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ISSUE 23 • 4 AUGUST 2017

IN THIS ISSUE:

Principal’s Message 1

Junior Next Steps, Senior Exams 2

NZQA Fees 2

Guardian Emails 3

Senior Excellence Awards 4

Ad Alta Awards 5

Junior Prizegiving Awards 6-9

Principal’s Awards 10-11

Canteen Update 12

Careers Update 13

Sports Update 14

Head Student Update 15

Music Update, Student Congratulations 15

Uniform Shop, Branches Trust Thanks 16

Aspen Exchange 17

Important Dates, WHSF Programme 18

Community Notices 19-26

Kia ora and welcome to the Wakatipu High School newsletter. A short one from me this week, but I do want to open with how great it has been to see so many parents at WHS events in the last week. Junior Prizegiving today in particular had a large number of parents, and my thanks to all parents who joined us for our two assemblies today. Similarly it was great to see parents at the Option Afternoon presentations on Tuesday. The Branches Art Auction last Friday night was was also very well-attended and was a great success - raising $21,000! My thanks to everyone who organised and supported this important event; please see below for more info. LE Reports - will be available later this evening. ‘Guardian emails’ - as you know, technology is used increasingly in education and that provides us with some new opportunities to share students’ learning and progress with you. See below for a piece on ‘Guardian emails’ which are coming your way soon. Junior Next Steps - a reminder that they are next Thursday 10 August, and we do expect all parents and students to attend. Please schedule an appointment at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz , using the code h6z9h. Senior School Exams - another reminder that school exams for seniors begin next week. Seniors should now have a study programme and be well and truly underway with study for their exams. See below for more details. Teacher Only Day - related, a reminder that next Friday 11 August is a TOD for junior students (while seniors have exams). Unfortunately this weekend will only be half as good as the stunner that was last weekend. Tomorrow will be great and is the day for heading outdoors and hitting the slopes, Sunday not so great … enjoy :) Steve Hall Principal

P R I N C I P A L ’ S M E S S A G E

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J U N I O R N E X T S T E P S

A reminder that our Junior Next Steps meetings will comprise a 20 minute meeting with students, parents and Kaiārahi. They are next Thursday 10 August, from 2:30pm - 6:00pm. School will finish at 1:50pm but, because the Year 9s will be return from their Ski Programme after 3pm and Seniors have examinations, buses will run at normal times from 3:30pm. Year 10 students will be offered a quiet place to study if they do not have a Next Steps interview and/or need to wait for their bus. Next Steps are really important for all Junior students and parents and we do expect all to attend. If you or your child are unable to attend on the day please email your child’s Kaiārahi directly to arrange another time. Schedule an appointment with your Kaiārahi at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz , using the code h6z9h.

S E N I O R E X A M S

NZQA Fees and Financial Assistance for NCEA Exams 2017 Paying your fees will enable your results to be recorded on your Record of Achievement and to receive any certificates. Domestic Students pay $76.70 for all standards. International students pay $383.30 for all standards. Scholarship exam fees are $30 per subject (International students Scholarship Fee is $102.20) but this will be charged later once students are attached to

those standards. If you are a domestic student you can apply for Financial Assistance, to see if you meet the conditions please click here for further information. To get Financial Assistance you need to complete the Financial Assistance form and hand it in to the school office. You can get this form from the office or the NZQA website. All fees are due by Wednesday 30th August 2017.

N Z Q A F E E S

A reminder that Senior Exams are being held from Thursday 10 to Tuesday 15 August. The timetable has been finalised and sent out to all students and is on our school website. Please click here to view the exam timetable and associated details. Morning exams begin at 9:15am and afternoon exams begin at 1:15pm. Buses run as normal throughout the Senior Exams. Students should now be preparing a plan and beginning their study. Click here for a study calendar template. School exams are important for a number of reasons, including for students to practise the art of performing well in an exam environment, and they are used for ‘derived grades’ for the number of students who are always unable to sit external exams at the end of the year due to illness, injury, accident etc. Additionally, these results are used to determine end of year prizes.

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G U A R D I A N E M A I L S

As you will be aware, we increasingly use technology to communicate with our students about their learning progress and achievement - both while they are at school and when they are away from school. While we use a range of online tools to communicate, Google Classroom has grown to become the major tool for students learning. Google Classroom offers the ability for ‘guardians’ (ie parents and caregivers) to view a summary of what the students are receiving via Google Classroom on a weekly basis. After trialling this with our teachers in the first half of the year we would like to offer this summary to parents/caregivers. Before we do this, we feel that there are a few things that you should be aware of. Firstly, not all teachers are using Google Classroom in the same way, which we are fine with. As a consequence, as you get a summary of all your student’s subjects they may look different for some subjects. At the top of the summary will be any work that has had a due date allocated to it. This is labelled “Student work”. If this work has not been handed in by the due date it will be headed “Missing from last week”. If there is work due to be handed in the following week there will be a heading “Due next week”. The next heading is “Class Activity”, this is any announcements that your student received from the teacher for the week. This area will be separated into different subjects. This is often instructions about what learning to complete in class or links to resources to support learning. We are sure you will find this summary useful to keep track of what learning is taking place for your children at school. Our plan is to launch this next Friday so keep an eye on your email inboxes. If you have any questions about Guardian Emails, please contact James Rasmussen jrasmussen@wakatipu.school.nz or click here to read more from Google. James Rasmussen Deputy Principal

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S E N I O R E X C E L L E N C E A W A R D S

