James Hargest College
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James Hargest College is a large school of about 1800 students, in Invercargill
, New Zealand
. The majority of students are New Zealand European
, but there are some Māori and Asians. The school caters for students from year 7-13.
The school is divided into two campuses, known as James Hargest Junior Campus (Year 7-8) and James Hargest Senior Campus (Year 9-13). The campuses are at opposite ends of Layard Street and are separated by about a 15 minute walk.
James Hargest College is named after Brigadier-General James Hargest
.
review of schools in 2004. Other intermediate schools in the city merged with the newly formed James Hargest Junior Campus, increasing the school's roll and stretching resources. Because of this, a new technology
block has been built, and several new classrooms have been built since the merge. There are 20 homeroom classrooms.
The subjects in the New Technology Block include Science, Art, Woodwork, Foods & Textiles technology
, and an ICT & Media Suite.
at the centre, where students can purchase their lunch, and there are tables for the older students to eat indoors.
in Dunedin
and Gore High School
in Gore
.
Students can partake in a very wide variety of sports to represent the school, and there are often notices for tryouts in provincial sports teams.
Everyone at Hargest is placed into a school house. These are Menzies (green), Watson (blue), Thompson (red) and Hamilton (yellow). Near the beginning of each school year, the four houses compete for points at an athletics competition at Surrey Park Athletics Park, next to Stadium Southland
.
On 5 November 2009, Andy Wood was announced as Paul O'Connor's successor in the role. Mr. Wood was principal of Central Southland College in nearby Winton
. Mr. Wood was also deputy principal of the college from 1982 to 2003. He began in the role in the first term of 2010.
Invercargill
Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The majority of students are New Zealand European
New Zealand European
The term New Zealand European refers to New Zealanders of European descent who identify as New Zealand Europeans rather than some other ethnic group...
, but there are some Māori and Asians. The school caters for students from year 7-13.
The school is divided into two campuses, known as James Hargest Junior Campus (Year 7-8) and James Hargest Senior Campus (Year 9-13). The campuses are at opposite ends of Layard Street and are separated by about a 15 minute walk.
James Hargest College is named after Brigadier-General James Hargest
James Hargest
Brigadier James Hargest CBE, DSO & 2 bars, MC, ED, MP, was a New Zealand military officer and politician.Hargest was born in Gore, where his father was a farmer. He joined the Territorial Force in 1911, and when World War I broke out, he volunteered to serve in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,...
.
Junior Campus
James Hargest Junior Campus was formerly known as Rosedale Intermediate School until it became part of the former James Hargest High School to make James Hargest College as part of the Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Education , is the primary state sector organisation of New Zealand responsible for New Zealand's education system...
review of schools in 2004. Other intermediate schools in the city merged with the newly formed James Hargest Junior Campus, increasing the school's roll and stretching resources. Because of this, a new technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
block has been built, and several new classrooms have been built since the merge. There are 20 homeroom classrooms.
The subjects in the New Technology Block include Science, Art, Woodwork, Foods & Textiles technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, and an ICT & Media Suite.
Senior campus
The senior campus is much larger and has more students. The school has a very new, modern, NZ$2.2 million library, officially opened in 2004 which also includes the Guidance and Careers Centre. The library has a classroom with desks, computers and an Interactive Whiteboard, as well as a reading room where students can browse the library's collection of magazines, newspapers and many books. There are also DVD movies available for hire.- A Block - Administration Block. Contains Main Office, Hall, Student Administration, Deans and heads offices.
- B Block - Languages, ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and Special Help.
- C Block - Commerce and Food and Fabrics Department. Subjects taught here Information TechnologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, ChildcareChildcareChild care means caring for and supervising child/children usually from 0–13 years of age. In the United States child care is increasingly referred to as early childhood education due to the understanding of the impact of early experiences of the developing child...
and DevelopmentHuman development (humanity)Human development in the scope of humanity, specifically international development, is an international and economic development paradigm that is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. People are the real wealth of nations...
, Food TechnologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
and FashionFashionFashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and DesignDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
.
- D Block - DesignDesignDesign as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, GraphicsGraphicsGraphics are visual presentations on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, computer screen, paper, or stone to brand, inform, illustrate, or entertain. Examples are photographs, drawings, Line Art, graphs, diagrams, typography, numbers, symbols, geometric designs, maps, engineering drawings,or...
, and one ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
Classroom.
