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Park Press July 2018

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Senior Formal

Senior Formal

by Tyler Proctor

“A little party never killed nobody.” Thankfully, this lyric was true at the LPHS Formal 2018 on Saturday the 23rd of June.

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Mid Winter Festival

Dunedin Midwinter Carnival

by Arnika Hazelwood

A number of our students were involved with the annual Midwinter Carnival in June.

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Peer Reading

Peer Reading and Conversations

by Kristan Mouat

A number of junior students and ESOL students met regularly with senior buddies during Term 2.

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Showcase Week

by Kristan Mouat

Our Interact Club organised a Showcase Week in the last week of Term 2.

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Smokefree Rockquest

SFRQ (Smokefree Rockquest) Champs

by John Dodd

Congratulations to Solid Merit who won the Otago Rockquest competition.

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Junior Science Assembly

Best Science Show in the World Ever

by Arnika Hazelwood

Junior students enjoyed a special Science Assembly in Term 2.

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Co-Ed Winter Sports Tournament

Co-Ed Winter Sports Tournament

by Frankie Vella

This tournament is a highlight on the calendar. It was great to win the Boys Football.

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Robotics 

Robotics Winners

by Sue Kim

Henry Eden-Mann and Bill Campbell won their divisions in the Junior Robocup Regional Competition in June.

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Co-Principals

Logan Park in the NEWS

by Arnika Hazelwood

The Star and The Otago Daily Times newspapers covered our recent ERO success in June.

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Badminton Success

Badminton Success

by Arnika Hazelwood

Jayden Jesudhass and his partner Talia Ogier (Bayfield High) were winners of the Mixed Doubles Plate at the South Island/ Otago U15's Badminton Tournament in June.

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13 Biology Evolution

Science Department News

by Dick Pirie

Term 2 saw the Biology classes out of the school for a number of trips.

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International Farewell

International Farewells

by Dianne Rooney

At the end of Term 2 we farewelled a number of international leavers before our new arrivals came in Term 3.

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The Valley Project

The Valley Project

by Arnika Hazelwood

Student Council organised an ideas facilitation session with The Valley Project in Term 2.

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40 Hour Famine Concert

Charities Group

by Arnika Hazelwood

Our Charities group has been busy in Term 2 with a number of initiatives.

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Football

Football Success

by Frankie Vella

Congratulations to the Boys 1st XI Football Team who won the co-ed football tournament in June.

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Chamber Music

Chamber Music (CMNZ) Competition

by John Dodd

Our musicians played superbly in the Dunedin competition.

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VR Experience for Digital Technology Students

A Virtual Reality (VR) Experience for Digital Technology Students

by Sandra Whipp

In the first semester, Digital Technology junior students were offered a Virtual Reality (VR) experience first-hand – and they loved it.

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Otago University Physics

Otago University Physics – more LIGO talk and experiments.

by Graham Prime

In June Senior Physics students and students from the Science Club enjoyed a lively talk and discussion about the LIGO project based in the USA, which is able to detect and measure Gravitational waves.

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Year 9 Art Gallery Trips

Year 9 Art Gallery Trips

by Pam McKelvey

In Term 2 both Year 9 Art classes enjoyed tours and workshops at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery with the amazing education officer John Neumegen.

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Cupcake Fun

Cupcake Fun

by Celeste Howard and Neive Strang

Over a couple of weeks at the end of Term 2, the Art Prefects organized a workshop for year 9's and 10's.

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Chess Tournament

Chess at Logan Park

by John Major

2018 was a very good year for Chess at Logan Park. Historically the school Chess Club has met just on Friday lunchtimes but this year seemed to be every interval and lunchtime, mainly led by the Year 10 students.

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Hip Hop Success

Hip Hop Success

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to Ava Reid who competed in the Hip Hop Unite Championships in June.

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The Big Sing

Big Sing Winners

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to our awesome choir and conductor Hana Fahy, for winning a top award at the Big Sing event in June.

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OSSSA Cross Country 

June Sports Round Up

by Frankie Vella

Term 2 was a busy time on the sporting front.

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Learning Support

Learning and Support Class Soccer Success

by Amanda Wilson

The Learning and Support Class competed in the Special Olympics soccer event held at the Edgar Centre in June. There was a large turnout from schools competing from all over Otago.

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48 Hours Success

48 Hours Film success and other news

by Arnika Hazelwood

Congratulations to our Film teams who competed in the 48 Hour Film Competition in Term 2.

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