Student Successes – P. 5

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YEAR 11 ART PORTFOLIOS

Congratulations to our talented year 11 Art students who have now completed their portfolios. Below are folios by: Tia Christie ( photography) Lukas Joy ( paint and print) Eva Lescheid ( paint and print)

Great work, we are very proud of you!

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VIRTUAL PINK WALK A HUGE SUCCESS

Fantastic day for the Virtual Pink Walk today. Plenty of cake shared, Laps walked & $620 raised for Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust. Well done!

Comments from the Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust I feel like a challenge has been set by Rotorua Lakes High School to all other local schools for next year's Pink Walk, right?! Congratulations to Year 13s and staff for running a very successful and generous day as part of the Virtual Pink Walk 2021 - Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust.

Lakes High students had a designated walking area on the field, dressed in PINK, made donations, and ate cake (YUM!) today and we reckon you did a great job. Thank you so much #rbctpinkwalk #virtualpinkwalk

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OUR FANTASTIC YR 13 PREFECT COMMITTEE

Congratulations to the Yr13 prefect committee who organised our school event for this year's Virtual Pink Walk run by the Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust. Judges came to see our students dressed up in pink, walking around a designated area on the field, eating free cake (thanks staff!) and raising awareness for breast cancer checks and treatment. RLHS was the only school to enter the business competition and we beat many other businesses and

organisations, to win the category "Best workplace organisers" so well done to Whaea Haana, Mrs Hodge and the Yr13 Prefect team, our prize will be delivered next week.

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SUCCESS AT THE NATIONAL SARGESSON SHORT STORY COMP

Congratulations to our budding writer Stella Weston. Stella has won 3rd place in the National Sargesson Short Story Competition, Secondary Division. This is an absolutely outstanding achievement. Stella has also had her writing published in the Write the Worlds Civic in Action literacy journal. Well done Stella you are amazing!

CAREERS

Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service is offering scholarships for students wanting to study the Diploma in Forest Management at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology (Rotorua).

Applications close on the 17 November 2021.

What do recipients receive? The scholarships are valued at $6,500 per year for diploma study (2-year course) and also include a paid summer internship in Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service and/or the forestry sector.

Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service is committed to creating greater diversity across forestry and wood processing and we especially want to hear from applicants who are Māori or identify as female looking to study next year. All applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.

• Video 1: shows the benefits that existing scholarship recipients are getting from the programme. • Video 2: shows the diversity of career paths in the forestry sector and how forestry provides great long-term career opportunities for students interested in the outdoors, sustainability, the environment, science, technology, and engineering to name a few. • Diploma in Forest Management Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology: course details

Further information about the scholarships and an application form can be found at: www.mpi.govt.nz/forestryscholarships or by emailing MPIForestryScholarships@mpi.govt.nz.