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**School will finish at 3pm on Wednesdays. This is to allow for staff professional development. School busses will run as usual.

Term 3

Week 4

13-19 August - "Activate" Senior Art Exhibition

13-17 August - Year 13 X Country Ski Trip

15-16 August - Junior School Production "12 Moons" 7pm School Hall

Week 5

22 August - Triangular Exchange

23 August - Student Learning Conferences

Week 6

27 August - Subject Selection Evening 5-6:30pm

28 August  - Sport and Cultural photos

29 August - Junior Exchange

31 August - Ski Trip Departs

Contents

ACTIVATE - Senior Art Exhibition

by Ms C. Robson, TIC Art Exhibition

Our annual Senior Art Exhibition "ACTIVATE" is currently being held at the Dunedin Community Gallery from 13 to 19 August.

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Linda Miller 

Principal's Report

by Ms L. Miller, Principal

Last term we held a number of consultation meetings with staff, students and community to ‘find our why’.

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Town Belt Kaitiaki

by Sylvia Otley and Jenna Huggins

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Your NZQA Fees are due now

by Miss W. Dunn, Principal's Nominee

Each senior student pays an annual fee when undertaking NCEA. The account of each senior student has been charged $76.70.

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Pasifika Voices - Speech Competiton

by Mr E. Shields, Pasifika Advisor, HOD Visual and Performing Arts, TIC Music.

Last night Otago Girls' High School hosted Tiare Makanesi's initiative, The Otago "Pasifika Voices" Speech Competition.

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Junior Production - 12 Moons

by Ms K. Dick, HOD English

Over the last few weeks our junior students have been putting together a homage to Shakespeare and his play "Twelfth Night" or "What your Will."

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The PTSA have supported 100's of OGs students each year - now they need your help.

by Jane Smallfield

Please support your PTSA so we can support your students. Are you a gardener or do you make jam, pickles or chutney?

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Yasuda Farewell

by Ms B. Thomson, Japanese Teacher

On 26 July we welcomed 30 students and two teachers from Yasuda Girls' High School in Hiroshima Japan. This marked the 27th year of our sister school relationship.

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Food Technology

by Mrs C. Cook, HOD Technology

Year 13 Foods class had an opportunity to attend Cake Decorating Masterclass with Clare Pennell last week.

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Identifying our signature strengths and learning how to maximise these

Applied Positive Psychology

by Mrs S. Porter, Assistant Principal

Ms. Rowan Taigel and I were fortunate enough to attend a recent course called Applied Positive Psychology.

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Peer Tutoring 

Peer Tutoring

by Madeleine Reid, Peer Support Prefect

With a busy Term 3 ahead and Parallel Exams coming up for Seniors, it’s worth reminding everyone that Peer Tutoring is available here at Otago Girls’.

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History Quiz 

Otago History Teacher's Association Year 11 History Quiz

by Ms F. Speight, Social Sciences

Congratulations to May Cavanagh, Ella Nicholson, Phaedra Love and Sewmini Samuel for winning the Otago History Teacher's Association Year 11 History Quiz that was held last Thursday.

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Gateway

by Stacey Pearce, Year 13

Stacey Pearce - Dunedin City Council Animal Services

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Rally driver Nikita Gibson

by Nikita Gibson

Recently I was fortunate enough to be selected to attend Rally New Zealand's co-driver academy in Auckland.

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Vocational Pathways

Vocational Pathways

by Mr D. Trickey, Vocational Pathways

As part of our year 12 Vocational Pathways course the class visited the Fire station.

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Sophie Wilson volunteers in Fiji

by Sophie Wilson

Over the winter holidays I attended a two week volunteer trip in Fiji which I did through the Projects Abroad organisation.

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ASB - Supporting Success in your School

by ASB School Banking

Mention this school donation offer to your ASB banker when you apply for a new ASB home loan.

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Quiz Night

by Languages Fundraising Group

The OGHS Languages Group are holding a Quiz Night for fundraising. There will also be raffles available on the night at the quiz, including a special raffle for a brand new king size Dreamsleep Chateau mattress and base.

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SPORTS BLUES CRITERIA

by Ms C. Hokianga Sports Co-ordinator

Otago Girls’ High School awards Sporting Blues to recognise outstanding achievement and participation. Criteria for an award of a Sports Blue are determined by individual sporting codes with the Board of Trustees approval. All awards are at the discretion of the Blues Committee.

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