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What are your goals this year?
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It’s a privilege to stand here before you today. In this speech, I want to talk about two qualities that will define not just your time here at Otago Boys', but the rest of your lives: resilience and courage.
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A pessimist is a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things.
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It has taken me a while to think of something to talk to you about. I could talk about many things.
Karaoke lunchtime
It was time for the boys to get their SingStar on!
2025 Prefects announced
We are pleased to announce our student leadership team for 2025.
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Life is made up of moments.
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The first speech for 2025 was delivered by Head Boy, Charlie Ottrey.
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They weren't wrong when they said high school would fly by.
OBHS Prefect speech in support of the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
My name is Flynn. This term, the Spirit Board and school prefects have teamed up to create a week of awareness and raise funds for New Zealand’s Breast Cancer Foundation.
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I want to talk to you about dealing with pressure.
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As you could probably guess, at this point in the year finding a new topic for a Last Word is challenging, then this idea hit me.
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I want to talk about something that touches the core of our lives. <strong>Opportunity</strong>.
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When you attempt something - you get out of it, what you put in.
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Hey boys. First of all, can you all stand up please. Thanks, OK, sit down.
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I’m sure we’ve all experienced a downfall in our lives. Of course, for every one of us, that downfall will be different.
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Every single day, from the moment we wake up and until we go to bed, we make countless choices.
That's a wrap
This week we celebrated World Environment Week.
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I have been thinking about my Last Word for a long time.
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Hello boys, for those who don’t know me my name is James Hudson Taylor Veituna.

