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Tēnā koutou, ki te whānau o Onehunga High School
Last year the Music Department set its sights on participating for the first time in the prestigious Big Sing choral festival. They achieved this with an outstanding performance at the Town Hall, which drew praise from the judges. Drama students similarly are working extremely hard to ensure the success of the school production of ‘Little Women’. This will be a night for all the family to enjoy. Once again, OHS hosted the Top New Zealand Art Folio Exhibition. Thirty Level 3 Scholarship art folios were on display for the school to enjoy and for our students to be inspired by. Research tells us that the Arts increases empathy, tolerance and develops an understanding of who we are and how we can positively contribute to society. It is so pleasing to see the Arts thriving at OHS.
The senior students’ in the Food and Hospitality Department made us extremely proud by producing and serving a quality meal for over 100 whānau last week and a truly delicious meal for the Maungakiekie Rotarians this week. Both these occasions were used for NCEA assessments.
There are many notable highlights across the past fortnight:
- The Junior Debating team have been working very hard to up-skill and have had some pleasing wins. They have impressed us with their enthusiasm and oratory skills.
- Four junior boys competed with over 500 athletes in the Auckland Secondary Schools Orienteering Competition this week, with outstanding results.
- It was a privilege for me to accompany the Year 11 and 12 History students to a lecture given by the legendary Minnijean Brown Trickey last week. History was brought alive for students.
- The after school study space grows in popularity each week. We have large numbers of students attending, taking advantage of the support provided for upcoming assessments by many dedicated staff.
- In the sports arena, we have had many exciting wins. It is hard to go past the Senior Girls’ Rugby 10’s 84-0 win against Aorere! The Year 9 Netball team showed great fortitude to win 11-10 in the final minutes of play against Botany Downs College.
As we head into the winter months, please be mindful of the winter uniform. Students are expected to wear the correct uniform items to and from school, including the OHS jumper and school jacket. Thank you for supporting our high standards.
As I have communicated before, there is a direct correlation between regular attendance and achieving NCEA credits. Students that attend 85% or more, are on average twice as likely to achieve and six times more likely to get excellence. With only two weeks of term left, I encourage all students to go the extra mile to ensure that they can continue to feel proud of their efforts.
We are looking forward to celebrating Matariki next week. The rising of Matariki is significant as it reminds us to pause, reflect and plan for the future. Ka mahuta a Matariki i te pae, ka mahuta ō tātou tūmanako ki te tau. When Matariki rises above the horizon, our aspirations rise to the year ahead.
Enjoy the weekend.
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Sports Highlights
- Orienteering: OHS had a small team attend the Auckland Secondary Schools Individual Championships at Woodhill on Tuesday 18th June, with Harrison Avis 2nd Junior Boys Standard, Nathan Marshall 8th Intermediate Boys Standard, William Scott 4th Intermediate Boys Standard, Xavier White 5th Junior Boys Championship.
- Boys Rugby: The First XV have won three games in a row, including two games on the road. The team is in a log jam with three other teams chasing a top 4 finish with two games remaining in the first round.
- Girls Rugby: The Girls 10s are comfortably in third place in their pool, coming off the back of two big wins. The team has scored 150 points in three games to date!
- Cross Country: Congratulations to Lisa and Sarah Hellyer who attended the NZSSAA Cross Country Championships in Christchurch last weekend. Lisa and Sarah competed in the Senior Championship race, which boasted 113 runners and were members of the four-person Senior Women Auckland Relay team. Individual race 4000m Senior Girls 2nd overall Lisa Hellyer, 11th overall (9th New Zealander) Sarah Hellyer. Regional relay 4 x 2000m 1st Auckland Senior Girls A team Lap 3 Sarah, Hellyer 7:59 24:09, Lap 4 Lisa Hellyer 7:48 31:57.
- Basketball: Senior Boys A have moved into the Top 6 play-offs, while the Senior Girls A are currently topping their competition.
Hockey: OHS Mixed 8s secured a big 10-0 win last week with Olivia Thomas-Stone claiming a hat trick of goals. - Football: OHS Junior Boys A are currently sitting on top of the Central Eastern 14A2 Division with a perfect record.
EVENTS COMING UP:
Winter tournament week is being held from 2nd – 6th September. We have three football teams competing at national tournaments and five teams playing in regional competitions.
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Recent News
Big Sing Delights.
The OHS Choir prefers to be called 'Sing Squad', they attended the Big Sing choral festival at the Town Hall yesterday. | |  |
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Students Help Keep Onehunga Beautiful.
A group of young OHS environmentalists are organising members of our school community to join them at a planting day at the Onehunga Peoples Garden, located only a block from the school at 64 Arthur St. | |  |
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Awesome Result For Girls' 10's Rugby!
This team are on a well-deserved winning streak, notching up big scores against opposition teams. | |  |
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OHS Drama Production, ‘Little Women’ Coming Soon.
If you haven’t attended an OHS drama production, you really must, for they never fail to impress and delight. | |  |
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OHS Hosts Maungakiekie Rotary
Hosting a dinner for the Maungakiekie Rotary members is always a pleasure. | |  |
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One Hundred Covers-No Problem!
OHS Level 2 &3 Food and Hospitality students cooked a delicious 3 course meal for over 100 guests on Monday evening. | |  |
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Year 12 Health Science Academy Students Visit Middlemore Hospital.
OHS Year 12 Health Science students were grouped with students from AGGS on a tour of Middlemore Hospital this week. | |  |
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Spoken Like Champions.
The senior, OHS Spoken Word team have for the second year in a row made it through to the semi-finals of ‘Word the Front Line’. | |  |
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48 Hour Film Project
The 48 Hour Film Project is an annual film competition in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue, and have 48 hours to create a short film containing those elements. | |  |
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ENTREPRENEURS IN ACTION
Congratulations to our head girl Magdalene Ieremia-Apelu. | |  |
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Sign up to SchoolBridge
Over the Term we have been working to add more functionality to the new School Bridge Platform to make it easier for us to communicate with you.
SCHOOLBRIDGE
Currently you are able to access the following information
- Report absence
- Student timetables & results
- Notice & calendar
- KAMAR portal
Added functionality coming for the start of Term 3 is:
- Student / Whānau / Kaitiaki Conference Booking
- Subject Selection for 2025
- EOTC (Trip) information and Permission Slips
In preparation for this, we are asking for all whānau to ensure they have logged into SchoolBridge and set up their account.
TO LOGIN TO SCHOOLBRIDGE
Enter https://ohs.school.nz into the address bar in a web browser - Click on Menu (Left hand side) and then Select “Sign In”
Follow the instructions to sign in using the email we have sent this to, or any other email that is registered with us in KAMAR.
We hope that you enjoy using the SchoolBridge Platform.
Careers
This past fortnight, our students have enthusiastically engaged with guest speakers invited in around their interests. Students researching careers in the creative industries met with staff from Massey’s College of Creative Arts, while others attended an inspiring seminar on academic life at Otago University.
Students considering the Superyacht industry and Hospitality Management gained knowledge about these dynamic sectors through a meeting with Queenstown Resort College.
Three lawyers from Meredith Connell law firm shared their career journeys and insights into the legal profession. Another group of students met with Police officers who shed light on the realities and rewards of serving the community, as well as the career pathways within the NZ Police.  |
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