Young people are often told that an apprenticeship is a great way to learn a trade – but what are the day-to-day realities of being an apprentice? That’s what local tradesmen explained to a group of senior boys during a visit to Thames High School recently. Their visit was part
A reminder that applications are about to open for a new apprenticeship partnership between Thames High School and local water management company Veolia. Application forms will be available at the start of Term 4 for the scheme, which will see a successful student becoming a qualified water industry technician in about
Thames High School student Danielle Goodhall is back after six weeks in Europe, where she represented New Zealand in some of the world’s top orienteering competitions. Here’s her account of an amazing trip: After nearly two days of traveling, our group from the Auckland region finally arrived in Copenhagen,
As one of the region’s best high-school rugby players, Thames High School’s Mitchell Murphy was selected to join the Chiefs Under 18s training camp in Hamilton recently. Based at St Paul’s Collegiate, the camp was five days long, and as Mitchell writes, it wasn’t just about kicking the ball around.
The school drama room was full to capacity as Thames High School’s arts students presented their work to friends and whanau. The show was called ‘CollaborARTe’ and involved the entire department, which includes the Art, Photography, Drama, Visual Design and Music classes. Head of Drama Krissy Walton said it was
