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The Wrap Up (Week 7, Term 2 2024)

Recharge and revitalise both your body and soul in a tranquil retreat setting. Encourage the voracity of our Year 9 readers to reach their leaderboard potential. Benefit from in-school career support at upcoming career workshops and dust down your glad rags for the 2024 Senior Ball. This and much more in this week’s Wrap Up.

 

Important Dates

  • Friday 28 June – Matariki holiday – school will be closed
  • Friday 5 July – End of Term 2

Important Information

International host family needed for gluten and dairy free student

The International Department is seeking a host family for a female Norwegian student who has a gluten intolerance and dairy allergy, she is not Celiac, so can be around gluten foods but has to follow a gluten and dairy free diet.  She is coming for Term 3 2024 until the end of Term 2 2025.  The weekly payment for a student is $340 a week but an additional payment  will be considered to cover the additional cost for the GF/DF foods.  Please contact Rachel Wiscombe Homestay Manager on 021 020 63860 or email homestay@whs.school.nz if you are keen to offer your home or would like more information.

Senior Ball 2024

The WHS senior Ball will be held on Saturday 3 August 2024, at the Massey University Great Hall, from 7-11pm. Tickets will go on sale from next week.  Once students (Years 12 & 13 ) have been approved to attend the ball their accounts will be charged. Tickets are $85 and we kindly ask that you pay online or through the parent portal. Please use Student ID and Name when paying, with a reference ‘Senior Ball’. 

Payment options:

  1. Via the Parent Portal – click here
  2. Online through credit card – click here
  3. Internet banking – the school bank account number is 12-3141-0212924-00

Should you wish to contribute to the cost of another student attending the ball who might not otherwise be able to, please make a payment through one of the above methods, include your students name and the reference ‘Ball Donation’. 

 

What’s Happening?

Victoria University Pasifika Careers Evening – Tuesday 23 July

Pasifika students and whānau are invited to this event as part of the annual Pasifika Week at VUW (22 – 27 July). This is an opportunity to celebrate Pasifika success, identity and culture at the university.  This event purposely provides a platform and space for Pasifika people in various organisations and workforces to be showcased and celebrated. Seeing our Pasifika people representing their mahi and workplaces will encourage, ignite and inspire our high school and tertiary students to continue striving for their goals.

If you can’t see it, you can’t be it!  For more information you can visit their facebook page

If you would like to attend, please register via the online form: https://forms.gle/ZC2iFP4W633Dn9Nz8

Tory Urban Retreat

As part of our learning around Health Practices in Aotearoa, 13 Health visited Tory Urban Retreat. This trip allowed the class to experience a cold plunge and a Swedish Sauna. The cold plunge sat at 5 degrees celsius with the sauna sitting at 85 degrees celsius. The experience was described by the class as relaxing and zen and offered a different perspective to treating and managing illness prevalent in Aotearoa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Library

Our Year 9 English classes Reading Challenge is in full swing with lots of library books being read and book reviews being completed. 9 Bradwell 1 are leading with 272 points with 9 Royal 2 close behind with 261 points. The Reading Challenge continues until the end of the year so there is more competition to come!

Upcoming Careers Workshops 

For Year 11-13 students interested in apprenticeship information, work experience, CV’s, cover letters, job searches, and mid-year courses, the Careers department are running workshops during weeks 8-10.  Please click here for more information.

Massey School Holiday Program

Massey are offering a Term 2 school holiday program for students.

  • Monday 15th – Friday 19th, week two of school holidays which overlaps with week one of semester two at Massey.
  • $40 per child per day (ask about family discounts)
  • Limited spaces, first in – best dressed.

Take a look at the program below, and email Ellie if you have any questions.

 

Karori Book Fair 12-13 July 2024

Careers

Another busy week in the ‘world of careers’.  We have some new and exciting events on offer.  Please click on the Careers newsletter for more details.

For students considering any of these opportunities please see Chuni Bhikha, Dean/Careers Advisor, located in Year 13 Dean’s Office by Student Services.