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Kotahitanga - Belonging

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We would love to hear your memories!

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari kē he toa takitini - My success should not be bestowed onto me alone, it was not individual success but the success of a collective.

Our people and their shared and individual experiences are what binds our community.

Our vision is Te Angitū Ngātahi - Succeeding Together, and as a school we make time to foster strong relationships across our wider school community.

We would love to hear your memories! Please email your mementos to: [email protected]

Here are some starters to get you going...

What years did you attend Green Bay High School?
How has your time at Green Bay High School shaped who you are today?
What are your favourite memories of your time at Green Bay High School?
Who were some of your most memorable teachers?

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underwater hockey

Underwater Hockey

Elite Grade Winners

28th March 2023 at 11:20am

toots for teacher

PPTA Strike Day

School Closed: 29 MARCH

27th March 2023 at 12:50pm

hip hop

German Hip Hop

Deutschrap

27th March 2023 at 11:20am

Loran softball

White Sox Selection

Loran Parker (Alumni)

24th March 2023 at 3:01pm

aquathon

1st Place: Aquathon

Auckland Championship

24th March 2023 at 1:30pm

orienteering

2023 Sprint Series

2023 Sprint Series

24th March 2023 at 1:25pm

swimming

Auckland Swim Champs

Silver x2, Bronze

24th March 2023 at 1:20pm

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Jazz Festival

Tauranga 2023

24th March 2023 at 1:15pm

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Te Ahi Kā

Te Ao Māori

24th March 2023 at 1:10pm

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Face-To-Face

Community Workshop

24th March 2023 at 1:05pm

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Safety First

Yr 9 Product Design

24th March 2023 at 11:40am

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Jnr Reports FEEDBACK

Survey

24th March 2023 at 10:20am

Calendar

02PEO Surf Camp (EOTC)

7:00am

PPTA Teachers' Strike Day

8:40am

01PED Pe Ki O Rahi Tournament

8:40am

02PEO Surf (EOTC)

12:30pm

GBHS BoT Meeting

5:00pm

Y9 Rounders Day (postponed)

8:40am

School Ball

7:00pm

02PED Tennis Tournament (EOTC)

8:45am

Jazz Festival (EOTC) tbc

9:30am

10SPS Rugby 7s (EOTC)

10:45am

L1 Drama Evg (tbc)

6:30pm

Jnr & Snr Reports Online (tbc)

Good Friday

Term 1 Break

Start of Term 2 (Teacher Only Day)

8:40am

02GEO Tongariro (EOTC) tbc

8:45am

02PEO Surf Camp (EOTC)

7:00am

PPTA Teachers' Strike Day

8:40am

01PED Pe Ki O Rahi Tournament

8:40am

02PEO Surf (EOTC)

12:30pm

GBHS BoT Meeting

5:00pm

Y9 Rounders Day (postponed)

8:40am

School Ball

7:00pm

02PED Tennis Tournament (EOTC)

8:45am

Jazz Festival (EOTC) tbc

9:30am

10SPS Rugby 7s (EOTC)

10:45am

L1 Drama Evg (tbc)

6:30pm

Jnr & Snr Reports Online (tbc)

Good Friday

Term 1 Break

Start of Term 2 (Teacher Only Day)

8:40am

02GEO Tongariro (EOTC) tbc

8:45am

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Notify us of an absence and keep up with notices and other school information.

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Support for students and their whānau from experienced counselling and support services.

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Sports Draws

Keep up with the latest fixtures and results for all GBHS sports teams.

coffee and chat

International

Information and resources for international students, families and agents.

be the best

Enrolment

School zone, prospectus, enrolment packs, term dates and uniforms.

school app

SchoolBridge App

Notify us of an absence and keep up with notices and other school information.

leaders smile

Wellbeing & Support

Support for students and their whānau from experienced counselling and support services.

football goal

Sports Draws

Keep up with the latest fixtures and results for all GBHS sports teams.

coffee and chat

International

Information and resources for international students, families and agents.

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Staff Sporting Success

Did you know that Year 13 Dean, Gabbie Perry, not only teaches sports, but plays sports at an elite level too?

Earlier this month, we proudly shared our talented teacher's news of her successful selection for the elite women's New Zealand Interzone Underwater Hockey Championships. The Interzone Championships is New Zealand’s most prestigious underwater hockey tournament, made up of the country’s top players to compete for their home region: Northern, Central, Southern.

We are pleased to report that Gabbie was part of the winning team - with Northern A taking out Central A 1-0 in the grand finals, held last weekend!

