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Some great results from this weeks Cross Country Champs

We had a great day of engaging, informative talks with Tamatea Wihongi from Attitude NZ

Please encourage your child to be utilising this online programme at home as well as at school.

This term has gone by so fast! We have welcomed many students throughout the start of the year. Some of these students will continue with us for the rest of the year and next year. Others will depart this weekend.

Today our librarians enjoyed their well-deserved 'Librarian Lunch' with a literature kahoot quiz. We also celebrated a couple of librarians who have gone above and beyond in their duties - Cameron Carney 11AK and Carla Mason 8MP were presented with the 'Librarians of the Term' Oscar. Special mention also to Maddie Knox, Sophia Josephs and Chloe Jennings who have just started this term. Congratulations to Jayden Hitchcock and Amelia Lambourne who won the quiz 😀 Well done team!

Congratulations to Aiden Herriman, William Mason, Abby Johnson of 7IC and Jessie Williams 7JH.

Our Careers Department team has enjoyed a busy term with a lot happening.

This workshop is subsidised so the cost is $20 per student for the whole day. We need to let the organisers know in the first weeks of Term 2 so if your student is interested they can email Helen hd@darfield.school.nz.

This year, Arts Leader, Grace Sanderson, has been selecting, showcasing and rewarding outstanding artwork from junior and senior art students at school assemblies.

To celebrate Earth Day 22nd April, The Art Department ran a character design competition . The brief was to create a character who embodies our school value Kaitiakitanga (Look after our Future). Congratulations to Dinu who took out first place; and to Elix Reyes who was highly commended. Thank you to National Art for supplying the prize.

At the start of term two, Darfield High School students and their whānau, will have the opportunity to interact with 25+ tertiary education and vocational providers from around New Zealand, at our annual DHS Careers Expo held on Tuesday 07 May 2024.

Y9 art students used collage and/or imaginative drawing to generate a "humanimal" (animal with human characteristics). They turned these into a graphic drawing which was then carved into a woodblock, printed and then painted.

Applications are open for this year's High Achievement awards.