DHS Whanau Notices Issue 1:

Welcome to DHS Sports departments first issue of whanau notices.

These are for important sports notices that every whanau class will get to ensure every student knows what’s happening at DHS.

Where to find sports information:

• On our DHS sports Facebook page
• Whanau Notices/newsletters
• Outside the gym offices

Tennis:

Interested in giving tennis a go term 1? There are 8 spots available on Tuesdays 1-2 pm. These are free lessons.

Key sports events term 1:

Swimming sports: Friday 21^st February 2025

Athletics: Friday 28^th February 2025

MISSA Interschool athletics: Friday 21^st March

The PE department need help with timekeepers for swimming sports, if any parents could help, please get in touch with Mrs Robertson.

Touch term 1 2025:

• Competition starts the 2^nd week of February
• If youre interested in getting a team together, get 10 boys or 10 girls or a mixed team together- be wise who you pick in your team.
•  There are team sign up sheets outside my office which you must fill in with your team members, parent and return back to Mrs Robertson once completed.

What you must have:

• A parent to coach you and go over to Palmerston north each week, they will need to supervise their student’s team, help at the game, help with dinner, and make sure their team is behaving while out in the community. No Parent No Team.
• Tuesday afternoons touch is played
• 7 weeks the competition goes for
• Is held at QEC college in Palmerston north
• Games are 4-6pm, Travel takes 1 hour over and 1 hour back
• Students can have dinner at Mid ways shopping centre after the game.

Transport:

Will depend on how many teams, under 2 vans, over 2 is a bus. Parents need to come into the office and be police vetted and fill out applicable documents, only parents over 25 years and have a full clean driver’s license can drive the van.

What happens next:

• Students will be given a permission slip which needs to be signed by their parents/ caregivers only the original permission slip will be taken, no verbal or handwritten notes or emails will accepted
• . Fees for the term will be on the permission slip if the grants I applied for and no outside sponsors come forward fees will be higher to cover costs.
• Team will be registered to play in the competition.

2025 sport information:

Below are the following sports offered to students who attend DHS. This information helps the students make a decision to see if sports and training will fit in with their life while at DHS.

Summer Sports:

Term 1 & 4:

Volleyball: Monday nights, Palmerston north- training day is a Thursday night 5pm at the gym

Touch: Tuesday nights at QEC college Palmerston north (seniors can only play term 1)

Ki O Rahi: 2 tournaments a year, Regionals are in October in Palmerston north, nationals are in April the following year.

Winter sports:

Rugby: Trainings are normally on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the DHS Fields. Available is XV rugby (Yr 11 & up) Under 15 is (yr 11 and down) and girls rugby is any girl’s yr 9 -13. Boy’s games are home and away in the Manawatu region. Girls rugby is played in Palmerston north at Ongley Park on a Wednesday night. Boys rugby go on a bus and girls go in a van/cars

Netball: There are currently 5 netball teams that travel to Palmerston north every Saturday by bus.

Hockey: Girl’s hockey is played on Tuesday nights. Available is XI and junior girls, boys are on Wednesday night. All games are played in Palmerston north at HMI twin turf or Massey University. Parents are needed to help drive the van and possibly get dinner

Football: Girls are on a Wednesday afternoons and boys are on Saturday mornings. Games are home and away at different schools in the Manawatu region. Parents are needed to help drive the vans.

Basketball: boys are on Wednesday nights and girls are on Friday night; all games are at different stadiums in Palmerston north.  Boys team goes on a bus and girls go in a van.

Fees are the be confirmed, these will be advertised before each sport starts.

Winter sports registration day:

Thursday 20th February  2025

1.30pm at the gym

Students will need to personally come and put their names down for each sport they would to participate in and must attend any meetings that are advertised.

​​​​​​​If any students missed out or were not at school please come and see Mrs Robertson ASAP to put your name down.

INFORMATION FOR SPORTS TEAMS FUNDRAISING 2025:

Below is a document that has all the schools sports fundraising information on it. To let families and communities know what is involved when asking for help with raising money.