Extracurricular

Performing Arts

Person in charge

Name
Mrs N. Campbell

Whanganui High School offers a wide range of Performing Arts for students to participate in.

Students are able to challenge themselves in many different areas - Dance, Drama, Music, Stage Challenge, Productions, Kapahaka, Pasifika; or even as a combination of several of these activities.

Available activities

Chamber Music

Choir - AwaSide

Choir - Special

DanceNZmade

Jazz Band

Kapa Haka

Music Tuition

Open Mic

Pasifika

Rockquest

Production - School Wide & Junior

Stage Art

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Sport

Person in charge

Name	Phone	Email
Mrs L. Murphy	+64-6-3490178	murphy.l@whs.ac.nz

Whanganui High School offers a wide range of sports to our students.

We also offer a Sports Performance Programme. This programme targets a selected range of students and offers a more advanced training and support, that will allow them to reach the next level of their athletic performance.

Sports Performance Pathway 2019

This programme will target a selected range of students and offer more advanced training and support that will allow them to reach the next level of their athletic performance and their associated team sport / support sport activity.

The performance group will be limited to a maximum of 30 places initially and will be chosen in conjunction with sport staff and coaches. Participants will come from identified sports and activities that fit with the sport development pathway model and level one sport priorities.

This is a best practise, leading edge model for athlete development, coaching and personal development and will align with sports codes and national programmes wherever possible.

What will it include?

If you are included on this programme you will have access to:

Mentoring – A assistance with goal setting and developing a yearly performance plan.
Leadership / personal development - Help with development and coaching around taking leadership roles within teams and sport at WHS.
Physical preparation – Access to specialist physical development and conditioning sessions and programmes.
Support – To ensure students can maintain a work, sport, life balance throughout the year.
Lifestyle / Nutrition – Advice and assistance with nutrition and lifestyle management.