HBHS Acknowledgements in Parliament

Waikato MPs Tim MacIndoe and Sue Moroney  moved Notices of Motion in Parliament on 16 August and 21 August to acknowledge the achievements of debators Thomas Simpson and Christopher Jury, and athlete Jacob Phillips.

 The Order Paper for Wednesday 22 August 2012, sitting hours 2 pm to 6 pm and 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm shows in Government Orders of the Day:

12: SUE MORONEY to move, That the House congratulate the Waikato debating team of Christopher Jury, Thomas Simpson and Kayla grant, for winning the Russell McVeagh New Zealand School's Debating Champs and congratulate Thomas Simpson, of Hamilton Boys' High School, who was named the tournament's best speaker for the second year in a row. (Lodged 16 August 2012)

14: TIM MCINDOE to move, That this House congratulate the Waikato team of Christopher Jury, Thomas Simpson and Kayla Grant, for winning the Russell McVeagh New Zealand Secondary Schools' Debating championships this month, noting that it is Waikato's second successive victory in the competition, and further noting that Thomas Simpson was again named as the tournament's best speaker and selected for the Russell McVeagh New Zealand Schools' Debating Team that will represent New Zealand at the World Schools' Debating Tournament in Turkey in February 2012. (Lodged 16 August 2012)

19: TIM MCINDOE to move, That this House congratulate Jacob Phillips of Hamilton Boys' High School, who is the current Paralympics New Zealand record holder for the 400m in both the open and under-19 categories in the T38 clasification, and the under-19 record holder in the F38 discus, for being awarded a $5,000 Variety - The Children's Charity Scholarship to assist him to attend the Arafura Games (in conjunction with the Oceania Paralympic Games) in Darwin in 2013, and wish him well on that competition and with his future athletic ambitions. (Lodged 21 August 2012)