew Robinson + Academic

Year 12Michael Sinclair + HarriersChad ButsonBasketballBen McKenzieCricketRyan DuffyCyclingPieter BullingMatthew MarshallDramaNick McEvoyGolfJames DennisonHamish BuckinghamHockeyGreg FitzgibbonMatthew JensenEddy HeenanPacific IslandPuapua Kuresa + TouchRugbyBlake RoffKomihana (Ginger) MitchellTe Ate Jackson + Touch

Scott Eade + TouchZac Kelly + TouchTukiterangi RaimonaTe Arohatai MatiahaCampbell WoodAaron McMurdoSam WinsloeMonty MitchellSoccerMax Reeves + Academic Year 12Mackenzie SmithSquashMichael Sunderland + Academic

Year 12SwimmingAdam McDonald TouchJavaan IoaneTrapshootingJason PaulJordan AndrewsJames O’ConnellAcademic Yr 13 Oliver BroughtonAcademic Yr 12Thomas LarsenDaniel McGimpsey


Catering and HospitalitySouthland Boys’ High School Catering and Hospitality Department had another successful year with boys from Year 8 to 13 gaining valuable cooking skills that they can put into practice at home, or when they venture further afield in life. For those boys in the Senior School who will pursue a career in the industry, the skills that they have gained from competitions allow them to showcase these skills to industry personnel, giving them a foot in the door.

In late 2007, Southland Boys’ High School, in association with Millennium Hotels and Resorts in Queenstown, developed an Industry Scholarship Programme. The programme is to provide an industry apprenticeship to a student from Southland Boys’. The first recipient of this scholarship was Ethan Flack. Ethan commenced his Chef Apprenticeship in January 2008. The school will be offering a second Industry Scholarship Programme this year, with the support of the Skyline Company. This scholarship will be with the Mercure Leisure Lodge in Dunedin starting in 2009.

In 2008 we have again achieved success at all levels including Regional, National and International. All the boys involved in these competitions have put many long hours of hard work into training to compete in these events. Catering and Hospitality teacher, Mr Richardson, has allowed the boys to take ownership of what they do and has guided them to achieve to their potential.

The year started with the Year 11 - 13 boys being selected to represent the school and become apart of the SBHS Culinary Team. The team selected for this year included

Zane Neustroski and Brendan Baucke (who represented SBHS at the NZ Culinary Fare), with Edward John and Conor Monaghan (representing the school in the Southern Light Regional Salon Culinare in the Interschool Brunch class). We also had Billie Siolo and Matthew Wood competing as individuals and Ben Shirley competing in the Food and Beverage Service Classes.

Mr Richardson had the opportunity to travel overseas for a month and attend the World Association of Chefs Societies Culinary Congress in Dubai and then travel to a number of countries to dine at some of the world’s top restaurants, including the third best in the world, The French Laundry in San Francisco.

Mr Richardson was also nominated for the Top Tutor Award at the Hospitality Standards Institute Excellence in Training Awards.

Southland Boys’ High School hosted the fourth ILT Southland Secondary Schools’ Cooking Competitions on 15 June, with over 150 entries from school students in Southland. SBHS took away the top school title.

ILT Southland Secondary School Cooking Competitions

Quiche Robbie McKenzie 2ndCup Cake Lee Richardson 1st Strathan McKenzie 2ndBread Cases Strathan McKenzie 1st Lee Richardson 2ndMuffins Robbie McKenzie 1st Lachlan McKenzie 2ndBrunch Edward Johns 2nd

SBHS Culinary Team



Brendan Baucke 3rdAntipasto Brendan Baucke 1stServiette Folding Ben Shirley 1stTable Setting Ben Shirley 1stImaginative Table Setting Ben Shirley 1st

Top SchoolOn 29 June 2008, the Culinary Team and Mr Richardson attended the annual Celebrity Chefs Dinner held at Ascot Park Hotel and hosted by the Southern Institute of Technology. This annual show case of top chefs gave the boys the opportunity to experience a seven course degustation menu.

The SBHS Culinary Team headed to Dunedin on 3 July to compete in the Hospitality Standards Institute Junior Culinary Challenge and the Southern Light Regional Salon Culinare. The boys worked and competed hard over the weekend with standout achievements from Zane Neustroski and Brendan Baucke who won the Otago/Southland Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge. Edward Johns and Conor Monoghan won the Interschool Brunch title and Ben Shirley won three Gold Medals, one with distinction, to take out the Otago/Southland Food and Beverage Service Person title. The prize for the boys who won the Otago/Southland titles was to fly to Auckland to compete in the National Schools’ Final of the HSI Junior Hospitality Challenge.

Hospitality Standards Institute Junior Culinary Challenge

Ben Shirley Gold 1st Napkin Folding Gold 1st Table d hote Table Setting Gold Distinction 1st Novelty Table Setting Silver Live OmeletteBillie Siolo Bronze Live Lamb Bronze Cold DessertMatthew Woods Silver 1st Cold Dessert Bronze Live OmeletteBrendan Baucke

Winning cupcake

Silver 1st Live Lamb Bronze Cold Dessert Bronze 1st School ChallengeZane Neustroski Silver 1st Live Salmon Bronze Cold Dessert Bronze 1st School ChallengeConor Monaghan Silver 1st Live OmeletteEdward Johns Bronze Live Lamb Bronze Cold Dessert

Southern Light Regional Salon CulinaireBen Shirley Bronze 2nd Fruit Flan Bronze 1st Imaginative Table SettingBillie Siolo Silver 2nd High TeaMatthew Woods Bronze QuicheBrendan Baucke Merit Fruit Flan Gold 1st High TeaZane Neustroski Silver 2nd Live Salmon OpenConor Monaghan Merit Fruit Flan Silver 1st Interschool Live BrunchEdward Johns Silver 3rd High Tea Silver 1st Interschool Live Brunch

On 1 September 2008, the SBHS Culinary Team of Zane Neustroski, Brendan Buacke and Ben Shirley flew to Auckland to compete at the New Zealand Culinary Fare. The boys all competed in individual classes as well as the National Schools’ Finals. The culinary team was supported by Pub Charity which enabled them to compete in Auckland.

New Zealand Culinary Fare


Ben Shirley Gold 1st Table SettingBen Shirley Bronze 2nd HSI Hospitality Challenge Food and Beverage serviceZane Neustroski Bronze Live BrunchBrendan Baucke Silver Live Café SandwichZane Neustroski and Brendan Baucke Bronze 5th HSI Hospitality Challenge Kitchen

Southland Boys’ High School, with the generous support of the ILT, Community Trust of Southland, Culinary Herb Company and H & J Smith, competed in the International Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge held on the Gold Coast of Australia from 8 - 15 September. Ten teams competed from the Asia Pacific region including Taiwan, Japan and Tahiti and state teams from Australia. The

team of Zane Neustroski and Brendan Baucke trained for many hours, refining and tweaking their dish ready for the competition.

The boys prepared a Trio of Salmon comprising Seared Salmon resting on wilted bok choy with a roasted red pepper, chilli and ginger couli; Prawn and Potato crush topped with a herb salad, hot smoked salmon and prawn foam, and; Raw Salmon topped with Lemon granite with a herb crisp.

The judging panel were impressed with the slick working methods and hygiene practices of the boys. They commented on how effortlessly the boys worked and were amazed at where all the food came from when it came time to plate and present their dish. At the awards dinner, the Southland Boys’ High School Team were awarded Gold Medals along with Taipei. The over all placing was Gold 2nd place, missing out on first place by 1 point.

The Senior catering boys and a select number of Year 10 boys have catered for numerous functions during the year, which has enabled them to travel to compete in competitions. This not only allows them to raise the money needed to compete, but also gives them valuable hands on experience.

The Try Line Café had a very successful third term run being fully booked for the duration by the third week of the term. The café continues to offer the seniors a real life experience in cooking and serving food to customers. It is also providing a learning tool for many of the junior boys who are choosing to come and dine at the café.

Southland Boys’ High School hosted an event on 22 October to celebrate World Chef ’s Day. This day is promoted by the World Association of Chefs’ Societies. Mr Richardson invited ex-pupils Joseph Clarke from Blanket Bay and Ethan Flack from Millennium Hotel in Queenstown back to school to talk about their experiences as chefs. They have both represented their country and compete regularly in competitions. Otago/Southland President of the New Zealand Chefs’ Association, Bernadette Kean and Scott Richardson, also shared their experiences and highlights of their careers.

The Year 12/13 Catering and Hospitality class, in association with the school PTA, staged a Masquerade Ball as their end of year assessment. A fun night was had by all. Thanks to the PTA for their support.

To finish the year, Southland Boys’ High School has been invited to audition for the popular TV2 Cooking/Game Show, Activate.

Zane Neustroski and Brendan Baucke



Gifted and TalentedFrom 23 September to 25 September 2008, Mr Allan, accompanied by Mrs Wells and Ms Thompson, led a group of Gifted and Talented students up to Portobello in Dunedin. The students involved ranged from Year 10 to Year 12.

We were taken to the Portobello Marine Laboratory to study Marine Biology. It was a very exciting course with a lot of variety; from dissecting sharks and squids to testing salt and heat levels, to estimating lengths and weights of sharks and crabs. While we were at the Aquarium, we were able to enter the actual aquarium and take a ride in the new submarine exhibit.

We had a two day course at the Aquarium, which meant we would be staying the night on Quarantine Island. To

reach the island, it meant we had to take a boat across where we encountered many different experiences. Many of the students came away with a very wide knowledge of the sea and its inhabitants. It was very well run by the two teachers there and we learnt something new every time they spoke.

Once we left Portobello, we were off to the Otago Museum where we spent a lot of time at the Butterfly Experience. The heat was immense inside the exhibit. It was a true rainforest experience.

After a walk through the University, it was time to go home. We did stop and have a lovely swim at the Moana Pool before the trip back.

Overall it was a brilliant experience and it opened my eyes to a different dimension of the sea.

Mackenzie Smith - Year 10

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools - Mathematics

Eight-three students from Years 7 to 13 participated in the competitions run by the University of New South Wales. They competed against students from 12 other countries with over 1.7 million entries worldwide.

Four students gained Distinction Awards for placing in the top 10% of entries from New Zealand.

Year 7: Liam RyanYear 11: Cameron Black, Tim BuckinghamYear 13: Timothy Marshall

Twenty students gained Credit awards for placing in the top 25% of entries from New Zealand.

Year 7: Liam Johnston, Strathan McKenzie, Samuel SmithYear 8: Zac Andrews, James HeffernanYear 9: Michael Lee, Richard Mouat, Hamish O’BrienYear 10: Clark Dobbin, Oscar Jenkins, Troy SmithYear 11: Finlay Cox, John Davies, George Mulvey Year 12: Andrew Ireland, Thomas Larsen, Michael SutherlandYear 13: Jacob Boyle, Oliver Broughton, James Mulvey Australian Mathematics Competition Eighty-three students from Years 7 to 13 participated in the competitions run by the Australian Mathematics Trust. They competed against 420,230 students from 3,687 schools worldwide.

One student gained High Distinction awards for placing

Mathematics Competition Results 2008in the top 5% of entries from New Zealand.

Year 13: Jacob Boyle

Five students gained Distinction awards for placing in the top 15% of entries from New Zealand.

Year 11: George MulveyYear 12: Thomas LarsenYear 13: Benjamin Cannon, Richard Ford, Euan Cox

Twenty-three students gained Credit awards for placing in the top 50% of entries from New Zealand.

Year 7: Sydney Caughey, Liam Johnston, Liam Ryan, Matthew Jackson, Joshua MacKenzieYear 8: Zac Andrews, Michael Culling, James Larsen, James HeffernanYear 9: Michael Lee, Hamish O’Brien, Jake Henderson, Michael Butler, Ethan RobertsYear 10: Graydon Hayes, Clark Dobbin, Troy SmithYear 11: Tim Buckingham, Cameron Black, Findlay CoxYear 13: Timothy Marshall, Oliver Broughton, Ben McGregor

Southland Mathematics Association Competition (SMAC)

They were held at James Hargest College senior campus this year. SBHS entered two to four teams at each year level (7 to 10). The boys competed well at all levels and pushed the top teams. Unfortunately, the school teams did not place at any level.


Tufaatasi - Pacific Island Dance GroupEarlier in the year a select group of boys went to Christchurch for a Pacific Island Careers Expo. They had the opportunity to meet successful people from the Pacific Island community. Linwood College also conducted a workshop with the boys which involved learning a Samoan Dance. This experience changed the boys’ attitudes towards their culture and gave them the drive to create their own group.

We have now created a group which involves the whole school, not just Year 7s and 8s as in previous years. The group has been practising for 6 months putting together a routine of dances from all over the Pacific. Puapua Keresa has played a leadership role with the group and has brought a lot of knowledge to the group.

The group is now preparing to tour around Invercargill schools to share what they have learnt. So if you hear the name Tufaatasi, please come and watch and prepare to be entertained.

Teachers in Charge: Glenn Puna, Loretta Schmidt

PrefectsNN Nick NamePD Probable DestinationTM TrademarkFS Favourite SayingH HeroFPT Favourite PastimeL2W Likes to WatchC2F Claim to Fame

Ben CannonNN ShipbreakPD Paparazzi

TM CameraFS “Say cheese”H David RussellFPT Playing Playstation 3L2W His own slideshowsC2F Last name as a

camera

Sam McMahonNN McMahon /

McSneansPD Police ForceTM Massive tattooFS “I can play that”

FPT Shredding licksL2W WrestlingC2F Fenton

Sam MaynardNN Nos, NemoPD StatisticianTM Sober drivingFS “He’s not here, is

he?”H T-RoyFPT Walking to

RemarkablesL2W Man vs Wild

C2F Tim Maynard

Sam BakerNN DeweyPD HospitalTM InjuriesFS “Man, I’m having a

crap day”H Marty SmithFPT Recuperating L2W ESPNC2F Squash, Southland

U13 Touch Team



Ben ShirleyNN HurleyPD Blues premsTM Side stepFS “Ya coon!”H BryceFPT CookingL2W 01/V8’sC2F Table setting

James MulveyNN MatesPD HargestTM Good blokes listFS “Get!”H Rosamund MoreFPT Sharing a 24L2W SimpsonsC2F Last name

Richard FordNN ForwardPD TeratongaTM Whiskey and waterFS “OTP in the

weekend?”H Freddy StrombolieFPT Back country skiingL2W BathurstC2F DLS U18

Jamie HarveyNN Da HarvinatorPD Harvey TanksTM ‘Tegs’FS “Funny you should

say that”H Hayden HegartyFPT Phone chats with

ClarkeyL2W Moon TV / JunoC2F The flat

Kris WalkerNN Snow, LennyPD Limehills Principal,

Central Western Cricketer

TM Twenty-oneFS “Me, Paenga and

Baker”H MalcolmFPT Stepatitus L2W Country CalendarC2F Being skinny

Jesse PaengaNN Jay P, KarlPD Tokanui SeniorsTM Posing for photosFS “Back in Tokanui …”H DallasFPT At the hostelL2W RADKAC2F Hair

Cameron BellerbyNN CougarPD Possum hunterTM SideburnsFS “Where’s Zak?”H Zak KellyFPT ReminiscingL2W Prime News 1st @

5:30C2F Mountain bike

maintenance

Alex TaylorNN DiggyPD Japanese RugbyTM Crimson chinFS “Skelty said …”H Dion BatesFPT Hanging with the

whanauL2W Blues CluesC2F SBHS 1st XV

Captain in Year 12

Jacob BoyleNN Oi! You!!PD Sent back in timeTM ExcellenceFS “Your grammar

is as good as like whatever”

H John CampbellFPT Throwing

boomerangsL2W Time fly …

cackwardsC2F Coming from Ohai

Jono RileyNN NapoleonPD TeacherTM PianoFS “Rack off”H Tim RileyFPT ChessL2W Lord of the RingsC2F Murcott’s first

withdrawal ever

Harrison ClarkNN HarryPD Kindergarten teacherTM Being allergic to catsFS “Hey kid, I’ve got

candy”H Adam Marshall-

WhiteFPT HaloL2W Family GuyC2F Found Enterprises

Tim MarshallNN Big TPD BakeryTM CarbsFS “Total terror”

H Oliver BroughtonFPT Writing speechesL2W Anchor manC2F Growing a beard in

the holidays

Jared BekhuisNN WhopperPD 2012 OlympicsTM Bald spotsFS “My cousin’s having

a party”H Rob WaddelFPT Chilling with GillyL2W StagsC2F Josh

Matthew MarshallNN MarshallPD Tour de FranceTM V02 MaxFS “Oh yea”H Lance ArmstrongFPT CyclingL2W CyclingC2F Being in the Tour of

Southland

Chrisjan JordaanNN BokPD World VisionTM Accent, beardFS “Settle down”H Mother TeresaFPT Third year veteran

of 2nd XVL2W Michael CarrollC2F Being South African

Matthew McCallumNN McTurbo / JupiterPD WoolworthsTM Special flowerFS “Will you accept my

special flower?”H Michael

SchumacherFPT Reading in

assemblyL2W Test CricketC2F Not reading in

assembly

Tipene GalikiNN T-Pain, TipPD OtaraTM TokenFS “My shoe break”H LilyFPT Lapping with RagzL2W Police Ten 7C2F Fighting a stag

George MasonNN Fresh MathePD Shortland Street

TM Thick facial hairFS “Lou come”H Rory GouldFPT Prank calls staffL2W Skinny working outC2F Calves, sisters

Michael CarrollNN CazTM BMWFS “I’ll show you a

good time”H Ajit ArunFPT StepatitusC2F Psycho Ex

Cody TohillNN PlankPD TAB, SawmillTM Butter chickenFS “Why is love so

cruel?”H Kevin GarnettFPT GamblingL2W BasketballC2F Jayden’s brother

David NeynensNN MangoPD All WhitesTM Bowl cutFS “I judo chopped a

mango”H Steve IrwinFPT The Ball 2008L2W The radio (AM only)C2F No TV

Tom HeenanNN BudPD Metalwork teacher

@ SBHSTM F & C at the beachFS “Halvies in a 50?”H Kelly Slater / Bob

MarleyFPT SurfingL2W Bra BoysC2F Jordan

Euan CoxNN CoxyPD Sound boxTM StronghandFS “What’s up with

Euan Cox?”H McEvoyFPT HuntingL2W Body buildingC2F 10C arm wrestle

champ


Toi WhakaariThe reason I decided to apply for Toi Whakaari is that I have realised that you really need to be fully immersed in acting and interacting with professionals in the industry to make the most of the career opportunities it offers.

During the three year course, I will not only gain a Bachelor of Performing Arts, but also the skills necessary to further my career. I think Toi is a very good option for me, as it is hands on acting all day.

There is a very rigorous audition process for getting into Toi. First, I had to send away an application and then I had an interview/audition in Dunedin. I was lucky enough to be named in the 42 re-callees and travelled to Wellington at Labour Weekend for the recall weekend. The weekend was an awesome experience in itself as I experienced what it would be like to attend Toi. I met all the tutors and attended work shops. I auditioned in front of the eight people on the audition panel. Although this was a daunting experience, I learnt a lot and took away a great deal from the weekend. A week later I was sent a letter offering me a place along with 19 others throughout New Zealand to study at Toi Whakaari for 2009.

A typical day at Toi Whakaari starts at 8am, where you will do a physical warm up and prepare for your first class. Each day you have a different time table consisting of a Movement, Acting, Voice, and also Screen Acting classes. Kapa Haka and study skills are also slotted into the time table on various days. The day finishes at 5pm unless there are any other rehearsals for current performances. The teachers of these classes are all actors themselves and are heavily involved in the industry, so will be very focused to work next year.

I intend to take as much as I possibly can away from my three years at Toi and will continue pursue my career and dream to become a professional actor.

George Mason - Year 13

Toi Whakaari - what it is all aboutThe Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) programme at Toi Whakaari is the premier acting degree in New Zealand, being accredited by the prestigious NZ Screen Council.

This year the degree has been awarded the prestigious NZ Screen Council ScreenMark. This is accreditation given for high quality, relevant, successful, practical tertiary level courses in the film and theatre industry. Toi Whakaari has the only acting programme in the country with such an accolade.

For nearly 40 years Toi Whakaari has graduated some of New Zealand’s most successful actors, including Cliff Curtis, Martin Csokas, Kerry Fox, Robyn Malcolm, Mark Ruka, Jacob Rajan, Rawiri Paratene, Miriama McDowell and Tim Balme.

Applicants are auditioned by an audition panel and are required to prepare two contrasting audition pieces and one unaccompanied song.

Once initial auditions are completed, short-listed applicants are invited to attend a recall weekend at the School in Wellington. This consists of further interviews, auditions and classes from which the successful applicants are selected.

George Mason - photo courtesy of the Southland Times

Southland Boys’ High School Music Department

ARANUI THEATRE COMPANYWednesday 4 June began with a distinctly Scottish flavour for all Year 9 students as they watched the Aranui Theatre Company perform “Mr and Mrs The Scottish Play”.

The Theatre Company are a Christchurch based professional group who are touring the lower South Island this term. They presented their own unique version of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in an hour long mix of contemporary and original language, set, costume and flavour.

The contemporary setting for their play made for highly entertaining theatre and I’m sure many memorable references for the students when it comes time for them to “do Macbeth”.

PAUL UBANA JONESThe vastly experienced and hugely talented Paul Ubana Jones entertained and inspired Year 10 and Year 11 - 13 Music students in May.

Having just returned from a tour of Vietnam, Paul gave a wonderful performance which was followed by a two hour workshop with several Year 11 - 13 students. He provided the students with a glimpse into the many styles that can be found within “the Blues”, performing songs from the USA, England and several of his own compositions.

Through out the performance students were able to ask questions of him, and those who participated in the



workshop with Paul had hands-on, live interaction with a successful and inspiring musician.

