Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE #27 – 5 NOVEMBER 2021
CHALKBOARD From the Principal – P. 1 - 7 Information – P. 7 - 8 Student Successes – P. 8 Sports – P. 9 Careers – P. 9 - 11 Notice Board – P. 11 Contacts – P. 11
Kia ora Koutou, This week we have seen recognition of some of our school leaders at the Young Achievers Exhibition launched on 3 November at Pak’nSave Rotorua. These young leaders are both a testament to their own efforts and hard work and also a positive reflection on the support that we have offered as a school. We will be sad to lose them at the end of this year but we look forward to hearing about their future successes beyond Lakes High. Unfortunately, there will be no Young Achievers Evening this year. However, with the help of RECT and sponsors, we will be holding a Young Achievers morning tea here at school on Thursday 11 November to recognize and reward their fantastic achievements. Regrettably, due to the restrictions with covid 19, our usual School Sports Prizegiving was a smaller event than usual. It was held on Thursday in our School Auditorium. The recipients of awards and a limited number of staff were in attendance, keeping to the 100 number in accordance with regulations. Parents, Coaches, Managers and TICs will be invited to attend a function to acknowledge the contributions that they have made to our Sports Teams over the year. Although smaller, it was a great chance to see and recognize our very talented sporting students. (further details on pages 2 - 6). As you are aware from posts and in the paper, we had an incident during the week where teenagers pranked the school grounds. This turned into a far more dangerous situation with one of our ground staff being thrown onto the top of a car. Police are investigating this and I am pleased to say that the students involved were not from RLHS. Thanks for all the messages of support for our injured staff member. He has been overwhelmed with the aroha shown by our community. Although shaken, thankfully he is on the mend. Have a great weekend. Ngā mihi
Jon Ward Principal / Tumuaki
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