Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 07 – 6 MAY 2022
CONTENTS From the Principal – P. 1 - 2 News from Teachers – P. 2 -5 Student Successes – P. 5 - 6 Careers / Gateway – P. 6 -7 Notice Board – P. 8 - 9
Kia ora Koutou, Welcome back to Term 2. I hope you all had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday. Sadly, this week, there have been a small group of students who have decided to go against everything we stand for as a school, fighting and using violence to solve conflicts. There has also been ongoing vandalism of our toilets and graffiti around the school. These students have all received significant consequences. What saddens me is that these actions are by no means reflective of our student body and the positive environment that normally exists in our school. I will end this comment with a simple statement: Violence in any form will not be tolerated at Rotorua Lakes High School. We are proud of our school environment and vandalism and graffiti by a small group ruins it for everyone. I appreciate the support of our wider community and parent body in reinforcing this message. Back to the positives During the holidays, we were so proud of all our rangitahi on Anzac Day. They demonstrated respect and honoured all those who have and continue to show service for our country. We were particularly proud of Kahurangi Dewes Green - RLHS Head Girl who addressed the ANZAC Day service with a very moving and heartfelt speech reflecting on the service of her koro. Well done Kahurangi - a very fitting tribute.
It is our pleasure to welcome our two new teachers, Mr Tamihana Gardiner, Te Reo Teacher (further details on page 3), and Ms Angela Gunn, English teacher.
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