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The Last - Last Word

Well we’ve made it.

Senior student exam preparation

Senior classes have finished for the year.

Te Awhi Rito Ben Brown visits OBs’

New Zealand’s first Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador, Ben Brown, woke up to the power of reading when the spine of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer hit him squarely in the head.

Otago Secondary Schools Athletics

It was a privilege to take a team of 29 to the Otago Athletics Championships on Friday and Saturday held at the Caledonian ground.

School House Hostel Newsletter - Week 2 ...

Welcome to the Week 2 School House Newsletter

Pasifika Prizegiving

Malo le soifua, kia orana, malo e lelei, ni sa bula, taloha ni, fakaalofa atu, mauri, halo olketa, kia ora and warm pacific greetings!

OBHS celebrate outstanding Māori success

On Thursday, 27th October, OBHS celebrated and acknowledged some outstanding achievements in 2022 amongst our Māori students across all year levels.

A message from the Rector

There is no doubt that with the seniors at least, we are in the final stretch.

Karate success

Last Sunday, Year 9 student Mouhammad Ali Taha competed at the Otago/Southland Regional Karate Championships held in Alexandra.

Futsal

The Term Four Dunedin Schools' Futsal competition started on Thursday.

Robotics

Having 200 boys stare at you can’t be as bad as going up on stage with a Wiggles guitar and dancing to Footloose. Both do require courage.

Outward Bound New Zealand fundraiser

Term 3 reading challenge

Students who completed the term 3 reading challenge were rewarded with ice cream sundaes last week.

McCullum Cup

With our 1st XI involved in Gillette Cup qualifying, it was up to our Premier Colts team to enter the McCullum Cup this year.

Year 13 Leavers Dinner

On Saturday, 26 November the OBHS Old Boys' Society Leavers' Dinner will be held at the Village Green, Sunnyvale starting at 6.30pm.

The Last Word

You know, I was thinking about this Last Word last week, sitting here in assembly, listening to Thomas’s Last Word and I had no idea what I was going to say to you guys.

Winter blues evening

Pre-covid we started a tradition of a winter blues evening.

National road relay championships

Over the holidays Matthew Bolter and Jake Owen competed in the National Road Relay Championships in Christchurch.

Diving update

The New Zealand Secondary Schools Diving Championships were held in Auckland during the school holidays.