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Congratulations to everyone involved in Stage Challenge. We won the Otago competition and over 10 other awards in May.
Visit this articleWelcome to the LPHS 2017 School Magazine.
Please enjoy reading about all of the activities, achievements, events and stories from the year.
Congratulations to everyone involved in Stage Challenge. We won the Otago competition and over 10 other awards in May.
Visit this articleWe had some amazing successes in the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare awards this year.
Visit this articleAnother very successful quiz year for the LPHS Social Science department in 2017.
Visit this articleIt is already the end of another great and productive year, and our students have been busy with their individual learning programs and a variety of exciting opportunities at school and in the wider community.
Visit this articleThis has been an exciting and busy year for languages at Logan Park High School.
Visit this articleWe had an amazing Junior Christmas Show this year, written and directed by Christine Colbert about a reindeer-napping and a circus clown.
Visit this articleJust a wee note to let you all know what the PTSA has been up to this year.
Visit this articleAnna Walrond (14) continues to be one to watch in sailing.
Visit this articleFutsal is always a huge sport at Logan Park with lots of teams entered into the league. This year we had 7 senior teams and 6 junior teams competing. There is a huge amount of talent shown at the futsal games at a variety of levels.
Visit this articleAt the beginning of the year Logan Park formed a relationship with Otago Kendo club to run a school club here at school.
Visit this articleCongratulations to all of the students and staff who competed in the School Cross Country in Term 2 and across the whole Cross Country season.
Visit this articleTwo of our students were lucky enough to have the experience of a life time, travelling up to Anakiwa and completing Outward Bound. Below are their stories.
Visit this articleOur Athletics program was a huge success this year with some amazing results from the students.
Visit this articleWe had lots of teams playing Basketball this year. Below are some of their reports on the season.
Visit this articleOur Hockey teams worked really hard and performed well in their respective grades.
Visit this articleWe've had a great year of Volleyball. Several teams competed throughout the year and improved substantially while having a great time.
Visit this articleLogan Park has had plenty of involvement with the writing world this year. Writer’s Club ran somewhat erratically this year because our focus has been more on wider community projects and competitions beyond school.
Visit this articleView the gallery of Clayton House Group photos here.
Visit this articleView the gallery of Aoraki House Group photos here.
Visit this articleThe OSSSA Junior Sports Tournament Week was held in Mid November. The aim of the tournament is a fun sporting experience. and that certainly was the case for our students. Logan Park had teams entered in Handball, Waterpolo, Dodgeball, Volleyball and Touch.
Visit this articleIn the November Sports Round Up, it mentioned that I will be going to Austria and Germany to luge. Here is some background to that, as it may interest some people.
Visit this articleFor the Student Council in 2017 we have had to deal with a lot of change. From the change of management to how we run our funding systems we are one step closer to being a better, fairer council.
Visit this articleThis year’s Outdoor Music Concert at Youth Week was a fantastic success! The Outdoor Music Concert is part of Youth Week at the end of Term 3.
Visit this articleA new initiative in the Music Department this year has been evening music concerts, organised by the music prefects: Kayli Taylor, Rachael Molteno, Annabelle Johnston and Ben Dubyk.
Visit this articleOscar McGuire has been an inspiring Head Boy this year, and had many great achievements. Below is his speech for the end of year prize giving.
Visit this article2017 has again been a busy and rewarding year for the International Department. With about 30 students from a variety of countries from Japan to Sweden, the students added colour and vibrancy to Logan Park.
Visit this articleAs a core group of Year 13’s have played out their last season in 2016 a new wave of young cricketers has begun to carry the flame forward.
Visit this articleFor our annual House Day, Clayton made the stomach-turning journey to Aromoana where we were greeted with blue skies and scorching temperatures.
Visit this articleOmimi has had a stellar year, with 2017 being kicked off with a sun kissed beach day at Warrington.
Visit this article2017 started with a long hot summer first term and a wonderful House Day at the beautifully picturesque Waikouaiti Beach.
Visit this articleToroa began 2017 in traditional form. We had another very happy house day at our spot at Long Beach and we got last on Athletics day.
Visit this article2017 was the first year of what we, the team members of the Logan Park Hice-Curl curling team, believe to be a long and successful career for LPHS as a curling school.
Visit this articleIn Term three this year our two Logan Park drama classes had the amazing experience of performing a play that each group had created at a chosen area in Toitu museum.
