Education / September 2020
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Is China heading into the ‘treason trap’?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Emeritus Professor Arthur Pomeroy looks to ancient Greece and Rome to better understand modern China.
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Six storeys high a step too far
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Morten Gjerde welcomes removing protection for some older buildings in Wellington but warns against replacing them with tall ones.
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First nationwide study on supporting Pasifika success at Law School
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A ground-breaking study on improving Pasifika legal education in Aotearoa New Zealand will be hosted and driven out of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington with the support of the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation.
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Sargeson Prize Winner
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Scientists identify a deep anchor beneath the continents
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What determines the level of the land? This is one of the fundamental questions about our planet, and Associate Professor Simon Lamb and his collaborators think they have found an answer.
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Family ties to law school
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When Dr Marie Bismark began studying at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Law School in 2000, she had a six-week-old baby with her. When she finished her degree, she was eight months pregnant with her second child, Stella.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 10)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Monday 12th October: Start of Term 4; Year 9 options change Tuesday 20th October: Sports’ Prizegiving, 11.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 10)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Monday 12th October: Start of Term 4; Year 9 options change Tuesday 20th October: Sports’ Prizegiving, 11.
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Growing vaccines
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Gerd Mittelstädt from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Ferrier Research Institute is contributing to the search for a COVID-19 vaccine by finding a rapid way to produce the proteins needed to assess potential vaccine components.
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University researchers close to turning point with solar power research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Nathaniel Davis from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Chemical and Physical Sciences says he and his research team are at a significant turning point in their solar power research.
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Funding supports cancer, meningitis research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received funding to help progress research into cancer and meningitis.
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Gaming for health
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are developing a video game aimed at helping young people boost their mental health.
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Primary Kiwiana Celebration
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Busy Week of Netball and Rugby Finals for Campbell Siblings
- College Sport Wellington
- It is a busy week for Tara and Ietitaia Campbell – brother and sister involved in two major College Sport Wellington finals this week.
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Principal’s message – End of Term 3, 2020
- Wellington High School
- I write having just attended another one of our wonderful music evenings.
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Principal’s message – End of Term 3, 2020
- Wellington High School
- I write having just attended another one of our wonderful music evenings.
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Current Events
- Inverlochy Art School
- Our popular children's after school classes have resumed with Rowena and Rachel and our September/October holiday programme is up and running.
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Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Resilient leadership
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Jennifer Moxon’s career in the technology sector has seen her lead through times of change and disruption.
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From the archives
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Craigie Sinclair, Manager, Information and Records Management at the University, selects a few favourites from the archives she keeps and shares the stories they tell us.
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A potential disaster for US law
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has triggered a political fight over the appointment of a new Supreme Court justice, which has the potential to set back the constitutional rights of millions by decades, writes Hayden Thorne.
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Wellington’s University strengthens its commitment to sustainability leadership
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is proud to sign up to ambitious greenhouse gas emission targets as part of the Climate Leaders Coalition.
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Swimmers defend title
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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A Master’s or PhD as your next step
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As deadlines approach to apply for postgraduate research at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, we look at the benefits and get tips from Master's and PhD students.
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New Zealand Barbarian Under 18 rugby squad announced
- College Sport Wellington
- New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced 50 players to assemble as the 2020 New Zealand Barbarians Under 18 squad.
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Sekhar Bandyopadhyay appointed Emeritus Professor
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Congratulations to Professor Sekhar Bandyopadhyay who has been awarded the status of Emeritus Professor in the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations.
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The ideology and psychology behind tax promises
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The stakes are not so high with New Zealand's National and Labour parties that a voter must choose between outright communitarianism and libertarianism, it's more a question of degree, writes Dr Jonathan Barrett.
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RSSL Netball Finals
- College Sport Wellington
- Five-peat for St Mary’s College in Regional Netball competition St Mary’s College won a five-peat of the Wellington Division 1 Regional Netball League titles on Monday night, beating Hutt Valley rivals St Oran’s College 39-27.
