--- title: 'Term 2 2025 - 27 June 2025' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/term-2-2025-27-june-2025' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/newsletters/2025/term-2-2025-27-june-2025.md' date: '2025-06-23' description: '27 June 2025 Kia ora e te whānau; Goodbyes are often mixed affairs as we look back on the fun times and forward to opportunities, but also realise what we are going to miss. Some people seem like permanent fixtures in our lives and some are fleeting visitors. This term we are saying goodbye to a fe…' --- # Term 2 2025 - 27 June 2025 Pūrongo Rongo Newsletter (27 June 2025) ![Girls Football T3 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/9/c/0/8/39c08ccba245cc208d39ae2103e5a784520a2e66-girls-football.jpg "Girls Football T3 2025") #### 27 June 2025 Kia ora e te whānau; Goodbyes are often mixed affairs as we look back on the fun times and forward to opportunities, but also realise what we are going to miss. Some people seem like permanent fixtures in our lives and some are fleeting visitors. This term we are saying goodbye to a few staff who are moving on to different opportunities. Simone Llewellyn is moving on to work outside of schools in the medical sector. Her support has been invaluable for so many students and it was lovely to hear a personal tribute from one of the many students she has worked alongside in Simone’s last staff meeting with us. Vanessa De Zilva from our Technology Department is returning to family in the UK. She has provided a firm foundation in DVC for our school and the multimedia approach in that subject area has flourished under her guidance. Also leaving us is Dinesh Fonseca, moving to Massey High School to take up the role as head of their Commerce Department. Building for the future, we are about to embark on a very large project at what is currently the “back of the school”. The timing of the publication of the newsletter means that as you read this, there may well already be earth being turned over for this development. During next year we will be able to move into our new Science teaching block, with shiny new classrooms and laboratories. In the meantime, there will be some disruption. There will be some noise. There will be some mud. There will be some dust. And there will be some restrictions to access to the school from Stottholm Road. As a safety measure, the entrance to the school site at the bottom of the hill (between 42 and 46 Stottholm Road) will be blocked to pedestrian and student access as construction traffic and machinery will be using this area. This is not a permanent closure but is necessary in the building phase to keep our students as safe as possible. It is now time for an academic break before the next big push. We are midway through a four-term year, but for our senior students, their assessments are no longer “creeping up” and are now very much with us. There will be school exams in Term 3 and only a few added teaching weeks in Term 4 before the NCEA external exams begin. In teaching time, the senior cohorts are truly weeks rather than months away from their final assessments. As most of us look forward to the term break - to some well-deserved rest and recreation - many others in the school will still be hard at work. For the Production crew and cast there will be an awful lot of rehearsing, line learning, set making, costume sewing, scenery painting and all the Herculean tasks that get a show to opening night. They have put hours into this labour of love and, as a community, we look forward to seeing it all emerge into the limelight in Term 3. **School Production Tickets ($18) are available now:**Click [HERE](https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing/15982) to book online. (Doors open 30 minutes before the performance start time. Refreshments will be available for purchase - cash only). - Wednesday 23rd July 2025: 6.30pm - Thursday 24th July 2025: 6.30pm - Friday 25th July 2025: 6.30pm - Saturday 26th July 2025: 6.30pm What else can we expect in Term 3? Well, as part of a necessarily abridged list, we have our **[Open Evening](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/open-evening-2025)** (Wednesday 16 July: 3.30pm - 7.00pm), PSTs (Tuesday 29 July and Wednesday 30 July: 2.00pm - 7.00pm - *Please note: school will be finishing at the earlier time of 1.00pm during PST days*), a whole host of internal assessments, winter tournament week, 2026 course selection, enrolments for new Year 9s, and school exams. And the return of our Principal, Fiona Barker, from her sabbatical; it seems like a busy term to come back to! For the last time from me, I hope that you enjoy reading the newsletter and seeing what has been going on in school. While