Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 32 – 15 NOVEMBER 2019
CHALKBOARD From the Principal - P. 1 - 2 News – P. 2 - 7 Careers – P. 7 - 9 Notice Board – P.10 Contact Us – P. 10 Our Sponsors – P. 11
Kia ora Koutou, This week students have been under the pump dealing with exams across the board. NCEA exams are in full flight and on Thursday and Friday of this week we have been conducting our Year 9 and 10 exams. While exams are never ”fun” the junior exams give our students a tangible perception of what they are heading towards in Year 11. Tt also provides staff and whanau with clear feedback about their learning and areas that need more attention. We often wish students luck going into exams, but in all honesty it doesn’t come down to luck, it comes down to effort, hard work and focus. I look forward to congratulating our students on the hard work they have put it. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate some of our student leavers many of whom have received scholarships. The following list is by no means complete, but I will mention one or two of our outstanding scholarships: Tegan Fookes, University of Central Florida – Fully paid Division 1 Rowing Scholarship; Stella Pinckney, University of Otago Academic Excellence Entrance Scholarship - $35,000; Daniel Burrows, University of Otago 150th Entrance Scholarship - $18,000; Ani Chater, University of Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship - $16,000, Te Aorere White, The University of Waikato's Te Ara Whanui Scholarship - $10,000 I look forward to following our school leavers as they progress through the next stages of their lives and hopefully we will retain contact with many. Hopefully we have not tired out our junior students too much and I hope they have enough energy to cope with an enjoyable weekend. Nga mihi
Jon Ward Principal / Tumuaki 1