May Newsletter 2021

In this issue

1 June Board Meeting
3 June TBHS Information Evening
4 June Teacher Only Day
7 June Queen's Birthday (Holiday)
16-18 June Arts Extravaganza
25 June Open Day - Waihi Students
29 June OBHS Exchange
29 June Year 12 Emerging Leaders - Christ's College
6 July John McGlashan Exchagne (Home)
6-10 July Combined TGHS/TBHS Production Chicago
9 July Final Day Term 2
26 July Term 3 Commences

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TBHS Rugby Season is underway....

2021 promises to be another great year for TBHS Rugby. We have started the year with well over 200 players across 10 teams.

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2021 Arts Extravaganza

The 2021 Arts Extravaganza 16-18 June is set to be an awesome three days of creativity, with all students being encouraged to participate.

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National Age Group Swimming Championship 2021

Held in Wellington 19-23 April, TBHS had two swimmers competing in this high level competition: Thomas Kyle and Alex Tudgey.

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Rowing End of Season....

What an end to the rowing season for Timaru Boys’ - just when we thought we couldn’t do any better!

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Teacher Only Day Term 2

June 4th Friday (Term 2 Week 5)

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Vehicle Permission (Senior School)

A reminder that senior students, Year 12 and 13 (Year 11 may bring a moped or similar), must complete a vehicle permission form before they bring a vehicle to school.

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National Volunteer Week

Consistent with the theme of this year’s National Volunteer Week: Recognise, Connect, and Reimagine, Volunteering New Zealand are asking for 'touching volunteer moments' from volunteers. Let’s connect our hearts together by sharing our best volunteering moments!

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Measles immunisation

Become a Guardian of the Future by getting immunised against measles.

Dave Thorp

Rector's Message - May 2021

Kia ora te whanāu

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Year 8 Information Evening

Parents of potential Year 9 students and their sons are warmly invited to attend our Family Information Evening at Timaru Boys’ High School on Thursday 3 June, 7pm-8pm.

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Division II New Zealand Swimming Championships

This event was held in Dunedin from 9-13 May with fiveTimaru Boys’ High School swimmers attending: Thomas Kyle, Jack Boorer-Lilley, Harry Sargent, Luke Tompkins and Alex Tudgey.

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Science Honours Board

The Excellence in Science Honours Board 2020 is up!

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Ara Pasifika Room

Our students supported the recent opening of the Pasifika Room at Ara (Timaru) with a Fijian Kava ceremony.

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Wanted for the Library.... Barry Crump Books

Barry Crump is a much loved author by the boys here at TBHS.

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South Canterbury Sports Awards 2021

The Sport Canterbury Sports Awards held on Friday 14 May saw great representation from Timaru Boys' High School - with both current students and Old Boys reaping awards.

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Young Enterprise Alumni Awards

Young Enterprise Trust has officially launched the new Alumni Awards and nominations are open NOW!

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Street Smart Young Driver Programme

Street Smart is a world-class, cognitive based driver programme that aims to positively influence the lives of young kiwis across the country, and help them to become a safer and more aware driver on our roads.

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PDF Version - May 2021 Newsletter

The pdf version of the May 2021 Newsletter is available here.

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2021 Prefect Assembly

Timaru Boys' has a time honoured tradition of allowing our Year 13s to hit the stage and take over the responsibility of running an Assembly!

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Balloon Power - Art Project

As part of a year 10 Art project, students were required to design and construct a vehicle powered by a balloon.

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Taekwondo Success

Congratulations to Mitchell Reedy who was successful in his first dan black belt in Taekwondo examination on 23 May 2021.

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Hockey Accolades

Congratulations to striker Kai Reid on his 100th 1st XI appearance at the recent Otago Boys' High School match.

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Senior Hospitality

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Drug Free Sport Presentation

Our Year 12 and 13 Physical Education students and the Sports Course Boys were privileged to recently have Casie Bowry from Drug Free Sport NZ as a guest speaker.