- E Block - E1-E5 is MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
. E6-E7 is ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and HorticultureHorticultureHorticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
. E8-E15 is EnglishEnglish studiesEnglish studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
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- F Block - Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
. F7 is used for Accounting and MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
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- G Block - Gyms 1-3 are all located and are used for teaching Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
, as well as Sports at lunchtime.
- M Block - Used For Teaching and Practising MusicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
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- N Block - Extra "prefab" Classrooms used for teaching MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
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- P Block - P1 is used for Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
and HealthHealthHealth is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
. P2 and P3 are used for teaching EnglishEnglish studiesEnglish studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
. P4 is the Year 13 Common roomCommon roomThe phrase common room is used especially in British and Canadian English to describe a type of shared lounge, most often found in dormitories, at universities, colleges, military bases, hospitals, rest homes, hostels, and even minimum-security prisons. It is generally connected to several...
. P5 and P6 are also used for teaching EnglishEnglish studiesEnglish studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, and Drama.
Hargest Centre
The Hargest Centre is a large building at the senior campus. The large gymnasium viewing gallery is popular with students who often go there to watch interclass sports at lunch break. There is a cafeteriaCafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
at the centre, where students can purchase their lunch, and there are tables for the older students to eat indoors.
Sports
School sports are popular and well established at Hargest. The school frequently shares inter school sporting competitions with rivals Logan Park High SchoolLogan Park High School
Logan Park High School is a high school in Dunedin, New Zealand. It was opened in 1975 on the site of a former rifle range in a small wooded valley adjacent to Logan Park, an area of land reclaimed from the former Lake Logan and now largely converted into a park and playing fields in Dunedin North...
in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
and Gore High School
Gore High School
Gore High School is one of two secondary schools in Gore, New Zealand. It is located on Coutts Road in the west of Gore.-Famous ex-pupils:*Aaron Barclay - 2010 Youth Olympics Gold Medalist*Jimmy Cowan - All Black*Justin Marshall - former All Black...
in Gore
Gore, New Zealand
Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of...
.
Students can partake in a very wide variety of sports to represent the school, and there are often notices for tryouts in provincial sports teams.
Everyone at Hargest is placed into a school house. These are Menzies (green), Watson (blue), Thompson (red) and Hamilton (yellow). Near the beginning of each school year, the four houses compete for points at an athletics competition at Surrey Park Athletics Park, next to Stadium Southland
Stadium Southland
Stadium Southland is an international sports complex in Invercargill, New Zealand. The stadium was completed in May 2000. The main SBS Sports Arena in the stadium has a capacity of 4,500, with temporary seating...
.
Principals
On 24 August 2009, Mr. Paul O'Connor, who had been Principal since 1993, announced his resignation from the role due to retirement. He remained principal until the end of 2009.On 5 November 2009, Andy Wood was announced as Paul O'Connor's successor in the role. Mr. Wood was principal of Central Southland College in nearby Winton
Winton, New Zealand
Winton is a town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located close to the east bank of the Oreti River, 30 kilometres north of Invercargill and 50 kilometres south of Lumsden. It is named after Thomas Winton, a local stockman who lived in the area in the 1850s...
. Mr. Wood was also deputy principal of the college from 1982 to 2003. He began in the role in the first term of 2010.
Notable alumni
- Steven Broad - New Zealand Idol contestant
- Nathan Cohen - Olympic rower
- Jon GadsbyJon GadsbyJon Gadsby QSO is a New Zealand television comedian and writer, most well known for his role in the comedy series McPhail and Gadsby co-starring alongside David McPhail.-Biography:...
- comedian - Kali Kopae - New Zealand Idol contestant
- Suzanne PrenticeSuzanne PrenticeSuzanne Prentice is a country singer in New Zealand.Much respected icon in New Zealand for talented leadership in educational field with young people via music,numerous recordings worldwide....
- country singer - Bonnie SoperBonnie SoperBonnie Soper is a New Zealand film and television actress.-Early career:A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play The Pillowman which she co-starred in with former and current Shortland Street actors Oliver...
- actress on Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in... - Jade Uru New Zealand rowing representative at 2010 World Championships
- Storm UruStorm UruStorm Uru is a New Zealand rower.Uru competed for New Zealand in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. Along with Peter Taylor he finished 7th in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
- Olympic rower - Christine French - first woman to be appointed High Court judge in the South Island
- Eddie Dawkins- Gold Medal at 2010 Cycling World Cup, Silver at 2011 Cycling World Cup