Gabbie, who plays on the defence line as goalie, and wing, was first introduced to the extreme sport at the age of 15 while in high school. Her passion for the game keeps her in good physical fitness - perfect attributes for teaching Physical Education and keeping up with the Year 13 students in her cohort.

So...what is underwater hockey? Underwater hockey combines speed, skill, teamwork - and the ability to hold your breath for a very long time. Combining the disciplines of ice hockey and swimming to create a competitive and fast paced team watersport. Underwater Hockey was invented in the 1950s by the British Navy as a way of keeping divers in shape while improving fitness and efficiency under water. It has continued to become a popular and growing sport worldwide.

Kia ora e te whānau; This is a friendly reminder that the PPTA has announced the date for a second nationwide one-day strike, to take place on Wednesday 29th March 2023. Please be advised Green Bay High School will be closed for instruction.

If your child will need to be supervised at school on Wednesday 29 March, please contact Deputy Principal Sandy Begg: sandy.begg@greenbayhigh.school.nz before Tuesday 28th March. Students who are supervised at school will be working online and independently.

PLEASE NOTE:
(1) The Fono previously scheduled for Wednesday 29 March has been CANCELLED.
(2) The Year 9 Rounders Day tournament previously scheduled for Friday 31 March has been POSTPONED to a later date in the year. Classes for all students will run as per the usual Friday timetable.

Scheduled trips (offsite) will still go ahead as planned:
(1) 01PED Pe Ki O Rahi Tournament - (29 March) Students are to assemble by the school gym at 9am, wearing PE uniform.
(2) 02PEO Surf Camp (29 - 30 March) - Students are to assemble outside the Sports Office at 8am, ready to go.
(3) NZSS Satellite Volleyball Tournament (Games for 29 March) - Students are to assemble outside the Sports Office - students must check their emails for the confirmed meeting time. (Draws are dependent on results of the previous day).
(4) Boys' Football 1st Xl pre-season game (29 March, 4pm at Rutherford) - Transport details will be emailed to students involved.
(5) The School Ball will still go ahead, as scheduled for Friday 31 March.

Please phone the school office (817-8173 ext 201) for more information.

The PPTA is planning to hold another national one-day strike on Wednesday 29 March 2023.

The PPTA has announced the provisional date for another nationwide one-day strike, to take place on Wednesday 29th March 2023. There will be meetings held over the next few days between the Ministry of Education and the PPTA to try to avert the strike. Please be advised Green Bay High School will be closed for instruction.

If your child will need to be supervised at school on Wednesday 29 March, please contact Deputy Principal Sandy Begg before Tuesday 28th March. Please note that students who are supervised at school will be working online and independently.

Please note: A meeting is being held tonight and talks continue over the weekend - the outcome may have an impact on this planned Strike Day, making it subject to change. We will keep you updated.

Image sourced from Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz

It's great to see you! Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are taking place today and tomorrow (1.30pm - 7.00pm). Online Bookings are now CLOSED.
Reminder: Early closing 12.30pm today and tomorrow.
Do you get our notifications/emails? Communication is important to us. Please contact the school office on 817-8173 ext 201 with any changes to your contact details.
Pictured above are some of our Year 13 Student Leaders, Vihara Jayasinghe, Mika O'Neill, and Yi Fei Han ready to lend a hand, during the rain.

Want to know more about Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences? Click on the following link: https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas/pst-conferences

GBHS has over 40 Winter Sports Teams! Help them to be the best!

School sports are about to kick off the winter season, with Green Bay High School being represented with over 40 winter teams. Although it is fantastic to see and support these teams to achieve their dreams, we need your help! If you can help coach, manage, or transport - our Director of Sport, Hamish Mckay, would love to hear from you. Please send Hamish an email, or give him a call on 817-8173 ext 233.

With the Summer Season coming to an end, we have some recent accolades to add to our bow:

Water Polo boys finished their season undefeated.

Junior and Senior Tennis teams continued to have outstanding results across the season, with Clayton Fell (Year 12) placing No1 seed in the Senior Boys' Team.

Senior Volleyball won the Western Zones at the Auckland Champs and are looking forward to the upcoming North Island Summer Tournament.

And...a huge shout-out must go to Clayton Fell, who recently swam the Double Crossing (2km) with the official time of 26mins 40sec and placed 2nd out of 366 finishers!

Ruby Livesey and Issy Firth's Tongariro Trek:

For close cousins, Ruby and Issy, setting challenges helps them to lead to a dynamic, healthy lifestyle - and when it involves taking in some of Aotearoa's spectacular sights and sounds, this makes it all the more memorable!

