Peer Reading finished with a celebration and party in the new library on Friday April 8. A total of 51 students from Yrs 9 -13 took part in the programme. 

A group of Year 11 and 12 Geographers went on a 3 day trip to Mt Cook to look at surface features in the Southern Alps and the processes involved in forming them.

Several of our students stood out on the longest catwalk in New Zealand as part of the iD Dunedin Fashion show in March.

On 22 March we celebrated the United Nations, Race Unity Day with an inspiring special assembly.

School sailing has been in full swing during the first semester. Thursday evenings after school, weather permitting, keen sailors have braved all sorts of conditions improving boat handling skills and having fun.

63 students attended the annual Music Camp at the beautiful Tirohanga Camp underneath the Maungatuas, leaving after school on Friday 11 March for the weekend. 

Renovations, room changes, competitions and field trips featured in Term 1.

In February I flew to Christchurch to join the Spirit of New Zealand, which was travelling back to Auckland from Bluff. 

International Outdoor Ed students rose to the challenges of Berwick Camp in March.

Senior Media Studies students created many entertaining film trailers and short films during the course of the year.

Students have been involved in everything from dodgeball, football, waterpolo to sailing and orienteering.

International students enjoyed a 3-day tramp on Stewart Island, Rakiura in April. 

Grant McNaughton, Ruairi Griffin and Katharine Woolrych continue to impress in the field of science.

Our wonderful International Homestay Co-ordinator Kathryn Temple finished at the end of Term 1.

Reva Grills won the Rotary 4-Way Speech competition with Grant McNaughton coming second.

Grant McNaughton and George Sabonadiere were first and second respectively in the Otago Race Unity Speech final.

Year 10 Art Students exhibited their first series of work in the Curator's Club Gallery space in Term One.

David Spencer, captain of our First XI scored an unbeaten 200 in the last game of the summer season, beating a King's high team, in March.

Lydie Leurquin and Briana Lane were recognised at a special ceremony at First Church in April. 

Lovis, Sebastian, Franziska and Claudius left at the end of Term 1.

11 Thai students arrived on Saturday April 9 for a month.

Logan Park High School has a growing number of students who were born overseas and have now chosen New Zealand in which to settle. They come from countries such as China, Thailand, Vietnam, Ethiopia, India and Brazil. This year we are lucky to have students from India, Japan, China, Korea and Brazil.

We are planning a French language and culture immersion trip to New Caledonia in the Easter holidays 2017 for Logan Park High School students of French. 

We had 28 students competing in the Otago Athletics Champs on 12 March.