Page 11 - 1977 News Clippings

MORE THAN 100 YEARS

IN TAUPIRI

Although Taupiri School was actually a boarding was used as a schoolroom
celebrates 100 years school and its earliest and the two wings as a
education in March 1978, records show a roll of 40; its dining room and dormitory
Taupiri has had a school for teachers being the Reverend respectively. It was situated
much longer than that. On Ashwell and his wife. in a very beautiful part of the
March 25, 1854 a report was The dwelling house Waikato River on the West
sent to the Board of which belonged to the bank.
Inspectors of Schools of church missionary society The number of scholars
Auckland District and the was a highly finished and in the institution in October
first financial report dates ornamental weatherboard 1852, was as follows: Adults
from January 1850. house. It was divided into 13, Boys 13, Girls 47.
Taupiri’s first school three apartments. The centre

Ngaruawahia H.S.

Host to Huntly College

On Wednesday August 17 Ngaruawahia
High School was happy to entertain visiting
teams from Huntly College. After very
enjoyable games, the results were as follows:

Netball:
A Ngaruawahia 26, Huntly 14.
B Ngaruawahia 17, Huntly 13.
C Ngaruawahia 13, Huntly 9
4A Ngaruawahia 32, Huntly 8.
4B Ngaruawahia 25, Huntly 7.
3A Ngaruawahia 29, Huntly 10.
Hockey:
Girls A: Ngaruawahia 4, Huntly 3.
Girls B: Ngaruawahia 5, Huntly 3.
Boys: Ngaruawahia 1, Huntly 7.
Rugby:
1st XV Ngaruawahia 15, Huntly 16.
Under 60kg Ngaruawahia 11, Huntly 8.
Under 42kg Ngaruawahia 0, Huntly 28.
Soccer:
1st XI Ngaruawahia 7, Huntly 1.
2nd XI Ngaruawahia 5, Huntly 3.
Badminton:
Ngaruawahia 6, Huntly 16.