PNBHS NEWS

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Chess
by Gerry Atkin - Friday, 18 July 2025, 2:41 PM
 
Congratulations to year 9 student Leo Lawton, who won the Manawatū Secondary Schools Individual Chess Competition. He played six games against players from Feilding, Longburn, Freyberg and Dannevirke High Schools, winning all of his matches.



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Orienteering
by Gerry Atkin - Thursday, 17 July 2025, 11:58 AM
 

Last weekend several PNBHS students competed at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships held in Auckland.  The team was without our top competitor, Jakob Abernethy, who is racing in Europe.

The highlight saw the Junior Boys Relay team of Tom Transom, Jimmy Linklater and Hugo Sherman finishing in third place.

Other results of note from the three-day event included Hugo Skerman gained second place in the individual Long Course  and 11th in the Individual Sprint event.



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NZ Selection
by Gerry Atkin - Thursday, 17 July 2025, 7:25 AM
 

Good luck to Brodie Bennett and the New Zealand Squash team, who are competing in the Junior World Championships in Egypt.


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NZ Selection
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 1:12 PM
 

Congratulations to Grayson Cattle, who has been selected in the New Zealand Football Men’s U16 team to compete in the OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2025, the qualifying tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026, taking place in Solomon Islands in August.



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Reading Challenge
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 12:35 PM
 

Congratulations to the young men who completed the requirements of the Junior Reading Challenge during term two and received their morning tea shout from the Rector today. Junior students can still sign up for the reading challenge, and books you have already read this year can be counted - see the librarians for information.


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Book Review
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 10:38 AM
 

Well done to Shloke Dutta, who presented the first book review for the term at assembly this morning. Shloke reviewed The Outsider, written by Stephen King. The Outsider, along with Stephen King's prolific body of work, is available from the PNBHS Library.




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Play Book Bingo and the Junior Reading Challenge
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 10:36 AM
 

Play Book Bingo!  Read a book and answer the question that best suits the book. When you have three answers in a row, get it signed off by one of the librarians. Your name will go into the prize box to win a canteen voucher.  You can also get these books recorded for the Junior Reading Challenge.

The Junior Reading Challenge encourages and rewards young men in Year 9 and Year 10 for reading.  As you finish each book during the year, talk to your English teacher or one of the librarians to have it recorded.

·      15 books read and logged = Bronze Award

·      20 books read and logged = Silver Award

·      30 books read and logged = Gold Award

All students who earn an award will have their certificates presented at assembly and a morning tea with the Rector in term 4.

Please see one of the librarians or your English teacher with any questions.




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Attendance
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 7:54 AM
 

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Rugby Draw for Saturday 19th
by Sally Wenham - Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 10:29 AM
 

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Saem Millward Assembly Performance
by Gerry Atkin - Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 9:26 AM