Month: May 2021

“Pink Shirt Day” was a great opportunity for the student health council to promote anti bullying at school. The theme was about  creating a caring and  inclusive school community by using positive, respectful words. The activity was about choosing affirming fords for ourselves and also compliment and appreciation cards to give away. Of course the… Read More

SENIOR STUDENT OF THE MONTH – MAY Kali Faleovalu Year 11 PED – Mr Fa’aumu On behalf of the Physical Education & Health department, we would like to congratulate Kali for his consistent effort in PE this month. He has demonstrated his ability to take on feedback and apply this to his learning. Further to… Read More

JUNIOR STUDENT OF THE MONTH – MAY Alexis Fortes Year 9 ADP –Mr Ridgway   Alexis has proven to be an outstanding student within the Athlete Development Pathway. In Term One all students within the pathway performed a number of fitness tests highlighting student’s strengths and areas to work-on in a number of physical qualities… Read More

Our year 12 and 13 Physical Education classes are fortunate to have be given the opportunity to participate in F45 training thanks to an ex Otahuhu College student, Doug Ah-Poe. The cardio and resistance work outs link with the students 4 credit assessment on designing, implementing and evaluating a personal performance improvement programme…. Read More

The Level 2 Geography class had a lot of fun on their fieldtrip last week visiting Queen Street in the CBD, Ellerslie and Manurewa to assess land use. They particularly enjoyed seeing the Sky Tower and visiting a couple of cool parks in the city center. Students were able to gather excellent data, which they… Read More

The Level 3 Geography class thoroughly enjoyed their fieldtrip to Muriwai and Eastern Beach to compare the conditions and features of both beaches. Students loved the scenery of Muriwai Beach and the tranquility of Eastern Beach. Students were able to gather excellent data, which they will now use to write up their reports…. Read More

Otahuhu senior boys soccer played Wesley College on Thursday. They started off very well with a great ball in from Muzzimal and a first time goalie from Zulfikar securing the first goal. Wesley then fought back and had a couple attempts at goal. After a half time talk the boys went out to secure the… Read More

From Mr Vijay: On the 19th of May 2021, the Level 3 Chemistry learners visited the Waihi Gold Mine. The learners had the opportunity to explore the mining operation at Waihi and talk to a Metallurgist who supported their learning and understanding of the chemical processes behind gold mining. A particular highlight of the trip… Read More

This week, Lisa Teariki and Triyash Pretty visited the Ōtāhuhu Rotary Branch meeting to report on their experience at the Rotary Science and Technology Forum over the summer. Lisa and Triyash shared photos and stories from the camp – covering both the science workshops and the social activities that they enjoyed. They expressed their gratitude… Read More

David Vailala (Year 11) was selected to attend Auckland Council’s Young Leader’s Sustainability Programme. From David:  This was a good opportunity and one I’m glad I took. There was such a diverse group of individuals with the same goal to protect and save our environment and build a sustainable future. One very important thing I… Read More