Eva Wyles, who completed Year 13 in 2014, has been selected to have her NCEA Level 3 Sculpture portfolio featured in the 2015 NZQA Top Art exhibition. Top Art is an annual touring exhibition featuring a selection of the NCEA Level 3 portfolios that achieved Excellence in Visual Art in the previous year. You can […]
Category: Weekly Wrap Up
Wellington High School uses the SchoolAppsNZ app. This can be downloaded for both iOS and Android. Download and Open the app, search for “Wellington High School”. The app allows you to: View upcoming events View school notices View sports results View school contacts Enter an absentee View important links
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Junior Short Courses 2014
For weeks 7 and 8 of Term 4, WHS Year 9 and 10 students were able to sample some learning outside of their normal timetable. Options for these Short Courses were extremely varied from learning about disaster preparation (Zombie Documentary) to putting on mock trial; knitting to 3D printing; scuba diving to survival skills and […]
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Ika for Marae
As part of the 20th Anniversary of the school marae, Taraika, the Year 10 Design Technology class were given a brief to design a sculpture to compliment the Marae. Students researched local Māori history and stories surrounding Taraika and took a field trip around Wellington to see what professional sculptors do and get a feel […]
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Junior Volleyball Champs
Wellington High’s Junior Boys Volley team have had a smashing success at the North Island Championships, winning the Division 3 final. Congratulations to the team.
Michael Harcourt, WHS History and Social Studies teacher, has received The Fulbright-Cognition Scholar Award in Education Research. This award is for a New Zealand researcher or educator to pursue research in the US designed to have an impact on New Zealand student outcomes. One or two awards valued at up to US$37,500 are granted each […]
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Anna Wins YWPA Award
Congratulations to Anna Collett, who has been awarded the 2015 Zonta Club of Wellington Young Women in Public Affairs Award. This award recognizes young women for their demonstrated leadership skills, commitment to public service and civic causes and encourages them to continue their participation in public and political life. Well deserved!
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WHS Girls Foot Ball Academy
“Wellington High School football academy are looking striking in their new uniforms. The Academy is open for any WHS girls who wants to improve their football skills and are wanting to be part of school rep teams. It runs on Tuesdayafter school and Thursday from 7 to 8,30am. Contact carlos.junca@whs.school.nz for more info.”
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