Eight Year 10 students with ability and interest in science were chosen to attend this Year 10 Colourful Science Day at VUW. The aim of the day was to engage our students in some cutting edge science experiments related to the chemistry, physics, and biology of colours, colour perception, and the human eye. The programme […]
Category: Weekly Wrap Up
Junior Debating Success
The WHS Junior Certificate Debating Team has been crowned the Wellington regional champions. The Year 9 team, consisting of Jess Eaton, Lucas Gosling, Tallulah Martin-Naylor and coach Denis Wright, defeated St. Catherine’s College in a hard fought final on Monday, 26 November. The team successfully affirmed the moot That child beauty pageants should be banned. […]
Australian Mathematics Competition
On the 28th of August this year, 26 WHS students from all year levels sat the Australian Maths competition Three of our junior students did extremely well. Katya Sellen and Oliver Sundin, who are in Year 9, were both in the top 5% of all NZ entrants in their age group. Eddyn Perkins-Treacher, who […]
Dominic Faherty and Matthew DiLeva attended the Sport Wellington awards dinner last night. They were both finalists in the Athletes With a Disability category – WHS was the only school to have two finalists in this category. Matthew and Dominic at the SPOTY awards 2012
Crest Awards Success again!
Trisha Castillo, Novia Karaitiana and Jon Pilalis won a Wellington Crest Award last night for their product ‘Times Two’. Milan De Maule, Louis Robinson and Kris Devereux (TCo) and James Malcolm, Vanessa Taal and Scarlett O’Callaghan (Fizzpop) were awarded Highly Commended. All students were fantastic ambassadors of Wellington High School and really enjoyed interacting with […]
Lily is a Budding Scientist
Lily Mason-Mackay has been chosen to attend the 2013 Rotary National Science and Technology Forum. This will take place in Auckland from 12-26 January 2013. Lily has won a scholarship from the Harbour City Rotary club to attend, and has been chosen from applicants nationwide. The National Science and Technology Forum each year gives 120 gifted New Zealand science and […]
Conor Ivory and Rennie Pearson (both Year 12) have been selected to be part of the first New Zealand squad to compete in the under-19 world championships in Ultimate Frisbee. Read more here
Caitlin Agnew-Francis (Year 12) has been selected to represent Wellington at ‘Enterprise in Action’ (at Massey at Albany campus from June 16-18). Caitlin is one of only 88 students nationwide – this is a very prestigious business opportunity indeed. Six students from this group will be selected to represent NZ in Hong Kong in the […]
Rachel Linton (Year 12 ) was presented with a Silver medal for her entry in the Pasta Main Course class of the 2012 Culinary Fare competition held at the Food Show Wellington. She was placed second, one point behind the winner, who also received a Silver Medal. Rachel’s dish was a goats cheese and pumpkin […]
A Cultural Experience
Sixteen intrepid Year 11 and 12 students experienced Italian life for three weeks last month as guests of schools in Colle Val d’Elsa (Tuscany) and Guidonia near Rome. The group was the subject of seven newspaper articles and one TV report as we are the only New Zealand school to exchange classes with an Italian […]