Newsletter - No 32

In this issue

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Term 4, Week 3

Monday 28

Labour Day - school closed

Tuesday 29

Skipper's Feast

Wednesday 30

Senior Prizegiving Regent Theatre 7pm

Thursday 31

Last Day for senior students

Friday 1

Term 4, Week 4

Monday 4

Tuesday 5

NCEA exams start

Wednesday 6

Thursday 7

Friday 8
Teacher Only Day
School closed for tuition for junior students

NCEA exams continue

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Ali Lu

A successful badminton season

Our OBHS boys achieved some amazing results at the South Island Teams and Individuals Badminton Championships held in Southland from 7-11 October.

Gus Workman

2024 Bench Press Competition

The first iteration of the OBHS bench press competition was held in 2023.

Richard Hall

Year 13 Passing Out Ceremony

Thursday, 31 October marks the last day of the academic year for our senior students.

OBHS

Notification of Teacher Only Day

There will be a Teacher Only Day on Friday, 8 November.

Flynn Wilson

OBHS Prefect speech in support of the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation

My name is Flynn. This term, the Spirit Board and school prefects have teamed up to create a week of awareness and raise funds for New Zealand’s Breast Cancer Foundation.

Freddie Hore

The Last Word

What is the purpose of life? Perhaps for you, it's achieving your biggest goal, becoming rich, visiting every country in the world, or making core memories.

Konrad Hanson

Choir-tly achieving

Having only taken up singing in the last few years, Bradley Escueta and Emerson Walker have worked hard and quickly developed their singing skills.

Lachie Hall

Junior Leadership Workshop

Just because you are a junior student doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader in the school.

Steve Brown

2024 Rugby League Champions

Last weekend OBHS had an U15 and U17 team compete in the Otago Secondary Schools Rugby League Tournament down at Bayfield Park.

Johnny Simmons

Looking for a shed?

Made at Otago Boys' High School, sheds are sold only to recover the cost of materials hence the great price.

JR McKenzie Youth Education Fund Committee

2025 uniform grants

The JR McKenzie Youth Education Fund has a proud tradition of supporting families in need of financial assistance, with the purchasing of a school uniform.

Gena Bagley

Tennyson Shield competition 2024

On Wednesday morning, we hosted Otago Girls' High School for the annual OBHS v OGHS Tennyson Shield competition.

Kent Twaites

Academic celebrations have started

This week two of our leading Pasifika students were awarded Vaka Moana Pasifika Scholarships by the Otago Polytechnic.

Jacqueline Irving

South Island and New Zealand Secondary School DTL and Skeet Clay Target Championships 2024

Our Clay Target squad members Hunter Burgess, Shamus Young, Johnathon King, Dustin Young, Tom Collie, Charlie Hore and James Gare proudly represented Otago Boys’ High School at The South Island and New Zealand Clay Target Championships.