In the recent July school holidays five students from Years 9 to 11 attended a sailing coaching camp in Rarotonga. During their years at Otago Girls’ these sailors have enjoyed racing as individual competitors, but this camp taught them a new style of sailing as a team.

Winter has struck, well and truly, and I hope that you all received the text message on Friday advising you that the school was closed for the day. If you did not receive the message please contact the school office and get your cell phone number(s) corrected on our system. 

Tuesday 23 August

For all students and their families Monday 5 September 5.00 pm-6.30 pm in the Hall.

A reminder to Parents and Spectators. You are expected to:

Our Open Night and Open Mornings were a great success with many lovely students from our contributing schools visiting and participating in a wide range of activities. Our girls were wonderful guides and hosts for the visiting girls and families. We were amazed at the wonderful range of talents and activities on show from all departments and areas within the school.

A Dunedin winter is never an ideal setting to wake up early to, yet on Saturday 2 July, a small group of four Year 12 Chemistry students, Sam Taylor, Erin Ford, Lily Chilcott, Sarah Jocelyn and Chemistry Teacher Dr Phillips, headed out well before 9am to the Chemistry laboratories at Otago University. The purpose of this was for the programme “Healthy Harbour Watchers”, which is under the leadership of Andrew Innes.

Thirty Yasuda Girls' High School students from Hiroshima, Japan, arrived at OGHS on Friday the 29 July for their annual 13-day visit to the school. 

In the Information Science Technology Challenge (ISTC) competition schools competed from all over Otago and Southland. Our team, 'Team Nautilus' consisted of Vanessa Sinclair, Olivia Eustace and Alysha-Jo Nolan. The girls were asked to use computer technology to solve a real life issue.

On Saturday the 9 July the Otago Girls' Swim team competed at the South Island Secondary School Swimming Championships which were held in Invercargill. We had some stunning results with many personal best times achieved. 

Digital Transformation in Schools

Otago  Girls' High School Senior Art Exhibition 16-26 August Dunedin Community Art Gallery 20 Princes Street.

Recently I have returned from a trip of a lifetime, on Voyage 719 aboard Spirit of Adventure, which took place over 10 days departing from the Auckland Harbour. Spirit of Adventure is an exciting journey where you and 35 other people you’ve never met before, aged 15-18, get to jump on board a 35-million-dollar ship for 10 days to learn how to run it and venture through a series of different places.

These past holidays, 38 students from all over the country (including myself) found ourselves in Auckland wharf aboard the Spirit of Adventure tall ship to participate on voyage #721.

Recently I returned from a 10 day development voyage with the Spirit of Adventure. My mother said, “If I had even a cent for every word you’ve spoken about the Spirit of Adventure then we would get our money back three times over!”

Ella Steel ( 10Cts) for her excellent leadership and communcation skills throughout the Games Invention Unit. 

Molly McCall (11Bzk) for her outstanding result in the Sports Science unit - you really know your stuff!!!

Olivia Guildford (9Jsd). For showing commitment to learning new skills and participating positively and with enthusiasm.

Lydia He , Year 13 Photography.

Pippa Sparrow Year 9

14 August, 11 and 25 September at Unipol, Anzac Avenue. These are for any person with a disability wanting to try sport, or try a new sport. 

July 19 marked the end of my amazing five month exchange in Chile.

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.