Excellence Award - Silver Raven Almquist Yr 11 Francesca Archibald Yr 11 Talia Bodle-Nathan Yr 11 Hylton Briscoe Yr 11 Chantelle Bull Yr 11 Katerina Carter Yr 11 Hannah Crump-McKechnie Yr 11 Maria De Medeiros Yr 11 Josh Drinkwater Yr 11 Jake Finnigan Yr 11 Gracie Hansby Yr 11 Gareth Harcombe Yr 11 Abby Harford Yr 11 Thomas Hartono Yr 11 Tasman Hughes Yr 11 Maddie Jones Yr 11 Elise Kennedy Yr 11 Grace Kennedy Yr 11 Lucia King Smith Yr 11 Kendra McChlery Yr 11 Ella Numaguchi Yr 11 Lydia Richards Yr 11 Molly Richards Yr 11 Archie Ritchie Yr 11 Alice Robinson Yr 11 Racheal Singh Yr 11 Geena Slow Yr 11 Jessica Staples Yr 11 Gabe White Yr 11 Hannah Witheford Yr 11

Mio Akiyama Yr 12 Marcus Bongers Yr 12 Jaxon Buchanan Yr 12 Alex Campbell Yr 12 Jordyn Clark Yr 12 Reece Collin Yr 12 Hannah Coombe Yr 12 Bianca Crichton Yr 12 Tom Finlin Yr 12 Amelia Freeman Yr 12 Hope Gregory Yr 12 Ami Ishibashi Yr 12 Callum Judkins Yr 12 Maya Kiddle Yr 12 Leah Kissick Yr 12 Poppy Lake Yr 12 Kate Lambert Yr 12 Kalani MacDonald Yr 12 Henry McIntyre Yr 12 Eve O'Connor Yr 12 Valentina Rios Diaz Yr 12 Chester Rosie Yr 12 Cameron Ryall Yr 12 Angela Santos Yr 12 Tomas Spring Yr 12 Lana Stevenson Yr 12 Akane Suzuki Yr 12 Sophie Thompson Yr 12 Karina Tickle Yr 12 Ella Windner Yr 12 Olivia Woodham Yr 12

Elsie Anderson Yr 13 Sydney Bongers Yr 13 Campbell Britton Yr 13 Merlin Clarke Yr 13 Amelia Cross Yr 13 Jessica Dicker Yr 13 Danique Ehmann Yr 13 Lily Gamson Yr 13 Angela Garcia Yr 13 Chao Han Yr 13 Peter Hartono Yr 13 Daniel Ho Yr 13 Thomas Jarvis Yr 13 Tessa Joiner Yr 13 Connor Kennedy Yr 13 Rebecca Lauryssen Yr 13 Ella Macbeth Yr 13 Sofia Machray Yr 13 Zara McLeod Yr 13 Bella Park Yr 13 Olivia Ray Yr 13 Olly Sanderson Yr 13 Patrick Sanford Yr 13 Petra Simpson Yr 13 Simon Wallace-Blakely Yr 13

Excellence Award - Bronze Om Alva Yr 11 Natalie Clearwater Yr 11 Patrick Coombe Yr 11 Alexander Eastlake Yr 11 Holly Ingram Yr 11 Taylah Pedersen Yr 11 Lucy Phillips Yr 11 Katie Stevens Yr 11 Nick Thompson Yr 11 Anna Aitken Yr 12 Griffin Almquist Yr 12 Jensen Forsyth Yr 12 Zoe Hart Yr 12 Kairi Nakayama Yr 12 Isaac Norton Yr 12 Francesca O'Malley Yr 12 Monique Tickle Yr 12 Sophie Aitken Yr 13 Tess Allan Yr 13 Chris Belmont Yr 13 Bayley Bennett Yr 13 Ryan Coyle Yr 13 Charlie Hotop Yr 13 Sophie Lardizabal Yr 13 Danielle Lauder Yr 13 Simon Morganty Yr 13 Cameron-Leigh Murphy Yr 13 Beatrice Onions Yr 13 Erika Takahashi Yr 13

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A D A L T A A W A R D S - J U N I O R

Ad Alta Award Hannah Battrick Yr 9 Hanna Cerecke Yr 9 Camille Daull Yr 9 Hannah Gaboda Yr 9 Eva Lee Yr 9 Marcus Millan Yr 9 Macy Tyne Yr 9 Hannah White Yr 9 Lexie Allan Yr 10 Sarah Dawson Yr 10 Erin McDonald Yr 10 Rei Watanabe Yr 10

Ad Alta Award - Blue Allegra Boyd-Slawson Yr 9 Paige Loggenberg Yr 9 Alisha Mckinney Yr 10 Yzza Rizo Yr 10 Daniela Tapper Yr 10 Lucy Tulloch Yr 10 Sophie Woodham Yr 10

A D A L T A A W A R D S - S E N I O R

Ad Alta Award Hannah Crump-McKechnie Yr 11 Geena Slow Yr 11 Alex Campbell Yr 12 Hannah Coombe Yr 12 Amelia Freeman Yr 12 Zoe Hart Yr 12 Isabella Jack Yr 12 Zak Komene Yr 12 Akane Suzuki Yr 12 Karina Tickle Yr 12 Monique Tickle Yr 12 Bayley Bennett Yr 13 Athena Dela Cruz Yr 13 Jessica Dicker Yr 13 Chao Han Yr 13 Peter Hartono Yr 13 Patrick Sanford Yr 13 Seher Tekinkaya Yr 13

Ad Alta Award - Blue Om Alva Yr 11 Hylton Briscoe Yr 11 Adriana Calabrese Yr 11 Tasman Hughes Yr 11 Ella Numaguchi Yr 11 Lydia Richards Yr 11 Molly Richards Yr 11 Archie Ritchie Yr 11 Rayna Sunder Yr 11 Alex Booker Yr 12 Bianca Crichton Yr 12 Chester Rosie Yr 12 Sophie Aitken Yr 13 Sofia Machray Yr 13

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J U N I O R P R I Z E G I V I N G A W A R D S

