Year 13 student Mackenzie Dunnicliff attended the National Youth Drama School (NYDS) in Hastings during the school holidays. Read about her experiences...

Term One news from the Junior School, including class changes, swimming and important dates to remember.

On Wednesday, 9th April, we gathered as a community to celebrate a truly momentous occasion — the Sod Turning Ceremony to officially mark the beginning of the long-awaited rebuild of our school.

The Board of Trustees are reviewing the following policies in Term 2.

Room 13 students have been busy getting their display ready for the Easter Bunny to drop in over the holidays and have a look. This term, they have been focusing on descriptive writing, and they thought, what better thing could they describe than the Easter Bunny!

Head Student Kiara Thyne reviews the last couple of weeks and reiterates the importance of our waka values when representing the school in sports events, specifically Whānaukataka.

Room 7 students have been exploring the connection between emotions and colours through poetry. From the warmth of happiness to the storminess of sadness, their words paint a powerful picture of how emotions can be expressed through the senses.

M3 are exploring World War I, focusing on how the ideas and actions of people in the past have shaped lives, identities, and global events. They are investigating the causes and effects of large-scale conflicts and considering their lasting impact.

The Maadi Rowing Regatta at Lake Karapiro has once again showcased the dedication and talent of Twizel Area School’s rowing teams. Competing against top schools from across New Zealand, our rowers delivered commendable performances, reflecting their hard work and perseverance throughout the season.

Ka pai to everyone who showed off their amazing work at last week's Junior Assembly and for the awesome mahi you showed, displaying your WAKA values.

M1 students have been honing their artistic skills by learning how to shade and create texture using oil pastels. As part of their exploration, they have been applying these techniques to artwork inspired by their current topic—bees!

Last Wednesday, Junior students had the exciting opportunity to work with three rugby advocates from North Otago Rugby, who led a dynamic skills and drills session. 🏉

Deputy Head Student Alexandria reviews the last couple of weeks and looks forward to the events coming up, including Maadi Cup and exams.

Seventeen dedicated TAS swimmers took part in the North Otago Swimming event yesterday, joining over 200 students from schools across the region. This competition is a fantastic opportunity for young swimmers to test their skills against peers from all North Otago schools, and our athletes made the most of it with some incredible performances.

Our Year 12 and 13 students have the valuable opportunity to spend the day with Tracey Scott from the Peace Foundation, learning the art of peer mediation.

Each Friday, Room 4 visits Kindy for half an hour. This is a chance to build connections with the kindy and for the Room 4 students to display their WAKA values in an authentic context.

Harold and the Life Education bus have been delivering their programme to Year 1-8 ākonga this week. 🦒 It's always an exciting time to "go and see Harold"!

Twizel Area School has yet another reason to be proud as Jaxon Shaw prepares to represent both the school and the Aoraki region at the prestigious South Island Secondary Schools Athletics Competition in Nelson from April 4-6.

Twizel Area School was proudly represented by 26 talented students at the Upper Waitaki Swimming competition held in Kurow.

Six talented athletes from Twizel Area School represented their school with pride and determination at the Aoraki Athletics event held in Timaru. Despite facing challenging weather conditions, with the first three hours of competition taking place in drizzle, the students delivered outstanding performances throughout the day.