Indoor Netball - Interhouse Champions

Well done to Totara House who won the Indoor Netball Competition. It was a hard fought battle, with a narrow final victory over Manuka House. The competition displayed some great talent on display over the term. Totara House could not quite edge out the teachers last week losing 8 - 4.

Thank you to Georgia, Siliato and Jordan for their camera work and editing skills. In particular Georgia for her movie. Check it out!

Collier Selections

Congratulations to our Hockey Girls selected in the 2012 Collier Rep Team. We are extremely proud of your achievements and look forward to hearing of your progress and success.


Collier A Team
Brooke Aldridge
Paris Heslop
Leah Owen
Collier Development

Kelsey Hannah

Georgia Henstock

Milly Hillbrook

Sasha Powell

Please follow the link to see the full team - Collier Team 

Waikato / BOP Road Cycling Success

Congratulations to Mrs Hulbert and her two teams who over the past month competed at the Waikato Bay of Plenty School Road Cycling Team Trial Series. 


YEAR 8 - Theo, Jack and Bryn
YEAR 7 - Lachlan, Riley and Caleb


Over the three weeks of competition the Year 8 Boys Team and the Year 7 Boys Team worked themselves in to 1st and 3rd place respectively. 

 Jack, Theo, Bryn (Gold Medals winners) and Lachlan, Caleb and Riley (Bronze Medal Winners)

Year 7 Team finishing

Year 8 Team finishing

Week 3 Results

Indoor Netball - Semi Final Action

The semi finals were both a hard fought and one sided affair. Manuka out-classed Rimu 9 - 0 and Totara overcame a spirited Tawa 10 - 6. Check out the Photo Action courtesy of the TIS News Team.

Indoor Netball Semi-Finals on PhotoPeach

PB / BOP Rock Climbing

Congratulations to our Rock Climbing Team, Mr MacDonald and Mr Leef who braved the cold and travelled to Taupo on Friday. Some great individual and team results with our Year 7 Team placed 3rd and our Year 8 placed 1st.

Please click on the results below for individual and team results.

J ROCK

Congratulations to our team that participated in J Rock at Baycourt on Friday 15 June. A huge success and effort from our team and coaches; Lauren Stull, Carol Storey and Jess. The students had an amazing time and were overwhelmed with the support they receive.

See the movie of our performance here.

Ella Nicholas prepares for London 2012

Ex-student Ella Nicholas is preparing for the Games. We are very proud as a school of her achievements and look forward to following her progress at the OLYMPIC GAMES. All the best Ella! Read the full article

Gemma Flynn off to the Olympics???

Read the full article here

Gemma Flynn visited Tauranga Intermediate School on Monday as she nervously awaits her selection in the Black Sticks Olympics Team. Gemma an ex-student of Tauranga Intermediate and daughter of Mrs Flynn (Room 28) was a member of the team who went to the Beijing Olypics and is excited about a second Olympics.

ARGOS Gymnastics

Congratulations to all of our 78 students and coaches Miss Anita Jackson, Mrs Sabrina Jackson, Mrs Lauren Stull, Mrs Machelle Harris, and Mrs Julie Pye. A huge success at the recent ARGOS Competition across all divisions. Read through the large haul of medal winners both in teams and individual competitions!

14 Gold medals

12 Silver medals

10 Bronze medals

Twisters Girls - 1^st place – Caitlin Fletcher, 3^rd place – Alexis, 1^st team – Alexis, Mia, Kayleigh, Trinity

Twisters Tramp Boys - 1^st place – Wiremu, 2^nd place – Jack, 3^rd place - Reece, 1^st team – Wiremu, Jack, Reece

Twister Tramp Girls - 1^st place – Millie Burton, 2^nd place – Catrin, 3^rd place – Georgina, 1^st team – Millie, Catrin, Georgina, 2^nd team – Alexis, Mia, Greta, 3^rd team – Jessica, Karah, Rosie

Hip Hop - 3^rd place

Twisters Boys - 1^st place – Jack, 2^nd place – Wiremu, 3^rd place – Keanu, 1^st team – Jack, Keanu, Wiremu, Reece, 3^rd team – Micah, Troy, Tiorori

Flyers Boys - 3^rd team – Koraha, Jesse, Ngatoroirangi, Tawhai

Springers Girls - 2^nd place – Chloe, 2^nd team – Chole, Olivia, Shelbee, Melissa

Springers Tramp Boys - 3^rd team – Tawhai, Koraha, Aaron

Flyers Tramp Boys - 2^nd place – Ngatoroirangi, 1^st team – Ngatoroirangi, Tioriori, Te Waata, 2^nd team – Jack, Travis, Keanu, Micah

Flyers Tramp Girls - 1^st place – Mikayla, 2^nd place – Amelia, 1^st team – Mikayla, Amelia, Marlique

Aerobics - 2^nd place

Flyers Rhythmic Girls - 1^st place – Catrin, 2^nd place – Jessica

Open Junior Rhythmic Girls - 1^st place – Kelsey

Open Junior Girls - 3^rd place – Caitlin Wardell, 2^nd team – Caitlin, Millie, Georgina, Catrin

Cheerleading - 1^st place

Hockey Fever!

It was great to have ex-student and current Black Stick, Gemma Flynn back at TIS. She spent the afternoon sharing her experiences, skills and knowledge with our students. Gemma, we wish you all the best for your selection in the 2012 Olympics Games Team. Read the full article at Sun Live.

100 Posts and 10,000 views!

The last 5 days have seen two milestones with our TIS Spot Blog. These are:

• 100 Posts

• 10,000 views

Thank you to all those that have contributed to our BLOG and all those who have visited. 

Mr Brian Diver - Queen's Service Medal

Congratulations to our Principal Mr Brian Diver who was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for his contribution to youth sport. We are extremely fortunate to have a principal who is so passionate about sport and as a result we are extremely well resourced, providing many opportunities for our students.

Please read this article in the Bay of Plenty Times.

PB / BOP Mountain Biking Champions 2012

Congratulations to Mr Shergold and his team of hearty competitors who travelled to Taupo and braved the cold to defend their title. The PB/BOP Mountain Biking Championships is a title which has eluded us for many years, so a huge congratulations for back to back titles for the overall team (Jack, Theo, Lachlan & Kaylee) and the overall top boy (Jack). A huge effort!

Results: 
Boys     1st  Jack (Rata)
             3rd Theo (Rata)
             6th Lachlan (Rimu)
             8th Alex (Rimu)
Girls     2nd Kaylee (Kahikatea)
             4th Bree (Rata)

Tauranga Open Cross Country

Congratulations to our team ho competed in the Tauranga Open Cross Country at Waipuna Park on Saturday 26 May. Pictured is Sophie (Totara House) who won the Under 12 Girls. Well done Sophie, we look forward to following your progress building to our own school Cross Country.