OGHS pupils given option of trousers
The southern hemisphere's oldest state girls' school will break from tradition next year by offering trousers as part of its official uniform.
Otago Girls High School
Humour helped in making difference
Humour helped in making a difference
At the end of the year, Ann Babbage will retire after nearly 47 years in teaching - 43 of which have been at Otago Girls' High School.
History pupils second
History pupils second
Otago Girls' High School pupils Sophie Kean (year 12) and Nina King (year 13) were runners-up in the Otago Future Historians Award in their respective year levels.
Weather god tempts sisters at the beach
Weather god tempts sisters at the beach
Tawhirimatea wrapped his curling fingers around Maia's hair and gently pulled at the long dark strands, beckoning her, tempting her.
Otago Girls’ High School prizegiving
Otago Girls’ High School prizegiving
Otago Girls' High School prizegiving was held recently. The prizewinners are. -
Award first for state girls school
Award first for state girls school
Otago Girls' High School has become New Zealand's first all-girls state secondary school to win a National School of Character award.
Sofa so good: from love at first sight to lifelong friend
Sofa so good: from love at first sight to lifelong friend
This is an open letter to my couch: I remember the day I first laid my eyes on you.
A love poem for someone in my future
A love poem for someone in my future
I don't know you yet
When winning is the only game in town
When winning is the only game in town
My face was a porcelain mask - no emotion apart from cool boredom reflected in my pale green eyes.
$2m upgrade sweet music
$2m upgrade sweet music
The Ministry of Education has called for tenders to develop the Otago Girls' High School music department to the tune of nearly $2 million.
Let the reading begin
Let the reading begin
Otago Girls' High School library manager Jane Smallfield (centre), Elloise Dixon (13, left) and Briarna King (15) hold some of the 250 books donated to the school's library as part of Library Day.
Budding scientist earns trip to Finland
Budding scientist earns trip to Finland
Although Bokyong Mun is not confident she will come up with an alternative to satisfy the world's dependence on fossil fuels, she says it will be fun trying.
Otago Girls' High School prizes 2013
Otago Girls' High School prizes 2013
Otago Girls' High School held its prizegiving this week.
Teacher wins prestigious fellowship
Teacher wins prestigious fellowship
Otago Girls' High School's social sciences head and acting assistant principal Jucinda Geddes was stunned to learn she had won the school's Highgate Fellowship for 2013.
Book-distribution project gains award
Book-distribution project gains award
A school project aimed at collecting children's books and redistributing them to low-decile Dunedin primary schools has won a national award for four Otago Girls' High School pupils.
Persuasive path to UN Assembly
Persuasive path to UN Assembly
When it comes to debating with Revathi Nishtala, there is usually only one winner.
Pupils show character
Pupils show character
With her sheep is Little Bo Peep, also known as Otago Girls' High School principal Linda Miller, during the school's 75th Library Day and mufti day yesterday.
Chinese visitors welcomed
Chinese visitors welcomed
Year 11 Otago Girls' High School pupils Simone Arbuckle (left) and Barbara Taylor take part in a powhiri at the school yesterday to welcome visitors from their Shanghai sister school, Guang Ming High School.
OGHS wins stage challenge
OGHS wins stage challenge
Otago Girls' High School won the ASB 2013 Stage Challenge its ''breathtaking'' performance of Our-tearoa, the second consecutive year it has won the event.
This is home
This is home
My yearly ritual of begging my mind to move to the high, safe fields of my grandmother's abode begins.