GORDON HALL - STORYTELLERGordon returned to the school in May, having performed for us last year.

2008 saw him spinning his stories to Year 8 students. He followed this with a workshop for selected students who worked on Oracy development with him.

Gordon is a great entertainer who brings to life the skill of telling stories and who reinforces the importance of oral language, both in our history and today.

CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITIONThe local stage of this National competition sees Secondary Schools throughout Southland competing in performance and composition sections.

Southland Boys’ were proud to have entered a Taiko Drumming Group in the performance section again this year. Students Sam McMahon, Stefan Ayto and Jayden Stewart gave a stunning performance on Wednesday 11 June at the Central Baptist Church. Their enthusiasm and commitment was a real inspiration to all. The piece was their own composition performed in four sections: ranging from a sunrise in the fishing village, daily fishing work, to a shark in the waters and finishing with the Tsunami that was filled with energy and built up to a wonderful fortissimo at the end.

SOUTHERN OPERA SBHS was very privileged to be given a number of free tickets to Southern Opera’s ‘Time Pieces’. The recently formed Southern Opera was touring Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown and Christchurch. The two act Opera was a ‘smart, hugely entertaining, witty and stylish presentation, with an outstanding cast of some of New Zealand’s top opera performers’. It was a great opportunity for the boys to experience live Opera and we are very grateful for the generosity of the Southern Opera Company.

OPERA WORKSHOPI was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to attend an Opera Workshop at James Hargest College this year. Apart from me, all the students who attended the workshop were mostly from James Hargest.

We were taught the techniques of Opera by two amazing vocalists who were performing the Opera Hansel and Gretel. They performed a song each. It is quite easy to say that many students were amazed and blown away by their vocal potential and the pure volume of their voice.

They split us up into many small groups and asked us to create an ending to Hansel and Gretel. We were able to include instruments and vocal pieces in our performance. During the performance, I played the piano and acted a part. Although Opera isn’t really my forte, it opened my eyes up to the many different types of music outside of the usual rock band and rap artists. I gained valuable experience from this workshop and it was great to be involved.

Mackenzie Smith - Year 10

BARBERSHOP QUARTETWe were very lucky to have the Musical Island Boys perform at school in our new Performing Arts Suite in August.

The Musical Island Boys are a barbershop quartet based in Wellington. All four are students at Victoria University of Wellington. The members are of Samoan, Niuean, Cook Islands and NZ Maori descent. At the fourth Pan Pacific Convention in Christchurch New Zealand - 2004, they won:• 1st Place Gold (Pan Pacific Open) and• Most Entertaining Quartet section.

They performed a variety of songs and got some of our boys, Jono Riley, Anaru Henry, Lepa Manu and Oliver Broughton, up to sing with them. It was a most enjoyable and inspirational concert.

SHEILA WINN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALBrawn and Brains in Sheila Winn.

Early in April, many students from the Year 11 - 13 Drama class and several Year 9 - 10 boys represented the school at the annual Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival.

In preparation for this challenging event, several of the Year 11 - 13 Drama students took part in a “Staged Combat” workshop with DANZ Education Officer Annabel Reader from Wellington. The boys were led through warm-up exercises before embarking on some challenging counter-balance and ‘flying’ techniques.

The basics were mastered very quickly by the boys and it was no time at all before they were creating and inventing moves of their own that could be used for creating harmless yet effective stage combat scenes.

The next day saw the whole company take to the stage at Verdon College where they impressed the judges with


their lighting and visual effects for their extract from Shakespeare’s Richard the Third. This challenging scene was dramatically handled by the group and this was further enhanced by the use of specialised lighting and dry ice. Although the group was not selected to represent Southland in Wellington, they did receive the award for the best stage management and special effects. The boys created an excellent piece of modern day Shakespeare under the inspired guidance of Gussie Johnson.

ROCK QUESTRock Quest was a great opportunity to ‘rock it out.’ My band consisted of Sam McMahan (bass), Bixang Zhang

(vocals/guitar), Roderick Halls (drums) and myself (guitar). It was an exciting competition, as we were battling against 13 other school bands throughout Southland. We made it through the heat but didn’t achieve a placing in the finals It was however, a great experience.

Sam and I were the only students from Southland Boys’ High School to compete in Rock Quest and we hope that our participation may encourage others to compete in the future. All in all, it was a great experience and I recommend others to have a go, as it is a unique and exciting experience.

James Crepin - Year 12

SBHS QUARTETJono Riley, David Neynens, Tim Marshall and Sam McMahon performed a selection of numbers from the Pirates of Penzance at the Southland Travel Club Luncheon. They also were the first males to perform at the SGHS Old Girls’ dinner. The boys received many positive comments, mostly about how refreshing it was to hear young men’s voices.

NORTHSIDE OUTREACH TEAMSBHS Quartet, Edward Johns, James Mulvey and George Mason entertained a group of people from the Rest homes who meet at Windsor’s Anglican Church Hall. Edward played trombone, Jono the piano and George Mason recited a dramatic piece. An enjoyable afternoon was had by all.

JAZZ BANDSam McMahon (bass), James Crepin, (electric guitar), Adam Dackers, (vocal) and Mackenzie Smith, (drums) entered this year’s Jazz Band Competition under the guidance of Alistair Monteath. They performed four numbers, Moondance by Van Morrison, Cantaloupe Island, Georgia on my Mind and Four on Six.

Year 7 and 8 Speech CompetitionIt all kicked off at the end of Term 2 with two people from each class competing in the Year 7 and 8 speech competition. There were a great variety of speeches.

In Year 7, the placing’s were: Harrison O’Donnell (3rd), Strath McKenzie (2nd) and Sam Smith (1st).

In Year 8, the placing’s were: Zac Tait (3rd), Lucas Horton (2nd) and Robert McDonald (1st).

After the holiday break, Sam Smith and Robert McDonald moved onto the next stage to represent SBHS in the Interschool Competition. Other schools involved included Southland Girls’ High, St John’s School and Half Moon Bay School. From there Southland Boys’ pupil Sam Smith made it through to the Invercargill Competition where he was victorious. Sam Smith



The nine talented contestants who competed in the ultimate challenge, The Southland Speech Grand Final, were at the mercy of three experienced judges. After a long night of speeches it was time for the judges to make

a decision. Sam Smith was once again awarded first place. This is the first time a Southland Boys’ High student has won this particular event.

Sam Smith - Year 7

Choir FestivalThe ILT Invercargill Schools’ Sing Out Choir Festival was a night to remember. Twenty Year 7 and 8 Southland Boys’ High pupils were chosen to participate in the event. The students practised regularly, on their own, with Mr Hughes, and with other schools.

All the hard work paid off on the night of the choir festival. Sarah Rae conducted the event while Michael Buick and the Midnight Cruise band played the music. The 20 enthusiastic boys sang their hearts out and were fortunate enough to be supported by Jackie Clark a professional singer. All in all it was a fantastic success.

Sam Smith - Year 7

Powerhouse (Christian Group)A group of boys have met regularly during a Monday lunch, to share, play games, do some brief studies on the Bible or Christian values and have the occasional shared lunch. On a few occasions there were guest speakers.

The group of regular attendees provided the key support for the 40 hour famine fund raiser. This year’s fund raising effort is being recognised by World Vision as an extremely good effort. They sponsored Chrisjan Jordaan to a week-long Leadership training camp in Wellington during the Term 3 holiday break.

Chris spent the first week of the holidays in Wellington with twenty-nine other specially selected high school students from around the country, participating in a unique experience with World Vision.

As a recipient of the World Vision and Sanitarium Senior Scholarship Week, Chris had the opportunity to mix with other motivated and like-minded students, learn some valuable skills in leadership, and gain a greater understanding of world poverty and World Vision’s goals in assisting countries in need.

Interschool Results for 2008John McGlashan College vs SBHS Year 7 & 8

Interchange - 28 February 2008Cricket JMC 134 SBHS 137/2Volleyball (game 1) JMC 3 SBHS 0Volleyball (game 2) JMC 2 SBHS 1Touch (game 1) JMC 1 SBHS 9Touch (game 2) JMC 3 SBHS 13Tennis (singles) JMC 3 SBHS 3Tennis (doubles) JMC 2 SBHS 1

Interschool tied 2-2.

vs Otago Boys’ High School - 28 & 29 May 2008

Trapshooting OBHS 253 SBHS 2 6 8 Basketball OBHS 95 SBHS 64Squash OBHS 5 SBHS 0Badminton OBHS 6 SBHS 01st XI Football OBHS 6 SBHS 2

1st XI Hockey OBHS 9 SBHS 22nd XV Rugby OBHS 13 SBHS 151st XV Rugby OBHS 13 SBHS 23

Overall Results 5 – 3 win to OBHS

vs Waitaki Boys’ High School - 10 & 11 June 2008

1st V Basketball 65 - 32 Waitaki2nd XV Rugby 23 - 10 Waitaki1st XI Hockey 2 - 1 Waitaki1st XI Soccer 3 - 2 Waitaki

Senior Debating Win SBHSJunior Debating Win SBHSGolf Win SBHSTrapshooting Win SBHS1st XV Rugby 12 – 7 SBHS


vs Balmacewan Year 7 and 8 - 12 June 2008Basketball (Year 7) Balmac 34 SBHS 35Basketball (Year 8) Balmac 32 SBHS 33Football Balmac 10 SBHS 1Hockey Balmac 3 SBHS 0Rugby Balmac 0 SBHS 69

Interschool result 3-2 to SBHS

vs Kings’ High School - 6 August 20081st V Basketball win to SBHSTrap shooting win to SBHS1st XV Rugby win to SBHS2nd XV Rugby win to SBHSCross Country Draw (seniors a win, juniors a loss)Hockey a draw

vs John McGlashan Year 7 & 8 - 27 August 2008Rugby 73 – 8 SBHS wonHockey 0 - 0 DrawChess 3 – 1 LostDebating LostBasketball 61 – 38 LostSoccer 9 - 0 Lost

John McGlashan won 4 -1

New Zealand RepresentativesThe following students represent New Zealand in their sport of choice.

Matthew Marshall (Year 13) - Road CyclingRyan Duffy (Year 12) - CricketPieter Bulling (Year 10) - Track CyclingGlen Ballam (Year 12) - AthleticsMatthew Robinson (Year 12) - AthleticsAdam McDonald (Year 11) - SwimmingAlex Taylor (Year 13) - RugbyTe Ate Jackson (Year 13) - TouchMichael Sunderland (Year 12) - Squash

Athletics 2008The athletes of the school did themselves proud. Building from last year, the team showed itself to be the dominant force in athletics for boys in 2008.

Mr Goodwill and Ms Adamson would like to thank all the boys for their hard work and commitment this year. They would also like to thank Mr Evan Jones (coach) and Mr Lance Smith (Athletics Southland Co-ordinator/Coach) for their enthusiasm and support. We look forward to 2009 with confidence.

Athletes to watch in the future: Glen Ballam, Chad Butson, Matthew Robinson and Michael Sinclair.

Southland ChampsU14 GRADE100m N Frisby 3rd (13.92) 400m S Smith (66.08)800m S Smith 2nd (2:31.41); H Pope 3rd

(2:32.80)1500m J Henderson 2nd (5:16.08); L McKenzie

4th (5:52.19)3000m J Henderson 2nd (11:21.60)High Jump N Frisby 5th (1.30m); L McKenzie 8th

(1.25m)Long Jump T Raumati-Mackie 2nd (5.19m)Shot Put R Peseta 5th (9.36m); J Aerenga 6th

(9.23m)Relay 4 x 100m 1st (53.58)

U15 GRADE100m M Patterson 1st (12.06); S Anderson 2nd

(12.18)200m S Anderson 3rd (25.54)400m M Patterson 1st (58.19); L Wilson 2nd

(59.65)1500m R McKenzie 1st (4:48.08; M Sunderland

2nd (5:21.15)3000m R McKenzie 1st (10:18.90)High Jump A Michel 2nd (1.58m); B Soper 3rd

(1.55m)Long Jump B Soper 1st (5.47m)Shot Put L Wilson 4th (9.85m); M Sunderland 5th

(9.27m)Javelin M Sunderland 5th (30.69m)80m Hurdles S Anderson 1st (15.46m)

U16 Grade200m C Butson 2nd (23.72)400m C Butson 2nd (53.44)80m Hurdles C Butson 1st (44.51)1500m M Sinclair 1st (4:40.69)3000m M Sinclair 1st (9:37.64)High Jump J Ward 5th (1.45m)Discus C Butson 1st (33.40m); T Raimona 2nd

(32.99m)Javelin M Sinclair 3rd (37.23); N Ronald 4th

(35.46m)

SENIOR100m M Robinson 1st (11.21); J Mulvey 2nd

(11.79); J Godfrey 3rd (11.96)200m M Robinson 1st (22.78)400m M Robinson 1st (55.89)800m G Ballam 1st (1:59.52)1500m G Ballam 1st (4:28.94)Long Jump M Robinson 2nd (6.71m)Javelin G Ballam 1st (15.99m)Relay 4 x 100m 1st (47.59) - J Godfrey, J Mulvey,

C Butson, M RobinsonRelay 4 x 400m 1st (3:56.77) - C Butson, G Ballam,

M Sinclair, M Robinson



Otago / Southland ChampsU14 GRADE3000m J Henderson 4th (10:45.38)High Jump L McKenzie 11th (1.35m)Shot Put R Peseta 6th (9.46m)

U15 GRADE100m M Patterson 3rd (12.11); S Anderson 6th

(12.35)200m S Anderson 6th (25.98)400m L Wilson 4th (58.27); M Patterson 7th

(60.92)1500m R McKenzie 2nd (4:42.44)3000m R McKenzie 2nd (10:11.63)High Jump B Soper 6th (1.50m); A Michel 8th

(1.45m)Long Jump B Soper 8th (4.94m)Shot Put L Wilson 7th (9.22m)80m Hurdles S Anderson 5th (15.14)

U16 GRADE200m C Butson 3rd (23.78)400m C Butson 1st (52.32)1500m M Sinclair 2nd (4:19.37)3000m M Sinclair 1st (9:35.13)Javelin M Sinclair 5th (37.02m); N Ronald 9th

(31.50)

SENIOR100m M Robinson 1st (11.27); G Mulvey 6th

(11.93); J Godfrey 8th (11.96)200m M Robinson 1st (22.80)800m G Ballam 1st (2:01.54)1500m G Ballam 2nd (3:21.21)Long Jump M Robinson 1st (6.58m)Javelin G Ballam 1st (53.21m)Relay 4 x 100m 1st (47.18) - G Mulvey, C Butson,

J Godfrey, M RobinsonRelay 4 x 400m 1st (3:35.44) - C Butson, G Ballam,


South Island ChampsU16 GRADE3000m M Sinclair 2nd (9:18.16)

SENIOR200m M Robinson 1st (23.02)800m G Ballam 2nd (2:00.72)1500m G Ballam 1st (4:06.94)Long Jump M Robinson 2nd (6.20m)Javelin G Ballam 1st (54.97m)Relay 4 x 400m 1st (3:32.66) - C Butson, G Ballam,


Southland Primary Schools ChampionshipsAfter the school’s Athletics Standards Day, we had a large number of boys compete in the Southland Primary Schools Championships on 5 April. All represented the school with pride and showed great sportsmanship. A number of boys achieved some very pleasing results.

11 YEAR OLD GRADE100m J Ng 3rd200m J Ng 3rd800m J Mackie 3rdShot Put A Craig 2ndRelay 3rd - J Ng, L Ryan, L Gentle, N Kahukura

12 YEAR OLD GRADE100m L Nicholson 2nd200m L Nicholson 2nd1500m J Bond 2nd; Cody Weir 3rdShot Put J Cooper 3rdDiscus J Cooper 2ndHigh Jump K Blair 2ndLong Jump J Bower 1stRelay 1st - L Nicholson, J Larsen, J Bower,

N Henigan

Harriers 2008Mr Goodwill wishes to thank the boys for their continued hard work. A core group of runners developed and produced consistent results in both school and domestic competitions.

The finest performance in Boys’ High colours was Michael Sinclair, winning both the U16 and O16 cross country titles at the Secondary School Championships in Te Anau. Both titles were in record time and underline his undoubted ability.

Southland Secondary Schools Cross-Country Champs - Ivan Wilson Park, Te Anau

U13 L McKenzie 2nd; S Smith 6th; S McKenzie 27thU14 J Henderson 5thU16 M Sinclair 1st (record); R McKenzie 3rd; M Gare

13th; C Gray 19th; S Barnsdale 28thO16 M Sinclair 1st (record); G Ballam 2nd; R McKenzie

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Back Row: Michael Gare, Mitchell Young, Michael Sinclair, Chad Butson, Richard Ford

Front Row: Lachlan McKenzie, Robbie McKenzie, Jake HendersonAbsent: Glen Ballam, Matthew Robinson


New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross-Country Champs - New Plymouth

M Sinclair 21st

Southland Domestic Cross-Country Champs - Waihopai River Course

M19 M Sinclair 1st; G Ballam 2nd; R McKenzie 3rd

Southland Domestic Road Champs - Queens Park Course

U14 J Henderson 1stU16 R McKenzie 2ndO19 M Sinclair 2nd

Interschool Vs Kings High School - Historic Course Queens Park

Juniors R McKenzie 1st; L Small 5th; J Henderson 6th; L McKenzie 8th

Result SBHS = 20 Kings’ = 17 (Kings’ win)

Seniors M Sinclair 2nd; G Ballam 3rd; R Forde 6th; C Butson 7th

Result SBHS = 18 Kings’ = 18 (SBHS win - last counting runner)

SBHS at the Commonwealth Youth OlympicsSouthland record, NZ record and Bronze Medal for Matt Robinson in India.

Year 12 student, Matthew Robinson, made the final of the 400m at the Commonwealth Youth Olympics in Pune, India in October, and on the way to the final, broke his own Southland record, running 48.41. In the semi he gained seventh place with a time of 48.79. In the words of Graham O’Brien, convenor of selectors, in an email to Matt’s coach, “By any standards, that’s good running, and a good series. With an athlete coming from no competition and training at the South Pole for a meeting in India, it’s better than just good. Well done to you and Matthew.”

But there was more to come. The Southland sprinter was a member of the New Zealand 4 x 400 relay team that

won bronze in a very close fought race. Matthew teamed with Frazer Wickes, Tama Toki (Auckland) and Shaun McFarlane (Manawatu) to run 3m.14.26s. This broke the New Zealand record set in February 1992. India won the relay (3m.23.32s), South Africa was second (3m.14.32s) and Australia (3m14.32s) finished fourth just 0.6 of a

second behind New Zealand.

Glen Ballam also competed at the games. In the gruelling 1500m he ran 4.05.31 and in the javelin threw 48.18m.

Congratulations to both boys on their selection and performance at the games.

Cross CountryThe search for 18 Southland Boys’ High representatives at the Southland Cross Country Championships began on Friday 13 June, with all Year 7 and 8 students participating. The winners for each age group were:

13 years Cody Weir12 years Jared Fletcher11 years Tyler Low

These three boys, along with 15 others, then travelled to Mossburn to compete against the rest of Southland. It was a lovely day and the boys represented the school well. They were a fabulous group to take away.

We had some pleasing results despite some very tough competition. The 12 year old boys’ team (consisting of Jared Fletcher, Liam Howley, Josh Mackie, Jharn Winter, Harry Hunter and Bailey Andrews), was placed second. Liam Howley was fourth in the 12 year boys section and Cody Weir fourth in the 13 year boys section.

Matt Robinson

Second placed 12 year old team

Round the Park Race 2008Since approximately 1923, Southland Boys’ High School has held the annual Round the Park Races on a variety of courses around and in Queens Park. Over time, both the course and the age groupings have changed to reflect the changes in roading and tracks and increases in traffic congestion. Most recently, the roll growth of the school has required race changes to be based upon year level, rather than age.

The race had a fine tradition in the early years, with the winners being presented with a Round the Park school medal in the senior race. The students look forward



each year to taking part in this historic event. The most recent course (run since the mid - 1990’s) saw the senior record broken by 42 seconds, which is a remarkable achievement. Michael Sinclair ran 13 min 54 sec breaking David Gare’s record of 14 min 36 sec in 2006. There were plenty of other excellent runners on the day with the biggest turnout for a Round the Park race for a few years.

Congratulations to all participants, especially to Michael Sinclair for setting a record that is sure to stand for some time.

Round the Park Race Record HoldersYear 7 Jake Henderson 15.01 2006Year 8 Robbie McKenzie 14.223 2006Year 9 Dan Wells 12.58 2004Year 10 Glen Ballam 11.57 2006Year 11 Dan Wells 14.28 2006Year 12/13 Michael Sinclair 13.54 2008

Round the Park Race Results 19 September 2008

Year 7 Jharn Winter 15.29 1st James McDonald 2nd Elliott Harnett 3rdYear 8 Blake Hansen 15.30 1st Robert McDonald 2nd Chris Seibt 3rdYear 9 Jake Henderson 14.40 1st Henry Burns 2nd Mathew Heads 3rdYear 10 Robbie McKenzie 12.59 1st Nic Thrupp 2nd Liam Small 3rdYear 11 Cameron Gray 16.44 1st Curtis Tarrant 2nd Mathew Gare 3rdYear 12/13 Michael Sinclair 13.54 1st Glen Ballam 2nd Richard Ford 3rd

Overall House Results 1st Grant 4th Pearce 2nd Coldstream 5th Deaker3rd Uttley

Basketball @ Southland Boys 2008The Friday Night Southland Secondary Schools’ Competition was highly successful for Southland Boys’ High this year. There were nine teams entered in four different grades.

The senior section was dominated by the Year 12 boys, led by Riz Samuel, Matty Robinson and Jamie Campbell.

The Year 11 and 13 team, led by Te Ate Jackson and Ben McKenzie had a mixed year, but made the final also. Impact player Josh Kahukura was named Most Improved Player and Ben McKenzie Most Valuable Player.

