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Weekly Wrap Up (T4/W1)

Term 4 is a very short one for Seniors (before exams) and a busy one for all. This Weekly Wrap Up includes important dates for you to take note of.    There is also the information about Junior Exams and, of course, student news.

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So Many Congratulations

The last two weeks have seen a lot of successes by both staff and students. We are celebrating this below.

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FUNDRAISER – QUIZ NIGHT

Join us for a fun quiz evening to fundraise for the WHS Classics and Art History trip to Europe 2016. Where? Gasworks, 11 Tauhinu Rd, Miramar When? Sunday 27th of September at 6.30pm Teams maximum of eight and $10 a head. R.S.V.P by 23rd September to ‘niki.menzies@whs.school.nz’  

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Weekly Wrap Up (T3/W7&W8)

We kick off this wrap up with a past student success story that made it to the Dominion Post.  Former student Luke Pratley is heading to University College London to study towards a PhD as  part of a team that is resea rching new ways of processing images of space, as collected by radio telescopes. Read more about […]

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Library Lunchtime Talk – Refugee Quota

Thursday 10 September 2015  will see the Library hosting another lunchtime talk.  This time, Murdoch Stephens with speak about the campaign to double New Zealand’s refugee quota. The campaign is called Doing Our Bit.  You can read more about it and Mr Stephen’s story here.  

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WHS Success at Science Fair

Wellington High again took out many of the senior prizes at the NIWA Science Fair. On the Technology side Daisy Abraham and Ruby Medlicott won prizes for their Kiwi Custard – a lactose-free custard designed for the Asian market. Callum Davidson and James Matheson won prizes for their ‘Renewable Energy from Recycled Parts’  – a […]

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WIN! For Senior A Netball

A big CONGRATULATIONS to our Senior A Netball team for winning their College 1 Netball Grade on Saturday 22 August. It was a very close match but WHS pulled away in the 4th quarter to beat Wellington Girls 32-24.  The team played so well, kept to the game plan and have the result to show for it. Well […]

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Support WHS Netball This Weekend

Last weekend of the Wellington season and we have 5 teams playing!  Please come along and support them, as it is amazing what a bit of support can do for team morale and performance. WHS Senior A’s won their nail biting semi final so are playing in the Grand Final for 1st place. Senior B, Senior […]

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Future Focus & Course Planning for 2016

  WHERE: WHS Main Block DATE: 24 August 2015 TIME: 3:45pm-5:45pm To help your student make smart course choices for 2016, Wellington High School will be running a Future Focus Evening on the 24th August.  To ensure you get access to the information you need, each Learning Area will be allocated a room over two […]

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Special Education Forum Invite

Special Education continues to be a major priority for the Ministry and we’re currently looking at what improvements we can make. We’re holding extra forums from mid August to 4 September – mainly for parents but others are also welcome. Invitation Special Education Update Special Education Update Pre Reading