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The Wrap Up (Term 2, Week 3, 2025)

Harvest kūmara with our horticulture students and check out the exciting agenda for Youth Week. Get ready for Otago University information evenings and review the impressive range of pathway options on offer. This and more in this week’s Wrap Up. 

Important Dates

 

  •         Monday 19 May – Senior Parent-Teacher Interviews 2-6pm
  •         Thursday 29 May – Learning Conversations all day  
  •         Friday 30 May – Wellington Loop Day (School Closed)
  •         Monday 2 June – King’s birthday (public holiday)
  •         Tuesday 3 June – Kāhui Ako Teacher Only Day (School Closed) 
  •         Monday 9 June – Open evening 5-7pm
  •         Monday 16 June – Board meeting 6.00pm
  •         Friday 20 June – Matariki holiday (public holiday)
  •         Monday 23 – Friday 27 June – Guys and Dolls performance week
  •         Friday 27 June – End of Term 

Important Information

 

CAA Timetable 

Open Evening 2025

Bookings are now open for Open Evening 2025 which will take place on 9 June 2025. We look forward to welcoming prospective students and their families who are considering enrolment at WHS in 2026. 

For more information, and including links for making bookings, visit https://www.whs.school.nz/open-evening/

 

What’s Happening

Horticulture

Level 3 Horticulture students harvested 25 kg of kūmara on Monday. That’s a lot of kūmara for a climate that supposedly can’t grow kūmara!

Youth Week

Our team at Te Tai Ohinga have been working hard behind the scenes to bring our very first Youth Week to life – and we’re excited to share what we’ve got planned!


We’re going big this year with a full week of awesome events happening at our youth hub for rangatahi, including a special after-dark evening run by our crew.

Throughout the week we’ll be hosting:

  • Monday 19 May  – the official Youth Week Launch with Ara Taiohi
  • Tuesday 20 May – a chill day as usual day at the youth hub
  • Wednesday 21 May  – a Paint n Sip style craft session with Youthline
  • Thursday 22 May – A Youth Expo led by Volunteer Wellington
  • Friday 23 May – Te Pō Whai Wāhi – our very own After Dark night run by the Te Tai Ohinga team at The Y
  • Saturday 24 May – the first ever Youth 4 Climate Action event  – dreamed up and driven by young people
There is something for everyone and as always, all events are totally free for rangatahi

Careers

Please read this week’s Pathways Newsletter! 

Contact Chuni Bhikha bac@whs.school.nz or drop into S502 if you require further information on the above events.

UPDATE OF THE WEEK

The University of Otago Information Evenings are coming up!

At one of our information evenings for students and parents, you’ll learn all about:

  • Otago overview – What the University of Otago can offer you
  • Accommodation – Life in a residential college, admission, scholarships, costs, support
  • Study options – Arts, Law, Business, Sciences and Health Sciences