Bayfield High School

Last night we celebrated the academic success of our Senior students.
We are pleased to announce Proxime Accessit was jointly award to Lily Calder and Beth Pick, and our 2024 Dux was awarded to Finn Aitken.

Congratulations to all of our winners 🏆

Congratulations to Paige Carr (Year 13) for being selected in the U19 girls Otago Softball Squad 👏👏⚾️

Congratulations go to student's Zachary McCombie, Caitlin Mitchell, Kim Baluyut, Hannah Hamilton, Erika Reilly, Camille Genobe, Ella Matheson, Alex Nilsen, Edward Mendoza, and Zac Te Ata for being recognized for their outstanding Chinese language skills and calligraphy writing at the recent Confucius Institute Otago regional prize giving.

Other award winners who were named but were not present at the ceremony include Damien Smith, Imogen Hair, Jorlin Gan, Connie Su, Susan Sun, Horiana Sirguey, and Noa Jenkins.

Well done to you all 😀

A huge congratulations to Max Schafer
(year 12), for making the Volleyball NZ Junior Development Squad 🏐 👏👏

Last week we celebrated the successes of our students at our Sports & Cultural Prize Giving. Congratulations to everyone who received an award throughout the evening. 👏👏
Below are our Premier Sporting, Tikanga and Performing Arts Award recipients.
Well done to you all!

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our coaches, mentors and teachers who have taken time out of their days to support our students at Bayfield High School to be able to succeed in their chosen fields. Thank you 😀

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We hope you had an enjoyable long weekend, and got to enjoy some time with friends and whānau.

This Thursday 31st October we celebrate the success of our senior students at Senior Academic Prize Giving. School will be closed for instruction in the afternoon from 1:00pm on this day to allow us to prepare for prize giving.

You may remember last term, we let you know about Year 13 student, Ollie Tangney being selected through the Young Enterprise Scheme for an amazing trip to Brazil. Ollie headed away during the recent holidays and has shared a snap shot of his time away.
Thank you for your excellent representation of Bayfield High School Ollie!

"I was fortunate to be selected for an all-expenses-paid, week-long trip to São Paulo, Brazil, in early October this year with 7 other Kiwi students from across the country as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme. The application process required me to create a 90-second video answering questions such as why I wanted to go, how I would work in a team, fun facts I knew about Brazil and business in Brazil, any prior experiences I had with the country, and why I should be selected.

During the week, we collaborated with 4 local Brazilian students and visited a variety of businesses around São Paulo, including local Brazilian companies, Kiwi businesses, and enterprises started by Kiwis in Brazil. Some of the companies we visited included NZTE, Santo Grão, Delicari, and Natura. We also took part in workshops about how business operates in Brazil and experienced different cultural activities each day, such as Samba, Capoeira, Portuguese language lessons, and lessons on Brazilian history.

The food was incredible! We enjoyed Brazilian BBQ, empanadas, and meals at local restaurants while listening to traditional Brazilian music. Beyond the food and cultural experiences, we built lifelong friendships, sharing many laughs and creating unforgettable memories. We also shared eye-opening experiences such as seeing the severe social inequality in Brazil, where favelas sat right next to some of the wealthiest areas, separated by just a fence.

Throughout the week, we also worked on a business challenge related to the Sustainable Development Goals. Our task was to create a fictional New Zealand-based business that addressed a problem related to our chosen SDG and to develop a market entry strategy for Brazil. We then had five minutes to pitch our business idea to three judges at the end of the week.

This experience was truly one of the best times of my life, and I’m extremely grateful for the opportunities I was given.

Obrigado,
Ollie"

It's the season of celebrations! Last night along with our school Sport and Cultural Prizegiving, two of our outstanding Pasifika students were acknowledged as high achievers at the Pasifika Awards Scholarship presentations that were held at the Otago Polytechnic.

Awards are offered to two students from each Dunedin school, one junior and one senior. Our recipients were Mia Michalik (Junior) and Ray Wate (Senior) This event is a chance to recognise the hard work, dedication and success of local Pasifika students.

Well done Mia and Ray!

Over the course of the year, our 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 group has been actively knitting and crocheting squares to create blankets for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Dunedin Hospital.

