Education / July 2020
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Weekly Wrap Up (Weeks 1 & 2, Term 3)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Please note that we have made some changes to our calendar this term.
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No place for profit in early childhood education
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An investment in quality public early childhood education is an investment in New Zealand's future, write Caitlin Neuwelt-Kearns and Associate Professor Jenny Ritchie.
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New Zealand needs a tax on inherited wealth
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Forget a capital gains tax, a capital acquisitions tax is the way to go, writes Dr Jonathan Barrett.
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Junior Badminton Success
- Newlands College
- Yesterday we sent 7 players to the Junior Badminton Tournament at Badminton Hall, Haitatai.
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CSW Junior Badminton Championship Results
- College Sport Wellington
- The College Sport Wellington Junior Championships took place on 29 July.
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Leading New Zealand’s digital response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has received praise from around the world. Alumna Katie Brown played an important part in that response as the Digital Communications Lead for Unite Against COVID-19.
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Sex work discrimination unacceptable
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Sex work has frequently been conflated with human trafficking, and corporate entities like banks are under increasing pressure to take action to prevent it, but the reality is much more complicated than that, writes Dr Lynzi Armstrong.
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Could co-op housing solve our housing crisis?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With the necessary social and financial infrastructure and support, housing cooperatives have serious, practical potential for providing secure and affordable housing in New Zealand, writes Mark Southcombe.
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Demolishing our heritage
- Wellington Scoop
- Victoria University is refusing to accept the importance of the Gordon Wilson Flats on The Terrace.
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University makes it easier to benefit from our research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two new Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington initiatives make it easier for government, businesses and other organisations to benefit from its wide-ranging expertise.
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Parentlink Quiz Night
- Kilbirnie School
- Come join us for an evening of friendly competition at our Quiz Night for a Kilbirnie School fundraiser on Friday 14th August.
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2020 Artist in Residence, Jasmine Chalmers
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Orienteering – Week 1 Results
- College Sport Wellington
- It was good to see lots of people out having a go at orienteering today.
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Tawa Rugby – Back to the Top
- College Sport Wellington
- The Tawa College First XV is back in Premier I after beating Kapiti College 72-5 in their last grading game to secure a place in the top flight.
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Quiet time across the world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- You may have noticed New Zealand was significantly quieter during the COVID-19 lockdown. The noise from cars, emergency sirens, and children playing in the school yard faded away, leaving urban areas in particular much less noisy during March and April 2020.
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Silverstream Wins Eventful Sports Exchange
- College Sport Wellington
- In wet, chilly conditions that cleared in the afternoon St Patrick’s College, Silverstream and St Patrick’s College, Wellington contested their annual sports exchange.
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Where water and culture collide
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Ministry for the Environment’s recent freshwater report outlines the scale of the country’s pollution problem and makes many references to Māori ways of thinking, but what does it take to really understand an issue from another culture’s perspective? ask Emeritus Professor Lydia Wevers and Associate Professor Maria Bargh.
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Strong and Safe – Brooklyn Tapusoa
- College Sport Wellington
- Porirua is a hotbed of Wellington sporting talent with countless personalities enjoying success at the national and international levels.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New degree aims to meet demand for engineers in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s new electrical and electronics degree will help address a growing demand for engineers in New Zealand.
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Entries Open – Hurricanes U15 Girls Rugby tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Secondary Schools are now invited to enter the Hurricanes Under 15 Girls Rugby Tournament.
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A critical-thinking springboard
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Since leaving Wellington, alumnus Christopher Wright has had 22 separate addresses across 10 cities, six countries and three continents.
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Generous gift secures Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A generous $1.2 million gift to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington from the Grace Memorial Trust will ensure the University’s research and leadership in the area of restorative justice will continue far into the future.
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Baking Gold – Tawa Tracking Strongly for Repeat Success
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- Porirua is a hotbed of Wellington sporting talent with countless personalities enjoying success at the national and international levels.
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2020 CSW Series Starting this Sunday
- College Sport Wellington
- The 2020 CSW Orienteering Series is starting with CSW 1 this Sunday 26th July at Central Park.
