Over the past week the NZ Rowing Club National Championships were held at Lake Ruataniwha in Twizel.

Each week at senior assembly one of our Prefect's present their "Last Word". We like to share these with the school community.

By now you will have heard us refer to 'hand up, not out', and 'above the hoops' behaviour.

A massive thanks to Murray and Heidi Rixon who were so generous with their time and bee keeping knowledge this week.

At the weekend our school Lodge hosted a large wedding.

The summer interschool between Otago Boys' High School and Waitaki Boys' High School was held in Oamaru on Wednesday 24 January.

Year 10 student Hunter Burgess plays in the John McGlashan Pipe Band, which is made up of pipers from schools in Dunedin.

OBHS was well represented in the Otago representative teams that recently went to the New Zealand National age group champs in Auckland.

The Otago/Southland Secondary Schools Water Ski Championships were held on Perkins Pond, near Millers Flat recently.

We welcome feedback from our school community.

Below is a list of internal assessments that are due to be submitted next week.

Last week, over 380 U-14, U-16 and U-19 athletes battled it out on a brand new course as part of the Challenge Wanaka Schools’ Triathlon, incorporating the Otago Secondary Schools’ Triathlon Champs and a Tri NZ Youth Series race.

The Parents Association would like to thank the OBHS staff, boys, families and sponsors who made the day such a success.

The Otago/Southland Mountain Bike Championships were held in Dunedin last weekend.

Congratulations to Isaac Adams, who was recently selected for Nga Tamatane Whanapoikiri, the Aotearoa Māori Football Youth male team.

If you are collecting your son from outside Moana Pool, please be aware of the parking restrictions and time limits.

We have a Year 11 student that requires private board.

From Tuesday 16th February until Thursday 15th April, you will get a bonus $10 or $20 eGift card for Countdown or JB HiFi.

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