July 2019 Newsletter

In this issue

5 July End Term 2
5-7 July SISS Road Cycling Championships - ChCh
13 July Aoraki and SISS Motocross
22 July Term 3 Commences
7 August Judd Rugby Exchange
13 August Aoraki Badminton
19-21 August School Exams
28 August WBHS Exchange - Away
2-6 September Tournament Week
13 September TBHS Ball
18 September Blood Donation
27 September Junior Work Day
27 September Senior Conferencing
27 September Final Day Term 3
14 October Term 4 Commences
31 October Senior Prizegiving
4 November Year 8 Thomas House Overnight Orientation
5 November Year 8 Orientation Day

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TBHS take overall honours in tight tussle with John McGlashan

The annual exchange was played in superb weather and ground conditions in Timaru on Wednesday 3 July.

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Culinary Success

Congratulations to Matt Kennedy, Hayden Jefferson and Callum Bowmar who participated in the Food and Beverage 2019 Competition held at Ara in Christchurch, a competition that saw each of them walking away with medals - this was an outstanding result as each of them chose to compete in Open sections with trainee chefs.

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Aviation Accolades.............

Our warmest congratulations go out to Frederik Lichtfuss, our first International Student to complete and pass his Private Pilot's License (PPL).

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Smokefree Rockquest Success

Congratulations to our students who recently participated in the annual Smokefree Rockquest regional final held at Mountainview High School.

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Motorcycle Successs

South Canterbury Motorcycle Club held their end of season prizegiving on Saturday 29 June.

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NZQA Cards

All students enrolled in NCEA will have been given their NSN (National Student Number) cards which has instructions on logging on to the system for the first time or the log in address to use if they are previous users.

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Wanted: Ice Cream and Takeaway Containers

The Food Technology Department has an ongoing requirement for Ice Cream containers and takeaway food containers.

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PTA: School Uniform Donations

The TBHS PTA is seeking donations of second hand uniforms as a fundraiser for the PTA – a clean uniform with a bit of life left in it will be gratefully received!

Nick McIvor

Rector's Final Message - July 2019

Time for me to sign off. This being my last newsletter. It’s a strange feeling really. An odd sensation.

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Farewell to our Rector

Our Rector, Mr Nick McIvor leaves us at the end of term to commence his tenure as Rector of King's High School in Dunedin.

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Otago Boys' Dominate Winter Exchange

Otago Boys’ High decisively took the honours in the annual exchange played in fine but cool conditions in Dunedin on Tuesday 18 June.

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Restaurant Fundraiser

To assist Matt Kennedy and Callum Bowmar with costs associated with attending the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Culinary Challenge Grand Final held in Auckland in September, they will be hosting a Restaurant Event on Friday 2 August at 6:00pm.

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Sports Council - Expressions of Interest Sought

The Sports Council has been up and running for just over 18 months now at TBHS.

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Aoraki Road Cycling Championships

A cold frosty morning on Tuesday 18 June had the promise of sunshine all day, which made for the best weather we’ve had out on the Levels Raceway for Aoraki Road Cycling in many years.

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Special Olympics Football

A number of our young men assisted at the Special Olympics Football event held at Alpine Energy Stadium recently.

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TBHS School Ball - 13 September

Year 12 and Year 13 students will be invited to purchase a ball ticket later in Term 3.

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Senior School Examinations

These take place from Thursday 15/8 to Wednesday 21/8.

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MoneyHub Scholarship Guide

MoneyHub, a consumer finance website, has published a guide to hundreds of scholarships for any student planning to start university in 2020.

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Change in Leadership

With the departure of our Rector Mr McIvor, our Deputy Rectors Mr Rod Sparrow and Mr Ross Stevenson will temporarily fill the Rector role until the new appointee arrives. This is anticipated to be at the beginning of Term 4.

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STAC and TBHS in Tight Tussle

The annual winter exchange was played in good conditions in both Timaru and Christchurch on Monday 10 June.

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Electronics Club is Underway!!!

Year 13 student, Bailey Lissington, is assisting with the Electronics Club and has been teaching our boys about Arduino chips and sensors and how to programme them, before they commence on creating some projects.

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Cricket - Junior Provincials Selection

Congratulations to Ross McCulloch who has been selected to represent Canterbury at the upcoming Junior Provincials Indoor Cricket tournament to be held in Auckland, 13-15 July.

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Aoraki Junior Basketball

TBHS had two teams competing in the Aoraki Junior Basketball Tournament on Wednesday.

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Big Sing

Well done to our TBHS school choir who participated in the Big Sing Competition, held in Dunedin on 12 June.

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TBHS Rowing Club AGM

TBHS Rowing AGM, to be held Sunday 21 July in TBHS Staffroom at 7:00pm

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Senior Conferencing

This takes place on the last Friday of Term 3 for all seniors.

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The pdf version of the Newsletter is available here

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Rector Appointment Update

The Rector’s position has been advertised and the following timeline is on target:

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Year 12 POWER Tools Day

On 4 July, our Year 12 students were required to be at school dressed in clothes that they deemed appropriate to wear to a job interview.

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Rite Journey Sing Off

The 2019 Rite Journey Sing Off was held on Friday 28 June in Hogben Hall.

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Rutherford's Den Visit

On a recent trip to the University of Canterbury, our Year 12 Physics students had the opportunity of visiting Rutherford's Den, at the Christchurch Arts Centre.