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At Golden Bay High School students prepare for the future by learning skills and knowledge, and developing the personal resources that are needed to live satisfying, balanced and responsible lives.
We cater for all students, whatever their needs. Part of our philosophy is to take into account the interests and abilities of each student. We devise individual programmes to support maximum learning where necessary. Please contact us if you need any further assistance - we would love to hear from you. Ake Ake Kia Kaha. 
7 December 2018
Tēnā koutou katoa I find it hard to believe that my first year as Principal of Golden Bay High School is drawing to an end! A huge thank you to everyone for your support as I have begun to settle into the school and the community. Golden Bay High School is a wonderful school, with fabulous students, dedicated staff, a supportive community and an unique environment. Junior Prizegiving All are welcome – 10am on Wednesday 12th December. Stationery Please see the notice in this Goldie (and an email home). We strongly encourage you to purchase through Office Max, as Home and School will receive a 10% cash rebate. Students are expected to have their stationery on the first day of term in 2019 – ie 28th January. Learning does happen on the first day, with three lessons planned along with the powhiri and some administration. Uniform The BoT has made some minor tweaks to the uniform with regards to shoes. Please be aware that we will be enforcing uniform from the beginning of next year. The BoT has planned a full uniform review for 2020. A full list of uniform requirements is part of this Goldie. Music and drama parents’ meeting We are holding a meeting for parents and others interested in music and drama, and what support the school and community can offer. This is on Tuesday 11th December at 5pm in the Library. Staff changes Celine McHugh has resigned to continue with her doctoral studies and will not be returning in 2019. New appointments are: · Kat Fort – Permanent Mathematics · Bradley Edmondson – Permanent Mathematics · Karen Hunt – replacing Glenda Allinson who is on leave in 2019 · Paul Skelten – replacing Greg Allum who is on leave in 2019 · Georgina West – who will replace Ben Knoef when on study leave for 32 weeks (starting late February). Festive season My best wishes to all in our community for a relaxing and safe festive season. We look forward to 2019 being a wonderful year for our students and our school. Ake Ake Kia Kaha Linda SENIOR CLOSING CEREMONY, 2018 – AWARDS LIST
SPECIAL AWARDS Dux, Kathy Shaw; Proxime Accessit, Lauren Berkett; M G S Charlton Plate and Prize for Citizenship, Jack Balck; The Colin McDonald Award for Endeavour, K-Dee Bourke; Kia Kaha Award, Erin Bickley. Scholarship Recipients Reilly Trust Leadership Challenge, Chenille Simpson; Returned Services Association Scholarship, Erin Bickley; Altrusa Community Scholarship, Kathy Shaw; University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow, Kathy Shaw; University of Otago Dux Scholarship, Kathy Shaw; McKee Charitable Trust Scholarship, Kathy Shaw; Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, K-Dee Bourke; Soroptimist Prize, Kathy Shaw. SPORTS AWARDS Senior Boys’ Swimming Champion, Finbar Lewis; Senior Girls’ Swimming; Maya Lewis, Senior Boys’ Athletic Champion and Sprint Champion, Tyler Palmer; Senior Girls’ Athletic Champion and Sprint Champion, Kayla Harvey; Senior Boys’ Cross Country Champion, Zante Stone; Senior Girls’ Cross Country Champion, Shaye Oates; Chamberlain Trophy for Commitment to Netball, Courtney Sturgeon; 2018 Tasman Secondary Schools Sportsperson Award; Tyler Palmer & Tom Bassett-Eason, Tasman Secondary Schools Sportsman of the Year, Tom Bassett-Eason; Sportswoman of the Year, Kayla Harvey; The Golden Bay High School Sportsperson of the Year, Tyler Palmer; NETWORK TASMAN AWARDS Y13: Kathy Shaw & Lauren Berkett Y12: Xanthe Rose & Rata Lee Y11: Sequoia Osborne & Rory Patching SCHOOL AWARDS Palmer Cup for Improvement and Endeavour in English, Ludo Palffy; Whaowhia te Kete Mātauranga Trophy for Excellence in Social Sciences, Kathy Shaw; Manawhenua ki Mohua Trust Trophy for Contribution to Māori within School, Mihi Rangihika; David Tunley Memorial Cup for Chemistry, Kathy Shaw; Winner of the Outdoor Pursuits Trophy for the top Outdoor Education Student, Tom Bassett-Eason; TAG Trophy for Visual Arts, Catrina Sadowski; Alex Renton Memorial Trophy, Mathew Hopkins. Arts Award, Erin Bickley; LEVEL 3 HONOURS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Jack Balck, Technology; Daniel Barham, Outdoor Education; Tom Bassett-Eason, Outdoor Education; Xanthe Rose, English; Kathy Shaw, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Biology. LEVEL 3 HONOURS AWARDS FOR DILIGENCE AND ENDEAVOUR Lauren Berkett, Trades; Erin Bickley, Arts; K-Dee Bourke, Tourism, Geography, Gateway; Oscar Chubb, Physical Education; Tyrone Gower, Technology; Hannah Holmwood, Mathematics with Statistics; Joe Ogle, English; Tyler Palmer, Physics; Rhiannon Ward, Biology; Rowan Williams, Outdoor Education. LEVEL 2 HONOURS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Finn Bamford, Physics, Geography; Ethan Harwood, Building, Construction, & Allied Trade Skills; Rata Lee, English; Shaye Oates, Outdoor Education; Brylee Pauling, Hospitality; Xanthe