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Please Vote for MHJC’s “Bright Sparks!”

Congratulations to members of ‘Project Lockdown’,  Bella Lin, Katrina Mohammed, Ryan Ngo and Bill Wong who have been named as one of the finalists in the 2016 BrightSparks competition, and invited to attend the award ceremony in November.

There is a “People’s Choice Award” that can be completed online, and the group would appreciate the support of our school and community to vote…
Project Lockdown is an innovative school alarm system that can alert students and teachers of intruders and other emergency situations. The system sends a popup message to every computer and projector in the school when the emergency button is pressed. The project was created with the goal of making every student feel safe and secure in their school.
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Sophia Tiana’s Cultural + Sport Exchange in the USA

Sophia and Tiana returned to New Zealand on Friday 14th October after a Cultural and Sport exchange in the USA. Both Sophia and Tiana had the opportunity to share the Māori culture with the Navajo People on the Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Arizona and the Navajo people shared their food, culture and way of life. The girls reported that their journey into Canyon De Chelly, the history of the Canyon and the meaning to the Navajo people was absolutely breath taking.
The girls also had the opportunity to speak at Chinle Elementary School to talk about the Māori culture and for the students and staff to share their way of life with the girls, as well. A strong bond was formed with the Navajo people, so much so that they wish to fly to New Zealand to learn more about the Māori people and Aotearoa. The girls also spent time at Chinle High School to talk about Māori culture and exchange gifts.
Sophia, Tiana and past MHJC student Ngapipi played 18 basketball games in total starting in Los Angeles at Costa Mesa High School where they attained third place and then travelled to Chinle where they played the Navajo Seniors and then to Maricopa, Sequoia Pathway Academy, Arizona, where they placed third again. This was an experience that both Sophia and Tiana will not forget, and to have met with the Navajo people and fully engage in the way they live and celebrate who they are, was extremely special.
There are many Māori families living and working in the USA and for them to journey with Sophia and Tiana’s Ngā Hau E Wha group from New Zealand was another great experience, as it allowed for them to reconnect to who they are and for them to share their homes and food with the group, whilst they were travelling through the USA.  What an amazing experience girls – well done!
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Planting for a greener community

Thanks to the efforts of Mission Heights students you will see some new trees in the community!  On 28 July, students from Mountains and the Enviro Council planted over 400 native trees with Auckland Council.  Students from Baverstock Oaks and Mission Heights Primary also completed planting in the area earlier in the day.  Check out the planting efforts by visiting the reserve at the corner of Bellagio Way and Valderama Drive.
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Students take their learning to new heights at Tiritiri Matangi

A group of Year 9 Mountains students and the Enviro Council headed to Tirititi Matangi on 3rd August.  After an early start, students caught the ferry from downtown Auckland to the open bird sanctuary.  Part of the day was to participate in a guided walk of the island.  Over fifteen species of birds were viewed, including the Brown Teal, Korora, North Island Saddleback and Takahe, to name a few.  Some of these birds can only be viewed on the island, as the pests on mainland inhibit their ability to survive.
Our special thanks to Mrs Carpenter, Mr Camage and Mrs Ramkumar for attending with the group.
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MHJC students spell their way to New Zealand’s top 200!

Laiba Batool, Nandini Singh and Jamini Patel attended the New Zealand Spelling Bee Auckland semi-finals on Sunday, 7th August.
 
All three girls completed a written spelling test then competed against peers by spelling words verbally on stage. The words were extremely challenging!
 
Well done to Laiba, Nandini and Jamini for being in the top 200 student spellers in New Zealand.
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