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Senior Leaders 2013

	HEAD GIRL - Abbe Meads Kia ora girls, my name is Abbe Meads and I feel very privileged and incredibly proud to be your Head Girl for 2013. It is a role I have aspired to since year nine, and alongside my deputy head girls, Nicole and Kelly, I am hoping to meet and exceed all the expectations that being a leader brings. This year my aim is to increase school pride in all year levels. I plan to do this by supporting and growing student involvement in extracurricular activities, and further developing and establishing the teina (younger sister) tuakana (older sister) relationships within Hamilton Girls’ High School. I would also like to celebrate the remarkable achievements, no matter how big or small, of our girls and continue to encourage personal excellence in all aspects of school life. I believe communication is essential and I aim to improve and strengthen this between students and staff. I’m here for you girls. If you have any ideas about how to make our school environment an even better place, always feel free to approach me and have a chat about your suggestions. I believe by helping each other out and being involved, as students we have the power to reach all our goals this year. 2013 is going to be very challenging, but I am looking forward to meeting new people, to us all working as a team to make a difference at HGHS, and giving back to the school that has offered me so much. Good luck to you all, aim high and achieve higher but most importantly enjoy being a Girls’ High girl.  “Regardless of differences, we strive shoulder to shoulder. Teamwork can be summed up in five short words - We believe in each other.” Unknown
	DEPUTY HEAD GIRL - Kelly Le Quesne My name is Kelly Le Quesne and I am so proud and privileged to be one of your Deputy Head Girls for 2013! I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of the wonderful group of Senior Leaders that we have this year and can’t wait to start building on all of our (including yours) brilliant ideas and experiences to make for an exciting year. Goals tend to draw the best out of life. They give you a motive to get up and out of bed in the morning and give you a reason to keep going all day. My goal this year is for us to embrace our Hamilton Girls’ High School spirit. I would love to see all of the girls getting involved in school life, whether it is in house events, sports or councils. I think there are so many opportunities at our school that you girls should step out of your comfort zones and try something that challenges you on a personal level. Remember, you miss 100% of the shots you never take. Set your goals high this year even if it’s just to test how far you can push yourself. I hope you all have a great year and please don’t hesitate to come up and say hello if you see me.
	DEPUTY HEAD GIRL - Nicole Porima Kia Ora, I am Nicole Porima and have the absolute privilege of being one of Hamilton Girls' High School’s Deputy Head Girls, for 2013. I am forever thankful to everyone who has helped me get here and I cannot wait to play my part in guiding my sisters through the year ahead.  My goals for the year in this role, involve listening to all voices, being approachable and making positive changes that will increase school pride among us! My good friend Wikipedia defines leadership as, “A process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective”. I hope to be that positive influence to my sisters and guide them through the busy year we have ahead. I am extremely excited about becoming more involved with all aspects of school life including service, sports and arts activities. I hope to see all my fellow peers getting in and amongst these endless opportunities too! To my sisters of our school- Please come and say hello to me or voice your opinion, I am only too happy to listen.  Have a brilliant year girls!

House Leaders 2013

	CAMPBELL HOUSE Winnie Rawiri-King Kia Ora everyone, My name is Winnie Rawiri- King and I am extremely honoured and proud to be your Campbell House Captain for 2013.   I look forward to getting to know everyone throughout the year as they get involved and participate to achieve their own personal best in ways of contributing to the Campbell House so that we can take out the competition and win this year!   With the help of my prefects and Year 13s I believe we will make this year very fun and enjoyable for each and every one of our girls.
	EDGECUMBE HOUSE Zoe Pennell Hello, my name is Zoe Pennell and I am honoured to be Edgecumbe House Captain for 2013. I'm so excited to spend the year with the Edgecumbe girls that blew me away to start the year off with. I'm sure they will carry on getting involved and being supportive with all the upcoming house events. I can't wait to show off all the talent we have in our house. With the help of all the amazing year 13s and my wonderful prefects, we are going for gold this year. Campbell, MacDiarmid, Heads and Willson ... Bring it on ;)
	HEADS HOUSE Cassia Ngaruhe Hey, hey everyone! I'm Cassia Ngaruhe and I am so excited and extremely honoured to be the Heads House Captain for 2013. I can't wait for Heads to take it out this year! There are so many fun house events that everyone can get involved in and I look forward to seeing all the girls get amongst it and have a blast! I can't wait for this coming year and for the moment Heads claims the victory for 2013! You can't get much better than Heads House! Thank you :)
	MACDIARMID HOUSE Leela Sawyer Talofa lava. My name is Leela Sawyer and I am extremely excited to be Macdiarmid House Captain for 2013. For me, being House captain isn't about me being the only leader. I believe that every Macdiarmid girl is a leader and together we are a team. I look forward to the year ahead and watching my Macdiarmid girls getting involved in all house, sporting and curricular activities. Together Everyone Achieves More. It's our year to shine. MACDIARMID 2013!
	WILSON HOUSE Jemma Erceg Hey, Jemma here! 2013 is looking up to be a beautiful, action-packed year, one for the opportunists for sure and I have the wicked privilege of being the 2013 Wilson House Captain. This year, I am striving to instil Wilson’s famous mana; the yellow flowers pride and strength that stands out within the wider HGHS whanau. I wish y’all a great year and I hope you take the opportunity to be the best opportunists the world has seen!

