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    • Taking The Wheel: The Government Makes More Moves To Rebalance Transport
      • As Wellington waits for an announcement in its transport future, the Government is continuing to make moves to reshape transport in New Zealand away from over-reliance on the private car and towards a balanced system that gives as many people as possible options for getting off the roads: The new Government Policy Statement on Land Transport represents a significant change away from the previous Government’s motorway-dominated transport priorities, as Isabella Cawthorn explains on Talk Wellington. On Newshub, Thomas Coughlan says that public transport is the big winner in the new strategy. The previous National-led Government was completely impervious to the well-accepted research finding that adding new capacity encourages more people into cars. The news that the Government is considering tolling Transmission Gully to help prevent this is an encouraging sign that the feared flood of additional cars into Wellington from the North may not materialise. While we wait to see whether the Government’s new, balanced approach will succeed in cutting Wellington’s motorway-building cabal off at the pass, why not find out how another seaside city, Vancouver, has succeeded in making its transport system work for people, not the other way around?
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      • Transmission Gully Motorway, Kenepuru, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, 5022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)


    • Dear Oliver – Peter Wells
      • New release from Peter Wells, Randell Cottage writer-in-residence 2002 New release from Peter Wells, Randell Cottage writer-in-residence 2002 Peter Wells Photo by Liz Marsh Peter Wells, who in 2002 was the Randell Cottage’s first writer in residence, has just released his latest work: Dear Oliver, a family history, prompted by his discovery of a trove of family letters amongst his elderly mother’s effects.The find provided an entrée into writing a story that is uniquely his family’s but also very typical of other families whose ancestors emigrated from Britain during the nineteeenth century. “The journey of my ancestors from Britain to New Zealand could be said to be the ur-journey of so many Pākehā New Zealanders. We are overfamiliar with its shape – poverty in the homeland, struggle across the seas, the hard impact on landing. Scrabbling around for a way to survive. Gradually, some success as adaptation takes over, accompanied by a loss of memory about origins as the present obscures a now-distant past. Even the act of looking back – the search for genealogical origins – is a Pākehā cliché. Why do it?” Massey University Press $39.99  
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    • Craig and Murray Smith Rose Bowl Results – 20 Sept 2014
      • Craig and Murray Smith Rose Bowl Results 20-Sep-14 Under 14s – 2km Henry Mellor 10:01 Hannah Gordon 10:42 Ben Cherry 10:58 Oscar Strickland 11:24 Una Strickland 11:39 Gemma Gordon 12:33 Nicholas England 12:59 Tim Cherry 13:03 Ashton Tietjens 13:45 Joseph Mellor 13:46 David Gordon 15:35 5km race Matthew Rogers 16:54 Jayden McKnight 18:12 Tim Johnson 18:36 Tom England 18:52 Phoebe McKnight 18:54 Marcus Smith 18:57 Steve Cummings 19:11 Myles Carson 19:26 Brendan Quirke 19:45 Julie Johnson 19:46 Bayley-Rose van de Coolwijk 20:05 Graeme Burr 20:27 Lucy England 20:58 Simon England 21:18 Jayme Maxwell 21:51 Stu McKenzie 22:09 Don Coley 22:30 Shelley Tietjens 22:31 Paul Strickland 22:32 Peter Sparks 23:06 Tony McKone 23:31 Steve Robertson 23:45 Keith Holmes 23:57 Gary Maxwell 24:11 Paul Cavie 24:21 Keryn Morgan 24:23 Martyn Cherry 24:34 Liz Gibson 24:53 Albert van Veen 28:34 Craig Rose Bowl results (1st five times for each team count) Matthew Rogers 16:54 Jayden McKnight 18:12 Tom England 18:52 Don Coley 22:30 Tony McKone 23:31 1st 1:39:59 Myles Carson 19:26 Brendan Quirke 19:45 Simon England 21:18 Stu McKenzie 22:09 Keith Holmes 23:57 2nd 1:47:35 Tim Johnson 18:36 Marcus Smith 18:57 Peter Sparks 23:06 Gary Maxwell 24:11 Paul Cavie 24:21 Albert van Veen 3rd 1:49:11 Steve Cummings 19:11 Graeme Burr 20:27 Paul Strickland 22:32 Steve Robertson 23:45 Martyn Cherry 24:34 4th 1:50:29 Murray Smith Rose Bowl Julie Johnson 19:46 Bayley-Rose van de Coolwijk 20:05 Jayme Maxwell 21:51 Shelley Tietjens 22:31 1st 1:24:13 Phoebe McKnight 18:54 Lucy England 20:58 Keryn Morgan 24:23 Liz Gibson 24:53 2nd 1:29:08
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    • 15m Yacht with broken rudder
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Sat, 26/12/2020 - 09:10 - 16:00 Operation Type:  SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted:  2 Total Volunteer Hours:  75 A 15m yacht broke its rudder approximately 2NM west of Mana Island whilst crossing to the South Island. MR1 was tasked by Police to tow them home. By the time we got to them the wind had got up to 25-35kts and they had drifted 7NM west of Mana Island. We towed them back in challenging conditions and put them at anchor just outside the Mana bar, as they were unable to cross it at low tide. Vessel Details Length:  15.00m Resources Attendees:  Devine bvinnell Carl Nixon CMFF Jake_Presling Mark Presling Neil Cornwell espi Stevensea Trevor Burgess zanebublitz CRV's Used:  Mana Rescue 1
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    • DANSS classes to 10 July
      • Kia ora koutou Here is the Sunday night DANSS timetable at Thistle Hall through to 10 July - hope to see you there! 12 June Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm - Cha Cha Cha/Rumba Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Waltz/Jive  19 June  Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm - Gypsy Tap/Evening 3-Step  Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Merrilyn/Charmaine  26 June  Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm - Quickstep/Waltz  Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Foxtrot/Tango  3 July  Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm -Guest Teachers, Keri and Philip Porter, on basic Rumba theory Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Guest teachers, Keri and Philip Porter, on basic Waltz theory  10 July  Beginners: 7 pm to 8 pm - Revision Intermediate: 8 pm to 9 pm - Revision
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    • Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 1 – Week 1)
      • Important Dates 6 February: Waitangi Day – School closed 7-8 February: School photos 11 February: Year 9 Meet the teachers (6—7pm) 11 February: BoT meeting 11-13 February: 9Kelly Noho Marae 14 February: WHS Aroha day to choose activities for the year 18 February: Whānau hui (6pm, Taraika Marae) 26-28 February: 9Riley Noho Marae 1 March: Athletics Day 4-6 March: 9Royal Noho Marae 6-8 March:  9Howell Noho Marae NOTE: You can access the school calendar on our website: WHS School Calendar Welcome to 2019 On behalf of the Board of Trustees at Wellington High School we welcome new students and families to our school as well as welcoming back our current students and their families. Congratulations to all students who sat NCEA exams at the end of last year. The Board are currently analysing the results from these exams to inform our decision making for the year. We encourage all parents and students to realise the importance that attending school has on learning.  Research shows us that attendance is vital for good grades and encouragement from home to come to school each day is a vital part of supporting all our young persons’ learning. Our dedicated staff have already been  busy over the last few weeks preparing for the school year and welcoming students. Finally, we encourage all new families to join our Te Whānau a Taraika. You are all welcome to attend the next hui which will be held in Taraika. Please keep and eye on the weekly wrap-up for details of the date and time. Deanne Daysh, Chairperson Wellington High School Board of Trustees
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    • Support Vessel Tuia 250 Marlborough Sounds
      • Operation Details Date/Time:  Fri, 22/11/2019 - 06:30 - 12:30 Operation Type:  CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted:  0 Total Volunteer Hours:  30 Launched at Picton Marina Boat Ramp and went to Bluebridge Coastguard berth.  Left and followed to Kumitoto Bay.  Came alongside Spirit of Wellington, confirmed latest briefing and awaited Endevour to raise anchor. Took up position mid point port side of Endevour and the following Waka in line with Bluebride Rescue on the bow of the Endevour port side roughly 150 to 200 Metres off the Endevour.  Both Sprit of Wellington and Talleys Marine Rescue were on the Starboard side.  This created the exclusion zone which we maintained all the way to Picton. Vessel Details Length:  120.00m Resources Attendees:  bvinnell Mobiinz Katestewart Trevor Burgess zanebublitz read more
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    • Merch, baby - MERCH!!!
