Pink shirts were the uniform of the day on May 22nd as Thames High School took a stand against bullying. We were taking part in the annual ‘Pink Shirt Day’ – a day when students are encouraged to ‘Speak Up, Stand Together and Stop Bullying’. Students donated a total of
“What are you going to do when you leave school?” is what our senior students are working out with tertiary planning in full swing. Since March, they’ve been exploring their options. For most students planning on further education that means not just what to study, but where, and how they’ll
60,000 seats were filled at this year’s Auckland Writers’ Festival – and Thames High students were among those lucky to attend. 50 pupils went along on students’ day where they heard from poet Grace Taylor, graphic novelist Ant Sang, and writers Anthony Horowitz, Laurie Halse, Morris Gleitzman and Bernard Beckett.
Young people helping young people is what the peer support programme is all about. And it’s in good hands after the latest annual training session. Year 11 students who’re new to the EARS programme (Education and Resourcing by Students) joined our experienced Year 12 and 13 peer support crew at
The one hundredth anniversary of ANZAC troops landing at Gallipoli has given our students a lot to consider. Young men from all over New Zealand served in that operation on the Turkish Coast. In total, 116 former Thames High School students served during World War One; 27 of them didn’t
