Avonside Girls' High School

Good luck to the 49 Avonside students from Years 9 through to 13 competing in the WSC Regional this weekend! 🎉

We are excited to be hosting the largest Christchurch Regional yet. It promises to be a fun weekend, filled with academic challenge and alpacas 🦙

Goodluck to our speakers going to Ngā Manu Kōrero today! ❤️

Our kaikōrero/speakers are Laekyn Anderson, Ngahina Smith, Ava Poundsford. Karawhiua!

Sweet Dreams Slices, a Year 13 Commerce Enterprise group, achieved incredible success at the New Brighton Market this past Saturday🎊

Selling their delicious custom rice bubble slices!
This venture was driven by giving back to the community.

By choosing to support a meaningful cause rather than just focusing on profit, the students raised awareness for the Pajama Project and are proudly donating five brand-new pairs of pajamas to children in need 🩷

This year, Shirley Boys' and Avonside Girls' will be walking 40 km as part of the 40 Hour Challenge to raise funds and support children in the Solomon Islands.

You can join us for a 4 km community walk around the wetlands on Saturday 20 June, starting at 8:30 am.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgU6MJpgwswK0slu5opajvCCimQnZ5dcmjuSEU6SbHbXfLGA/viewform

If you can't make the walk, you can still support the cause by donating:
https://fundraise.worldvision.org.nz/fundraisers/avonsidegirlshighschool/

Every contribution helps make a difference for children in the Solomon Islands. 🧡
World Vision 40 Hour Challenge

AGHS is turning 100 in 2028 🎉

Yesterday we launched our celebrations with a special assembly honouring a century of stories, people, and school pride.

Mrs Franklin shared the rich history of our kura, three former principals reflected on their time leading AGHS, and our students took us on a “walk through time” with a fashion parade showcasing past uniforms. Our kapa haka rōpū also launched a new school waiata.

As Mrs McRandle reminded us, even though we no longer stand in the original buildings, our history remains unbroken. The earthquakes reshaped our city, but not our spirit or our connection to the generations who came before us. Our story lives in our people, our values, and the friendships that endure across every era.

Spread the word... tell your friends, sisters, aunties, grandparents!

Registrations for our 2028 Centenary Event will be open very soon – keep an eye on our Facebook and website.

Kia ora koutou, our Senior Market Day is coming up!

Wednesday 24th, Lunchtime on the Tennis Courts. Bring cash 💸
There will be crafts, beauty products, baked goods and more.

👉 The AGHS Parent Association presents the AVONSIDE CLOSET CLEAROUT!

There will be plenty of beautiful second-hand clothing to purchase, all proceeds go towards funding our new school van 🚐

Sat 27th & Sun 28th, 10AM – 4PM Large Theatre

If you're keen to join our PA, or even just give a helping hand during this event, please contact [email protected] and fill out this event volunteer form https://surveymars.com/q/3PK025k0U

Ngā mihi!

Kia ora koutou, please find below the Uniform Shop hours from 20 July – 26 September. Please also note, the shop will also be open the second week of the school holidays.

Tuesday, 14th July: 8am – 11pm
Wednesday, 15th July: 3pm – 6pm
Thursday, 16th July: 3pm – 6pm
Friday, 17th July: 3pm – 6pm
Saturday, 18th July: 11am – 3pm

💚We need volunteers 💚
We will be opening the school for the AVONSIDE CLOSET CLEAROUT on June 27th and 28th (Sat and Sun). We need several volunteers split into morning and afternoon teams to help with the changing room, tidy/hanging back clothes, direct public... all simple tasks :-)

Please get in touch either via here, emailing us at [email protected] or by signing up here https://surveymars.com/q/3PK025k0U