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Newsletter - No 19 - 2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Term 2, Week 9

Monday 24
11HIS Civil Rights lecture at OGHS
Parent Teaher interviews (3rd) - school finishes at 1.25pm

Tuesday 25

Wednesday 26
9MAO Museum visit

Wednesday 26 - Thursday 27
Senior French camp

Thursday 27

Friday 28
Matariki - school closed

Term 2, Week 10

Monday 1 - Tuesday 2
CBHS Interschool (away)

Tuesday 2
12ODR (AW) Climbing assessment

Wednesday 3
12ODR (DT) Climbing assessment
Junior Badges Assembly

Thursday 4
House Haka Competition
Mana Pounamu Awards

Friday 5
Naylor Love Press Up Competition
Last day of Term 2

Contents

2024 OBHS/OGHS Production - Legally Blonde

A message from the Rector

by Richard Hall

Pride Week at OBHS

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Year 9 English

by Nathan Gardner and Sam Glover

To conclude 9G’s unit on Travel Writing, the boys had to write a piece about a place they knew well. The tone of the piece needed to be upbeat, and the writing needed to utilise adjectives, fronted prepositions, dialogue, colloquial language and factual information.

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Schools Pride Week 2024

by OBHS Service Prefects

As part of Schools Pride Week 2024 and to show our support for Pride students, we've had displays up in the library and flew the Pride flag from the Tower Block.

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Gateway placement 2024 - Jesse Glover

by Jesse Glover

Through Gateway this year I have had the privilege of working with Farra Engineering every Friday. This has allowed me to experience and learn new skills.

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The Moascar Cup

by Steve Brown

On Saturday our 1st XV will take on rivals Southland Boys' High School, down in Invercargill, as part of the Otago Secondary Schools Division one rugby competition.

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World Refugee Day

by Tonya Justice & OBHS Service Prefects

This Thursday was World Refugee Day.

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2024 Cross Country Nationals

Cross Country nationals

by Richard Sykes

On Saturday 15th of June, Ruie Hyslop, Henry Hodgson and William Bolter headed up to QE2 Park in Christchurch for their first taste of national level cross country running.

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In a league of their own

by OBHS

OBHS students Mason Lome-Hindle and Te-Ava Nicholas played for the NZ Warriors Academy team against the touring Kirwan State High School (from Queensland), in Christchurch on Tuesday night.

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Notice of early closure

by OBHS

On Monday, 24 June Otago Boys' High School will close early for tuition. This is to allow our teachers to run parent interviews with our boys and their parents.

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Parent teacher interviews

by OBHS

There is one more opportunity to meet with your son's teachers if you haven't already done so.

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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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by OBHS Football Club

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Matariki Whānau Hui

by Māori Student Council

You are warmly invited to the OGHS and OBHS Matariki Whānau Hui.

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We CAN do it!

by OBHS Service Prefects and Student Council

The 2024 OBHS Can Drive is underway!

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Games Club

by Kenneth Mitchell

If you're looking for something fun to do during lunchtime on a Monday or Friday?

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A night with the Barrett's

A night with the Barrett's

by OBHS Rugby Club

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