March Newsletter 2020

In this issue

13-15 March SISS Rowing
15 March TBHS Open Day
17-20 March Year 9 Camp 5 (Totara)
22 March STAC Summer Exchange
25-27 March Year 13 Geography Camp (Karitane)
28-30 March Lower South Island Team Sailing Regatta
30-31 March Year 12 Geography: Mount Cook
31 March Board of Trustees Meeting
1 April Otago Uni Maths Competition
7 April Year 12 RYDA Course
9 April ANZAC Service
9 April Final Day Term 1
27 April ANZAC Day Holiday
28 April Term 2 Commences

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TBHS 1st XI Hockey

Having had an extremely successful 2019 result on the playing field, TBHS Hockey is excited to announce a two-year partnership between KPMG and the TBHS 1st XI.

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National SS Keelboat Championships

Rainer Willcock (Year 11) and Nathan Harbutt (Year 12) represented Timaru Boys' High School at the 2020 Harken National Secondary School Keelboat Championships held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland from 6-8 March.

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SI Town and Country Swim Competition

TBHS students competing at the South Island Town and Country Swim Competition made a clean sweep of the 200 breast.

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Special Olympics Helpers

Timaru Boys' High School has a strong tradition of assisting with the annual Special Olympics.

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YES Programme

TBHS student, Robert Chapman, spoke in assembly about how his experience with the YES programme has encouraged him to join the Pleasant Point Fire Service as a volunteer.

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Old Boy Art Exhibition

Aigantighe Exhibition: Then Again by Ross Gray

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Rotary Youth Exchange

Wanted: Secondary Students for Youth Exchange

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Rector's Message - March 2020

Kia ora everyone

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TBHS Open Day: Sunday 15 March

Join us at our Open Day on Sunday 15 March, 1pm-3pm.

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Pass2Pub Congratulations

Congratulations to three of our students who competed in the recent Pass2Pub bike race.

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Triathlon Success

Three keen TBHS Year 10 students were part of the 77 contestants in the Timaru Triathlon on Sunday 23 February.

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McNoe and O'Keefe break records at TBHS Athletic Sports

Saxon McNoe and Flynn O'Keefe were the record breakers at the annual TBHS Athletic sports held on Monday and Tuesday 17-18 February in fine conditions at the Aorangi Stadium all weather track.

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South Island SS Tennis Championships

The South Island SS Tennis Championships were held in Timaru over the weekend 29 Feb - 1 March at the Trust Aoraki Tennis Centre.

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Darts Success!

Congratulations to Tea Goodman (Year 9), one of our up and coming young sportsmen in the world of Darts.

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Impetigo

Impetigo (you say, im-pa-ty-go), also known as school sores, causes blisters on exposed parts of body, such as hands, legs and face. The blisters burst and turn into a sore with a yellow crust that gets bigger each day

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YFU Student Exchange

Scholarship applications are now open.

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John Scott Lodge

All students have the opportunity of attending a camp when entering Timaru Boys' High School in Year 9, and some may have further opportunities through participation in Outdoor Education and Geography trips.

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New members of the Workforce.....!

Timaru Boys' is proud of its record in guiding our young men into fulltime jobs.

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Aoraki Bowls

TBHS had two teams competing in the Aoraki Bowls Competition.

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Pushing for Excellence in Science.

There has been an outstanding turnout for the lunchtime session of Pushing for Excellence in Science.

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PTA........ New Members Sought!

TBHS has a small but committed Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

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University/Polytechnic Liaison Visits

Visits from University or Polytechnic Liaison staff started last week with Otago Polytechnic speaking with a number of out students interested in courses ranging from ski instruction, occupational therapy, quantity surveying and stone masonry

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Cups and Trophies Returns asap............

Could all Summer Sports Prizegiving Cups and Trophies (including Atheltics awards), please be returned to the Student Office asap.

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Rector's Message - March 2020

Kia ora everyone

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Rite Journey Update

The Rite Journey programme is underway with over one hundred and thirty boys across all Year 10 classes participating.

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Ice Hockey Success............

Congratulations to Flynn Linton who was named not only in the New Zealand U16 Ice Hockey Squad for January 2019 but has also been selected for the NZ Men's U18 Ice Hockey side that was to be travelling to Luxembourg for the World Championships in April 2020.

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Timaru Boys' Rowing

With less than three weeks to go until the Aon Maadi Cup at Lake Ruataniwha TBHS rowing have only two school regattas (one being the Maadi Cup) left to race after the squad competed at the Canterbury Junior Championships, held at Lake Hood.