Below is a message from the Beautification Trust about new recycling rules.
The year has brought about changes and developments with our waste system, in particular regarding what we can and can’t recycle. As many of our community currently struggle with an overflowing red bin on a weekly basis, it is now more important than ever to provide education about how to mend this issue.
Recognising this issue, we created an online waste directory to help our community throughout south and east Auckland (https://www.beautification.org.nz/wastedirectory). Not only this, but we have continued to expand our recycling options onsite at our Community Recycling Centre. We now accept soft plastics and bottle caps (plastic and metal), as well as used tyres (no more than 5, cannot include rims). Please follow this link for further information. https://www.beautification.org.nz/manurewa-community-recycling-centre
This Thursday, we’ll be having our Non-Uniform Day for Term 4! This event is dedicated to supporting the OSC and MHJC Scholarship Fund. The scholarship helps cover university fees for a student who graduated from both OSC and MHJC.
Recently, MHJC has received some funding to allow our Media Studies students to create a promotional video for the Mission Heights Schools bike track. We hope you enjoy hearing about this shared facility.
The judging for this years’ ‘Think Kind Competition’ has recently been completed and Alisha Manan (9W2) has made the list of the Top 10 Project!
The overall winner will be determined by a people’s choice vote, and will be announced on 1st November, World Vegan Day. The entry that wins the People’s Choice Award will receive $1,000 for their school, kindly donated by Let’s Eat.
Corey Reed (9C1) had a fantastic competition at the XP New Zealand Gymnastics Championships in Palmerston North over the holidays.
He competed for the region Gymsport Manukau in level 7 Men’s Artistic Gymnastics. He placed 17th overall and his team of 4 placed 4th. A fantastic result in a step up to the senior level.
Alex Reed (MHJC Alumni) competed in level 8 and place 2nd overall.
Congratulations to Anjali Mathew of 7M2 for achieving an outstanding participation medal in ICAS Writing this year. This means that she will receive a High Distinction medal from ICAS and this will be presented to her. Anjali scored an amazing 30 out of 33 marks for her writing and spelling & grammar which is in the top 99 percent in New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Auckland Netball Prizegiving was this past Saturday for our Premier Girls Netball Team, where they received their 1st Place certificates and badges. They also had a special photo taken with Samon Nathan, the Northern Stars mid court player. 🥇
MHJC finished Te Wiki o te Reo Māori strong, with our tuakana-teina opportunity for our Year 9 & 10 Te Reo classes who taught our Year 7 students some fun Māori kēmu. Ākonga and kaiako also got to enjoy some delicious hāngī for lunch and dressed up proudly in traditional attire.