having a lovely break is important, staying focused on the goal at hand will also be necessary. Chris Woodward ACTING PRINCIPAL ![George Winikerei Taua](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/9/5/f/8/795f825826e86e771e5e2fbd60c04e382c328bb1-george-winikerei-tau.jpg "George Winikerei Taua") Hori (George) Winikerei Taua Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne - A totara has fallen in the great forest of Tāne. It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of greatly respected local kaumātua Hori (George) Winikerei Taua, surrounded by his loving whānau in the early hours of 17 June 2025. Fondly known as Pāpā George by many, he was the eldest living member of Te Kawerau-ā-Maki iwi and generously shared valuable knowledge passed down through generations. Deputy Principals Drew McWhinnie and Elaine Webb passed… 27th June 2025 at 11:30am [Hori (George) Winikerei Taua Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne - A totara…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/george-winikerei-taua) ![Matariki mā Puanga](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/e/9/3/a/ae93a04dfdaa89ba7829b63f228db562daaae9e8-matariki-2025.jpg "Matariki mā Puanga") Matariki mā Puanga The mist had settled, the rain gently fell, the wind blew softly,… 24th June 2025 at 11:55am [Matariki mā Puanga The mist had settled, the rain gently fell, the wind blew so…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/matariki-ma-puanga) ![E block sod](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/4/5/8/c/4458c5892936fa0086de3ac319981e3a415fe933-e-block-sod.jpg "E block sod") NEW! 3-story Science Block SYMBOLIC START TO NEW 3-STOREY SCIENCE BLOCK! Early this morning,… 27th June 2025 at 7:30am [NEW! 3-story Science Block SYMBOLIC START TO NEW 3-STOREY SCIENCE BLOCK! Early…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/new-3-story-science-block) ![Te ahi ka award](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/3/f/e/f/7/3fef7faa65bce84538d8b516e3d319e289676339-te-ahi-ka-awards-t2-2025.jpg "Te ahi ka award") Te Ahi Kā Award Term 2 Te Ahi Kā Award is awarded to tauira studying Te Reo Māori and/or… 27th June 2025 at 1:25pm [Te Ahi Kā Award Term 2 Te Ahi Kā Award is awarded to tauira studying Te Reo Māo…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/te-ahi-ka-award-term-2) ![Te Angitu Awards](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/2/3/4/b/b234bbedadcdf9a853ba9dd1eb1b52e86cb81cf2-te-angitu-awards-t2-2025.jpg "Te Angitu Awards") Te Angitu Ngātahi Award Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable,… 27th June 2025 at 1:20pm [Te Angitu Ngātahi Award Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/te-angitu-ngatahi-award) ![Awards certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/0/d/7/4/0/0d740c90405d1d12a1e73106e226e5bbb4ab8fb7-specail-vsa-awards-t2-2025.jpg "Awards certificate") Term 2 Special Awards 2025 Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable,… 27th June 2025 at 1:40pm [Term 2 Special Awards 2025 Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara i…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/term-2-special-awards-2025) ![Awards certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/c/8/4/7/7c847a37aa2901e1a972552200389c0d41de4946-year-9-term-2-awards-2025.jpg "Awards certificate") Yr 9 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable,… 27th June 2025 at 1:00pm [Yr 9 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reli…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/school-value-awards-yr-9) ![Awards certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/e/1/4/4/ee144708713fb47c869febb69010fd00e3d787cb-yr-10-awards-t2-2025.jpg "Awards certificate") Yr 10 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable,… 27th June 2025 at 1:05pm [Yr 10 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be rel…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/yr-10-awards) ![Awards certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/5/a/4/0/75a40ee48ce39e48ca0afd44c63433637dafd64a-yr-11-awards-t2-2025.jpg "Awards certificate") Yr 11 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable,… 27th June 2025 at 1:08pm [Yr 11 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be rel…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/yr-11-awards) ![Awards certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/5/a/5/1/e5a51bf919f16ceead887a5a492ef45a43c3785e-yr-12-awards-t2-2025.jpg "Awards certificate") Yr 12 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable,… 27th June 2025 at 1:10pm [Yr 12 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be rel…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/yr-12-awards) ![Awards