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Otago Girls’ High School
NAUTILUS NEWS
24 July 2015
Otago Girls’
High School
Open Night
Tuesday 28 July, 7pm to 9pm
41 Tennyson Street, Dunedin
(03) 474 0496
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From the Principal
Ms Linda Miller
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
It is great to be back at school after my term away on Sabbatical. There is nothing
like being away from the usual routines to provide time to think and to clarify
what is important in your work. Otago Girls’ High School has always been about
providing the best quality of education to the girls of this region and this continues
to be the case. At the end of their time at Otago Girls’ we want our students to
be well prepared to take their place as productive citizens. In order to achieve
this goal the content of the education we provide has had to change over time.
These changes are a result of the transformation of society as social networks, cultural dynamics, political
structures, economic practices and technological advances have occurred. It is essential that we keep
pace with the changing demands that result but also that we stay true to the values and traditions that
underpin our school. My column in the recently published Mid-Year Report and an article in Thursday’s
Otago Daily Times outline the Global Leadership project I worked on during my sabbatical. I see this
as a way of supporting the curriculum currently operating within the school and of providing students
with opportunities to expand their horizons and deepen their learning. More information about the
programme will come out to students and the community once some major events on our school calendar
are out of the way.
Next Tuesday is our annual Open Night. This is a big event in our school calendar as it is an opportunity
to showcase what we offer at our school to families considering where to send their daughters for their
secondary schooling. All our students will be contributing to this event; helping to set up, demonstrating
in classrooms or guiding on the night. Our students are our best advertisement and I know they enjoy the
opportunity to show off their school.
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If you are enrolling another daughter at the school office by 12 noon on the 13 August.
Later in the week 38 students and two teachers from Yasuda, one of our Japanese sister schools, arrive for
a two week stay. Thank you to the families who are hosting these girls. Such exchanges provide a fantastic
opportunity for our students to become a little more internationalised and will also contribute evidence
towards the achievement of the Global Leadership Award.
Staff are also busy at present writing
senior reports, which will come out prior
to the Student Learning Conferences in
week six, and preparing for the Education
Review Office visit which occurs 17 – 21
August.
Otago Girls’ has had some wonderful
coverage in the media recently. To see
links to these articles and information on
the amazing achievements of our students
please remember to check out our
Facebook page. We always enjoy reading
your comments and seeing how news
about the achievements of the school, the
students and the staff travels so quickly
and so globally.
Ms L. Miller
Principal
Key Dates
Term 3
Week 2
28 June Open Night
30 July 12 August Yasuda School Visit
31 July
2016 Year 9 Scholarships close 4pm
Week 3
9-14 August
Year 13 Cross Country Ski Trip
Week 4
10 August
Opening Night “Portfolio” Art Exhibition
13 August Enrolments close 12 Noon
Coming Up: Student Learning Conferences Wednesday 26 August
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The above article appeared in Thursday’s ODT. It relates to women in Otago who have played a significant
part in the region’s history. All the women profiled and pictured had connections with Otago Girls’
High School as the author Millie Lovelock explains. While the article doesn’t mention Rachel Reynold’s
connection with OGHS she helped Learmonth Dalrymple fight for the establishment of our school. Rachel’s
daughters also attended Otago Girls’.
The author of the article, Millie Lovelock, was also an Otago Girls’ High School ex-girl and it was lovely to
see her writing so fondly of the school.
Mrs J. Smallfield
Archivist
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Year 10 Human Rights Festival
The top ten boards from each
Year 10 Social Studies class was
displayed in the hall and were
judged by a panel. The quality of
work was fantastic and there was
a good range of interesting topics.
Well done Year 10 for a fantastic
effort.
1st place was Meredith Walker
(Gloriavale)
2nd place was Bethany Astwood
(Forced Evictions)
3rd place was Lucy Matahaere
(Parihaka)
Lucy Matehaere, Meredith Walker and Bethany Astwood
Sport
Term 3 will be a busy term for sport at Otago Girls’ High School
All winter sports will be heading into semifinals and finals so good
luck to you all as you head towards these goals.
Exchanges
We have our annual Senior Triangular Tournament which is being
held at Otago Girls’ High School on Wednesday 19 August. This is
between Otago Girls’ High School, Southland Girls’ High School
and Waitaki Girls’ High School. This tournament is a great warmup for those senior teams that will be competing in winter sports week. Sports taking part are Senior A
netball, basketball, hockey, football, rugby, badminton and debating.
