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For a small school, Waiheke High hits above its weight, scoring well on national measures and offering specialist subjects like sea sports and viticulture.  And with work started on a new teaching block to replace tired old classrooms, it’s getting a much awaited face lift too.

The school motto is ‘Striving for Success’, and the school’s board of trustees want the school to be the first school of choice for all families on Waiheke.   Board chair Robyn Woodall says “This is a great school, a real treasure for our community, with good people and a bright future.  But we know we need to work on communication, both listening to what people want and sharing the schools successes. The first step is to ask how we are doing”.

Over the next few weeks the school board is inviting parents of all school age kids on the island, students, teachers and the wider community to tell them what they want through a confidential online survey which has been emailed to all parents at the high school, with paper versions available at the library in Oneroa.  There will also be a series of focus groups where people will be able to give in depth feedback on where they’d like to see the school heading.

School principal Jude Young says “With elections for a new school board this year, it makes sense to review where we are at and get some clear direction on what kind of school people want us to be”.

The online survey can be accessed via: http://bit.ly/WaihekeHighSurvey . People interested in taking part in a focus group should email survey organiser Anne Bailey at annebailey@xtra.co.nz

We are committed to the development of our community and the next generation of Waihekians.    For every property on Waiheke sold with The Boys we will give $500 to your child’s school, or a school of your choice.

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Most students have cell phones and they are welcome to bring these to school. However cell phones are to be switched off and in students’ bags before coming into classes.

Cell phones are not to be used as calculators or as research devices. Where appropriate, a teacher may ask students to take out their cell phones to participate in a class activity.

When students are incorrectly using cell phones, the teacher should first ask them to switch them off and place them in their bags. If the same student is caught on their cell phone again, the teacher could ask the student for the cell phone and place it on the teacher’s desk for the remainder of the class. On a further occasion, the teacher may take the phone and ask the student to collect the phone at the end of the day from the front office. It is important that teachers deal with cell phone misuse at the lowest levels first.

School Wide Matrix Be Waiheke WISE

ncea exam-timetable-2018

NCEA exams this year will be held in the Hall and in the F-block classrooms.  Students can check venue of their exam when they arrive at school to sit the exam.

We had six nominees for Student Representative on the Board of Trustees. The nominees were:

• Jamie Cels
• Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman
• Felix Blaha
• Keoni Davies
• Presley Cox
• Ethan Douglas

Each nominee spoke to the school about why they were standing for this role and what they could bring to the Board and the student body.

Presley Cox was elected to the Board of Trustees with 108 votes.  Presley will join the Board in Term 4, 2018.

Key to Life Charitable Trust, Mike King presentation.

Waiheke high school welcomes Mike King on Wednesday the 12th of September to talk about mental health awareness.  We have invited Mike King because we strongly support students who are struggling with mental health and feel its crucial to raise awareness within the school and the wider community.

Below is more information about Mike King and the KTL trust.

The Key to Life Charitable Trust (KTL) is a community focused support group aiming to forever change the way New Zealanders think, act, and feel about mental health and mental well-being. Our specific goal is to work alongside health professionals, service providers, and those within our communities to promote positive attitudinal change throughout Aoteoroa.

The Key To Life Charitable Trust was established back in 2013 when Mike King was charged by police for riding his Harley Davidson without a license. As part of his community service Mike was asked to talk to the students at Taipa Area School in the Far North where 5 students had taken their own lives within several months.

Mike soon worked out that telling jokes was not going to make these kids feel any better so he began to talk about his past as a drug addict, an alcoholic, and someone who has suffered from self-esteem issues for most of his life. Mike took his mask off in front of the kids and in-turn they took off their masks. Mike soon realized that these kids needed someone to talk to who wouldn’t judge them, who wouldn’t call them attention seekers, drama queens, or anything else associated with suffering from confusion or a lack of self-esteem.

Soon after speaking at Taipa Area School the word got around that Mike’s talk had resonated with the students to the point where they were beginning to talk amongst themselves about the issues that were happening in their lives. Within two weeks Mike was invited to talk at several other schools in the Northland area. Since then KTL has spoken to over 250,000 students and youth and 30,000 adults throughout Aoteoroa.

On Friday, 17th August we were lucky enough to have Angela Barnett present her Pretty Smart talk to our female students in years 7-9.  Many Waiheke Primary School students also joined us for this presentation.

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