      • Well, lordy, lordy me - what have we here, then?! After running an (entirely unscientific) Insta poll, we here at Slow Boat have listened to the voice of the people, and have bowed to popular consensus, and had manufactured a limited quantity of marvellous looking Slow Boat hoodies, alongside the regular tee shirts, a new style of (very robust!) tote bags (shall we refer to them as Boat Totes? Yes, I think we shall!) and, for the first time ever - two (count 'em!) varieties of SB trucker caps!! These are available for purchase instore now (my advice - get in quick while we still have a good range of sizes and colours!) so you can be fashion forward, and the envy of your pals. Tees are now $39.50, caps $30, totes $25 and the deluxe hoodies are a still perfectly reasonable $75 - I mean, what price happiness? What price... fashion... Feel free to drop us a line or call (04 385 1330) if you'd like to secure yours, and we'll be seein' ya soon - will have some Record Store Day 2025 related news to share in the upcoming weeks... Peace and love, THE SLOW BOAT CREW XX
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    • Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 16 June 2024
      • Kia ora St John’s whānau, This Sunday Martyn Day will preach on the Bible passage Luke 1:26-38 – which is about the birth of Jesus being announced to Mary! We would normally hear this part of the Gospel story just before Christmas – what will Martyn draw out of this passage for us this Sunday? Students, staff and families from Aitken House at Scots College will join us for worship, with students leading parts of our worship. The burning bush is a symbol of Aitken House. Our children have their peer group time, going out part-way through the service (after the Sung Blessing). Our youth will stay in for the full service this Sunday. If you can’t gather in the city, and you want to join the worship service via Zoom, here are the details to access the live-stream: Zoom Meeting ID: 370 260 759 Passcode: worship The link to join the Zoom worship service is below. If using your phone: dial 04 886 0026 (Meeting ID: 370 260 759#, Passcode: 1560107#) This is the link to the printable Service Sheet: Order of Service Link to Zoom Service OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT... UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE This series of evening workshops with Martyn Day will give you a ‘toolkit’ to read the Bible, SO THAT you can know Jesus better. Sun 16th June - Can we trust the Gospels? Mon 17th June - Taking God’s Word for it Tue 18th June - Get into the Gospels! Wed 19th June - Lifting the lid on the book of Revelation 6:30 – 8:30pm in the St John’s Centre, on the corner of Dixon and Willis Streets Martyn Day pastors the South Harbour Vineyard Church in Auckland. A British export to NZ, Martyn is passionate about helping people to love, learn and live God’s Word. He is an outstanding communicator and this series will be of great interest to anyone curious about useful tools for reading the Bible. This series offers fresh understanding of the rich meaning in God’s Word available through classic interpretive techniques that ‘connect the dots’! Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1417153395671117/ Eventfinda: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/understanding-the-bible-with-martyn-day/wellington ST JOHN’S QUIZ NIGHT – FRIDAY 14th JUNE FELLOWSHIP GROUP Kay Webster, who was our guest Minister last October, will be the guest speaker at the next Fellowship Group meeting on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at 11.00am in the Hall. In her role as the Advanced Care Planning Coordinator with Age Concern, Kay has some insights for us on how to plan for our own later days to keep it simple for ourselves, our caregivers and our near and dear. DUTY ROSTERS – SERVING OTHERS It’s time to prepare the rosters for serving in July - October. Please let Linda van Milligan know your availability for this season by 20 June. UPDATE ON CAFÉ All the residents of the Dixon Street Flats have been moved out – so what has happened to the regular Café St John’s has been part of…? Read all about the next phase of the Café here: St John's Café FOLLOW ME SERIES – CARE FOR CREATION How can we practice the care of creation as an act of worship? Over four weeks we will explore the practice of Care for Creation. This continues our emphasis of putting our faith into practice, and will focus on our desire for knowing God more through intentional practices, relationships, and experiences. We will be doing this as a community of all generations, starting with an intergenerational service on Sunday 23rd June. STUDENT STUDY SPACE A massive thank you to the big team of volunteers who were the ‘friendly face’ of us as a Church for students wanting a warm quiet space to study. Making this space available for the students in our city preparing for their exams was an experiment for us as part of our Vision to connect more with our neighbourhood – creating safe spaces to be, to belong, and to navigate the tough stuff. We continue to pray for those with exams, and that they may know the support of our community throughout the year, and for ‘all of life’. CHURCH CAMP We’re excited to let you know there's a church camp happening this year! It's at Paekakariki Holiday Park from Fri evening 20 Sept till Sunday 22 Sept. We’ll be aiming to keep costs down and you can choose to sleep in the lodge, pitch a tent or stay in an onsite cabin (more details will be available at a later stage.) (FYI - El Rancho/Forest Lakes and Kaitoke were booked for this date.) CROSS CULTURAL ENCOUNTER TRIP TO INDONESIA MESSENGER NEWSLETTER Read our latest St John’s newsletter here: Messenger ‘Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.’ - Mary Allister
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    • Dawn of a New Age; the Prosser Era begins!
