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Waitaki Girls' High School

Newsletter Issue 2 - 26 February 2021

Saturday 27 February

SISS Tennis Competition (27 - 28 February)

Monday 1 March

Academic Excellence Assembly 9.35am - 10.05am

Tuesday 2 March

Otago Polytechnic Information Session 11am - 12pm

Wednesday 3 March 

NCEA Information Session 7pm - 8pm

Thursday 4 March 

Year 13 Biology Trip (4 - 6 March)

Friday 5 March

SISS Rowing Competition (5 - 7 March)

Sunday 7 March

SISS Triathlon & Duathlon Champs

Aoraki Touch

Year 12 PE Tramp (7 - 10 March)

Monday 8 March

Year 13 Geography Trip (8 - 9 March)

Tuesday 9 March

Year 11 Agriculture - Farm Visits 8.40am - 3.05pm

Wednesday 10 March

University of Canterbury Planning Session 9.30am - 10.30am

Thursday 11 March

Aoraki Bowls

Aoraki Volleyball

Cyclone - Minecraft Course



Contents

Principal's Report

by Ms Elizabeth Koni, Principal

Tēnā koutou, Malo e lelei, Tālofa lava, Bula vinaka, Good afternoon.

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NCEA Information evening

by Ms M Williams, Deputy Principal

Wednesday 3 March at 7.00pm in Whare Matauranga (Library) (entrance from Thames St)

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Board Corner

by Ms Susan de Geest, BoT Chairperson

Welcome to the first report for the school newsletter where we would like to give you, our community, an insight into some of the things we do as your Board of Trustees.

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We have a newly elected Student Council for 2021

by Waitaki Girls' High School

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Waitaki Rowers succeed at National Club Champs

by Waitaki Girls' High School

The National Rowing Club Champs were held at Lake Ruataniwha last week.

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Congratulations to Ella Hamilton

by Waitaki Girls' High School

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WGHS Old Girls' and Staff Assn. Prefects Evening

by Tilly King, Head Girl

On Wednesday evening this week, the head students and prefects for 2021 were treated to an amazing homemade finger-food supper in the Learning Centre, hosted by the WGHS Old Girls’ and Staff Association.

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Meet our new Head Librarians

by Mrs T Robinson, Library Manager

Harriet Melton and Eesha Sukumar

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Peer Support - Snapped Out and About

by Abbey Wilson and Harriet Melton, Peer Support Captains

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Aoraki Tennis Championships

by Ms Alisa Wynne, TIC Tennis

The Waitaki Girls' Tennis team headed off to Timaru for the Aoraki Tennis Champs on Wednesday 17th February. With Timaru putting on some stunning weather, the girls each competed in teams of two to try to take out the top spot. We had two teams in the Cup grade and another in the Festival grade.

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Bates Cup game against St Kevin’s College

by Mrs S Hudson, TIC Cricket

What a wonderful start to the Waitaki Girls' High School cricket team season! On Monday, the 22nd, a team of ten amazing Waitakians made their way down to Centennial Outer Oval to face St Kevin's in a Twenty Twenty match for the first round of the Otago Secondary Schools Girls Bates Cup competition.

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Otago Secondary Schools' Touch Rugby

by Ms A McIntosh, TIC Touch Rugby

Last Saturday, secondary schools' Touch dominated Alhambra Park in North Dunedin. Our team, led capably by Holly Taylor and Brylee Milmine, decided the tournament would give them a taste of tough competition leading up to the South Islands in March.

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Positive Education

by Mrs A Beckingsale, Pos. Ed. Teacher

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