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On Tuesday 20 June school will finish at 3pm to allow time for extended staff professional development. Buses will run at normal times.

Week 8

20 June - School finishes at 3pm

23 June - Year 11 Market Day

Week 9

Junior Language Immersion Week

28 June - 2 July - OGHS/OBHS School Production 

30 June - Junior Reports available on the parent portal 3:00pm

30 June - Junior Option changeover

Week 10

4&5 July - Junior Production


Contents

High School Musical 

High School Musical - On stage!

by Ms B. Allan, Arts Co-ordinator

Tickets on Sale NOW

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Library Day 

Principal's Report

by Ms L. Miller, Principal

This week we celebrated 80 years of Library Day at Otago Girls’ High School.

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Shave for a Cure

A Student's Perspective

by Maia Usherwood-Nosa, Public Relations Prefect

 To Amara and Anya we are so very proud of you.

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Big Sing 

BIG SING

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

Our choirs must be congratulated for their performances at the Big Sing regional competition last Wednesday.

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Smokefree Rockquest

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

Pop duo Grace and Laura played their first live gig together at last week's Smokefree Rockquest.

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Sylvia Otley Year 10

Artist of the Week 

by Sylvia Otley Year 10

Term 2 Week 6 - Sylvia Otley Year 10

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Library Day

by Jane Smallfield

The 80th OGHS library day was held on 13 June.

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Emily Hall Year 10

Artist of the Week 

by Emily Hall Year 10

Term 2 Week 7 - Emily Hall Year 10

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OSS Netball 

Otago Secondary Schools Netball Tournament

by Molly McCall, Student Netball Co-ordinator

Over the weekend the 9A, 10A and Senior A teams competed in the Otago secondary schools' netball tournament. 

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Creating Financially Independent Kids - Seminar Series

by Hannah McQueen

Dunedin 19 June 7.00pm

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Sarah de Vries, clarinet, Otago Girls’ High School, Cameron Monteath, piano, Logan Park High School, Rose Stevenson, violin, Otago Girls’ High School.

Chamber Music

by Mr E. Shields, HOD Visual and Performing Arts

We congratulate all Chamber Music groups who entered into this year’s Community Trust Chamber Music Competition.

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Naseby Outdoor Education 

Naseby Mountain Bike Camp – L1 Outdoor Education 2017

by Miss Young & Miss Ward L1 Outdoor Education Teachers

Last Friday and Saturday 9/10 June; the two Year Eleven Outdoor Education classes headed inland for their Mountain Biking Assessment.

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Physedders of the Fortnight

by Mrs M. Clements, HOD Physical Education

Congratulations to these girls for demonstrating the school values.

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Geology

12 Science – Geology Fieldtrip

by Mrs Beaman and 12 Science

Brighton and the Pyramids Rock!

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Thank You Dunedin City Council 

by Mrs M. Leonor, ICT Systems Manager

Otago Girls’ High School recently received a donation of two HP Proliant G7 servers from the Dunedin City Council.

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Year 12 Formal 2017

Year 12 Formal

by Ms A. Babbage, Year 12 Dean

This annual event took place on 25 May at the Savoy Function Centre.

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Rugby Coaching 

Female Rugby Workshop 

by Otago Rugby Football Union

On Monday 12 June 6pm, Warren Kearney and Otago Rugby and are running a workshop for coaches of females Rugby. 

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Junior Production - Campaign Central

by Ms K. Dick, TIC Junior Production

Are you feeling like the summer will never return? Do you need a dose of sunshine? 

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Tiana Hill - Argentina

Language Immersion Award Scholarship - Tiana  Hill 

by Tiana Hill

I have been living in the La Pampa province of Argentina for almost four months now, on a Language Immersion Award Scholarship.

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NCEA

Algebraic NCEA exam 

by Mrs J. Chapman, HOD Mathematics

STOP PRESS All Year 11 students will be sitting their Algebraic NCEA exam on September 21 2017. 

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Biology

13 Bio trip to Otago University’s Biochem department

by Miss W. Dunn, TIC Biology

In Biology we are exploring the manipulation of DNA for the benefit of humans – in particular producing better quality or higher yielding food supplies and saving endangered species.

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Sophie Miller

Artist of the Week 

by Sophie Miller, Year 10

Term 2 Week 5 - Sophie Miller  Year 10

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Freya Pettigrew 

Artist of the Week 

by Freya Pettigrew

Term 2 Week 4 - Freya Pettigrew Year 9 

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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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Year 10 Marae 2017

Puketeraki Marae, Karitane

by Ms T. Munro, Assistant HOD Social Sciences

As part of the Social Studies First Peoples unit all Year 10 students have an overnight stay on a Marae with their class.

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Hosting

HOSTING FOR OGHS

by Alison Stephenson, International Student Manager

We are looking for caring OGHS families who would like to welcome an international student into their home in 2017.

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