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Junior Winter Exchange will be held on Friday 11 September and this year we will be travelling to Waitaki
Girls’ High School. Teams taking part are 10A & 9A basketball, netball, combined Y9A & Y10 A football,
hockey and hopefully rugby, along with the junior debating team.
Sports Awards
Sports Awards will be held on Tuesday 8 September. At these awards we will be recognizing Juniors in a
Senior A team, coaches, five years participation and Blues.
Sports Booklet
The Sports Booklet is available to all students, parents and caregivers. It outlines to all the sports policies
that we adhere to here at Otago Girls’ High School. These can be found outside Ms Hokianga’s office
located in the school gym and outside the main school office.
English
Congratulations to Lucy Matahaere who is a finalist in the Pikihuia awards for Māori writers. There are
only three finalists in her category. For twenty years the Māori Literature Trust and HUIA Publishers have
been organising this unique, and increasingly popular, biennial contest producing award-winning Māori
writers in all genres. Lucy stands to win a cash prize of $500 and the school would receive $250 worth of
HUIA books. Two highly commended finalists will receive a cash prize of $250 each with their schools receiving $100 worth of HUIA books. Lucy is right up there and will certainly take away something. We are
so excited for you, Lucy and we wish you well as you head to the award ceremony in September. If you are
an enthusiastic writer like Lucy, why not have a look at the range of competitions that are still running on
our Ultranet page http://oghs.ultranet.school.nz/ClassSpace/1685/ There is the Margaret Mahy Starlight
Essay and Poetry Competition, starlingmag.com, the Sunday Star Times short story competition and the
Re-Draft publication. All of these places are accepting work from young people like you. If you need advice
or a bit of support, see your English teacher or contact Ms Dick at [email protected]
Ms K. Dick
Head of Department English
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Drama
The Year 11 Drama students performed their class play to the junior students at Arthur Street School
at the end of last term. It was a great experience for the cast and audience alike, as some of the students
were returning to their old primary school and the play was written specifically for a younger audience.
The performance was worth five level one NCEA credits and all of the students attempting the standard
achieved them.
Ms B. Leckie
Drama
Outward Bound Scholarship Available
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Outward Bound are currently offering Southland and Otago families a chance to attend a life-changing
Leaps & Bounds course. Aimed at parents and their teens aged 13-15, the course supports families to
strengthen their relationship and enjoy a shared adventure.
A Leaps & Bounds scholarship gives families 50% funding towards the course. This means that, thanks to
the generosity of our funders, scholarship recipients need only pay $2,250 towards their 8-day experience
of a lifetime.
Scholarships are available for Leaps & Bounds courses on:
· 31 August-7 September 2015
· 27 September-4 October 2015
To apply, simply follow the link below and fill out the necessary fields:
http://www.outwardbound.co.nz/support-us/support-next-generation-students/scholarships/leapsbounds-2015-scholarships/
To find out more about the course or the scholarship offer, get in touch on 0800 688 927 or email
[email protected]
Physedders of the fortnight
Junior Physedder: Rebecca Walker 10Rs - For being organised for class, showing
commitment to all activities and demonstrating a high level of physical skill.
Senior Physedder: Gabrielle Pleace 13Pe - For gaining a well deserved ‘Excellence’ for
her written report evaluating the importance of a biomechanical analysis to improve
skill performance.
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Year 11 Day Walk
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Artists on Show
Rose Stevenson Year 9
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Crystal Zhang Year 11
Food and Nutrition
Within Food and Nutrition in Term Two we were set the task of designing
health promoting strategies to enhance the healthy food choices of the
students at Otago Girls’. My vision was to enhance students food choices
through developing and running a food cooking competition and to see via
a teaching lesson, whether or not this will extend on students’ knowledge on
‘Energy Dense’ foods and make them more aware of these types of foods.
Overall the food competition ran successfully with Melissa Bonilla Casanas
and Hannah Woodford in Year 9 winning, with their healthy mixed berry
smoothie. On 1 July Highlander Joe Wheeler came in and talked to the Year
13 Food and Nutrition class. We learnt about the changes he had to make
to adapt his lifestyle to playing rugby and the dietary needs required before, Hannah Power with
during and after rugby games. I would just personally like to thank Joe Highlander Joe Wheeler
Wheeler for coming in to talk to our class, Mr Cook for organising for him to
come in, the Year 9 food class for participating and Mrs Cook for helping out
along the way. The winning recipe is supplied below.
