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Otago Girls' High School

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Please note: Teacher only Day Monday 22 May. 

On 30 May and 7 May school will finish at 3pm in preparation for Parent Interviews. Buses will run at normal times.

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

Week 4

22 May - Teacher Only Day ( School will be closed)

23-25 - Year 10 Marae Trip (overnight)

25 May - Year 12 Formal

Week 5

29 May - PISA Field Trial

30 May - Parent Teacher Interviews A-L. School will finish at 3pm today.

1 June - Year 11 Careers Expo

Week 6

5 June  - Queen's Birthday (school closed)

7 June - Parent Teacher Interviews M-Z. School will finish at 3pm today.

Week 7

13 June - Library Day

15 June  - Class Photos

Contents

Mt Cook

Year 11 Geography/International trip to Aoraki/Mt Cook

by Mrs J. Geddes, HOD Social Sciences

The annual Year 11Geography trip to Aoraki/Mount Cook trip was a great success. 

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Linda Miller -Principal

Principal's Report 

by Ms L. Miller, Principal

Senior students (Years 11 – 13) will be receiving their interim reports today. These will be provided both in hard copy (students will collect these at a form time at the end of the day) and digitally. 

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PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS

by Mrs B. Davidson, Assistant Principal

Parent Interviews with your daughter’s teachers take place on Tuesday 30 May (A-L surnames) and Wednesday 7 June (M-Z surnames) from 3.30-6.30pm.

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Brigid Allan

Introducing Brigid Allan 

by Brigid Allan, Arts Co-ordinator

Brigid is our new Arts Co-ordinator.

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Caversham Relay 

Dunedin  Cross Country Series

by Devon Allen, House Prefect Cruickshank

OGHS girls competing in the Dunedin Cross Country series have had a fantastic start to the season and have produced some incredible results.

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Shanghai GUANGMING High School visit 

by Mrs A. Stephenson, International Student Manager

On May 9, Lindy Marr (Assistant Principal OBHS) and I had the pleasure of visiting our sister school, Guangming High School, in Shanghai.

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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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Enviroschools

by Mrs N. Chapman, Enviroschools Co-ordinator

Our Enviroschools group has been working hard gathering information about all the sustainability work we do as learners and teachers.

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Trip to the Writers and Readers Festival

by Ms R. Taigel, Deputy Principal

Last week a number of our Mäori and Pasifika students, along with Ms Taigel’s Year 12 English class, were fortunate to attend a performance poetry session with Glenn Colquhoun as part of the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival.

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Mika Cottle 11Ot

Physedders of the Fortnight 

by Mrs M. Clements, HOD Physical Education

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Maia Usherwood-Nosa

A Student's Perspective

by Maia Usherwood-Nosa, Public Relations Prefect

Our batteries have been re-charged so let's smash out Term Two.

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BP Business Challenge

Young Enterprise BP Business Challenge

by Mrs G. Boel, HOD Business Studies

Over three days in Week 2 just over 100 Year 11 students took part in the Young Enterprise BP Business Challenge programme in the school hall. 

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Stage Challenge 2017

Stage Challenge 2017

by Sarah Jocelyn

Last week Otago Girls’ High School participated in the regional 2017 Stage Challenge event, held at the Edgar Centre.

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Artist of the Week 

by Jess Greenan Year 13

Jess Greenan Year 13

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Careers Week 2017

Careers Week (8-12 May)

by Mrs R. Bazsika , Career Education Leader

FIND YOUR FUTURE!

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Literacy Support

by Miss H. Sutherland , Literacy Support

Literacy holds a significant place in every subject, and a solid foundation is paramount to being well prepared for life beyond school.

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Nga Manu Korero

Ngä Manu Kõrero

by Matua Mac Te Ngahue

Otago Girls High School hosted the prestigious Ngä Manu Kõrero regional speech competitions over the weekend.

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Artist of the Week 

by Aimee Smith Year 12

Aimee Smith Year 12

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English Department 

by Ms K. Dick, HOD English

Over the weekend Otago Girls' celebrated a lot of success in Public Speaking.

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Alps to Ocean 13OE Cycle Tour May 2017

by Jade Cottle 13Dk

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, five girls and Mrs Matthews, along with a parent, set off to Tekapo.

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German Camp

German Camp 2017

by Mr C. Durrant, HOD Languages

On the very first day of the term, 12 senior German learners went to spend an overnight stay at Camp Tirohanga to immerse themselves in 24 hours of German language and cultural activities.

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Samantha Couper

Congratulations

by Ms C. Hokianga

We just wanted to share Samantha Couper's recent success at the South Island badminton teams tournament in Timaru in the last week of the holidays.

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