Daily Notices

General Notices

Lost: A gold bracelet with great sentimental value around the Pedestrian Crossing at the entrance to the school on Friday between 2pm and 3.30pm. If you found this please return to reception. 

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House Events this week:

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BOOK LOVERS!

Calling all Year 7 and Year 8 students who LOVE to read. Show off your knowledge of all types of books and literature and compete for fame and fabulou$ ca$h prize$ on the Scots College Lit Quiz team! Every Tuesday and Wednesday starting in week 9 we will meet in the Junior School Library at lunch time (1:15) to discuss our favourite books and answer quiz questions as we prepare to compete in the Wellington Regional Lit Quiz later in term 2 (with a chance to compete at Nationals and possibly the World Championships). Come on down and hang out with your fellow bibliophiles for a ton of fun!

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RE Scholarship (Y12 & 13) – if you’re interested in exploring this year’s very pertinent topic (religious or spiritual traditions & war), come along to C12 on Tuesday lunchtimes.  This topic is ideal for any student keen to expand their critical thinking skills and widen their social & historical knowledge and understanding.

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Global Essay Competition - Judged by Oxford and Cambridge Faculty

The Lumiere Scholars Essay Award is an international essay competition open to high school students (grades 9 to 12) worldwide. 6 winners (1 Gold, 2 Silvers, 3 Bronzes) will share more than $11,000 in cash prizes and scholarships. Prompts are contributed by professors from Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, Brown, and Dartmouth.

The submission deadline is April 26, 2026. Here's the competition's website.

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Call for Science Journalists!

Are you interested in new and amazing discoveries?

Do you keep up with the Science news?

Are you an engaging writer, or creative poster-maker?

Want to share with others?

Mr Robert Hunt (Y8) and Dr Manighetti are starting a ‘Science News’ feature on our noticeboards, and potentially for inclusion in some of our Scots social media. If you would like to contribute a story (or stories) about advances in Science for our new feature (or have other ideas that fit the general theme), please come to a meeting on Friday 6th March at morning tea (10.45) in room G4. We welcome all ages and areas of scientific interest!

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What to help in chapel? Leading prayers or readings. Is there something you want us to pray about? You can have input here THE CHAPEL LINK

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Scots College SDG Board of Governors

Interested in applying for the Scots College SDG Board of Governors for the MS Challenge?

Scots College-SDG Board of Governors Application  – Fill out form

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https://shuli2741.wixsite.com/my-site-1

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One on One tutoring? Please fill out this form to get some help. Nina will be talking about this in assembly next week. 

One-on-one Tutoring – Fill out form

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If you have any questions, please contact Salote Vaitohi via. Teams. 

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If you are 14 or over, you can start working towards the Duke of Edinburgh Award!

This is an internationally recognised programme giving you the chance to develop skills, get physically active, give back and experience adventure.

To find out more, join the Duke of Edinburgh Team using the following code: kc5sir0 or link: Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award | General | Microsoft Teams.

If you have any questions regarding the award or need some help setting things up, please come to the Monday morning tea meetings in K1 or contact Mr. Mann or Mrs. Bondett.

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Cultural Notices

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Y 7-8 Debating

Remember to come to Debating Club in MK1 at 1.30 every Monday. Bring a pen and paper and be on time. We will start by learning how to debate and then have some friendly debates.

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Instrument and voice lessons can be registered for through this link: https://www.scotscollege.school.nz/itinerant-music-lessons

Once you have signed up, the music tutor receives an email and you will be contacted regarding the timing of the lesson. If nothing is heard after 2 days, please message Mr Patterson.

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