Georgie Atkinson-Strang Yr 10 Commendation in Social Studies Emanuelly Barbosa Yr 10 Commendation in Social Studies Oliver Bisley Yr 10 Commendation in Mathematics Savannah Bowman Yr 10 Commendation in Foundation English Finn Cartman Yr 10 Commendation in Mathematics Aleks Cheifetz Yr 10 Commendation in Hard Materials Technology Max Duncan Yr 10 Commendation in Practical PE Jackson Flight Yr 10 Commendation in Sport Science Annie Fraser Yr 10 Commendation in Design and Visual Communication Maggie Frew Yr 10 Commendation in Mathematics McKenzie Galbraith Yr 10 Commendation in Sport Science Ryusei Ishibashi Yr 10 Commendation in Mathematics Ella Jackson Yr 10 Commendation in Food Technology Ella Lanuel Yr 10 Commendation in Visual Art Paddy Lawn Yr 10 Commendation in Science Thomas Matthews Yr 10 Commendation in Science Amelia McIlroy Yr 10 Commendation in English Alisha Mckinney Yr 10 Commendation in Visual Art Sam McLean Yr 10 Commendation in Mathematics Yvette Mitchell Yr 10 Commendation in Visual Art Adam Nomura Yr 10 Commendation in Digital Technology Yzza Rizo Yr 10 Commendation in Science Hannah Stevens Yr 10 Commendation in English Korn Suwannagit Yr 10 Commendation in Literacy Tristan Taquet Yr 10 Commendation in English Blake Taylor Yr 10 Commendation in Mathematics Tasuku Yoneto Yr 10 Commendation in Practical PE Harry Clark Yr 10 Commendation in Practical PE and Social Studies Ryan Connaghan Yr 10 Commendation in Music and Drama Isaak Frewen Yr 10 Commendation in Science, Wicked Problem Solving and Mathematics Indigo Little Yr 10 Commendation in Science and Design and Visual Communication Greta Balfour Yr 10 Commendation in Talent Development, Music, French and Social Studies

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J U N I O R P R I Z E G I V I N G A W A R D S

Loic Billoud Yr 10 Distinction in English Emma Bradley Yr 10 Distinction in Drama Levi Collins Yr 10 Distinction in Practical PE Angus Forrest Yr 10 Distinction in English Katie Molloy Yr 10 Distinction in Visual Art Mairen Ridgway Yr 10 Distinction in Numeracy Gack Vilai Yr 10 Distinction in Health and PE Humaira Warsi Yr 10 Distinction in Foundation English Rei Watanabe Yr 10 Distinction in Mathematics Alexis Ye Yr 10 Distinction in Science Haley Adamson Yr 10 Distinction in Visual Art and Commendation in English Lexie Allan Yr 10 Distinction in Social Studies and Commendation in Visual Art Alex Bailey Yr 10 Distinction in Science and Commendation in Social Studies Zak Barham Yr 10 Distinction in Science and Commendation in Mathematics Nieve Collin Yr 10 Distinction in Sports Science and Commendation in Social Studies Jordan Gibbons Yr 10 Distinction in Practical PE and Commendation in Sport Science Katie Hansen Yr 10 Distinction in Food Technology and Commendation in Drama Erin McDonald Yr 10 Distinction in Food Technology and Commendation in Mathematics Mucha Milne Yr 10 Distinction in Mathematics and Commendation in Science Alice Price Yr 10 Distinction in Visual Art and Commendation in Science Angelo Santos Yr 10 Distinction in Science and Commendation in English Emma Saxon Yr 10 Distinction in Social Studies and Commendation in Food Technology Claudia Watts Yr 10 Distinction in Social Studies and Commendation in Visual Art Sophie Woodham Yr 10 Distinction in English and Commendation in Social Studies Molly Woodham Yr 10 Distinction in Social Studies and Commendation in English Sarah Dawson Yr 10 Distinction in Music and Commendation in Science and Social Studies Juliana Rossi Macaes Yr 10 Distinction in Social Studies and Commendation in English and Visual Art Ruby Ruski-Jones Yr 10 Distinction in Mathematics and Commendation in French and Food Technology Lucy Tulloch Yr 10 Distinction in French and Commendation in Science and English Briar Greer Yr 10 Distinction in Talent Development and Commendation in Social Studies, Science, Mathematics and English Vincent McComb-Frew Yr 10 Distinction in English and Commendation in Wicked Problem Solving, Science, Mathematics and Social Studies Helena Kennedy Yr 10 Distinction in English and Visual Art and Commendation in Sport Science and Mathematics Keanu Panapa Yr 10 Distinction in Sports Science, Mathematics and English Natsune Suzuki Yr 10 Distinction in Science, Mathematics and Design and Visual Communication and Commendation in English Daniela Tapper Yr 10 Distinction in English, Digital Technology and Social Studies and Commendation in Visual Art and Mathematics

Excellence Award - Bronze Alice Price Yr 10

Excellence Award - Silver Alex Bailey Yr 10 Aleks Cheifetz Yr 10 Angus Forrest Yr 10 Briar Greer Yr 10 Indigo Little Yr 10 Emma Saxon Yr 10 Natsune Suzuki Yr 10

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J U N I O R P R I Z E G I V I N G A W A R D S