There were three teams in the Senior B section, with some talent being developed for next year. Standout players in this section from Boys’ High were Michael Sinclair, Ryan Duffy and Glen Ballam.

Anaru Henry and Jordan Nu’u will provide some entertaining and exciting Basketball talent for next year. Watch out for Brayden Lindsay to finally make a layup in 2009 and for Ben McMillan not to foul out of a game!!! Other players to watch out for are the ferocious youngsters Eddy ‘Headband’ Heenan, Nic ‘The Terminator’ Bailey and George ‘Must-have-the-ball’ Mulvey. Unfortunately the two SBHS teams were knocked out in the semi’s finishing third and fourth.

The junior sections were also dominated by SBHS teams, with the Junior A Team, led by the Harwood Brothers and other talented prospects like Fraser Beck and Kane Entwistle. These guys should give the senior section teams a good run for their money next year. Also look out for Lanky Daniel Williams to finally grow into his size 13 shoes and for new comer Leevie Tawhara and Tyler Ryder to make an impact.

The Junior B Final proved to be the making of another talented prospect. Henry Burns decided to single handedly demolish the opposition with his rebounding, blocking, passing and scoring to win the junior B Title. Another player that impressed was Jack Robertson. Overall the Junior B team was a good team unit that worked well during the year and deserved the win.

Results from Friday Night Basketball FinalsJUNIOR B FINALWon by Southland Boys’ 52-42 (Player of the match – Henry Burns)

1st V BasketballBack row: Billie Siolo, Ryan Samuel, Ben McKenzie, Sander Meijer

(Coach)Front row: Cody Tohill, Campbell Smith

Absent: Te Manaakitanga Adlam, Te Ate Jackson, Jamie Campbell


JUNIOR A FINALWon by Southland Boys’ 67-29 (Player of the match – Aidan Harwood)

SENIOR A FINALWon by the Year 12 Southland Boys’ team 110-67(Player of the game – Matthew Robinson)

INDIVIDUAL PRIZESMost Improved Player – Josh KahukuraMost Valuable Player – Ben McKenzieMost Promising referee – Josh Godfrey.

Interschool resultsvs Otago Boys’ High School - 64-95 Loss vs Waitaki Boys’ High School - 53-113 Loss (J Campbell 19 points)vs Kings’ High School - 104-76 Win (J Kahu 28 points; T Jackson 16 points; J Godfrey 15 points; C Tohill 15 points; J Campbell 12 points)

Senior Tournament Results GAME 1 - VS ARANUI HIGH SCHOOL 83-69 WINThis was a huge upset to start the tournament beating the highly favoured Sport Academy School from Christchurch. Outstanding games from Jamie (14 pts), Te Ate (21pts), Kahu (17pts). Aranui and other teams were shocked!

GAME 2 - VS MARLBOUROUGH BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL 81-60 WINAnother solid game against a taller team. Robbo (14pts), Kahu (23).

GAME 3 - VS OTAGO BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL 56-95 LOSSTough game vs South Island favourite and eventual winner. Good effort against a bigger, stronger and talented team.

GAME 4 - VS ST ANDREWS COLLEGE 61-83 LOSSThis was the best game this team has played in the 4 years I have been coaching. They gave it everything vs STAC, but came up short. It was a very good game with a good result, regardless of the score line from some young players who in 2009 will no doubt step up even further. Robbo (13pts), Kahu (16pts), Jamie (16pts).

SBHS Various Basketball Highlights of 2008

• Year 12 Senior Team - unbeaten for the year, coached by supercoach Mr Laurenson

• Senior Tournament Team making top Eight in South Island

• Jamie Campbell vs Waxy’s in the Men’s Semi Final - single headedly beating them with 26 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists in a 76-73 win

• The Junior Tournament team being unbeaten in the Friday Night League

• Taylor Barrett scoring 54 points in a Friday night game

• The entire team scoring 30 points in the fourth quarter vs Otago Boys’ High, doubling the existing score for some respectability

• Tom Heenan not fouling out of every game he played• 1st V making the Men’s Final, again, but losing• Cody Tohill getting excited about making a left hand

layup• Te Ate and Godfrey combining for 9 three pointers

between them vs Kings’• Billie getting some court time in the Regional

Tournament• Robbo getting scouted by the NZ Talent Coach

(another sport he is good at!)• Jamie Campbell getting a coast to coast fast break!!• Jamie shooting some three pointers!• Josh Kahukura passing the ball to gain some assists,

effectively improving his overall game rapidly• Ben McKenzie making Pacific Slam Tour (again)• Aidan and Connor Harwood ready for the big time

next year, after debuting in the Men’s League for Old Boys’

• Anaru Henry – why aren’t you playing Senior A?



• Jordan Nu’u – for having a cool name, and for that hair!

• Ricky Miller for making the Junior Tournament Team• Capo for some exciting power moves under the hoop

- (just gotta work on that outside shot)

Lowlights

• Kaz getting a double technical and 5 fouls in one game ($40 fine)

• Free throw air balls during the season – Tom, Tom, Te Ate, Cody, Tom, Campbell, Ben, Godfrey, Robbo

• Mr Meijer getting a Technical Foul• Technical Fouls - Cody (3), Kaz (4), Godfrey (5) ($20

each!)• Riz rolling his ankle the day before the Tournament• Narkis missing a plethora of left hand lay ups, from the

left hand side, in every game he played• Year 11/13 Senior Team losing to James Hargest

College for the first time in three years

We hope to see them all again next year.

Well done boys and all the best for the future.

Glenn Puna - Teacher in charge

Basketball - Year 7 and 8This year Southland Boys’ High School was blessed with boys wanting to play basketball and represent the school. Year 7 had three teams which competed in the Invercargill Schools Year 7 Section. All three teams did exceptionally well, with one of the teams winning the competition. All three teams showed commitment to training and playing as a team.

The Year 8 group were in a section with tough competition from other schools around Invercargill. The two teams had some up and down results but seemed to find their feet at the right end of the competition. The Year 8 final featured SBHS and Te Wharekura O Arowhenua. Te Kura had won when the teams previously met but came up against a very determined SBHS squad. The game was very even all the way, but SBHS held on for a close win. Well done!

All of the boys from both Years 7 and 8 would like to thank all the people who helped with the coaching and managing.

Senior B Team - from left: Brayden Campbell, Rhys Dobbin, Michael Sinclair, Shaun Cowan, Kieran Booten and Glen Ballam in front

Year 7 BasketballBack Row: Josh MacKenzie, Josh Mackie, Lee Richardson,

Matthew JacksonThird Row: Ben Kelly, Jharn Winter, Nathan Nielson, Corey

Thompson, Adam CarterSecond Row: Zane Carter, Josh Hayes, Ezra Pont, Jai Whelan,

Harrison O’DonnellFront Row: Ben McKenzie, Dylan Richardson, Sam Smith,

Tommy Small, Dushay Pont, Nikora Houkamau

Year 8 BasketballBack Row: Jayden Kennedy, Kaukiterangi Blair, Alex Loimaranta,

Liam Howley, Brayden McStayFront Row: Jacob Howe, David Marshall, Shaye Pearson,

Cameron Flannery, Jaysin Matthews, Ben Jeo

South Island Secondary Schools Basketball TournamentDay 1 - Southland Boys Go Undefeated

Powerful was the word Southland Boys’ High School basketball coach Sander Meijer used to describe the shock win over Aranui. It seemed the players were the only ones that believed that a win over basketball power-house


Aranui was possible. Aranui, who finished sixth at last year’s tournament, were warm favourites going into the encounter.

Just before tip off, the team was being compared on size and talent to the Christchurch boys and psychologically, were up against it. The game got off to a roaring start with Southland Boys’ jumping out to a 12-0 lead from a lot of fast breaks that were finished by captain Te Ate Jackson.

Soon the biggest challenge of the tournament for Southland Boys’ came into play and that was the task of out-rebounding the opposition. Southland Boys’ probably had the smallest team at tournament, which was a huge disadvantage of achieving their goal and making Nationals (top 6).

Aranui slowly began to find their rhythm, edging their way back into the game, aided by the lack of height possessed by Southland Boys’. At the end of the first quarter the boys from the south were still in charge as the score line read 22-14. Aranui, being a lot bigger than the Southland Boys’ unit, posed a big threat of out muscling and running away with it. The solution to this problem was simple; they had to play to their biggest strength, which was running the ball as much as possible and this would hopefully work to their advantage. This is exactly what Southland Boys’ pretty much did for the rest of the game and they reaped the rewards of this by tiring out Aranui’s big men and led going into the final quarter with a 5 point buffer.

Aranui, who were expected to advance into the Top 8 easily, all of a sudden realised that this might not be the case. Southland Boys’ were yet to fall behind on the scoreboard but this was about to change, as Aranui’s small men finally found their range from beyond the arc and got out to as much as a 6 point lead with about 8 minutes remaining. Southland Boys’ dream of making it to Nationals looked like it was about to turn into a nightmare, as nerves and pressure started to take over.

What Aranui didn’t have over them though was heart and that definitely came into play as Southland fought their way back into it to be up by 2 with 4 to go. All of a sudden fan favourites, Jackson and Jamie Campbell started to hit the spot, which eventually saw Southland Boys’ run

away with what at the start seemed like an impossible task of beating the boys from Christchurch. Nerves soon switched to excitement and everyone started to believe that Nationals were possible, with the final score 82-68 to Southland Boys’.

After upsetting their first opponents and shocking the basket-balling world, Boys’

High were in for a much easier task playing Marlborough Boys’ in their second game of the day, but it was a game that couldn’t be taken lightly.

The game got off to a slow start without any team really stamping their mark on the game. After Southland Boys’ missed a couple of easy opportunities, this saw Marlborough capitalise and be only eight down and still very much in the contest as the hooter expired for half-time. With some stern words from coach Meijer at the break and a good solid team display in the second half, the Southland Boys’ High team went into cruise control and won the game comfortably by about 20 points.

Day 2 - David Vs Goliath

Aranui team in action before the Tournament

Southland Boys’ High School player, Dylan Duncan, tries to stop Otago Boys’ High School player, Tom Rowe, during in a match in the Senior

Boys’ Basketball Tournament at Stadium Southland

Day two presented Southland Boys’ High School the daunting task of facing up against St Andrew’s College. But first Otago Boys’ was on the agenda and it was certainly a battle of David vs Goliath. The two faced off earlier in the year in a traditional interschool, where Otago Boys’ crushed Southland Boys’ by about 50 points. That was history and today was a new day where previous results counted for nothing.

The Otago Boys’ were weakened coming into Tournament with their star player, Nathan Morgan, sustaining an injury but Otago weren’t fazed by this, jumping out to an early 12-0 run. You could tell the Southland Boys’ weren’t up to the task from the get go, getting hustled and having a bad mindset didn’t help their cause much either. At the break, fatigue was definitely setting in and you could tell the boys were starting to think about the big game later that night. With Otago Boys’ being up by 30 at 3 quarter time, coach Meijer jumped at the opportunity to empty the bench and save the big guns for the game that night.



The bench, not hav-ing had much game time throughout the Tournament so far, were keen to get out and prove their point to the coaching staff. They came out full of running in the last quarter and played well as a unit. Al-though they ended up winning the last quarter, it didn’t mat-ter too much, because Otago Boys’ gave Southland Boys’ a thumping.

Boom! The biggest game in Southland Boys’ High School basket-balling history arrived; a chance to qualify for Nationals and make the semi finals was on the cards, except there was one problem. St Andrew’s College stood in their way. STAC (St Andrew’s College) was one of the favourites going into the Tournament and had every right to take the Southland Boys’ High School team lightly, after watching them get smashed by Otago Boys’ just a few hours earlier. They also had an obvious height advantage making them red hot favourites to advance to the semis. Could the fairy tale continue for the underdogs from Southland? Only time would tell.

Finally the game got under way and STAC came out firing, but to Southland Boys’ credit they didn’t flinch. STAC had an obvious plan of attack, which was to get it inside and then kick it out to the corners for their outside shooters to let it rain. And rain it did, but only from outside the stadium as the previously in form 3 point shooters for STAC hit a drought at the worst time possible. This allowed Southland Boys’ to run it back at them with pace and a lot of confidence, which they did effectively, with some nice baskets from Josh Kahukura and captain Jackson.

To everyone’s surprise, Southland Boys’ were just down by 2 at quarter time. After an enthusiastic speech from coach Meijer at the huddle, he opted to put the starting 5 back on the court and told them to keep running it.

The second quarter went a lot like the first, STAC went to their outside shooters but once again failed to connect with some open looks. However STAC managed to stay in the game with a few soft fouls and easy offensive rebounds. The starting 5 which consisted of Southland men’s star Josh Godfrey, Kahukura, Matt Robinson, rebounding machine Jamie Campbell and captain Jackson, for the majority of the Tournament did exactly what coach Meijer told them to do and this kept them in the hunt for most of the second quarter.

Thanks to some absolutely rubbish calls from the umpires, this allowed STAC to somehow get an 8 point lead at the split. Coach Meijer obviously wasn’t happy with this,

but told the team not to worry about the poor decisions going against them and get on with the game.

Just as it looked like things couldn’t get any worse for the boys from Southland it did. STAC’s three point men finally found their range and the umpiring never improved. This was very unfortunate for Southland Boys’ who knew that luck would have had to have gone their way for them to remain competitive. It didn’t and it allowed STAC to get out to a comfortable lead, proving that they were one of the best all round teams, putting out the Southland Boys’ High flame with some big shots when it counted the most. STAC eventually ran away with the game, winning by about 25 points and would go on to make the final against Otago Boys’, two teams Southland Boys’ played on the same day of the Tournament.

Day 3 - Southland Boys’ Fatigue

However the dream of making it to Nationals was not over yet. Southland Boys’ had one last chance and the task was beating Waimea Boys’. Waimea had a similar style of play to STAC, consisting of a good 3 point team and a so-called student who, was old enough to be any of the teams’ fathers. Unfortunately, as most onlookers expected, the hangover from last night’s game took its toll on a number of players and allowed Waimea to jump out into a good buffer at quarter time.

No one on the Southland Boys’ roster could spark any sort of come back and nothing that coach Meijer seemed to say or do caught anyone’s attention, as the boys from down south were obviously feeling the effects from the previous night’s physical encounter. By halftime, Waimea had secured the final place at Nationals so they took their foot off the gas a bit, which allowed Southland Boys’ to add some respect-ability to the total. But it didn’t matter, as Wai-mea won comfortably advancing to the playoff for fifth and sixth.

Day 4 - Southland Boys’ Go Down In Thriller

Southland Boys’ who came so close to achieving their goal by making it to Nationals were obviously disappointed and gutted by this. Their final game was a playoff for seventh and eighth against Nayland College, so there was little to play for except pride.

As tip off approached, there was a really relaxed feeling about things and fair enough too, with a lot of physical and tiring games which had been played before hand. As it turned out though, it would have probably been one

Left Sam King and right Nathan Morgan who was absent from this year’s South Island Tournament due to a shoulder injury. both will play a critical part in Otago Boys’ chances of Winning

Nationals

Southland Boys’ captain Te Ate Jackson spending some time with

his boy Richie


of the best games of the Tournament. When the game got underway, Southland Boys’ caught a flyer out of the gates, racing out to as much as a 20 point lead at some stages during the first half, with the team gelling well and all contributing with their own individual plays.

There was a good vibe around the team as Southland Boys’ relaxed style seemed to be the right cure for their wounds from the previous three games and they dealt emphatically with Nayland College. With Southland Boys’ being in a commanding position at half time, they made a massive mistake by thinking they had already finished off Nayland, but really it was just the calm before the storm.

As Southland Boys’ caught a flyer out of the gates in the first half, it was Nayland’s turn to get away quickly and quickly they did, as it seemed Southland Boys’ once 20 point lead was down to just 5 points in a matter of minutes, due to some amazing baskets by the Dempster twins. They both shot some deep 3 pointers and drove to the basket well to take the game by the scruff of the neck and inflict more pain among the Southland Boys’ roster.

As the game reached the final quarter, both teams were trading blows as the lead changed hand several times, but when it counted the most Southland Boys’ made some critical turnovers and Nayland got the ball to drop. Southland Boys’ only had themselves to blame for letting Nayland College back into the game, when really they should have run away with the prize and claimed seventh spot. Final score Nayland 101 - Southland Boys’ 99.

The final was against Otago Boys’ and St Andrew’s College, two teams Southland Boys’ played on the same day and lost to. As expected, Tournament favourites Otago Boys’ made all the running in this game, having the best depth and all-round team by far. The best thing from Otago Boys’ point of view, was that they didn’t even have their best player, Nathan Morgan playing, as he was sidelined before the Tournament due to a shoulder injury he picked up in a warm up game. This bodes well for them when they come up against a lot tougher opposition at Nationals, where they should take some beating. They blew STAC off the court in the final, winning by about 15 points and claiming the South Island Basketball Championship.

All up, Southland Boys’ punched above their weight and upset Aranui who were top 4 contenders at the start of the Tournament and then gave STAC a run for their money. What let Southland Boys’ down the most, was how short they were compared to other teams and their inability to rebound at critical stages during their games. They did play some good basketball though, considering how most people thought they would struggle to win a game at the start of the Tournament. Winning two games and just losing to Nayland by two, proved that they deserved their top 8 finish. With the majority of the team returning for next year’s Tournament, there are a lot of positives that coach Meijer can take out of this performance and he will have high hopes of improving his team’s ranking at next year’s Tournament.

Cody Tohill - Year 13

ChessOn many Wednesday afternoons in 2008, a group of up to 30 boys has been playing chess. Several have chosen this Elective on each occasion, whilst others have chosen to attend for one Elective only.

The ability level ranges from beginner through to novice and experienced.

Some interest was shown in entering the Otago Championship, but other commitments prevented this in 2008.

I am confident that a SBHS team could be formed to play competitively against other school-based teams in 2009.

Michael Hartley: Teacher in charge

Cricket - SBHS Southern Wide Real Estate 1st XI

With five top players leaving from the previous season, the Boys’ High team had some tough times ahead. The team was in a re-building phase which meant the experience from previous year was now gone. Leading the team through this phase was captain Ryan Duffy, a very talented keeper/batsman, Cody Tohill an opening bowler with a lot of potential, Daniel Low, a very capable and confident opening batsman, James Mulvey a big hitting middle order batter and good line and length bowler and finally Kris Walker, a very steady swing bowler.

Once again Boys’ High were competing in the Senior One Day and 20/20 Competition. With the loss of the players

Back Row: M McCallum, H LambethMiddle Row: E Heenan, B Lindsay, J Brown, C Tohill, S Kruger,

Mr C NeylonFront Row: G Mulvey, K Walker, R Duffy (captain), J Mulvey,

M van Schaik



from last season, this new look and inexperienced Boys’ High team was always going to find the going tough. The team produced some great performances at times during the season, with a couple of highlights being that they beat every team at least once and James Mulvey scoring 104 against Old Boys’. Results from these games were not a big concern; the main goal was having the boys exposed to stiff competition week in week out as a good lead up to the three inter-schools and Gillette Cup games.

The first inter-school of the 08 season was against Shirley Boys’ in Christchurch. After a delayed start, because of rain, Southland won the toss and put Shirley in to bat on what seemed to be a bowler friendly pitch. Southland had their chances in the morning, but at lunch Shirley had made their way to 148 for 3. Cody Tohill and George Mulvey were the pick of the bowlers, both picking up a wicket each. Shirley went on to make 221 and declared. George Mulvey and Stuart Kruger both grabbed 3 wickets each. What was to follow had coach Chris Neylon wondering what to do next. Poor shot selection and the inability to spend time at the crease saw Southland slump to 65 for 9. Southland ended up following on the next day and again poor shot selection and ill-discipline saw Southland bowled out for 76. Only Morgan Bellworthy-Hamilton with 32 contributed to the poor total.

The second inter-school against King’s High in Dunedin saw a complete turn around from the previous game. Southland again won the toss and elected to bowl. This time round the catches stuck and the bowlers showed great accuracy. At lunch King’s were 125 for 8 with James Mulvey and Kris Walker both picking up 2 wickets each. Southland made light work of the home team after lunch and bowled them out for 144. Mulvey ended with 3 for 13 in 6 overs. A great opening stand of 98 between Hamish Lambeth (63) and Mitchell van Schick (40) set the platform for one of the best batting performances of the year for this team. Southland went on to declare at 235 for 7. Morgan Bellworthy-Hamilton contributed with a hard hitting 53 and he was supported well by Ryan Duffy (23) and Daniel Low (26). King’s were then asked to negotiate an hour long period before the end of the day. A great opening spell by Tohill and Kruger had King’s 33 for 4 at the end of the day. Southland started day two as they finished the first and bowled King’s out for 83, still

8 runs short of Southland’s first innings. Tohill ended with 4 for 28 in 16 and Kruger 5 for 23 in 10.

The last inter-school of the year was at home against a very tough and experienced Otago Boys’ side. SBHS lost the toss and were put in to bat. With confidence high after the King’s victory, SBHS were brought back to reality with a great opening spell of fast bowling by Otago. SBHS were bowled out for 83, with 22 coming from George Mulvey batting at 8. Southland then spent the rest of the day in the field, chasing the ball to all parts of the ground, as Otago racked up a massive 330 for 6. Tohill was again the pick of the bowlers, picking up 4 for 77 in 20. SBHS came back the next day knowing that batting all day would be the only way to salvage a result from the game. Runs were never going to be an issue, it was all about batting time. The boys put up a good effort but were finally dismissed later in the afternoon for 100 runs.

The 2008 inter-school season had finished with SBHS winning one and losing two, but now the focus turned back to the one day format and the Gillette Cup.

