School News

Over thirty schools fielded quartets for the 2010 Young Singers in Harmony Competition in Hamilton on Friday.'Four Reelz', featuring Takiri Southon, Joshua Fa'agalu, Taylor Glassie and Selu Fotu, represented HBHS with pride, and gained an extremely pleasing fifth place. 

This is the first time that HBHS has entered a group in the competition, and the genre is still a relative novelty for the singers.  None of the quartet had sung barber shop before term two of this year, but their considerable talent and stage presence appealed to both the judges and the audience.  The boys selected barber shop standards 'Goodnight Ladies' and 'Coney Island Baby', and presented these in four-part a cappella harmony.  You can watch them perform by using the link on our 15 June 'Latest News' entry.

'In Pictura Est...', an art exhibition featuring a number of nationally recognised artists, is coming to a close in the HBHS hall tomorrow.  The exhibition has been extremely well attended, and a number of artworks have been sold to members of the public and to staff.  Funds raised from this event will go to the development of the arts within the school. 

We have been delighted to collect work from such an impressive array of established artists, suplimented with work from current students.  You are cordially invited to attend the exhibition's final day tomorrow (the hall will be open from 9.00am to 4pm), and enjoy the opportunity to look at these images.

This 'Movember' 12 HBHS staff are trying their best to grow extra facial hair to raise boys' awareness of mens' health issues. Each staff member paid $5 to enter so $60 has been raised. A collection will take place on Wednesday 21st of November around the staff and students. Parents wanting to donate can donate on line at http://nz.movember.com search member brendoncooley1.

What is 'Movember'?

Movember (a portmanteau word from moustache and "November") is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of prostate cancer and other male cancer and associated charities. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com. The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's health.

The national launch of Speedminton was held at Hamilton Boys' High School yesterday.  Speed badminton, also known as speedminton, is a badminton variant without a net. Speed Badminton is a new racket game which combines elements from different sports like badminton, squash and tennis.

Today, Speed Badminton is played all around the world. There is no net in between and no prescribed playground, so it can be executed on tennis courts, streets, beaches, fields or gyms. The court consists of two squares of 5.50m (18ft) length. They are fixed opposite to each other at a distance of 12.8m (42ft). Currently, there are tournaments all over the world which are organized in a growing number of clubs. In some countries, associations are already established, for example the German Speed Badminton Association (DSBV) and the Swiss Speed Badminton (SSB). On August 25, 2011 the international Speed Badminton Organization (ISBO) was founded in Berlin.  Go to www.speedminton.co.nz for information about local competition.

The Good Fun are the winners of the 2010 Smokefreerockquest National Final, held at The Founders Theatre in Hamilton on Saturday night in front of a sell out crowd of over 1100.

The quirky four piece indie rock band triumphed over seven other high school acts from all over New Zealand to receive the coveted first prize, which includes a NZ On Air New Recording and Music Video Grant worth $10,000, a place on the Kiwi Hit Disc and radio promotional support for a single, musical gear to the value of $10,000 from NZ Rockshops, recording time at York St Studio, the NZ On Air airplay award with the opportunity to be played on The Edge, video play on youth music channel C4, a photo shoot sponsored by Schick and a promotional package from Myspace New Zealand, a trip to Fiji from Unleashed Travel and mentoring from a NZ music industry legend.

“Did we expect to win? Hell no! We were blown away by all the other bands,” said The Good Fun’s lead singer Leroy James Clampitt.

Approximately three hundred Year 9 students attended the matinee of HBHS/HGHS combined production of 'The Wind in the Willows' yesterday.  The children's classic has been adapted for the stage, with a large ensemble cast and novel costuming and stagecraft. 

The performances will continue tonight and tomorrow evening at the Meteor Theatre, beginning at 7.30pm.  Tickets are available from Ticketek: students $10, adults $15, with door sales available.