SVA volunteers Neha, Kaela, Brianna and Evie met with Shelley from NICU today to donate the blankets and hats crafted by the entire group.

Tonight we are celebrating the successes of our students at our Sports & Cultural prize giving.
All those students who are receiving an award have been notified, along with their whānau.
We would like to welcome everyone along with doors opening from 6.30-pm for a 7pm start.
Students - polish those shoes up and iron your shirts! Remember to be in correct school uniform.

On Friday 25th October, we will be holding our annual 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 at lunchtime.

Aligning with our value of service, each tutor group has selected a charity to support and will run a stall at lunchtime.
There are a variety of stalls including activities for students to participate in and items for students to purchase.
RISE token currency will be used for this event and all proceeds will be donated to the charity of the tutor group who collects the most tokens. Students can purchase five RISE tokens for $1.00 and these will be on sale for cash sales at Thursday lunchtime in the main quad, or Friday interval and lunchtime. Eftpos sales are only available on Friday lunchtime.

Check out our Artist of the Week - Hazel Hockey from Year 11 🎨🖌

Newsletter - 18th October 2024 Artist of the Week

What a Dunner stunner today was!!!🌞 Hopefully everyone got the opportunity to head outside and enjoy some of the glorious sunshine.

A reminder that tomorrow is a Teacher Only Day for all of our students.
See you all back on Tuesday morning 😀

Kaela Freeland (Year 13) and Olivia Duffy (Year 12) have both returned from a 21 day Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand adventure!
Both girls were in separate "watch houses", spending their days in the beautiful Anakiwa, Marlborough Sounds with other 16-18 year olds from all over New Zealand.

While on this amazing course both girls were pushed past their own limits, given the opportunity to reinvent themselves all while building resilience and living in the moment.
New friends were made and amazing memories created from this amazing experience!

Good luck to ex-Bayfield student Harmony who will be competing in the Young Plumber of the Year competition next week!!
Such an awesome achievement to make it through to the finals 😀

Making it to finals a pipe dream come true A Dunedin plumber will be the only woman putting on a tool belt when she competes in the Young Plumber of the Year final. Harmony Pearce will head...

Our school had a strong presence at the Handball Regional finals last weekend, with three students participating.
Anika Franklyn (Year 11) competed for the Otago Women's team, which placed fourth, and Taylor Brown (Year 12) and Brodie Jones (Year 10) were part of the Otago Men's team, finishing third.

Their selection to these teams at such a young age is truly commendable.
Well done Anika, Taylor and Brodie!

During the holidays, four of our Textiles Technology students were lucky enough to experience World of WearableArt (WOW) and spend some time looking at the fashion industry in Wellington.
Alice Anderson, Georgia Eymor (both Year 13), Celia Wild and Abigail Gilfedder (Year 12) headed away for a busy few days with Miss Duncan.

They spent their days exploring Wellington, including a visit to Massey University where they had a tour and got to talk about the fashion & design courses on offer there.

The group also visited well known local businesses – Untouched World, Nisa and Kow Tow where they learnt the ins and outs from design, production right through to the retail aspects of these businesses.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet costume department was a highlight of the trip where Miss Duncan and the students got to explore the different roles and look at some of the amazing costumes – Miss Duncan even got to play dress up!!

The cherry on the top of course was an evening at the World of WearableArt (WOW)show! The creativity on stage was amazing and had everyone buzzing!! They even bumped into some familiar faces there :)
Thank you Miss Duncan for organising this amazing trip for our students 😁
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Izaac Foster and Imogen Johnston have qualified for the Young Enterprise Scheme regional finals! This places them as one of the top four teams across Dunedin and Central Otago. 🎉

Imogen and Izaac have created learning resources to help you on your te reo Māori journey. Check them out here https://pureilearning.company.site/

They will pitch next Tuesday in an attempt to become Otago champions. Well done Izaac and Imogen 😁

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝟰 tomorrow.
There are a lot of important dates to note this term. Our Friday weekly newsletter will have up to date information, so make sure you check that out each week 😀

In the last week of Term 3, the school was treated to a selection of food and activities on offer from the Year 10 and 11 Enterprise students.
These students had to come up with a business idea, market it and then sell their product at lunchtime. We had all sorts on offer from drinks, honey, baking, sponge the teacher, car wash plus many more stalls.
Well done to everyone involved in the lunchtime market, and a big thank you to Ms Sandri and Mr Milne for their help.