Southland Boys’ travelled up to Dunedin after qualifying as the top school in Southland. Southland were playing Kavanagh College in the semi-final. SBHS lost the toss and were asked to bat on what seemed to be a very low seaming wicket. We lost an early wicket, then van Schaik (44) and Duffy (83no) put on 153 for the second wicket which saw Southland get through to a well respected 181 off 50 overs. After the lunch break, a confident Southland team walked onto the field. Another good spell of opening bowling by Tohill and Kruger had the home team reeling at 53 for 4. Kavanagh fought back and a close finish was on the cards. The home team ended up passing Southland’s total with two overs left and with one wicket in hand. Brayden Linsday was the pick of the Southland bowlers with 3 for 38 in 10. This was a disappointing end to the season for the boys, as this game was one that got away.

The future of Southland Boys’ High Cricket is looking good with nine of this year’s team back for 2009. Many thanks to all the boys this year and good luck to Cody Tohill, Kris Walker, Daniel Low and James Mulvey who will be leaving school at the end of the year. All the best for your future endeavours.


Colts CricketThe Colts played their three traditional interschools, finishing up with one outright win and two losses.

The first game was against Shirley Boys’ in Christchurch. Batting first we struggled through to be all out for 126. Top scorers were Captain Jonty Brown (27) and Jayden Tohill (36). Bowling well, we restricted Shirley Boys’ to only 112. Star bowlers were Jayden Tohill (5 for 42) and Nick McMurtrie (3 for 22).

Batting a second time, we crumbled after being 121 for 3 to be all out for 168. Top scorer was again Jonty Brown who scored a well compiled 46 and was unluckily adjudged LBW. This left Shirley Boys’ the tough task of scoring 185 for victory.

Again, excellent bowling by Nick McMurtrie had them struggling at 14 for 3. Unfortunately from there on we dropped a number of critical catches and this allowed Shirley Boys’ to get up and win a close game by 3 wickets.

Our second game was against Kings’ High School in Dunedin. Batting first, we scored an imposing total of 267. Top scorers were Hamish O’Brien (72) and Caleb Mitchell (64) who combined to put on 153 for the fourth wicket.

Kings’ High also batted well on a placid pitch being dismissed for 221. The best bowling was produced by Nick McMurtrie (4 for 35), which included a hat-trick.

Batting a second time we looked to score quick runs and declared for 185. Henry Burns top scored with 45. This left Kings’ High the mammoth total of 206 for victory. Excellent all-round bowling and fielding saw them dismissed for 82. Best bowling was from Jacob Duffy taking 4 for 21. A crushing victory to SBHS.

Our final game was against Otago Boys’ High in Invercargill. Otago Boys’ batted first and scored the impressive total of 289. This total was helped by wayward bowling and poor fielding from the Colts. In reply, our batters struggled against tight fast bowling. We were eventually all out for 128.

Otago Boys’ enforced the follow on. Even though we batted better a second time around, we were dismissed for a total of 141. An easy outright win to Otago Boys’ who out-played us in all areas.

Milo CricketThe Milo cricket team had a successful start to its campaign in 2008. They won all four of their games against John McGlashan College, Longford Intermediate, James Hargest College and Blue Mountain College to take the top qualifier spot in Southland.

There have been some good all round performances from the boys; in particular Ryan Acland with the bat, averaging

an impressive 45 and Nick McCallam taking 8 wickets with the ball, which included a hat trick against James Hargest College.

They hope to make it to the South Island Final and go one better than last year’s team and win it.

The boys are a really good bunch to work with and always turn up to training with the right attitude. It has been a pleasure working with them.

Indoor CricketThis year Southland Boys’ High School started the new option of Indoor Cricket and resurrected a sporting tradition that had not existed in Southland for 15 years.

Back Row: Sam Deuchrass, James Ng, Sam Robertson, Tom LaidlawMiddle Row: Nick McCallum, Zac Tait, Ryan AclandFront Row: Jerone Diack, Mike Molloy, Brock Miller

Absent: Jono Bower, James Heffernan, Connor Fife, Hayden Edgley, Brandon Rodgers, Blake Hansen, Rory Patterson

Junior Indoor CricketBack Row: Paul Weggery (Coach)

Middle Row: Connor Harvey, Atul Joon, Hamish O’Brien (C), Mitchell Harvey, Caleb Mitchell, Michael Patterson

Front Row: Ben McKerchar, Jayden TohillAbsent: Callyn Lindsay, Lindsay Horne, Jonty Brown



Coached by Paul Weggery and Ian Welsh, two teams embarked upon an epic quest to win the South Island Secondary School Championships. Both teams stepped-up, with the Juniors winning gold and the Seniors silver medals, despite having no training facility and little experience.

Stand out batters were Ben McKerchar, Hamish O’Brien, Stuart Kruger and Mitchell van Schaik, while Atul Joon, Mitchell Harvey, Stuart Kruger and George Mulvey performed with the ball. A special congratulations goes to Hamish O’Brien, Caleb Mitchell, Stuart Kruger and James Mulvey, who were selected for a special talent camp held in Christchurch.

The team’s success also attracted a major feature in the Southland Times and an opportunity for the boys to pass on their Indoor Cricket knowledge to the Southland Stags in a training session.

Overall, 2008 has been a fantastic year for the sport and we hope to emulate and expand on this success in 2009. Thank you to all the parents, staff, Harvey Tanks for the sponsorship and all the supporters who made the trip and the success possible.

Southland Boys’ competed in the combined South Island/Southland Secondary Schools’ Cycling Championships held at the Invercargill Velodrome on Thursday 3 April, 2008. There was some excellent riding from the small SBHS Team and a number of the boys were well placed in their individual events.

Hamish O’Brien, Stuart Kruger, James Mulvey and Caleb Mitchell - photo courtesy of the Southland Times

Awards - Junior TeamBatting: Ben McKercharBowling: Atul JoonFielding: Connor HarveyAll-Rounder: Mitchell Harvey

Awards - Senior TeamBatting: Stuart Kruger, Mitchell van SchaikBowling: Stuart KrugerFielding: William Rabbit/ Eddy HeenanAll-Rounder: Stuart Kruger

Paul Weggery

CyclingSouthland Boys’ High School has a small but talented group of road cyclists who have represented their school and province as well as their country in 2008.

Southland Boys’ competed in the Southland Road Cycling Champs held at Tereton-ga Raceway on Sunday 22 June. There was some excellent riding from the small SBHS Team and some good results achieved.

At the National Track Cycling Championships in February, the following boys represented Southland: Matt Marshall, Pieter Bulling, Brehan Cairns, Troy Smith and Andrew Miller. All the boys rode well and Pieter Bulling came away with 5 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 New Zealand Records (for the 2000m individual pursuit and the team sprint).

For all his out-standing perfor-mances over the course of the past year, Pieter Bulling won the Southland Junior Sportsper-son of the Year award at the South-land Secondary Schools Sports Awards.

Over Labour Weekend we again had boys representing Southland at the National Road Championships, held in Wanganui. They were Troy Smith, Matt Marshall, Brehan Cairns and Pieter Bulling. Yet again, all the boys achieved excellent results and Pieter Bulling came home with 2

Back row: Marcus Hirner, Brehan Cairns, Troy Smith, Boyd ThwaitesFront row: Ethan Thwaites, Andrew Miller, Michael Culling,

Simon Cook, Jamie Culling

From left: Michael Culling, Brehan Cairns, Jamie Culling, Troy Smith, Pieter

Bulling

Pieter Bulling


silver medals in the U17 age group.

Matt Marshall made the New Zealand Team for the UCI Junior World Championships that were held in Capetown, South Africa in July and he also rode the Tour of Southland for the Southwest Helicopters Team in November.

SBHS 1st XI Football This year’s 1st XI Football Team had the potential to be one of the best the school has had for a number of years, with a lot of quality players available. This potential was not realised however, as work and social commitments meant that we struggled for consistency in a team and performance.

After losing 6-0 to Otago Boys’ High School, we were narrowly beaten by Waitaki Boys’ High 3-2. Waitaki Boys’ started strongly in this game and were confident of an easy win after a good result against Otago Boys’ a couple of weeks ago. An early goal to Waitaki Boys’ fuelled their confidence but our boys fought back. It took a good long distance shot from the visitors to increase the lead to 2. Cameron Gray was fouled in the penalty area and SBHS awarded the penalty. The shot came off the keeper, but

the ever alert McKenzie Smith was on hand to slot the rebound into the net. A third goal midway through the second half spurred our boys on and after many attempts, SBHS were rewarded with a goal by Cameron Gray near full time. Anthony Mallon in goal showed a lot of class and pulled off some very good saves. David Neynens was solid in defence and this team showed that it is capable of winning.

In The Edge League, our best two games were against the eventual runner up Wakatipu High School (2-2 draw) and winners James Hargest College (2-0 win). We showed that we were as good as the opposition and scored the most goals of any team, but were not consistent.

Players to be awarded Blues for their effort and commitment to the team were David Neynens, Max Reeves and McKenzie Smith.

Trevor Neilson (Coach)

Year 7/8 Football At the beginning of Term 2, a squad of 16 keen football players was selected to represent the school. While

maintaining a considerable number of players from 2007, there was a good injection of new talent into the squad.

During Terms 2 and 3, our Year 7/8 Football Team took part in The Edge College Football Competition. This involved the team in playing home and away games against James Hargest College, Verdon College and Wakatipu



High School from Queenstown. We also had interschool games against John McGlashan College and Balmacewen Intermediate School from Dunedin.

Results were often against us, but the boys played with good determination in all games. We were placed third in The Edge Competition with two convincing wins over Verdon College. Consistent performers for the team included Zac Tait, Josh Dackers and Jacob Grant. Other boys who showed great improvement this year were Sheldon Soper, Ben Copland and Mitchell Fowler. Two new players in Term 3, James Hobson and Jordan McIntosh played very well during their short time with the team.

We are looking forward to 2009 with the goal of improving our team work so that we are more competitive against James Hargest and Wakatipu High School. With a large number of the squad returning from this year this should be a real possibility.

Ryan Marshall: Teacher in charge

GolfThis year was a good year for Golf at Southland Boys’ High School. The school team was composed of new players keen to represent the school at this sport. The goal again this year for the sport was to try and focus on team success rather than just individual success, as golf tends to be an individual sport. This was achieved with good team results throughout the year and an excellent team atmosphere while on Interschools.

Interschoolsvs Shirley Boys’ High SchoolLoss (away)A very new team took on a very experienced Shirley Boys’ team in our biannual interschool fixture. Although our

team played very well on a demanding Shirley Golf Links, we couldn’t come away with a positive result. There were good performances from the whole team, but Sam Baker and Michael Sinclair (switching from other sporting codes) produced stand-out performances to win their matches on both days.

vs Otago Boys’ High SchoolLoss (home)A similar team that played against Shirley Boys’ took on our old Dunedin foes at the Queens Park course. Unfortunately, like the previous interschool, we couldn’t quite manage the positive and lost narrowly 6 games to 4. Stand-out performances for James Dennison (shooting a par 71) and the always solid Ben Rogerson, got us close to victory.

vs Waitaki Boys’ High SchoolWin (home)A four man team took on Waitaki Boys’ on what is now becoming our local course, Queens Park. We finally came away with a win in the interschools for the year, with excellent results from Stewart Marshall and Morgan Buckingham (both Year 9), winning and halving their respective matches. They are both certainly players to watch in the future.

Secondary Schools’ Regional TournamentsSouthland National Qualifier - AprilThis year, Southland Boys’ High entered two teams into the Regional Golf Championships. Both teams showed a lack of tournament experience and performed with fairly mixed results. The SBHS 1 Team finished the Tournament in third position, 11 shots back from Gore High School in the team event, meaning for the first time in many years, that SBHS did not qualify for the National Finals. Experience gained from this Tournament means we should improve for next year.

The SBHS 2 Team finished a further seven shots behind in fifth. Both teams are forming a good nucleus of young golfers for the future at SBHS and they will only get better with experience.

There were some excellent individual results from the Tournament, with numerous players from both teams playing to or under their handicaps. Standout performances were:

• Ben Rogerson (SBHS 1) number 4 shooting the best score for that team, a 7 over par 79 (6 under his handicap) and finishing fourth in the individual gross across the field.

• Stewart Marshall (SBHS 2) number 4 shooting an 88 off a 27 handicap, producing a net 61 (11 under his handicap) best individual net across the field.

• Hamish Buckingham (SBHS 2) number 2 shooting an 82 off a 15 handicap, producing a net 67 (4 under his handicap).

Back row: Jacob Grant, Joshua Dackers, Ben CoplandThird row: Mitchell Fowler, Zac Tait, Matthew Jackson

Second row: Sheldon Soper, Harrison O’Donnell, Chris Seibt, Damian Conner

Front row: Sam Smith, Jordan McIntosh, Michael Seibt, James Hobson

Absent: Carter Heaslip, James McDonald


Provincial Honours

James Dennison - Southland Junior RepresentativeMitchell Hogg - Southland Junior RepresentativeBen Rogerson - Southland Junior Representative

Professional Coaching

This year, the school, along with Golf Southland, has been lucky enough to provide professional coaching for the boys as a Wednesday Sport Elective. Anthony Barkley has been offering his services to our boys and is beginning to make progress with the young team. I would like to thank him for his work and to extent my thanks to Golf Southland for allowing this to happen. For any boys thinking about taking up golf next year, this service will still be operating.

Thank you to the Sherborne family and Scott Riordan for the trophies they have donated over the years. Thank you also to the Queens Park Golf Club and Golf Southland for allowing the school to use their course and facilities, which were, as always, presented in excellent condition.

To those senior boys who are leaving the school this year, we thank you for the years of service you have given to school golf and wish you all the best for the future.

Chris Boyce: Teacher in charge

Hip Hop “Inhale”Sam Smith, Matthew Jackson, JD Bennett, Harrison O’Donnell, Jai Whelan are ‘Inhale’.

Our mutual liking of music and dance brought us together early in the year. After deciding on our song, we devoted two days a week to practising our fast growing routine. The big day arrived and we got to compete at Stadium Southland against other schools at the Southland Aerobic and Dance Championships. We were quite nervous as it was our first performance in front of a large crowd, but we were also very excited. After a high energy performance we were thrilled to be placed second. Several weeks later we entered the Otago/Southland Champs where we came sixth against very tough competition.

All in all it was a great experience, we worked hard, danced until we couldn’t dance anymore and had fun doing it.

Special thanks to Miss Collins for all her hard work as coach.

Written by Jai Whelan - Year 7

Hockey 1st XI2008 was a great year for SBHS Hockey and the 1st XI definitely had its fair share of trials and triumphs.

The team welcomed the addition of six new players this year, which was complemented nicely by six Year 12 players who returned to provide experience the team needed.

Our first inter-school of the year was against the typically strong Otago Boys’ High School, a team which had three Junior Black Sticks and was placed second in the National Tournament. Needless to say we had our work cut out for us and so we settled down to our game with grim determination. All the boys worked and fought hard till we came away with a result … of 21-2. The score was rather demoralizing, but we picked ourselves up in time for the Waitaki Boys’ inter-school. In terms of skill, both teams were evenly matched and that was reflected in the score of 3-3.

Our final interschool was against the well-drilled side of Kings’ High. The match was particularly tough with the opposition scoring two goals against us early on. We continued to fight hard and our efforts were rewarded in the dying minutes of the game with a penalty corner. Fortunately Jono Riley stepped up and scored a drag flick off that PC which fired the team up, resulting in a second goal 40 seconds later for a 2-2 draw.

We played a number of games in the School Competition this year and ended up placed first, edging out our old rival, James Hargest College, only to face them in our first match of the Johnson Cup Tournament. Our pool for the Tournament was quite tough and unfortunately we lost our games against Hargest and Nelson Boys’. We fought back and ended up winning three games over the course of the Tournament and finished up equal 13th.

Overall, the Hockey Team had a very successful year, especially after all the hours that Mr Page and the team put in ultimately paid off.

Jonathan Riley (Captain)

Hockey 2nd XIThis season the SBHS 2nd XI started with a large squad. Early in the season, Adam Dackers started playing for the SBHS 1st XI.

The team played in the Mixed A grade of the Secondary School Competition, winning the Term 2 round, but the

Harrison O’Donnell, Matthew Jackson, JD Bennett, Jai Whelan, Sam Smith



Term 3 results were not so good. Consequently, the team finished second equal overall. A very good result.

Goals for 29; Goals against 23; Wins 5; Draws 3; Losses 5

The following awards were given: Most Valuable Player - Corey Sutton; Most Improved Player - Rowan Cox; Top Goal Scorer - Thomas Jenkins; Top Goalie - Jeremy Tidey; Sportsmanship of the Year - Dominic Cosgriff; Combination of the Year - Tom Edge and Jake Henderson; Hardest Worker - Dallas Wilson; Most Improved Sportsmanship - Ben Russell.

The entire squad worked very well together and all players contributed to the good final result and to the great team spirit. Well done to the entire squad of:Mike Butler, Dominic Cosgriff, Rowan Cox, Tom Edge, Mitchell Frew, Thomas Jenkins, Matthew Keenan, Ben Keenan, Ben McLean, Jason McNaught, Ben Russell, Corey Sutton, Jeremy Tidey, Dallas Wilson, Jake Henderson, and Stewart Marshall.

Finally, a big thank you to the parents who supported their boys through the season. At most games there was a great team of supporters cheering the team on.

SBHS Blue Hockey TeamThe 2008 hockey season has been a very good one for the Southland Boys’ High School Yr 7/8 Blue Team.

We were beaten by James Hargest College 4-1 at the start of the year and ended up beating them 2-1 at the end of the year, which goes to show how much we improved, thanks to our coach Mr Page.

Some of our players played really well even when they had to play in a different position. Martin, our new goalie, was very impressive, as this was his first season playing goalie. So considering this, I think we did a good job to come second equal.

We played two inter-schools. We lost to Belmacewan and beat John McGlashan.

James Heffernan - Captain (Year 8)

Southland Secondary Schools’ Moto X ChampsThis competition was held on 23 August 2008 at Sandy Point. There were 15 riders that went to Southland Boys’ High School involved in this competition.

Results11 -13yrs 85cc class Richard Mouat (1st Southland) Johnny Racz (2nd Southland) Zac Andrews (4th Southland) Cameron Finnie (5th Southland)

14 - 16yrs 85cc class Jamie Cronin (2nd Southland) Todd Racz (5th Southland)12 - 16yrs 125cc class Andrew Wilson Toby Gregory Shaun Bickley14 - 16yrs 250cc Daniel Woolhouse (5th Southland) Steven Smith17yrs & over 250cc class Jordan Andrews (2nd Southland) Josh Bell (3rd Southland) Ethan Grey (4th Southland)

Johnny Racz, Jamie Cronin, Richard Mouat


14 - 16yrs Trial class Stuart Kent (1st Southland)Southland Teams Trophy - Richard Mouat, Johnny Racz, Jamie Cronin (SBHS Team A) - 1st place.

Multi Sport - Gold RushThis year saw Southland Boys’ High School enter a team in the annual 375km multisport event based in Central Otago. For the team of Andrew Miller, Sam Hodsell and Tim Buckingham it was their first attempt at a multisport event of this type and being up against schools with older and more experienced competitors made the prospect a little daunting.

Day One: Tim took on the first stage, a 30km paddle from Alexandra to the Roxburgh Dam, where conditions proved difficult and several competitors capsized. However Tim emerged unscathed to hand over to Andrew for the 35km mountain bike stage over the Knobby Range and then to Sam to complete the 18km run to the Manorburn Damn, our overnight campsite. The end of the day saw the SBHS team holding down fourth place from Central Southland College by 8 minutes.

Day Two: An early start for Tim who was riding the first stage, a gruelling 50km mountain bike leg over the Serpentine that, at times, had all competitors pushing their bikes up the steep slopes. At the next transition, Sam jumped on a road bike for the 24km time trial before having to back up with a 15km run through the Poolburn Gorge with two tunnels and viaducts to cross. Andrew rode the last stage of the day, a long 58km mountain bike ride up Thompson’s Gorge before arriving at our overnight campsite: the Tarras Rugby Ground. After two long days the team had moved up to third place, just 2 minutes behind second and only 41 seconds ahead of fourth placed CSC.

Day Three: Another early start, this time for Andrew, who rode the 42km from Tarras to Albert Town where Tim was once again back in the kayak for the 39km leg down the Clutha to Bendigo. Another 50km ride followed for Andrew before Sam ran the last 11km section from Clyde, to the finish back in Alexandra where it had all started three days before.

The team finished fourth in their section and 59th overall out of 168 participants, which was a fantastic effort given their age and lack of experience.

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience as a support person, watching all of these kids pushing well above their weight!!

Hopefully we will have more teams in Goldrush 09.

Jason Miller

SBHS Southern Wide Real Estate 1st XV RugbyDivision 2 Club Season

The 2008 Southland Boys’ High School 1st XV came into the year with many expectations on their shoulders. After a disappointing 2007 season, the 2008 team knew that they had a lot of work to do if they wanted to be successful.

After being together for only a few weeks the team was thrust into the opening round of the Southern Wide Real Estate Club Season Division Two. The first game was against Pioneer at Boys’ High. SBHS was missing a number of key players forcing people to play out of position, however it was a toughly contested battle with Pioneer coming away with a narrow 20 - 17 victory. As always, the physicality came as a shock to a number of first years. Despite the loss, the game set the tone for what would prove to be a tough club season.

Next up was Waikiwi, who proved too strong for a fast finishing SBHS team. Round three saw a big Bluff side on the SBHS #1 field. The match saw Southland Boys’ get their first points on the competition ladder, winning a close game after defending staunchly for a large majority of the second half.

It was a new look team after returning from a trip to the annual Quadrangular tournament in Christchurch. The boys easily disposed of the then competition leaders Waiau Star, Ohai/Nightcaps, Balfour/Lumsden and Collegiate on their way to qualifying top of their section and earning their way into the Top 8.

