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Do you play any other sports and why?
I play netball and basketball to stay t and work with a team.
How do you prepare for your compe ons?
I listen to music, do my own thing and don’t listen to anyone else.
Where have you travelled for athle cs?
I have travelled to the USA, Vanuatu and all around NZ.
What equipment do you use for your jumping?
The only thing I need is my running spikes.
What is the most enjoyable part of your sport?
Not having to rely on other people and compe ng with friends.
What would you consider your best achievement?
Winning long jump and triple jump at club na onals because I got a PB by 40cm on my last jump.
Who is your coach?
I have had three coaches. My current coach is Chris Knight.
What does your diet consist of?
Healthy food – mostly protein and carbs.
What are your goals for the future?
Make the Commonwealth and Olympic Games and represent New Zealand.
Sam’s Achievements last season:
Interna onal
Youth Olympic Trials – Vanuatu Long Jump – 4th place
Triple Jump – 4th place
Na onal
NZ Sec Schools’ Athle cs Championships
– 03 December 2017 Junior Boys Long Jump
- 1st Place – 6.29m
Junior Boys Triple Jump
- 1st Place – 13.58m. PB, NZ Record.
NZ Athle cs Championships - 9-11 March 2018
Long Jump U18 – 1st Place – 6.72m PB Triple Jump U18 – 1st Place – 13.35m
Regional
South Island Secondary Schools’ Athle cs
Championships – 23-25 March 2018 Long Jump U16 – 1st Place – 6.44m Triple Jump U16 – 1st Place – 13.11m 100m U16 – 3rd Place
Southland Secondary Schools’ Athle cs Championships – 9 -10 March 2018
Long Jump U16 – 1st Place – 6.33m Triple Jump U16 – 1st Place – 12.37m 100m U16 – 1st Place
School-SBHS Athle cs Championships Long Jump U16 – 1st Place
Triple Jump U16 – 1st Place
100m U16 – 1st Place
Library Report
Another busy year in the life of the Southland Boys’ High School Library. We con nue to build on the work we do with classes around teaching essen al research skills. We are truly a 24/7 library where we go to classrooms, work with classes who come to the library and provide service and informa on online through our library web page.
Our whole school community has access to this website through the school website or by using this link: h p://bit.ly/SBHSLIBAPP
You can search for books in our collec on, discover great new books to read, nd good quality research sources, and request purchases. There are even videos to watch to show you how to use it.
Sta and students have been using the library for work and play.
During intervals and lunch mes, the library becomes a lovely social space, where boys play chess, cards or choose other games available. Some of the boys read and work, while others play educa onal games or work on their coding on the computers. Due to our very keen chess players, we
put a call out for more chessboards and had some donated, including a beau ful decora ve marble set.
In October, two of our student librarians featured in an ar cle about the youth members of school library teams in New
Zealand. William and Vere represented Southland Boys’ with credit. They are both a ne example of students displaying the school values of Service and Responsibility. You can read the ar cle online from this link: bit.ly/SLOCT18
On the horizon, Senga White, the school’s Research & Learning Coordinator, has
been awarded an NZEI Scholarship for 2019, where she will travel to the UK to inves gate collabora ve prac ce between teachers and librarians with a view to bringing new ideas and informa on back to New Zealand. This builds on the Teaching and Learning Research Ini a ve-funded three-year project already underway around the place of teacher and librarian collabora on in teaching informa on literacy skills.
Enjoy a res ul summer sprinkled with good books, and we look forward to a new year lled with new friendships, new stories and new learning.
SOUTHLAND BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL SOUTHLANDIAN NOT FOR SCHOOL BUT FOR LIFE WE ARE LEARNING
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