There is no doubt that with the seniors at least, we are in the final stretch.

You know, I was thinking about this Last Word last week, sitting here in assembly, listening to Thomas’s Last Word and I had no idea what I was going to say to you guys.

On Thursday, 27th October, OBHS celebrated and acknowledged some outstanding achievements in 2022 amongst our Māori students across all year levels.

Malo le soifua, kia orana, malo e lelei, ni sa bula, taloha ni, fakaalofa atu, mauri, halo olketa, kia ora and warm pacific greetings!

Having 200 boys stare at you can’t be as bad as going up on stage with a Wiggles guitar and dancing to Footloose. Both do require courage.

Students who completed the term 3 reading challenge were rewarded with ice cream sundaes last week.

Last Sunday, Year 9 student Mouhammad Ali Taha competed at the Otago/Southland Regional Karate Championships held in Alexandra.

With our 1st XI involved in Gillette Cup qualifying, it was up to our Premier Colts team to enter the McCullum Cup this year.

Over the holidays Matthew Bolter and Jake Owen competed in the National Road Relay Championships in Christchurch.

The Term Four Dunedin Schools' Futsal competition started on Thursday.

Pre-covid we started a tradition of a winter blues evening.

This year's prizegiving is being held at The Regent Theatre on Tuesday, 1 November at 7.00pm.

On Saturday, 26 November the OBHS Old Boys' Society Leavers' Dinner will be held at the Village Green, Sunnyvale starting at 6.30pm.

Order date extended!

All trophies presented at last year’s junior prizegiving now need to be returned.

The PTA will be holding second hand uniform sales.