In the first round of the Top 8, Boys’ High faced off once more against Bluff. Again The Royal Blue came out on top with Javaan Ioane scoring a hat trick of tries in the match. It wasn’t all one way traffic though; Bluff had improved immensely. The match ended with a flattering 24 - 10 score line.

The next test for the boys was after the Year 13 ball and in all fairness a trip to Tokanui on a miserable day excited very few of the boys, many of whom had had the best night of their lives which ended only a few hours before the match began. However, somehow Boys’ High stepped up to the challenge and thanks to Scott Eade’s brilliant individual run, the boys claimed victory.

The next game was played in far more ideal conditions on an impressive deck at Les George Oval. The boys put in one of their best performances of the season, to win 45 - 15 over Woodlands.

The next game meant another road trip, this time to picturesque Nightcaps to take on Ohai/Nightcaps. Southland Boys’ started poorly and it didn’t get a lot better, with Ohai embarrassing the boys 46 - 13. This defeat led the students into a downward spiral; a huge loss to Star then a ‘Passionless’ performance against Edendale, marking



the team’s third loss in a row and putting their hopes of making the semi finals in serious jeopardy.

The Royal Blues only hope to make the semi final was in their final game against competition front runners Waikiwi. Waikiwi were one of the powerhouses of the Top 8 competition and had beaten Boys’ High earlier in the year. The odds were heavily stacked against the school boys, but this didn’t faze the 1st XV as they ran out comfortable winners in a faultless performance, 46–8 the final score. S Eade, E Maitahia, K Mitchell, A Taylor and A Elers all ran in tries in one of the most physically demanding, yet satisfying games of the season.

With this victory, the Southland Boys’ High School 1st XV had made it into the semi finals, qualifying fourth,

which meant they would face Waikiwi again. A team meeting was called and unfortunately the decision was made unanimously to default out of the competition in order to focus on the team’s priority, making the South Island final.

Aaron McMurdo and Zak Kelly - both Year 13

New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Interschool Season

At the beginning of the 2008 rugby season, the Southland Boys’ High School 1st XV took part in the annual Quadrangular Tournament held in Christchurch. The 26 man strong Southland Boys’ team came up against this year’s host, Christ’s College. This was set to be a historic

1st XV teamBack Row: A Smith, Mr A Bailey (Coach), G Mason A McMurdo, Mr P Skelt (Coach), A Elers, T Matiaha

Middle Row: B Wise, S Eade, E Matiaha, L Manu, J Fa’amoe-Ioane, S Winsloe, M MitchellFront Row: Z Kelly, M Collier, T Jackson, A Taylor (Captain), B Roff, T Raimona, K Mitchell, C Wood Absent: Z Neustroski

Sam Winsloe Zack Kelly and Scott Eade


match, as the two schools 1st XV’s had never before met.

In a tightly contested battle neither side gave much away, as both sides exchanged early points. Boys’ High’s first and only try coming after a beautiful in and out from star winger Matthew Robinson, who dotted down in the far right corner after some slick passing from the backline. Fly half Scott Eade, coolly slotted the conversion from out wide to bank the 2 and make it a seven pointer. After a 70 minute struggle the referee blew for no side in a 13-13 draw.

The next game came in the form of 2007 South Island Champions, Nelson College. As if it wasn’t a tough enough ask already the weather conditions turned to custard. However the Southland Boys’ team was pumped after receiving their brand new strip. Blistering winds and belting rain had a major impact on the style of rugby that was played. The game was kept tight and was dominated by the forwards and at half time the scores were level at 3 all. Co-coach Alan Bailey told the forwards to “Keep it tight, the next team to score will win the game”. Bailey wasn’t wrong. Unfortunately, however, it was the Nelson side who struck first after oranges, ending the game with a 10 - 3 score line. Although the Royal Blue couldn’t get the desired result, players and coaches alike took a number of positives and great confidence out of their two outings in Christchurch.

28 May proved a special day for the Royal Blue, taking on traditional interschool rivals Otago Boys’ High at their home ground Littlebourne. As it’s the first traditional interschool of the year for Southland Boys’, before the game the caps were given out to Blake Roff, Tukiterangi Raimona, Morgan Collier, Te Ate Jackson and Komihana Mitchell, as they had earned them the year before.

After two spine tingling hakas, the game got underway. Penalties were traded allowing the goal kickers to show their worth. It took 25 minutes until Southland prop Campbell Wood showed a clean pair of heels to scamper over for a well executed try. From here on, the boys in Royal Blue controlled the game. Shortly after half time, winger Matthew Robinson finished a break made by barnstorming midfielder Monty Mitchell to grab Southland’s second try.

Robinson wasn’t finished however, as he went on to set up Southland’s final try. After a 30m run, he threw a miracle ball to Cody Tohill who unselfishly gave a pass, resulting in winger Zak Kelly dotting down in the corner just as the Otago School performed their haka. Otago didn’t go down without a fight though, scoring a late consolation try to a deserving Louis Tili. Southland had already secured the win though, 23 - 13 the final score. REVENGE for the disappointing loss in 2007.

Next on the agenda was Waitaki Boys’, a game that will be remembered more for the revival of the Blue Army than the Royal Blues performance. The army formed a guard of honour for their home team as they entered the #1. The boys must have been overwhelmed, as they made a slow start to the game. Waitaki managed to cross the chalk first. Nothing Southland tried worked, but they applied a lot of pressure deep in the Waitaki half forcing the Oamaru side to infringe. Scott Eade made them pay, slotting 4 penalty goals to score all Southland’s 12 points, getting them home 12-7.

It was two months before Southland Boys’ third and final traditional interschool against Kings’ High School. Southland knew that if they wanted to continue in their hopes of making the South Island Final, they would have to win this game. Both teams started poorly and it took a verbal hiding at half time from Coaches Skelt and Bailey to get the Royal Blue into it. The troops finished strongly and ran away with the game 27 - 13 and earned their place in the Highlanders’ Region Final, taking them one step closer to a South Island final.

Second qualifiers in the region, Otago Boys’, travelled to Les George Oval to contest the match. The game was played in abysmal conditions. Both teams traded blows and with around 10 minutes left to play, the Southland team was down 15 - 17. Otago had possession of the ball but were pinned down in their own red zone. Otago Boys’ fly half was charged down by hardworking No. 8 Sam Winsloe attempting to clear. Sam won the race to the loose ball, diving on it to score what proved to be the match winning 5 pointer. First Five Eighth Scott Eade added the extra 2 points to seal Otago’s fate, making the

Aaron McMurdo, Blake Roff and Zak Kelly holding the shield after the 12 - 7 win over Waitaki Boys’ High

Blindside Flanker Blake Roff, assisted by Locks Aaron McMurdo and George Mason, claiming good line-out ball against Otago Boys’ High



final score 22 - 17. Southland Boys’ had again beaten the Otago team and more importantly booked their place in the South Island final.

On 30 September, the Southland Boys’ High School 1st XV of 2008 travelled up to Christchurch, to take on an unbeaten St Bede’s College 1st XV, to compete for the right to advance to the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Top 4 Competition.

The game was one of the toughest that either side had played all year. Southland had early opportunities to get first points on the board, but couldn’t quite finish. Scott Eade kept the Southland Boys’ High team in the match, with two penalties and then just before half time Fullback TeAte Jackson scored to decrease the deficit to just 2 points 11 - 13. The second half was hampered with mistakes from the Royal Blue and, as a result, St Bede’s capitalised and pushed the margin out to 9 points, leading 11 - 20 with 10 minutes to play. The Southland team were like the Spartans as they started to fight back. The forwards kept it tight and with a number of darting runs from impact player Bryce Wise, the side worked their way to within just 5m of the St Bede’s line. Southland though, turned the ball over, a mistake that proved crucial in the final outcome. With only seconds remaining in the game, St Bede’s broke through the Royal Blue’s defences to hammer the nail in. The final result a 25 - 11 score line in favour of the home side. Although disappointed with the result, the Royal Blue had done themselves proud, they held their heads high as the coaches congratulated them on a gutsy performance.

The 2009 Southland Boys’ High School 1st XV will be one to watch, with a number of senior players returning mixed with some of the promising youth rising through the SBHS rugby ranks.

A huge thanks must go out to all who were involved with the team at any stage throughout the season, in particular to the brains trust of Peter Skelt and Alan Bailey, who guided the boys through a memorable season.

The passion and pride of The Royal Blue will live on...

Aaron McMurdo and Zak Kelly - both Year 13

REPRESENTATIVE HONOURSNew Zealand SchoolsAlex Taylor

Southern Regions Secondary SchoolsAlex Taylor

Southland Under 18Te Arohatai Matiaha, Aaron McMurdo, Blake Roff, Alex Taylor, Sam Winsloe, Komihana Mitchell, Morgan Collier, Monty Mitchell (cpt), Zak Kelly, Eric Matiaha

Southland Under 16Tukiterangi Raimona, Campbell Wood, Scott Eade

PEN PORTRAITSAlex Taylor - CaptainAn outstanding season. Extremely mobile and robust player. Strong at the breakdown. Physical presence in all areas. Good lineout option. Rewarded with selection to NZ Schools.

Tuki Raimona - PropA young player who continues to develop positively. Technique is improving and will be an anchor in the set pieces in ’09. Mobile around the field but must continue to be evasive. Enjoys mixing it.

Campbell Wood - PropAnother young and inexperienced player. Strong and nuggety. Never shirked his responsibilities in the engine room. Developing his passing and handling well.

Te Arohatai Matiaha - HookerHuge improvement throughout the season. Developing an accurate throw. Strong carry into contact and loves the hand to hand combat. Very strong defensive work.

George Mason - LockA grunter who gets on and does it. Performances throughout the year were very solid. Good lineout option. Has developed his skill levels well.

Aaron McMurdo - LockVery good progress made after missing all last year with injury. A reliable source of lineout ball with good athleticism. Likes running with the ball. Must continue to develop overall skill levels.

Blake Roff - Lock / 6Mr Reliable. A very solid season. Excellent lineout skills. Strong in the contact areas. Has the ability to play in a number of positions. Great work rate. Must develop his strength and conditioning over the summer.

Zane Neustroski - Lock / 6Sound improvement in all areas. Worked well technically. Must continue to develop physical presence, especially in contact area. Very sound lineout option.

Sam Winsloe - No 8Slight raw-boned player. Very strong ball carrier from the The boys of the Royal Blue after the South Island Final against

St Bedes College


base. Aggressive in all phases of play. Hard and rugged. A player who must develop strength/conditioning over the summer.

Aaron SmithVery slight player. Worked hard to improve skill. Able to gain vital turnovers. Must continue to develop linking and ball carrying. Tackle technique good, often putting big guys on the ground.

Lepa Manu - PropProgressing well. Keen to learn and is developing a sound skill base. Fitness is improving. Must continue this in the summer. Has the frame to really be a force in ’09.

Komihana Mitchell - Half BackSkilful player with a range of attacking options. Has developed a fine box kick. Elusive runner who has good game sense. Must continue to develop strength and speed of pass. Ability to play at a higher level.

Bryce Wise - Half BackA strong, resilient player. Works extremely hard and has developed a good skill set. Kicking game much improved. Very strong around the fringes and kept the ‘D’ honest. Covers very well.

Scott Eade - First Five EightVery slight player who has an excellent skill set. Kicks well both around the field and at goal. Steps well and shows vision. Must develop speed of pass. Courageous defender. Strength/conditioning a must in the summer.

Monty Mitchell - Second Five EightStrong and penetrative runner. Passes well off both hands. Ability to offload. Looking to develop kicking game. Must work on speed and conditioning. Generally sound defender.

Eric Matiaha - Second Five Eight / CentreElusive player with good speed off the mark. Developing good distribution skills. Must look for opportunities and create for himself and the team. Good defensive work.

Javaan Fa’amoe-Ioane - CentreA talented player. Ability to step off both feet and beat players. At times shows good vision and decision making but this must be continued and further developed. Distribution skills showed sound improvement.

Zak Kelly - WingPlayed very well in the later part of the season. Excellent work rate both on attack and defensively. Skills continued to be improved. A team man with a passion that cannot be underestimated.

Anare Elers - WingA player with potential. Must look to be consistent in his performances. Ability to be explosive and a threat to any opposition. Defensive work needs strengthening, especially at the tackle area.

Morgan Collier - WingA player who has the ability to beat the man. Steps well. Good overall skill set and is developing his kicking. Deceptive speed. Must be stronger in the contact area.

Te Ate Jackson - FullbackImpressed with his attacking mind set. Positive player who looked for opportunities. Generally sound under the high ball. Has the ability to control field position with his kicking. Must work on defence, especially one-on-one combat.

SBHS Southern Wide Real Estate 2nd XV RugbyThe SBHS 2nd XV squad of 24 was chosen and went on to a very successful season with interschools against Rockhampton Grammar, Otago Boys’ High, Waitaki Boys’ High and Kings’ High.

The team learned that rugby is an 80 minute game. This put us in good stead for the Under 18 competition. The very young side played well to reach the semi finals, although this game was lost against a very good Gore team who went on to win the competition. We felt that the team had shown high skill levels and commitment to get there.

Congratulations to Ryan Carter, Tiaki Cameron, Morgan Bellworthy Hamilton, Ben Hayes and Josh Brazier on making the Southland Under 16 team.

Martin Smith, Tom Dowling, Craig Todd, Paul Henderson

Under 16 RedThe squad came together well at the beginning of the season, settled down early and got off to a good start with



some good wins. By mid season the competition was shaping up to be a very good one, with not a lot between the top five teams - of which we were one. A disappointing decision by Rugby Southland to split the grade into U17 & U16 effectively ruined the competition in the second round. We eventually finished in third place.

The team performed well as a unit and were well led by Captain Lennon Gavan, with strong performances by Nick Hayes (MVP) and Graham Levett (MIP) throughout the season.

Wayne Lambeth

Under 14 Blue “The Blues”The Blues had a successful season, winning the 2008 Southland Wide U14 Championship. From the outset, goals were set for the team and all but one was achieved. The team had some good wins, some close wins and some disappointing losses. The best games were against the other SBHS teams where playing against mates brought out great determination between the players.

Playing numbers dropped off later in the season through injury and other causes. While this hampered the team, it was great to see the boys pull together to show courage and commitment and take it all the way to the finals. They finished off the season with wins against Gore High School in the semi and Menzies College in the final. The season was a great team effort.

The team consisted of: Robert Allan, Ben Hammond, Morgan Buckingham, James Gray, George Muschamp, Tyler Young, Jayden Barwick, Matt Wesney, Stephen Tapu-Tewhenua, Ben Lay, Tayne Raumati-Mackie (VC), Conner Spriggs, Jordan Hopa (C), Harley Kennedy-Biddle, Chris Neho, Caleb Mitchell, Ethan Lunn, Kelvin Sanson, Jack Robertson, Daniel Welford, Sam Smith, Daniel HurleyLee Muschamp (Medic), James Wesney (Manager), Lain Smith (Coach), Gary Hopa (Coach)

Southland Under 14 Representatives - Matt Wesney, Jordan Hopa, Tayne Raumati-Mackie

“The Blues” Played 14, Won 12, Lost 2, Points for 493, Against 180

Garry Hopa

Under 14 GoldThe team started the season on a positive note, but not having a full squad and being a small team took its toll in some areas.

Players to stand out were Henry Burns and Iziah Kahuhura who played in the forwards and Sebastian Little and Jared Innes in the forwards.

Most Promising Player Henry BurnsMost Improved Player Ben Smail

Paul Radka

Under 15 White - Runner-up Under 15 Competition We started the year with a loss to last year’s champions, Gore High School and our season ended with a loss in the final to the same team.

During our season we had some close games, some going our way, some against. We developed and progressed well as a team throughout the season. We did the hard work during the season and we made it to the finals.

We had several players who put their hand up for higher honours in the Tournament Team, Robbie McKenzie, Keanu Papatua, Sven Penwarden, Ben Soper, Billy Soper. Others who went on to represent Southland in the Under 14 age group were Tyson Pearson and Oscar Jenkins.

The best game played was the semi final against SBHS Red, in which we scored some nice tries. This gave us a real boost going into the final. We come up against Gore High School in the final. The game was played in freezing conditions. The Gore pack got the better of us and we went down 25-12.

The team would like to thank all the parents and friends who came and supported us this year, and give special thanks to Darren and Sonya Winiata, David and Nanette Innes and the coaching staff Duncan McKenzie, Tom Wallis and Chris Norman for their hard work throughout the season.

Chris Norman

Under 14 RedUnder 14 Red played with enthusiasm and a great team spirit all season.

Although we struggled to win games, the boys never gave up. Up front prop Chris Callahan and lock and captain Liam Small were strong. They were well supported by hard tackling flankers Arthur Shaw and Jesse Hapuku. Morgan Buckingham at No 8 defended well and ran strongly all season. Our halfback, first five combination (Jordan Tiplady and Houston Te Tai) was growing in stature each game. Centre Daniel Stronach and fullback Tom Murray both struggled with injury but when they were fit were strong on attack.

Mark Buckingham


Rugby - U15 Tournament TeamDefending last year’s South Island title was always going to be a monumental task. Fitness was going to be a key element and after the first training and a few of the boys losing their lunch, the platform was set.

Warm up games were played against older and more seasoned teams. SBHS U16, Northern Southland 1st XV and Central Southland 1st XV, the latter being the only team showing the U15’s the standard of rugby they would be likely to meet at tournament, beating them comprehensively. Playing Southland U14s next, they played with extra commitment winning easily.

Tournament Week was a nervous time for all concerned, being both defending champions and hosts. The first game against Waitaki Boys’ High was a huge test. Playing great rugby the U15’s won, but at a cost, losing dynamic flanker Kieran O’Conner to a shoulder injury.

The second game against formidable opponents Christ’s College (Christchurch) eager for a win gave the boys a bruising game. Southland Boys’ were too good for them and were still undefeated.

The third and final pool game was against Malborough Boys’ who were desperate for a win. Tired but with desire to go through undefeated, the boys dug deep to tough out a win. Another casualty was to Bevan Wealleans, out with a broken collar bone.

An early start and a bus trip to Dunedin was the introduction to the meeting with Shirley Boys’ High (Christcurch) in the final. Having played open attacking rugby throughout the tournament it was a shame to be greeted by a soggy King’s Ground. The game plan was reviewed and it was

going to be a forward battle. True finals rugby, was the order of the day, with two outstanding teams hammering each other. Levi Tawhara was inspirational in the backs and Captain Cartz showed the way up front. Southland were deserving winners, champions again!

Hugh Andrews

Rugby - Year 7 and 8 South Island TournamentAfter many after-school training sessions and a long bus ride, the boys were pumped and ready to go. After a moving opening ceremony, Southland Boys’ High School came out fighting, demolishing Chisnalwood B 58-5.

The next game was against an unprepared Breens Team and it showed as the final result was a 62 - nil victory to

Photo courtesy of the Southland Times



Southland Boys’. The game of the day was to decide the top of the pool. Both teams were fired up and ready for action! After a well fought battle, Southland Boys’ showed their true colours and ended up winning 34- nil to win pool C.

As we headed back onto Hagley Park, we knew it was do or die. In the quarter final we played a well drilled Waimea side. The boys knew we had to start well and we did, with three quick tries. But Waimea fought back, with two break away tries. Luckily the boys held on to a 19-12 victory and a free ticket to the semi final.

The semi final was against South Canterbury, a team we had not faced and although we played our hearts out, we could not pull away for a victory, losing 21 - 14 to the eventual winners of the South Island Tournament. The boys were shattered but knew there was a lot still to play for.

The last game had a large effect on us, as we ended up in another brutal loss 36-19 to Cobham and finished fourth.

The highlight of the Tournament was Logan Nicholson scoring 13 tries. The whole team would like to thank Mr Bakker, Mr Mika, the billets and the parents for supporting us.

Written by Jakob Hansen and James Larsen (Year 8)

TrapshootingThis year we were able to once again field two teams of shooters from a selection of 26 boys that attended Wednesday shooting at the Southland Gun Club.

Our No 1 team of Jordan Andrews, David Paterson, Jason Paul, James O’Connell and Brandon Harpur, were able to take out all the inter-school matches for the year which was a great team effort.

This year’s inter-collegiate matches around Southland and Otago produced some varied results, with our No 2 team of Nathan Bosker, Sam Lee, Brendan Baucke, Henry Watson and Logan McNamara, showing great improvement this year.

This years National’s were held in Christchurch and both teams traveled up to compete in both the South Island Nationals and the New Zealand Nationals. Atrocious weather conditions over the three day event didn’t make for pleasant shooting and although the boys all shot well with some personal bests recorded, no medals came our way this year.

A special thanks to Jan Manson for once again giving up her time to coach all our boys whom I am sure are all shooting a lot more targets.

William Watson - Coach

Rugby yr 7 8Back Row: Shawn Henderson, Monte McLean, Brandon Tidey, Anaru Curwood-Pennicott, Liam Howley, Jayden Barwick, Nathan Stenton, Ashley Craig

Middle Row: Sam Deuchcrass, Richard Innes, Brandon Rodgers, Michael Mitchell, Neihana Templeton, Sam de ViresFront Row: Corey Thompson, Sam Robertson, Sam Brown, Logan Nicholson, James Larsen, Tim Jenkins, Jake Hansen, Ryan Acland


The school was lucky enough to have Co-lin Waghorn, Old Boy of the school and current World Champion in Trapshooting, visit and speak at an assembly. It was fantastic to see Colin and listen to his experiences at the World Champs. Co-lin’s clear mes-sages to the

school were to work hard, stay at school and appreciate your luck in being a Southlander.

Squash Year 7 and 8Wow, what a fantastic effort from our Year 7/8 boys Squash teams this year.

In the first term, four teams were entered into the Squash League with some pleasing results. The team of Nic McKenzie, Cameron Smith, Riley Erskine and Dean Collinson was placed first; Brodon Johnson, Corey Sheehan and Ian Simonka were placed third. We also had two teams with Hamish McKenzie, Jake Gillespie, Andreas

Takayama, Jonathon Bower, James Rabbit and Edward Duncan performing well.