Last weekend Ruby (Year 9) and Issy (Year 10) trekked across the volcanic alpine landscape as part of a guided group, between Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe, through the South Crater and climbed the Red Crater. "A definite highlight was the sheer cliff drops and amazing views," says Issy. "And spending time together, making memories," added Ruby.

This challenging and physical adventure was just one of the 'expeditions' the cousins have done together, with their mums by their side - and say it is becoming part of a family tradition to take time-out.

This is such a fantastic idea!

Year 10 students Pheobe Brown, Emelia Queenin, Bella Wood, and Krisha Karippail participated in a Buddies Without Borders forum, with the aim of creating a website to promote happiness for teenagers - proposing a concept to solve NZ’s mental health crisis. Click on the following link to read all about it! https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2023/buddies-without-borders

It was great to see so many students joining the dots with number properties and operations, measurement, geometry, data analysis and probability, and algebra during today’s great International Day of Mathematics!

Green Bay High School students came away with some great results, during the recent Fencing North Competition, winning 3 of the 4 epee titles.
This competition is one of the main age-banded Fencing North competitions for the year and involves ranking points (used for National ranking).
Congratulations to:
U17 Boys: 1st Jack Hansen (Year 12), 5th Travis West-Hill (Year 11)
U17 Girls: 1st Elsie Lins (Year 13), 3rd Olivia Woolford (Year 11)
U15 Girls: 1st Olivia Woolford (Year 11)
U15 Boys: 5th Arthur Thompson (Year 10)
These fencers have been training hard, and have some exciting out-of-Auckland competition plans for this season.

Congratulations to James Price (Year 13) who travelled with the New Zealand Fencing team to compete in the U20 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

James was the top performing NZ Men’s Epeeist, and the only one to make it through to the second round of the competition. Winning half of his 6 bouts in the first stage of poules, James then went through to the second round as 33rd seed out of 74 tough competitors - with a final placing of 45th, after Direct Elimination bouts.

Nau mai, haere mai!

GBHS’s first Whānau Hui of 2023 takes place tomorrow!

14 March
6pm - 7pm
Venue: GBHS Staffroom

Our school vision is Te Angitū Ngātahi - Succeeding Together, and as a school we make time to foster strong relationships across our wider school community.

Whakawhanaungatanga provides us with opportunities to support and create positive and collaborative relationships.

See you there!

Such a fabulous turnout of HOUSE COLOURS this morning as the GBHS House Festival gets underway! Enjoy raising your House Spirit everyone :-)🥳🏅
#gbhs_official #housepride #anawhata #karekare #muriwai #whatipu #piha

Green Bay High School is always awash with colour, fun, laughter, and sportsmanship during our school-wide House events. House competitions provide a sense of competition and whanau support, through a range of school-based activities. House events are run throughout the year with points awarded for each event. As well as school-wide competitions, individual students can earn House points for outstanding academic or community-based achievements. The Leader Board, situated in Student Services, clearly shows which House is in the lead. Students belong to one of five Houses that are named after our local beaches: Anawhata (black), Karekare (yellow), Muriwai (blue), Piha (green), and Whatipu (red).

Which HOUSE do you belong to? Check your Timetable, the first letter of your Form Class shows which House you are associated with eg P9JLY = Piha, Yr9, Form Teacher: Anna Jolly.

For more information, please phone the school office, on 817-8173 ext 201.

Kia ora e te whānau, I hope that you are all safe and well after the last 24 hours of terrible weather. Our thoughts are with those of you who have evacuated or whose homes have suffered damage. We are currently doing a health and safety check of our school grounds as well as checking in with our staff. We will confirm whether the school will be open tomorrow at approximately 4pm this afternoon.

Ngā mihi nui, Fiona Barker, PRINCIPAL

ROAD SLIP! The footpath at the top of GODLEY ROAD (Titirangi end) is inaccessible due to a slip. This hazard has been reported to the Council; students are advised to take extra care when crossing - this is extremely dangerous as the slip is on a 'blind' bend.

Tuesday March 28th

Staff Sporting Success

Did you know that Year 13 Dean, Gabbie Perry, not only teaches sports, but plays sports at an elite level too?

Earlier this month, we proudly shared our talented teacher's news of her successful selection for the elite women's New Zealand Interzone Underwater Hockey Championships. The Interzone Championships is New Zealand’s most prestigious underwater hockey tournament, made up of the country’s top players to compete for their home region: Northern, Central, Southern.

We are pleased to report that Gabbie was part of the winning team - with Northern A taking out Central A 1-0 in the grand finals, held last weekend!