NZ Uniforms in Moray Place have 50% off floor stock for Bayfield High School uniforms.
This is only for stock out on the floor, but there is quite a lot there, so if you are needing to replenish uniform head on in and have a look 😀

𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩?

We are looking for Homestay families to host the following students in 2025:

🇩🇪 Mila is from Germany, she is sixteen. She loves to bake, learns piano, drums and singing. She loves being around people, and would love to stay with a family with children and pets. She is vegetarian but does not need to live in a vegetarian household, just likes to have vegetarian options. Mila arrives late January 2025 for Term 1.

🇯🇵 Saya is from Japan, she is sixteen. Saya is very excited to come to NZ and would love to be in a Homestay with younger children. She has an allergy to cats. Saya is here for all 4x Terms next year.

🇯🇵 Sakuya is from Japan, he is fifteen. He does have a peanut allergy. He arrives late January 2025 just for Term 1.

🇯🇵 Kyoichiro is from Japan, he is fifteen. He loves soccer and music. He arrives late January 2025 just for Term 1.

🇯🇵 Sota is from Japan, he is sixteen. He loves music, tramping, basketball, football, tennis and volleyball. Sota arrives late January 2025, just for Term 1.

If you would like to know more about hosting an International Student, please contact Suzette on 027 348 0648.

Bayfield High School competed in the NZ Secondary School Curling Competition in Naseby at the start of the school holidays.

Our senior team, the Bayfield Burlers, placed fourth overall after a nail-biting loss to Columba College on the final stone in the bronze medal match.
Skip, Davina Du led her long-time teammates, Tahlia Jones and Mekālo Jackson, superbly throughout the tournament, and together they brilliantly guided young lead Ella Garbett through her first National competition. Coach Tahlia P. was extremely proud of the team, as were Managers Ms Darling and Mr Surline, especially after their earlier win over local experts, Maniototo Area School.

Our junior team, the Bayfield Rockstars, placed seventh overall.
Skip, Chris Gray enjoyed the tournament, skilfully guiding the four young newcomers through the competition. Max Ballard, Harrison Diver, Felix Kaan and Jackson Surline all represented Bayfield admirably. Coach Josh D. was proud of his young team’s efforts, and Ms Darling and Mr Surline were equally pleased with their two wins in what was a tough competition, featuring three teams from Auckland and five from the South Island.

Congratulations to the tournament winners, Otago Boys' High School, and runners-up, Maniototo Area School. Special recognition also goes to both Spirit of Curling trophy winners from Long Bay High School.

We hope everyone made it through the last few days safe and dry. What a wild few days! It was so good to see the 🌞 briefly today, and may it continue to dry everything up.

In the last week of Term Three, we celebrated the 2024 New Zealand Chinese Language Week.
Our Year 11/12 Chinese students practised Tai Chi with the national Chinese language adviser, Dr. Jiwei Fu, and our language assistant, Luke. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese martial art, also a sport and a form of exercise providing benefits to mental and physical health.
Students from our Year 10/11 classes performed a Chinese Fan Dance choreographed by Erika Reilly during the Best of Bayfield concert, showcasing their expertise in Chinese folk dance.
Year 9 students created a shadow puppet play (Pí yǐng xì) and performed a dialogue in Chinese. Meanwhile, students learned about the traditions and the legendary story of the recently passed Mid-Autumn Festival, and made mooncakes. We wrapped up this year’s Chinese Language Week with a vibrant celebration of culture, learning, and community.

Last Wednesday we held our annual Best of Bayfield concert. This was a showcase of our Performing Arts students' work from throughout the year.
We had items from the kapa haka group, orchestra, choir, dance groups, show numbers to name just a few!! We certainly have some talent here at Bayfield!
It was a great night and such a fantastic way to end a busy term 3 :)

📸 Photo credit to Kaitlin Rodger