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > After yesterdays incredibly exciting news regarding Wynton Rufer’s nascent arrival at the club, today sees the dawn of a new era for the Island Bay United 1st team under the watchful eye of new coach James Prosser. James’ reign begins today with a pre-season warm-up against Palmerston North Red Sox at Wakefield Park at 3:45pm. James has brought an incredibly optimistic mood to the club due to both his personal positivity and also in securing the services of former club legends like Caleb Hilbron, not to mention connecting us with the aforementioned international footballing genius Wynton Rufer. In paraphrasing Churchill, James imparted: “This is not the beginning of the end nor is it the end of the beginning, no, it is the beginning of the beginning” If you have some spare time today why not come down to Wakefield and bask in the windless balmy weather… you may just be witnessing the birth of a reformation with a renaissance to follow.   Learn more about James here
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    • Wellington Road Champs Results 2017
      • Wellington Road Champs HVH Results Wainuiomata Saturday 19 August 2017 Name Time Placing Grade Girls Under 9 – 1km Sophie Crosland 4:35 4 Boys Under 9 – 1km Finnigan Strickland 4:36 9 Girls Under 11 – 2km Jessica McKenzie 8:10 3 Gwen McGrath 8:41 7 Boys Under 11 – 2km 1st team Thomas Prichard 7:32 4 Aiden Jackson 7:56 7 Ashton Tietjens 7:59 8 Harrison Kowalczyk 8:21 11 Jonathan Green 8:39 13 Hunter Hughes 8:41 15 David Gordon 8:58 16 Bailey Rollo 9:13 17 Lochlan Mather 9:36 19 Girls Under 13 – 2.5km Emalise Alding 10:47 8 Boys Under 13 – 2.5km 2nd team Joshua Allen 8:54 3 Nathaniel Graham 9:00 6 Alexander Prichard 9:05 7 Oscar Strickland 9:35 14 Tyler Rollo 10:54 18 Girls Under 15 – 2.5km 3rd team Gemma Gordon 11:02 15 Amelia Kennedy 11:08 16 Lily Trompetter 11:49 17 Women Under 18 – 5km Jayme Maxwell 17:45 1 Hannah Gordon 22:45 7 Men Under 18 – 5km Jack Hammond 16:40 2 Peter Roberts 17:02 4 Jonathon Roberts 18:23 9 Senior Women/Masters Women – 5km Marian Goodwin 24:34 7 W50 Liz Gibson 25:37 4 W40 Senior Women/Masters Women 10km 3rd team Kristi Perkinson 50:42 15 SW Trish Coley 51;25 4 M50 Keryn Morgan 54:56 16 SW Senior Men/Masters Men – 5km Andrew Crosland 18:05 1 SM Albert van Veen 28:37 7 M70 Senior Men/Masters Men – 10km Darren Gordon 36:29 11 M40 Mat Rogers 36:30 29 SM Andrew Crosland 38:06 36 SM Marcus Smith 38:32 9 M50 Bill Trompetter 41:26 12 M50 Karl van Polanen 42:58 14 M50 Stu McKenzie 46:51 23 M50 Peter Sparks 48:20 2 M60 Donald Coley 51:09 26 M50 Martyn Cherry 55:17 27 M50 M50 – 10km – 3rd team
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    • Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 1 – Week 7)
      • Important Dates NOTE: You can access the school calendar on our website: WHS School Calendar 26 March: FRIDAY timetable runs today 29 March: Learning Conversations all day (with rōpū teachers) 12 April: End of Term 1 Important Information Learning Conversations — 29 March 2019 The Learning Conversation takes place between your student, the student’s rōpū teacher and parent(s) / caregiver(s).  Each learning conversation will take 20 minutes at the most. Students will only be at school on Friday 29 March for their learning conversation. Emails have been sent home. Bookings for learning conversations can be made at https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/ using code xktku NCEA Internal Assessment calendars online Students and their families can access the NCEA Levels 1—3 assessment calendars via our website.  On the calendars, you can see all the assessment deadline for the year. Go to Students > Calendars and choose the one that applies to you. You can add the appropriate calendar to your own via the Google button at the bottom left.         Measles Outbreak — Advice to schools As you are likely aware, there is a large and ongoing outbreak of measles in Christchurch, with 26 cases as at 14 March. Auckland and Dunedin now also have measles cases. While there are currently no reported cases in the greater Wellington region, people will move around NZ during the school holiday period of 13 – 28 April, which includes Easter (19 April –22 April), and ANZAC Day (25 April), and it is likely measles will spread. Accordingly, attached is an information sheet and FAQs regarding measles for primary, intermediate and secondary schools.  Regional Public Health – www.rph.org.nz Ministry of Health – www.health.govt.nz Immunisation Advisory Centre – www.immune.org.nz What’s happening? Focus on Climate Change At the time of writing, a large number of our students are in town for the Climate Change Strike, part of a global movement of youth protest.  In the build up to this, Wellington High’s Molly Doyle in Year 13, took part in a panel with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the Green Party’s James Shaw, and student leaders from other schools. You can read more about the event here.             World Vision Youth Conference Stop Press: While many of our students have been out at the Strike4Climate this morning, four students have been representing WHS at the World Vision Youth Conference. Abishkar Palma, Emily Brooke, Liberty McIntyre-Reet, and Jack Davies have been learning and sharing their ideas and vision of how they can be change makers in our community.           Talking Books with Jacinda Ardern Johanna Christ, Alex Buyck, Otis Brown and Em Flux attended a fundraiser for the Katherine Mansfield House and Garden on the evening of Wednesday 13 March to hear Jacinda Ardern talk about her love of books. The Prime Minister shared advice for teenagers, “Know yourself. Know when you are feeling fragile and get off social media. Don’t live life on a screen.” She also talked about the importance of reading saying, “In order to give children the gift of reading, we need to give parents and caregivers the gift of time.” The students came away feeling very lucky to have had the opportunity to attend the event.       Farewell to Chrissy Laing We reluctantly said goodbye to Chrissy Laing on Thursday 14 March after four and a half years of outstanding service as our Gateway coordinator. Chrissy brought enormous positive energy to this important role and she will be greatly missed. Chrissy is embarking on a new journey much closer to home and we wish her well in her new role.       French Club trip to view a French Film Festival  On Thursday members of the French film club, joined with other French students in Wellington to view the view Au Bout des Doigts.       