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TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3

Key Dates - Term 3

 July
Sunday 19           Boys return.
Monday 20                  School starts / Senior /
management meeting / House Meeting (evening)
Tuesday 28                  Carroll Cup: junior touch (groups)
Thursday 30                 Year 9/10 School dance
Tuesday 21 Prefect meeting / Groups: Testimonial packs distribution
Wednesday 22 Area Meeting (Matron)
Saturday 25 Super 8 exchange against Gisborne BHS (home)
Monday 27 Senior management meeting
Tuesday 28 Teacher only Day
Wednesday 29 Prefect training / House Assembly: Singing practice /
Area Meeting
Thursday 30 School Council
Friday 31 Hostel Council / Super 8 basketball (home) 
 August
Saturday 1 Super 8 exchange against Hastings BHS (home) / GHS Ball
Sunday 2 Super 8 hockey (away)
Monday 3  Senior management meeting / Hostel Committee Meeting
Tuesday 4 School Open Evening / 1st XV vs. FDC (home)
Wednesday 5 Area Meeting (Matron)
Friday 7 Junior reports & School newsletter posted
Saturday 8 Super 8 exchange against Napier BHS (away)
Monday 10 Senior management meeting
Tuesday 11 High Tea for Nigel Vernon / 2010 student intention survey
Wednesday 12 Trades Evening / House Assembly Singing practice / Area Meeting
Thursday 13 Prefect meeting / School Council / Year 10 & 11 Dance (BHS)
Friday 14 Hostel Council
Saturday 15 Super 8 exchange against Rotorua BHS (away)
Monday 17 Senior management meeting
Tuesday 18 Junior report evening / Hostel parent meeting / Groups Singing practice
Wednesday 19 Area Meeting (Matron)
Thursday 20 Hostel staff meeting
Friday 21 BOT student representative nominations close
Sunday 23 Careers Expo
Monday 24 Senior management meeting
Tuesday 25 Groups Singing practice / Prefect meeting
Wednesday 26 House assembly Singing practice / Area Meeting
Thursday 27 School Council
Friday 28 Hostel Council / 2010 course selection forms & School newsletter posted
Monday 31 Winter Tournament Week
 September
Wednesday 2 House Assembly Singing practice / Area Meeting
Thursday 3 Day Boys vs. Boarders rugby match
Sunday 6 Carroll Cup badminton / tennis / volleyball
Monday 7 Spring Arts Festival / Speech finals / Senior management meeting / Hostel Committee meeting
Tuesday 8 Inter house debating / Prefect training / 2010 Senior course interviews/ Carroll Cup Music
Wednesday 9 House Assembly Singing practice / Area Meeting (Matron)
Thursday 10 Photo Day / Groups Singing practice / School Council
Friday 11 Inter house music / Hostel parent meeting
Sunday 13 Carroll Cup basketball / rugby / football
Monday 14 Senior management meeting / Inter house Winter Sports (run all week)
Tuesday 15 Year 12 (2010) Prefect training
Wednesday 16 Area Meeting
Friday 18 Hostel Council / Hostel Ski Trip / Senior reports posted
Sunday 20 Carroll Cup cricket / league / softball  
Monday 21 Senior management meeting / Inter house Summer Sports (run all week)
Tuesday 22 High Tea for Andrew Hope
Wednesday 23 Inter house summer sports / Prefect reviews / Area Meeting (Matron)
Thursday 24 2010 Enrolment Day / Hostel staff meeting / School Council
Friday 25 School newsletter posted / Final day of school

Key Dates - Term 2

 April
Sunday 26           Boys return.
Monday 27                  School starts / ANZAC Assembly
Tuesday 28                  Carroll Cup: junior touch (groups)
Thursday 30                 Year 9/10 School dance
 May
Monday 4  Year 9 & 10 reports posted / Hostel Committee meeting
Tuesday 5                  Taranaki Boarders’ Social (fundraiser)
Wednesday 6 House Assembly / School Cross Country
Thursday 7 School Council
Friday 8 Hostel Council
Saturday 9 1st XV vs. Te Aute (H)
Monday 11 Junior Parent Teacher report evening
Tuesday 12 Prefect Training / Inter house badminton
Thursday 14 Inter house badminton / Year 11 & 12 School dance
Thursday 21 School Council
Friday 22 40 Hour Famine / Hostel Council / Senior reports posted / Formal Dinner (fundraiser)
Sunday 24 Hostel Chapel service
Thursday 28 Senior Parent teacher report evening / Carroll Cup: haka (groups)
Friday 29 School Professional Development
Saturday 30 Queen’s Birthday Weekend
Sunday 31 Niger Trophy dinner (PNBHS)
 June
Monday 1 Niger Trophy game (PNBHS)
Tuesday 2 Haka Competition
Wednesday 3 House Assembly / 1st XV WCS
Thursday 4 School Council 
Friday 5 Hostel Council
Monday 8 Hostel Committee meeting
Tuesday 9 Prefect training
Thursday 11 Year 9 & 10 School dance
Monday 15 School Professional Development
Wednesday 17 House Assembly
Thursday 18 School Council / Inter house debating
Friday 19 Open Weekend (Parent teacher interviews / Hostel Parent Meeting / Drinks & Dinner)
Saturday 20 Open Weekend (Meetings & 1st XV Tauranga BC)
Sunday 21 Hostel chapel service
Thursday 25 Hostel High Tea (VN)
Friday 26 Hostel Council
Saturday 27 School Ball
Tuesday 30 Prefect Reviews
 July
Wednesday 1  House Assembly / 1st XV Silverstream
Thursday 2    School Council
Friday 3 End of Term


Key Dates - Term 1

 January
Saturday 31                  Prefects return.
 February
Sunday 1 Year 9 & new Year 10 Orientation Day.
Monday 2 Beach Education Day and Year 10 return.
Tuesday 3 Junior school starts and all senior boys back.
Wednesday 4 Niger Training starts and Full school starts.
Thursday 5 Carroll Cup swimming.
Friday 6 Waitangi day and Year 9 Orientation Camp.
Sunday 8 Hostel Beach Day at Oakura Beach and Carroll Cup tug of war.
Monday 9   Carroll Cup touch.
Tuesday 10     Carroll Cup athletics.
Thursday 12 Inter House tug of war and Year 9 & 13 BBQ with Scotlands.
Tuesday 17 Carroll Cup water challenge.
Thursday 19 Dance with Scotlands.
Friday 20 Swimming Sports and Hostel Parent Meeting.
Thursday 26  Athletic Sports.
Friday 27 Carroll Cup cricket.
 March
Sunday 1  Carroll Cup tennis.
Friday 6 Work Day.
Saturday 7 Super 14: Hurricanes vs. Cheetahs.
Monday 9 Taranaki Anniversary Day.
Tuesday 10   Carroll Cup volleyball (junior).
Tuesday 17  Carroll Cup volleyball (senior).
Thursday 19 2010 Hostel Walk Around.
Tuesday 24   Inter house volleyball
Wednesday 25  Carroll Cup softball
Thursday 26  Inter house volleyball
March 30-April 3 Summer Tournament Week.
 April
Friday 3  Hostel Parent Meeting.
Thursday 9    End of Term.