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Otago Boys' High School

Newsletter - No 23 - 2023

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Term 3, Week 4

Monday 7

Tuesday 8
Parent/Teacher interviews
School closes for tuition at 1.25pm

Wednesday 9
Otago University/Otago Polytechnic Liaison Officer visit

Thursday 10
11GEO Dairy farm trip
Pasifika Fono 5.30pm

Friday 11
Maatangi Whenua Geography competition

Friday 11 - Saturday 12 
Big Sing Cadenza

Friday 11 - Sunday 13
Ski trip to the Remarkables

Sunday 13 - Wednesday 16
13ODR Snow Sports trip and assessment


Term 3, Week 5

Monday 14

Tuesday 15

Wednesday 16

Thursday 17

Friday 18
12/13ODR Naseby Astronomy trip

Contents

Whakairo "Tu Mana" unveiled

by Vai Mahutariki

On Monday, 31 July, Otago Boys’ High School unveiled their first ever Whakairo (Māori carving) piece in the Tower Block.

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OBHS has two new NZ representatives!

by Steve Brown

OBHS now has two new NZ representatives to add to its long list.

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Year 12 Outdoor Education - Snow Farm trip

A trip to the snow

by Andrew Willmott

Last week the Year 12 Outdoor Education classes went to the Snow Farm, in Wanaka.

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NZ Blood Service donation day

by Rob Wither

I had the privilege of speaking at a recent senior assembly about the upcoming NZ Blood Service donation.

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Rowing success

by OBHS Rowing Club

Congratulations to Year 12 student Harrison Thode who has been named in the U20 2023 Otago Rowing Association Interprovincial Rowing Team.

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Zekai Wang and Kehan Jiang with OBHS International Director Wayne Angus

Always great to welcome our international old boys back to school!

by Wayne Angus

Zekai Wang and Kehan Jiang were part of our 2019 Year 13 Leaver’s class and were part of the generation that had their overseas study plans seriously impacted by Covid.

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Junior footballers attend FIFA fan day

by Steve Brown

Last Friday, 45 Year 9 and 10 footballers had the unique opportunity to attend a FIFA Women's World Cup Schools' Fan Day held at the Dunedin Town Hall and Forsyth Barr Stadium.

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Isaac Adams named MVP for NZ U18 Māori Football team

by Steve Brown

Year 13 student Isaac Adams has returned from his two game football test series New Zealand U18 Māori vs Hawaii in Auckland.

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OBHS Rugby Club Firewood Raffle

Rugby club firewood raffle

by OBHS Rugby Club

The OBHS Rugby Club firewood raffle was a huge success with over $10,000 raised by over 250 players and their families.

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Student, parent and teacher meetings

by Andrew King

Student, parent and teacher meetings will be held on Tuesday, 8 August.

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Notice of early closure

by OBHS

On Tuesday, 8 August Otago Boys' High School will close early for tuition.

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Vaping - parents information evening

by Joint Dunedin Students’ Council

The Joint Dunedin Students’ Council will be hosting two parent information evenings around vaping and its impact on youth wellbeing.

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Can you help?

by Emma Moore

The Food and Nutrition department would appreciate your extra brown paper bags.

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Internal assessments

by OBHS

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

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Upcoming PTA meeting

by OBHS Parents' Association

The next meeting of the OBHS Parents' Association will be held on Thursday, 10 August.

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Academic tutorials

by OBHS Prefects

My name is Ben Turnbull and I along with other Year 13 student leaders will be running academic tutorials during lunchtime on Thursdays in Room 102.

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Return of senior prize giving trophies

by OBHS

All trophies presented at last year’s senior prize giving now need to be returned.

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Learn how to make video games

by Game Dev Club

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