Visit this articleFor the past year, in Terms 1 and 4, a group of students have been going to the local marina to sail each Tuesday (except when the weather’s really bad).
Visit this articleAt the end of 2016 Heather Brown who was Teacher Responsible for Hospitality and Food Technology had left Logan Park High School and moved to Christchurch to take up a position at Hillmorton High School. In her place, we are very pleased to welcome to our Technology Department Ms Helen Reid who is a specialist in the Food Technology area.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Arnika Hazelwood, Media Studies teacher who has been selected as an emerging talent by Short Film Otago.
Visit this articleThe last week of Term 3 finished Youth Week off with an amazing Outdoor Music Concert and Market Stalls.
Visit this articleOur Co-Principals were featured in the Otago Daily Times, The Weekend Mix discussing modern leadership in October.
Visit this article2017 has been an exciting and progressive year for rock and contemporary music at Logan Park.
Visit this article2017 has been a very successful year for the Logan Park High School Philharmonic Orchestra.
Visit this articleThe chamber music competition is an annual event that encourages secondary school students to get into small groups and perform a variety of music.
Visit this articleI think it’s fair to say that it has been another very successful year for our Logan Park school choir!
Visit this articleThe combined Year 13 classes had a day focused on evolution and how it formed the Dunedin marine environment at the Marine Studies Centre at Portobello.
Visit this articleThe weeks to Term 4 have flown and in the Science department seniors have left for exams after another successful year, juniors students approaching exams, competitions have been won, the tadpoles are growing, paramecium are growing happily in their bowl, there are beans in the glasshouse and summer is on the way.
Visit this articleOur Year 13 students organised a Jump Jam lunchtime flash mob during their last week at school.
Visit this articleWhilst Kiwi students have been sitting NCEA exams, international students not doing exams have enjoyed a range of activities.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Emma Samuels and Amber-Lee Tione on receiving the Otago Polytechnic Pacific Island Awards and Scholarships in 2017.
Visit this articleScience Club had a rocky start this year but has managed to finish on a high with the assistance of Ms Caulfield and Dr Prime.
Visit this articleWe celebrated outstanding achievements in Sporting and Cultural areas at a special Blues Assembly in October.
Visit this articleWe celebrated senior successes at Senior Prizegiving in November with Louis Whitburn winning the highly contested Dux award.
Visit this articleOur Junior Prizegiving is always a great opportunity to celebrate the successes in our junior school!
Visit this articleThis is the first year that handball has been offered as a secondary schools sport in Otago and it has been very successful.
Visit this articleRebecca Dalphin and Louis Freeman both competed in the Otago Secondary School Duathlon Championships which were held on Sunday the 24th September.
Visit this articleOver this year, the sports council, including roughly 20 sports prefects, met to organise sporting events and activities.
Visit this articleGet 2 Go Challenge is an Adventure Race run by Hillary Outdoors for Yr 9 and 10 students.
Visit this articleThis has been a busy year for the 12 Outdoor International option line as usual it begins with tears, anxiety, worry and excitement with new students arriving while the longer stay students having the added responsibility of transitioning the new arrivals by alleviating some of these emotions.
Visit this articleLogan Park’s Charities Club has had a great year of collecting and fundraising for various charities.
Visit this articleThe Amnesty International Group has had a very productive year. We started it by focussing on the rights of refugees around the world.
Visit this articleThis year Logan Park has had one of the most successful years of entries to the events organized by the UN Youth of New Zealand.
Visit this articleThe library continues to be a popular place right in the center of our school. Before school between fifty and seventy students await the bell in the library, making use of the computers, the couches and the warmth.
Visit this articleLogan Park’s rainbow diversity group Technicolour Sandwich has had another great year.
Visit this articleThe Art Department showcased students' NCEA level one, two and three folios in November at their Art Exhibition.
Visit this articleCongratulations to our Year 13 students who have been awarded Tertiary Scholarships in recognition of their outstanding achievements.
Visit this articleMy part in the Shakespeare festival was being a finalist in the costume designing competition.
Visit this articleKorean Day was held on the 30th of September in Dunedin. It was an extended activity to celebrate the New Zealand Korean Language Week (25th September ~ 1st October).
Visit this articleAt the start of this year, 16 students taking level one environmental geography were packed into two vans with an enthusiastic Mr. Dixon and Ms. Daly and drove up to Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park.
