9 JUNE:-)

Rotorua Lakes High School

NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 09 – 9 JUNE 2023

Kia ora Koutou,

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the Secondary Schools Principal’s Conference in New Plymouth. Amongst other topics, there were interesting discussions about how to ensure best use of Artificial Intelligence in Education. This will be an ongoing challenge as we come to grips with this tool. Thank you to Deputy Principal Ms J Sturme for stepping in as Acting Principal and all our Senior Leadership Team. The school was in very safe hands.

We had a fantastic few weeks with our 2023 Rotorua Lakes High School Haka Competition. All our houses competed and were in fine form. It is really great to see how well our students have done and the hard work that has been put into this event. Thank you so much to all our Heads of Houses for organizing this for our students and to Matua Tamihana for hosting the event. It was a pleasure to see some familiar faces of our ex-students coming in to be our judges for the final.

Our Kapa Haka students will be participating in the Te Arawa Kapahaka Regionals this Friday. We are so appreciative of the hard work and dedication that our students, staff, and tutors have put into their preparation. Their commitment has been remarkable, with many weekends devoted to practice and guidance from our tutors. From all staff at Lakes High, we wish you the best of luck. Kia kaha me te pai katoa!

As we have communicated, there is ongoing industrial action being taken by the PPTA (Teachers Union). As a school, we support the reasons behind the action – to improve resources and conditions for our rangitahi – but we are extremely aware of the disruption this is causing. We are hopeful that the parties can negotiate a resolution in the near future.

Have a lovely weekend.

Ngā mihi, Jon Ward, Principal / Tumuaki

“Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”

Next week is school pride week and throughout the year, as a school we stand in support of our LGBTQIA+ community

Happy Pride week

"Ko te wiki whakahīhī kura kei te tae mai i te wiki kei mua i a tātou, ā, i tēnei tau, hei kura, kei te tautoko tātou i te hapori LGBTQIA+.

Ngā mihi mō te wiki whakahīhī!"

BRIEF LOOK – TERM 2 2023

NGA KORERO MAI I A TATOU KAIAKO NEWS FROM OUR TEACHERS

****ASSESSMENTS

The following assessments have been set down. There may be times where, due to unforeseen circumstances, changes will need to occur. This will be done in consultation with the class(es) concerned.

**** Please note some of the above assessments are likely to change due to the PPTA Strike Action Rostering Home. Students will be informed as soon as possible.

* Postponements may occur due to weather conditions

LOVES ME NOT

Loves Me Not is a national programme run by the NZ Police for Yr12 students. It is a programme that equips students with the knowledge to foster healthy relationships. It looks at power imbalances, consent, being an active bystander and many more important elements of positive relationships.

This year Loves Me Not will be held on Thursday 22nd June. All Yr 12 students will be involved. Students are to meet in the Auditorium at house group time. Groups will be mentored by a member of NZ Police, a RLHS teacher and another facilitator who works in the youth development space. Yr12 students are permitted to wear mufti for this day. Any questions, please contact hodgeh@rotorualakes.school.nz

PARENT / TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Due to the Industrial Action we are currently reworking the plan for our interviews. They will still be held on Wednesday and Thursday 22 June, but within the school day. We will notify parents shortly.

Please ensure you have access to Schoolbridge as this is where you will book school interviews.

Thank you for your support.

OUR LATEST REKA VISIT

This week's REKA (Rotorua Eastside Kahui Ako) liaison visits were to Mokoia and Owhata to help marshal their Cross Country events. A big thanks to the 17 RLHS students who supported and encouraged the young runners these mornings.

SHOWQUEST 2023

The students are working really hard rehearsing for our Showquest item. We are very lucky to have the opportunity to perform our item in the newly renovated Sir Howard Morrison Centre in Rotorua on Monday 26th June at 7pm.

Tickets are now on sale from Ticketmaster on the Showquest website. https://www.showquest.nz/dates $25 for an adult and $15 for a student or child

STUDENT SUCCESSES

OUTSTANDING RESULTS AT MOTOCROSS EVENT

Delton Manson, Fletcher Saunders and Ticayla Manson represented Rotorua Lakes High at the North King Country MX Schools Event. 450 riders attended, one of the biggest school motocross events there has been. For a school to be eligible for the overall results you had to have a minimum of 3 riders and your 3 top riders results were collated for the overall positions. After a great day of riding, we were hoping to have had at least a top 10 finish as there are schools there that have very large number of riders. So, taking away 2nd place was a fabulous surprise to us all! Our riders received a trophy which was wonderful to see. Individually they came home in 3rd, 6th & 4th in their respective classes.

Outstanding and congratulations to all.����

FANTASTIC HAKA COMPETITION

What an amazing show of House Spirit at RLHS! Thanks to Matua Tamihana for MCing, and to past students Genesis, Tangiteoraiti, Freddy-Ray and Keidon for judging.

Results: 4th = Tarawera

3rd = Okareka

2nd = Rotokakahi

1st = Tikitapu

OUR BRILLIANT CHESS CLUB

Seven Rotorua Lakes students recently participated in the Rotorua Chess Regionals at Rotorua Boys High. There were 100 students entered and 14 teams. The Lakes High players had a great day all winning at least two of their games. The team came 10th which is a great effort considering this was the first tournament for some of them. Our top player for the day was Waaka GraceHarris with 4 wins, he came 38th place overall. We are looking forward to the next regionals and we hope more Rotorua Lakes players can join the team. Mauria te pono!

HUGE CRICKET SUCCESS

Another wonderful recognition of our year 11 student, Sadie Stewart’s hard work and dedication last summer with the Rotorua Cricket Association acknowledging her with both the EVES School Girl Cricketer of the Year and the Senior Woman Player of the Year last weekend.