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College Sport Wellington Stakeholder Update – Sport at Alert Level 1
- College Sport Wellington
- Dear students, staff, family members, partners and supporters of College Sport Wellington, On behalf of the Board and Staff of College Sport Wellington, I want to thank you all for your support of school sport over the winter, particularly under the trying circumstances of the past few weeks.
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Sign languages are real languages
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 has put sign language in the public eye, and New Zealand is often regarded as a shining example of strong status recognition, but there is much scope for improvement.
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Badminton Team Finals – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- The Junior and Senior Badminton Champs results are as follows: Juniors JUNIOR BOYS DIV 1 Semi Final: HIBS 1 Beat Tawa 1, 6-0 Final: HIBS 1 Beat Scots 1, 5-1 JUNIOR BOYS DIV 2 Semi Final: Naenae 1 Beat Onslow 4, 4-3 on countback Final: Well.
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A spike in vaccine development
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Davide Comoletti is playing a pivotal role in New Zealand’s drive to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Results – 2020 CSW Table Tennis Team Regional Champs
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find the results below of the 2020 College Sport Wellington Table Tennis Team Regional Champs, held on Friday 18 September at Empire Table Tennis Club.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 9)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 21st – Friday 25th September: Mental Health Awareness Week Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Monday 12th October: Start of Term 4 Important Information Wellington Trades Academy 2021 This programme offers a mix of in-school subjects and practical training off-site.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 9)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 21st – Friday 25th September: Mental Health Awareness Week Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Monday 12th October: Start of Term 4 Important Information Wellington Trades Academy 2021 This programme offers a mix of in-school subjects and practical training off-site.
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Holocaust studies receives philanthropic funding boost
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A generous philanthropic gift will support Master’s-level research in Holocaust studies at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Te Reo Māori Zines
- Capital E
- In celebration of Mahuru Māori we have created these free te reo zines for you to download.
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Netball season round up
- Newlands College
- After a late start to the netball season we managed to get 10 weeks of competition for this year which we were all thankful for.
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Lady Todd Memorial Prize a boost for Nursing student
- Victoria University of Wellington
- "We hear of people who have gone on to make an enormous impact on the world and it started with the kindness of a stranger.
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A ‘third referendum’ on Jacinda Ardern’s leadership
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alongside referendums on legalising recreational cannabis use and the End of Life Choice Act, New Zealand's 2020 general election has become, in effect, a referendum on the Prime Minister’s instincts, judgment and determination, writes Professor Stephen Levine.
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Adam Art Gallery’s new intern announced
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Millie Riddell has started her six-month stint as the latest Adam Art Gallery Intern at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Wiping out ‘dark patterns’ in digital design
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We need a 'building code' to protect our online privacy, write Dr Cherie Lacey and Alex Beattie.
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Let’s follow Wales’ lead in language regeneration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Mere Skerrett wonders why, as one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s official languages, te reo Māori gets only one focal week, as she ponders the likelihood England would have an ‘English Language Week’ or Germany a ‘German Language Week’.
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Tackling renewable energy infrastructure challenges
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher will play a lead role in a new project designed to improve our power grids to suit increased use of renewable energy.
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University receives funding boost to build high-power electric motors for rail, shipping and aviation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Low-emission electric aircraft seem like a dream today but work is under way on the technology needed to keep planes flying in a decarbonised world.
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'Music nerd' unearths forgotten Flying Nun recordings
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Student William Daymond is a self-confessed music nerd who has landed the perfect internship helping to examine and describe the collection of iconic record label Flying Nun.
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School Production tickets now available
- Kilbirnie School
- Tickets for all shows are now available from the school office.
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Research to inform national cervical screening programme
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been awarded more than $1 million from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to develop the evidence-base for an effective national HPV screening programme for detecting changes that may lead to cervical cancer.
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Research opens the way to new drugs
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A surprise finding in the microscopic “assembly line” which constructs some types of anti-cancer and antibiotic molecules could have major benefits for our health.
