--- title: 'Term 4 2023 - Newsletter (issue 26) 13 October 2023' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2023/term-4-2023-newsletter-issue-26-13-october-2023' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2023/term-4-2023-newsletter-issue-26-13-october-2023.md' date: '2023-10-13' description: 'GBHS Newsletter (13 October 2023) Term 4 has started with a bang! The Health Centre and Student Reception underwent a mini-renovation over the break and it has been great seeing the reaction of students and staff to these changes. The school roll has grown by over 500 students over the past 5 years…' --- # Term 4 2023 - Newsletter (issue 26) 13 October 2023 GBHS Pānui / Newsletter Newsletter (13 October 2023) ![Awards Certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/pages/newsletters/2023/term-4-2023-newsletter-issue-26-13-october-2023/Awards%20Certificate@x2.jpg "Awards Certificate") #### GBHS Newsletter (13 October 2023) Term 4 has started with a bang! The Health Centre and Student Reception underwent a mini-renovation over the break and it has been great seeing the reaction of students and staff to these changes. The school roll has grown by over 500 students over the past 5 years and we are constantly looking at new ways of using space around the school to meet the needs of our students. We’ve increased the space and created a new consultation room in the Health Centre and re-organised the Student Reception area to improve the flow and organisation of this space. Changes will continue across term 4 as we renovate four toilet blocks over the next few months. The toilet blocks are part of the original school buildings and are well overdue for a makeover. We’ll share more about these renovations over the next few weeks. The summer season of sport for juniors kicked off this week with volleyball, and other codes will start across the next couple of weeks. Week 2 will be filled with sport as the GBHS staff battle it out with Year 13 students at lunchtimes. I’m looking forward to seeing who will claim the bragging rights this year! Have a great weekend. Fiona Barker, PRINCIPAL ![Awards Certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/a/3/d/3/9a3d3e05c70aca0fd523de233e0c6105e35bee29-awards-certificatex2.jpg "Awards Certificate") Prizegiving Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable, consistent and dependable in our pursuit of excellence, and to always be reminded to nurture and care for the little things. Congratulations to the following students who received recognition and awards at our Term 3 Prizegiving, held on Friday 22 September 2023. Term 3 Awards focus on those students who have demonstrated upholding our school Values at school, in school sports, and in the wider community. We are also looking… 9th October 2023 at 7:15am [Prizegiving Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. 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As… 13th October 2023 at 10:15am [Artistic Talent There is never a dull moment in the life of Haelyn King (Year 1…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/artistic-talent) ![NZ Maths Comp](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/c/9/f/e/c/c9fec062ff97ea70cc8207a81ba183d798146004-nz-maths-comp-.jpg "NZ Maths Comp") NZ Senior Maths Competition Green Bay High School entered 96 students into this year's NZAMT… 12th October 2023 at 7:15am [NZ Senior Maths Competition Green Bay High School entered 96 students into this…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/nz-senior-maths-competition) ![Lichen smiles](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/c/4/9/7/d/c497d189c60c590b6353aa8ebeb9f533207f523c-lichen.jpg "Lichen smiles") Curious Minds Curious Minds Conference A select group of Green Bay High School… 13th October 2023 at 9:15am [Curious Minds Curious Minds Conference A select group of Green Bay High School……](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/curious-minds) ![Ty Lang](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/8/7/4/0/e874009f5f33bbe7d6b61cde7750d07d49106710-ty-lang.jpg "Ty Lang") Silver Medalist It's great to hear of students keeping busy and active during the… 13th October 2023 at 1:15am [Silver Medalist It's great to hear of students keeping busy and active during t…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/silver-medalist) ![German Language](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/8/8/a/7/388a79707efeafe7578b3c36282d04387aec75c9-german-lang-.jpg "German Language") German Language 1st Prize In term 3, German language students participated in this year's Auckland… 10th October 2023 at 7:20am [German Language 1st Prize In term 3, German language students participated in t…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2023/german-language-1st-prize) ![Yes scheme L3 Business](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/3/0/6/3/930630e9a32a0198de1a56bc8d2a3ad82744b1ca-yes-scheme-l3-business.jpg "Yes scheme L3 Business") L3 Business Finalists Business is Booming! 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