The Geyser Rebels player was named captain of the BOP Under 16s and still has another season in this age group. The invitation to play with the Cadets Cricket Club women first XI alongside BOP, ND and even NZ players in the 2nd half of the season has been an amazing pathway for her development. She was awarded the Cadets bowling trophy and played all senior BOP women's fixtures last summer under the watchful coaching eye of Kingsley Smith.

PANUI O NGĀ HAKINAKINA/SPORTS NEWS

SENSATIONAL SQUASH

Two of our senior students traveled to Tauranga to compete in the BOP Boys Squash Individual Champs. Due to big entries there were 6 divisions.

Kobe Smith made it to the Div.6 finals winning 15-9, 15-6. Hayden Martin also made the finals for Div 4 winning 15-5, 15-7.

Great results boys. ������

BOYS 1st XI HOCKEY LAST WEEK

At home against Trident the Boys 1st XI Hockey had an exciting game, narrowly going down in a 1-2 loss. The first 2 quarters had no scoring. Trident had some chances with excellent goalkeeping from Lachie Hoggard keeping them scoreless. Good play from Lakes ultimately went unrewarded as well as we failed to convert on our chances in the circle. The third quarter saw Trident scoring twice from well worked Penalty Corners. In the final quarter Lakes lifted with a well finished goal from Harry Cheesman, setting up an exciting end to the match as Lakes pushed hard to score an equaliser. Player of the Day - Preston Cleaver, a young player who continues to step up each week with good defence and passing. Teina Meenehan was also strong at the

back. The boys now have a week off with the bye before meeting Whakatane High. Huge Thanks to our Team Photographer, Stevie Lockwood

ROCK CLIMBING CHAMPS

BOP Secondary School Climbing Champs, Rocktopia, Mount Maunganui. Such a cool venue! Yr 9 & 10's have climbed so well!

BADMINTON CHAMPS

Yesterday our boys’ badminton team competed at the Central BOP Schools Senior Champs. We had to call on 2 junior boys to make up our team of Hayden Martin, Luke Waites, Daniel Anderson and Jacob Waites. We played in Div.2 of 3 divisions winning 2 out of 4 matches. The highlights were Hayden winning all his singles and with Jacob winning all their doubles games. Our 2 juniors also finished on a high note winning 2 singles and 2 doubles matches.

EX-STUDENTS SUCCESS

Some more ex-student sporting success! George Snook and River Mutton, were both second at the Extreme Kayak World Champs, held on the Passer River in South Tyrol, Italy in the weekend. Also of note River's brother Zack who came first.

Well done to you all!

CAREERS / GATEWAY

GATEWAY SITE VISIT

Come and witness what goes on behind the scenes at Claymark, a large manufacturing and export company of premium pine/wood products With roles ranging from first entry level to management, your interest/questions in Engineering, Machine operating, Product design, IT and laboring will be satisfied by seeing saw milling up to the finished product. Make sure to put your name down on the list in the Gateway office for this hour-long site visit - it's an amazing chance to learn more and expand your horizons!

Mrs Eva Hingston

Tel: 07- 345 6124 Ext 258 hingstonev@rotorualakes.school.nz

GREAT WORK EXPERIENCE

Jaymie Maxwell, Shianne Murphy, Logan Nicholas, Callum St ClairNewman, Cohen Treviranus and Rose Pomare have achieved great success by taking part in the retail work experience program offered at our school Gateway Programme along with Service IQ and the Warehouse. They have obtained respective unit standards and a certified New Zealand Certificate in Retail and Customer Service. Well done. ������

2024 SCHOOL LEAVER SCHOLARSHIPS NOW OPEN

Kia ora, talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Malo ni, Mauri, Kia orana, Noa'ia, Bula vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Fakatalofa atu,

We are excited to let you know our 2024 scholarships are now open for application. We will be offering up to 10 Study Awards for school leavers from around the motu who meet our eligibility criteria and will be entering their first year of tertiary study in 2024.

We are also offering two other industry sponsored school leaver scholarships: Keystone Trust and C3 Construction Scholarship for a school leaver studying a Bachelor of Construction at Unitec, Massey or AUT. This scholarship will be for three years and also includes paid work experience for the student as they learn on the job about construction, property development, management, and finance.

Keystone Trust and Kiwi Property Scholarship - this three-year scholarship is open to those entering their first year of a Bachelor of Property, Bachelor of Land and Property Management or a Bachelor of Business (Property), including conjoint degrees with Law and Property. Full details regarding all scholarships can be found on our website.

https://keystonetrust.org.nz/scholarships-for-school-leavers/ Keystone Trust Study Awards are the premier industry scholarships offered to students taking up studies for a career in the property and construction sector and we are inviting applications now until 1 September 2023. Students can apply for a Study Award and one or other of the industry-sponsored scholarships if they meet the necessary criteria.

A Study Award offers a recipient: a scholarship of $5,500 per annum for up to three years for tertiary study/ textbooks/course costs/accommodation ($16,500) industry mentoring and networking opportunities a first-year study buddy introductions to our industry sponsors workshops, site visits and paid internships

• What to Study: MoneyHub, a trusted consumer finance website, offers a comprehensive guide for students grappling with decisions about their future studies. The guide offers insights and showcases twenty jobs currently in high demand. For more details, visit the What to Study page.

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MoneyHub also has a must-read guide that explains apprenticeships. If you're interested in learning a trade, this page is for you. https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/apprenticeships.html

FROM OUR DEPARTMENTS

Phone: 07- 345 6124

Email: office@rotorualakes.school.nz www.rotorualakes.school.nz