Hannah Power 13Rn
Mixed Berry Smoothie
Serves 2
Ingredients
140g low-fat yogurt
2 tablespoon granola
100g mixed frozen berries
2 teaspoon honey
Method
1. Rinse the mixed berries in cold water
2. Place mixed berries, low fat yogurt and honey in a blender
3. Blend together ingredients and pour into a tall glass
4. Sprinkle granola on top of smoothie and drizzle with a little extra honey
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NZQA Fees are due now
Each senior student pays an annual fee when undertaking NCEA. The account of each senior student
has been charged $76.70. Thank you to those caregivers that have already paid this fee. Those doing
scholarship will have to pay the extra $30 per scholarship entry to the office.
Applications for financial assistance can be obtained from the NZQA website.
If eligible then the completed form and $20 must be paid to the office.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/entry-into-ncea/fees-for-ncea/
financial-assistance/
Alternatively forms may be picked up from the school office.
The deadline for payments is:
Friday 21 August: Financial assistance forms and payments
Friday 28 August: all other payments
Late payments must be paid directly to NZQA along with a late fee.
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Swimming
South Island Secondary Schools Swimming Championships
On Friday 3 and Saturday 4 July the SISS Swimming Championships were held in Greymouth. We had
three students represent Otago Girls’ High School; Alice Moran, Kaori Kitahara and Erin Ford. All girls
competed well and achieved many personal best times. Alice qualified for finals in two of her events while
Kaori qualified for five finals out of six events. Erin had an outstanding meet qualifying for finals in all
eight events and was placed third in the 400m freestyle open, 200m backstroke open and 400m IM open
events.
Mrs Julie Ford travelled as team manager. On behalf of the Otago Girls’ swimmers, I would like to thank
Julie for the wonderful job she did supporting the girls and making sure that they were at the right place
at the right time.
Miss M. Young
Teacher in Charge Swimming
Congratulations
Natasha Whyte 12Hi was awarded this certificate and a trophy at the Junior
Non-Commissioned Officer Course for Cadets over the holidays.
It was a course with 40 people, selected from the South Island, and it teaches
leadership skills for within Cadets and in the community. Georgia Hatton
(from the Air Cadets) also went on the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
Course over the holidays, the week after Natasha went.
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International Department
The International Department is delighted to welcome new students this term, from Japan, China and
Hong Kong. Our English Language Learners now come from Samoa, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Thailand, Korea, Nepal, India and Syria. They add a diversity of cultures and approaches to our school
community, which is good both for their learning and that of the students who have English as a first
language.
Both International and Kiwi students showed real leadership in extending the Kiwi Sisters group last
term. This is a great way for International and Kiwi students to spend time together. The Dunedin schools
have created a social committee to hold events where international and domestic students can meet and
have fun together. Our school organised the first activity for this group. Friday 26 June, approximately 55
students came to our gym where they participated in games to get to know each other, dodgeball and a
quiz. Having friends both within and outside of school makes it so much easier to do things together - and
to keep learning socially, culturally and academically.
Any OGHS student is welcome to join our Kiwi Sister programme and they can contact our co-ordinators
who are Shaharn Cameron and Bow Benjakul, or the teachers Mrs Boomer and Mrs Chapman.
Mrs K. Boomer and Mrs N. Chapman
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PTSA
A PTSA meeting was held on Wednesday and our principal Linda Miller spoke to us about her sabbatical
and the Global Leadership programme she is establishing at Otago Girls’ which featured in yesterday’s
ODT. Her plans were received with great enthusiasm from those at the meeting.
At the meeting two grants were made: $100 to Jade Johnston in Year 12 who is attending a St John’s
International Cadet Camp in Hong Kong and $800 was given to the A hockey team to attend the Audrey
Timlin Memorial Hockey tournament in Invercargill.
The PTSA have confirmed that their House and Garden Tour will be held on 18 October. If you have a
house or garden in the central Dunedin area that you would be prepared to open up to the ticket holders
please contact the school – we would love to hear from you.
