Escape from the piercing chill
I wonder, will it ever stop snowing?
Wakatipu High School
Being positively patriotic
Being positively patriotic
God of Nations at thy feet, in the bonds of love we meet, hear our voices we entreat, God defend our free land.
Redefining the value of truth
Redefining the value of truth
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Rubbish!
A world alone?
A world alone?
Autism has established a defining presence in modern society. About one in every 88 children born each year in New Zealand is diagnosed with the disorder. Shey Pope-Mayell, a year 13 pupil at Wakatipu High School, sheds some light on the issue of living with autism.
Action needed for road safety
Action needed for road safety
Tourists have been boosting our economy for years, but are they really safe driving on our roads?
Med student inspired by life's hard experience
Med student inspired by life's hard experience
The brain is the most incredible thing on the planet and we can't do anything without it.
Wakatipu High School senior prizes
Wakatipu High School senior prizes
Wakatipu High School held its senior prizegiving recently.
Thumbs up for new uniform
Thumbs up for new uniform
Wakatipu High School pupils, staff and parents have voted overwhelmingly to adopt the proposed new uniforms, which will bolster pride in the school and improve its image, principal Steve Hall says.
Draft uniforms modelled
Draft uniforms modelled
Progress on the introduction of a new uniform for Wakatipu High School pupils from the start of next year is continuing, with pupils, parents and staff viewing the latest version last week.
Gifted children policy bid
Gifted children policy bid
Wakatipu High School needs to develop a more coherent policy for its gifted and talented pupils, principal Steve Hall says, after a report slammed the only identification method as ''invalid''.
Novice four does Wakatipu club proud
Novice four does Wakatipu club proud
The Wakatipu men's novice four, all from Wakatipu High School, has ended the New Zealand Club Rowing Championships in Twizel with a gold medal.
Participation day, Wakatipu HS, February 15
Participation day, Wakatipu HS, February 15
Wakatipu High School held its annual participation day on Friday. Pupils took part in activities in a friendly environment at the school's fields. The four houses compete in good spirit to start the school year and Olivia Caldwell, of the Queenstown Times, was there to capture it on camera.
Progress ends statutory manager's role
Progress ends statutory manager's role
The end of tenure of the Ministry of Education's troubleshooter in Wakatipu High School signals a return to normalcy following almost two years of turbulence triggered by a scathing Education Review Office (Ero) report.
E-learning gets financial boost
E-learning gets financial boost
Wakatipu High School's e-learning system - touted as the future of education - has received an $11,747 boost from Shotover Jet and the Wakatipu community.
School band named best
School band named best
Wakatipu High School's musical talent continues to dazzle peers around the South, as big band Best Served Chilled won the best band award and two awards for individual merit at the annual Southland Secondary Schools Jazz Festival last week.
Five years of recycling celebrated
Five years of recycling celebrated
Keen recyclers from Wakatipu schools witnessed what happens to the bottles and newspapers they recycle during a five-year anniversary tour of the Wakatipu Recycling Centre on Thursday.
Wakatipu deputy principal resigns
Wakatipu deputy principal resigns
One of the longest-serving members of the teaching staff at Queenstown's secondary school has announced his resignation as deputy principal after 20 years in the role.
Sport success
Sport success
Wakatipu High School had a successful week during the annual schools winter tournament week, which ran from Monday to Friday last week.
Pupils in kapa haka, waiata event
Pupils in kapa haka, waiata event
Having practised during their break times since the start of term three, 293 Wakatipu High School pupils took to the stage in a house kapa haka and waiata event on Friday.
At the sound of a conch shell, amplified with the help of a microphone, each house filed on to a stage in the school gym watched by fellow pupils, teachers, parents and guests.
Pupil makes cut for Hague International Model UN
Pupil makes cut for Hague International Model UN
Wakatipu High School pupil Felix Mouttaki (17) will join 21 fellow young New Zealanders in representing their country at the 4000-strong Hague International Model United Nations, beginning in late January.