Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 13 – 12 JUNE 2020
CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P 1 News – P. 2 - 4 Dept News – 4 - 5 Careers/Gateway - P. 6 Notice Board – P. 7 Contact Us – P.7 Our Sponsors – P. 7
Kia ora Koutou, Dear Parents and Caregivers, This week I have had some really positive conversations with our students covering such topics as empathy, kindness and developing strong communities. Given some of the negative issues we are facing globally, this has given me a strong sense of pride and gratitude that we live in such a caring community. Of course, we can always work together to do more and one of our key goals at Lakes is to continually build the social awareness that is needed to develop a stronger society. Also, this week it has been a celebration of non-teaching support staff. I want add a shout out to all of our nonteaching staff for the fantastic work that they do to keep our school running so smoothly. They form the backbone of our school and ensure that we can continue to do the best for our community. They are often the unrecognized heroes. Now we are in alert level 1 I believe that planning for the school ball is full steam ahead at the Blue Baths on 25 July. More information will be coming out about this, but speaking to students, already the excitement is building. I would like to draw your attention to an ad later in the newsletter which is offering pre-loved ball gowns to students in an effort to reduce waste and as a byproduct reduce cost. As always, have a great weekend. Stay safe.
Nga mihi,
Jon Ward Principal / Tumuaki
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