Emily Bisset Yr 9 Commendation in Design and Visual Communication Sam Clark Yr 9 Commendation in Digital Technology Aimee Clark Yr 9 Commendation in English William Cooper Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics Josh Culling Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics Annabelle Ferguson Yr 9 Commendation in Science Toby Hart Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics Oto Higuchi Yr 9 Commendation in Science Katie Hulsman Yr 9 Commendation in Digital Technology Jack Johansson Yr 9 Commendation in Literacy Renee Johnson Yr 9 Commendation in Science Tessa Jones Yr 9 Commendation in Health and PE Meg Kilbride Yr 9 Commendation in Health and PE Jini Lee Yr 9 Commendation in Migrant English Johannes Mackay Yr 9 Commendation in Drama Marcus Millan Yr 9 Commendation in English Matthew Moore Yr 9 Commendation in Science Ethan Moss Yr 9 Commendation in Numeracy Amelia Peasey Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics Bryn Rasmussen Yr 9 Commendation in Science Harry Reed Yr 9 Commendation in French Cameron Scobie Yr 9 Commendation in French Max Sinclair Yr 9 Commendation in Social Studies Mackenzie Syme Yr 9 Commendation in Food Technology Alex Thomson Yr 9 Commendation in Health and PE Todd Vermeir Yr 9 Commendation in French Ana Winders Yr 9 Commendation in Maori Lucas Yoshikane Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics Zoe Barham Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics and English Hanna Cerecke Yr 9 Commendation in English and Social Studies Jasmine Crichton Yr 9 Commendation in English and Social Studies Amelia Grufferty Yr 9 Commendation in Food Technology and Health and PE Paige Loggenberg Yr 9 Commendation in Music and Design and Visual Communication Anika Moetaua Yr 9 Commendation in English and Drama Harry Thomas Yr 9 Commendation in Drama and French Phoebe Wallace Yr 9 Commendation in English and French Tobin Wilson Yr 9 Commendation in Science and Social Studies Sam Hadley Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics, English and Hard Materials Technology Finley Young Yr 9 Commendation in Health and PE and Foundation English Sam Hadley Yr 9 Commendation in Mathematics, English and Hard Materials Technology Carmen Woodhouse Yr 9 Commendation in Science, Health and PE, French, and English

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J U N I O R P R I Z E G I V I N G A W A R D S

Grace Hall Yr 9 Distinction in Health and PE Fineen Hingston Yr 9 Distinction in Mathematics Leon Lombard Yr 9 Distinction in Food Technology Cameron Marshall Yr 9 Distinction in Drama Brooklyn McLeod Yr 9 Distinction in English Macy Tyne Yr 9 Distinction in Design and Visual Communication Lucy Viggers Yr 9 Distinction in English Hannah White Yr 9 Distinction in Drama Bailey Willard-Squire Yr 9 Distinction in Literacy Dillon Bouchier Yr 9 Distinction in Music and Commendation in Mathematics Lucy Glover Yr 9 Distinction in Mathematics and Commendation in Science Eva Lee Yr 9 Distinction in Hard Materials Technology and Commendation in Migrant English Michaela McLister Yr 9 Distinction in Health and PE and Commendation in Science Jack Pearson Yr 9 Distinction in Talent Development and Commendation in Social Studies Ruby McKellow Yr 9 Distinction in Mathematics and Commendation in Visual Art and Design and Visual Communication Bella Archibald Yr 9 Distinction in Health and PE and Commendation in Science, Mathematics, Health and PE and English Kira Almquist Yr 9 Distinction in Mathematics and English and Commendation in Drama Hannah Battrick Yr 9 Distinction in Mathematics and Health and PE and Commendation in English Mia Crawshay Yr 9 Distinction in Health and PE and Design and Visual Communication Alice Gilbert Yr 9 Distinction in Science and Maori and Commendation in Mathematics Sophia Lazor Yr 9 Distinction in Science and Mathematics and Commendation in Talent Development Ollie McLean Yr 9 Distinction in Science and English and Commendation in Mathematics Oliver Watson-Palmer Yr 9 Distinction in Health and PE and English Marigold Kunath Yr 9 Distinction in Science and English and Commendation in Mathematics and Health and PE Linus Ritchie Yr 9 Distinction in Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and Health and PE

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P R I N C I P A L ’ S A W A R D S - S E N I O R S

Raven Almquist Yr 11 Om Alva Yr 11 Josh Blakeley Yr 11 Hylton Briscoe Yr 11 Chantelle Bull Yr 11 Adriana Calabrese Yr 11 Katerina Carter Yr 11 Emma Cordelle Yr 11 Hannah Crump-McKechnie Yr 11 Maria De Medeiros Yr 11 Jake Finnigan Yr 11 Noah Gregory Yr 11 Ruby Hamilton Yr 11 Gareth Harcombe Yr 11 Abby Harford Yr 11 Thomas Hartono Yr 11 Tyrone Henderson Yr 11 Uta Higuchi Yr 11 Tasman Hughes Yr 11 Maddie Jones Yr 11 Lucia King Smith Yr 11 Bonny Koehn-Turton Yr 11 Jacque Lattimore Yr 11 Brydie Macbeth Yr 11 Ella Numaguchi Yr 11 Lucy Phillips Yr 11 Lydia Richards Yr 11 Molly Richards Yr 11 Archie Ritchie Yr 11 Alice Robinson Yr 11 Racheal Singh Yr 11 Jemima Stevens Yr 11 Olivia Tasker Yr 11 Livvie Thompson Yr 11 Gabby White Yr 11 Gabe White Yr 11 Hera Winders Yr 11 Hannah Witheford Yr 11 Hayato Yoneto Yr 11

Mio Akiyama Yr 12 Hannah Coombe Yr 12 Bianca Crichton Yr 12 Tom Finlin Yr 12 Amelia Freeman Yr 12 Hope Gregory Yr 12 Ami Ishibashi Yr 12 Isabella Jack Yr 12 Poppy Lake Yr 12 Ella Little Yr 12 Leah McHugo Yr 12 Henry McIntyre Yr 12 Maddie McLean Yr 12 Kairi Nakayama Yr 12 Isaac Norton Yr 12 Eve O'Connor Yr 12 Francesca O'Malley Yr 12 Tucker Paris Yr 12 Valentina Rios Diaz Yr 12 Lexi Rosemoore Yr 12 Chester Rosie Yr 12 Cameron Sanford Yr 12 Angela Santos Yr 12 Renae Spencer Yr 12 Lana Stevenson Yr 12 Akane Suzuki Yr 12 Rafe Swan Yr 12 Monique Tickle Yr 12 Olivia Woodham Yr 12

