Category: Weekly Wrap Up

Rachel Linton (Year 12 ) was presented with a Silver medal for her entry in the Pasta Main Course class of the 2012 Culinary Fare competition held at the Food Show Wellington. She was placed second, one point behind the winner, who also received a Silver Medal.  Rachel’s dish was a goats cheese and pumpkin […]

Sixteen intrepid Year 11 and 12 students experienced Italian life for three weeks last month as guests of schools in Colle Val d’Elsa (Tuscany) and Guidonia near Rome. The group was the subject of seven newspaper articles and one TV report as we are the only New Zealand school to exchange classes with an Italian […]

During the last school holidays, sixteen students, one parent and one teacher completed an eight day trekking trip in the Annapurna area of Nepal. The group did some sightseeing, got involved with the local villagers at grass-roots level and some serious trekking. They also donated $1600 (US) to an orphanage which plans to use this […]

Lucy Roche and Evie Orpe (Year 13) and Sam ‘Ted’ Bartley (Year 11) performed in the International Comedy Festival as part of the Class Comedians Showcase on Saturday 12 May. The three students had been attending workshops and preparing for 6 weeks. Evie and Lucy both gained the top award, “Nailed It On The Night” […]

Our students had great success at the recent Special Olympics Trans Tasman tournament and Matthew Di Leva was our torch bearer. ATHLETICS RESULTS (Wellington) Trans Tasman Tournament 2012 Matthew Di Leva: Gold Medal 400m; Silver Medal 100m; 5th 4×100 relay; 6th 200m Dominic Faherty: Silver Medal 400m; 5th 4×100 relay; 7th in both 100m and […]

The class of 2011 delivered fantastic NCEA results and 26 scholarships, 3 of which were outstanding. Felix Borthwick gained an ‘Outstanding Scholar’ award for which he is eligible for $5000 for 3 years towards study in New Zealand. The Dominion Post featured Felix in their story about Wellington Top Scholars last Saturday 18 February. Read […]

Jung Shim Kreft, a year 13 student in 2011, was commissioned by the library to create an artwork for the school. This artwork is now framed and in the library for public viewing. Jung Shim chose a very interesting subject for her work … Prue Kelly

Mereana Latimer was awarded a Discovery Science Scholarship, a scientific scholarship for Maori students by Victoria University. Mereana will receive 2 weeks of lab experience at Victoria University next January, and will also be awarded a $1,000 grant. Mereana also received a Victoria University Achiever’s Scholarship. 

Year 11 student, Henry Tutaka, recently received the College Sport Wellington Sportsman of the Year 2012 Service to Sport award. He also received a Sport NZ Wellington Region Sport Volunteer award. The award recognises and acknowledges the important role student sport volunteers play in our community. It was awarded at a Sport Volunteers Breakfast on […]

Once again Wellington High School participated in the The Royal Society of New Zealand Silver Crest Project run in conjunction with Massey University. This year we had three teams enter in the year long project: Team Fizzpop (James Malcolm, Vanessa Taal and Scarlett O’Callaghan) developed a fizzy chocolate ice cream with chocolate coated popping candy […]