In term three, we again had four teams entered into the competition with Connor Fife, Liam Ryan and Aaron Marshall being placed second; Ben Yeo, Cameron Flannery and David Marshall placed third. The remaining two teams of Liam Harper, Jayden Ngaro, Zane Carter, Jaden Menzies, Andreas Takayama and Ethan Burgess also played well.

The boys were a pleasure to work with, showing great

Squash yr 7&8Back Row: Zane Carter, Liam Harper, Jayden Ngaro, Cameron

Flannery, Ben Yeo, David Marshall Front Row: Andreas Takayama, Ethan Burgess, Jayden Menzies,

Liam Ryan, Aaron Marshall, Connor Fife.



sportsmanship, fair play and having fun yet trying their best to win. There is plenty of potential in our boys and we hope to see them continue playing squash in the future.

Sue Marshall: Teacher in charge

Swimming at SBHS in 2008In April this year, Strath McKenzie, Ben Copland, Harrison O’Donnell and Richard Innes represented Year 7/8 in individual events at the Southland Junior Schools Swimming Champs. They were joined by Adam Carter, Zane Carter, Sam Smith and Sydney Caughey for the relays.

April also saw Adam McDonald, Year 11, competing in the South Island Secondary Schools Meet in Dunedin.

In September the following boys represented SBHS at the Collegiate InterSchool Relay Carnival :• Year 7/8 Robert McDonald, Strath McKenzie, Ben

Davis, Cory Thompson• Years 9+ Adam McDonald, Thomas Hamill, Robbie

McKenzie, Lachlan McKenzie

Adam McDonald, who is a member of the Southland Academy of Sport, has had a sensational swimming year. He has set Southland, South Island and NZ records in butterfly events. In April he competed at the Australian Age Groups in Brisbane and in July competed in the Victoria State Champs in Melbourne. In January 2009 he has been selected to compete at the Youth Olympics in Sydney. Watch this space………

Table Tennis Team Championships. The final score in the event was 3-2 to the Boys’ High team, which consisted of Dylan Tiplady, Fayez Shahbaz and Brendon Ward.

The semi-final was between James Hargest and Boys’ High, with the result coming down to the final doubles. Victory finally went the way of Boys’ High, 11-9 in the fifth set. The Boys’ High team had caused an upset in the early rounds by beating the highly rated team.

Kimberly Hickman: Teacher in charge

Year 7 and 8 TennisOn November 4, Liam Ryan, Sam Brown, Brandon Rodger and Strathan McKenzie travelled to Gore for the annual Southland Primary Schools Championships. Against very strong competition the boys played well with our best result coming from Liam making the plate quarter final round.

Year 7 and 8 SwimmersBack Row: Ben Copland, Adam Carter, Richard Innes

Middle Row: Cory Thompson, Harrison O’Donnell, Ben DavisFront Row: Sam Smith, Strath McKenzie Absent: Robert McDonald

Table TennisTable tennis in terms two and three saw many new players joining teams and participating in the competition.

On 24 July, four Southland Boys’ High Table Tennis Teams participated in the Southland Secondary Schools’

Tennis yr 7 8Back Row: Perry Thomas, Sam Brown, Liam Ryan

Front Row: Sydney Caughey, Dylan Richardson, Strathan McKenzie


SBHS Touch RugbyOn March 28 - 31, the Southland Boys’ High School Touch Team travelled to the South Island Secondary Schools’ Touch Tournament in Christchurch.

With only six players from the team last year returning, eight students were experiencing this level of Touch for the first time. Our coach, Khan Robust, had been drilling the players for the past four weeks prior to this vital tournament, so they were ready for anything.

Although most of the players were representatives at Southland Level in their age groups for Touch, they still didn’t know what to expect when they went up to Christchurch.

With the absence of the coach, Te Ate Jackson and Michael Carroll were given the job of keeping the team focused during the Tournament. Greg Houkamau and Dennis Thompson also stepped in for extra motivation and giving crucial advice after the games so the boys would have an understanding of what was needed to concentrate on for the up and coming games.

Going through unbeaten in pool play, the team qualified top and had to face Nelson, who also qualified top of their pool, to see who would go straight through to the final and who would have to take the hard road and play against the winner of the third and fourth play-off. Luckily for SBHS, the team managed to hold off the great Nelson attack and won the game 7 - 6.

The final against Papanui High School was a nail biter, the score was going backwards and forwards. Then with two minutes to go, Southland Boys’ found themselves down by two tries. With a lot of faith and the fantastic play by Theo Harden and Te Ate Jackson (who managed an intercept and ran in a 70 metre touch down!), the boys won the

South Island Secondary Schools’ Touch Championships for a second year in a row.

The Touch team is: Kieran Young, Chris Neho, Zac Kelly, Puapua Kuresa, Javaan Ioane, Jaye Te Muunu-Thompson, Hapimana Lines-Tohiariki, Te Ate Jackson (captain), Theo Harden, Zac Archer, Alex Taylor, Michael Carroll, Keanu Kahukura, Scott Eade

Year 8 A Touch It started in Term 1, 2008. We were named SBHS Purple. Anaru and Jayde Henry were two great coaches who led us to victory in every game. We played our hearts out in every match.

The team consisted of five Southland Representatives and a lot of other potential players. Everyone contributed to the game either by scoring or setting someone else up to score.

Our hardest game was against James Hargest A. The first half of that game was hard with one try in it (SBHS winning). In the second half, the boys scored a couple more tries. We were the top team in that grade and looking forward to competing in Term 4 with some new players. Hopefully we will come out on top.

Brock Millar and Hayden Edgley - both Year 8

Underwater Hockey - The Dark Horse of SportUnderwater Hockey is an unusual and somewhat unheard of sport. It’s obviously played under water and has the basic structure of a normal hockey game. The elusive game was developed by the British Navy in the 1950’s to keep their divers fit and to improve their ability to move and work efficiently under water. The game came to New Zealand shortly after and has evolved into a fast dynamic sport played in more than 20 counties.

Underwater hockey is played in a 25m x 15m pool that is between 1.8 and 3m deep. The game consists of two 15 minute halves and a three minute half time. Each team is allowed one 60 second time out per half. The game clock stops for any infringements in the last 2 minutes of the game.

Each side has 12 players, 10 of who can play in any one game. During the game six players are in the pool, with four interchange players on the side who can sub at any time. The players wear large fins, a diving mask and snor-kel and a thick glove made from latex to protect the hand from the pool bottom and the puck. The bats are made of wood and are about 25cm long, they usually have one straight edge for flicking the puck and the back edge is usu-ally curved for hooking the puck. The top players can flick



the puck well over 3m and it comes off the bottom enough to go over another player.

The puck is made of lead, is coated with plastic and it weighs about 1.5 kg.

The teams start at each end of the pool with one hand on the wall. The puck is in the middle of the pool. When the referee sounds the buzzer, both teams race to get possession of the puck. There is a goal tray at each end of the playing area; it is 3m long with a slope from the front into a shallow trough at the back wall. The puck must pass through the goal volume for a team to score a goal.

There are many team configurations, but generally a team has 3 forwards; a strike and 2 wings and 3 backs; 2 half backs and a full back. The idea is to keep possession of the puck and outwit your opponents by using skill, speed, manoeuvrability and breath hold.

The rules of Underwater Hockey are fairly simple. Basically it is a non contact sport; a player cannot interfere with another player with their free hand. There is no off side rule, however shepherding and obstruction is not allowed. The puck must not rest on the glove or be carried on top of the bat or stopped deliberately by anything other than the bat.

The Mighty ‘08’ Season - BLUE TEALS

The Underwater Hockey season began in term three with the start of a social tournament. Cameron Bellerby, Oliver Broughton and myself are veterans of the sport and pulled together an unlikely team of keen newbies.

The TeamCameron Bellerbey Middle/Forward

Harrison Clark ForwardOliver Broughton Forward/BackRichard Ford ForwardDavid Neynens BackScott Barnsdale Back/Middle Euan Cox BackLackie Bellerby All Rounder

The Blue Teals were now chosen and the veterans decided to give a very short and insufficient sum up of the rules and regulations before we jumped into the pool for our first game. We were up against the James Hargest Senior team, who had won the three previous years.

The referee clunked the steel bars to begin the match, Oliver boosted towards the puck before the rest of us had realised the game had started. So I quickly darted out ready to take the pass from Oliver.

Sadly, the other team had practised and seemed to be twice as fit, without even time to think they whipped the puck away from Oliver and headed towards our new guys. Their first taste of Underwater Hockey was bitter, as Hargest ploughed right through them to score a goal. From here on in it only got worse, putting another five points on us before the match ended. After the game we thought a certain something was missing. In all sports it is custom to cheer the opposing team after a match. The team decided a change was in order, so we brought back the huddle, shouting three cheers for the other team. We also felt that some training was in order. Ford suggested that forty laps would be sufficient.

After a few more weeks of playing and training sessions, the Blue Teals won their first match 5-2 to the Hargest Junior team. This win boosted our confidence and the team were en route to the social final.

We designed plays and certain moves to faze the opposition. Being classic Boys’ High boys we threw in some less than legal manoeuvres and used the brawn over brain approach to effectively destroy the enemies.

On a winning streak, we hit a bump in the road, going down in the social final due to some classy play by the Senior Hargest team.

The tournament progressed; we won most of our games and were real contenders for the final. Around the seventh week, we paid our dues and the captain was sent off for the team’s less than legal manoeuvres.

Holiday break saw a shift in the team’s fitness and form. The first game into the real competition was sloppy but by sheer determination we were able to win by 5-2.

Time went on and the semi final came around. To the great dismay of the team the star player wasn’t able to attend the semi or final which took its toll on the team. The Teals beat the Junior Hargest team with great ease winning 6-3. The bad news then hit us, we were told the final was in ten minutes and the team was knackered. The boys willingly entered the pool to start the final. They played the best

2008 SBHS Senior Underwater Hockey Team - Blue Teals)Front: Richard Ford, Harrison Clark

Back: Euan Cox, Oliver Broughton, Cameron Bellerbey, David Neynens.

Absent: Lackie Bellerbey, Scott Barnsdale


they could but the Hargest team was too strong. They went down 9-0 in the hardest game of the season.

The Blue Teals received a well earned second place, which we were all happy with. After a great season, I left with a great feeling of admiration for the boys and satisfaction for the efforts put in to the year.

Volleyball ‘08The 1st six came together for the first time in the 2008 season. The team consisted of eight highly motivated and skilled Year 13 boys.

The first half of the season showed mixed results, as the boys settled into their new sport. The second half of the season showed a significant turn around under the guidance of coach Mr Jamie Swift and managers Mr Chris Boyce and Mrs Kelly Townson. The improvement in game plans and skills resulted in closer games and more determination from the boys.

The twin towers up front (Jesse Paenga and Kris Walker), have been a big part of the boys success. A special thank you to everyone who has been involved with giving up their time.

The team would also like to thank their sponsors, Cook Adam and Co, for their uniforms.

The team:Sam Maynard, Sam Baker, Kris Walker, Jesse Paenga, Tom Heenan, Jamie Harvey, Greg Fitzgibbon, James Mulvey

Written by Sam Baker

Waterpolo Both the A & B SBHS Waterpolo teams contained a vivacious bunch of students who were well organized and played excellent games. Miss Thomson and I enjoyed interacting with the students during the Friday night games.

The highlight for the Senior A team was the Tournament in Christchurch held between 28 and 30 March. The team did extremely well with training and support from their coach Brendon Bowie, and Teachers Pa Greg and Miss Childs. The SBHS Touch boys were also in Christchurch and were a great support to the team. They came fifth. The boys won three games and lost three games. This result was a credit to the team and to their coach, Brendon Bowie.

Throughout the season, the boys played consistently in the local competition and performed especially well against the skilled James Hargest Senior A side, in some challenging and grueling games.

A big thank you to the Waterpolo boys is in order, as they performed well and represented the school flawlessly during the Friday night games. Also, thank you to Mr Neilson and Pa Greg for their organizational expertise this year. This was greatly appreciated.

We look forward to many more successful games in the upcoming season.

Taryn Shaw: Teacher in charge

Waterpolo yr 7 8Back Row: Liam Howley, Scott Kingsbury, Adam Carter, Richard

InnesMiddle Row: Cory Thompson, Aaron Walker, Harrison O’Donnell,

Duncan McLeanFront Row: Sam Smith, Jacob Howe

Waterpolo yr 9 13Back Row: Michael Lee, Andrew Lee, Ben Brown, Adam McDonald,

Kieran O’ConnorFront Row: Tim Wells, Stanley McDowall, Mitchell Young, Sam Price

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Year 7 - Room 12 Back Row: Jack Capil, James Scobie, Sam de Vries, Josh van den Arend, James NG

Third Row: Tyler Te-Rangituatea, Dean Collinson, Tim Yaxley, Rhys Harvey, Thomas McGavin, Daniel KeenSecond Row: Ben Kelly, Daniel Acland, Ethan Burgess, Harrison O’Donnell, Chris Soper, Tyler McKay, Liam Ryan

Front Row: Taylor McMurtrie, Jacob Cornwall, Andreas Takayama, Shanan Knight, Samuel Rodden, Zane Carter, Darian Baker, Jordan McintoshTeacher: Miss N Stewart Absent: Tu Whare Gillies

Year 7 - Room 13Back Row: Corey Sheehan, James McDonald, Nathan Nilsen, Kane Mackenzie

Third Row: Camrin Henderson, Nick Dunlevey, Adam Shuttleworth, Cory Thompson, Callum Wells, Aaron WalkerSecond Row: Casey Glover, Ethan Wilks, Jai Whelan, Ezra Pont, Josh Hayes, Tyler Herbert, Blythe Clearwater

Front Row: J.D. Bennett, Troy Colyer, Jamil Croton, Nico Barlow, Jarran Osborne, Connor Templeton, Tyler Dewe, Liam JohnstonTeacher: Miss N Collins Absent: Nicholas Kergozou de la Boessiere, Cody McInnes


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Year 7 - Room 14 Back Row: Brandon Tidey, Caleb Burke, Iraah McDonald, Cole Williams, Nathan Stenton

Third Row: Jeremy Miller, Nick Mccallum, Neihana Kahukura, Linus Gentles, Todd Wells, Lee RichardsonSecond Row: Sam Dunlevey, Jamie Botting, Hadlee Knight, Tayler Gilson, Daniel Johnson, Jared Williams, Ethan Carey, Nikora Houkamau

Front Row: Daniel Kennard, Cody Irvine-Olive, George Cox, Riley Erskine, Alex Urwin, Ben Crooks, Monte McLean, Tyler WilmshurstTeacher: Mr R Baker

Year 7 - Room 15Back Row: Sam Foster, Cameron Smith, Jake Gillespie, Cameron Finnie, Josh Mackie

Third Row: Jacob Grant, Connor O’Brien, Joshua MacKenzie, Mitchell Fowler, Ryan Thompson, Jordan BidoisSecond Row: Tyler Harper, Finn Burfoot, Damian Conner, Karwyn Ngatai, Dylan Hardiman, Sean Atkinson, Jharn Winter

Front Row: Broznan Russell, Travis Jones, Yuri Carter, Jordan Murch-Johnston, Nathan Laurie, Jamie Colvin, Brendon Wilson, Michael SeibtTeacher: Miss K Hickman



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Year 7 - Room 16Back Row: Jeremy Tyler, Damian Milne, Bobby Irvine, Jack Doublet, Scott Kingsbury

Third Row: Hamish Matheson, Michael Paterson, Jamie Robertson, Leighton Perkins, Mitchell McAulay, Dean MalcolmSecond Row: Michael Bodger, Taamati Harris, Matthew Roberts, George Murray, Liam Wilson, Jerone Diack, Griffyn Legge

Front Row: Ian Simonka, Scott Dillon, Max McCormack, Kahurangi Tanirau, Robbie Cook, Gene Renton, Josef Bode, Calvin EvansTeacher: Mr R Marshall

Year 7 - Room 32Back Row: Connor Gibson, Adam Carter, Matthew Jackson, Brandon Rodger, Ben Davis, Josh Kelly

Third Row: Strathan McKenzie, Dushay Pont, Nathan Collier, Thomas Veitch, Campbell Hamlin, Tommie-Joe Small, Brody CunninghamSecond Row: Drew Gibbs, Dylan Richardson, Bjorn Hamblin, Sydney Caughey, Ben McKenzie, Bay Andrews, Sam Smith, Tyler Low, Johan Batt

Teacher: Miss R Robertson Absent: Elliot Harnett


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Year 8 - Room 17Back Row: Steven Pratt, Jake Hansen, Jordan Cooper, Metua Aerenga

Third Row: Liam Howley, Paul Brown, Logan Nicholson, Kaukiterangi Blair, Liam Harper, Thomas LaidlawSecond Row: Jordan Rimmer, Phillip Pohatu, Liam Butson, Wade Marshall, Zared Brown, Timothy Shanks, Tyler Broomhall

Front Row: Shaye Pearson, Aaron Wharekawa, Carter Heaslip, Cameron Flannery, Cameron Brown, Lucas Horton, Jeyden Pou, James LarsenTeacher: Mr F Mika Absent: Timothy Jenkins

Year 8 - Room 18Back Row: Martin Carlaw, Luke Soper, Joshua Murch, Samuel Grant, Nathan Henigan, Craig Thwaites, Damion Ranginui, Cameron Capil

Second Row: Daniel Robertson, Hamish McKenzie, Cameron McGregor, Daniel Dorricott, Saksham Sharma, Luke Perriam, Redcliffe PesetaFront Row: Damien Johnson, Ryan Knowler, Hannan Hollis, Travis Fraser, Shaun Shaw, Michael Molloy, Toni Joass, Mark Coutts

Teacher: Ms C Bloxham Absent: Ethan Carstensen, Brodon Johnston, Hayden Williams



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Year 8 - Room 19Back Row: Sam Drake, Daniel Erskine, Ashley Craig, Alexander Loimaranta, Reuben Ward

Third Row: Bradley Davidson, Jaden Menzies, Michael Culling, Javan Keach, Riki Nyhon, Sam RobertsonSecond Row: Adam Price, Jayden Kennedy, Perry Thomas, Joshua Dackers, Joshua Waller, Nihaad Al-Waiz, Taylor Jackson

Front Row: Ethan Bright, Damien Calder, Abraham Cole, Brendon McLean, Sheldon Soper, Jesse Hedges, Keagan Miller, Adam TurnerTeacher: Ms C Adams

Year 8 - Room 20Back Row: Jaycob Brown, Lincoln Wilson, Jesse Collins, James Heffernan, Jack McMeeken

Third Row: Ryan Acland, Zachary Andrews, Robert McDonald, Johnathan Bond, Jaysin Matthews, Shawn MorganSecond Row: Shardd Ranui, Benjamin Yeo, Jaidyn Wilson, Sam Brown, Cody Weir, Aaron Marshall, Nicholas Corbin

Front Row: James Rabbitt, Kenji Suzuki, Jayden Ngaro, Jade Kidd, Brody Whaitiri-Finn, David Marshall, Hayden Edgley, Luke DawsonTeacher: Mr N Hughes Absent: Tommy Fisher


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Year 8 - Room 22Back Row: Ethan Gillan, Anaru Curwood-Pennicott, Jayden Barwick, Jonothan Bower

Third Row: Samuel McCormack, Edward Duncan, Tyler Godden, Rory Patterson, Lachlan Wood, Neihana TempletonSecond Row: Connar Fife, Michael Mitchell, Rhys Lindsay, Blake Hansen, Davin Leonard, Taylor Winsloe

Front Row: Brock Miller, Jesse Kahuroa, Sam Godfrey, Nick McKenzie, Ben Copland, Shawn Henderson, Bradley Frew, Blake PetersonTeacher: Mrs K Townson Absent: Daniel Waller

Year 8 - Room 31Back Row: Thomas Ottaway, Jarad Fletcher, Richard Innes, Connor Morrison, Callum Affleck, Reuben Birch, Kane Coffin, Scott Perkins

Second Row: Brayden McStay, Brendan Allan, Camden Patterson, Joshua Haggerty, Harry Hunter, Jacob PhillipsFront Row: Ramohn Fisher, Christopher Seibt, Rory Patterson, John Tait, Taegan Gutteridge, Zac Tait, Shaun Rennie, Jacob Howe

Teacher: Mr G Puna Absent: Sam Deuchrass, Hetaraka Heitia, Ray Luck, Duncan McLean



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9CBack Row: Alex McKenzie, Michael Butler, Nathan Frisby, Michael Lee, Sam Hazlett, Jacob Duffy, Christopher Callahan, Hamish O’Brien

Second Row: Stephen Tapu-Tewhenua, Simon Cook, Peter Ngatai, Ethan Roberts, Caleb Mitchell, Connor Harvey, James ToddFront Row: Logan Butt, Jonty Waddell, Lachlan McKenzie, Jordan Hopa, Bradley Hamlin, Caleb Leith, Mitchell Frew, Tom Edge

Absent: Jayden Dodunski, Jake Henderson

9DBack Row: Kevin Kim, Robert Allan, Ricky Miller, Conner Bray-Claxton, Tyler Ryder, Nicholas Smith, Shannan Matthews, Tom Murray

Second Row: Daniel Hurley, Ben Hammond, Liam Mahon, Hayden Pope, Phillip Brown, Alex Twaddle, Houston Te TaiFront Row: Isaac Crawford, William Keast, Ben Keenan, Thomas Officer, Blake Dowson, Shaun Evans, Tyler Smith, Troy Hogarth-Gibbs

Absent: Jesse Goodman, Benjamin Smail


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9LBack Row: Albert Underhay, Ben Lindsay-Smellie, Calvin Phillips, Tayne Raumati-Mackie