Sophie Aitken Yr 13 Tess Allan Yr 13 Bayley Bennett Yr 13 Campbell Britton Yr 13 Matthew Cordelle Yr 13 Amelia Cross Yr 13 Jessica Dicker Yr 13 Oliver Dowling Yr 13 Marie Eden Yr 13 Danique Ehmann Yr 13 Lily Gamson Yr 13 Bianca Gibson Yr 13 Amelia Hamilton Yr 13 Chao Han Yr 13 Peter Hartono Yr 13 Joshua Hill Yr 13 Thomas Jarvis Yr 13 Connor Kennedy Yr 13 Daniel Lewis Yr 13 Ella Macbeth Yr 13 Sofia Machray Yr 13 Emily Molloy Yr 13 Cameron-Leigh Murphy Yr 13 Beatrice Onions Yr 13 Esmond Paterson Yr 13 Olivia Ray Yr 13 James Simpson Yr 13 Petra Simpson Yr 13 Sienna Strachan Yr 13 Elise Streat Yr 13 Hugh Taylor Yr 13

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P R I N C I P A L ’ S A W A R D S - J U N I O R S

Kira Almquist Yr 9 Bella Archibald Yr 9 Emily Bisset Yr 9 Ned Botherway Yr 9 Allegra Boyd-Slawson Yr 9 Hanna Cerecke Yr 9 William Cooper Yr 9 Mia Crawshay Yr 9 Jasmine Crichton Yr 9 Josh Culling Yr 9 Camille Daull Yr 9 Kate Edmonds Yr 9 Annabelle Ferguson Yr 9 Ruby Finlay Yr 9 Jorja Frewen Yr 9 Alice Gilbert Yr 9 Lucy Glover Yr 9 Jema Guthrie Yr 9 Grace Hall Yr 9 Toby Hart Yr 9 Oto Higuchi Yr 9 Katie Hulsman Yr 9 Finley Husheer Yr 9 Millie Jamieson-Gough Yr 9 Liam Judkins Yr 9 Leila Korani Yr 9 Marigold Kunath Yr 9 Sophia Lazor Yr 9 Eva Lee Yr 9

Zoe Abbiss Yr 10 Haley Adamson Yr 10 Lexie Allan Yr 10 Georgie Atkinson-Strang Yr 10 Alex Bailey Yr 10 Evie Brown Yr 10 Aleks Cheifetz Yr 10 Harry Clark Yr 10 Nieve Collin Yr 10 Levi Collins Yr 10 Ryan Connaghan Yr 10 Louis Conway Yr 10 Sarah Dawson Yr 10 Jackson Flight Yr 10 Angus Forrest Yr 10 Annie Fraser Yr 10 Maggie Frew Yr 10 McKenzie Galbraith Yr 10 Brayden Gardyne Yr 10 Jordan Gibbons Yr 10 Marsha Gillan Yr 10 Briar Greer Yr 10 Katie Hansen Yr 10 Ella Jackson Yr 10 Indigo Little Yr 10 Vincent McComb-Frew Yr 10 Katie Molloy Yr 10 Ruby Noton Yr 10 Keanu Panapa Yr 10 Alice Price Yr 10 Juliana Rossi Macaes Yr 10 Emma Saxon Yr 10 Hannah Stevens Yr 10 Natsune Suzuki Yr 10 Daniela Tapper Yr 10 Tristan Taquet Yr 10 Cool Wakushima Yr 10 Aaliyah Wilson Yr 10 Sophie Woodham Yr 10

Leon Lombard Yr 9 Johannes Mackay Yr 9 Cameron Marshall Yr 9 Ruby McKellow Yr 9 Harrison McLean Yr 9 Ollie McLean Yr 9 Anika Moetaua Yr 9 Niki Nakao Yr 9 Sam Nipper Yr 9 Jack Pearson Yr 9 Amelia Peasey Yr 9 Bryn Rasmussen Yr 9 Harry Reed Yr 9 Linus Ritchie Yr 9 Julia Salonga Yr 9 Jacob Shannon Yr 9 Max Sinclair Yr 9 Harry Thomas Yr 9 Alex Thomson Yr 9 Macy Tyne Yr 9 Todd Vermeir Yr 9 Oliver Watson-Palmer Yr 9 Hannah White Yr 9 Ally Wilkinson Yr 9 Enzo Wilson Yr 9 Tobin Wilson Yr 9 Ana Winders Yr 9 Carmen Woodhouse Yr 9

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Skier's Lunchbox Is your child currently participating in the Ski Programme? Are you tired of paying the on-mountain prices for their lunch? We have the solution! Pre-orders can be made at the Canteen on the Monday and Tuesday each week - last orders are accepted by Tuesday Break 3 and your child can pick up their lunch box at the Canteen on Thursday morning before catching the bus. Standard lunch box @ $11.50 Teriyaki Chicken on rice Keri Juice Apple Bag of chips Vegetarian lunch box @ $10.50 Vegetarian Bap Keri Juice Apple Bag of chips

C A N T E E N U P D A T E

Hot Food Price Daily Special $5.00 Bacon Egg Rolls $4.50 Baked Potatoes $4.00 Breakfast Burrito $5.00 Chicken Cordon Bleu $3.50 Hot Chips $2.50 Hot Dogs $4.50 Chips (Special) $4.00 Garlic Bread $2.50 Noodles $3.50 Paninis $4.50 Pies $4.50 Pizzas (large) $5.00 Pizzas (small) $3.00 Pork Riblets $4.00 Sausage Rolls $3.50 Soup $4.00 Spaghetti and Meat Balls $5.00 Toasties $4.00 Quiche $4.00 Vege Burrito $5.00 Waffles $1.00

As mentioned in a previous newsletter, we have undertaken a review of the Canteen which included us reviewing our pricing. The prices have not changed since 2015 however the cost of ingredients has gone up. Please note the revised prices below, effective from Monday 7 August.