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Tutor Group Conferences
- Saint Patricks College
- The post Tutor Group Conferences appeared first on St Patrick's College, Wellington.
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Leadership week aims to inspire young people
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A week of online workshops and webinars at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington aims to challenge and inspire young people to take action on pressing social and environmental issues.
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Tell us what you think – College Sport Wellington Strategic Plan
- College Sport Wellington
- Over the past several months College Sport Wellington have taken the opportunity to consider secondary school sport into the future, and how we can best serve our member schools and students.
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Entries Open – 2020 CSW Indoor Bowls Regional Championships
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find below information relating to the College Sport Wellington Indoor Bowls Regional Championships.
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Mana Basketball – Going Back to Move Forward
- College Sport Wellington
- Porirua is a hotbed of Wellington sporting talent with countless personalities enjoying success at the national and international levels.
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The body image issues you can’t see
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Snita Ahir-Knight talks about how to promote a culture of acceptance for those who are not so much worried about how their body looks as how it functions.
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'Green fairies' and the cannabis referendum
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When medically prescribed cannabinoids are inaccessible or ineffective, ‘green fairies’ step in to help, but those in chronic pain deserve better than an ad hoc, black market system, writes Professor Kevin Dew.
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Reducing the environmental cost of steel
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In today’s urbanised world, steel is a ubiquitous material, used in everything from infrastructure like roads and railways, through to buildings, wind turbines and electric vehicles. But making that steel comes with a significant environmental cost.
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Research explores motivations and barriers for learners of te reo Māori
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The value Māori place on learning te reo Māori is strongly linked with Māori identity and societal attitudes, as well as cultural and community connections, according to research by Dr Awanui Te Huia (Ngāti Maniapoto) from Te Kawa a Māui at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Girls Junior and Senior Basketball teams make Premier Grade
- Newlands College
- Congratulations to our Girls Junior A and Senior A teams who have made the Premier Division following grading. Due to a clash of commitments on a Tuesday there are a number of Junior girls playing in the Senior B Girls team so it shows there is a good depth in our Girls Basketball programme.
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Boys Football grading completed – players wanted!
- Newlands College
- The grading rounds for our boys 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Junior XI’s have now been completed.
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Newlands College, 68, Bracken Road, Newlands, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Yoga starts next Tuesday
- Newlands College
- Yoga with Tanya is back for Term 3. If you are keen to give it a try come, get changed at start of lunch on Tuesday and come to the fitness room. There are limited mats so please bring one if you have one. The cost is $50 for the term. For further information contact Mr Witts.
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New Basketball Hoops are up
- Newlands College
- Over the holidays Irwin Sports were in to upgrade the schools Basketball Goals. A big thanks to Pelorus Trust for their additional funding to get this project over the line. We look forward to the hoops being christened in the first Junior Basketball game taking place next Tuesday.
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Five activities that can protect your mental and physical health as you age
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Learning something new and joining a sport or social club are among the things linked to a longer lifespan, write Professor Paul Jose, Dr Ziggi Ivan Santini and Dr Vibeke Jenny Koushede.
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Tiwai Point closure is far from a done deal
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As with any ransom demand, the questions are whether the threat is credible and how bad the consequences of refusing would be, writes Dr Geoff Bertram.
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History is in the eye of the beholder
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Nicholas Agar explains why relocating statues and erasing their names may be what the people they commemorate would have wanted.
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Get ready for some repression
- Victoria University of Wellington
- How authoritarian rule is applied to Hong Kong may make New Zealanders question whether closer interactions with China are necessarily desirable, writes Dr Catherine Churchman.
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Torren Isaako – Aotea Sharp Shooter
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Wellington researcher joins world’s largest polar research expedition
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington scientist will become the first New Zealand researcher to join MOSAiC, the world’s largest international polar research expedition.
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Where are we at with solar energy?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Alan Brent looks at how New Zealand's solar resources can be used more effectively to address energy demand in our transitioning economy.
