Your AJHS eNewsletter has arrived: Week 8

Dr Stephen Kendall-Jones resigns as AJHS Principal 

It was with a heavy heart that our Principal, Dr Stephen Kendall-Jones resigned on Monday. 

Stephen has the exciting opportunity to contribute to the youth in his own community, with his appointment as Principal at Helensville Primary School. AJHS wishes Stephen all the very best for his new role.

The Board will be looking to appoint a new Principal in the near future, and will update parents and caregivers once that appointment has been made.

In the meantime, once Stephen has left AJHS, the Board will be appointing an Acting Principal, which will be communicated to parents and caregivers after appointment.

Making ‘Online’ Safe for our Students 

We would like to invite our school community to an information evening on digital safety, delivered by the Linewize Community Connect Programme. 

Held in partnership with Upper Harbour Primary School, this evening will inform parents about the issues and themes related to online use and safety, including tips, tools and strategies to support and guide parents’ understanding and support of their child’s learning.

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Open Evening at AJHS – 2022 Enrolment

We warmly invite prospective students and parents/caregivers to our open evening, where you’ll discover the incredible opportunities available to your children when they join our Albany Junior High School (AJHS) community.

We’re really proud of what our students have access to, and the best way to showcase this is to take you on a personalised journey of our campus to explore, interact and engage with our curriculum.

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AJHS Win the National Play It Strange Peace Song 2021 Competition

Last Friday 18 June the winners of the Play It Strange Peace Song 2021 were announced. Excitingly, AMASZE from Albany Junior High School won the competition with their song ‘Soar On By’. 

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Art Exhibition – Northern Bays Arts Festival

A wealth of talented AJHS Visual Art students recently exhibited their artworks in the Northern Bays Festival Art Exhibition at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna. 

The Art Exhibition was a fabulous opportunity for our rising artists to gain exposure in the wider community.

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National Dance Challenge 

Our outstanding Year 9 and Year 10 dance classes took to the stage last weekend to compete in the National Dance Challenge, held at Kristin School.

After spending weeks working tirelessly to perfect their routines, AJHS students made their debut, and they did not disappoint!

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Year 10 Sports Academy Triathlon Success

Congratulations to Jake Mitchell who came first in the Y10 Sports Academy Triathlon Event. Students biked 3 laps of the school, ran 2.4km to Albany Swimming Pool and swam 100 metres to finish. Annie Jones was the first girl and sixth overall. 

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Human Biology Trip – Year 10 

Over the past week our Year 10 Human Biology classes put their learning into action during a trip to the Birkenhead Leisure Centre rock wall and abseil tower.

This term the students have been learning about the anatomy and physiology of the heart and the circulatory system. They’ve learnt how to measure someone’s blood pressure and pulse rate at rest. At the rock wall and abseil tower the students were able to investigate first-hand, the effects of adrenaline (from stress) and exertion on blood pressure and heart rate.

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Rockquest Regional Finals

The Rockquest Regional Finals were held on Friday 11 June at the Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland Girls Grammar School. Six excited AJHS students, who make up the band Hysteria, competed against 11 other secondary school bands in the regional finals with their original songs “Luna” and “Scream and Shout”. 

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Library News

After a recent update, students can now login to our Library catalogue and manage their accounts.

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AJHS Junior Choir – Northern Bays Arts Festival

The AJHS Junior Choir was excited to perform on stage at the Bruce Mason Centre last week, as part of the Northern Bays Cluster Arts Festival. 

AJHS performed a High School Musical number ‘We’re all in this together’.

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Uniform Shop

During these colder days you may want to take advantage of the 30% off winter school jumpers. This sale is for in-store purchases only, no orders

Please note we are currently out of stock in Year 9 and 10 hoodies in sizes Medium/Large and XLarge. New stock should be arriving next term. We apologise for the delay.