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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Weekly Wrap Up (T3/W6)
Week 6 concluded with another hugely successful NIWA Science Fair with all WHS taking away top prizes. You can read more about the teams success here. Huge congratulations to Jack, Tess, Callum, Daisy, Ruby, James and Shakked for the outstanding results.
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Business is Booming for Anya
Anya Bukholt-Payne is a Year 11 Business Studies student here at WHS. As part of an assessment she designed, planned and carried out a business venture called LittleAngel. LittleAngel sells handmade baby mobiles that are based on the educational philosophies of Rudolf Steiner. Colourful ‘angels’ which are made from recycled silk, are suspended from gold thread. This allows them to […]
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Weekly Wrap Up (T3/W5)
Week 5 saw all seniors involved in internal exams and so the school had a very industrious vibe all week. We are halfway through the term already and there are some dates that you need to be aware of: 28 August SCHOOL CLOSED for Mid-Term Break 31 August – 4 September Tournament Week 16 September Learning […]
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Weekly Wrap Up (T3/W4)
Week Four was a little quieter on the lunchtime activities front with the exception of the Year 9 Ropu Challenge on Wednesday. See below for photos and details. The senior school was winding up into internal exam week which starts in Week 5. The timetable can be found here. Here are some dates that should […]
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Weekly Wrap Up (T3/W3)
Thursday of week three saw lots of action at lunchtime with three events happening at the same time; guest speakers in the library, trade fair in the foyer and a well-being event in the hall. Our sports teams have also been busy. You can find out all about sports news here. Ball tickets for the 2015 […]
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WHS Sports News
WHS Sport has lots of variety and so you will find results and information about Disc Ultimate, lunch time sporting competition, target shooting and underwater hockey. A special mention needs to be made of WHS netball, however. WHS Senior A Netball is at the top of the table. There are also several other teams who […]
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Health Advisory
We have received the attached health advisory regarding the influenza virus that is affecting the Wellington region. It has a lot of great information about keeping yourself and your family healthy. Influenza facts
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Weekly Wrap Up (T3/W2)
Outdoor Education Year 11 Outdoor Education took to the Jumbo Circuit in the Tararua Ranges with Simon Russell and Natalie Bell. They woke to lots of snow at Powell Hut so the days walk became a day playing in the snow. TedX Sample Event Wellington High School Library was the venue for a very […]
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Weekly Wrap Up (T3/W1)
Fulbright Scholarship “Life Changing” Michael Harcourt has returned to WHS after two terms in New York where he was investigating what it means to be culturally responsive and how ethnic identity shapes the learning that occurs in history and social studies. Food & Fashion Trip #5 – Update by Dominic Killalea The Food and Fashion […]