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Passion and Steel: Mike Faimalo & Ana Iata – Porirua College
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- Porirua College narrowly missed a place in the Premier I Rugby Premiership on July 4, pipped 27-22 by Aotea College in the final grading fixture.
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Time for a new funding model in ECE
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Covid-19 crisis has exposed gaps in the funding of early education that we should be bold in responding to, writes Associate Professor Sue Cherrington of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Using groundwater to track earthquake movements
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Understanding how earthquakes affect the ground they travel through could be the key to understanding how buildings and structures aboveground will be impacted by a given earthquake, says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Geophysics Martha Savage.
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Black Lives Matter: What’s in a name?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Why does it take a huge, international outpouring of resistance, antagonism and grief to make brands consider changing their discriminatory names, asks Associate Professor Val Hooper.
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Hundy Club Profile: Tomasi Palu
- Old Boys - University Rugby Club
- #image_1200984324 { width: 100%; } #image_2101861458 { width: 100%; } #image_837846994 { width: 100%; } #image_1484466077 { width: 100%; } Tell us about where you came from to join OBU? I left straight from Wellington College to OBU. My good mate Seminar Manu (also a Hundy Club member, a profile on him coming up soon hopefully), convinced me to come across to OBU. I was supposed to be going to Poneke with my brother Dave but my brother eventually came over to OBU and played a season or two around 2008-09. What’s your favourite on-field memory? My personal favourite on-field memory had to be when I scored 4 tries against HOBM. I had a career-ending injury that forced retirement later that season. Another great team on-field memory is definitely the Jubilee Cup wins!! The 2017 OBU team was the best club team I’ve ever played in. Another great memory was the 2015 Jubilee Cup win – this win was really important to me personally and emotionally because of the death of our OBU manager and my good mate Richard ‘Puds’ Newsome the year before. He always kept in touch with me and one of the things he said was you will come back to OBU from Norths and win a Jubilee Cup. To fulfil that vision, was one of the main reasons I came back to OBU and I’m stoked we managed to achieve that, not only to make history that year but also knowing he would have been having a few wets that night watching over us and celebrating. Who was your best coach? I have been coached by some great coaches over the years but the best has been Jamie Williams, our current premier coach. He definitely had a huge impact on my form and to still keep me performing at a high level. He definitely knows the game inside and out and this shows in the results he has achieved with the club since he came into OBU. Who were some of those other coaches? Jake White coached the Tongan team on our 2016 tour to Europe. He was a great coach and was great at keeping the boys engaged by making the video analysis sessions short and using as much Tongan language as he could to keep the players engaged. Jamie Joseph coached me with the Wellington Lions 2008. Chris Boyd with the Wellington Lions & also coached me for Tonga in the 2011 World Cup, when we beat France at the Stadium in Wellington. We knew the crowd would be on our side and they were in full red Tongan attire! Definitely a career highlight for me playing in front of a home crowd (along with family and friends) at the cake tin, while representing my country of origin. I was also coached by John Plumtree at the Wellington Academy during my first year out of college. What’s your favourite off-field memory? The court sessions stand out with some fun times. Also the Jubilee cup after-parties, as well as some mighty nights at the Cambridge including the annual Mr OBU pageant. Are you involved in rugby these days?. I retired from playing in the middle of the 2018 season, upon medical advice of a prolapsed disc in my neck which caused me to end my rugby career abruptly. I started coaching the Queen Margaret’s College 7’s team. The following year we made the national secondary schools 7’s tournament that was hosted in Auckland at King’s college. This was a big achievement for the first ever 7’s team in QMC to qualify for nationals, also a blessing as it was the start of my coaching career. Currently I’m now Director of Rugby for OBU. This includes being the Academy Director of the OBU Academy for male and female university students who play for our club. I helped coach the Premier Men’s team last year and I’ve also completed my World Rugby Level 1 and 2 for Coaching and am working on my Level 3 this year. I also volunteer as an assistant coach for the Colts Black team with Norman Ferguson this year, which is fun and keeps me developing my skills as a coach. Also learning the challenges that all coach’s face, and the many hats they have to wear but I enjoy it with a passion! Any messages of inspiration you want to pass back to the Goat community? Join in and get amongst the Goat herd, and enjoy your playing time!! Once you’ve finished, stay connected, stay involved, because without people we have no community and no club. The next generation of Goat players are always needing Goat mentors and support #OneHerd! You won’t regret it! Thanks Tomasi! You can check Tomasi’s Hundy club profile over here… The post Hundy Club Profile: Tomasi Palu appeared first on OBU Rugby.
