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The Wrap Up (Week 2, Term 4) 2025

Embrace your inner senior citizen, practice your best yee-haw in a wild west outfit and find a twin during our first Spirit Week initiative. Celebrate the artistic talents of our senior Visual Arts students’ and relax while you are guided in slow looking at student-led Toi Art Saturdays. This and more in this week’s Wrap Up.

Important Dates

Term 4

  • Thursday 23 October – Whakanuia
  • Monday 27 October – Labour Day (public holiday)
  • Tuesday 28 October – Year 12 and 13 Celebrations (final day of school (for Years 12 and 13)
  • Wednesday 29 – Friday 31 October – Learning Opportunities for years 12 and 13
  • Wednesday 5 November – Teacher only day (school closed)
  • Monday 24 November – Board meeting 6.00pm
  • Friday 28 November – Year 11 Celebrations 9.30-11am
  •  Monday 1 December – Year 13 Celebration evening
  • Friday 5 December – Junior Ball
  • Tuesday 9 December – Year 9 Celebration 9.15-10am and Year 10 Celebration 11am-12.15pm
  • Tuesday 9 December – End of Term 4

Important Information

WHS Yearbook 2025

The WHS yearbook for 2025 (also referred to as the magazine) is in production! If you have not already paid for a copy ($20) and would like to secure it, please pay at Student Services or make an online payment referencing ‘Yearbook’ by 7 November.

If you are unsure whether you have paid, please contact Maria Toulis (tsm@whs.school.nz) prior to submitting a payment.

This year, the yearbook will be finalised in December following our end of year Senior and Junior celebrations. It will be distributed by mail in late January. 

If you are ordering a yearbook and your address changes after 7 November, please email Student Services so that your student’s school records can be updated, and we can make sure you receive your copy.

Need some help managing exam or assessment pressure?

For many Year 12s and 13s with study leave coming up and external exams to prepare for, this can come with some anxiety and stress. This is totally normal and a little stress can help you to perform better. If you are looking for some advice on how to manage exam or assessment pressure, NZQA have some information for students and their whānau here. They recommend a short read about study stress written by rangatahi for rangatahi in the Lowdown. All the best for the rest of the term! Do contact us if needed. 

Nā, Nikki, Tina and Gavin (counselling@whs.school.nz)

Meningococcal vaccination clinic for Year 13 students

Tuesday 21 October 10.30 – 1.30pm

Thank you to those of you who have booked a vaccination appointment for your Year 13 students. If you have not yet made an appointment, it is not too late – there are still places available.

To maximise the opportunity, we are keeping bookings open until 12pm on Monday 20 October. To book a vaccination for your student, please click here or visit: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/rx6ry

The vaccination consent form must be returned in advance. Please note that unless we have a consent form signed by parents/caregivers, your student will not be able to be vaccinated. Pleae note that a hard copy of the form is available from Student Services.

What’s Happening?

Spirit Week

For the first time in 2025, WHS has celebrated Spirit Week. This Student Council initiative is something that our outgoing Year 13 students hope will become part of their legacy to the school community. Spirit Week has seen each day with its own focus: from Wild West (with authentic archery bow and a lot of cowboy hats and boots), to Senior Citizens day including lunchtime bingo, and Herentagahi Day with students dressing in their junior herengatahi colours. This week has emphasised the whakawhanaungatanga that is an intrinsic part of WHS’s wairua and will hopefully become a regular fixture in the WHS calendar.

WHS Senior Art Exhibition 

Celebrate the talent of our Visual Art students’ at the Annual WHS Senior Art Exhibition. Curated art portfolios will be on display on Tuesday 21 October at the Riley Centre. Invitations have been extended to parents and caregivers of senior students exhibiting work.

 

Painted Word

On Wednesday, year 13 Painted Word students made the most of some of the art that Wellington has to offer by visiting a variety of galleries. The highlight was a slow looking tour at Te Papa led by Maytal Noy, who along with two other WHS students, Ash Cole and Sophie Olshaevskaya, has been training under the tutelage of the gallery’s education team.

These student run experiences are occurring at Te Papa this Saturday for the general public. Here is a link for further information.

Careers

Here is this week’s Pathways Newsletter!

2026 Trades Academy

This is a final opportunity for students to reigster and apply for Trades Academy.  A meeting will take place on Monday 20 October at 1.20pm in M410. This meeting is for any students still interested in Trades Academies – NOT for students who have already filled in and returned forms.

There are 3 Trades Academy organisations offering a wider range of options:

  1. Wellington Trades Academy – Baking/Cafe Service, Barbering, Construction Mixed Traded, Digital media- Animation and Game Design, Engineering and Automotive, Health Pathways (L2/3), Health pathways (L3/4), Salon Environment
  2. Papa Taio – Traps and Trails or Tides and Tracks
  3. NZMA – Early Childhood or Health Pathways (Foundations)

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