Notices -

Wednesday 26th of June, 2024

Meeting / Practices		Location	When	Staff
Careers	Victoria University visit - scholarships and Halls	M410	Thu 27 Jun 1.20	BAC
	Come and get info about Scholarships and Halls - options, applications, tips
Sport	Pickleball League Term 3	Sports Department Office upstairs in the Tindill gym	Mon 1 Jul 1.20pm	TNP
	A pickleball league is starting in term 3. Games will be played on Friday afternoons at Ākau Tangi Sports Centre. Register on our sports website if you would like to play. There is a meeting for all players at the start of lunchtime on Monday 1 July. https://www.sporty.co.nz/WHS/home

Notices		Staff
Careers	Careers Workshops for Yr 11 - 13 Students	PTD
	Chuni Bhikha and Bec McKenzie will be running career workshops that include: Apprenticeship information, tips on work experience, CV writing, cover letters, job search strategies, and one-on-one discussions on upcoming mid-year courses. NOTE: Just turn up All workshops will be held in M410 (1.20 pm - 2.20 pm) Students can bring their lunches
General	Blank Canvas: call for entries	JOR
	Blank Canvas: call for entries Calling all Wellington High School students and staff! Showcase your creativity in The Blank Canvas Exhibition. Bring your artwork to the art department by Week 9, Thursday June 27, for the exhibition, which will run at the end of the term! All submitted artworks will be exhibited! Express yourself through painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, or any medium. Find the entry form on the notices or scan QR codes on posters. Don't miss the chance to share your talent and be part of this celebration of art and imagination! Come talk to an art teacher if you have any questions. Register your artwork here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRirNDCKigMgjVBF6xP2yiNeVuQuHqT8r3foqhN8kOVOrHZw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General	Geography survey	VNN
	Want to help out some Year 13 Geography students? Fill out a quick survey on public bins and pollution within the Wellington CBD: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc38rtLyhUcVg-1NrTidgCi6KGe-dU364J2C7b0Ef4EUgwAkg/viewform?usp=sf_link
General	Please return any and all tramping club gear	HAJ
	Have you ever borrowed tramping gear from Mr. Pancha? Did you remember to return it? If not, please bring it by the Maths Office in M303. It could have been from last month or even 4 years ago. NO QUESTIONS ASKED! Our gear is dwindling and we would love to get it all back :)
General	Speaking Competitions	RYC
	Two annual speech competitions - Stockley Cup and Dunsheath Plate are coming up. Stockley: open to all Senior students (11 to 13), speeches 6 to 8 minutes long. Thursday 8 August, 6pm at Rutherford House at Victoria University's Pipitea Campus. Dunsheath: open to all Junior students (years 9 and 10), speeches 4 to 6 minutes. Tuesday 6 August, 6pm at Rutherford House at Victoria University's Pipitea Campus. Both are oratory competitions in which students will be asked to make a speech about any topic of their choice. Speeches should be prepared and will be judged on oratory skill, but students may use cue cards or notes and time themselves with a phone or stopwatch.. Each school may enter one student into Stockley Cup and two students into Dunsheath Plate. Entries are needed by Friday 2 August, and need to include the name of the student, their year level, and the title of the speech. Because these are open entries, please share this info with anyone who is interested. Any questions, please email me at leogrka@whs.school.nz.
General	Year 13 Nepal 2025	PAB
	Meeting for parents and students is in the school staff room on Monday 1st July, starting at 6pm. Anyone who is in Year 12 (this year) is welcome to attend and find out more about this trip.
Music & Drama	Music Evening	HEK
	Music Evening: Come along to Music evening next week! Tues 2nd July 6.30pm, Riley centre Students $5 You can book online here! https://www.trybooking.com/nz/SOE
Students	Music department closures	HEA
	The Music department will be closed at interval and lunch for the rest of term - except for itinerant lessons and band practices. This is so that we can focus on assessments in week 9, and music evening in week 10. Thanks everyone.