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Auteur vs computer: the frightening complexity of visual effects
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If an unending cycle of computer-generated mayhem makes for bad movies, it’s not because they use VFX, it's because they didn’t know how to, writes Sunny Teich.
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Early learning plan ‘shovel-ready’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The COVID-19 lockdown has only confirmed how vital New Zealand’s early childhood sector is to the country's future, so now is the time to bed in a systemic policy infrastructure to support resilient children, write Professor Carmen Dalli, Emeritus Professor Helen May and Dr Anne E. Meade.
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Online course explores bicultural treatment of ‘primal resource’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Who owns water? What is its legal status? How do waterways express cultural identities? The University's latest massive open online course (MOOC) explores questions around cultural relationships to wai (water), in the final installment of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first-ever bicultural MOOC series.
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Emelita Leota – Lighting Up Bishop Viard College
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Award-winning research communicates the impact of community gardens
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Bliss Graetz, a 4th year Master of Landscape Architecture student at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, used her Summer Research scholarship to research the impacts of community gardens.
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A ‘fresh’ perspective on linguistics
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For Bryer Oden, a summer research scholarship was a chance to explore further her love of linguistics and prepare for her Master’s programme.
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Summer research success for architecture illustrator
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Lauren Hayes, a 5th year Master of Architecture (professional) student at Victoria University of Wellington won Best Visual at this year’s Summer Gold Awards.
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The flowers and the bees
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Hannah Creary says her Summer Research Scholarship involved “ten amazing weeks working in one of New Zealand’s coolest museums with centuries old herbarium specimens and some pretty neat people”.
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The science of history
- Victoria University of Wellington
- According to the oral histories of iwi in the area, D’Urville’s Island’s Lake Moawhitu and Hawke’s Bay’s Lake Whakaki may archive evidence of devasting tsunamis in the past.
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Summer success for Wellington predator management
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington student Emily Chase spent her summer traipsing across the city, surveying 240 sites to figure out how effective predator management strategies have been in Wellington.
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Award-winning research into architectural design of mental health wards
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tim Donaldson, a 5th year Master of Architecture student, won a Summer Gold Award for his project studying acute mental health ward design in New Zealand.
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Summer research project gives insight to writing history and culture
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Bachelor of Arts student Elisabeth Willmott researched 19th century writing in France with lecturer Dr Yuri Cerqueira dos Anjos from the School of Languages and Cultures during her Summer Research Scholarship.
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University researchers create innovative MRI technology
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In a collaboration between scientists and designers, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers have developed new technology to make magnetic resonance imaging machines (MRIs) more comfortable, accessible, and affordable.
