School News - Hamilton Boys' High School

The Return of the Spelling Bee

14th May 2013, 1:35pm

Yes, the National Spelling Bee Competition is back at secondary school level, and Year 9 and 10 students are eligible to enter. HBHS has an illustrious history in this event, with Old Boys Thomas North (in 2008) and Harvard-bound Christopher Jury (in 2009) as former New Zealand Champions who went on to compete in the International Spelling Bee finals held in Washington DC. Listen out in assemblies, read the Daily Notices for entry details, or see the Director of Advanced Learning Programmes, Mr Graeme Miller, for more information. If you would like to test yourself against our former winners and see if you have the right spelling stuff, get someone to read the following list, taken from previous competitions. Absolutely no peeking!

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The Shift make Regional SmokefreeRockQuest Finals

28th May 2013, 4:15pm

HBHS band The Shift have won their way through to the Waikato Regional SmokefreeRockQuest finals. The band consists of Mitchell Walker on drums, Cullen Taylor on lead guitar, Ben Stocker on lead vocals and rhythm guitar and Taio Kessels on bass guitar. Watch out for their upcoming performance in the Library this Thursday at lunchtime, and come along and support these talented musicians.

The Term 3 High Achiever is here!

26th Sep 2013, 11:22am

The Term 3 High Achiever, HBHS's newsletter that chronicles the highlights and achievements in and around the school is being delivered to classes today. This term's edition contains a special sports feature that covers the exceptional and historic triumphs of many of the HBHS teams and athletes, along with cultural and academic achievements. An electronic copy will be attached to this website after today. We hope you enjoy your reading!

Third Equal in National Softball Champs

7th Apr 2012, 12:55pm

Recently, our Hamilton Boys' High School Senior A Softball team travelled down to Wellington to compete in the NZSS Division 1 Softball Nationals. With an experienced side, combined as well as some new, young talent, we were confident that we could back up our runner-up performance from last year with another strong showing.

We started off shakily, with a 6 - 5 loss to Mt Albert Grammar School at the beginning of the tournament. We then played well, coming from behind to beat Nelson College 4 - 3 in a tight game.

Day 2 began with a win over St Patrick's Silverstream from Wellington, 4 - 1. We went into our afternoon game feeling confident, and managed to beat a tough Wellington College side 7 - 2, which placed us second after two days of games.

Third National Touch Competition Win

13th Dec 2010, 9:33am

For the third year in a row, HBHS has won the National Secondary Schools Touch Competition in Palmerston North. The Waikato was particularly well represented during this tournament: Hamilton Girls’ High School made it into the top four of their competition, and the mixed group was won by St Peter’s School in Cambridge.

HBHS were top of their pool on Day One; they then played the other top eight teams, which were split into two groups. Conditions were challenging during the first two days, with rain and blustery wind, but the final was played yesterday in beautiful weather.

Thomas Simpson receives Top Scholar Award from the Governor General

20th May 2013, 3:33pm

On Wednesday 15 May, 2012 HBHS Dux Thomas Simpson (back row, second from left), along with the nine other best-performed candidates in the 2012 Scholarship examinations, received his Top Scholar Award from the Governor General, his Excellency, Lieutenant General, The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae (front row, third from left) at Government House in Wellington. Also in attendance was the Prime Minister, the Honourable John Key (front row, fourth from left), and the Minister of Education, the Honourable Hekia Parata (front row, fifth from left). Congratulations to Thomas and the other students on this outstanding achievement, and on receiving the recognition that their achievements deserve.