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Nostalgic Artist in Residence Exhibition
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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The pursuit of comfortable homes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Germán Molina Larrain is helping to make comfortable homes a reality for more New Zealanders.
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Basketball teams make finals
- Newlands College
- Congrats to our Newlands Senior A & B Boys teams who have both made the finals night at the ASB on Friday. In Division 3, Newlands Senior A had a convincing 89 – 42 win v HVHS 2 and will take on Naenae in the final. In Division 5, Newlands Senior B had a close 68 – 61 win v Raphael House and will take on St Pats Town 3 in the final.
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Winter Tournament Round Up
- Newlands College
- The first week of September usually signals Winter Tournament week for schools around NZ.
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QMC Parent Interviews – How to connect on Microsoft Teams
- Queen Margaret College
- Queen Margaret College is looking forward to connecting with parents & caregivers for interviews over the coming days.
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100 Games for Onslow Captain Holly Kelman – A Proud Achievement
- College Sport Wellington
- Onslow College First XI captain Holly Kelman only found out about her milestone in the build-up to last Wednesday’s final regular season Regional Premier 1 Capital Football Trophy league match against Paraparaumu.
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Badminton teams make Senior Teams Finals
- Newlands College
- Congrats to our Newlands 2 & 4 Boys teams and our Newlands 3 Girls teams who have taken out their respective Northern Zone leagues and will represent the Northern Zone at the Zone Finals this coming Friday. The results will be posted here on Monday!
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Boys 2nd XI Football make final
- Newlands College
- The Boys 2nd XI football team sprung a surprise in the Division 4 semi final beating previously unbeaten Wellington College 5, 6-3. They now come up against Hutt International 4 in this weekends final.Congrats to the team and management.
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A radical fix for our broken justice system
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Justice reinvestment is a game-changer that redirects spending on criminal justice into social justice initiatives to strengthen communities and reduce social harms, writes Professor Elizabeth Stanley.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 8)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: September 14th – 20th Monday 21st – Friday 25th September: Mental Health Awareness Week Course choices for 2021 for current Years 9—12 to be entered in the portal: Sunday 20th September Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Important Information Year 9 Choices for Year 10 in 2021 The Year 10 Course Choice Booklet for 2021 is now available on our website: http://www.whs.school.nz/course-choice-booklet/ Your student is invited to explore the options available. They will receive a copy of the planning sheet in rōpū and the planning sheet is also included as the last page in the booklet online. Choices can be made online in the Student Portal from Monday 14th September. It would be appreciated if students can have their options entered by Sunday 20th September (note: this is earlier than reported in the email home). Senior Course Choices for 2021 The second part of senior course choice selection for 2021 is now underway. Students now need to re-confirm their subjects on the portal by Friday 18th September. Please note there have been considerable movements with the lines to eliminate as many clashes as possible. It is unlikely there will be significant changes to the lines from now, so students are strongly advised to choose non-clashing subjects if possible. However, students who still have a problematic clash should indicate this on the updated lines sheet (which will be given out at rōpū) and give this to their rōpū teacher. Concerning online content Netsafe has received several reports about a concerning video that was shared on social media. It has now been removed from Facebook. The video has been shared on other social media sites, such as Tik Tok and Instagram, and the platforms are actively removing this video. Regardless of whether students have seen the video or heard about it second-hand, young people may experience emotional distress given the nature of this content. As a school, our best advice is to make sure that your students are supported and have avenues to talk about how this content may be affecting them. If students do come across copies of the video being shared, we’d strongly encourage them to report it to the social media site or website that it’s on, and to report it to