We competed in the Otago Southland regional Get to Go Challenge on 16 September and found the training in sea kayaking on the water with the Otago Polytechnic Sports Institute was useful preparation.
Posted: Sunday September 13, 2015
Congratulations to Lara Liesbeth who has won a New Zealand Spelling Bee Teacher Award, in recognition of her innovative and effective teaching programmes which aim to instill a love of language in her pupils.
Posted: Sunday September 13, 2015
Students were concerned about a number of global issues and decided to fundraise through selling cupcakes as well as holding a mufti-day.
Posted: Wednesday September 9, 2015
Congratulations to Jonty Horwell who is the 2015 New Zealand Secondary Schools Indoor Bowls Singles Champion. He competed at the the Secondary Schools tournament during Term 3.
Posted: Thursday September 3, 2015
At the end of August our International students appreciated several days exploring Lake Tekapo and some stunning South Island locations.
Posted: Sunday August 30, 2015
Our wonderful Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB), Liz Cameron was farewelled by staff in August. Liz has been appointed as a Counsellor at Kavanagh College and has started her new job.
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
Congratulations to Ava Straw who was the top Year 12 speaker in the Otago Alliance Francais French Speaking competition held at the University of Otago in August. Ava also won last year when she was in Year 11.
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
Our previous Board of Trustees, Student Representative, Grant McNaughton has been chosen for the Dunedin City Council's new Youth Council initiative.
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
Congratulations to Head Boy, Jacobi Kohu-Morris who won the Lions New Zealand Young Speechmaker national final in Tauranga in August.
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
Congratulations to all of our 2015 Year 9 Scholarship winners.The following students received scholarships:
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
At the end of June, strong cross country runner, Henri Gaudin competed in the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Cross Country Champs in a huge field of 208 runners.
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
The CPIT Jazz and Rock School held a concert for Music students in August.
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
Our senior students enjoyed their Formal Dinner and Dance in the last week of Term 2.
Posted: Sunday August 23, 2015
We've enjoyed the end of season tough competition and hard fought battles on many fronts recently.
Posted: Saturday August 22, 2015
Outward Bounds Mind, Body and Soul course was a life-changing experience. Outward Bound for me was a perspective change, a new confidence in myself and my abilities, an opportunity to learn not just about myself but other people and a move towards bettering myself.
Posted: Friday August 21, 2015
Early in Term 3, my Year 13 Classics class had the privilege of being visited by a University of Otago lecturer, to expand our knowledge on Alexander the Great.
Posted: Wednesday August 19, 2015
The second Otago University History Department senior secondary school quiz was held on Monday night August 17th at the Student Union. Twenty teams represented their schools in answering a wide range of historically interesting questions ranging from Black Civil Rights to assassinations.
Posted: Tuesday August 18, 2015
On Tuesday 11 August we had three teams compete in each of the Year 9 and Year 10 O'MAthalon Competitions held at the Edgar Centre.
Posted: Tuesday August 18, 2015
Congratulations to Ahi Katai-Mullane, Year 11 who has been selected for the Rangatahi O Te Moana, University of Otago and NZ Marine Studies 5 day residential programme for gifted and talented students in Year 11 and 12 considering a career in the Sciences.
Posted: Sunday August 16, 2015
Beth Lynch in Year 9 won the Dunedin Secondary Schools' Poetry Competition in August.
Posted: Friday August 14, 2015