Visit this articlePaxton Hall scored the top mark in NZ in the ICAS Maths exam.
Visit this articleOur senior technologists have once again produced some fabulous outcomes as part of their technological practice this year.
Visit this articleWe've had an amazing time celebrating Korean culture at the end of September.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Ahinata Kaitai-Mullane and Ziggi Kaitai-Martin, our 2017 Mana Pounamu Young Achievers' Award recipients.
Visit this articleCongratulations to George Sabonadiere, Year 12 who is our new Student Representative on the Board of Trustees.
Visit this articleFor 8 months this year, a group of twelve Year 11 and 12 Logan Park students have attended a coaching course which has been held every Thursday, at study time, called A.C.E.
Visit this articleLogan Park's version of Master Chef saw our Year 9 & 10 Korean and Year 9 Japanese classes creating traditional dishes.
Visit this articleThe Year 11 PE class went rock climbing at Long Beach, as a part of the Physical Education programme.
Visit this articleAs part of the Year 12 Physical Education programme students completed achievement standard 2.6 "Evaluate leadership strategies that contribute to the effective functioning of a group".
Visit this articleThe Treble Cone Ski field welcomed Logan Park High over a weekend in August, with warm spring conditions.
Visit this articleI am safe! I am cool! I learnt self defence at school!
Visit this articleOn the 25th of August Jacob Duffy, Pippa Chang, Dr (Murray) Thompson and myself attended a Science of Sport lunch held at the glenroy auditorium as representatives of Logan Park High school at the Sports science talk held by the NZ National Science Festival.
Visit this articleOver 6 weeks in August and September twelve year 9 and 10 students have participated in the Logan Park Junior Chess Championships. It was run as a round-robin competition with everyone needing to play 2 games each week.
Visit this articleStudents did really well in Otago University, Australian and ICAS maths competitions this year.
Visit this articleA group of international students enjoyed a trip to Lake Tekapo whilst Kiwi students sat school exams.
Visit this articleDuring the first eight weeks of Term 3, all Year 9 classes took part in a reading challenge.
Visit this articleLove Waltz With Fireworks – this is the title of an exhibition of chairs that have been painted in response to poems.
Visit this articleA group of international students enjoyed a trip to Lake Tekapo whilst Kiwi students sat school exams.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Isla Thomas and her talented team for organising the Dunedin High Schools' Poetry Slam.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Siobhann Quinn for her prize from the Dunedin School of Art.
Visit this articleLogan Park High School has deviated from the norms of school leadership by announcing Peter Hills and Kristan Mouat as the school’s new co-principals.
Visit this articleAt the start of Term 3 we welcomed 4 new international students from Germany.
Visit this articleThe Senior O’MAthalon Competition was held in our school Library with 30 teams from 11 local secondary school competing.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Lorna Ryan who has won an Otago Polytechnic Scholarship. Lorna was awarded her scholarship in August at the Polytechnic's School of Design Secondary Schools' Awards Exhibition for Year 12 and 13 students.
Visit this articleWe were treated to a great evening of Drama and Fashion in August.
Visit this articleGeorge Sabonadière participated in the 2017 secondary schools essay competition organised by the Association of Former Members of Parliament. The judges commended his essay and placed it fourth in the competition.
Visit this articleIn July, Alex Hall attended an intensive Theatre camp in America.
Visit this articleExtra! is a newspaper magazine published by the Otago Daily Times and gives students the opportunity to submit their writing in an annual short story and poetry writing competition.
Visit this articleThe year 12 Physical Education classes completed two Achievement Standards (7 credits) at the Remarkables ski field.
Visit this articleOscar McGuire has been chosen to represent NZ in the 2018 Global Development Tour.
Visit this articleWe enjoyed hosting 15 students from Wakamatsu High School in Japan in July.
Visit this articleWe held both Junior and Senior Parent Teacher Student Interviews in Term 2.
Visit this articleAt the end of Term 2 we farewelled a number of international leavers and we welcomed new students in Term 3.
Visit this articleIn June, all of our Year 12 students participated in the Loves Me Not Health Programme organised by the New Zealand Police.
Visit this articleWe were entertained by all sorts of talent and courage over Karaoke Week.
Visit this articleMary Locker, on stilts and a number of other Logan Park students entertained the Dunedin community in June.
