Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 15 – 7 JUNE 2019
CHALKBOARD
From the Principal – P. 1 - 3 News – P. 4 Sports – P. 4 Careers / Gateway P. 5 - 6 Notice Board – P. 6 - 9 Contact Us – P. 10 Our Sponsors – P. 10
Dear Parents / Caregivers Congratulations to year 13 design student Lewis Walker, winner of the prestigious New Zealand Chroma Art award for student animation. Hosted alongside Chromacron NZ Arts festival, the Chroma Art Awards recognises creative excellence from Aotearoa’s leading and emerging independent creators. This year the award included Open and Student categories for each of the following: Illustration, Comic Art, Concept Design, Animation, and Video Games. Sponsors for this competition included Weta Workshop, Victoria University Design School, Massey University Creative College and NZ Media Design School. Lewis wins a cash prize, as well as some fantastic art supplies. Most importantly, he gains national recognition as an up and coming talent in the design industry. Well done Lewis, an outstanding achievement!
___________________________________________________________________________ PPTA NOTIFICATION As you may know the rolling strike for Year 10 next Tuesday 11 June has been cancelled. All students attend school as normal. We will keep you informed of any developments as soon as we hear from the PPTA. Thank you for your cooperation. ___________________________________________________________________________ NCEA We know that regular checks of progress with NCEA helps to keep students motivated as well as help them to focus on where to improve. On the NZQA website (www.nzqa.govt.nz) is a personal login area for every student entered for NCEA assessments. We strongly encourage students to login in regularly to site. This allows them to check their entries and