The cross country scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. We will advise of the new date once this has been decided.

Please ensure you come to school tomorrow in full school uniform with the required equipment for periods 4 and 5.

If you haven’t already, make sure you get along to see the New Zealand’s first ‘pavlova western’ Good For Nothing which features Terry MacTavish, our drama teacher and well known New Zealand actress. Pictured here, on the red carpet, with her mother Shona and with the star and producer of the film, Miss MacTavish took her Year 13 class (2008) to Central Otago when filming took place on the Kingston Flyer, during which she plays the heroine’s elderly chaperone. 

Shona and Terry MacTavish

Inge, Mike and Terry

Welcome home to Mrs Hearn-Rollo who spent time in Vancouver over the April holidays at the American Educational Research Association conference. Along with two colleagues Mrs Hearn-Rollo helped present the initial findings of the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative project that she is involved in that is looking at historical thinking and motivation in internal assessment in senior History. The project has another year to run and it is hoped that the findings from this will help inform teaching practice.

During the April holidays four Queen’s Year 10 students attended the Development Squad training camp in Alexandra. Abby Johnson, Taylor Murray, Latifah Fasia-Duff and Jessica White attended the camp where they learnt new skills and mixed with fellow netballers from all over Otago. Congratulations girls, and a big thank you to Ms Palmer for her organisation and parents for their support.

Taylor Murray

Abby Johnson

Latifah Fatisa-Duff

Jessica White

Budding photographer Katie Atkinson, Year 9, has won the  14yrs and under animal section of the Otago Wildlife ODT Photography competition. Katie’s winning photograph of a stick insect, was captured in her garden at home. Well done Katie!

Judah Kelly, Year 9, won five gold medals and one silver in the cadet division of the Southest Asia Oceania Roller Sport Speed  Championships held in Timaru during the April holidays. The young champion beat out rivals from New Zealand, Australia and Germnay to take gold in the 500m and 1km time trials, the 5km points race , the 10km elimination and relay  and silver in the half  marathon. Congrtaulations Judah!

Gemma Baldock (year 13) has won the coveted People’s Choice Award at the OpenArt “Almost an Island” art exhibition. A very talented artist, Gemma entered two works The Joys of Public Transport and Mac Bay Yacht Race which were created using textured paper and painting techniques. The two winning art works are currently on display at Guthrie Bowron who sponsored  the award.

Year 10 student, Caitlin Orr  has been asked to trial for the New Zealand under 18 Women’s Ice Hockey team. Caitlin plays for the Dunedin Women’s Ice Hockey Team (The Huskies), the Dihl team (The Beasts), a SNC team, the Dunedin Midgets, and for Queen’s High School. Caitlin is trialling for a forward position and should be she be successful will be playing Australian based teams later in the year. Congratulations Caitlin!