December Newsletter 2019

Here it is again, the end of another year. Is it because as you get older the year seems to get shorter as opposed to the boys who probably feel the year was never going to end! But end it does and this week is it.

TBHS farewells Jonathan Garner who has been with us for eight special years.

Ten Year 9 boys were taken on a school trip to Richard Pearse airport for a flight over Timaru and the surrounding area as a reward for consistently displaying a positive attitude and effort in their class over the year.

A group of 15 TBHS students, comprising of eight 2020 School Prefects and seven members of the Year 10 Burnham Leadership Training team, assisted at the Special Olympics Swimming event at C-Bay on Wednesday 27 November.

Tuesday 12 November was the second season of the Caroline Bay Relays that plays host to six different races.

Congratulations to three of our students who received A+ passes in their MATH199 Course through the University of Canterbury: Bailey Lissington, Matthew Lang and Ben Helliwell.

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Wishing all of our Timaru Boys' High School Community, a very happy and safe Christmas break.

Speaking as a participant of the Year 13 Leavers' Dinner, I thoroughly enjoyed the smooth organisation and sense of occasion for the final send-off to the Class of 2015 and participating in what may be the last time many of us will eat at Seven Oaks Reception Centre due to it's imminent closure.

In a three week timeframe, a Rugby Sevens team that was much younger, smaller and inexperienced than previous years had to be moulded together, and fundraisers and sponsors sourced.

One of the activities for the Year 10 electives was cycling the Duntroon-Oamaru Alps 2 Ocean trail, all 54kms of it!

We enjoyed having Year 8 students visit our school on Wednesday 5 November 2019.

Former TBHS 1st XV Captain Cullen Grace continues to make great strides in the rugby world.

With Christmas fast approaching and the "Black Friday" Sales underway, this is a good time to purchase electronic devices to be used by students in school.

To be held Thursday 5 December at 12:30pm in the school Music Room.

STS are seeking host families for students arriving in January 2020.