Rose, Mathematics, History, Physics, Biology, Chemistry; Joshua Scotland, Mechanical Engineering; Star Young, Hospitality, Classical Studies. LEVEL 2 HONOURS AWARDS FOR DILIGENCE AND ENDEAVOUR Sophie Foulsham, Tourism Studies; Mea Gray, Biology, Gateway; English; Rata Lee, Geography; Finbar Lewis, Photography; Dylan Palmer, Outdoor Education, Building, Construction, & Allied Trade Skills; Brylee Pauling, Trades; Josh Scotland, English, Physics; Jack Sheridan, Mechanical Engineering; Ashley Thomas, Mathematics, English, Chemistry; Holly Thomas, Outdoor Education; Star Young, History: Fergus Zrinyi Morgan, Mathematics, Classical Studies. LEVEL 1 HONOURS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Kye Childs, Hospitality; Tomo Clere, English; Digital Technologies; Kayla Harvey, Literacy, Mechanical Engineering; Alex Heraud-Jones Social Science, Visual Art; Niwa Jongkind, Visual Art; ; Ella Mitchison, Classical Studies, English; Sequoia Osborne, Mathematics, Science, Classical Studies; Rory Patching, Social Science, Physical Education; Lucas Rothwell, Mechanical Engineering; Jen Sampson, Visual Art LEVEL 1 HONOURS AWARDS FOR DILIGENCE AND ENDEAVOUR Stella Bacci-Rowe, Digital Technologies; Korban Borlase, Mechanical Engineering; Tomo Clere, Mathematics; Poppy Ellis, English, Visual Art; Storm Foxwell, Social Science; Mackenzie Harwood, Mechanical Engineering; Elyse Hopkins, Social Science; Coco Lolani, English; Shaye Oates, Science, English, Physical Education; Sequoia Osborne, Visual Art; Taine Reynish, Hospitality; Solomon Sommerfeld, English; Jennifer Spooner, Digital Technologies; Oria Waters, Visual Art; Hayden Winter, Literacy. 
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Calendar of Events
Term One 2019 Calendar 5 Jan Home & School Quiz Fundraiser 28 Jan School begins 4 Feb Nelson Anniversary Day 5 Feb GBHS Closed 6 Feb Waitangi Day 2019 Term and Public Holiday Dates:
Term 1 - Monday 28th January - Friday 12th April Term 2 - Monday 29th April - Friday 5th July Term 3 - Monday 22nd July - Friday 27th September Term 4 - Monday 14th October - Wednesday 11th December 2019 Public and Special Holidays Nelson Anniversary Day: Monday 4th February GBHS Closed for Instruction: Tuesday 5th February Waitangi Day Public holiday: Wednesday 6th February Good Friday: 19th April, Easter Monday & Tuesday: 22nd/23rd April (in term break) Anzac Day: Friday 25th April (in term break) Queen's Birthday: Monday 3rd June Labour Day: Monday 28th October Please see the Year Dates page for further information 
Feedback from the Community Hui - Nov 2018
Sometimes quality surpasses quantity and our recent community hui was confirmation of this. A much smaller group of whānau than last year meant that conversations could be in depth and specific. There were five main points of discussion:
The openness of staff with parents and students was clear as was the variety of activities and curriculum. Areas we can do better are more emphasis on performing arts, technology and more creative assessments. There is a real interest in formulating plans for more community involvement and the many ways that may happen. The shift from conventional teaching methods into a more student centred learning is something that both staff and parents felt worthy of pursuing further. (In fact this is an area of significant focus for the school in 2019) These questions and points of discussion remain valid not just during the hui process but throughout the year. If parents, students, whānau or the wider community have questions or comments any time, we are wanting to hear them. Andy Williams - BoT Chairperson Ministry of Education lifts Statutory Intervention at Golden Bay High School
In March 2017, the Board of Trustees of Golden Bay High School realised that sometimes, we can’t do everything ourselves. Sometimes, we have to ask for help. We believe wholeheartedly in our school. In the staff and students, and all those who support the students at home and in the wider community. As a board, we realised that we were not able to provide the environment for staff and students to flourish and strive for the best. We agreed to ask the Ministry of Education for assistance and in late March 2017 Alison McAlpine arrived as our Limited Statutory Manager or LSM. She took over the responsibilities for all functions, powers and duties of the Board as an employer, for property and the management of financial operations. Alison has been a real blessing to the board and the school as a whole. She has a long history of empathy with the Bay and has been a Nelson/Tasman local for a long time. Alison brought wisdom and empathy to her role and proved to be the mentor that we as a board needed. Under her coaching, the board were able to recreate the environment that we knew was possible at the school, where staff were valued and encouraged in their profession, where students were surrounded with support and encouragement and where we all felt proud to be a part of Golden Bay High School. At the end of 2017, Linda Tame joined us as our new Principal and we have continued the growth within the board, staff and students. Over the past few months, the board along with Alison have realized that the reasons we asked for help a year ago have all but disappeared. We feel confident in our ability to maintain and grow the environment that fosters professionalism and