Westlake Girls was one of 14 secondary schools teams from across New Zealand qualified to attend the New Zealand Secondary School Netball tournament held in Nelson in mid-October. The Westlake team performed extremely well, winning all their pool games and quarter final. A loss in the semi-final meant they had to play Manukura (Palmerston…
Student wins Sargeson Writing Competition
Xiaole Zhan (Year 13) has just been announced as the 1st= Winner of the Secondary Schools’ Division of the inaugural Sargeson Writing Prize. The Sargeson Prize, sponsored by the University of Waikato, is named in memory of celebrated New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson. As well as a small monetary award Xiaole will also have…
Multiple students qualify for the Schools Future Problem Solving Championships
Westlake Girls High School Future Problem Solvers (FPS) have performed extremely well in the FPS qualifying events and we will be sending the most number students of any school to the New Zealand Schools future problem Solving National Championships later this year. Westlake had 3 teams qualify to attend as well as 3 Individuals…
Three placings at New Zealand Open Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The New Zealand Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held at The Trusts Arena, Auckland in early October. This event is open to gymnasts from clubs all across New Zealand and three Westlake students produced outstanding results at the competition. Hannah Moore (Year 12) won the title for the All Round Senior International Champion and this…
