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International Week Celebrated

World Wednesday was celebrated during lunchtime in the library this week.

OBHS Cricket Tour Fundraiser

Calling all parents!

Senior Assembly

This week’s Senior Assembly offered variety and interest aplenty. To celebrate International Week, year 13 students Kehan Jiang and Morry Moriyama spoke to us about what they had learned and gained fr...

Upping the Tempo

It has been an extremely busy week for the OBHS choir members. As well as performances at OBHS and OGHS, on Sunday, we got back from Timaru after competing in the inaugural South Island Cadenza choir ...

NZSS Duathlon Championships 2019

Last weekend, James Gardner and Ronan Melville contested the Under-14 Teams section at the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Duathlon Championships.

News From the Library

It's hard to believe this is the last time I will write for the newsletter at Otago Boys' as their librarian.

History Quiz Teams Take Titles

On Tuesday night the annual Otago History Teachers' Association quiz was held at Otago Golf Club.

Rowing World Championships 2019

My name is Ben Mason, and over four months ago I was selected into the Junior Men’s Quadruple Sculls to compete in Tokyo at the 2019 Junior World Champs.

The Last Word

Last words are a funny thing. Over the last two and a half years I have heard a lot of last words and forgotten most of them.

H and J Smith Cardholders Day

Holiday opportunity for OBHS families

The OBHS Lodge, enjoyed by thousands of OBHS students over its 42 years in operation, will be available for families of OBHS boys to stay in for a short time again this summer.

Henry Freeman - Hosted by Stewart Constr...

I am a boy from a small town in South Otago and have always loved the outdoors and want to pursue a career in building.

Introducing Rob Wither

Rob Wither is our newly appointed Guidance Counsellor, he is a full member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (MNZAC), and has recently joined us from Wellington College, where he was the H...

Change of Location for New Zealand Unifo...

New Zealand Uniforms will be moving to a new store on Thursday 29 August and will be open for trading on Friday 30 August.

A Message From The Rector

As the weather warms and the daylight becomes longer, we naturally start to think of the end of term; that would be a mistake as it is still a month away.

Harry Brenssell - Hosted by Car Connecti...

My name is Harry Brenssell and I’m a Gateway student at Otago Boys’ High School.

Captivating History

On Wednesday, 50 senior History students had the pleasure of hearing Elizabeth Eckford speak about her experiences of school desegregation in the 1950s in USA.

Books Made Into Movies - Library Quiz

At lunchtime on Wednesday the Student Librarians ran an excellent quiz for staff and students on 'Books Made Into Movies.'

South Island Secondary Schools Curling C...

On Friday last week we headed down to the Dunedin Ice Rink for the South Island Secondary Schools Tournament. The tournament is held every year in either Naseby or Dunedin. It is a round-robin competi...

Blake's Opera Experience

I had the privilege of performing in a wonderful show called The Mikado, run by Opera Otago.