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1972

 Mr B Seaton attended a Language Inservice Course.
Enrolments  AGM of the PTA was held. Mr D Rea elected
Sep-18 1972 NE BATE Lisa Ann President, Mrs L Scott Secretary with a committee
Mar-07 1972 NE BAXTER Tracie Sharon of the Head teacher, Mesdames Challinor, Lennox,
Perry, Tapp and Hunt.
Nov-20 1972 P BENNETT Effie Jennean  A joint meeting of the School Committee and the
Oct-24 1972 S3 BENNETT Gordon William staff discussed the future of awards in the school. As
Nov-21 1972 S2 BENNETT Kitrina Rosalie a result it was planned to design a suitable merit
Mar-27 1972 NE CROW Susan Helen certificate which may be awarded as a reward for
Sep-04 1972 P DAVID Lani May
excellence in many fields.
Feb-28 1972 NE DIXON Monica Ann June
Feb-02 1972 P HILL Philip John  Mr J Marshall, Senior Advisor in Physical
Sep-04 1972 NE HIRIAKI Simon Patrick Education, called and discussed filter problems
Mar-13 1972 NE LEITCH Geoffrey Donald at the school swimming pool.
Oct-02 1972 NE LENNOX Richard James  Mrs Leitch, Kimihia Road, began duties as a
Oct-09 1972 NE McIVOR Mark Kenneth volunteer reading teacher. Children with
Apr-05 1972 NE McPHERSON David Andrew remedial problems receive attention on a roster
Sep-04 1972 NE PERE Jason system.
Jul-31 1972 NE POWELL Helena Marie
Sep-18 1972 NE REA Jaqueline Mary July
 Miss Kirkwood attended a two-day Maori
Dec-06 1972 NE REED Tania Elizabeth
inservice Course.
Mar-06 1972 NE RENDALL Gary Duncan  Te Kauwhata College teams visited to play rugby
Nov-07 1972 NE RUTENE Selwyn Munga
and netball.
Jun-19 1972 NE STIRLING Kim Louise
 96% of parents attended interviews.
Nov-30 1972 NE TISCHENDORF Eugen Rudolph

Nov-30 1972 NE WATENE Elizabeth Bronwyn
August
Jul-31 1972 NE WEST Colin Neil  Conservation Exhibition held in Huntly Primary
February School Hall. Std 3 upward attended.
 Staff that started the year were: Mr B Seaton  September 1972
(Head Teacher), Mrs J Stanworth (SJC), Mrs M  PTA games evening attended by 46 participants.
Bogie, Miss P Kirkwood (ex Christchurch), Mrs H  School Inspection by Messrs L Palmer, E Henry,
Gregory (ex Huntly West) and Mrs H Fyers (long M Robbins and D Holmes over two days.
term reliever to replace the Year 1 teacher who
October
withdrew on the 1st of February).  Huntly College Principal visited to enroll Form 2
 196 pupils started the year and plumbing repairs
pupils.
were carried out on the toilets.  Head Teacher B Seaton moved into a rented
 Form 1 and 2 pupils attended a 10-day camp at the College house while the school house was being
Port Waikato Outdoor Education Centre. Mr
shifted.
Gregory along with five local helpers (Misses  The school library re-catalogued onto the Dewey
P Fransham, G Beverland, Messrs M Climo, G system. Miss Gastin from the National Country
Slee, B Cowley) served as the teaching staff while Library Service lead a team of six local ladies
Mesdames C Hamilton, B White, V Dally, S
in the complete reorganisation of the books.
Fransham, L Slater and L Scott acted as cooks.  Teams entered in the Waikato Gymnastic
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 unior swimming sports held. Competition. The girls team won the C Grade and

Jan Tapp won awards for the best performance.
March  The school residence was moved from the old school
 Senior swimming sports held at the Municipal pool. site to the new section on 46A Russell Road. There
 Mrs Bogie attended a three-week Social Studies
Course in Hamilton with Mrs Lovell (Taupiri) acted was very little damage.
 New maths was introduced to parents at an
as reliever. evening (43 attended). All staff took part, each
 A team was entered in the Inter-School
Swimming Sports with Jan-Marie Cowley the only covering a separate section of the syllabus.
place winner. November
 Pupils presented a follow-up demonstration and  Athletics and Tabloid field-day held on huntly
display evening to parents of camp life. Displays domain where over 1000 pupils Std 3 and
and live performances showed camp life. upwards attended.
 The mole ploughing/draining of the playing fields  Kimihia took part in solo and mixed items at the

was completed and some 60 yards of filling spread. Huntly Music Festival.
 Mrs Stanworth and Mr Gregory attended
Science Inservice Courses. December
 Principal moved back into residence after the
April resiting and the redecorating of the interior,
 Traffic instruction and bicycle safety check by but no grounds work done.
Schools Instructor Mr R E (Ward) Fisher.