Ka tangi te Titi Ka tangi te Kaka Ka tangi hoki ahau Tihei Mauri Ora I received the very sad news late last Friday of the passing of Tūroa Royal. Tūroa was the Principal of Wellington High School from 1978 to 1986 and he died last Tuesday, 28 November, at the age of 88 in […]
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 6)
This week the Wrap Up brings news of achievements for current students, staff and alumni. From Matua Shannon’s exhibition at Pātaka Arts + Musem, to an MPhil graduation from Cambridge University and our very own senior prize-winner lists for 2023, this Wrap Up is bursting with achievement in many forms. And if you are looking for something to work to of your own, why not consider joining WHS staff and students in the Aotearoa Cycle challenge for 2024?
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 5)
This week the Wrap Up brings you news of success at the SPOTYs and He Kākano’s visit to the Police Museum. We also include important information for all senior students regarding NCEA Exam Derived Grade Applications.
For Dominic’s mid-term Principal’s message, he is sharing his speech from our Year 13 Senior Celebration Evening, held on Monday 30 October. If you would like to read the original Nick Cave article that Dominic refers to below, please visit The Red Hand files. Tēna koutou katoa This evening’s celebration represents work from students in […]
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 4)
In this week’s Wrap Up we share photos from the Senior Celebration Evening and senior Final Assemblies. We celebrate our senior Art students’ achievements in their end of year exhibition and follow He Kākano as they visit local cafes to practise ordering kai. We share our own canteen’s Kindo app, offering the convenience of online ordering.
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 3)
This week’s Wrap Up features the work of Year 13 DVC students, and celebrates success for two former WHS staff members. Find out more about Learning Opportunities week and link to the photo galleries for recent events. All this and more in this week’s Wrap Up.
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 2)
In this week’s Wrap Up you are invited to the Senior Art Exhibition, a chance to view all NCEA Visual Arts submissions for 2023. This week we celebrate NZSD success, an amazing effort from a student in support of Tamatha Paul’s election campaign and we join He Kākano out on the turf.
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 1)
This week the Wrap Up hits the red carpet at The Shonas, celebrating the launch of The Flannel and the mahi of our senior Media, Moving Image Culture and Journalism students.
In this weeks’ Wrap Up you can buy a ticket to the Library concert on Monday 16 October, or register your attendance for our senior prize-giving assemblies. Read about achievements in Art and the latest library lunchtime lecture from former student Cadence Chung.
All this and much, much more in the first Wrap Up of Term 4.
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The Wrap Up (Term 3, Weeks 9 & 10)
The final two weeks of term were fast and furious! From EPro8, to political debate, staff vs students sports to our shared dinner for families of refugee and migrant students, not forgetting the return of the Music Evening, there was a lot going on. Catch up on it all in this bumper Wrap Up!
Term three is always an exciting and tiring time at WHS when not a week seems to pass without some quite monumental happenings. This term started with another successful Blank Canvas exhibition with lots of wonderful pieces of Art displayed and sold! Winter sports ended and some teams travelled to Winter Tournament week. Then we […]