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 26 August at 7.30pm (please note the change of date) and
will be a combined social event with the Board of Trustees in the school library. This is a great opportunity
for any new parents to come along and join our happy team. Contact us if you would like one of our PTSA
members to pick you up on the evening and bring you along
Careers
During the recent July school holidays a number of senior students attended STAR courses with different
tertiary providers. STAR funding is used to help students transition from school to further education,
training and employment by providing and purchasing tertiary-type courses. Girls attended courses in
First Aid, Food Safety, Advanced Customer Service, Hairdressing, and Communication Design.
Term 3 is a particularly busy time for Year 13 students as they start preparing applications for university and
polytechnic courses such as Bachelor Physical Education, Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Occupational
Therapy, Bachelor of Teaching – Primary or Early Childhood to mention a few. Students intending to
study at Otago University are encouraged to apply for Undergraduate Scholarships and the closing date
is 15 August. There are many other scholarships available that students may apply for and these can be
accessed from the Breakout database at school or from any public library.
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Girls are encouraged to take some time to research scholarship and funding applications. To date there
are over 4,000 awards, scholarships and grants available to individuals throughout New Zealand. Tertiary
course planning sessions for Year 13 students will take place during the term with University of Otago,
Otago Polytechnic, University of Canterbury, Auckland University and Victoria University.
General careers information can be accessed through Careers NZ at www.careers.govt.nz
This term students will be busy with curriculum based learning, sporting and cultural activities, parallel
exams and thinking about their subjects for the following year. Families, whanau and communities have
a major influence on a young person’s career decisions. Conversations at home about learning and career
planning will help build a shared understanding of student’s strengths, interests and aspirations. Families
and whanau are always welcome to make appointments with the Careers Adviser, Mrs Wilson.
Mrs V. Wilson
Career Education Leader
The Port Chalmers Seafood Festival is a fantastic Dunedin event that needs your help please! Volunteers
over 16 years of age are needed (for the whole day & possibly before) to assist with a variety of activities.
You could be helping out with the kids’ events, like face painting, helping the bands to set up their gear,
clearing food tables and just about any job you’re asked to!
It’s a fantastic opportunity to get together with a group of friends and arrange a great day out! Volunteering
is a great way to help your community by doing unpaid work while learning new skills, keeping socially
connected, and, potentially, finding paid employment. Volunteer activities like this look great on your CV
if you’re trying to get a job in a restaurant or café or even your first job!
Year 11, 12 and 13 students can sign up for this event on the Careers Notice Board near the school office. If
you have any questions or require further information, please phone Mrs Wilson in the Careers Department
on (03) 471 9722 or email [email protected]
For more information about the festival: http://www.festival.portchalmers.com/
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Important Dates for Otago University 2016 enrolment
http://www.otago.ac.nz/study/enrolment/index.html
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Important Dates for Otago Polytechnic
2016 enrolment
http://www.op.ac.nz/students/future-students/
Bachelor of Nursing
30 September 2015
Bachelor of Midwifery
29 August 2015
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy 21 September 2015
Bachelor of Social Services
30 September 2015
Bachelor of Design (Fashion or
30 November 2015
Communication or Product or
Interior)
Other courses have varied closing dates; go to http://www.op.ac.nz/ for more detailed
information.
Important Dates for Aoraki Polytechnic
2016 enrolment
http://www.aoraki.ac.nz/campuses/dunedin
Important Dates for Sir George Seymour
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Southern
NEWSLETTER
July 2015
Update
Welcome back to term three.
We trust that you had a good
break and enjoyed some of the
winter weather that we’ve been
having.
This letter will give you an
update on events that the
Southern Region Defence
Careers team are conducting for
the remainder of 2015. It also
includes some important dates
for your school leavers.
Thanks for your continued
support throughout 2015. We
look forward to catching up with
you when we get around the
South Island in the second half
of the year.
What’s on
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Defence
Expo (DE)
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Defence
Careers
Experience
(DCE)
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Southern Region
Defence Careers
Events 2015
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NZ Defence
Force Intake
Timelines 2015
1 | Defence Expo (DE) | 13 Sept – 15 Sept 2015
We’re going to roll out a new event in September. We have over 100 roles across the
New Zealand Defence Force, many of which are unknown to candidates. Therefore we’re
going to run an event to showcase the wide variety of roles that we have on offer.
A Defence Expo is going to be run at the Air Force Museum in Wigram, Christchurch.
