From the Principal's Desk
Nga mihi nui kia koutou katoa. Welcome to the Westland High School newsletter for August 2022.
Visit this article8 - 11 August - Uniformed Services Level 3 (Trades academy)
9 August - WC Senior Boys Basketball
10 August - Voting papers issued for School Board elections
10 August - West Coast Pathways Roadshow
10 August - West-A-Maths (Westland High School Hall)
11 August - WC Senior Girls Basketball
15 August - ASB Netball tournament
17 August - Open evening for potential new students 2023
17 August - WCSS Swimming Sports
18 August - WC Junior Basketball
22 August - NCEA Accord Teacher Only Day - No School
25 August - NCEA evening and Senior Course selection
26 August - Non uniform day for Daffodil Day
29 - 1 September - SISS Netball
29 - 2 September - SISS Hockey tournament
29 - 1 September - Uniformed Services Level 3 (Trades academy)
5 - 8 September - NCEA Senior Derived Grade Exams
19 - 22 September - Koru games
30 September - Senior School Ball
30 September - Term 3 Ends
17 October - Term 4 Begins
9 December - Term 4 Ends
Click on the Parent Portal Calendar link to see the full school calendar. We regularly receive cancellations and date changes to events on our calendar, due to the ever changing nature of the pandemic. We continue to work through these and update parents as we are informed.
Contents
News from the Academic Deputy Principal
Welcome back to term three, which is a busy academic term particularly for our Senior students - hence the messages I have are very important.
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2023 Senior Course selection
Thursday 25th August, an informal opportunity to talk to teachers regarding courses for 2023.
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Open Evening for 2023 new enrolments
This years Open evening will be 17th August 5.00pm in the school Hall
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International Department news
After a long 2.5 year wait we are very excited to welcome Julia and Marlene to our school.
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Netball A bring back the cup!
Well done to the Westland High School A netball team who won the Flora Beynon trophy this week.
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West Coast Science Fair
There were a fantastic array of entries into the science fair this term. Thank you to our sponsors Harcourts.
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J Te Reo - Punakaiki Geography Trip
The students in J Te reo visited Punakaiki learning all about the rock formations.
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Junior SISS Netball
The girls played fantastically and we are so very proud of their efforts
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Classic success in Classical studies
Two of our students have achieved top places in National Classics competitions
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Rafting fun
Last term our middle school Outdoor Education class experienced an exciting rafting trip on the Hokitika River.
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Cross country representation
We've had a number of students succeeding in regional and even national cross country events
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Year 11 Outdoor Education Tramp
The Level 1 Outdoor Education class experienced perfect but very cold and snowy, conditions for their tramp which also provided a stunning backdrop for some photos of the trip.
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WCSS Open Football Tournament
We had two teams head to the WCSS tournament in Karamea on the 25th June.
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Year 12 Outdoor Education Tramp
Some pretty disastrous looking weather forecast for the end of the Level 2 tramp saw the Year 12's come home early.
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Monoprint madness
One of Miss Packham's art classes has been experiencing the world of monoprints.
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West Coast Junior Netball tournament
In term 2 Westland High School hosted the West Coast Junior Netball tournament.
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Middle school Outdoor Education class Tramp
The middle school Outdoor Education class encountered legitimate winter tramping conditions on their overnight trip at the end of term two.
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SISS Badminton
A small but fierce team travelled Christchurch to compete in the South Island Secondary School Badminton tournament
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Why study the Visual Arts?
Course selection is coming up soon, have you been thinking about your pathways?
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Westland High School A Netball team vs Rugby team
Our Netball team and Under 17 Rugby team took to the court to smash it out in a fun game of netball last term.
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Community News and Events
All the latest of what's happening in and around Hokitika and the West Coast.
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Policies and Procedures
Westland High School follows a review schedule to maintain, update and review all policies.
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Keep Yourself in the Loop
Do you have the Skool Loop app? You can use it to send absentee messages, check the school calendar, and even read our monthly newsletter!
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Accessing the Parent portal
Did you know you can view your child's attendance, academic transcript, timetable, notices, etc.... through the parent portal?
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