This was led by Miss Clarke with support from Miss Wiltenburg. The performance encapsulated the theme of internal battles that teens face. "To the world, people show one thing but feel another inside of themselves.  In this day and age, people think it’s alright to put each other down and claim it as a ‘joke.’ We do not realise how much it affects others and their wellbeing and the pressure people feel to fit in. Instead, we need to be kind and help each other to rise up so we all can feel valued and have an equal place in society." 

All the students performed beautifully and made our school so proud. A special mention goes to Amelia I. who was the lead dancer in our performance. She also won the award for Outstanding Rangatahi (Star of the Show).

As a school Howick Intermediate was awarded for 'The Best Use of Drama' and placed overall Second for the Intermediate Schools at the Auckland Show. 

The Whanau was split into two groups. The first group went on a scavenger hunt to find plants and statues around the gardens.

The second group went off with the lovely people that work at the Botanical Gardens and they explained to them how the ecosystem works and how every little bug and plant is a major part of our ecosystem.

The students were able to plant seedlings in the gardens and make potions for them. They watered their plants hoping they would grow to be big and beautiful.

This trip was an amazing learning experience for Hobson.

A big thank you to the teachers and parents that made this experience possible.

They had a mix of skills in the team, ranging from boys who hadn't played field hockey before, to Auckland players. The team played against 6 other schools, giving each game their all! It was great to see all the boys pull together!

They planted in the wetland area and worked very hard and got extremely muddy!

Although no one placed, we very impressed with how well our girls competed considering the short time frame they had to train. 

They all took it in their stride and had amazing attitudes. We congratulate them on their effort!

It was a great game to watch, with some big tackles and amazing ball carrying. The open team played with skill and heart and convincingly won against Pakuranga Intermediate. The day was hard but everyone played well and showed good sportsmanship. In the end, the under 55’s finished in third and the opens finished in second place.

She taught the students how to bend and shape the wire into a pukeko or face, paint the wire to make the colour vibrant and mount them onto a wooden stand. 

We are extremely grateful to Penny for donating her time and talent to the students at HIS.

These chess players used their problem solving skills as they decided which pieces they should move to yield the best results on the board. They kept calm under pressure and exercised the virtue of patience as they stayed focus while waiting for their opponent to take their turn and avoided rushing games. 

The experience for these students gave an insight into the creative thinking required as students understood how they need to imagine what will happen with each possible move on the board and then quickly come up with new strategies on the fly. 

Thanks to the parent volunteers for supporting the players.