October 2016 Newsletter

This term we are reviewing our approach to teaching Junior boys to meet their needs, as we get ready for 2017. 

Congratulations to the recipients at this year's Arts Prizegiving.

We are proud to announce that Kit Sadler has been selected by the Rotary Clubs of Timaru to represent South Canterbury at this year’s National Science and Technology Forum. The 2016 Forum will be held from the 9 - 23 January in Auckland.

Congratulations to Jack Winsley on his win at the recent Alpine Energy Art Awards at the South Canterbury Art Society's 64th annual show. 

Congratulations to Stephen Garner who came 3rd in the Downhill and 2nd in the Super Downhill at the South Island Secondary Schools Mountain Biking competition held in Dunedin.

The Rotary Club Bookarama 2016 is to be held on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th November in the Trinity Church Hall, College Road. To donate books, please phone 688 4218.

The PB4L team held a Silver Prize Draw in the second week of this term. Students who have earned Silver cards have demonstrated the POWER values regularly throughout the year, and worked their way through a number of Bronze cards. 

Guest speaker at this year's winter sports prizegiving was Marc Ryan, double Olympic medallist.   

The ANTS (Advanced Naturally Talented Students) took a day trip to Oamaru on 17 October and visited Rod Tempero Motor Body Builders and Steampunk HQ.

During the recent holidays, George Hill, a very talented snare drummer in Year 12, who is also a member of the NZ Foundation Youth Pipe Band (Under 20's), travelled with the band to Australia.

On Saturday 15 October, the South Island and Aoraki Secondary Schools MX Champs were held at the Backflips Track in Pleasant Point and saw Timaru Boys’ High School enter thirteen riders (four teams) - the most from any school represented.