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Park Press October 2022

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Mental Health Awareness Week

by Arnika Hazelwood

Mental Health Awareness Week coincided with our end of Term 3 Youth Week celebrations.

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Skateboarding Competition

Skateboarding Competition

by Arnika Hazelwood

Thanks to Jaspar Chapman and the skateboarding crew for organising our Skateboarding showcase at the end of Term 3.

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French winners

Parlez-vous? French learners to showcase skills

by Wyatt Ryder - ODT

Otago Daily Times reporter interviewed Bram Casey and Arthur Howard in September after their success in the regional French speaking competition.

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Class Act

Class Act: Logan Park High School

by Otago Daily Times

Congratulations to Alexander Sun and Darcy Monteath who are our 2022 Class Act winners.

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Whanau Hui

Whānau Hui

by Arnika Hazelwood

It was wonderful to be able to have a face to face Whānau Hui in September.

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Formal

Senior Formal

by Arnika Hazelwood

Our Senior Formal was a wonderful occasion in August.

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Peak to Peak

Peak to Peak 2022

by Warwick Kain and Hannah Yeardley

On September 10 the LPHS Adventure race teams competed in the annual Queenstown Peak to Peak event.

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OMAthalon

OMAthalon

by Amanda Fraser

After a two year hiatus due to Covid restrictions, we were thrilled to once again be able to participate in this competition. There were plenty of nerves! For a number of students this was the first year that they had participated in this competition.

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Photography

LPHS Photo Competition

by Brigid Allan

The LPHS Photo Competition was run at the end of Term Two with entries being judged and announced in Term Three.

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South Island Hockey Champions

South Island Hockey Champions

by Frankie Vella

Congratulations to our First XI Hockey team who won the South Island Secondary Schools Hockey Tournament on Friday 2 September.

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Orchestra

Logan Park Philharmonic Orchestra Tour

by John Dodd

The school orchestra gave four performances in one day (22 Sept) at different venues around the city.

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Language and Cultural Exchange

Language and Cultural Exchange

by Ella Lee

The cultural exchange with the Korean class and the Māori class was fantastic!

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Logan Park High School

Orienteering - Otago top placings

by Frankie Vella

Congratulations to the following students for achieving in the schools Orienteering Series and Otago school championship events.

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Lois Muir Cup Winners

Lois Muir Netball Cup Winners

by Frankie Vella

The Logan Park Senior A team has had a fantastic year this netball season.

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 BOT Student Rep 2022-2023

Board of Trustees Elections

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to our new Board of Trustees.

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Kapa Haka Assembly performance

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

by Arnika Hazelwood

We celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo Maori (Maori Language Week) in September

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Esports Winners

Otago Esports Brawl Winners

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to Griffin Miller-Kelsey and Bryn Loughran for winning the Otago Esports Brawl trophy.

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Speech Competition

More Public Speaking Success

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to Marnie Brosnahan who placed second in the Polson Higgs / Young Farmers Innovation Competition

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Staff Guest Speaker

Nigel Latta Visit

by Arnika Hazelwood

Our staff enjoyed hearing from well known psychologist Nigel Latta in September.

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Australian Math Competition

AMC results

by Amanda Fraser

The AMC is an engaging 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students’ everyday lives; it is open to students in years 3 to 12.

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Mana Pounamu

Mana Pounamu Award winners 2022

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to Sophie Smart and Liam Scott for winning our Mana Pounamu young Maori Achievers awards.

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National U20 Road Relays 3rd place

National Champs U20 Road Relays

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to Nico Alvarez Rey-Virag for placing 3rd in the national U20 road relay race in Christchurch in October.

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International Food Fest

International Food Festival

by Arnika Hazelwood

We celebrated the end of Term 3 with our Youth Week and the International Food Festival was one of the highlights.

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 Interhouse Game Show

Interhouse Game Show

by Benjamin Antonio Cisterna-Baeza

Our Interhouse Game Show took place in the last week of Term 3.

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Video: LPHS UKE BAND

Ukulele Band

by Natasha Manowitz

As you walk past the Whare during lunchtime on Tuesdays you can listen out for the gentle strums of the ukulele..

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Year 10 Japanese Hanami picnic

Year 10 Japanese Hanami picnic

by Maeve Lonie

Near the end of Term 3 we gathered to celebrate the sakura cherry blossom season in the traditional fashion with a hanami picnic under the blossoms.

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Yr 11 History quiz winners

Yr 11 History quiz winners

by Paul Fielding

After a covid break of two years the Otago History Teachers quiz returned to Balmecewen Golf Club in week 10 of Term Three.

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Royal New Zealand Ballet visit

Royal New Zealand Ballet visit

by Erin Winder

On Thursday 1 September the RNZB visited our Year 9 Dance class and took them for a workshop.

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Photography

Leading the way Creatively

by Brigid Allan

After a busy year, the Art Department wanted to shine a little light on Emi Sharma, and celebrate her successes.

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ICAS

ICAS Mathematics Success

by Amanda Fraser

During week 6 of term 3, a group of 34 students from Year 9 - 13 sat the ICAS Maths competition.

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Classics Quizzes

Classics Quizzes

by Maeve Lonie

This year four senior and two junior Logan Park teams competed in the annual Classics Quizzes hosted by Otago University and the Classical Association, another series of fun-filled evenings characterised by camaraderie and a healthy spirit of competition.

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Botany Team

Botany Team

by Heidi Ombler

We have a fantastic new addition at LPHS!

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Le concours oral de l’Alliance Française

Le concours oral de l’Alliance Française

by Heike Cebulla-Elder

Every year in September the annual speech competition takes place at Columba.

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Year 9 Reading Challenge

Year 9 Reading Challenge

by Liz James

The Reading Challenge ran from the end of Term 2 until Week 8, Term 3.

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Senior Boys Football 

Senior Boys Linwood Football Tournament

by Connor Stephenson

The final week of August saw winter sports tournament week return to secondary schools for the first time since 2020 due to the Covid 19 Pandemic.

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Gideon and Isla performing

Mosgiel Brass Band

by Arnika Hazelwood

Gideon Craigie and Isla Craigie both played with the Mosgiel Brass Band in the regional band contest in September.

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