Cold Food Price Bagel $4.00 Cheese Roll $1.50 Fruit Salad $4.50 Pasta Salad $4.50 Sandwich $4.50 Sushi Roll $5.00 Sushi Salmon $6.00 Wraps $4.50

Snacks Price Banana Bread $4.00 Berry Parfait $4.50 Bliss Balls $2.00 Blueberry Pie $4.50 Brownie $2.70 Canteen Cookie $3.00 Caramel Cookie $2.70 Chips (small) $2.50 Chips (Special) $1.00 Cookie (B) $1.70 Cookie Crumbles $3.00 Cyclones $2.00 Donuts $2.00 Fruit $1.50 Lollie Pop $0.50 Ice Block (Special) $1.00 Marshmallows $2.00 Muffin Lg $3.50 Muffins Sml $3.00 OSM $3.00 Paddlepops $2.00 Popcorn $2.50 Sauce $0.30 Scones $2.50 Small cookies $0.70 Strings $0.50 Toffee Pops $2.00

Drinks Price Black Currant Juice $2.50 Choc Milk (Large) $4.00 Choc Milk (Small) $3.00 E2 $3.50 Fuze Ice Tea $3.50 Hot Chocolate $3.50 Iced Tea $4.00 Juicies $2.00 Lemonade $1.50 OJ $3.00 Powerade $4.00 Vitamin Water $4.00 Water (400ml) $2.50 Water (750ml) $3.50

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C A R E E R S U P D A T E

University Scholarship Application Closing Dates Please see the closing dates for the University scholarships available to school leavers: Closing Dates must be adhered to. Students apply on-line via the University web-site. There is a catch in some cases where students need to apply for a course/programme (this can be changed later if need be) before applying for a scholarship. If in doubt please check with us at the Careers Office. Otago University Leaders of Tomorrow closes 15 August Academic Excellence closes 15 August Maori and Pacific Peoples closes 15 August Alumni Entrance (show financial need) – L2 with merit closes 15 August Donna-Rose McKay Disability Support closes 15 August Performance (elite level sport or cultural + academic ex) closes 15 August New Frontiers (NCEA L2 and/orL3 with Ex) N/A for Health Sciences students closes 4 March 2018 Science Horizons (academic merit) closes 5 December Dux (automatic if Dux attends Otago Uni) Canterbury University Undergraduate Entrance based on NCEA results – awarded on enrolment Emerging Leaders closes 15 August Alumni closes 15 August International First Year closes 15 August Bright Start (financial and/or personal challenges) closes 15 August Individual degree programmes (many available) closes 15 August for most Dux (automatic if Dux attends UC) closes 10 December EPE Centre – studying Electrical Engineering at UC closes 15 August Victoria University Excellence (NCEA L2 end with Ex) closes 15 September Achiever (Maori/Pacific or Disability) closes 15 September Accommodation Applications for College (Hall) Living Students can apply now on the University web-site and need to do two parts: Request for Common Confidential Reference (asap) Complete the on-line application Bronwyn Gardiner – Careers Advisor

Auckland University Academic Excellence closes 23 August Maori Academic Excellence closes 23 August Pacific Academic Excellence closes 23 August Academic Potential (barriers to accessing Uni education) closes 23 August Individual Faculties – (closing dates vary – check at Auckland Uni web-site) Massey University Vice Chancellor’s: High Achiever, Excellence, Sports closes 20 August Lincoln University Future Leaders closes 31 August Sports closes 31 August

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S P O R T S U P D A T E

Wakatipu Netball Finals - All the very best to our 5 school teams who are playing in the Netball Finals this weekend at the Events Centre. They all should be very close finals and the players would love to have as much support as possible. Hope to see some of you there! 3pm - Senior B Final - Year 9 Magic versus Year 9 Steel 4pm - Senior A Final - Year 10 Vixens versus Year 10 Firebirds 5pm - WHS Senior A versus Lonestar Four of our student Umpires have been chosen to umpire the Senior A and B Finals - congratulations to Cam Murphy, Bianca Gibson, Tasman Hughes and Kaeri Nakayama. Good Luck to Everyone involved. Sports Photos - The school sports photos are being taken on the afternoon of Monday 7 August. Please click here to find the time, expectations and appropriate uniform for each sport’s photo. This year the photos will be held in the school Stadium. Downhill Mountain Biking - During June and July, Sam Robbie travelled in Europe as a member of the Cycling NZ Downhill MTB National Performance Hub Team. This was Sam's first year competing in Europe as a Junior rider (U19) achieving some great results. Crankworx Les Gets Downhill - 4th in Junior Men Crankworx Les Gets Air DH - 2nd in Junior Men Crankworx Innsbruck - 2nd in Junior Men World Cup Andorra - crashed in qualifying / DNS race run World Cup Lenzerheide/Switzerland - qualified 11th / race run 17th - Junior Men At the end of June, Sam was also named in the New Zealand Mountain Bike Team to compete at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Cairns in September. On his return from Cairns, the New Zealand season will kick off with the South Island Secondary Schools MTB Champs being held in Dunedin on 14th - 15th October 2017. Ski Racing - Livvie Thompson, Ben Ellis, Oli Sanderson and Alice Robinson have been competing in the first open age group FIS races, of the season over the past few days at Cardrona. Alice Robinson performed outstandingly well in her first ever FIS races with a third and a first. This is an amazing performance and result for a New Zealand ski racer let alone a 15 year old Year 11 student. Click here to read the article on the Stuff. Laura Allen Sports Coordinator lallen@wakatipu.school.nz