Visit this articleCongratulations to our Year 13 Senior Science Team who won the Otago Senior Science Quiz in June.
Visit this articleOn Wednesday 29th June the Logan Park Music Department had its second music concert for the year. The concert was organised entirely by the Music Prefects: Kayli Taylor, Rachael Molteno, Ben Dubyk and Annabelle Johnston.
Visit this articleSome of our senior students had a busy time at the end of Term 2.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Henry Eden-Mann and his team, Visionaries who won the Programming Prize in the 2017 RoboCup Junior Competition in June.
Visit this articleOscar McGuire won the Otago-Southland regional final of the Lions Speech competition in June.
Visit this articleOn Thursday the 25th of May, the two year 11 P.E classes went on an educational trip to the Otago University Anatomy Museum to take a closer look at the human body and what we have going on beneath the skin.
Visit this articleYvonne Caulfield has been involved in a Science Teaching Leadership Programme for terms one and two and reports below:
Visit this articleLogan Park's Senior Annual Formal was held on the 17th of June at the spectacular Glenroy Auditorium. 197 students from years twelve and thirteen, as well as staff members, attended the event and were treated to a spectacular 'Awards Show' themed evening.
Visit this articleWe celebrated a colourful and musical Indonesian themed event at Logan Park in June.
Visit this articleOn May 10th, LPHS international students Juliette Franzen, Anna Raab and Aiko Otomo and Charities Club members Alva Feldmaier, Ben Clayton, Lena McNaughton and Amy Lloyd, collected for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal outside the Dunedin South Warehouse for the day.
Visit this articleIn order to foster students understanding of Chinese culture, and also thanks to the fund from Asia New Zealand Foundation, the Chinese programme at Logan Park High School held a series of cultural activities in May to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
Visit this articleAbout 40 students were involved in our Peer Reading and Conversations programme which ran twice weekly during Group time this year.
Visit this articleThe weekend after Queens’ Birthday (June 9-11) is an important fundraising time for many thousands of primary and secondary school students raising funds for World Vision’s 40-Hour Famine nationally.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Ahi Katai-Mullane and Esther Tamati for winning our school Manu Korero speech competition.
Visit this articleCongratulations to George Sabonadière who won the Otago regional competition and was runner-up in the National finals in May.
Visit this articleTalented poets Beth Lynch, Isla Thomas and Mary Locker were invited to share their poetry and writing as part of the Rising Stars lunchtime recital during Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival in May.
Visit this articleAt the end of Term One we farewelled students from Germany, Denmark, Vietnam and Thailand.
Visit this articleTwenty one students and staff had the trip of a lifetime over the April holidays when they travelled to New York and Washington DC to witness the culture, history and technology of the financial and political centres of America.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Ahi Kaitai-Mullane and Oscar McGuire for their Class Act Awards.
Visit this articleOn a wet Wednesday 3 May international students visited the museum in the morning and then unipol in the afternoon.
Visit this articleIn March this year, our Year 13 Physical Education class went on a “Backyard Journey.” During the experience they had to demonstrate safety management skills outside the classroom.
Visit this articleWho would have thought a competitive camp could be so inclusive? The NZIBO selection camp held during the April school holidays has been one of the most supportive and nurturing environments for learning I have had the privilege of being a part of.
Visit this articleAt Trustpower's Otago Community Awards evening at Toitu Museum Monday 15th May, Emma Samuels was announced as Runner-up for the Youth Community Volunteer Award.
Visit this articleThe Learning and Support Class had a great opportunity to visit beehives at the Malcam Trust in Term 2 this year.
Visit this articleThanks to our enthusiastic PTSA for organising the 2017 Easter Raffle fundraiser, and to everyone who bought tickets!
Visit this articleAs one exhibition was dismantled from the Art Department Gallery Space a new one went up in May.
Visit this articleOn Friday the 7th of April, Mrs Frost’s Year 11 Physical Education class had a spectacular opportunity to go rock climbing at Long Beach.
Visit this articleOur Year 10 Food Technology course has ended the first term on a very positive culinary note.
Visit this article24 International students enjoyed a stunning day’s rock climbing at Long Beach as part of their Outdoor Education programme.
Visit this articleBen Connolly Yr 9 won the novice category in the cosplay competition at Dunedin Armageddon in March for his Warcraft ork.
