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NewsOctober 6

Being positively patriotic

God of Nations at thy feet, in the bonds of love we meet, hear our voices we entreat, God defend our free land.

NewsOctober 6

Escape from the piercing chill

I wonder, will it ever stop snowing?

NewsOctober 6

Redefining the value of truth

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Rubbish!

NewsJune 17

A world alone?

Autism has established a defining presence in modern society. About one in every 88 children born each year in New Zealand is diagnosed with the disorder. Shey Pope-Mayell, a year 13 pupil at Wakatipu High School, sheds some light on the issue of living with autism.

NewsJune 17

Action needed for road safety

Tourists have been boosting our economy for years, but are they really safe driving on our roads?

NewsJune 17

Med student inspired by life's hard experience

The brain is the most incredible thing on the planet and we can't do anything without it.

NewsNovember 11

Wakatipu High School senior prizes

Wakatipu High School held its senior prizegiving recently.

QueenstownAugust 12

Thumbs up for new uniform

Wakatipu High School pupils, staff and parents have voted overwhelmingly to adopt the proposed new uniforms, which will bolster pride in the school and improve its image, principal Steve Hall says.

QueenstownJune 3

Draft uniforms modelled

Progress on the introduction of a new uniform for Wakatipu High School pupils from the start of next year is continuing, with pupils, parents and staff viewing the latest version last week.

QueenstownMay 20

Gifted children policy bid

Wakatipu High School needs to develop a more coherent policy for its gifted and talented pupils, principal Steve Hall says, after a report slammed the only identification method as ''invalid''.

QueenstownFebruary 24

Novice four does Wakatipu club proud

The Wakatipu men's novice four, all from Wakatipu High School, has ended the New Zealand Club Rowing Championships in Twizel with a gold medal.

QueenstownFebruary 17

Participation day, Wakatipu HS, February 15

Wakatipu High School held its annual participation day on Friday. Pupils took part in activities in a friendly environment at the school's fields. The four houses compete in good spirit to start the school year and Olivia Caldwell, of the Queenstown Times, was there to capture it on camera.

QueenstownDecember 20

Progress ends statutory manager's role

The end of tenure of the Ministry of Education's troubleshooter in Wakatipu High School signals a return to normalcy following almost two years of turbulence triggered by a scathing Education Review Office (Ero) report.

QueenstownDecember 6

E-learning gets financial boost

Wakatipu High School's e-learning system - touted as the future of education - has received an $11,747 boost from Shotover Jet and the Wakatipu community.

QueenstownNovember 8

School band named best

Wakatipu High School's musical talent continues to dazzle peers around the South, as big band Best Served Chilled won the best band award and two awards for individual merit at the annual Southland Secondary Schools Jazz Festival last week.

QueenstownOctober 28

Five years of recycling celebrated

Keen recyclers from Wakatipu schools witnessed what happens to the bottles and newspapers they recycle during a five-year anniversary tour of the Wakatipu Recycling Centre on Thursday.

QueenstownSeptember 16

Wakatipu deputy principal resigns

One of the longest-serving members of the teaching staff at Queenstown's secondary school has announced his resignation as deputy principal after 20 years in the role.

QueenstownSeptember 11

Sport success

Wakatipu High School had a successful week during the annual schools winter tournament week, which ran from Monday to Friday last week.

QueenstownAugust 19

Pupils in kapa haka, waiata event

Having practised during their break times since the start of term three, 293 Wakatipu High School pupils took to the stage in a house kapa haka and waiata event on Friday.At the sound of a conch shell, amplified with the help of a microphone, each house filed on to a stage in the school gym watched by fellow pupils, teachers, parents and guests.

QueenstownJuly 22

Pupil makes cut for Hague International Model UN

Wakatipu High School pupil Felix Mouttaki (17) will join 21 fellow young New Zealanders in representing their country at the 4000-strong Hague International Model United Nations, beginning in late January.

NewsJune 12

Natural talent honed by practice

Jamie Anstiss picked up a mate's golf club two years ago for a friendly round and now he is one of Central Otago's brightest prospects in the sport.

QueenstownMay 28

Principal's homework done

Steve Hall is a self-described jack of all trades who has done his homework for the "serious business" of becoming Wakatipu High School's new principal.

QueenstownMay 23

Halberg CEO new Wakatipu principal

Wakatipu High School's new principal will arrive from Auckland three weeks into next term, the school announced yesterday.

QueenstownMay 17

Big Break chance for young acts

Youth bands, duos and solo artists will perform in Wakatipu High School's new music auditorium for Big Break 2012 tonight.

QueenstownApril 19

New term, new performing arts centre

Wakatipu High School pupils will be greeted with a new performing arts and music centre on Monday with the $2.2 million and seven-month project finished in time for term two.