Attention!
Graduation Parade for the THS Services Academy of 2016 at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday the 29th of October. Attended by our local Vietnam Veterans. Matua Ken Tipene
An opening by the sea
Haramai tetahi ahua !!! Mutunga mai o te Pai!!! It was Tikipunga High School’s honour and privilege to assist the hau kainga Te Uri o Hikihiki of Whangaruru in the formal opening cultural ceremonies and entertainment of Mr Alexander Abramov Luxury Accommodation on Tuesday the 25th of October. Although, to
Taonga
We were asked to speak to the junior students at Totara Grove about ‘Taonga’. 12 students walked down to Totara Grove and spoke openly about their Taonga. Thank you to Whaea Livi who organised the visit, the students thoroughly enjoyed it and have asked to go back to teach games
Science Tasters
Who – STEM Class Where – Sport and Recreation Course at Northtec (ASB Stadium) When – 2016/09/02 Highlights: “STEM has been given the opportunity to have a couple of science tasters this year. Our first visit was with the staff and students of the Sport and Recreation Course. The students
Going Bush
Where – Santoft Forest, Whanganui Who – Services Academy When – 2016/09/25 Highlights: “One of our favourite highlights was being the last section to leave for our competition but then finding out that we were the first to get back and actually winning the competition. Another would be preparing an
7TUI ZOO TRIP
In Term 2, 7Tui as part of their Science based unit visited the Auckland Zoo on 7th July 2016. Time was spent in the Education room where they questioned and received clarification from zoo staff. After the a few hours in the Education room the class was put into
Year 9 Ski Trip
Year 9 Ski and Snowboard trip departed with ten year 9 students from a wide range of classes. We left in 1 van at 12.15 pm on Thursday, to avoid the worst of the traffic in Auckland. We stopped to pick up Peter Reinsfield and had a late afternoon
Pasifika 2016
We left school bright and early at 7 am. We stopped at Wellsford before arriving at the Festival at 9:15, getting a park quite close. The day started slowly, before the crowds started packing out the place. Students visited all the displays by the different Island Nations and participated in
Year 8 Camp
Mr Mills and 22 year 8 students headed out to Taurikura for their camp last week. Our first stop was at Reotahi, where we walked around the headland and the old Freezing Works, before heading into our base. After lunch, we split off into our 3 groups for activities.
Year 13 Seakayaking Trip
After a theory session at school in term 1, we had our first skills day with Ken Tipene and Mark Garry at Wellingtons Bay. We learnt techniques, before heading across to the sandspit and over to Goat Island. On the second day, we headed out to Sandy Bay, stopping en