Visit this articleOur Outdoor Ed and Cultural Studies class enjoyed making a hangi in April.
Visit this articleIn early March, Dr Thompson and Matua Tip Winiata took enthusiastic International students on a 3 day tramp on Stewart Island, Rakiura.
Visit this articleYear 13 Media students appreciated regular tutorials on script writing provided by Short Film Otago (SFO).
Visit this article10J and 10G were treated to superb weather for their camp in the scenic Catlins area in March.
Visit this articleOn 23 March 2017, the Lower South Island Chinese Bridge Competition was held at Tahuna Normal Intermediate School.
Visit this articleHead Girl, Emma Samuels, collected a Pasifika Education Level 2 NCEA Award at a Dunedin Ministry of Education Award ceremony and church service on Friday April 7th at OBHS.
Visit this articleA group of keen Javelin throwers in Mrs Frost's Year 11 Physical Education class were visited by a top National Athlete, Tori Peeters.
Visit this articleOn Thursday the 16th March, 26 Year 11 girls participated in a self-defence workshop, where we acquired a wide variety of valuable skills important for our safety.
Visit this articleThe 3rd of April is National Biomechanics day and this year several PE classes from Logan Park in Years 12 to 13 went on a trip to the Otago University School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences located on Union Street West.
Visit this articleTagged and Released was a visual art project as part of the Dunedin Fringe festival.
Visit this articleDuring the Dunedin Fringe Festival, in March, our band Painted Blind had the opportunity to take part in the Dunedin Sound project Anything Could Happen.
Visit this articleAt the start of the Dunedin Fringe festival students helped to create posters for the “Anything Could Happen”, Dunedin Sound Show.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Head Boy, Oscar McGuire, George Sabonadiere and Ariyan Zarei who performed well in Public Speaking competitions recently.
Visit this articleYear 13 students attended a Leadership Camp for 4 days in the beautiful Catlins area in March.
Visit this articleWe celebrated Race Unity Day on March 21 with a special assembly.
Visit this articleArt Prefects, Isla, Siobhann and Pania have been super busy of late planning, preparing and painting for the Tagged And Released Fringe Event.
Visit this articleGeorge Sabonadiere, Year 12 has won a national scholarship for his efforts in a Speech exam.
Visit this articleTeachers appreciated meeting the parents and whanau of new students on Wednesday March 1.
Visit this articleThe LPHS Charities Club baked for Suitcase Theatre's post-production supper at the Globe Theatre 16-18 February.
Visit this articleLuis Rosario from Curitiba, Brazil, visited us with his new bride, Francine, in February, to show her around his NZ school while on their honeymoon.
Visit this articleOver the last two weeks of the 2016/17 summer holidays, Louis Whitburn and Tarren Loughran and I had the wonderful opportunity of joining 165 other students from around Australia and New Zealand in attending the Rotary National Science and Technology Forum in Auckland.
Visit this articleHouse Days were held on February 17 with beautiful weather for beach visits.
Visit this articleWe hosted a special morning tea in February to celebrate outstanding success in NZQA exams.
Visit this articleWe have welcomed 17 new international students to our multi-cultural community.
Visit this articleWe've had a busy start to the school year in the sporting arena.
Visit this articleOur Athletics Programme at school is paying off with some impressive results in the Otago-Southland Athletics Championships in March.
Visit this articleWe've had a busy time across a range of areas including starting up Winter sports. Highlights include winning the Otago Southland Cross Country.
Visit this articleSailing, Kendo, Handball, Cross Country, Netball and Karate are some of the activities students have been involved in recently.
Visit this articleOur students have been busy training and competing across a range of sports, including Curling.
Visit this articleOur fiercely contested Interhouse Futsal competition ended this month with the overall winners being Omimi House.
Visit this articleThere has been a lot happening in a range of sporting codes across Term 3.
Visit this articleCongratulations to Leven Wu, Louis Freeman and Quinn Hardie (Yr 12) for their entertaining performance as part of Dunedin's Chinese New Year celebrations in February.
Visit this articleCongratulations to our musicians for their winning performances in the Robbie Rocks Dunedin competition.
Visit this articleIn recent months Year 9 Latin students completed an ancient Roman-style scroll, and prepared food for a Roman Feast.
Visit this articleBruno Willis (18) entertained cruise ship passengers outside the Dunedin Railway Station in January.
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