Professor Peter Barrett from Victoria University Antarctic Research Centre was our first Library Lunchtime Lecture presenter. Peter is a geologist who has been a member of and led expeditions to Antarctica and he spoke about Antarctic Exploration Then and Now. This talk coincided with a year 9 Icy Ecosystems Inquiry topic. Victoria University Associate Professor […]
Two Year 12 students, Conor Ivory and Rennie Pearson are part of the first New Zealand squad to compete in the under-19 ultimate Frisbee world championship in Dublin, and will be putting their accuracy and agility to the test against 22 other teams. Connor said training comprised of four matches a week, and “intense” sprint […]
On Friday the 22nd of June, pupils and teachers at Wellington High School, together with local youth centre Zeal, attempted a Guinness World Record by making a 100.26 metre vanilla ice cream sundae. The sundae stretched across the school field in spouting donated by local business Capital Continuous Spouting, and was made up of 400 […]
Wellington High School and Rongotai College played in the tournament from June 8-10 at WRAC, finishing 4th overall. There were nine teams in the junior open grade with most from boys’ schools. The team would have qualified for Nationals but they are ineligible because they are a combined team. This team has made huge progress […]
