TRICKS OF THE TRADE: Occupational therapist and former WHS student Amber Ward (left) with acting patient using a medicine ball for desk comfort. Emma Russell continues her series charting the stories...
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'UN' thrashes out problems in city - March 2015
Congratulations to Wanganui High School students Alister Hughes and Tim Rowe who were top speakers at MUNS and Ben Clow who received Merit. A "United Nations General Assembly" made up of students from...
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1st Prize in the Senior Short Film Category
Dear Jack and Whanganui High School Team Members, Nusr and Mikaya Congratulations – your Bullying-Free NZ Week competition entry has won First Prize in the Senior Short Film...
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1st XI Boys Hockey convincing win over Collegiate - May 2016
Well done to our 1st XI Boys Hockey team who had a convincing 5-0 win over Collegiate last night, Thursday 26 May, in their competition game. Awesome result boys! (Lisa Murphy, Sports...
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1st XI Cricket won their T20 regional semi final
Woohoo!!!!! Our 1st XI Boys Cricket team won their T20 regional semi final game today at school against Horowhenua College. WHS went in to bat first and made 115 runs with Harry Lillington...
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2017 Cultural Festival - fantastic evening!
2017 Cultural Festival If you came to the cultural festival on the 17th of June you would have been able to smell a lot as soon as you stepped through the doors of the full WHS hall. From German...
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2017 was an AMAZING year for WHS SPORT
The Year 2017 What an amazing year WHS has had with sport. Here are a few great moments we have had! February • NZ Kayaking Champs started the year well with our WHS...
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3 students selected CRNZ high performance camp for kayaking
Lucas Thompson, Sophie Brooke and Jack Clifton are up in Karapiro this weekend for their 2nd CRNZ high performance athlete pathway camp for kayaking. All 3 were selected for the pathway based on...
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50th celebration of High School Tramping Hut - October 2015
A group of Wanganui High School students, teachers and parent helpers on a Hut working bee. Back in the 1960s the Tongariro Parks Board wanted to expand the number of huts in the Park. Wanganui...
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A band for The People
The People are Matt Edmonds, Georgie Ormond, Alex Penfold, Ian Bartlett, former WHS students Dylan Stanford and Debbie Head, Chloe Franklin-Brown and Stan Manthyng. PHOTO: Tia Ranginui Whanganui's...
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A BIG thank you to our student coaches/umpires
A BIG thank you to our students who coached and umpired our school teams this year! You have all done an amazing job - THANK YOU! (Lisa Murphy, Sports Co-ordinator)
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A dog walk for charity
FUNDRAISERS: Ready for the walk this Saturday are (from left) Tui Gower with Abbott, Suzan Timms-Lees standing and Sandy McAllen with Vera. PICTURE / PAUL BROOKS This Saturday, dogs and their owners...
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A dozen medals for judo youngsters
Back row, left, Keightley Watson (WHS student), Kasey Watson (recently left WHS), Brierley Watson (WHS student). Middle left, Marshall Littlefiar, Adam Frieslaar. Front, Callaghan Watson. It was a 12...
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A freezing polar plunge
Best dressed teenager went to a group of three Bumblebees; Erica Tanner, Abby Hurley and Jadzia Morris, all former WHS students who braved the polar plunge at Castlecliff beach on Sunday 25...
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A letter of appreciation of local secondary school students
Ann Butler sent River City Press the following letter: “A group of friends from a local high school had an evening out at the weekend. They were going to the pictures and decided that they would...
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