World Cup Lenzerheide/Switzerland photo: Jack Robbie

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the biggest, fullest term this year! Everyone has now (hopefully) settled back into their classes, some of which are new for the Juniors. Now it’s time to get back into the swing of things. Friendship Day last Friday was a great way to promote the importance of links with others, and how we need to take time out of our busy social life on the internet to get to know people in the fast paced environment which formed the basis of speed dating. As well as this, hand made bracelets for a gold coin donation raised money for ChildFund, and smiley stickers were present on nearly all blazers. It is safe to say that this day gave us all the opportunity to meet all the amazing cultures and characters WHS has to offer, which is why embracing diversity is so important. Our first house competition this term started off with a bang. Mr Charton did an incredible job at making sure all students nerves were on high, complemented by the intense Kahoot music. 10 well abled teams competed, cheered on by a equally supportive audience. We are yet to find out the combined score, but it was definitely close! Earlier this week we had our Options Afternoon. It was an odd experience not being part of this as a Year 13. Just another reality check that this is our last year, and that soon enough we will be going out different ways. To finish off this week we had Senior and Junior Ad Alta/Excellence assembly, with an incredible amount of students being awarded. Well done again to those of you. Danique Ehmann Deputy Head Girl

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Congratulations to Om Alva who travelled to Dunedin on Tuesday for the Regional NZ Spelling Bee Round. Only the top two spellers can go through to the National Final and Om qualified. A fantastic achievement! We look forward to tracking Om's progress in this upcoming highly contested event.

Rockquest Congratulations to Cheery Moon who made it through to the top 20 Rockquest bands nationally. This is a significant achievement given only five bands came from the South Island. The group includes - Becky Reid, Hannah Coombe, Zak Komene. The girls from Rockquest are going to try for the Peoples Choice award and would really love to have everyone’s support so if you could text 5678 AND write cheerymoon that would be great! Jazz Band The jazz band departs next Tuesday for their annual trip to Blenheim. This year a change in route as we go via the West Coast. A great bonding experience for everyone. Alison Price

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Cheery Moon

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U N I F O R M S H O P G O I N G O N L I N E

A reminder that from 1 September the WHS Uniform Shop is going online - well, mostly. The majority of our uniform comes from Argyle Schoolwear, and after careful consideration, as a number of local Primary schools have, we have decided to use their online shop for the items they supply. The benefits of an online Uniform Shop include: Convenience - open 24/7 (rather than the limited hours of our current shop) Phone ordering option Multiple payment options Always fully stocked The cost of individual items may vary from the current prices (some items will increase, others will decrease) however overall there will be a small net decrease in cost for an entire uniform. Items will be delivered within 3-5 working days via track and trace courier, with freight costs $4.25 - $10 per package depending on weight. Our onsite Uniform Shop will still operate and continue to sell non-Argyle items, including socks, belts, jerseys and tights, as well as holding a full size range of items for fitting and sizing purposes. Our Uniform Manager, Charmaine Wedderburn, will still be available at the end and beginning of the school years to help with sizing of uniform items. Any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact Charmaine on 03-4427370 Ext 704 or email cwedderburn@wakatipu.school.nz

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Just wanted to say a big thank you to the school for their help and support in the running of the Art and Hors d'oeuvres Evening which raised just on $21,000 for the Branches Camp Trust. It was a fabulous evening heavily supported by the wider community including the many artists who contributed, local businesses who lent their support and the many people who attended the event. We had a great team of people, special mention to Paula Hepburn and Rachel Vermier from Double Thyme and their crew of helpers for the catering and Ian Collin and his team for the running of the bar. I especially want to thank the students that got involved - Cameron Ryall for the sponsors logo and showing of the films, Bella Park for the photography, Alfie Parvin, Tyrone Henderson, Savanah Bowman for their musical talents and the amazing waitering and kitchen crew (who looked fabulous) - Kloe Vermier, Maggie Frew, Hunter Freemantle, Oliver Herron, Alice Price, Isobel Wallace, Neive Collin, Mackenzie Galbraith, Rebecca King and Haley Adamson. We also had two students who sold artwork - Esmond Paterson and Athena dela Cruz, it always adds to the evening to have student work as part of the auction. Thanks to all who were involved. The Branches Camp Trust is now looking forward to our next fundraiser - Thriller in the Chiller. Regards Vinny McCorkindale Trustee

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A S P E N S I S T E R C I T Y E X C H A N G E

Since 1992 Queenstown and Aspen, Colorado, have been sister cities. As part of this partnership, each year there is a high school exchange which Wakatipu High School and Aspen High School engage in. This past January Allan Birkett and Donna Baldey took 10 wonderful WHS students to Aspen via LA, San Francisco and Denver and had a fantastic time being shown the sights and local activities (including some awesome snow!). Activities included three days of skiing, cross country skiing at Pine creek, a visit to Smugglers silver mine, Iron mountain hot springs, a day at Aspen High school, a morning talking to primary school students about New Zealand and an afternoon presentation from one of the local Ute first nations people as well as time spent with host families and doing group activities. In June it was our turn to host our American friends where we tried to show them the essence of Queenstown (and New Zealand). Activities included a trip to Milford sound, a day experiencing life at Wakatipu High School, Skiing, the Earnslaw and Walter Peak, Orokonui Eco Sanctuary, Moeraki Boulders, Haka experience, luging, Bungy jumping and Skiing. The group left having had an awesome time and creating lifelong friendships. We would like to thank a number of businesses for their ongoing (and fresh) support of the exchange programme. Paul Anderson and the team at NZ SKI Real Journeys Jucy tours Tahu at Orokonui Eco Sanctuary AJ Hackett Bungy Skyline Ned and the team at Kiwi Haka All of the wonderful businesses that contributed to the welcome packs (there are too many to list here!) We would also like to take the opportunity to thank Donna for all of her amazing work helping to organise and run the Aspen exchange over the last two years. Applications for the next exchange will be coming up in the next few weeks. Keep your eyes on the school notices for more information. Applications will be open to current Year 9, 10 and 11 students and will be limited to nine students. Allan Birkett Teacher in charge