Netsafe. Netsafe has several helpful resources: Helping students exposed to upsetting content Online Safety Parent Toolkit is a wider framework for helping parents navigate online safety with their young people. If students would like further support they can contact Youthline on free text 234 or call 0800 376 633 Achievements Debating Finalists! A huge congratulations to our Junior Prem and Prem B teams who have made it through to their regional finals for debating! The Junior Prem team of Sky Gobbi, Liv Calder, Tom Bonert, and Fergus Martin-Edgar, won their semi-final debate last Tuesday against Samuel Marsden. The Senior Prem B team of Julia Randerson, Alex Buyck, Corwin Heath-Cameron, and Rata Petherick won their semi-final debate this week against Scots. It is a very impressive result for Wellington High School debate teams to make it into two finals! We are very proud of both teams and wish them all the best for their finals. Also — a special congratulations to Julia Randerson who qualified for Wellington Black (one of the two Wellington regional teams) a couple of months ago. Her team made it to the national semi-finals for debating after winning four of their preliminary debates! Katherine Mansfield Short Story success! Congratulations to Nadezhda Macey for winning the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award 2020 with her story ‘Matahiwi’, and to Cadence Chung for her Highly Commended story ‘The End of the World’. Wellington High School was the only school to have two students short-listed — a great achievement. Both pieces of writing received glowing praise and you can enjoy all the short-listed stories online at: https://www.katherinemansfield.com/creative-corner/km-short-story-competition. Nadezhda received a $500 cash prize and the eleven short-listed students were presented with certificates by guest judge Tina Makereti at the annual award ceremony at the National Library on Tuesday night. [Image right: Nadezhda and Cadence are pictured with Tina Makereti, Principal Dominic Killalea and Head of English Faculty, Caitlin Reilly.] What’s happening? Mural workshop with Sheyne Tuffery This week a group of art students joined Sheyne in developing a design for a mural for the level 2 linkwell. This is a WCC funded project that Sheyne has been working on for some months. Sheyne’s mural work can be seen on Wallace Street and Hopper Street. We look forward to seeing the final results — BSJ WHS Tramping Club heads to Atiwhakatu Hut Last weekend, 18 students tramped to Atiwhakatu hut. We walked from Holdsworth station car park along the river to Atiwhakatu hut and back. Students cooked their own meals and lit the fire for a cosy night. A little rain failed to dampen our spirits; there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear! — AEJ/PAB From the Greenhouse! From the school garden greenhouse this week orchids for WHS reception. Grown with care by the senior horticulture students. He Kākano news Our He Kākano students have enjoyed an outdoor education week. We visited the learning centre at the Botanical Gardens to learn about how produce grows from a seed to a fruit and vegetable. There were opportunities to pick our own carrots too! A visit to Toi Art at Te Papa had us in a colour room with some interesting group photos. Sports Underwater Hockey Congratulations go to Carlos Relph and Henry Murdoch from our Senior Open team for their selection to the U18 Central Zone B team, and to Milly Woodbury from our Senior Girls team for her selection to the U18 Central Zone A team. We wish them good luck at nationals. Well done to them, and something to aim for in future years for our junior players Junior Girls’ Football Our Junior Girls’ Football played their last game this week, this is the first team we have had in this grade for a number of years and we are looking forward to having a team in this grade for years to come. Huge thanks to Bea Gladding and Jennifer Argyle for really driving this team and making it fun for all the girls. Winter Tournament Our Girls’ Football 1st XI finished their Round robin the Regional Premier 2 competition in 3rd place with Semi Finals, and possibly Finals, to come. At the Winter Tournament, the girls place 12th which is their best finish to date. A special thanks to Isobel Smith, Heidi Coleman, Ella Blakely, Gala Baumfield, Emma Allen, Kayla Landers and Isla McInnes who all competed in their final tournament for the school. Also, thanks to Will Dewhirst who has done a great job coaching. Our Boys’ Football 1st XI finished their last game of the Round Robin D1 competition, finishing unbeaten after 7 games. So, we have finished 1st with 17 points (5 wins and 2 draw). We are heading now into Semi Finals on Saturday 12 September. Our Boys’ Hockey 1st XI are currently in 2nd place in the P3 division and are hoping to compete at the final in week 10. The boys competed hard at Winter Tournament week and finished it off with a win over Newlands. Big thank you to Will Pinckney, Jess Johnson and Kether Gati for looking after the team. Netball: Last year our Senior A netball team won their grade and this year they have done it again! Well done, too, to our Senior B team who won their grade too. Great things are coming from these young strong wāhine…and our Year 13s finishing on a high. Senior A – Isobel Smith, Tilly Coup, Rebecca Te Kahika, Senior B – Lily Parkin-Foon, Mai Cooper, Emily Rosemergy