Tongariro Crossing On Monday the GEO223 and ESS223 classes left for the long bus ride up to Tongariro. We journeyed up to the mountains and on Tuesday did the long 19.4km Tongariro Crossing. The 22 students and 3 staff made it over in just under 8 hours, some more adventurous students choosing to run the final 3km downhill. Everyone did a great job an had a great time, and the warm hot pools straight afterward were welcomed by us all. The weather was fantastic – a number of us were sporting pink noses by the afternoon. Thank you to Kerry Parker and Kyle West who accompanied and made it possible to do the Crossing for the first time in many years. Drama Camp Last week Year 13 Drama went on camp to Riversdale in the Wairarapa. The purpose of the camp was to have an extended rehearsal period for two upcoming performance assessments. While they were away students worked on their acting technique for an assessment which finished yesterday, and started drafting self-devised character-based solos for presentation in week 11 (9-11 April).       JustSpeak lunchtime lecture The lunchtime lecture on Friday 8 March was delivered by Tania Sawiki Mead.  Tania is the Director of JustSpeak: a movement of young people who are speaking up and speaking out about criminal justice, aspiring for a thriving Aotearoa. JustSpeak develops  youth-led tools, resources, spaces and support to facilitate public conversation on criminal justice informed by evidence and experience. Thank you to the Library for hosting another fascinating talk, and to Kathryn Hutchinson  for organizing the lecture and visit.       Achievements Talented footballer and former WHS student featured in Sunday Star Times The Sunday Star Times on 10 March featured the story of former WHS student, Athman Othman. Athman is remembered by many of his teachers for his sporting talent and we were glad to read of his success on the field playing for Tasman United. Read the full article here. NZYPT – New Zealand Young Physicists’ Tournament take silver On the 9th March, two teams of WHS physicists competed in the Wellington regional heat of the 14th New Zealand Young Physicists’ Tournament (NZYPT). Held at Victoria University, the teams took part in science fights defending their research into seven pre-determined problems, and challenging that of their opponents. The team of Millie Rea, Sophie Mance and Khalid Adam are to be congratulated for finishing second. They will head to Auckland next weekend to take part in the national finals.       Sport Futsal We have had another busy week sport wise.  On Wednesday 13 March we had a Junior Boys and Senior Boys team compete in the College Sport Wellington Futsal Competition held at the ASB Sport Centre in Kilbirnie.  The teams had a great day with some very close results. Big thanks goes to Mr Junca for coaching the boys. Junior vs St Patrick Town, 6-3 lost vs Hutt International, 4-2 lost (draw until last 3 minutes!) vs Hutt Valley High, 8-3 win vs Scots College, 4 all draw (excellent game!!!) vs Tawa College, 6-1 win Senior: vs Wellington College, 7 nil lost vs Aotea College, 2 all draw vs Hutt International, 7-3 lost vs St Patrick Town, 3-2 win vs Onslow College, 3 nil lost Regional Athletics On Thursday 14 March a team of six from Wellington High School competed in the College Sport Wellington Regional Athletics meet at Newtown Park. Competing were: Fynn Hutson Senior Boys High Jump Thomas Woodward Senior Boys 100m and 200m Liberty McIntyre-Reet Senior Girls 800m Tiopira Mulholland Intermediate Boys High Jump Ari Koed-Chang Intermediate Boys Long Jump Frankie Coup Junior Girls Javelin All athletes participated extremely well.  Thomas reached the final of Senior Boys 100m and Frankie  won the Junior Girls Javelin with a throw of 24.97m (which beats our school record). Netball Reminder: Junior and Senior Netball Trials take place on Saturday 16 March (tomorrow) and Saturday 23 March here at school in the Tindall Gym. Juniors 9.00-11.30am Seniors 1.00-3.30pm Players must bring the correct shoes and a drink bottle.  If you cannot make both trial dates please let Ms McIntyre (Sports Office) know. Football Trials for all Junior Boys wishing to compete in the Junior Boys Football team take place on Tuesday 19 March from 3.30-5.00pm. Players must bring their football boots and correct clothing for the trials.  Also on Tuesday 19th March, trials for Senior students (Year 11-13) wanting to compete in the 2nd and 3rd XI Football teams, should meet at Wakefield Park, Adelaide Road, Berhampore, from 3.45-5.00pm. They will need their football boots and correct clothing for the trials.  Upcoming Sporting Events Summer Tournament week is quickly approaching!  From 25-31 March, we have the following teams away competing in the NZ Secondary Schools National Sporting Events. 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    • The landlord mentality on the waterfront
      • I applaud the sentiments of Lowry Bay resident Tony Cranston, whose letter about the Wellington waterfront earned top position in the DomPost yesterday. He wrote: On Wednesday, walking around the waterfront I was again impressed by its beautiful views. Wellington is very lucky to have a waterfront where one is constantly struck by the views of harbour, houses and hills on one side, and an attractive city on the other. Why the council prefers mediocre buildings to this natural beauty is a mystery. The latest example of what I call developers’ vandalism hits you right in the face as you approach Te Papa. The “conversion” of the Overseas Passenger Terminal will clearly be an over-sized monstrosity, obliterating much of Mt Victoria and its charming houses; it will tower over the marine like Darth Vader and destroy a lot of the character of that part of the waterfront. Might more councillors find some soul and save the waterfront from this landlord mentality before it’s too late?"
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    • Weekly Wrap Up (T2, W7)
      • Important Dates 24 June : Learning Profiles published to portal 29 June : Wig Wednesday 4 July : Parent Teacher interviews (Year 11,12 & 13 only) 6 July : Music Evening 8 July : Last day of Term 2 25 July : First day of Term 1 1 August : Parent Teacher interviews (Year 9 & 10 only) Congratulations Underwater Hockey Regional Tournament Last weekend we had three Wellington High School teams compete in the Wellington Regional Underwater Hockey tournament.  The teams performed superbly all weekend and never gave up.   Our Junior Boys finished the tournament in 10th place and had their first win of the season.  The Junior Girls finished in 7th place and the Senior Girls finished in 5th place.   Senior Girls qualified for Nationals, to be held in Wellington from 1-4 September.  Well done to all teams and coaches you did the school proud. Junior Boys MVP – Max Steel Junior Girls MVP – Liberty McIntyre-Reet Senior Girls MVP – Amy Andrews   Glastonbury Beckons Estere Dalton, an ex-WHS student and a wonderful musician has been selected to go to Glastonbury.  Read more here. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/choked-my-porridge-wellington-muso-chokes-brekky-after-finding-shes-in-glastonbury-line-up
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    • We're back!
