Newsletter - No 20

In this issue

THE WEEK AHEAD:
TERM 2, WEEK 10

Monday 3

Tuesday 4

OBHS v CBHS Interschool (Home)

Brain Bee Competition

Wednesday 5

Junior Exams

Thursday 6

Junior Exams

Year 12 Drama trip to Fortune Theatre

Friday 7

First Aid Course

SISS Swimming Championships

End of Term 2

Term 3 Week 1

Monday 24

Tuesday 25

Wednesday 26

OBHS v WBHS Interschool (Home)

Thursday 27

Australian Maths Competition

Friday

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Melissa Rodgers

Taine Te Whata - Gateway Student

Taine is in his final year of high school and is part of the Gateway programme at Otago Boys'.

OBHS

OBHS v CBHS Interschool Timetable of Events

The annual winter interschool fixture between Otago Boys' High School and Christchurch Boys' High School will be held in Dunedin on Tuesday 4th July. Please find below a timetable of events.

Adrienne Buckingham

School Undertakes AWE Survey

This week was a big one for our students as boys, people and future adults. The school kicked off our first Assessment of Wellbeing in Education (AWE) Survey.

Teddy George

Otago Boys' Old Boys' Remembered At Messines Ridge

On 3 June I flew out of New Zealand and made my way over to Brussels, Belgium. I spent 1 night in Brussels before moving to a small town named Kemmel which was about a 10 minute drive to where the Messines Ridge memorial was held.

Enoka Taufua

Pasifika Students Attend University Of Otago Workshop

Last Friday a group of our Pasifika students were invited to attend a workshop hosted by the University of Otago.

OBHS PTA

Dunedin Fonebook - PTA Fundraiser

The Otago Boys' High School Parents Association has been given the opportunity to sell the ‘Dunedin Fonebook’ as a fundraising venture.

OBHS

Junior Exam Preparations Are Well Underway

Things have been humming in Room 1 in preparation for upcoming junior exams. Prefects are leading lunchtime tutorials aimed at helping junior students across all their core subjects. While only a few have attended previously, exams have seen record numbers coming in for the extra help (and pizza, thanks to the canteen).

Peter Odgers

2017 Otago/Southland Secondary Interschool Teams Chess Championship

Eleven teams from seven schools played for the thirteenth annual Otago/Southland Secondary Interschool Teams' Championship on Saturday 24 June.

PTA

First Aid Kit - PTA Fundraiser

Last week for orders!

Max Chu

The Last Word

Mates. To your left and your right, you’ve got your mates. Lads who will look after you. Throughout your Otago Boys’ journey, friends will be there alongside you.

OBHS School Council

School Council Purchase Multi Purpose Gazebo

The 2017 School Council has supported a number of projects this year, the latest of which is pictured here.

OBHS

Tom Is Following His Dream

OBHS Old Boy Tom Hanson (2012-2016) is currently undertaking his corporal course having recently completed his basic training along with survival, escape and evade training.