Park Press for April 2014 — Logan Park High School

Distinction Morning Tea

Some Scholarship and Excellence Recipients

Principal's Message

Kia-ora koutou Parents and Caregivers,

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New students afternoon tea

Teachers meeting the parents of their new students

New Students Afternoon Tea

We all enjoyed meeting parents/caregivers and whanau of our new students at the end of February.

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Sports Day

Long Jump

Sports Day 2014

Every year Logan Park has a lot of fun on our Sports Day. This year was no exception, with all students across at the Caledonian Grounds competing in a range of events.

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Connor Seddon

Debating

Logan Park Successes in the Otago-Southland Russell McVeagh Debating Competition

Logan Park entered two teams in the recent Otago-Southland Russell McVeagh Debating Competition– the First team comprising experienced debaters Jacobi Kohu-Morris (Y12), Connor Seddon and Helen Prime (both Y13) and the Second being a development team made up of Y11 students Oscar LaDell, Grant McNaughton and Rauari Griffin. This yearly competition is aimed at identifying the strongest debaters in the Otago-Southland region and forming a team to compete in the national competition and it was held on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th of March.

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Cathi Graham

Receiving leaving gifts from students

Farewell to Cathi Graham

On Thursday March 13th, we marked the retirement of Cathi Graham, our HOD International Department, with a splendid morning tea and tributes for a job well done over 18 years.

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Art Folio

Luke Major - NCEA Level 1 Excellence

Writing Successes

A number of Logan Park writers have featured in Dunedin newspapers recently.

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Alice McNoe

Otago schools orienteering championships

Orienteering Otago Champion

Alice McNoe has won the Otago Schools Orienteering Champs in her age group.

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Media Studies

filming

Film making

Media Studies students have started work on their original films.

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Otago Basketball Representatives

Kate Denys, Erica Stedman, Jaren Roy and Shania Quinn

Otago and New Zealand Reps in Basketball

Congrats to Kate Denys, Erica Stedman, Jaren Roy and Shania Quinn for making Otago Rep teams for Basketball this year.

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Distinction Morning Tea

Some Scholarship and Excellence Recipients

High Achievers' Morning Tea

Students achieving Scholarship, NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 with Excellence Endorsed Certificates, and juniors achieving Junior Diploma with Distinction were celebrated with a special morning tea in March.

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Denise Walsh

With 2012 year 13 students

Remembering Denise Walsh MZNM, 1943-2014

Denise will be remembered fondly by her extensive Logan Park High School whanau for her immense contribution to our Kura over 47 years as HoD Drama, House Dean, teacher, director, stage manager, playwright, caregiver, school garden designer, colleague, and friend.

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High Achievers Speakers

Connor Seddon, Josephine Devereux, and Jacobi Kohu-Morris.

Public Speaking Successes

Our Public Speakers have been busy competing in a number of competitions recently.

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Orchestra

After performing for assembly

Orchestra entertains Assembly

Our very talented Orchestra, conducted by John Dodd and led by Year 13 student Josephine Devereux, entertained school assemblies recently.

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Sunburst Regatta

The boats racing

South Island Secondary Schools Sunburst Regatta

Logan Park students competed and took first place in the recent South Island Secondary Schools Sunburst Regatta.

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Shanghai visitors

Kailin, Cathi, Zhang

International Visitors

A group of a dozen high school students from Shanghai in China spent two weeks in Dunedin recently as part of a sister city summer school.

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Special Olympics

Awards won

Special Olympics – Athletics Ribbon day.

Logan Park had 9 students participating in the Special Olympics event this year. The mission of the Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for students giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

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Music Camp

Choir

Music Camp

Music camp was a lot of fun for all involved.

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International Stewart Island Tramp

Group photo

International Stewart Island Tramp

A three day tramp to Stewart Island is what some of us Internationals, had the luck to experience! Mr Thompson nicely took us to the anchor of the country that we were all dying to see since Stewart Island has always been presented to us as the 'original Aotearoa nature'.

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Food Technology

Sam Ebdell making aioli

Food Technology

Year 10 Food Technology students are preparing for their stall at the Otago Farmers’ Market on April 5th.

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Year 12 Biology Trip

Students dissecting a shark

Year 12 Biology Trip

On the 17th of March Year 12 biology students made their journey out to Portobello across the harbour from Port Chalmers.

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Wolfestock

Abby Wolfe

World Championships of Performing Arts

Ex-Logan Park student Abby Wolfe (17) has been selected for the NZ Performing Arts Team to compete in America at the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, in July this year.

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International

Race Unity

Welcome new international students.

LPHS welcomes 24 new international students, including a group of seven Thai students who are here on a month-long visit to experience a New Zealand high school.

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Surfing

St Clair beach

Surfing at St Clair

Several students have taken to the sea with a surf board this term to learn how to ride a wave.

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