We had fantastic feedback from our Roadshow visits on 15, 17 and 18 August. A big thank you to Mokoia Intermediate, Rotorua Intermediate, Whakarewarewa School, and Kaharoa School for their hospitality and support. It was a great opportunity to meet prospective students and parents.
With the looming Board of Trustees Student Rep elections, students have been asked for nominations We have received three nominations so far and this closes on Monday 29 August 2022. This means we will be holding an election on Wednesday 14 September 2022. I will take this opportunity to thank Ara Robinson for her time representing a student’s perspective and for her hard work and committed approach to attending the meetings of the Board of Trustees.
It was a great day at our Inter School Sports Exchange event on 16 August with Morrinsville High School. The students were so enthusiastic and totally immersed in all the events. A huge thank you to all our students, Ms S Savage and our Heads of House for their commitment, dedication, and hard work.
Have a great weekend. Ngā mihi, Jon Principal/TumakiWard,
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CONTENTS NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 14 - 26 AUGUST 2022 Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono Keep steadfastly to the truth” From the Principal P. 1 News from our Teachers P.2 Sport4 P. 4 5 Student Successes P. 6 Careers P. 6 7 Notice Board P. 7 8
Kia ora Koutou, Another busy 2 weeks at Lakes High but some really positive outcomes along the way.
We had a terrific open night for Year 8 students and their caregivers, which was very well attended and from feedback, very well received. We also had a great Open day for Yr 8 students with our Year 9’s who were so welcoming to our visitors Well done! I would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff for the time they put into making these events such a success.
BRIEF LOOK – TERM 3 2022 29 2 September Winter Tournament week 14 September Student Board Rep Election (if needed) 19 23 September Senior Exam Week 27 September Arts and Cultural Prizegiving 28 September Interhouse day 30 September LAST DAY OF TERM 3 Level Subject Standard Date 1 Maths 90136 Tuesday 30 August (2hr assessment) 1 Economics 90986 Monday 5 September NEWS FROM OUR TEACHERS
Most students in the 3 11MSC classes will be sitting an External Achievement Standard called the MCAT on 13 September 2022 in the Auditorium. If your child is NOT sitting the MCAT then they go to their normal timetabled class for period 1. Students need to go straight to the Auditorium at the beginning of House Group and line up in their class. They need their blue/black pens, pencils, ruler and rubber in a clear bag. Watches, calculators and phones are NOT allowed in the Auditorium. If your child is absent on 13 September please ring Mr Shaun English as soon as possible on 345 6124 ext 241.
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PRELIM EXAMS / 19–23 SEPTEMBER 2022
Our students who are entered into NZQA externals in November will be sitting Prelim exams. These exams are very important and students are expected to attend in full school uniform. The results from these exams are to help inform students/parents/teachers on the level the student is currently at and what needs to be worked on. They are also used for class placings and a derived grade for NZQA if needed. A derived grade is requested by NZQA in a situation where a student is unable, because of a medical or traumatic event, to sit their November exam(s). As we did last year, we will also be having timetabled slots for non exam subjects. The timetable will be out shortly. For any queries please email: sturmej@rotorualakes.school.nz
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The Board of Trustees has called an Extraordinary Board Meeting on Wednesday 31 August at 5.15 pm in the RLHS board room. This meeting is primarily to welcome our new Board Members, and elect a Presiding Member MCAT
3 DANCE NZ MADE Yesterday some of our year 11 dance students participated in Dance NZ Made. It was a fun day filled with dance workshops and a competition in the evening. Well done to Brock Aitchison, Mia Vandy and Meliz Kaya for all your hard work! YEAR 12 TOURISM TRIP Great day in the sun, ziplining and planting trees at the newly opened Rotorua Zipline with the 12 Tourism students. With a tour of the airport developments afterwards. Great bunch of kids seeing the Tourism industry in action���� 2 Economics 91223 Monday 5 September 3 Economics 91402 Wednesday 14 September 1 Music Solo Performance 91090 Monday 5 September 1 Music Group Performance 91091 Monday 12 September 2 Music Solo Performance 91270 Monday 5 September 2 Music Group Performance 91272 Monday 12 September 2 Music 2nd Solo Instrument Performance 91274 Monday 12 September 3 Music Solo Performance 91416 Monday 5 September 3 Music Group Performance 91418 Monday 12 September 3 Music 2nd Solo Instrument Performance 91417 Monday 12 September
Great news for our volleyball players! We have been in contact with an outside coach who is keen to develop senior girls’ volleyball. This will be for our year 10s and up as they will be seniors next year. The coach is an ex NZ player and we are very excited to get this up and running. When we have more news, we will share this with you. Calls for interest from girls have been put into the school notices. SPORT
Our Year 10 students enjoying the first day at Hillary Outdoors Camp 2022. Lots of challenges, team work, pushing themselves, and check out those smiles.
HILLARY CAMP 2022
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Great day out with the Yr13 Tourism class, buffet breakfast and a tour through the Novotel, then ziplining at Canopy Tours. ����
Exciting and challenging end to the Hockey Season for the 2nd XI Girls Team. You should all be incredibly proud of yourselves. An action packed game against Tokoroa who showed great sportsmanship and teamwork. We lost 4 0. Our defense was strong as was our attack, however, the opposition was too. Big thank you to Bella Wyatt for filling in for players who were at camp. Players of the day went to Bella Wyatt, Sara O'Driscoll and Stevie Lockwood. Lilli Warren was again outstanding in the goal coming back from injury.
Congratulations to all students who participated in the Inter School Sports Exchange against Morrinsville College on Tuesday. We had many impressive performances, and the vibe of the day was electric and positive. Unfortunately, we were unable to come away with the overall win, however, the close contests show that we are more than capable to regain the trophy from Morrinsville next year! Thank you to all our students, parents, whanau, officials, staff, and volunteers for creating such an awesome experience!
INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS EXCHANGE
2nd XI GIRLS TEAM
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Massive thank you to Crispian Stewart and Ant Croucher for stepping in to coach the team. Your enthusiasm and encouragement were infectious and the whole team is grateful for your passion.
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FANTASTIC COUNCIL VISIT
Recently, we were lucky to be invited to the Rotorua City Council chambers by the Graeme Dingle Foundation. Firstly the students had an info session about the council and the local job market and were then were taken for a tour of the council building. The students then had mock interviews with local employers. Our Lakes high students, William Davies, Briar Wilkinson and Tehimana Taikato were fantastic and certainly did us proud. ���������� SUCCESSES
(Even current year 8 students going to Lakes in 2023)
All years, all welcome!
STUDENT
The Rowing Club is inviting all people interested to show up at a Saturday morning training session over the next 4 weeks (17 Sept would be the last open training session - too far into the season after that). Come at 9.30 am as the first training comes in and they will show you the ropes.
CAREERS/GATEWAY
7 ___________________________________________________________________________ CAREERS IN HOSPITALITY We are a hospitality group based here in Rotorua with several outlets including Eastwood, Terrace Airside and Terrace catering. We have plenty of scope to learn the industry across our various departments and we absolutely support career development. We are currently recruiting Front of House and kitchen hands / prep assistants for Terrace Catering and Eastwood. Contact natasha@plentygroup.co.nz, Natasha Hall, General Manager, Plenty Group 027 2888 747 www.plentygroup.co.nz
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