Whanganui fine arts students bring out their best for Interstice
June 18, 2021
Whanganui fine arts students are exhibiting their work across two galleries this week. Interstice - the intervening space, showing at Edith Gallery and Whanganui Community Arts Centre gallery, is the...
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Whanganui High School taking three-pronged approach to 40 Hour Famine
June 18, 2021
World Vision's annual 40 Hour Famine fundraiser will begin across New Zealand next Friday, and Whanganui High School has assembled a team of students to maximise involvement in the event. Teacher...
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Whanganui teen, Cyprus Hill, wins the top award at Blue Light Camp in Taupo
June 17, 2021
Whanganui teenager, Cyprus Lily Hill (16), walked away with the top award at the recent Blue Light Life Skills programme held in Taupo from 31 May to 4 June. Cyprus, who attends Whanganui High School,...
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GOME help Vocational Studies Students get driver's licences through school
June 17, 2021
For many years Whanganui High School’s Vocational Studies department has been endeavouring to deliver Drivers Licences into their student’s teaching timetable. Students in this programme...
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Fantastic results at Whanganui Chess Regionals
June 17, 2021
Last Thursday, we took two chess teams to the Whanganui Chess Regionals Tournament. This was a mixed-level tournament between schools from throughout the region, competing in teams of 4, where the...
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Choir farewells conductor on a rousing note
June 16, 2021
The Lyric Singers' mid-year concert was a poignant occasion as the 36-strong choir bid farewell to their long-time musical director, Joanna Love. Joanna and her husband Pat McNamara arrived in...
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Performance Showcase at the Salsa Congress
June 15, 2021
A performance showcase of Salsa dancing from Tobias Perkins (Year 11) and ex-student Sophie Perkins. See the video of their performance at the Salsa Congress 2021...
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Whanganui student recognised for excellence at Blue Light camp
June 12, 2021
A Whanganui teen walked away with a top award at a recent life skills programme run alongside the police and defence force earlier this month. Sixteen-year-old Whanganui High School student Cyprus...
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Whanganui fall at the final hurdle at the Central U15 Basketball Qualifying Tournament
June 11, 2021
The Whanganui Under-15 boys' basketball team fell at the final hurdle to finish second in the Central U15 B Grade tournament over Queen's Birthday Weekend. The team featured many of the same players...
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Whanganui's Seth Reardon had class wins in the penultimate round of the NZ Enduro Series
June 11, 2021
Strong results over Queen's Birthday Weekend have set two PWR Yamaha riders up for potential class victories when the Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Enduro Series wraps up this weekend. Whanganui's Seth...
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Empowering Whanganui and Manawatu young people to make positve Financial choices
June 10, 2021
When it comes to money matters, just 14 percent of secondary school students say they learn a lot from school, and half say they learn little or nothing. Life Education Trust NZ has set out to change...
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High School Students win Gold & Silver in NZ Chef’s Regional Competition
June 10, 2021
Three year 12 Whanganui High School students accompanied by Linda Hardcastle, Head of Food Technology, competed at the NZ Chef’s Regional Competition 2021 recently at the Western Institute of...
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Basketball champ shoots for Gold with Waikato
June 9, 2021
Congratulations to former Whanganui High School student Sophie Andrews, who won the NZ U19 Basketball Championships with the Waikato team! Well done, Sophie!! Click on the link below to watch Sophie...
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Jayden brings home Bronze at Waikato/Bays Judo Champs
June 8, 2021
Year 10 student Jayden Ivory, competed over the Queen's Birthday weekend at the Waikato/Bays 2021 Area Open Judo Championships in Rotorua. The event was held on 6 June at Rotorua Events Centre. He...
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House Quiz winner for 2021, WHENUA!
June 7, 2021
Our four houses battled it out on 4 June in our annual Whanganui High School ‘House Quiz’ competition. A grand total of 92 teams went over to Jubilee Stadium in an assortment of coloured tutus and...
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