King's High School

King's is delighted to be the recipient of a huge pile of excellent quality pre-loved boots from Highlanders, presented by Bayleys representative and King's Old Boy, Glenn Dickson alongside Highlanders Commercial Partnership Manager, Courtney Holden.

This gift is part of Highlanders' ongoing support for our rugby programme and their participation in the Bayleys Boot Drive - a community partnership program run by Bayleys Otago and Southland and the Highlanders rugby team, which collects pre-loved and outgrown rugby and football boots, and redistributes them to local schools and grassroots clubs across the lower South Island.


Highlanders
Bayleys Real Estate

We were lucky enough to have representatives from Elections NZ come and speak to our Year 13 students about voting and the importance of voting. Students were also given the opportunity to register for voting, and given information about employment opportunities during the election.

If you need to register to vote, visit https://vote.nz/ and if you are interested in working on the day (anyone over 16 years of age), check out the opportunities here: https://work.elections.nz/home

Open Night is a massive logistical operation - not possible without the help of a small army working together in military precision. This year, we had an overwhelming 203 students volunteering to give of their time, support the school, and help present the King's Way to the next generation of young Kingsmen coming through.

As a small gesture of gratitude, Mr Smith gave Dominoes a call to deliver a huge pile of pizzas for a lunch time treat. Suffice to say, the lads were incredibly happy 🍕


Domino's Pizza

This week, King's Prefect, Vincent Laban won the prestigious Nuivakai Award, one of the scholarships awarded by Pacific Trust Otago that recognises top performing Pasifika secondary school students in Otago who are demonstrating exemplary commitment to their learning, personal development, and/or involvement in their communities.

Nuivakai Award citation
"Vincent Dieulafoy Laban is recognised for his outstanding sportsmanship and leadership across school, club, and representative sport. Vincent leads by example through discipline, humility, and respect for others, both on and off the court. He has represented his community and heritage with pride at regional, national, and international levels, while continuing to give back through mentoring, coaching, and umpiring. Vincent embodies the Nuivakai values through his strong work ethic, resilience, and self-belief, showing courage in high-pressure environments and a commitment to lifting others as he progresses on his journey."

The Nuivakai Award is funded by the Mapusua family. The award is a tribute to success of Pasifika students specifically in the sports field, inspired by the journey of Seilala Mapusua, a retired Samoan rugby player who last played for the Kubota Spears of the Japanese Top League. Prior to his move to Japan in 2011, he had long stints with the Highlanders in Super Rugby and London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.

The other recipient of this award from King's was Jeremiah Tuhega-Vaitupu awarded in 2022.

Over the weekend, Thomas Weatherall (Y12) competed in the National Cross Country Championships at Christchurch, representing Otago in the Under 18 6km race. It was a muddy course as was one of the last races of the day. He was able to stick with the leading group for the majority of the two 2km laps, then started picking off some of the other runners on the final lap, finishing in 13th place, beating reigning Oceania Champions and New Zealand Team Athletes.

Later that night, Thomas competed in a relay, racing for my club (Hill City University); completing a 4x2km race and ended up placing 5th.

Excellent finish to the season. Congratulations Thomas 👏👏👏

Normal start time today at King’s.
Bus Companies are all running at normal times. See you all soon

Another SNOW DAY PSA ‼️ tonight’s Bingo night fundraiser for the choir is postponed until Tuesday 18 August. Keep safe out there people 🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️🌨️

SNOW DAY UPDATE ⚠️ King’s is closed today due to weather & road conditions🌨️ We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. Please share so we get this message out to everyone

SNOW ⚠️ - for students who travel to school by bus, please check Otago Regional Council website for updated services today

SNOW ⚠️ - School starts at 10am (with Rua - Period 2) due to heavy snow & ice conditions on the roads. Please be careful - we want to see everyone arrive safely this morning.