2018 HNHS School Magazine HNHS Magazine 2018 | Page 8

MIRO
Back Row: Libby Wakefield, Eden O’Leary, Daisy Gittings, Holly Brittin, Chloe Hinton
5th Row: Moritz Mueller, Noe Scherer, James Ford, Thomas Mackenzie, Gabby Dawson, Jamie Howes, Tyler Birkett, Mitchell Beserra
4th Row: Simon Dietzel, Timothy Beck, Oliver Taylor, Caleb Smith, Amy Robertson, Noa Takahashi, Taylor Potaka, Jessica Hope
3rd Row: Nesta Lade, Siobhan Dodd, Arabella McArdle, Kendyll Miller, Ella Morgan, Lelani Repko, Jude Snee, Oscar Treadwell, Jonty Godfrey
2nd Row: Kayla Simpson, Ella Hoogerbrug, Jamie Cornes, Logan Murdoch, Fallon Hendrie, Eli Shaw Throp, Jack Ledword, Alice Lindsay, Anna Murfitt
Front Row: Grace Strawbridge (House Tutor), Stephen Lowry (House Leader), Finlay Keip, Jemma Kendon, Imke Kitchin, Harrison Fulford
MIRO
Our first proper house event for the year was swimming sports.
Not knowing how the year would turn out, we were keen to
have some fun in the first event and focused on becoming a
group rather than purely seeking the win. However, through
coming together and getting as many people involved as we
could, we managed to start off the race for the Patu in the best
way possible and secured our first win as a complete house for
the year. This left us in a state of excitement and we were more
motivated than ever to carry on and win the next big event -
athletics. Athletics was right around the corner so we knew we
had to prepare for it. During one of our many house assemblies
in preparation for the next big event, our male head house leader
Finlay made a promise, a big promise, to the whole house to
provide a little extra motivation. Finlay (all 6 ft 5 of him) stood
up in front of our house and said that if we win the Patu, he will
shave his head. This brought everyone together, because the
next week at athletics for 2018, after a long day of being in the
sun and cheering like crazy, to the point we all lost our voices,
Miro house came away with the win.
LEADERS’ REPORT
Throughout our five years in Miro House at Havelock North
High School, we have gone through it all. In Year 9 coming
fourth, we didn’t have high hopes for the future of Miro House,
however, after working our way up to coming second in 2017
our mentality for the year of 2018 had switched around for the
better. Year 13 camp was our first challenge of the year and
we were determined to put our best feet forward. Different
events such as the huge scavenger hunt, the house chant, house
sports and other team building activities lead us to the final
performance of the 2018 year 13 camp. With insane amounts of
adrenaline, passion and excitement running through our bodies
we put on the performance of a lifetime to secure our first win
of the year, giving us the inspiration we needed to carry on the
winning streak.
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