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Newsletter - No 32 - 2024

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

Contents

2024 Prefect - Flynn Wilson

OBHS Prefect speech in support of the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation

by Flynn Wilson

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.

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2024 Pink Day

OB's shows their support

by Gena Bagley

OBHS showed their support for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation, and those impacted by the disease, by turning the school pink for the day.

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2024 Prefect - Freddie Hore

The Last Word

by Freddie Hore

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.

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2024 Tennyson Shield

Tennyson Shield competition 2024

by Gena Bagley

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

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Duke of Edinburgh - Routeburn trip

Duke of Edinburgh Award trip - Routeburn Track

by Richard Roe

What better way to ease into the pressure of exam term than with a walk in the hills?

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Bradley Escueta and Emerson Walker

Choir-tly achieving

by Konrad Hanson

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

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Academic celebrations have started

by Kent Twaites

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

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A night to celebrate the arts and cultural achievements of our students!

by Mikko Johnston

The OBHS Arts and Cultural Showcase 2024 was held on Thursday, 17 October.

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A successful badminton season

by Ali Lu

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

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Junior Leadership Workshop

by Lachie Hall

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

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

by Jacqueline Irving

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.

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Rodeo teams Australian experience

by Chris Ure

I was selected, along with 14 other riders, for the 2024/25 New Zealand High School rodeo team.

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Video: 2024 House Bench Press Competition

2024 Bench Press Competition

by Gus Workman

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

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2024 Rugby League Champions

by Steve Brown

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

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Course selection and confirmation

by Richard Harvey

2025 course selection.

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Mt Aspiring Camp dates Term 4

by Richard Roe

Dates have been set for the three Year 10 classes who missed out on their camp to Mt Aspiring during Term 1.

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Year 13 Passing Out Ceremony

by Richard Hall

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

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Looking for a shed?

by Johnny Simmons

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

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Grease – School Production 2025

by OBHS

Next year’s joint production with OGHS is Grease.

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Want a great Christmas gift idea?

by Emma Moore

OBHS Vietnam 2025 - The Village Press Oil gift packs fundraiser.

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Notification of Teacher Only Day

by OBHS

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

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2025 uniform grants

by JR McKenzie Youth Education Fund Committee

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.

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OBHS Fair

by Tina Fridd

Save the date - Saturday, 5 April 2025!

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