School House Newsletter - Week 2

By Vai Mahutariki | Posted: Friday August 5, 2022

Welcome to our Week 2 Newsletter

THE WEEK AHEAD:

Term 3, Week 3

Monday 8
Production rehearsal

Tuesday 9 - Saturday 13
School production

Tuesday 9
Running Wednesday's timetable
Production matinee

Wednesday 10
Running Tuesday's timetable

Thursday 11
13ODR (AW) Climbing assessment (postponed from 28/7)

Friday 12

Kia orana tatou katoatoa i te aroha poria o to tatou nei Hatu, ko iesu mesia. Greetings in the middle Cook islands Language Week. We hope all our School House Hostel Community have had a good week. This week we have held our Annual Open Night for all the general day families, with great success. Having learnt from last years event which was huge and had large attendance figures with us unable to literally fit everyone in the auditorium, we held two sessions this year so families could have a more personable experience and have options on timings. A large number of our hostel boys gave of their time and service to support the night from being ushers, guides, admin support, subject specific help, and even cooks providing food for our helpers. Our hostel boys did a great job.

Man of the Week

Congratulations to Year 13 Sam Gavin who won Man of the Week for his efforts in winning Gold in the New Zealand Secondary School Culinary Competition (Southern Region) alongside day boy Max Napier. This means he will compete again this September in Auckland in the national grand final which will include eight other teams from other regions in the country. Well done Sam.

New 1st XV Caps

Congratulations to School House Hostel boys Isaac Ottrey, Charlie Mathias, Phoenix Tapatu, and Hamish Faulks who received their caps over the weekend for the 1st XV, which was then followed up by an impressive performance from the 1st XV in the traditional interschool with Kings High School with a 36-12 win. Well done to all our hostel boys who played in the game. Also well done to all our boys who participated in the Interschool which saw OBHS winning the overall Interschool.

Swimming Excellence

Well done to Year 13 Daniel Gilbert who competed in the New Zealand Secondary School Swimming Championships over the weekend in Hamilton. With over 900 swimmers the event is getting very competitive. Daniel won a Bronze medal in the 200m Butterfly, a 4th in the 100m Butterfly, missing out by 0.01s, and a 5th in his Freestyle event. A great example of hardwork and dedication.

Online Gaming Room:

We have set up our Large Screens in the McLeod Room so our boys who enjoy some online gaming can now enjoy this platform together and with a better experience. Thank you to our Hostel Parent Committee who have led this project.

Introducing New Staff

Housekeeping - We welcome Kerry Latta to the team who brings a wealth of experience from multiple industries such as cleaning, distribution, sales to name a few. She has fitted in very well to the ethos of School House, which clearly runs in the family as Kerry is also a sister to both Kim and Karen.

Housemaster - We welcome Daniel Young to the Housemasters Team who currently finishing his Sports Science degree at Otago University. He has a passion for being active and is involved in sports such as Hockey and Rugby.

Welcome to the School House family.

Rescheduled Fishing Trip

This will now be on Sunday 21st August and the backup date will be Sunday 4th September.

Senior School Touch Team to Australia - Fundraiser

We have a number of Hostel boys involved in the Senior A Touch Team that will be travelling to the Gold Coast in Australia for the All Schools Touch Tournament which is the largest touch tournament in the World. Hostel boys Hamish  Faulks, Ben Harraway, Te Ava-A-Kahu Nicholas, George Tisdall, and Rota Lafita are part of this team and have been busy fundraising with their parents to attend this amazing experience.  The next couple of fundraisers coming up are as follows:

21st August  - Car wash - 10am - 2pm at Beaurepaires, South Dunedin 

7th September Croissant packing and delivery 2pm onwards from OBHS within Dunedin.  Pre-Sale only.  Any inquiries email [email protected]

OBHS Students Innovation - Year 13 Boys Business Studies Project.

Eleven years ago, we had a first-hand experience with house flooding. A tap burst behind the sink and 45,000L of water flooded through our house. As a result of this, we have created HYDRETTA. HYDRETTA is targeted toward farmers, lifestyle block owners and holiday house owners.

We are a Year 13 Business Studies group competing in the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES). Earlier in the year, we sent out a survey regarding our product. Our product is a timing system that controls the electricity to your water pump, reducing the risk of floods significantly and giving its owners peace of mind. It works by shutting off the pump after a pre-set (by the user) amount of time, helping with both flooding by fault, or accidentally leaving a tap running. HYDRETTA is an important investment, especially in areas where water is a precious commodity.

We attended the Otago Business Expo last Thursday night, and combined with this and our survey, we have received considerable interest in our idea. In addition, we are in the process of getting both Adams Plumbing, and Reece Ltd on board, to help with both installation and sales/marketing of our product.

Through a local electronic design manufacturer (Kamahi Electronics), we will be producing our product, making it a reality.

We are currently taking pre-orders. To order or to find out more information about us and our product, head over to our website: https://hydretta.mystorbie.com/, or email us directly at [email protected].

Upcoming Events:

Mitchell Cup - House Challenges: There will be Swimming and Cultural Night in Week 8

We will be hosting a Junior Social in Week 5.

Follow us on our social media platforms Instagram: @obhshostel and Facebook Otago Boys’ High School Hostel for information and activities our boys are doing.