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 8)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: September 14th – 20th Monday 21st – Friday 25th September: Mental Health Awareness Week Course choices for 2021 for current Years 9—12 to be entered in the portal: Sunday 20th September Friday 25th September: End of Term 3 Important Information Year 9 Choices for Year 10 in 2021 The Year 10 Course Choice Booklet for 2021 is now available on our website: http://www.whs.school.nz/course-choice-booklet/ Your student is invited to explore the options available. They will receive a copy of the planning sheet in rōpū and the planning sheet is also included as the last page in the booklet online. Choices can be made online in the Student Portal from Monday 14th September. It would be appreciated if students can have their options entered by Sunday 20th September (note: this is earlier than reported in the email home). Senior Course Choices for 2021 The second part of senior course choice selection for 2021 is now underway. Students now need to re-confirm their subjects on the portal by Friday 18th September. Please note there have been considerable movements with the lines to eliminate as many clashes as possible. It is unlikely there will be significant changes to the lines from now, so students are strongly advised to choose non-clashing subjects if possible. However, students who still have a problematic clash should indicate this on the updated lines sheet (which will be given out at rōpū) and give this to their rōpū teacher. Concerning online content Netsafe has received several reports about a concerning video that was shared on social media. It has now been removed from Facebook. The video has been shared on other social media sites, such as Tik Tok and Instagram, and the platforms are actively removing this video. Regardless of whether students have seen the video or heard about it second-hand, young people may experience emotional distress given the nature of this content. As a school, our best advice is to make sure that your students are supported and have avenues to talk about how this content may be affecting them. If students do come across copies of the video being shared, we’d strongly encourage them to report it to the social media site or website that it’s on, and to report it to Netsafe. Netsafe has several helpful resources: Helping students exposed to upsetting content Online Safety Parent Toolkit is a wider framework for helping parents navigate online safety with their young people. If students would like further support they can contact Youthline on free text 234 or call 0800 376 633 Achievements Debating Finalists! A huge congratulations to our Junior Prem and Prem B teams who have made it through to their regional finals for debating! The Junior Prem team of Sky Gobbi, Liv Calder, Tom Bonert, and Fergus Martin-Edgar, won their semi-final debate last Tuesday against Samuel Marsden. The Senior Prem B team of Julia Randerson, Alex Buyck, Corwin Heath-Cameron, and Rata Petherick won their semi-final debate this week against Scots. It is a very impressive result for Wellington High School debate teams to make it into two finals! We are very proud of both teams and wish them all the best for their finals. Also — a special congratulations to Julia Randerson who qualified for Wellington Black (one of the two Wellington regional teams) a couple of months ago. Her team made it to the national semi-finals for debating after winning four of their preliminary debates! Katherine Mansfield Short Story success! Congratulations to Nadezhda Macey for winning the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award 2020 with her story ‘Matahiwi’, and to Cadence Chung for her Highly Commended story ‘The End of the World’. Wellington High School was the only school to have two students short-listed — a great achievement. Both pieces of writing received glowing praise and you can enjoy all the short-listed stories online at: https://www.katherinemansfield.com/creative-corner/km-short-story-competition. Nadezhda received a $500 cash prize and the eleven short-listed students were presented with certificates by guest judge Tina Makereti at the annual award ceremony at the National Library on Tuesday night. [Image right: Nadezhda and Cadence are pictured with Tina Makereti, Principal Dominic Killalea and Head of English Faculty, Caitlin Reilly.] What’s happening? Mural workshop with Sheyne Tuffery This week a group of art students joined Sheyne in developing a design for a mural for the level 2 linkwell. This is a WCC funded project that