Third Row: Michael McGavin, George Muschamp, Tyler Young, Luke Pile, Rowan Cox, Runi SafoleSecond Row: Daniel Heatherington, Taylor Scott, Brennan Sutherland, Fraser Matheson, Hamiora Tuari, Christopher Brash, Johnny Racz

Front Row: Ryan Frazer, Tyrone Hall, Taylor Loach, Hayden Simons, Jordaine Wixon, Ryan McGregor, William Scobie, Bradley GibsonAbsent: Timothy Deuchrass, Joshua Irvine-Olive, Sebastian Little

9OBack Row: Connor Ormsby, Dylan Price, Ethan Maheno, Henry Burns, Jonathan Batchelor

Third Row: Sam Smith, Sam Murray, Matthew Heads, Christopher Neho, Liam Grant, Daniel StronachSecond Row: Arthur Shaw, Hamish Parry, Thomas Grandiek, Jase Stewart, Jack Robertson, Ethan Lunn, Jacob North

Front Row: Richard Mouat, Taylor McNaught, Benjamin McLean, Tamati Dallas, Isaac Lucas, James Gray, Stewart Marshall, Jordan TipladyAbsent: Shaun Bickley



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9RBack Row: Cody Masters, Jonathon Grigg, Robert Peseta, Keanu Atariki, Kaleb Morton, Ethan Thwaites

Front Row: Damin Fisher, Harley Kennedy-Biddle, Matthew Dovey, Matthew Black, Ben Maw, Kieran Speers, Joshua McConechyAbsent: Andre Harvey, I-Roy Ruke

9SBack Row: Daniel Marshall, Cameron Cowan, Matt Wesney, Thai Valentine, Daniel Shuttleworth, Levi Tipu, Ethan Pearsey

Second Row: Zaqarie McFelin, Justin Sullivan, Izaiah Kahukura, Jordan Henderson, Daniel Kent, Zaul Pirangi, Graeme Snodgrass, Bruce NevilleFront Row: Jorge Harding, Nick Carleton, Te Uwira Tata, James Titter, Cam Blanks, Jaye Thompson-Te Muunu, Benny Oughton, Dallas Wilson,

Fraser PopeAbsent: Hayden Wahia


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9TBack Row: Morgan Buckingham, Ben Ngatai, Jacob Waddel, Shaun McNaught

Third Row: Samual Vesty, Jared Innes, Kelvin Sanson, Landon Bright, Hamish Harvey, Jamie HaywardSecond Row: Grant Clearwater, Nikolos Smith, Michael McLean, Billy Knowles, Mitchell Tait, Ryan Walker, Shannon Thompson

Front Row: Taryn Lockley, Samuel Allan, Jesse Hapuku, Benjamin Lay, Connor Spriggs, Brayden Gutteridge, Nicholas Folster, Jacob Smith

10CBack Row: Jesse Robertson, Conor Harwood, Blair Turnbull, Troy Smith, Kieran O’Connor, Kane Entwisle, Liam Crosbie

Second Row: Isaac Maki, Robbie McKenzie, Stanley McDowall, Corey Sutton, Matthew Tayles, Alexander Collins, Darrian Rule, Stephen HowardFront Row: Ryan McGown, Graydon Hayes, Hamish Golden, Cody Oughton, Clark Dobbin, Ben McKerchar, Mark Simmonds, Jamie Culling,

Mackenzie SmithAbsent: Michael Brownlie, Braydon Peterson, Cameron Veint



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10DBack Row: Apanui Matchitt, Andrew Keen, Ashley Michel, Kade Jonathan, Sam Proudfoot

Third Row: Tyler Wainui, Tyson Pearson, Logan De Groot, Stephen Smith, Hayden McLiskey, Andrew ThruppSecond Row: Nathan Rennie, Oliver Molloy, Mac Popham, Kieran Henton, Cameron Cleland, James Maw-Dowling, Joshua Thompson

Front Row: Michael Burgess, Daniel Ellis, Bevan Wealleans, Ashley Tate, Aaron Hamilton, Benjamin Leathwick, Macrae Sanderson, Ben ClarkAbsent: Jakcob Bray

10EBack Row: Joshua Rimaati, Billy Soper, Max Hayes, Braydon Mckay, Cameron Mcdowell, Benjamin McPherson

Front Row: Leon MacIntosh, Jayden Stuart, Blaine Finnerty, Shannon Brown, Blaine Boyt, Daniel MurchAbsent: Jamie Cronin, Aidan Kee, Nicholas Mainland, Micheal Trainor


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10LBack Row: Glenn Taylor, Keanu Kahukura, Michael Innes, Brock Fairweather, Tamahae Matchitt, Cameron McStay, Benjamin SoperSecond Row: Rory Baker, Logan McNamara, Liam Small, Fraser Beck, Jayden Tohill, Zachary Archer, Samuel Milne, Andrew Miller

Front Row: Angus Larsen, Samuel Lee, Zachary Ghazally, Dylan Pascoe, William Robertson, Sam Anderson, Jordan Tauroa, Nick Dowling, Michael BeerAbsent: Oliver Harnett, Rory Whatson, Jamie Williamson

10OBack Row: Aidan Harwood, Guy Barnsdale, Adam Jenkins, Jay van den Arend, Alfie Broughton, Jonty Brown, Jacob Allan

Second Row: Carlos McIntosh, Shaun Fraser, Riki Diack, Theo Harden, Callyn Lindsay, Hapimana Lines-Tohiariki, Jakob Fallowfield, Jason Dobson

Front Row: Corey Stevens, Joeari Turia, Daniel Cornwall, Mitchell Harvey, Atul Joon, Stuart Brown, Oscar Jenkins, Ben Rogerson, Joshua Mangos

Absent: Brayden Holden, James Sommerville, Oscar Jenkins



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10RBack Row: Keagan Folster, Matt McDonald, Jess Lockley, Corbin Winiata, Che’z Cameron, Jackson Wallace

Second Row: Jordan Hattrill, Jovan Aerenga, Roman Cull, Jem Bas, Karim KahuroaFront Row: Tyler Birchfield, Jonathan McDonald, Vaughn Colyer, Daniel Harvey, Jamaine McMillan, Shannon Pahl

Absent: Christopher Carr, Aaron Linder

10SBack Row: Joshua Colvin, Allan Wright, Jonathan Dennison, Matthew Keenan, Pieter Bulling

Third Row: Daniel Burton, Richard Minty, Charles Horrell, Jack Adcock, Aaron Nind, Harry SmithSecond Row: Jamie Ross, Sheraan Mohammed, Nicholas Thrupp, Nathan Bokser, Henry Watson, Jacob Wielaard, Brandon Todd

Front Row: Daniel Welford, Robert Howie, Nicholas McMurtrie, Jeremy Godfrey, Steven Glover, Kyle McKenzie, Patrick Clegg, Chaz SpeersAbsent: Jacob Purdie-Smith


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10TBack Row: Conor McAuliffe, Ashitosh Prasad, Keanu Papatua, Daniel Williams, Jade Maguire-Ratima

Third Row: Matt Paterson, Troy Kelly, Angus O’Donnell, Tamati Moeau, Toby Gregory, Tane BoulterSecond Row: Junior Toparea, Michael Patterson, Todd McDonald, Sven Penwarden, Rory Gentle, Danny Waldron, Jordan Aerepo

Front Row: Steven Mandiopera, Lindsay Horne, Jordan Manson, Stanley Smith, PJ Johnston-Weir, Isaac Cross, Taylor Ward, Daniel WoolhouseAbsent: Leevie Tawhara

YEAR 11 ColdstreamBack Row: Hamish Buckingham, Kieran Henderson, Brandon Harpur, Reuben Stewart, Lachlan Bellerby, Michael Birch, William Terry, Lepa

Manu, Boyd ThwaitesThird Row: Luke Wilson, Nick Hayes, Conor Monaghan, Adam de Pass, Andrew Cowie, James Dennison, Paul Luoni, Nicholas Ronald

Second Row: Matthew Mason, Ben Fraser, Kurt Harpur, Timothy Buckingham, Ricky Lowe, Matthew Woods, Michael Harrington, Mitchell Hogg, Sam Duffy, George Finlayson, Duncan Cooper

Front Row: Tane Hodges, Ryan Botting, Sam Price, Dylan Tiplady, Keiran Short, Mitchell Aimers, Stephen Clegg, Jesse McEwan-Chapple, Hayden Morris, Andrew Taylor, Geth Lewis, Josh Perkins

Absent: Cameron Black, Jayden Cameron, Ryan Carter, Samual Frew, Andrew Gilkison, Ethan Goble, Connor Hadfield, Graham Levett, Daniel Nicholls, Sam Sanford, Benjamin Smith



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YEAR 11 DeakerBack Row: Brayden Lindsay, Sean Edwards, Scott Barnsdale, Hamish Kilpatrick, Andrew Lee, Kwaye Raumati-Mackie, Jason McNaught, Jeremy Tidey

Third Row: Andrew Crawford, Hamish Heaslip, Brendan Ward, Lennon Gavan, Matthew Eade, Campbell Wood, Wayne Marsden, Wade Isiah, Bradley Knight

Second Row: Stewart Smart, Dominic Cosgriff, Karlee Nicholas, Jonathan Woodmancy, Jordan Arnold, Jonathan Millar, Fin Cox, Scott EadeFront Row: Regan Blanch, Nicholas Jennings, Keegan Harris, Kodi Goodman, Samuel Taukiri, Tom Robertson, Tane Pollard-Grey, Justin Ward,

Aaron Peterson, Sam HodsellAbsent: Rory Burfoot, , Stuart Kent, Dylan Watson

YEAR 11 GrantBack Row: Mitchell Van Schaik, Rhys Smolenski, Matthew Kereama, Ethan Peek, Tristan Hosie, Cairo Boniface, Devon Chalmers, Adam

McDonald, Joe Crosswell, Mathias Simonka, Shaun MilneThird Row: Steven Coutts, Rhys Livingston, Matthew Leith, Thomas Hamill, Edward Heenan, Troy Ngatai, George Mulvey, Matthew Gare,

Mathias Simonka, Shawn MilneSecond Row: Tame Tuari, Jermaine Sasauli, Brandon Davidson, Heath Kingi-Kelso, Jeremy Leith, Harrison Howden, Logan Tippett, Anton Stiles

Front Row: Shane Brownlie, Daryl Jenkins, Jason Andrews, Bobby Little, Cayne Gordon, Cameron Gray, Sam Winiana, Fayez Shahbaz, Taylor Swain, Torrey Worth

Absent: Nicholas Browning, Dylan Hayes, Anaru Henry, Sione Watson


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YEAR 11 PearceBack Row: Stuart Kruger, Kane Bates, Guy Johnstone, Renata Moeke, Benjamin McMillan, James Luck, Matthew Templeton

Third Row: Sheraaz Mohammed, Christopher Kergozou, Joshua Giller, Cory Pile, Mal Davies, Anthony Mallon, Aiden O’Connor, Daniel Flynn, Stanley Gibson

Second Row: Cameron Matheson, Michael Furness, Chad Butson, Nate Walters, John Davies, Curtis Tarrant, Jayleel Fa’amoe-Joane, Dallas Robert

Front Row: Mark Heffer, Connor Williamson, Ben McCoy, Shaun Wilson, Gregory Titchmarsh, Jamie Rohan, Dylan Spriggs, Samuel Perry, Zachary Christie

Absent: Taylor Barrett, Ken Crack, Jamie McDonald-Green, Mitch McGrannachan, Jordan Phillips

YEAR 11 Uttley.jpgBack Row: Aidan Sapwell, Michael Pascoe, Trent North, Ben McKenzie, Ben Brown, Ben Mathieson, Campbell Smith, Thomas McKenzie, Thomas Heyrick

Third Row: Ethan Moore, William Rabbitt, Dylan Jackson, Hamish Lambeth, Joseph Churches, Tim Harpur, Tiaki Cameron, Kieran Young, Braiden McGregor, Benjamin Russell

Second Row: Jesse Hall, Benjamin Callahan, Howard Moore, Jayde Henry, Oliver Todd, Nathan Maere, Thomas Jenkins, Arama Jones, Tim Wells, Jason Turner

Front Row: Logan Fox, Jordon McManus, Jay Nicholas, Nicholas Bailey, Callum Moore, Jared Foster, Luke Lynch, Tylar Parry, Todd Racz, Connor ToddAbsent: Thomas Gunning, Caleb Harrington, Ashley Harris, Matthew Moffett-Ayto, Tim Smellie



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YEAR 12 ColdstreamBack Row: Sam Clements, Markus Hirner, Tamahou August, Shaun Carney, Adam Hutchison, Michael Sinclair, Brendan Baucke

Second Row: Gregory Robertson, Tate Macdonald, Daniel McGimpsey, Craig Scorringe, Benjamin Hayes, Ethan Gray, Aaron Smith, Mark Overton

Front Row: Luke Purdie-Smith, Jacob Stirling, Nicholas Dykes, Jordan Andrews, Toby Welford, Edward Johns, Digby Little, Joshua Parkhill, Jordan Phillips

Absent: Josh Bell, Laurence Duncan, Kieren Haggerty, Zane Neustroski, David Paterson

YEAR 12 DeakerBack Row: Brenn White, Todd Weller, Simon Dowling, Tukiterangi Raimona, James Allison, Max Reeves, Cory Shanks, Brodie Wilcox

Second Row: Anthony Sullivan, Cody Gavan, James Crepin, Ryan Samuel, Jordon Scott, Shea Reed, Curtis WilliamsFront Row: Nathan Hills, Luke Tetlow, Joshua Brazier, Joshua Woods, Benjamin Campbell, Rhys Dobbin, Jed Pearsey, Michael Pyne, Adrian

BoytonAbsent: Jamie Campbell, Jayden Sinclair, Justin Sutherland


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YEAR 12 GrantBack Row: Glen Ballam, Matthew Watson, Shaun Waddel, Logan Yeo, Mitchell Young

Second Row: Kieran McNaught, Deepak Joon, John McLeod, Landon North, Brad Swain, Brian GrayFront Row: Hami Gemmell, Shay Finnerty, Kurt Townshend, Maurice Gilligan, Zakary Kelly, Ben Winter, Thomas Larsen

Absent: Ben Bootsma, Hugh Grant, Te Arohatai Matiaha, Matthew Webber, Andrew Wilson

YEAR 12 PearceBack Row: Chad Cleaver, Matthew Robinson, Tane Te Raki, Te Manaakitanga Adlam, Shaun Cowan, Alex Ronald

Second Row: Brehan Cairns, Dion McLean, Matthew McGill-Brown, Michael Sunderland, Mac Stewart, Benjamin Alsop, Asher McEwingFront Row: Daniel Gore, Shannon Michels, Brandon Kohi, Brayden Campbell, Sheridan Beams, Andrew Fraser, Puapua Kuresa, Liam Donnelly

Absent: Heath Crosbie, Dylan Duncan-Sell, Cameron Fahey, Caleb Hogarth-Gibbs, Andrew Ireland



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YEAR 12 UttleyBack Row: Joshua Kahukura, Billie Siolo, Kieran Bootten, Benjamin Kelly, Ryan Duffy

Third Row: Darren Newman, Zac Gibbs, David Watts, Jason Stevens, Jayson Trent, George Marie, Javaan IoaneSecond Row: Andrew Morton, Aaron Gilligan-Pearce, Jason Paul, Joseph Popham, Adam Dackers, Joseph Roderique, Timothy Ronald, Samuel Stuart

Absent: Morgan Belworthy-Hamilton, Thomas Evans, Hayden Harnett, Christopher Wood

2008 PREFECTSBack Row: Tom Heenan, Kris Walker, Jesse Paenga, Alex Taylor, Cameron Bellerby

Middle Row: Sam Maynard, Richard Ford, Euan Cox, Jacob Boyle, James Mulvey, David NeynensFront Row: Matthew McCallum, Sam Baker, Ben Cannon, Michael Carroll, Tim Marshall, Ben Shirley, Chrisjan Jordaan

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Prizegiving 2007AthleticsSenior 800 metres Champion

(Sutherland Cup) David GareSenior 400 metres Champion (Jim

Gerken Memorial Cup) Morgan CollierU14 Athletics (Parents Association

Cup) Simon WhiteAthletic Sports (Junior Challenge

Cup) Gregory RobertsonSenior Challenge Athletics (Len

Hanan Memorial Cup) Robert RobinsonTeam Achievements AwardU16 4 x 400m (NZ record) Received by: Glen Ballam

BadmintonSecondary Interschools Competition

(Badminton Association Trophy) SBHS Received by: David Gare

BasketballSenior Boys’ Section 1 Grand final SBHS 1st V Received by: Benjamin MaynardSenior Men’s Runners Up SBHS 1st V Received by: Benjamin MaynardSenior Boys’ MVP Trophy Sam BeckJunior Boys’ MVP Trophy Ben McKenzieJunior Boys’ Section B Round Robin

winners Blue Team Received by: Jayden TohillJunior Boys’ Section B Grand Final

winner Blue Team Received by: Jayden Tohill

CricketBest All Round Junior Cricketer (Jim

Scobie Cup) Stuart KrugerMost Improved Cricketer (1959

Prefects’ Cup) Ryan DuffyBest SBHS Individual Cricket

Performance (Southern Wide Real Estate Cup)

145 runs - Gregory DawsonLincoln University Sports Scholarship

for Cricket - Full tuition for 3 years only 50 given for sport

Gregory DawsonSporting Ability Year 7 Ryan Acland

Sporting Ability Year 8 Joint Award: Jake Henderson Lachlan McKenzie

Cross Country & Round the Park

Under 14 Champion (SBHS Harrier Championship Cup)

Robbie McKenzieJunior Champion (Herbert Smith

Trust Cup) Chad ButsonYear 11 Champion (IAAC Cup) Michael SinclairSenior Champion (Alex Derbie

Challenge Cup) David Gare

GolfSouthland Junior Foundation Intercollegiate Golf – Gross Trophy Won by SBHS Received by: Tyler McLeanSchool Championship (Scott Riordan

Trophy) Tyler McLeanMost Improved Golfer (Sherborne

Trophy) James Dennison

HockeySouthland Secondary Schools Boys’

A Grade Trophy Won by SBHS Received by: Ryan DodunskiContribution to Hockey (McGregor

Cup) Ryan Dodunski

Inter House CompetitionHouse Sports Competition (Uttley

Cup) Won by Coldstream Received by: Michael CarrollThe AOB Cup (House Relay) Won by Deaker Received by: Sam BeckCultural Competition (SBHS Cup) Won by Uttley Received by: Cameron Stevens

Kapa KakaBest overall male Kapa Haka

performer for 2007 (Paki Eramiha Koroneho Memorial Trophy)

Tame TuariTe Ara Hou Ki Mua Trophy 2005

most dedicated performers Te Manaakitanga Adlam Tipene Galiki Joeari Turia Keanu Kahukura Keanu Papatua Matthew Low Thomas Maere Tame TuariRugbyU15 Southland-wide Rugby

Champions’ Cup SBHS U15 Red Received by: Scott EadeBob Swanson Memorial Cup for

outstanding contribution to rugby by a Year 9 student

Billy SoperSenior player who has

contributed to the game and the spirit in which it is played (J C Braithwaite Trophy)

Robert Robinson1st XV Rugby – Contribution to the

game by a first year player (Dan Wells Memorial Cup)

Ginger MitchellGordon Hunter Memorial Trophy Robert RobinsonMackintosh Family Trophy For the

player displaying the qualities and values that make a difference

Brayden MitchellSouthern Wide Real Estate Division

2 Plate SBHS 1st XV Received by: Alex TaylorSouthern Wide Real Estate Trophy

for the best performed SBHS rugby team

SBHS U15 Tournament Team Received by: Scott Eade

Team Achievements Award & winners of the South Island Secondary Schools U15 Invitation Rugby Tournament (John Jackson Shield)

SBHS U15 Tournament Team Received by: Scott Eade

World in Motion Rugby Scholarship Robert Robinson

TennisJunior Singles Champion Jamie RohanJunior Doubles Champions (SBHS Cup) Jamie Rohan Andrew Cowie

TouchMost Dedicated Player Scott EadeOutstanding Contribution to Touch Monty MitchellTeam Achievements Award SBHS Touch Team 1st South

Island Secondary Schools Touch Champ

Received by: Monty Mitchell

TrapshootingSenior Champion (SBHS Champion

Shot) Ben McMasterOutstanding contribution to shooting

(Mark Whyte Memorial Cup) Ben McMaster James O’ConnellSouthland Clay Target High Gun Cup Matthew WatsonSBHS v King’s High School

Interschool Trophy Won by SBHS Received by: James O’ConnellSBHS v Otago Boys’ High School

Interschool Trophy Won by SBHS Received by: James O’Connell


Most Promising Junior Trapshooter (Buckley Family Trophy)

Henry Watson

Outward BoundInvercargill Licensing Trust Outward

Bound Award for 2007 Cameron Stevens George DuffyBest All Round Sporting Record, 4th

Years and above (Jules Tapper Memorial Prizes)

Morgan Collier Benjamin Finn Izaac Williams Joshua Fitzgibbon Te Ate Jackson Ginger Mitchell Scott Ramsay Robert Robinson

SoccerTeam Fairplay Award SBHS 1st XI Received by: Ryan McKinlay

Agriculture / Horticulture Year 11 Prize Ben WinterYear 12 Prize Harrison ClarkYear 13 Prize Brett Clark

ArtYear 10 (ILT Prize) Mathias SimonkaYear 11 (ILT Prize) Zane NeustroskiOutstanding contribution to Art

(Koning Cup) David Gare

CateringYear 8 Catering Prize (Southern

Hospitality Prize) Lachlan McKenzieYear 11 – (Southern Hospitality Prize) Edward JohnsYear 12/13 (Southern Hospitality Prize) Ethan FlackAuckland Hotel & Chefs Training