      • <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Young Visionaries Tēnā koutou katoa  We come with great news! We are delighted to write that the Urban Dream Brokerage is relaunching in Wellington city (see the website), with support from the WCC City Recovery Fund for the first year. We are now open for new applications from both citizens with new ideas for vacant space to increase public participation in the city, and from property owners with vacant space that needs enlivening.  UDB continues to be funded through the Wellington Independent Arts Trust but Letting Space (Mark Amery and Sophie Jerram) are announcing the handover to Maverick Creative led by broker Jason Muir and staff Linda Lee and Tallulah Farrar. We have been in discussion for some time, and Mark, Sophie (and past brokers Helen Kirlew Smith and Tamsin Cooper) are professionally involved in training and overseeing the establishment of the UDB over the first six months. Excitingly, Letting Space are also curating six commissions with WCC funding for UDB in 2021 (details here).    Pencil in the busy Xmas diary a rather special launch celebration for Thursday evening 17 December 5.30pm at Level 2 57 Willis Street (above Unity Books) which will see the launch of a UDB Book 2012-2018, Brokered Dreams, and the introduction of a raft of exciting programmes for early 2021 Theatre as a City with Performance Arcade, Cubadupa, and the dynamic new artist powered work space we are in for that evening Two/Fifty Seven. More details to follow. RSVPS required,. Many exciting ideas and property relationships are already in development and we are all so thankful for the support and enthusiasm this is already receiving at a vital time for Wellington city, and indeed the planet, to look for new models of being together in urban environments as we see apartment blocks rise, income and property inequality issues, significant wasted vacant space as we potentially face a recession and dramatic new challenges with Covid and environmental factors. Urban Dream Brokerage is a mechanism for all in our community to lead. Our aims remain as follows: Increase diversity and community through living spaces in the city. Reduce vacant space and increase citizen ownership in towns and cities. See stronger representation of mana whenua in the city. Increase professionalism and help innovate business development. See creatives, artists and community service groups resident long term in the CBD. Increase mixed use of the city's building stock. Increase public engagement in the city See our cities known for their innovative use of space and public interaction. We are excited to be working in closer partnership with major creative partners like PlaygroundNZ and Creative Capital Arts Trust, WCC, Wellingtonnz and major property partners to support independent artists, community organisations and creative-minded citizens to occupy this special city.  We are a service for the whole city and want to hear from you. We can’t wait to celebrate together.
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    • Saunders Cup – HVH Club Handicap race 2016 Results
      • Saunders Cup – HVH Club Handicap race Saturday 27 August 2016 The Esplanade, Petone 10 km Race time Handicap H-cap time Liz Gibson 49:04 3:30 52:34 Keryn Morgan 51:00 3:00 54:00 Graeme Burr 43:10 11:10 54:20 Stephen Cummings 41:33 13:00 54:33 Paul Strickland 45:08 9:30 54:38 Bill Trompetter 43:09 11:30 54:39 Vanessa Trompetter 51:53 3:00 54:53 Gary Maxwell 51:56 3:05 55:01 Martyn Cherry 54:31 0:30 55:01 Brig Murdoch 52:05 3:00 55:05 Brendan Quirke 41:48 13:30 55:18 Alex Noonan 55:56 0:00 55:56 Isobel Franklin 55:58 0:30 56:28 Karl van Polanen 45:02 11:30 56:32 Albert van Veen 57:07 0:00 57:07 Simon England 45:12 12:00 57:12 Trish Coley 54:43 3:00 57:43 Julia Baron 55:09 3:00 58:09 Tony McKone 54:12 4:00 58:12 Stu McKenzie 49:02 10:00 59:02 Steve Robertson 55:09 4:00 59:09 Jayme Maxwell 40:12 19:00 59:12 Kristy Perkinson 50:17 10:00 1:00:17 Don Coley 53:08 8:30 1:01:38 Mat Rogers 43:11 20:00 1:03:11 5 km Age Race Time Jonathan Roberts BU15 18:54 Matthew Roberts MU20 19:12 Glenn Perkinson M50 26:06 Keith Holmes M60 26:19 Dave Moore Walker 49:50 Race 2 km time Nathaniel Graham 7:48 Reegan Kowalczyk 8:10 Nkhata Hollywell 8:15 Nic Drayton 8:38 Ashton Teitjens 8:39 Aiden Jackson 8:40 Emalise Alding 8:50 Amy Murray 8:52 Jessica McKenzie 9:18 Harrison Kowalczyk 9:20 Gabriel Marenzi 9:21 Tyler Rollo 9:29 Hunter Hughes 9:30 Charlotte Ross 9:35 Gemma Gordon 9:39 Lily Trompetter 10:08 Skylar Langstraat 10:19 David Gordon 10:42 Bailey Rollo 10:55 Nic England 11:30 Kathryn Jamieson 11:30 Eloise Bothwell 12:43 Sebastian Marenzi 15:08 Phoenix Taylor 15:09 Elijah Taylor 15:27
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    • 2017 Dorne Cup Results
      • Full Dorne Cup 2017 results here   HVH Results Below: Dorne Cup – Sat 10 June 2017 Trentham Memorial Park HVH Results Girls U9 – 1km Sophie Crosland 5:08 Stefania Butler 5:27 Boys U9 – 1km – 1st team Finnigan Strickland 5:26 Girls U11 – 2km Jessica McKenzie 8:22 (1st place) Gwen McGrath 9:35 Skylah Langstraat 9:51 Boys U11 – 2km – 1st team Thomas Prichard 7:58 (3rd place) Kian O’Connell 8:25 Ashton Tietjens 8:25 Harrison Kowalczyk 8:39 Hunter Hughes 9:08 Trent Magee 9:11 Jonathan Green 9:13 David Gordon 9:24 Bailey Rollo 9:30 Lochlan Mather 10:25 Girls U13 – 2km Emalise Alding 8:19 Lexie Brown 8:54 Charlotte Ross 9:14 Boys U13 – 3km – 1st team Nathaniel Graham 7:16 (3rd place) Joshua Allen 7:20 Alexander Prichard 7:26 Nkhata Hollywell 7:46 Reegan Kowalczyk 8:15 Henry Mellor 8:37 Gabriel Marenzi 8:56 Tyler Rollo 9:00 Harvey Butler 9:30 Girls U15 – 3km Samantha Woolley 12:32 Gemma Gordon 14:24 Amelia Kennedy 14:56 Lily Trompetter 14:58 Boys U15 – 3km Oscar Strickland 12:23 Womens U18 – 4 km Jayme Maxwell 14:37 (2nd place) Hannah Gordon 18:37 Brianna Carson 19:00 Mens U18 – 4km – 2nd team Jack Hammond 13:18 Peter Roberts 13:55 Gus Reece 14:02 Jonathon Roberts 14:07 Mens U20 – 4km Mat Roberts 18:13 Senior Womens – 6km Kristi Perkinson 28:32 Masters Women 35+ – 6km 3rd team Liz Gibson 31:07 Keryn Morgan 32:32 Alexandra Noonan 32:57 Masters Women 50+ – 6km Trish Coley 31:25 Vanessa Trompetter 32:00 Senior Men – 8km Nick Sasse 27:55 Mat Rogers 28:56 Andrew Crosland 31:42 Masters Men 40+ – 8km Darren Gordon 30:22 Stephen Cummings 34:03 Brendon Quirke 35:50 Paul Strickland 37:23 Masters Men 50+ – 8km Marcus Smith 31:57 Bill Trompetter 34:02 Karl van Polanen 34:08 Don Coley 41:39 Shaun McCarthy 41:45 Masters Men 60+ – 8km Graeme Burr 27:01 Peter Sparks 30:05 Masters Men 70+ – 8km John Wood 30:19 (3rd place) Albert van Veen 35:25
