Riccy has his holiday reading sorted, have you?

Last Friday night, the Music Department presented their first 'Soiree', where fifty of Riccarton High School's gifted musicians performed a sensational array of eclectic tunes to an enthusiastic crowd at the funkiest of clubs in Lyttellton (LAF).

Congratulations to our 2018 Scholarship winners Elnathan Yi, Benjamin Guo and Myro McKee.

Did you know that donations over $5 that you have made to your children’s schools are tax deductible with a valid school receipt? 

A reminder to all our students, who will be in Year 9 in 2018, and their families, that our information evening is being held on Tuesday 17 October at 7:00pm in the School Hall. 

During the last holidays the Environment Committee got to work on a mural to represent our school environment. 

On the 27th of August, the environment committee along with other Riccarton students and staff took part in our third volunteer day, this time at Otukaikino Reserve. 

Week 8 was both International Languages Week and Te Wīki o Te Reo Māori, so it was entirely appropriate that we receive a visit from the Collège de Paita in New Caledonia, for our students to try their skills in a variety of languages. 

Ko tou reo, ko toku reo, te tuakiri tangata. Tihei uriuri, tihei nakonako.

Congratulations to Ella Bielski-Neil who competed in the dressage competition at Rangiora A & P Showgrounds on Sunday 17 September. Against eight other riders, her results in the Dressage New Zealand introductory level test 0:1 were:  first place and 0:2, second place. 

The Concert Band performed at the Concert Band Festival which was held over the weekend at the Charles Luney Auditorium.

The Christchurch Schools Regional Orchestra has been rehearsing regularly each week for the last term with their conductor Ian Thorpe. 

The 1st Xl Girls’ Hockey team were lucky to start off our season with a very similar team to last season. As we had done a lot of development as a team last year, we were very strong from the start of the season. 

Has your son or daughter grown out of their uniform? The PTA can sell it on your behalf.

This is your opportunity to help us design the future of our school by providing us with feedback about areas that we are doing particularly well in, and others that we need to develop.

The first ever Canterbury Student Art Exhibition was organised and held at Windsor Gallery this term.

Te Kapa o Pūtaringamotu are in their last three weeks of preparation for the Secondary Schools Regional Kapa Haka Competition. This will be held on Saturday 21st October at the Aurora Centre, Burnside High School. 

Thursday October 19th in the school hall, 6:30pm-8:00pm. Snacks and refreshments provided.

Competing in the Winter Tournament Week and playing in the Jim Wishart Tournament at Avonhead Park, the team were placed 6th out of 16 teams. Congratulations to Luke White who received the Golden Boot award with 12 goals for the Tournament, and Joshua Paul received the MVP, Most Valuable Player Award.

Riccarton High School held a leadership camp in Hanmer springs on the 15th and 17th of September. It was an amazing opportunity for Year 12 students to get a taste in what Leadership is all about. Students heard talks from a range of different leaders, such as Mr Haywood and Miss Heald, the Year 13 prefects and Bekka from Kokiri. They could take part in activities that built their leadership skills for the future. 

The purpose of the PTA is to create a close association between parents and the school.

 Many thanks to those who were able to make it to our Student Achievement Interview Day a couple of weeks back.

Students in many year 10 Science classes have been busy this term problem solving on Mars, or at least investigating and modelling possible solutions to problems we may face when we eventually get to Mars. 

The Riccarton Way Committee is a great opportunity for those who want to be more involved in how the Riccarton Way is presented throughout the school.