Kia ora, everyone,
The last fortnight has been hectic, even by our standards, with Winter Sports tournament, hosting the ‘Educating Girls’ Symposium and taking our Year 9 cohort to Camp for three days.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved for the phenomenal effort behind the scenes to ensure these significant school events ran seamlessly.
The ‘Educating Girls’ Symposium was a resounding success. It offered our staff an incredible opportunity to engage with trailblazing thinkers and leaders in girls’ education. The excitement was palpable as inspiring speakers captivated us, and the school buzzed with delegates from across New Zealand and overseas. I was so proud to hear how impressed attendees were with our school and how engaging, mature, and delightful they found the students who helped on the day.
It was an extraordinary event, highlighting our community’s strength and deep commitment to mana wāhine/female empowerment.
This newsletter is full of Westlake’s fabulous Winter Tournament news. Just thinking about the logistics is staggering. I take my hat off to our wonderful Sports Department staff, who put in countless hours to make this happen, train and inspire our students, and show up, rain or shine, to support them in competition. A huge thank you also to all our parent supporters, we could not do this without you. You are appreciated!
This is the final newsletter for the term.
Enjoy the holidays with your daughters, and I look forward to seeing them back for Term 4, refreshed and ready for another busy term at WGHS.
Ka kite,
Jane Stanley
PRINCIPAL