Gabbie, who plays on the defence line as goalie, and wing, was first introduced to the extreme sport at the age of 15 while in high school. Her passion for the game keeps her in good physical fitness - perfect attributes for teaching Physical Education and keeping up with the Year 13 students in her cohort.

So...what is underwater hockey? Underwater hockey combines speed, skill, teamwork - and the ability to hold your breath for a very long time. Combining the disciplines of ice hockey and swimming to create a competitive and fast paced team watersport. Underwater Hockey was invented in the 1950s by the British Navy as a way of keeping divers in shape while improving fitness and efficiency under water. It has continued to become a popular and growing sport worldwide.

Tuesday March 28th

Tuesday March 28th

Kia ora e te whānau; This is a friendly reminder that the PPTA has announced the date for a second nationwide one-day strike, to take place on Wednesday 29th March 2023. Please be advised Green Bay High School will be closed for instruction.

If your child will need to be supervised at school on Wednesday 29 March, please contact Deputy Principal Sandy Begg: sandy.begg@greenbayhigh.school.nz before Tuesday 28th March. Students who are supervised at school will be working online and independently.

PLEASE NOTE:
(1) The Fono previously scheduled for Wednesday 29 March has been CANCELLED.
(2) The Year 9 Rounders Day tournament previously scheduled for Friday 31 March has been POSTPONED to a later date in the year. Classes for all students will run as per the usual Friday timetable.

Scheduled trips (offsite) will still go ahead as planned:
(1) 01PED Pe Ki O Rahi Tournament - (29 March) Students are to assemble by the school gym at 9am, wearing PE uniform.
(2) 02PEO Surf Camp (29 - 30 March) - Students are to assemble outside the Sports Office at 8am, ready to go.
(3) NZSS Satellite Volleyball Tournament (Games for 29 March) - Students are to assemble outside the Sports Office - students must check their emails for the confirmed meeting time. (Draws are dependent on results of the previous day).
(4) Boys' Football 1st Xl pre-season game (29 March, 4pm at Rutherford) - Transport details will be emailed to students involved.
(5) The School Ball will still go ahead, as scheduled for Friday 31 March.

Please phone the school office (817-8173 ext 201) for more information.

Monday March 27th

The PPTA is planning to hold another national one-day strike on Wednesday 29 March 2023.

The PPTA has announced the provisional date for another nationwide one-day strike, to take place on Wednesday 29th March 2023. There will be meetings held over the next few days between the Ministry of Education and the PPTA to try to avert the strike. Please be advised Green Bay High School will be closed for instruction.

If your child will need to be supervised at school on Wednesday 29 March, please contact Deputy Principal Sandy Begg before Tuesday 28th March. Please note that students who are supervised at school will be working online and independently.

Please note: A meeting is being held tonight and talks continue over the weekend - the outcome may have an impact on this planned Strike Day, making it subject to change. We will keep you updated.

Image sourced from Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz

Friday March 24th

It's great to see you! Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are taking place today and tomorrow (1.30pm - 7.00pm). Online Bookings are now CLOSED.
Reminder: Early closing 12.30pm today and tomorrow.
Do you get our notifications/emails? Communication is important to us. Please contact the school office on 817-8173 ext 201 with any changes to your contact details.
Pictured above are some of our Year 13 Student Leaders, Vihara Jayasinghe, Mika O'Neill, and Yi Fei Han ready to lend a hand, during the rain.

Tuesday March 21st

Want to know more about Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences? Click on the following link: https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas/pst-conferences

Monday March 20th

GBHS has over 40 Winter Sports Teams! Help them to be the best!

School sports are about to kick off the winter season, with Green Bay High School being represented with over 40 winter teams. Although it is fantastic to see and support these teams to achieve their dreams, we need your help! If you can help coach, manage, or transport - our Director of Sport, Hamish Mckay, would love to hear from you. Please send Hamish an email, or give him a call on 817-8173 ext 233.

With the Summer Season coming to an end, we have some recent accolades to add to our bow:

Water Polo boys finished their season undefeated.

Junior and Senior Tennis teams continued to have outstanding results across the season, with Clayton Fell (Year 12) placing No1 seed in the Senior Boys' Team.

Senior Volleyball won the Western Zones at the Auckland Champs and are looking forward to the upcoming North Island Summer Tournament.

And...a huge shout-out must go to Clayton Fell, who recently swam the Double Crossing (2km) with the official time of 26mins 40sec and placed 2nd out of 366 finishers!

Friday March 17th

Ruby Livesey and Issy Firth's Tongariro Trek:

For close cousins, Ruby and Issy, setting challenges helps them to lead to a dynamic, healthy lifestyle - and when it involves taking in some of Aotearoa's spectacular sights and sounds, this makes it all the more memorable!