Sheyne has been working on for some months. Sheyne’s mural work can be seen on Wallace Street and Hopper Street. We look forward to seeing the final results — BSJ WHS Tramping Club heads to Atiwhakatu Hut Last weekend, 18 students tramped to Atiwhakatu hut. We walked from Holdsworth station car park along the river to Atiwhakatu hut and back. Students cooked their own meals and lit the fire for a cosy night. A little rain failed to dampen our spirits; there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear! — AEJ/PAB From the Greenhouse! From the school garden greenhouse this week orchids for WHS reception. Grown with care by the senior horticulture students. He Kākano news Our He Kākano students have enjoyed an outdoor education week. We visited the learning centre at the Botanical Gardens to learn about how produce grows from a seed to a fruit and vegetable. There were opportunities to pick our own carrots too! A visit to Toi Art at Te Papa had us in a colour room with some interesting group photos. Sports Underwater Hockey Congratulations go to Carlos Relph and Henry Murdoch from our Senior Open team for their selection to the U18 Central Zone B team, and to Milly Woodbury from our Senior Girls team for her selection to the U18 Central Zone A team. We wish them good luck at nationals. Well done to them, and something to aim for in future years for our junior players Junior Girls’ Football Our Junior Girls’ Football played their last game this week, this is the first team we have had in this grade for a number of years and we are looking forward to having a team in this grade for years to come. Huge thanks to Bea Gladding and Jennifer Argyle for really driving this team and making it fun for all the girls. Skateboard success Congratulations to Gala Baumfield who top scored across all competitions with 85/100 to win the Senior Girls’ section at the regional Skateboard Champs this week. Winter Tournament Our Girls’ Football 1st XI finished their Round robin the Regional Premier 2 competition in 3rd place with Semi Finals, and possibly Finals, to come. At the Winter Tournament, the girls place 12th which is their best finish to date. A special thanks to Isobel Smith, Heidi Coleman, Ella Blakely, Gala Baumfield, Emma Allen, Kayla Landers and Isla McInnes who all competed in their final tournament for the school. Also, thanks to Will Dewhirst who has done a great job coaching. Our Boys’ Football 1st XI finished their last game of the Round Robin D1 competition, finishing unbeaten after 7 games. So, we have finished 1st with 17 points (5 wins and 2 draw). We are heading now into Semi Finals on Saturday 12 September. Our Boys’ Hockey 1st XI are currently in 2nd place in the P3 division and are hoping to compete at the final in week 10. The boys competed hard at Winter Tournament week and finished it off with a win over Newlands. Big thank you to Will Pinckney, Jess Johnson and Kether Gati for looking after the team. Netball: Last year our Senior A netball team won their grade and this year they have done it again! Well done, too, to our Senior B team who won their grade too. Great things are coming from these young strong wāhine…and our Year 13s finishing on a high. Senior A – Isobel Smith, Tilly Coup, Rebecca Te Kahika, Senior B – Lily Parkin-Foon, Mai Cooper, Emily Rosemergy The post Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Week 8) first appeared on Wellington High School.
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CWS Orienteering – Week 4 Results
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- Hi All, Despite the weather, we still had about 180 people come and participate in today’s event at Mt Victoria.
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Aotearoa's poets of the future feature in National Schools Poetry Awards
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- E Wen Wong, a Year 13 student from Burnside High School in Christchurch, has won the 2020 International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) National Schools Poetry Award.
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Labour and National 'lock in existing tax unfairness'
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- ‘Vertical’ equity, ‘horizontal’ equity—whichever way you look at it, New Zealand's major parties' tax policies are too conservative, writes Dr Jonathan Barrett.
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NZ leg of global research into election social media
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers are conducting the New Zealand leg of an international project to analyse how political actors use social media to target, inform, interact with, mobilise and pursue voters in elections.
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CSW Skateboarding Competition – Results
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- Drop Deep Skateboarding in conjunction with College Sport Wellington held the Secondary Schools Skateboarding Champs on Wednesday 9th September.