certificate](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/f/0/b/f/9f0bf43f93510061dc04aa9c2e1495c7996a13e6-yr-13-awards-t2-2025.jpg "Awards certificate") Yr 13 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be reliable,… 27th June 2025 at 1:15pm [Yr 13 Awards Kia pou whirinaki tātou. Kia mahara anō ki te tara iti - To be rel…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/yr-13-awards) ![house wrap term 2](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/3/2/e/4/932e4a7b8996ae351c5f9f7ba231ce70a7c56f53-house-wrap-term-2.jpg "house wrap term 2") House Hype HOUSE HYPE - an energetic breakdown written by a legend in his own… 27th June 2025 at 12:55pm [House Hype HOUSE HYPE - an energetic breakdown written by a legend in his own……](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/house-hype) ![open evening 2024](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/b/3/8/a/9b38a7536349a7f1d2d0be943e8fe07bcad4c4da-open-day24.jpg "open evening 2024") OPEN EVENING 2025 Wednesday 16 July 2025. ⏰3.30pm - 7.00pm Serving families in Green… 5th June 2025 at 2:10pm [OPEN EVENING 2025 Wednesday 16 July 2025. ⏰3.30pm - 7.00pm Serving families in…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/open-evening-2025) ![Adi and Gayle Youth MPs 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/d/1/3/0/4/d13040ebfecc6f6bc049e080b0150fd000da937d-adi-and-gayle-youth-mps-2025.jpg "Adi and Gayle Youth MPs 2025") Youth Parliament 2025 YOUTH PARLIAMENT 2025: Two up-and-coming political figures from our… 26th June 2025 at 1:45pm [Youth Parliament 2025 YOUTH PARLIAMENT 2025: Two up-and-coming political figure…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/youth-parliament-2025) ![labours of olympus](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/4/3/f/a/e/43fae5eb29966c89d0160bcbb6e9e4ccacf5c153-labours-of-olympus2x-1.jpg "labours of olympus") Get your TICKETS! Green Bay High School presents... The Labours of Olympus. Mark your… 13th June 2025 at 9:10am [Get your TICKETS! Green Bay High School presents... The Labours of Olympus. Mar…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/get-your-tickets) ![rugby term 3](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/8/b/4/f/b8b4f682347dbddaf718c94ed50a36893ad23411-rugby-term-3.jpg "rugby term 3") Rugby Wrap-up (Term 2) GBHS is proud to field two rugby teams for the 2025 season: an Open… 26th June 2025 at 7:45am [Rugby Wrap-up (Term 2) GBHS is proud to field two rugby teams for the 2025 seas…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/rugby-wrap-up-term-2) ![L2 Drama Assessment](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/7/a/5/e/e7a5e6c4f13d5b003e36e6faaf787cbab758341f-l2-drama-actors.jpg "L2 Drama Assessment") One Act Evening Oh, what a night! Thank you to everyone who came along to an Evening… 24th June 2025 at 11:59am [One Act Evening Oh, what a night! Thank you to everyone who came along to an Ev…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/one-act-evening) ![10km run assessment](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/f/c/9/f/9fc9f2c0b9bcb4706b3d21aaf28ab528e2c71f48-10km-medals.jpg "10km run assessment") Gold Medalists! 02PED students are setting the pace, as part of their NCEA assessments! The… 24th June 2025 at 12:15pm [Gold Medalists! 02PED students are setting the pace, as part of their NCEA asse…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/gold-and-silver) ![10km run assessment](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/e/5/9/5/2/e59524b7634db8d9a696a8a32221f260fc4533d8-10lia.jpg "10km run assessment") Overnight Camps Leadership in Action Camps: GBHS's Year 10 LIA students braved the… 24th June 2025 at 12:25pm [Overnight Camps Leadership in Action Camps: GBHS's Year 10 LIA students braved…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/overnight-camps) ![GBHS Dance Troupe](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/8/5/f/4/1/85f4138cfd62e998b6d09e471fab2c891698d69b-dance-troupe.jpg "GBHS Dance Troupe") GBHS Dance Troupe GBHS Dance Troupe impresses at National Dance Challenge: On Friday… 24th June 2025 at 12:32pm [GBHS Dance Troupe GBHS Dance Troupe impresses at National Dance Challenge: On F…](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/gbhs-dance-troupe) ![Kōtuitui Mathex Competition](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/f/7/e/6/9/f7e69c4251fe932363cf703de2ff0d87defd65f9-kotuitui-mathex-2025.jpg "Kōtuitui Mathex Competition") Kōtuitui Mathex Competition Hosted with pride and energy. This year's Kōtuitui Mathex Competition… 24th June 2025 at 12:10pm [Kōtuitui Mathex Competition Hosted with pride and energy. 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