Last weekend Ruby (Year 9) and Issy (Year 10) trekked across the volcanic alpine landscape as part of a guided group, between Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe, through the South Crater and climbed the Red Crater. "A definite highlight was the sheer cliff drops and amazing views," says Issy. "And spending time together, making memories," added Ruby.

This challenging and physical adventure was just one of the 'expeditions' the cousins have done together, with their mums by their side - and say it is becoming part of a family tradition to take time-out.

This is such a fantastic idea!

Friday March 17th

Year 10 students Pheobe Brown, Emelia Queenin, Bella Wood, and Krisha Karippail participated in a Buddies Without Borders forum, with the aim of creating a website to promote happiness for teenagers - proposing a concept to solve NZ’s mental health crisis. Click on the following link to read all about it! https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2023/buddies-without-borders

Wednesday March 15th

It was great to see so many students joining the dots with number properties and operations, measurement, geometry, data analysis and probability, and algebra during today’s great International Day of Mathematics!

Tuesday March 14th

Green Bay High School students came away with some great results, during the recent Fencing North Competition, winning 3 of the 4 epee titles.
This competition is one of the main age-banded Fencing North competitions for the year and involves ranking points (used for National ranking).
Congratulations to:
U17 Boys: 1st Jack Hansen (Year 12), 5th Travis West-Hill (Year 11)
U17 Girls: 1st Elsie Lins (Year 13), 3rd Olivia Woolford (Year 11)
U15 Girls: 1st Olivia Woolford (Year 11)
U15 Boys: 5th Arthur Thompson (Year 10)
These fencers have been training hard, and have some exciting out-of-Auckland competition plans for this season.

Tuesday March 14th

Congratulations to James Price (Year 13) who travelled with the New Zealand Fencing team to compete in the U20 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

James was the top performing NZ Men’s Epeeist, and the only one to make it through to the second round of the competition. Winning half of his 6 bouts in the first stage of poules, James then went through to the second round as 33rd seed out of 74 tough competitors - with a final placing of 45th, after Direct Elimination bouts.

Tuesday March 14th

Nau mai, haere mai!

GBHS’s first Whānau Hui of 2023 takes place tomorrow!

14 March
6pm - 7pm
Venue: GBHS Staffroom

Our school vision is Te Angitū Ngātahi - Succeeding Together, and as a school we make time to foster strong relationships across our wider school community.

Whakawhanaungatanga provides us with opportunities to support and create positive and collaborative relationships.

See you there!

Monday March 13th

Friday March 10th

Wednesday March 8th

Such a fabulous turnout of HOUSE COLOURS this morning as the GBHS House Festival gets underway! Enjoy raising your House Spirit everyone :-)🥳🏅
#gbhs_official #housepride #anawhata #karekare #muriwai #whatipu #piha

Friday March 3rd

Wednesday March 1st

Green Bay High School is always awash with colour, fun, laughter, and sportsmanship during our school-wide House events. House competitions provide a sense of competition and whanau support, through a range of school-based activities. House events are run throughout the year with points awarded for each event. As well as school-wide competitions, individual students can earn House points for outstanding academic or community-based achievements. The Leader Board, situated in Student Services, clearly shows which House is in the lead. Students belong to one of five Houses that are named after our local beaches: Anawhata (black), Karekare (yellow), Muriwai (blue), Piha (green), and Whatipu (red).

Which HOUSE do you belong to? Check your Timetable, the first letter of your Form Class shows which House you are associated with eg P9JLY = Piha, Yr9, Form Teacher: Anna Jolly.

For more information, please phone the school office, on 817-8173 ext 201.

Tuesday February 28th

Tuesday February 28th

Tuesday February 28th

Kia ora e te whānau, I hope that you are all safe and well after the last 24 hours of terrible weather. Our thoughts are with those of you who have evacuated or whose homes have suffered damage. We are currently doing a health and safety check of our school grounds as well as checking in with our staff. We will confirm whether the school will be open tomorrow at approximately 4pm this afternoon.

Ngā mihi nui, Fiona Barker, PRINCIPAL

Tuesday February 14th

Thursday February 9th

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Wednesday February 8th

Wednesday February 8th

ROAD SLIP! The footpath at the top of GODLEY ROAD (Titirangi end) is inaccessible due to a slip. This hazard has been reported to the Council; students are advised to take extra care when crossing - this is extremely dangerous as the slip is on a 'blind' bend.

Tuesday February 7th

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Auckland 0643
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