Queenstown students at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen

Aspen students at the Kiwi Haka experience in Queenstown

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Important dates for your diary…

WHO EVENT DATE

Yr 9-10 Junior Next Steps (Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews) Thu 10 Aug

Yr 11-13 Senior Exams 10-15 Aug

Yr 9-10 Teacher Only Day – Juniors only Fri 11 Aug

Yr 9-12 Course Option Selection Due Fri 18 Aug

Mt Aspiring Sports Exchange Wed 23 Aug

Yr 10 Year 10 Youth Expo Thu 24 Aug

Winter Tournament Week 4-9 Sept

B R A N C H E S T R U S T A G M

The Branches Trust AGM will be held on Thurs 24 August at 5.30pm at the Queenstown Police Rooms (access via the outside staircase). All welcome.

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Contact Erin Tapp at the WHS Office to purchase your Entertainment Book.

Phone 03 442 7370 * Email etapp@wakatipu.school.nz *Or visit www.entbook.co.nz/260506v

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C O M M U N I T Y N O T I C E S STARTING 19 JULY!

Arrowtown Creative Arts Society ( ACAS) was formed officially in February 2017 to support, extend ,promote and mentor all forms of creative arts industries and endeavours. This includes all forms of the Arts from visual, theatrical, written, musical, dance etc. Already our substantial existing membership a represents a complete and thorough cross- section of these pursuits- embracing Arts patrons as well. Whilst many of our members are professional practitioners it is only necessary to have an interest in the Arts to want to be involved. We are keen to connect with younger practitioners to offer opportunities to pursue their passions outside of school hours. Because we value all forms of collaboration and active promotion we have a monthly enewsletter and a Facebook page keeping all members aware of activities as well as a website for members in the pipeline It is one of our goals to provide skills development opportunities for members by supporting development sessions provided by both visiting and local arts people. We are also keen to stage arts events ( festivals concerts exhibitions etc ) to showcase members work. We have a series of weekend workshops planned in Arrowtown 27-29 October encompassing professional singing classes,guitar workshops,crime fiction writing,plein air painting,photography,wire sculpture,painting to name just a few of the activities. Family annual membership to ACAS is $35. If this sounds like just your thing send an email to: jane@justquietly.nz

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Strengthening Families helps you sort things out when life’s challenges weigh you down. Whatever your concern or need: › Finding a warm, comfortable home for your family/whanau › Worries about your child’s health or behaviour › Making ends meet › Your child not doing well at school › Coping with stress at home. Strengthening Families brings together the agencies that can help your family/whanau deal with your concerns. Visit their website for more details - www.strengtheningfamilies.govt.nz or contact: Matthew Hawke, Strengthening Families Coordinator 0272034547, or Vicki Patton, Wakatipu High School, Guidance Counsellor.

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Japan's Foreign Policy Options in the Trump Era Professor Toshihiro Nakayama

Monday August 14, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Hilton Queenstown Resort and Spa’s Coronet 2 Room, $5 koha at door. Please register at connect@catalystnz.org What are the foreign policy options for Japan in the Trump era – and the resultant implications for NZ and the Asia-Pacific region? After reaching their best relationship ever under Presidents Abe and Obama, will Trump’s isolationist tendencies mean Japan emerges as an economic adversary, or an ally with whom to share values? Prof Nakayama is Catalyst Trust’s third Kippenberger Chair speaker from Victoria University’s Centre for Strategic Studies. He is Professor of American politics and foreign policy at Keio University and an Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs. His talk will focus on understanding the foreign policy options for Japan in the Trump era, how Japan sees America's role in this region and ramifications for New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. More details at www.catalystnz.org

Something in the Water - Why Should You Care? Tuesday, August 8, 7 p.m., Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown Lakefront

The University of Otago’s Winter Symposium 2017 features a multi-disciplinary panel of speakers, moderated by satirist and columnist Joe Bennett, discussing water quality, tourism and the economy vs the environment. This year’s symposium is brought to Queenstown in association with Catalyst Trust to address the big idea ‘Why Should You Care?’ Hear our panelists’ views on policy changes that would-be politicians need to listen and respond to before the election. Please email wintersymposium@otago.ac.nz with the following code: QN Winter Symposium, to register your interest. Panelists: Associate Professor Brent Lovelock specialises in sustainable tourism, ethical

tourism and outdoor recreation. His research covers North America, the Asia-Pacific region and New Zealand.

Dr Sarah Mager’s research expertise includes surface hydrology of pristine alpine rivers, water yield and tussock grasslands. Her focus is natural fluxes of material through headwater catchments.

Freshwater scientist Dr Marc Schallenberg has studied more than 80 NZ lakes – including the effects of development, invasive species, climate change and their unique ecology on Central Otago lakes.

Associate Professor Nicola Wheen is a specialist in NZ environmental law, including allocation and conservation of freshwater resources and Treaty of Waitangi issues. She also likes fishing!

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Sunday lessons now available Dan Gerard Driving Instruction has a professional male and female driving instructor, and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Driver Educators (NZIDE). The instructors offer high quality driver training in Queenstown. They cover a range of driving lessons. Learner lessons for beginners Assessment for Learner drivers who have been

taught by family and need their skills polished before sitting their Restricted Test

Refresher lessons to brush up before sitting their Full Test

Reversing and parking tuition - simple techniques for confidence when parallel parking and reversing

www.drivinginstruction.co.nz/ info@drivinginstruction.co.nz Rach Gerard: 027 273 9610 Dan Gerard: 027 349 2447