After an extremely busy and rewarding term 1 we enter an equally busy term 2 and it is hard to believe that we are already at the stage of the year where we begin to welcome prospective Year 9 students for 2017 starting with our annual Information Evening next week.

Exam fees, which are due to be paid by 18 August 2017, have been added to each Year 11, 12 and 13 students' account. 

There has been an increase in winter sports teams this year and help is desperately required to coach and/or transport students to and from their sporting events. 

 Sixty Level 2 Biology students recently spent three days at Temple Basin studying alpine zonation patterns. 

Our fantastic international committee, led by Panmai Kernkhunthot and Hilal Talash have been doing an excellent job in making our new students feel welcomed and part of the Riccarton High whanau.

For many Visual Arts students, term one began with trips to the city to see the Street Art exhibition Spectrum. 

Good weather in Term 1 and the school holiday break offered an opportunity for students at all levels to don packs and head into the outdoors. With support from Andrew Smythe (Bushworks NZ), in a teaching and supervisory role, students completed both trainings and adventurous journeys.

Joshua Daglish (11GN) has been selected to attend the Royal Astronomical Society of NZ (RASNZ) conference later in May. 

Congratulations to Sam Nielson (13ME), Blake Derks-Wyatt (13HW), Jack Davies (13WI), AJ Salmon (13WI) and Jacob Mataiti who have been selected for NZ teams.

With winter fast approaching students may want to consider purchasing some warmer uniform items.

Congratulations to the following students who recently competed in the Canterbury Secondary School Swimming Champs.

The following reports are written by some of our Kohanga Ako students about their time at the Kokiri  Lodge.

On the 6th of April, Riccarton High School took part in the annual fundraising event 'Shave for a Cure' which raises funds for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand. 

Did you know the Library is free to join? Our wonderful School and Community Library is open to everyone. If you haven’t already, pop in and check it out, join if you haven’t, and maybe take a book out, use the computers, read the paper, stop at the café and have a cuppa and read a magazine.

A few weeks ago Summah Laugeson (12FT) was given the amazing opportunity to go aboard the Spirit of Adventure. This is her account of the journey.

Shannon Taua and Fifita Tahaafe, were selected to represent RHS and attend the Christchurch International Women’s day brunch organised by the UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand.

As part of Riccarton High School's career development programme, all Year 12 students participated in Discovery Day at UC. This included a campus tour, followed by two 1/2 hour seminars of their choice.

A wonderful group of 35 parents and staff came together on the 2nd of April to do some projects for the school - from gardening and landscaping, to organising props for the drama department and equipment for the outdoor education programme, painting classrooms and corridors, and installing new shelving and cupboard doors.

Jessie Rhiana Irving and Fleur Carter-Hodder's first equestrian event shows there is a great future for equestrian sport at RHS.

Students from the Year 9 Contextual Class receive their completion certificates at the conclusion of a two week study into various aspects of Christchurch International Airport. A special thanks to Christchurch Airport staff who made this possible, particularly Mr Paul Drake.

This year the PTA is selling Entertainment Books as a fundraiser that we hope you will support.