Sturmey Most Valuable Player Premier 1 Netball Final
MVP: Whanganui High School goal defence Kahurangi Sturmey edged out former WHS player, Kaierau's, Eleanor Hogan for the Most Valuable Player honours in the Premier netball final on Monday...
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Subtle messages from hands-on artist Graham Hall
Artist Graham Hall with two woodcuts from his Handscape exhibition which is showing at Space Gallery. Graham teaches Art at Whanganui High School. PHOTO/Stuart Munro Whanganui artist and teacher...
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Success for age group programme - March 2016
GOT YOUR BACK: The Whanganui Under-17 girls celebrate winning their inaugural games as a team at the weekend. Five of the team are students from Wanganui High School: front row, from left to...
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Summer of Success for WHS
Summer of Success for WHS - Wanganui Secondary School News - River City Press 20/4/17 Tēnā koutou katoa, During the final week of the term, we held four very successful mixed year level...
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Sunny Kumar had the audience clapping at Diwali
Young Whanganui High School dancer Sunny Kumar, also known as Whanganui's Michael Jackson, had the audience clapping in rhythm at the Diwali Cultural performances held on Saturday 5 November at...
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Super-human effort for hospice - June 2015
Wanganui High School students braved the wind and rain for a super-hero-themed fun run to raise funds for Hospice Wanganui yesterday. Former WHS teachers Vanda Butters and Elizabeth McKnight were...
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Surf Lifeguard Service seeks recruits
All former WHS students; Clarissa Nowak, Julian Kasner and Samantha Miller say being a life guard is the best summer job there is. The Wanganui Surf Lifeguard Service wants to show you behind the...
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Surf lifesavers practicing their life saving techniques
Surf lifesavers Clarissa Nowak and Alex Furlong, both WHS students, were practising their life saving techniques at Castlecliff this week. "New and experienced lifeguards have started getting...
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Suzuki Series sizzles - December 2015
DOUBLE JOY for former WHS student: Whanganui's Richard Dibben (Honda) won both SuperMoto races. The international visitors to the Suzuki Series set the pace as the three-round road racing contest...
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Swimmers power to big success at meet
The performances of Whanganui Swim Team members (back left) Shannon Schimanski, and WHS students Sarya Lower, Naimh Hogan and Alex Forlong at the national age group champs were nothing short of...
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Swimmers results from Wellington Regional Champs - July 2015
Wellington winter (short course) champs is one of the largest short course (25 meter pool) events in the country behind only Auckland and NZ champs. It was held at the Wellington Regional...
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Taking fancy footwork into the boxing ring
Former WHS student Ardon England is preparing for a charity boxing match in Auckland in October; stepping off the dance floor and into the boxing ring. PHOTO / Stuart Munro From the dance floor...
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Taking life lessons from our awa, on our awa
Whanganui's Ash Patea (former WHS student) - educator, river guide and entrepreneur, with more to come. Whanganui River Tours, with Ashley Patea at both figurative and literal helm, provides more than...
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Talent and hard work opening doors for Kate
A SONGWRITER'S VISION: The winner of last month's Musicians' Club songwriting competition, former WHS student Kate Van Elswijk, overcame a vision impairment to compete on The Voice Australia. PHOTO:...
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Talent Quest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our Talent Quest:- 1st Seth Scrimshaw - Music/Magic2nd Finn Brown, Connor Bourne, Mitchell Brett-Atkins - Nerd Rap3rd Te Paerata Tichbon, Eleishah...
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