Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No.30 –21 September 3, 2018
CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. 1-3 News & Events – P. 4 Department News – P. 4-5 Sports – P. 5-6 Careers & Gateway – P. 6-7 Notice Board for Students & Whanau – P. 8-9 Community – P.9 Contact Us – P. 10 Our Sponsors – P.10
Dear Parents/Caregivers
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
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YOUTH COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD We were very proud of our Year 13 students, Maria Trass and Tangaroa Yorke who attended The Trustpower Youth Community Spirit Awards held in Whakatane on Monday evening. The award recognises and celebrates the contributions of our future community leaders. The Award is run and presented alongside the Trustpower Community Awards, bringing young people together with the wider voluntary sector operating in their community. Maria and Tangaroa were finalists out of seven other competitors and received their plaques for runner up position. Maria and Tangaroa did our school proud and conducted themselves with dignity and mana. Congratulations to you both and very well done! _______________________________________________________________________________
MODEL UNITED NATIONS TEAM On Saturday 15th September, the RLHS Junior Model United Nations team travelled to Tauranga to compete in the UN Assembly discussing the global issue of cultural erosion. Jack Eggleston, Liam Gatenby and Clay Fookes represented the school and their chosen nation of Israel. Despite Israel not having many allies during the day, the boys were able to state their case to the assembly, share their thoughts on the proposed resolution and vote in amendments that suited their country's position as well as hear from Labour list MP, Jan Tinetti. An interesting day of global issue discussions and interactions with other high school teams. Well done boys and thanks to Lesli Eggleston for transporting the team.