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    • HVH Results Bays Relay 2015
      • Composite 2nd Matthew Roberts 0:18:24 Jon Roberts 0:19:13 Lars Van Beusekom 0:19:57 Isobel Franklin 0:22:52 Martyn Cherry 0:20:18 SW Phoebe McKnight 0:16:41 Julie Johnson 0:18:18 Liz Gibson 0:23:54 Keryn Morgan 0:18:49 Chloe Thorne 0:22:31 M40 Myles Carson 0:18:21 Stephen Cummings 0:18:26 Brendon Quirke 0:19:10 Tony Plowman 0:16:11 Stu McKenzie 0:17:43 M50 Glen Perkinson 0:21:21 Paul Cavie 0:23:09 Keith Holmes 0:23:07 Steve Robertson 0:18:31 Albert Van Veen 0:22:12 MU20 2nd Joel Carman 15:16 Peter Roberts 17:09 Gus Reece 17:07 Jayden McKnight 14:09 Matthew Sutcliffe 14:32 M50 3rd Richard Kellet 0:18:22 Marcus Smith 0:18:21 Bill Trompetter 0:19:40 Grame Burr 0:16:05 Donald Coley 0:17:11 SM Nick Sasse 15:44 Grant Pritchard 17:54 Tim Johnson 16:55 Joel Wyatt 13:49 Mat Rogers 13:55
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    • Cambridge Analytica is merely Facebook’s ‘smaller, less ambitious sibling’
      • Beyond all that had gone on with AIQ and Cambridge Analytica, a lot more has come out about Facebook’s practices, things that I always suspected they do, for why else would they collect data on you even after you opted out?    Now, Sam Biddle at The Intercept has written a piece that demonstrates that whatever Cambridge Analytica did, Facebook itself does far, far more, and not just to 87 million people, but all of its users (that’s either 2,000 million if you believe Facebook’s figures, or around half that if you believe my theories), using its FBLearner Flow program.    Biddle writes (link in original): This isn’t Facebook showing you Chevy ads because you’ve been reading about Ford all week — old hat in the online marketing world — rather Facebook using facts of your life to predict that in the near future, you’re going to get sick of your car. Facebook’s name for this service: “loyalty prediction.”    Spiritually, Facebook’s artificial intelligence advertising has a lot in common with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica’s controversial “psychographic” profiling of voters, which uses mundane consumer demographics (what you’re interested in, where you live) to predict political action. But unlike Cambridge Analytica and its peers, who must content themselves with whatever data they can extract from Facebook’s public interfaces, Facebook is sitting on the motherlode, with unfettered access to staggering databases of behavior and preferences. A 2016 ProPublica report found some 29,000 different criteria for each individual Facebook user …    … Cambridge Analytica begins to resemble Facebook’s smaller, less ambitious sibling.    As I’ve said many times, I’ve no problem with Facebook making money, or even using AI for that matter, as long as it does so honestly, and I would hope that people would take as a given that we expect that it does so ethically. If a user (like me) has opted out of ad preferences because I took the time many years ago to check my settings, and return to the page regularly to make sure Facebook hasn’t altered them (as it often does), then I expect them to be respected (my investigations show that they aren’t). Sure, show me ads to pay the bills, but not ones that are tied to preferences that you collect that I gave you no permission to collect. As far as I know, the ad networks we work with respect these rules if readers had opted out at aboutads.info and the EU equivalent.    Regulating Facebook mightn’t be that bad an idea if there’s no punishment to these guys essentially breaking basic consumer laws (as I know them to be here) as well as the codes of conduct they sign up to with industry bodies in their country. As I said of Google in 2011: if the other 60-plus members of the Network Advertising Initiative can create cookies that respect the rules, why can’t Google? Here we are again, except the main player breaking the rules is Facebook, and the data they have on us is far more precise than some Google cookies.    Coming back to Biddle’s story, he sums up the company as a ‘data wholesaler, period.’ The 29,000 criteria per user claim is very easy to believe for those of us who have popped into Facebook ad preferences and found thousands of items collected about us, even after opting out. We also know that the Facebook data download shows an entirely different set of preferences, which means either the ad preference page is lying or the download is lying. In either case, those preferences are being used, manipulated and sold.    Transparency can help Facebook through this crisis, yet all we saw from CEO Mark Zuckerberg was more obfuscation and feigned ignorance at the Senate and Congress. This exchange last week between Rep. Anna Eshoo of Palo Alto and Zuckerberg was a good example:    Eshoo: It was. Are you willing to change your business model in the interest of protecting individual privacy?    Zuckerberg: Congresswoman, we have made and are continuing to make changes to reduce the amount of data …    Eshoo: No, are you willing to change your business model in the interest of protecting individual privacy?    Zuckerberg: Congresswoman, I’m not sure what that means.    In other words, they want to preserve their business model and keep things exactly as they are, even if they are probably in violation of a 2011 US FTC decree.    The BBC World Service News had carried the hearings but, as far as I know, little made it on to the nightly TV here.    This is either down to the natural news cycle: when Christopher Wylie blew the whistle on Cambridge Analytica in The Observer, it was major news, and subsequent follow-ups haven’t piqued the news editors’ interest in the same way. Or, the media were only outraged as it connected to Trump and Brexit, and now that we know it’s far, far more widespread, it doesn’t matter as much.    There’s still hope that the social network can be a force for good, if Zuckerberg and co. are actually sincere about it. If Facebook has this technology, why employ it for evil? That may sound a naïve question, but if you genuinely were there to better humankind (and not rate your female Harvard classmates on their looks) and you were sitting on a motherlode of user data, wouldn’t you ensure that the platform were used to create greater harmony between people rather than sow discord and spurring murder? Wouldn’t you refrain from bragging that you have the ability to influence elections? The fact that Facebook doesn’t, and continues to see us as units to be milked in the matrix, should worry us a great deal more than an 87 million-user data breach.