passion amongst staff and a desire to learn and have fun for the students. This has been re-iterated by the Ministry of Education and after a time of visits and interviews, they believe that the board is ready to move back into a full governance role. On Thursday afternoon 1st November, the Ministry of Education handed full responsibility back to the board and it is now business as usual. The board would like to thank all the staff, parents, caregivers and the wider community for the belief you have shown in the school, and for the assistance you have provided over the past couple of years. We would also like to publically thank Alison McAlpine for all her work. The way she has listened, hugged, spoken words of wisdom and pulled in favours for Golden Bay High will not be quickly forgotten. As for asking for help, we realise that this can be a strength rather than a weakness. Next week we have our annual community hui. This is where we gather with students, staff, parents/caregivers and community members to discuss our dreams and aspirations for the school, the visions, the things that we as Golden Bay want for our students. It is these discussions and the work that follows them that will make us stronger and provide a more relevant, more exciting and more promising future for all who pass through the school. See you there. Andy Williams GBHS Board of Trustees Report - September 2018
"Only three months till Christmas, two months till senior exams and two weeks till school holidays. It seems like life is marking time between events and passing by at an ever increasing pace at the same time. Amongst all of this, our students have been engaged in all manner of activities. Ones that stretch the brain like MATHIX; ones that stretch their fears and phobias like caving and ones that stretch muscles like netball comps and Rotoiti camp. Out of these types of activities resilience is forged. Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulty, to spring back into shape, to adjust easily to misfortune or change. This is hugely important in the formation of our students and equally important in the growth of a school. How well we as a school react or adapt to change and how well we recover from difficulty. We have shown a degree of resilience over the past wee while and some of the basis of the resilience shown is our own staff, students and board. We have all built up tools that enable us to cope with events as they unfold, more often than not without our knowing. But building resilience can be intentional too. As a board, we can build a toolbox of policy, effective communication, relational trust and good judgement, all of which will help us get through difficult times and make us stronger. Throughout this year we have been working to address areas which required change following on from our ERO review process and these things make us more robust and more effective as a school. We have spent time on refining policies, bringing them into a form where they are more clear, more precise and more easily followed. We have worked on relationships, with staff surveys and student surveys. We are planning our community consultation hui where we will be presenting to our wider community and listening to them and their dreams and concerns. Staff have been involved in Professional Learning and Development or PLD throughout the year and student programs like the William Pike Challenge and Hillary Challenge are developing skills in our young people. To be an effective and empowering school, we all need to be working together developing our toolbox of skillsets. Resilience is one of these skills and one we know we are gong to need when the only constant around us is continual change." Regards from Andy Williams (Chairperson), Linda Tame (Principal), Jack Balck (Student Trustee), Gareth Batten (Staff Trustee), Cherrie Chubb, Cynthia Sampson, Susie Struck (Parent Trustees), Vanessa Harwood (GBHS Home and School Committee Rep), Beverley Purdie (Manawhenua Ki Mohua Rep), and Alison McAlpine (Limited Statutory Manager) |
School uniforms are supplied by the GBHS Home & School Association
Uniform shop will be open in the holidays on Tuesday the 22nd January 2019. This is for all new students to pick up their pre-ordered uniform before the start of the school year. It will also be a good opportunity for all other students to buy their school uniform too. The hours will be 11am- 2pm.
All uniform purchases must be paid in full on the day. This can be done by internet banking or pay cash or cheque on the day. Please be aware that for us to return any uniform, it must not have been worn and the tags still need to be on the clothing. Any enquires please contact Daphne on 021 130 6655 or email uniform@gbh.school.nz.
Uniform shop will be open in the holidays on Tuesday the 22nd January 2019. This is for all new students to pick up their pre-ordered uniform before the start of the school year. It will also be a good opportunity for all other students to buy their school uniform too. The hours will be 11am- 2pm.
All uniform purchases must be paid in full on the day. This can be done by internet banking or pay cash or cheque on the day. Please be aware that for us to return any uniform, it must not have been worn and the tags still need to be on the clothing. Any enquires please contact Daphne on 021 130 6655 or email uniform@gbh.school.nz.
