As I write this article, we have been moved back into Alert Level 2 today (12 August).

Pikimai came in to teach us some rakau. It was great fun and cool to learn some new skills. Miss Rush has also been in to teach us some dance. We have talented staff members here at Girls' High, who are willing to give up their time to share their skill sets with us.

If you have enrolled your daughter at TGHS for 2021 as a day student, you would have received an email regarding our Year 8 Enrolment Interviews.

We are loving the graphics on our vans.

We are excited to announce another baby to our school whanau!

We have a few more new faces in our Kura this term.

These lovely coffee cups are available to buy at our school office for $20 each.

There are a number of exciting opportunities coming up, check them out.

Last Thursday 17 students were incredibly fortunate to take part in a GirlBoss Summit facilitated by GirlBoss Founder, 21 year old Alexia Hilbertidou.

The annual Quadrangular exchange played between Christchurch Girls' High School, Waitaki Girls' High School, Avonside Girls' High School, and Timaru Girls' High School was this year hosted by Waitaki Girls' High School, in Timaru.

Upholding What It Means to be A ‘Girls' High Girl’.

The Hostel recently hosted a Pink Ribbon Breakfast to raise funds for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Last Wednesday over 50 senior students participated in the Ara Sector Day.

The Year 11 Geography class recently visited Tekapo to meet with a variety of tourism providers to find out how they were trying to make their operations more environmentally sustainable.

The start of Term 3 has been very busy in the boarding house with sport and extra curricular activities, but the busiest period was over the school holidays with renovations.

On Wednesday the 1st of July the Year 13 outdoor education class went to Round Hill Ski Area.

The Young Farmers' is a group of students with interests in the primary industries who have a focus on making connections in these industries and growing leadership skills.

The school no longer sells second hand uniforms on behalf of families.

If any of these items belong to you, please call into the student office to collect them.

The much anticipated social was held on the evening of the 30th of July, which had been postponed earlier in the year.

Over the school holidays our Head of School, Kristie Goodsir, and our Deputy Head of School, Jessica Davidson were selected out of 200 applicants to participate in the School to Skies programme at the Whenuapai Air Force base above Auckland.

Last week we had our first meeting since before Lock Down began.

We are happy to announce that camp is all go, for the 10th-13th of November 2020.

Our comfort zones are warm and cosy places to be. They provide safety, certainty and stability; however, staying in them for too long can limit our growth and experiences.

Have you changed your address, your cellphone number, your email address?

Did you get your school magazine for 2018 and 2019?

A reminder to please download the app for up-to-date information from the school.

Just a reminder that sports fees need to be paid Urgently.

Paying off your school account has never been easier.