School Captains 2013

	Sports Captain - Hollie Reid Hey girls, my name is Hollie Reid and its a privilege to be the 2013 Sports Captain of Girls High along side my three awesome prefects Danielle, Kayla and Rylee. I have a huge passion for anything involving sports which means you will always see me supporting all teams on their pursuit for excellence. I hope I can spread the love of sport further through our school by being the best role model I can be! I'm looking forward to all events especially the exchanges, hopefully we can defend both shields again this year!		Service Captain - Amokura Tautari Kia Ora, my name is Amokura Tautari and I am the Service Captain for 2013. This year is an exciting year and I am looking forward to working with the Service Council to encourage greater involvement and participation in the service activities in our school and wider community. Causes we hope to support include Relay For Life, Amnesty International, SADD(Students Against Drunk Driving), Meals on Wheels, CanTeen, Habitat for Humanity & The Starship National Air Ambulance and I know that 2013 although busy, will be a great year for service.
	Academic Captain - Lucy Sullivan Hey everyone! My name is Lucy Sullivan and I have the privilege of being the Academic Captain at Hamilton Girls’ High School for 2013. As the Academic Captain, it is my job to encourage academics in the school community. This year, along with my five fab prefects; Emily, Kerrianne, Krystal, Alysha and Christine, our goal is to encourage more students to get involved with Academic Council and to recognise more academic achievements in school. The Academic Council organises events such as treasure hunts, quizzes (along with Boys’ High) and we also offer tutoring to students who want extra help. Through these events, I hope that the Academic Council becomes more widely established and more students will attend, therefore giving a larger representation of academics throughout the school. I am so very thankful to be in this position and I hope that with the help of my wonderful prefects, we can achieve these goals and make 2013 an amazing year!		Arts Captain - Brooke Mayall Hey Lovely Ladies, I’m Brooke and I have been given the huge privilege of being your Arts Captain for 2013!! I’m so excited! My Year 9 dream is coming true! My whole life has been about the Arts. It is everything I love to do, so I am heavily involved. This year I plan on keeping all the events and activities we have done in the past, also continuing with the newest event talent quest with Boys High! I have lots of new ideas of groups/activities/events I would like to start to showcase the Arts in our school, make the Arts bigger, and also to make the most of out amazing new buildings! We have a lot of talented girls at HGHS and I’m hoping to showcase their talent to the school because I know girls will enjoy it! It’s amazing what some people can do! I’m hoping to get more girls involved in the Arts (music, drama, art and dance) and I look forward to seeing lots more faces. Its gonna be a great year and I cant wait!!!
	Multicultural Captain - Navjit Sandhu Kia Ora, Sat Shri Akal and Hello, I’m Navjit Sandhu and I have the utmost privilege of being appointed your Multicultural Captain for 2013. I am very passionate about all cultures and respect them. This role is about bringing all the unique cultures together at HGHS and keeping the Multicultural diversity alive. This year I’m hoping to get a lot of people involved in this committee as possible, together we can organise fun-filled events that’ll teach our students about all the special cultures we have here at HGHS, and how they’re all differently amazing J I know that with the help of my wonderful prefects and committee HGHS will represent its diversity of cultures brilliantly and make 2013 a year to remember.		HGHS Foundation Captain - Divya Sagar Hello everyone! I’m Divya Sagar and I am the very first student foundation representative for Hamilton Girls’ High School. I am very privileged to be given the role as the first student foundation representative. This role is about helping the school with fundraising. There are two funds: an endowment fund and a building fund. The Endowment fund supports students and staff and the Building fund which is used to build the new gym and other facilities. My goals for 2013 is to collect as much funds as possible for our school and getting as many people involved in fundraising for the school. Hope 2013 will be a year to remember.
	Student Council Captain - Aimee Short Hey everyone! My name is Aimee Short and I am both honoured and super excited to be your Student Council Captain for 2013! Student Council plays a very important role in the school community with tasks including organizing mufti days, various student activities, financially assisting different groups and individuals both inside and outside of our school along with doing all we can to resolve any student issues. Along with my wonderful prefects Kahu Haimona and Aaliyah Abraham we hope to be able to get a wide range of students coming along to our weekly council meetings so that as many voices as possible are heard, to create an attitude where students want to become involved in changing Hamilton Girls' in a positive way that will not only be beneficial to us in this present time but for future students as well. We have a busy year ahead of us and I can't wait to get stuck in, bring it on 2013!		BOT Student Rep - Suad Abdulkadir I am really looking forward to being a member of the HGHS Board of Trustees this year. As the Student Trustee it is my job to represent the student voice ensuring that the needs and interests of the students are always kept in mind. I am excited to learn as much as possible about this role and what it requires, and I will strive to do the best job possible for the students at HGHS. One of the Jobs that my role requires is my involvement in the school council. I also look forward to working with the girls involved with these groups to understand what students are feeling. Please don't be afraid to come up and say hi if you see me around school, I am always happy to hear what you have to say.

Ka Awatea Captains - Tini Parete-Simon and Stephie King-Uerata Kia Ora, Talofa, Bula, Aloha! This year we are honoured and excited to be the Ka Awatea Captains for 2013. We’re looking forward to engaging with our HGHS students this year with many different events and activities. We would love to see all the girls getting involved and embracing the Maori and Pacifika cultures of HGHS. It’s going to be a great year!