Thames High School’s musicians did us proud at the recent Waikato Secondary Schools’ Music Competitions. Jazz 12 piece ‘Pro Musica’ won a silver medal, and ‘Guitara 2015’ – our performance guitar group took bronze. The competition was held in Hamilton at the University of Waikato Performing Arts Centre. Follow this
Thames High is one of just 15 schools from across the country selected to help the National Library rethink how it works with schools. Principal Dave Sim, Librarian Ruth Howes and teacher Jennifer Glenn have been in Wellington to take part in the consultation. Mr Sim said the National
Senior students have been hitting the books. With prelims now over and NCEA exams getting ever closer, they’re taking their study seriously. To help them prepare, Thames High School’s two student Academic Leaders Olivia Austen and Shawn Richards have been organising tutoring sessions. The sessions are in the school library after school on Wednesdays. Year
Next year’s Year 9s and their families are starting to find out what they can expect from their time at Thames High School. An open evening was held at the end of August, giving students the opportunity to look around our school, to talk to senior students and teachers, and
Thames High School’s ‘mathletes’ have been busy calculating during 2015’s Maths Week. Three THS teams headed over to Hamilton to compete against 21 other regional schools in the annual WaiMaths competition. The year 9 team included Eva Sorenson, Ester Schuchardt and Max Nankivell. The year 10 team was made up
