PNBHS NEWS

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Careers
by Gerry Atkin - Friday, 10 October 2025, 8:58 AM
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SGCNZ
by Gerry Atkin - Thursday, 9 October 2025, 10:57 AM
 

Congratulations to Isaac Fox, who has been selected for the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) Young Shakespeare Company 2026 and will travel to London to perform at the Globe Theatre.



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Jonty Williamson
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 8:11 PM
 

Watch Jonty Williamson win silver at Lenzerheide, his first Downhill World Cup podium finish.

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Stage Band
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 1:09 PM
 

Check out the Stage Band’s second place performance at the Young Jazz Band-It national competition.


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Attendance
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 12:17 PM
 

Our term 3 attendance data show a big lift in the percentage of students considered ‘regularly attending’ i.e. 90% or higher attendance. In term 3 this year 72% of our young men were at school at least 90% of the time, which compares favourably to 62% in 2024, 55% in 2023 and 58% in 2022. Very pleasingly, this pattern of improved attendance is evident across all ethnic groups and all year levels. Thank you to all of our young men and whānau who are continuing to Make School the Priority.

At the end of term 3, 163 of our young men had maintained a 100% attendance record for the school year, a fantastic effort. At interval today, these young men were shouted morning tea by the Rector. Thank you to the catering staff at College House for providing the morning tea.



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Stanley Pettengill
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 11:43 AM
 

Congratulations to Stanley Pettingill, who was the winner of the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Composition Competition and the secondary school section of the Orchestras Central Composition Competition run in partnership with Waikato University. 



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Stage Band
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 10:43 AM
 

At the end of Term 3 the Stage Band performed at the Music Works Ensemble Festival Aotearoa (MEFA) and the Young Jazz Band-It national competition.  They were awarded Gold for their MEFA performance and finished second in the Young Jazz Band-It competition—outstanding results and a good reflection of the groups commitment and dedication, as well as the musicianship and leadership of the band’s director, Mr. Neville Lauridsen.  At assembly this morning Louis Crawford presented the trophy and certificate won by the Stage Band to the school.



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Book Review
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 10:12 AM
 

Thank you and well done to Year 9 student Josh Galpin, who presented this week's book review at assembly this morning. Josh reviewed Surving to Drive: A Year Inside Formula 1, written by Guenther Steiner.

Congratulations to Benjamin Quitiquit, who was the winner of a canteen voucher in this week's Book Bingo draw.






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Fred Hollows Fundraiser
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 8:47 AM
 

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Cycling
by Gerry Atkin - Monday, 6 October 2025, 3:12 PM
 

At assembly this morning Filip Martin and Liam O’Dea were presented with the medals and trophy they won at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Road Championships held at the beginning of the recent school holidays.  Liam won Silver in the U15 Points Race while Filip won Bronze in the U17 Road Race and Gold in the U17 Points Race.