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Secondary School Futsal – 2020 Term 4 Leagues
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- Term 4 secondary school futsal competitions are now open. Register with your school’s sport coordinator now. Entries close Tuesday 13th October. 2020 CSW Futsal Handbook 2020 Futsal Playing Conditions (Term 4) 2020 CSW Futsal Calendar (Updated with Term 4) The post Secondary School Futsal – 2020 Term 4 Leagues appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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A return to normality? Not for everyone
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- A vaccinated Aotearoa of late 2021 may look a bit like pre-pandemic New Zealand, but it could be a microbially more dangerous place for some, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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Community Service recognised
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2020 Hurricane Boys & Girls age grade camp selections announced
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- Congratulations to the following Wellington boys and girls who have been named in the Hurricanes Age Grade Rugby boys and girls camp to be held in Napier later this month.
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CSW Football Update
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- Wellington Girls’ pip Onslow in Regional Girls Tournament decider Premier league co-leaders Wellington Girls’ College were pushed all the way by Onslow College in the final before being crowned champions of last week’s College Sport Wellington run Girls Football Regional Tournament.
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Breaking out of neoliberalism’s ‘iron cage’
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- Punishing anti-competitive conduct and the abuse of market power by corporates, and protecting consumers, will only come with a radical reform of the 1986 Commerce Act, argues Dr Geoff Bertram.
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What’s the big fuss about Māori seats on councils?
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- Dr Annie Te One explains why embedding Māori representation in local government shouldn’t be such a big deal.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Weeks 6 and 7)
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- Important Dates Monday 7 – Friday 11 September: Senior School Derived Grade exams.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 3, Weeks 6 and 7)
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- Important Dates Monday 7 – Friday 11 September: Senior School Derived Grade exams.
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Strong messages about justice reform
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- Christine McCarthy looks at New Zealand political parties' criminal justice policies ahead of the general election, and argues open prisons would have a much better shot at prisoner reintegration than our current prison infrastructure.
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Gosen Central Region Badminton Tournament – Results
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- The Gosen Central Region Badminton Tournament was played over 2 days across the Wellington Region.
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Roger Robinson Scholarship backs great futures for student runners
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- A new scholarship, that will support students who run competitively, has been established by Emeritus Professor and prolific runner, Roger Robinson.
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Why we must decolonise mental health
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- We need to decolonise our mental health system if we want revolutionary change, says Dr Sarah Pinto in response to the Chief Ombudsman's report on human rights violations in mental health facilities.
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Darfield quake 10 years ago revealed secrets
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- Ten years ago a magnitude 7.1 earthquake ripped a 30-kilometre gash across the Canterbury Plains, revealing previously hidden faults and changing our understanding of earthquake science.
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Former students of Wellington High School graduating from Victoria University of Wellington
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Former students of Wellington High School graduating from Victoria University of Wellington
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- We are delighted to share with you the success of former students who have graduated from Victoria University.
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Improving youth sport worldwide
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Justin Richards is part of an international project to determine what we know—and don’t know—about the benefits of sport, particularly for young people.
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Library needs to foster connection and collaboration
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- While Wellington's boarded-up central library is a sad prospect, the city and its communities are now presented with an exciting opportunity, writes Professor Anne Goulding.
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COVID-19’s effect on assisted reproduction
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- New Zealand's rules for assisted reproduction need to be re-assessed in light of the pandemic closing down international travel and access to options overseas, writes Associate Professor Rhonda Shaw.
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Don’t let the gunman make his own myth
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- Professor Nicholas Agar explains why we don't want to give Christchurch massacre murderer Brenton Tarrant access to the outside world but the outside world needs access to him.
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The value of disagreeing in good faith
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- Things are generally better when we can disagree in public without doubting our opponents' motives, write Dr James Kierstead and Dr Michael Johnston.
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Unique version of Frances Hodgkins survey show
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi is giving Wellingtonians an opportunity to see a significant survey of work by Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947), one of the country’s most important expatriate artists of the twentieth century.
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School production 2020
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- The Kilbirnie School Production is back this year with three great acts to entertain and amaze you! Tuesday 22- Ngake Hub presents: OFF THE PLANET.
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Altissime Concert
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