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    • Night Creature
      • George Gershwin:   An American in Paris Leonard Bernstein: Three Meditations from “Mass” Karlo Margetic:        Music for Wind, Brass and Percussion Duke Ellington:        Night Creature   Andrew Joyce, cello Marc Taddei, music director   Sunday, 26 May 4pm Wellington Town Hall Pre-concert talk 3pm   "Night creatures, unlike stars, do not come out at night - they come on, each thinking that before the night is out he or she will be the star”. – Duke Ellington The first half of the twentieth century saw America on the ascendant, and its music reflected this confident new society with bold new styles that strutted and swung.  For their first subscription concert, Night Creature, the orchestra presents works by Gershwin, Ellington and Bernstein that embrace the exciting new rhythms and harmonies of America. Orchestra Wellington music director Marc Taddei says he is fascinated by the way great classical composers are inspired by the popular music of their day. Most familiar perhaps is Gershwin’s An American in Paris. It’s 1928, the close of the Gilded Age, and for Americans, anything seems possible. Gershwin visits Paris to experience more of a culture he enjoyed. If there are some bluesy moments reflecting Gershwin’s longing for home, overall this piece is a sparkling tribute from a great cosmopolitan to the bustling metropolis he admired. Leonard Bernstein’s Mass was a child of its time too: 1971 and anything goes! These short meditations for solo cello and orchestra are extracted from a much larger Mass whose vast theatrical conception embraced everything from rock and gospel to Lutheran chorales and atonal expressionism. The full Mass, requiring three choirs, rock and military bands, has been vilified in some quarters and hailed as a masterpiece in others. But there is no question about the power and beauty of these short Meditations drawn from it. The Orchestra is proud to welcome NZSO Principal Cello Andrew Joyce as soloist. Joyce is a recent addition to the New Zealand’s concert stages, following on from a busy career as an orchestral, solo and chamber music player on the London scene. Duke Ellington’s Night Creature, from 1955, takes a bold new direction in form and orchestration. It is a kind of three-movement concerto grosso, with a core group comprised of a saxophone quartet and jazz rhythm section forming a ‘concertino’ within the orchestra. Our own New Zealand voice is explored by Orchestra Wellington’s Emerging Composer in Residence, Karlo Margetic, in his Music for Wind, Brass and Percussion.
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    • Weekly Wrap Up (Week 6, Term 1)
      • Important Dates Monday 9 March: Board of Trustees meeting 6pm Friday 27 March: Learning Conversations Monday 6 April: Board of Trustees meeting 6pm Wednesday 8 April: Term ends Important Information Principal’s message and community consultation for property planning  his mid-term Principal’s message, Dominic talks of the school’s roll growth, the Education Growth Plan for Wellington Central, and the opportunity to be involved in the first stages of consultation as we work with master planners to develop our facilities and site. To read the Principal’s message, click here. One of the first steps in planning for our future is to consult the school community to talk about aspirations and vision for a future school. The first consultation sessions are on Tuesday 17 March and Wednesday 18 March and will involve groups of students, whānau and staff. To sign up to be involved in the future planning consultation meetings on 17 and 18 March, click here. Student safety The Police have advised us of incidents in the Webb Street area where members of the public have been threatened. If your student walks through this area, please advise them to be safe and walk with friends where possible. Metlink bus service information You may be aware that a number of Metlink bus services start at or near WHS. To see the full list of services for Term 1, 2020, click here. What’s happening? Dragonboating This weekend our staff and student teams will be out on the water. If you are in the city at the following times, head down to the waterfront to support them. Staff teams will be on the water on Saturday 7 March at 10.00am, 10.40am, 12.20am, 1.50pm and 3.50pm. On Sunday 8 March, it is our students’ term. Their races will take place at 10.20am, 11.00am, 11.50am with the time for the finals to be confirmed. Drama Camp 2020  Year 13 Drama students travelled to Featherston this week for a three day rehearsal intensive. Isolated from distraction we took the scripted word and forged this into physical action. Hard work, focus and commitment by the students means we are now looking good for opening night on Monday 23rd March.  While Wairarapa sunshine demanded intervals of bush walks and river swims we still ploughed through an extraordinary amount of material.  We look forward to sharing with you the fruits of our labour as follows: Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan MacMillan Monday 23rd – Wednesday 25th March, 4pm and 6pm on the Riley Hall stage Girls Like That by Evan Placey Tuesday 31st March at 6pm, Wednesday 1st March at 4pm and 7pm Year 12 visit City Gallery Photography students had a treat this week listening to Shaun Waugh talk about his passion and inspiration for creating his work . Students were then taken through a workshop on developing their own cyanotype based on cubism. The students really enjoyed the opportunity to meet an artist and get involved in a hands on workshop.  Te Papa workshop Te Papa  has developed some new provocations to get audiences and in particular young adults thinking about art in the galleries in new ways. Te papa has invited a group of WHS students to trial these ideas. Last Monday,the students went into the galleries trying out and giving feedback on the provocations,  and what worked for them. The students feedback will definitely feed into what Te Papa is planning to produce in coming exhibitions. Thanks to Samson Bodkin, Eve Ashby, Dillon Parker and Molly Henry who took part in this workshop. He Kākano supported by Year 11 PE The He Kākano students were supported by a YR11 PE class during their mainstream in practice-integrated, interactive adapted involvement with peers session in the gym this week.       Careers Gateway opportunity with Chorus Telecommunications The Chorus Gateway program is run one day per week over eight weeks and is made up of two unit standards totaling 21 credits at Levels 2 and 3. The course is run by iskills, a Category One NZQA private training establishment that offers the only telecommunications technician apprenticeship in New Zealand. This course will include classroom-based learning, hands-on network lab activities, and in-field observation. Students may be introduced to industry contacts regarding employment and recruiting opportunities following successful completion of the course. 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    • A possible Basin Reserve flyover has emerged again in a new “surprise survey” from LGWM