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The parenting myth revealed by lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- While lockdown was difficult for everyone, a national survey conducted by researchers from the University highlighted how much we rely on schools and early childhood education to enable work in the paid economy.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Week 12, Term 2)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 20 July: Start of Term 3 Wednesday 22 July: Parents’ Evening (Senior Students) Monday 27 July: Parents’ Evening (Junior Students) Monday 27 July: Board of Trustees meeting 6pm Important Information Principal’s message In his end of term Principal’s message, Dominic reflects on the events of the past month including our recent open evening and music evening, events which, not so long ago we felt would be unable to take place. To read Dominic’s full report, click here. What’s happening? Open Evening and 2021 enrolment We welcomed over 400 families and whānau to our open evening last Monday on what was possibly the coldest night of the year. Our team of student and staff guides took tours around the campus, students were actively involved in promoting different areas of school life, and everywhere was alive and buzzing with activity. Enrolments are now open for 2021. Our enrolment process starts online at: https://portal.whs.school.nz/index.php/enrolment. If you have any questions, please email Jude Aspinall, our enrolment officer on jude.aspinall@whs.school.nz Music Evening Our Music Evening on Wednesday 1 July gave students the opportunity to showcase their talents. With a range of big band, groups and solo items, pieces in a range of styles and genres, it was a fabulous evening compered, as always by music teacher Fritz Wollner. To view the photo gallery, click here. Instrumental and vocal lessons update If your Junior student is interested in taking instrumental / vocal lessons but has not yet enrolled, please download the form from the Student Hub and hand in or email the completed form to Fritz Wollner Lessons will be reorganised for Terms 3 and 4. If students have not been attending regularly, they need to see Mr Wollner as soon as possible to ensure they do not lose their spot. Tamatha Paul – lunchtime lecture The Feminist Club was delighted to welcome Wellington Councillor Tamatha Paul to deliver this Thursday’s lunchtime lecture. Tamatha (Ngāti Awa / Waikato Tainui) was first elected to Council in 2019 and is one of three Pukehīnau / Lambton Ward counsellors for 2019-2022. As an independent candidate, Tamatha campaigned on issues including zero waste, connecting communities and the importance of prioritising future facing leadership. As can be seen from these pictures, Tamatha’s visit attracted a large audience, keen to welcome and listen to her. Year 10 Computing – Photoshop and political discourse Students in Gus Donaldson’s Year 10 computing course have been developing skills in Photoshop through working on a project on the theme of political discourse. Their work is currently on display in the foyer outside the library. The posters, with the narrative from their creators alongside them, are powerful pieces of work that clearly exemplify the students’ views and response to current issues in the world around them. The display will remain in place at the start of Term 3 and you are invited to come and view it. WHS Ink – Junior Art club zine 30 Year 9 and 10 students have been working on their own artwork during each week’s WHS Ink sessions. Coordinated by Teacher Aide, Connor Morrison-Mills, this group of talented students’ work is now included in their very own zine. Click on the image below to see more. Outdoor Education’s snowy tramp It has been cold enough for many this week, with the storms and freezing winds around Wellington. The Outdoor Education students showed their mettle by heading out on a tramp in the Tararua range earlier this week. They made it as far as the Powell Hut before the weather conditions made it too risky to continue and they turned back. Achievements He Kākano – AWD Tenpin Bowling On Thursday 2 July, He Kākano students competed in the annual AWD Tenpin Bowling competition against students from other Wellington colleges. All students and staff had a fantastic time and there were some really strong bowlers in the group. The top three WHS students were Talib Prime, Darius Ngature and Joshua Nathan. Roxy5 finalists ‘En Passant Films’ and ‘Look Away’ are both WHS finalists in the Roxy5 film competition this year. Screenings will take place on Friday 31 July at the Mclaurin Theatre, Victoria University. The winner will be announced at the Red Carpet awards evening at the Roxy Cinema on Wednesday 5 August. We are waiting eagerly to to see whether The Work of An Artist (En Passant Films) or Hey Cassie (Look Away) will scoop a place. Pictured below are En Passant Films: Sam Quinn, Rory Maher, Nym Jones, Liv Calder, Sky Gobbi, Jack Whitehead, Namu Dahlberg and Ashton Gordon. Open Evening: Business Studies Logo quiz winners Many thanks to all those students and whānau who entered the Logo quiz competition that ran at our recent open evening. The answers were: Air NZ, Disney, The Warehouse, Starbucks, Wellington HS, Te Papa, The Heart Foundation, Wellington City Council and Netflix. The winners were Toby, Tama, and Oscar. Sports Boys 1st XI Football On 27 June, our boys 1st XI football team beat Newlands College 4-0, taking them to the top of their pool. This Saturday the team will play St Patrick’s second team. If the team win or draw they will go into play-offs on 18 July against either Onslow College or Wellington College for a place in the Youth Premier Reserve. Good luck team!
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Saving lives in Indonesia
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Principal’s Message – End of Term 2, 2020
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Music Evening – 2020 Term 2
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Uniform Shop Open - Saturday 18 July
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Paying it forward
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