There will be a public open day on Sunday 13 September. Monday and Tuesday, the 14th
and 15th of September will be for School groups. Attendance for school groups will be coordinated through career advisors.
We would like to host selected students from Year 11-13 from the Canterbury region at
this hands on, interactive expo showcasing what the NZDF has to offer. Unfortunately we
cannot take this outside the Canterbury region in 2015, but if it goes well we’ll see if we
can take it further afield in 2016.
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We’ll send out more information about this to career advisors in the Canterbury region
shortly!
Southern Region
Defence Careers Team
2 | Defence Careers Experience (DCE) | 28 Sept - 2 October
We’re pleased to let you know that we will be running a Defence Careers Experience
in the second half in 2015. This is a five day residential experience held at Burnham
Military Camp for Secondary School Students that are interested in a career in the
Navy, Army or Air Force. This will be held from 28 September to 2 October.
We’re looking for smart, active and team minded students who are interested in
joining the NZDF once they leave school. This is ideally suited for Y12 students, but
we’ll also consider Y11 or Y13 students. The DCE will focus largely on soldier, sailor,
airmen and airwomen roles. They include electronic, mechanical, technical and other
hands on roles in the NZDF!
Applications Close – Thursday 6 August at 4pm.
Successful candidates will be advised the week of 24 August.
Attached is the application form to be completed by both students and career
advisors. If you have any queries regarding the DCE, please contact Allie at
[email protected] or (03) 353 4063.
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3 | Recruiting events
for the Remainder of
2015 |
Nelson
ForceInfo – 6pm, 7 Dec
ForceFit – 7pm, 7 Dec
4 | New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Intake Timelines | If you have
students that are leaving at the end of 2015 and are looking at joining the NZDF, here are some
timelines that they need to know. What is important are the application lead times for students. Some
applications have already closed for intakes early next year. Applications typically take six months
from application start to intake!
What’s also important to note is that not every trade is taken on each intake. For specific and up to
date information of trade intakes and timelines please do get in touch with us.
Blenheim
ForceInfo – 6pm, 8 Dec
ForceFit – 7pm, 8 Dec
Christchurch
Womens’ ForceInfo – 6pm, 17 Aug
Womens’ ForceFit – 7pm, 17 Aug
ForceInfo – 6pm, 17 Aug
ForceFit – 7pm, 17 Aug
ForceInfo – 6pm, 15 Sept
ForceFit – 7pm, 15 Sept
Recruit Course
Intake starts 18 January 2016 | Applications CLOSED 10 July 2015
Recruit Course
Intake starts 3 July 2016 | Applications close 12 February 2016
Officer Intake
Intake starts 4 January 2016 | Applications CLOSED 26 June 2015
Officer Intake
Intake starts 3 July 2016 | Applications close 30 November 2015
Recruit Course 380
Intake starts 8 February 2016 | Applications close 7 August 2015
Recruit Course 381
Intake starts 29 February 2016 | Applications close 28 August 2015
Officer Intake
Intake starts 11 January 2016 | Applications close 10 August 2015
Recruit Course R1
Intake starts 18 January 2016 | Applications close 31 July 2015
Recruit Course R2
Intake starts 16 May 2016 | Applications close 19 December 2015
Officer Training
Intake starts 11 January 2016 | Applications CLOSED 26 June 2015
Officer Training
Intake starts 13 June 2016 | Applications close 30 Nov 2015
Defence Expo – 13-15 Sept
Defence Careers Experience – 28
Sept – 2 Oct
Greymouth
ForceInfo – 6pm, 25 Aug
ForceFit –7pm, 25 Aug
Timaru
ForceInfo – 6pm, 14 Sept
ForceFit – 7pm, 14 Sept
Dunedin
ForceInfo – 6pm, 10 Aug
ForceFit – 7pm, 10 Aug
Womens’ ForceInfo – 6pm, 11 Aug
Womens’ ForceFit – 7pm, 11 Aug
ForceInfo – 6pm, 24 Aug
ForceFit – 7pm, 24 Aug
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Cromwell
ForceInfo – 6pm, 18 Aug
ForceFit – 7pm, 18 Aug
Invercargill
Invercargill Careers Expo – 30/31
Jul
ForceInfo – 6pm, 17 Aug
ForceFit – 7pm, 17 Aug
Gore
Gore Career Expo – 6 August
To find out more visit:
DefenceCareers.mil.nz
Or email:
[email protected]
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