--- title: 'GBHS Gets Gold' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/gbhs-gets-gold' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/gbhs-gets-gold.md' date: '2026-09-03' description: "The winning smiles say it all! NZ Fencing Secondary Schools' Competition was held in Te Pai, Henderson, over the weekend. We are very pleased to congratulate our GBHS boys' team, who took home gold in the Team Epee with all three team members fencing strongly for a 45-42 victory. Team members: Mati…" --- GBHS Gets Gold NZSS Fencing National Title ![fencing smiles](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/d/7/9/2/ed792ea5a7c426495120ae606d92c43762dc86a5-fencing-smiles.jpg "fencing smiles") # GBHS Gets Gold Thursday, 3rd September 2026 at 11:30am #### The winning smiles say it all! NZ Fencing Secondary Schools' Competition was held in Te Pai, Henderson, over the weekend. We are very pleased to congratulate our GBHS boys' team, who took home gold in the Team Epee with all three team members fencing strongly for a 45-42 victory. Team members: Matias Ureta, Alex Menzies and Yuki Yamada. This is the first time that the Green Bay High School boys' Epee team have won the National title. Earlier on Sunday, all three also competed in the individual competition. Matias finished 10th, Yuki 18th and Alex 28th out of 37 fencers. Yuki also competed in the foil individual event on Saturday, achieving 7th out of 37 fencers. Fantastic news! Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 3 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026.md) - Previous: [GBHS Chess Blitz](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/gbhs-chess-blitz.md) - Next: [GBHS Great Shave](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/gbhs-great-shave.md)