      • The Save the Basin Campaign Inc has written the following letter in response to the new Let’s Get Welly Moving “surprise survey” which LGWM chose not to notify stakeholder groups, such as Save the Basin, about: The STBC, as a stakeholder group in the LGWM consultation process, takes strong issue with your organisation on a number of matters in relation to the existence of this survey: The survey has taken everyone at STBC by complete surprise. What is the purpose of the survey and who has it been distributed to? There was no prior notification to STBC (as a stakeholder) that LGWM would be commissioning the survey and it was only by chance that a member of the STBC committee was alerted to its existence. This is alarming and shows a complete lack of transparency and questions the validity of the survey. The process for public engagement on the LGWM scenarios closed in November last year – and in March this year LGWM released the summary of the feedback process on future transport scenarios for Wellington. Your website currently says “We’re using the feedback from the November 2017 public engagement to help guide our work as we develop a recommended programme of investment.” However, you continue to be asking for more views and ideas through this latest survey – with no information about this available to the public through your website. Of great concern is the fact the survey implies that a bridge/fly-over around the Basin Reserve is still an option – especially in the way the questions are constructed and presented.  For example in relation to design, one survey respondent said that the preferences for infrastructure around the Basin gave options for a bridge or tunnel on one page – suggesting that there were only two options – then on the next page the last part of this question appeared offering an at grade option. Although we are not circulating the survey to our members to complete, we know that others who have been alerted to the survey may.  If the survey was designed to be filled in by certain individuals or organisations, either targeted or randomly selected, the results will be invalidated if others complete it.  No-one should trust the results of this survey. We would appreciate a response to this email. [etc]
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    • Weekly Wrap-Up (Term 1 – Week 2)
      • Important Dates 11 February: Year 9 Meet the teachers @ 6pm (Riley Centre) 11-13 February: 9Kelly Noho Marae 14 February: WHS Aroha day to choose activities for the year 18 February: Whānau hui @ 6pm 26-28 February: 9Riley Noho Marae 1 March: Athletics Day 4-6 March: 9Royal Noho Marae 6-8 March: 9Howell Noho Marae NOTE: You can access the school calendar on our website: WHS School Calendar Important Information Year 9 Meet the Teacher Evening — 11 February, 6pm, Riley Centre Year 9 parents and caregivers are invited to our Meet the Teacher evening on Monday 11 February. Beginning with an address from the Principal, Dominic Killalea, parents and caregivers will then have the opportunity to meet with their student’s rōpū teacher and to meet parents and caregivers of others in the class.   Year 9 Noho Marae – starting next week Beginning next week Year 9 rōpū will experience noho marae, a great way for students to solidify their social connections and begin to feel more a part of the school community. Students will also have fun and challenge themselves as they take part in a wide range of activities including an overnight camp in the Taraika marae, swim, kayak and visit Adrenaline Forest.   What’s happening? Farewell to Andrew Savage, Deputy Principal On Tuesday, we farewelled Andrew Savage who has been one of our Deputy Principals since 2012. Andrew leaves WHS to take up a post at the Teaching Council and their gain is most certainly WHS’s loss. Many staff took the opportunity to speak at Andrew’s farewell, recognising his many qualities and numerous contributions to WHS and enjoying musical contributions from Fritz Wollner and Andrew himself.     Safer Internet Day #SID2019 – 5 February 2019 This week marked international Safer Internet Day 2019 so we thought we would share some new resources from Netsafe. You might find some of their conversation starters for ‘Teens (14-18)’ and the resource links useful: Managing Time Online: How would you tell if you were spending too much time online? If you wanted to cut back, what are some ways you would try to do this? Catfishing: What do you know about catfishing? How do you tell if someone really is who they say they are online? Social Media vs Reality: How well do you think social media reflects people’s real lives? How do you tell when someone is getting paid to promote content on social media? Online Bullying? What does online bullying look like? What’s the difference between bullying & banter? What advice would you give to a friend who was being bullied? Sending Nudes: How common do you think sending nudes is? What are the risks? What advice would you give to a friend who has had their nudes shared without their consent? Online Pornography: What do you think are some of the differences between pornography and sex in real life? What would you do if you saw pornography that upset you? WHS Community Education Centre have a “We Need to Talk About Porn” talk for parents of teens, coming up on March 20th from 6-8.30pm – $30 – call 04 385 8919 or go to www.cecwellington.ac.nz  to enrol. Student Services counter opening hours  Open for Parents: 9.00-10.30; 10.45-12.30; 1.00-3.30 Open for Students: 11.00-11:20, 1:30pm – 2:15, 3:20-3:30 From the Garden It is one of the most productive times of year in the school’s garden. AgHort teacher, Claire Neiman shared photos of just some of the produce harvested from the garden over the past few days. Sport Thank you to all the students who have returned their Sports Registration Forms. If you still have to return your registration form, please hand it to Student Services by Monday 11 February. Summer sports and some winter sport pre-season practices start next week. Please be aware that if your son/daughter has been selected for a summer sports team, this takes priority over the winter sport preseason training.  If you have concerns about any sport or training please feel free to contact me to discuss options on sport@whs.school.nz Weekly sports draws are always displayed on the sports noticeboard outside the office in the Lower Gym as well as on the school website.  On the website, www.whs.school.nz click on the sports icon then select sports draws. From the drop down arrow select your child’s sport. Finally, for all netballers, click and read important information about the 2019 season. Coming up this week we have: 8 February: Volleyball Seniors starts 9 February: Cricket starts 11 February: Netball preseason practices  12 February: Football preseason practices, Yoga starts 13 February: Rugby preseason practices,  Tennis Lessons start, Volleyball Juniors starts 16 February: Futsal Juniors starts  18 February: Futsal Seniors starts    
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    • 2016 Wellington Road Champs Results
      • Wellington Road Champs HVH Results Wainuiomata Saturday 20 August 2016 Name Time Placing Grade Girls Under 9 – 1km Stefania Butler 5:32 10 Boys Under 9 – 1km Thomas Prichard 3:47 1 Trent Magee 3:51 2 Bailey Rollo 4:19 8 Girls Under 11 – 2km Emalise Alding 8:16 2 Amy Murray 8:19 3 Jessica McKenzie 8:22 4 Boys Under 11 – 2km 1st team Alexander Prichard 7:28 3 Ashton Tietjens 8:03 7 Jonathan Green 8:12 9 Harrison Kowalczyk 8:31 10 Hunter Hughes 8:54 12 David Gordon 9:49 14 Tim Cherry 10:47 15 Girls Under 13 – 2.5km Charlotte Ross 11:22 11 Gemma Gordon 12:00 12 Lily Trompetter 12:13 13 Boys Under 13 – 2.5km 2nd team Nathaniel Graham 8:55 3 Joshua Allen 9:30 10 Reegan Kowalczyk 9:48 13 Oscar Strickland 9:53 15 Nkhata Hollywell 10:24 18 Ben Maluschnig 10:54 20 Tyler Rollo 11:07 22 Gabriel Marenzi 11:35 24 Boys Under 15 – 2.5km Jonathon Roberts 8:25 3 Women Under 18 – 5km Jayme Maxwell 18:35 1 Lucy England 21:13 5 Hannah Gordon 24:09 9 Men Under 18 – 5km Peter Roberts 17:03 7 Men Under 20 – 7.5km Matthew Roberts 31:17 5 Senior Women/Masters Women – 5km Liz Gibson 23:52 5 W40 Trish Coley 24:25 5 W50 Vanessa Trompetter 24:34 6 W50 Isobel Franklin 26:18 7 W40 Senior Women/Masters Women 10km Kristi Perkinson 44:34 11 SW Keryn Morgan 51:03 13 SW Senior Men/Masters Men – 5km Jared Bothwell 20:13 4 SM Steve Robertson 23:32 7 M60 Keith Holmes 25:00 9 M60 Martyn Cherry 26:29 5 M50 Albert van Veen 28:11 17 M60 Senior Men/Masters Men – 10km Mat Rogers 34:10 8 SM Nick Sasse 34:39 12 SM Darren Gordon 38:45 15 M40 Myles Carson 39:54 20 M40 Brendan Quirke 40:06 21 M40 Marcus Smith 40:10 10 M50 Stephen Cummings 41:11 23 M40 Paul Newsom 41:29 14 M50 Bill Trompetter 42:23 16 M50 Graeme Burr 43:21 19 M50 Stu McKenzie 45:19 27 M50 Paul Strickland 45:28 29 M40 Don Coley 47:17 30 M50 John Wood 47:27 7 M60 Mark Growcott 48:49 32 M40 M40 – 10km – 3rd team M50 – 10km – 3rd team
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