The House Choir competition paid tribute to the music of Dolly Parton, with the test piece being Nine to Five and the Houses each selecting another song written by Dolly.

‘Ka kitea a Matariki, kua maoka te hinu’ - When Matariki is seen, then game is preserved.

The annual music competition attracted many entries, especially in solo and group singing.

We had 6 students attend Timaru Smokefree Rockquest on Saturday night. Grayson Scott, Neave Meikle, Hannah Lewis, Rosara Goldingham, Winnie Conlan and Olivia Morriss.

Olivia Morriss won this award at the Timaru Smokefree Rock Quest. Well done Olivia!

Ruby McDermott Year 13

The Year 9 Speech Finals were held last week, showcasing speakers from each Year 9 class. The calibre of speeches was very high, making the judges’ decision very challenging. Eve Arena was the overall winner of the event, with her enthusiastic and engaging delivery. The Year 10 Speech Finals were held on Wednesday, featuring three representatives from each Year 10 class, Sophie Braid was the winner. The speech topics were diverse, as students had an opportunity to select a topic that they were passionate about. Again, the caliber of speeches was very high, with Sophie Braid being awarded first place. Congratulations to Eve and Sophie and all of the finalists. Public speaking is a highly valued skill at Waitaki Girls’ High School and in society. We applaud all students who delivered their speeches in class over the past few weeks.

Specifically the treatment of Aborigines - The Stolen Generation in Australia and the treatment of the Jews in the Ghettos by the Nazis in WWII.

Year 10 RI have been working on designing simple machines for their assessment task.

During this term, both Year 9 and 10 classes have been covering interesting information and making wonderful presentations.

Year 12 Biology students are learning about cells, and today they explored the properties of cell membranes by creating bubbles.

Five students from our school recently participated in a Model UN event organised by Mt. Aspiring College, accompanied by students from Waitaki Boys High.

Year 12 continued their work on cells by building models from clay

Year 12 students Maddy Phillips, Ella Symes, Allie Senior, and Anna Mansfield, have successfully saved and fundraised for a great experience.

Year 11 Science have just started their Genetics topic and were challenged to build a model to represent the double helix nature of DNA.

Year 12 Geography students have been looking into a local issue on what should be done to fix the Red Billed Gull problem in Oamaru CBD.

It’s not every day you get to put the Mayor in the trash.

A highlight of Term 2 for our Year 12 and 13 students was our annual combined Year 12 and 13 formal with our brother school WBHS.

Waitaki Girls’ finishes 2nd in Otago SS Badminton Competition.

1 COVID-19 reported case and 60 students off school with sickness on Friday 30th June.

The Lions Speech competition will be held on Sunday 30th July starting at 1.00 pm in the Fenwick School Hall.