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Welcome to Term 4, week 3

We have had a busy start to the term with continuing sports events such as Junior Futsal held at South Western Area School and the Science Roadshow. Please have a read about other events below.

Young Enterprise Scheme

Congratulations to The Patch of Life who went to the Regional Awards. Our congratulations also go out to Papa Taiao, one of the West Coast programmes who won three out of the four awards including the top award of YES West Coast Regional Winners. Many of our Grey High rangatahi are part of this group and we are very proud of them.

Official opening of our courts by Hoops in Schools

Last week we had our official opening of our outdoor courts by Hoops in Schools through basketball NZ. We welcomed Ethan Rusbatch (Hawke’s Bay Hawks, Tall Blacks) and others from BB NZ and Sport Canterbury.

We had a beautiful welcome from Matua Joe, Whaea Kylie and some of our kapa haka students. It was very special to watch our rangatahi perform the school haka and a waiata. Afterwards our students were very lucky to have some coaching from Ethan and also picked up some great prizes.

National Chess Competition

Congratulations to Molly Meek, Aaron Coutts, Hamish Gunn and Ethan Parsons who had won our regional chess competition and represented our school at the National Chess Competition in Auckland last weekend. You made us all very proud!

Seniors end of year 2023

A number of our senior students have gained NCEA qualifications at the level they need. These students will be allowed to finish, as per the dates below, in agreement with their deans.

Y11 and 12 last day Thursday 2nd November after leavers assembly period 5

Y13 last day Friday 3rd November

However, there are a number of students who need to complete internal assessments or need to achieve their externals to gain their qualifications or endorsements and will need to attend specific classes as agreed with their dean.

We are keeping classes running as normal

Monday 6th to Thursday 9th November

Monday 13th to Thursday 16th November

Students need to be in uniform and sign in and out at the student office

Trades Academy awards evening (seated at 5.30pm) - 3rd November at the Regent Theatre

Our next big awards ceremony is the Trades Academy one. We look forward to seeing many of you there

Staff Only Day - Monday 20th November 2023

This staff only day is one of the day’s given to us by the Ministry of Education to get ready for the new NCEA programme which is starting in Year 11 next year. School will be closed for the day.

As always, any questions please contact the office.

Samantha Mortimer

Principal Greymouth High School

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