As an educational leader this week has been inspiring. Our Year 9 nd 10's have led their own learning for the whole week. 

The Importance of Being a Mate.

The Students of the Term for Term Two were announced at assembly this week.

Through this last week of Term 2, our junior boys have been working in groups to tackle questions around the hot debate of "The Future Environment of Dunedin".

Junior curriculum week has created the opportunity for a range of students to get excited about their visual world. The Art room has been a hive of activity all week as a variety of groups grapple with their self-directed design problems and how to visually demonstrate their ideas. Two of these groups decided to explore the Dunedin ‘street art scene’ for inspiration.

On Wednesday 6th July, four Year 12 &13 students Dan Ryan, Ricky Jackson, Mitchell Mahoni-Rae and Isi Tuivaga were lucky enough to be invited by the Otago University Maori Studies Department in conjunction with the Otago University Business School to take part in the annual ‘Biz4Taiohi’ course which is focussed at Maori students.

This morning 20 senior students gained NCEA credits by participating in a First Aid Course.  This opportunity will again be  offered to students on the last day of term three.

Hayden McAlister, Kelvin Weston, Andrew Medlicott and Bailey Cavanagh-Welch spent Tuesday competing in the National Finals of the Brain Bee. 

Yesterday Deputy Head Boy Sam  Kilsby visited Fairfield School to talk to their School Council as a representative of the Sir Peter Blake Trust. Sam talked about being a leader and what leadership means, a subject Sam is well qualified to talk about.

Congratulations Rhys Woods, Otago Boys’ alumni and Dux of 2011.

On Saturday morning a group of Otago Boys' students and administration staff spent a couple of hours labelling 25,000 jaffas for the (Make A Wish NZ) Baldwin Street Jaffa Race being held in the school holidays. Another superb example of our boys engaging in community service.

A closely fought match was played today at Roberts Park between OBHS 3rd and 4th XI. After a bit of friendly banter the boys got down to business.

The results from the Christchurch Boys' High School Interschool fixture held in Christchurch on Tuesday 5 July are as follows:

There are a number of OBHS students representing Otago Water Polo at the Pan Pacific Water Polo tournament which is taking place in Auckland over the school holidays. This is the largest water polo tournament in the southern hemisphere and is played every two years with teams from New Zealand, Australia, the United States and South Africa participating this year.

The Parents Association is once again offering the community the opportunity to purchase these delicious cheese rolls.

As much as possible, could boys and parents please make all medical, (off site) physio, dentist and driving lesson appointments for students out of school time. These one off, but sometimes frequent absences during the year can have a considerable impact on student learning. Your support is appreciated. 

Tell us about the activities and successes your son has been involved in so that as a community we can celebrate with them.