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“The Stingers” 1996

Maera Paki, Leon Matthews, Jaime Allen, Mana Simon.

Fancy Wearing spandex, Maera Paki: The Face of the
leaping around a stage screaming 90’s! Maera played
“Woooooo”, “Oh, yeah!”, “Huh!” volleyball, touch, netball at top
and sticking your legs around level, studied Kung Fu and played
your ears? any other sport she could get her
Aerobics was the choice of a hands on. She was also a talented
new generation of all-round sports singer, musician and Kapa Haka
fanatics. performer.
Instigated by Ms Rogers Leon Matthews: Leon Lips.
(P.E. Teacher extraordinaire) and League, touch rugby,
les Mills aerobic instructor, four nominated as all-round sportsman
wary, but interested, students was a prime candidate for
thought they would give it a go aerobics. He enjoyed the mirrors
and get on down with the best of and tight spandex that allowed
them. him to show off his ab’s! He had a
They qualified first in the great attitude.
Waikato Regionals Novice section Jaime Allen: Attitude Allen - go
and so impressed the judges by get ‘em! Jaime was another
their vitality and unique style they “I’ll play any sports” student
also received the Creative Award talented in her own right. She had
out of all the teams who entered great drive and perseverance to
the competition. succeed while having a great time.
Rapped by their success and She played ball sports at top level
the fun they were having Ms and could probably sing too.
Rogers put them through Mana Simon: Mana in the
strenuous training sessions to get Mirror.
them to national standard He played a variety of
whipping them into shape in a sports at top level including
matter of weeks. league, rugby and touch, so it was
The Stingers (their quite a difference to take up a
professional name) wowed sport like aerobics. The routines
audiences in Wellington with got him thinking, which was more
polished performances, clinching than his teachers could get him to
second in the National Novice do!
title.