School College Challenge Cup Zane NeustroskiMillennium Hotels/SBHS Chef

Scholarship Ethan FlackComputingFocus Computing Cup (a) Excellence

in Computing - Senior Nicholas McEvoy(b) Excellence in Computing - Junior Shane BrownlieContribution in Senior Computing

(D-Link Cup) Cameron Bellerby

DramaOutstanding contribution to Drama

at SBHS (Gavin Paskell Memorial

Cup and Miniature) Michael Carroll

Design TechnologyTechnology Year 11 (AMTEC Award) Cody GavanTechnology Year 11 (TradeZone

Award) Max WardenTechnology Year 11 (The Carl Wilson,

Marc Hill and Richard Kelly Memorial Scholarship)

Ben WinterThe Jackson Plumbing Award for

Technology Joseph BlackTechnology Year 10 – Most Improved

student in Technology Steven Clegg

GraphicsMost Improved Graphics Student

(Crown Sheetmetal Graphics Trophy)

David Gare

EnglishSenior English – Original Writing

(1989 Prefects’ Cup) Toby WelfordEssay Writing (1958 Prefects’ Cup) Andrew McGill-Brown

GeographyIndependent Research Ryan McKinlay

HistoryYear 12 History for Special Studies

(Crispin Miller Memorial Cup) Tom Heenan

LanguagesYear 11 German Joint Award: John McLeod Max ReevesSenior French Jacob BoyleSenior Japanese (Japan Embassy

Prize) Brendan Baucke

MathematicsYear 13 (ILT Prize) Ryan McKinlayYear 12 (ILT Prize) Jacob BoyleYear 11 (ILT Prize) Michael SunderlandSMA Trophy Won by SBHS Received by:

Nicholas Bailey

MusicJunior Music Anaru HenrySenior Music D’Arcy Christie

Musicianship (SBHS Cup) D’Arcy ChristieSenior Vocal (Low Cup) George MasonJunior Vocal Peter NgataiCultural Involvement Year 7 Redcliffe PesetaCultural Involvement Year 8 Peter Ngatai

Physical EducationSenior Physical Education Ben Maynard

ScienceBiology – Independent Research

Project (ILT Prize) Ben McLeodBiology Year 13 (ILT Prize) Ben McLeodBiology Year 12 Jacob BoyleScience Year 13 Ben FinnScience Year 11 (NZAS Prize) Daniel McGimpseyScience Year 10 (Ubix Prize) Aidan HallChemistry Year 13 (NZAS Prize) Ben McLeodChemistry Year 12 (NZAS Prize) Jacob BoylePhysics Year 13 (NZAS Prize) Ryan McKinlayPhysics Year 12 (ILT Prize) Jacob Boyle

Year 7 Citizenship Award Robert McDonaldYear 8 Citizenship Award Jordan HopaYear 8 Leadership Award Stephen Tapu-TewhenuaBest all round Year 7 Student

(Andrew Smith Trophy) James HeffernanBest all round Year 8 Student

(Allan Dennis Trophy) Peter NgataiBest All Round Year 9 Student

in School and Games (SBHS Award)

Robbie McKenzieBest All Round Year 10 Student

in School and Games (SBHS Award)

Stuart KrugerBest all round Year 11 Student

in School and Games (ISC Award)

Matthew RobinsonK J Bowie Award (Year 12) for

Citizenship - upholding the school values of compassion, honesty, perseverance, responsibility, respect and service

Tipene Galiki



Best all round Year 12 Student in School and Games (ISC Award)

Michael CarrollColonel D G Grant Memorial

Prize (Year 11) for Citizenship - upholding the school values of compassion, honesty, perseverance, responsibility, respect and service

Ryan DuffyHead Prefect’s Award 2007 Ben MaynardThe F R Miller - Leadership (Year 13) Gregory DawsonPTA Celia Award for Citizenship

(Year 13) - upholding the school values of compassion, honesty, perseverance, responsibility, respect and service

David GareBest all round Year 13 Student in

School and Games (Deschler Cup)

Benjamin Maynard

YEAR 7 CLASS PRIZESRoom 12General Excellence James HeffernanMerit Alexander LoimarantaEffort Jamie CustersRoom 13General Excellence Leon MansonMerit Zac AndrewsEffort Brock MillerRoom 14General Excellence Lucas HortonMerit Tom LaidlawEffort Ben YeoRoom 15General Excellence Camden PatersonMerit Sam RobertsonEffort Jaidyn WilsonRoom 16General Excellence Lars ScobieMerit Martin CarlawEffort Taylor WinsloeRoom 32General Excellence James LarsenMerit Tim ShanksEffort Christopher Seibt

YEAR 8 CLASS PRIZESRoom 17General Excellence Shaun TaylorMerit Taylor McNaughtEffort Josh DrummondRoom 18General Excellence Jonathan BatchelorMerit Taylor ScottEffort Keanu AtarikiRoom 19General Excellence Lachlan McKenzieMerit Stewart MarshallEffort Ben KeenanRoom 20General Excellence Michael LeeMerit Jake HendersonEffort Ben McLeanRoom 22General Excellence Tom EdgeMerit Caleb MitchellEffort Kieran SpeersRoom 31General Excellence Jordan HopaMerit Nathan FrisbyEffort Thomas Grandiek

CLASS PRIZESForm 9AGeneral Excellence - English, Maths,

Science, Physical Education, Catering

Tyler BirchfieldGeneral Excellence - English,

Graphics, Agriculture Leon MacIntoshGeneral Excellence - Maths,

Graphics, Technology Shannon PahlGeneral Excellence - Maths,

Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Catering, Technology

Billy SoperMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

Catering Aidan KeeMerit Certificate - Science, Social

Studies Cameron McDowellMerit Certificate - Physical Education,

Art Chance Peni

Form 9EGeneral Excellence -

Catering, Art, Agriculture, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education

Jonathan DennisonGeneral Excellence - Social Studies,

Maths, Graphics Jamie RossGeneral Excellence - English, Maths,

Science, Art Chaz SpeersMerit Certificate - Science, Physical

Education, Health Troy KellyMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

Health, Catering Nicholas MainlandMerit Certificate - English, Physical

Education Jordan MansonForm 9RGeneral Excellence - Maths, Social

Studies, Art Jeremy GodfreyGeneral Excellence - English, Maths,

Catering Michael PattersonMerit Certificate - Science, Catering Jovan AerengaMerit Certificate - Social Studies, Art Jem BasMerit Certificate - Maths, Social

Studies, Physical Education Rory GentleMerit Certificate - Science, Physical

Education Jade Maguire-RatimaMerit Certificate - Science, Physical

Education, Art Steven MandioperaForm 9TGeneral Excellence - Maths,

Japanese, Science, Art, English, Graphics

Logan De GrootGeneral Excellence - Art, Agriculture,

Health Oliver MolloyGeneral Excellence - Catering,

Graphics, Physical Education, Art Stephen SmithGeneral Excellence - Graphics,

Maths, Science, English Ashley TateMerit Certificate - Catering, Maths,

Social Studies Patrick CleggMerit Certificate - Agriculture, English Isaac CrossMerit Certificate - Science, Health Toby GregoryMerit Certificate - Social Studies Richard MintyMerit Certificate - Graphics, Physical

Education Matt PatersonMerit Certificate - Technology,

Physical Education


Sven PenwardenMerit Certificate - Art, Social Studies Danny WaldronMerit Certificate - Technology Daniel WoolhouseForm 9SGeneral Excellence - Graphics, Art,

Agriculture, Science, English Oliver HarnettGeneral Excellence - Graphics,

French, Social Studies, Art, Agriculture, Science, Physical Education, Health

Angus LarsenMerit Certificate - Art Pieter BullingMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

Japanese, Science Michael BurgessMerit Certificate - Graphics, English Daniel BurtonMerit Certificate - German Joshua ColvinMerit Certificate - Catering, Graphics Robert HowieMerit Certificate - French Conor McAuliffeMerit Certificate - Catering, Physical

Education Nicholas McMurtrieMerit Certificate - Catering, English,

Health Apanui MatchettMerit Certificate - Maths, Health James Maw-DowlingMerit Certificate - Social Studies, Maths Aaron NindForm 9DGeneral Excellence - Science, Social

Studies, Japanese, Maths Samuel AndersonGeneral Excellence - Catering, Art,

English, Physical Education Tamahae MatchittGeneral Excellence - Science,

English, Health, Maths Benjamin SoperGeneral Excellence - English, Health,

Physical Education, Maths Glenn TaylorMerit Certificate - Science, Social

Studies, Physical Education Andrew MillerMerit Certificate - Catering, Graphics Tyson PearsonMerit Certificate - Health Mac PophamMerit Certificate - French, Social

Studies, Art Bevan WealleansForm 9LGeneral Excellence - Maths, Art,

Science, Physical Education Fraser BeckGeneral Excellence - English,

Physical Education Theo Harden’’’General Excellence - Graphics,

Maths, Technology, Health

Logan McNamaraMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

Health, Science Guy BarnsdaleMerit Certificate - Art, Agriculture Michael BeerMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

English, German Michael BrownlieMerit Certificate - Maths Michael InnesMerit Certificate - Catering Keanu KahukuraMerit Certificate - Art Samuel MilneMerit Certificate - Catering, Social

Studies, English Kieran O’ConnorMerit Certificate - Agriculture William RobertsonMerit Certificate - Catering,

Agriculture Liam SmallMerit Certificate - Science Rory WhatsonForm 9OGeneral Excellence - Catering,

French, Social Studies, Art, Science, English, Maths, Physical Education, Health

Robbie McKenzieMerit Certificate - Art, Technology Alfie BroughtonMerit Certificate - Art, Maths Daniel CornwallMerit Certificate - Science, Catering Conor HarwoodMerit Certificate - Health Hapimana Lines-TohiarikiMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

English, Maths Jesse RobertsonMerit Certificate - English, Physical

Education Jay van den ArendForm 9CGeneral Excellence - Science,

German, Health, Catering Alexander CollinsGeneral Excellence - Graphics,

Maths, Japanese, English, Social Studies

Jamie CullingGeneral Excellence - Science,

Graphics, Maths, Japanese, English, Art, Technology, Social Studies, Health

Graydon HayesGeneral Excellence - German,

Health, Catering Mackenzie SmithMerit Certificate - Graphics Hamish GoldenMerit Certificate - French, Physical

Education Ben McKercharMerit Certificate - Technology,

Catering, Physical Education Braydon PetersonMerit Certificate - Graphics, Maths,

Social Studies Troy SmithMerit Certificate - Science, Graphics,

English Corey SuttonMerit Certificate - Graphics, Art,

Technology Cameron VeintForm 10AGeneral Excellence - Social Studies,

Science, Music, Physical Education, Maths

Anaru HenryGeneral Excellence - English, Social

Studies, Science, Physical Education, Maths

Jonathan WoodmancyMerit Certificate - English, Science Brandon DavidsonMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

Physical Education Ethan PeekForm 10EGeneral Excellence - Social Studies,

Maths, Physical Education, Science Lepa ManuMerit Certificate - English Sam FrewMerit Certificate - English, Science Rhys LivingstonMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

English, Science Andrew TaylorForm 10RMerit Certificate - Art, Science,

Physical Education Kieran HendersonMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

Physical Education Stuart KentMerit Certificate - English Christopher KergozouMerit Certificate - Physical Education Hayden MorrisMerit Certificate - Maths Karlee NicholasForm 10TGeneral Excellence - Social Studies,

English, Physical Education, Science

Tom RobertsonGeneral Excellence - Social Studies,

Design Tech Metal, Agriculture, Physical Education

Keiran ShortMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

English, Science Thomas HamillMerit Certificate - Maths, Physical

Education, Science Aidan SapwellForm 10SGeneral Excellence - Enterprise

Studies, Computing, English, Maths, Social Studies

Shane BrownlieGeneral Excellence - Computing,

Maths, Social Studies, Health,



Science Connor HadfieldGeneral Excellence - English,

Graphics, Design Tech Wood, Physical Education

Ricky LoweMerit Certificate - English, Science Sam DuffyMerit Certificate - Design Tech Wood Ben FraserMerit Certificate - Science Mitch McGrannachanMerit Certificate - Physical Education Rhys SmolenskiMerit Certificate - Maths, Social Studies William TerryForm 10DGeneral Excellence - Maths,

Agriculture, Social Studies, Physical Education

Andrew CowieGeneral Excellence - Design Tech

Metal, Agriculture, Graphics, English

James DennisonGeneral Excellence - Science, Maths Matthew TempletonMerit Certificate - Computing, Social

Studies, Physical Education Kane BatesMerit Certificate - Computing, Maths Adam de PassMerit Certificate - Design Tech Wood Graham LevettMerit Certificate - Science, English James LuckMerit Certificate - Science,

Computing Torrey WorthMerit Certificate - English, Computing Kieran YoungForm 10LGeneral Excellence - Maths,

French, Social Studies, Physical Education, English

Dominic CosgriffMerit Certificate - Maths Hamish BuckinghamMerit Certificate - Health, Design

Tech Wood Chad ButsonMerit Certificate - Maths, Enterprise

Studies Stephen CleggMerit Certificate - Design Tech Wood,

English Daniel FlynnMerit Certificate - Physical Education Ben McKenzieMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

Science Daniel NichollsMerit Certificate - Social Studies,

English Sam PriceMerit Certificate - Design Tech Wood,

Science, Health Todd RaczMerit Certificate - Art Kwaye Raumati-Mackie

Merit Certificate - French Tame TuariForm 10OGeneral Excellence - Enterprise

Studies, Social Studies, Health, Maths

Timothy BuckinghamGeneral Excellence - Health, Art,

Graphics, Science, Design Tech Metal

Matthew EadeGeneral Excellence - Health,

Enterprise Studies, Social Studies, English, Agriculture, Physical Education, Science

Sam HodsellGeneral Excellence - Enterprise

Studies, Health Jonathan MillarMerit Certificate - English, Graphics Scott BarnsdaleMerit Certificate - Graphics Steven CouttsMerit Certificate - Design Tech Wood,

Agriculture, Physical Education Paul LuoniMerit Certificate - French, Social

Studies, Maths William RabbittMerit Certificate - Art, Science Mathias SimonkaMerit Certificate - Japanese, Maths Taylor SwainForm 10CGeneral Excellence - Social Studies,

English, German, Health, Maths, Science

Cameron BlackGeneral Excellence - Graphics,

German, Maths Finlay CoxGeneral Excellence - Health, Social

Studies, Drama, Physical Education Stuart KrugerGeneral Excellence - Enterprise

Studies, English, French, Health Fayez ShabazMerit Certificate - Enterprise Studies,

Health Jason AndrewsMerit Certificate - Enterprise Studies,

Health Nicholas BaileyMerit Certificate - Health, Design

Tech Wood Ryan BottingMerit Certificate - Computing Zachary ChristieMerit Certificate - Enterprise Studies,

German, Physical Education Scott EadeMerit Certificate - Japanese Joshua GillerMerit Certificate - Science Aidan HallMerit Certificate - French, Physical

Education Edward HeenanMerit Certificate - English, Health,

Design Tech Metal

Cameron MathesonMerit Certificate - Social

Studies, English, Maths George MulveyMerit Certificate - Computing,

English, Science Jamie RohanMerit Certificate - Health, French Benjamin RussellMerit Certificate - Design Tech Metal Samuel SanfordMerit Certificate - Health Campbell WoodYear 11General Excellence - Accounting,

Science 101 Adam DackersGeneral Excellence - Art, Science

102, Design Tech Engineering Laurence DuncanGeneral Excellence - Health and

Physical Wellbeing 101, Design Tech Joinery

Cody GavanGeneral Excellence - English 101,

Graphics, Geography, Maths 102 Nathan HillsGeneral Excellence - Catering,

Maths 102, Health and Physical Wellbeing 101, English 102

Edward JohnsGeneral Excellence - Maths 103,

Transition, Health and Physical Wellbeing 103, English 103, Science 103

Puapua KuresaGeneral Excellence - Health

and Physical Wellbeing 101, Graphics, Economics, Maths 101, Science 101

Thomas LarsenGeneral Excellence - Maths 102,

English 102, Science 102 Tate MacdonaldGeneral Excellence - Economics,

Maths 101, Geography, History, English 101, Science 101

Daniel McGimpseyGeneral Excellence - Science 101,

Physical Education 101, German John McLeodGeneral Excellence - Art, Catering Zane NeustroskiGeneral Excellence - Graphics,

Maths 102, Design Tech Engineering

Jordan PhillipsGeneral Excellence - English 101,

Maths 101, German, History Max ReevesGeneral Excellence - Accounting,

Physical Education 101, Economics, English 101

Matthew RobinsonGeneral Excellence - Maths 103,

Science 103, English 103 Anthony SullivanGeneral Excellence - Physical

Education 101, Maths 101, Japanese, History, English 101,


Science 101 Michael SunderlandGeneral Excellence - Graphics,

English 103, Design Tech Engineering

Max WardenGeneral Excellence - English 102,

Japanese, History Toby WelfordGeneral Excellence - Accounting,

Agriculture, Design Tech Joinery, Science 101

Ben WinterMerit Certificate - Maori Te Manaakitanga AdlamMerit Certificate - English 101,

German Aziz AskinMerit Certificate - Catering, Japanese Brendan BauckeMerit Certificate - Science 102 Sheirdan BeamsMerit Certificate - Design Tech

Joinery Brayden CampbellMerit Certificate - Maths 101, English

102 James CrepinMerit Certificate - Drama Heath CrosbieMerit Certificate - Health and Physical

Wellbeing 101, English 102 Nicholas DykesMerit Certificate - Science 103,

Maths 102 Cameron FaheyMerit Certificate - Transition Hami GemmellMerit Certificate - Economics,

Geography, History Andrew MortonMerit Certificate - Graphics, Maths

101 Mark OvertonMerit Certificate - Maths 102 Jason PaulMerit Certificate - Maths 103, English

103 Shea ReedMerit Certificate - Catering, Health

and Physical Wellbeing 103, Science 103

Gregory RobertsonMerit Certificate - Science 103 Cory ShanksMerit Certificate - Maths 102, Health

and Physical Wellbing 101 Aaron SmithMerit Certificate - Design Tech

Joinery, Science 102 Matthew Van HoutMerit Certificate - English 103,

History 101 Brodie WilcoxMerit Certificate - Maths 103 Joshua WoodsYear 12General Excellence - Physics, Maths

201, Computing Cameron Bellerby

General Excellence - Biology, Maths 201, French, English 201, Chemistry, Physics

Jacob BoyleGeneral Excellence - Physical

Education 201, Tourism, Drama, Media Studies

Michael CarrollGeneral Excellence - Economics,

Accounting Rhys CooteGeneral Excellence - Tourism,

Catering, Computing, Agriculture Ethan FlackGeneral Excellence - Biology,

Physics, Geography, English 201, Chemistry, Maths 201

Richard FordGeneral Excellence - Physical

Education 201, Maori, Computing Tipene GalikiGeneral Excellence - Maths 203,

Science 202 Thomas GrindellGeneral Excellence - Accounting,

Physical Education 201, Computing

Matthew McCallumGeneral Excellence - English 202,

Computing Nick McEvoyGeneral Excellence - Biology,

Geography, English 201, Chemistry

Timothy MarshallGeneral Excellence - Biology, Maths

201, English 201, Chemistry, Physics, German

David NeynensGeneral Excellence - Biology, History,

English 201 Jonathan RileyGeneral Excellence - Maths 202,

Tourism, Catering, Economics Ben ShirleyMerit Certificate - Maths 202 Stefan AytoMerit Certificate - Maths 202, Design

Tech Engineering Joseph BlackMerit Certificate - Chemistry, Maths

201 Oliver BroughtonMerit Certificate - Design Tech

Joinery, English 203 Michael CarpenterMerit Certificate - Music D’Arcy ChristieMerit Certificate - Catering,

Agriculture Harrison ClarkMerit Certificate - Geography, English

201 Euan CoxMerit Certificate - Computing Joshua GodfreyMerit Certificate - English 203 Rory GouldMerit Certificate - Art, Physical

Education 201 Jamie Harvey

Merit Certificate - History, French Tom HeenanMerit Certificate - English 201 Sam JardineMerit Certificate - Graphics Chrisjan JordaanMerit Certificate - English 202, Maths

203 Daniel LowMerit Certificate - Maori Matthew LowMerit Certificate - Physics, Maths 201 Benjamin McGregorMerit Certificate - Maths 203,

Science 202 Thomas MaereMerit Certificate - Maths 203 Jonathan MainMerit Certificate - Media Studies Sam MaynardMerit Certificate - Biology, Tourism,

Physical Education 201 Ginger MitchellMerit Certificate - Maori, English 202 Monty MitchellMerit Certificate - Design Tech

Engineering James O’ConnellMerit Certificate - Graphics, English

202, Design Tech Engineering Jason VeintMerit Certificate - Physical Education

203, Design Tech Joinery Samuel WinsloeYear 13Merit Certificate - Science Ben FinnMerit Certificate - Tourism,

Computing 202, Science 202 Lynn KennedyMerit Certificate - English Andrew McGill-BrownMerit Certificate - Physical Education,

Maths with Statistics Benjamin MaynardMerit Certificate - Biology, English,

Maths with Statistics Cohen StewartGeneral Excellence - Science,

Agriculture, Tourism Brett ClarkGeneral Excellence - Graphics,

English, Art David GareGeneral Excellence - Physics,

Geography, Maths with Statistics Campbell HillsPatrons Award to Head Prefect 2008

- awarded to the incoming Head Prefect

Awarded by: Patron - Erle Dale & Ben Maynard

Michael CarrollProxime Accessit to the DuxChemistry, Biology, Maths with

Calculus, Physics, EnglishBen McLeod

DUX OF THE SCHOOL 2007Chemistry, Biology, Maths with

Calculus, Physics, GeographyRyan McKinlay

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