Page 14 - 1979 News Clippings

Ngaruawahia High School Highlights

FINAL GALA DAY TALLY Officers on the committee will be

A clear profit of $2,477.78 was appointed at the first meeting on
made from the recent Gala day and was Wednesday April 18, when all parents representative recently completed a

a record amount for the school. Of the will be welcome. memorable 10
students’ total ($1,986) Maniapoto 2 RETIRING MEMBER ship
and Havelock 1 raised over $400 Mrs J. Haultain retired as a long
between them and shared the first prize term member and secretary of the
for effort in the house group P.T.A.. Her contribution has been most

competition. notable for the strong influence that the Grinter, showed the way for the other
winter teams with a fine run in a pre
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS P.T.A. now plays in the school, and her season game against Fairfield College

Two examples of the students major part in the planning and first fifteen winning 39
extending their services outside the establishment of the new canteen.
school were given when representatives ROWING

collected $497.00 for the Salvation Our teams over many years have
Army appeal in Ngaruawahia and over been successful in schoolboy events through their paces to find a
$600.00 via the World Vision 40-hour thanks to the training provided by the representative for the TV2 Superkids
famine. Ngaruawahia Rowing Club. programme this year. The twelve top
fourth
P.T.A. At Tauranga on April 1, the novice through physical activities, mental

The following members were fours won the Waikato Bay of Plenty proficiency tests and interviews.
elected to the P.T.A. committee: Messrs under 17 championship. The successful

S. Schwass, E. Sharp, A. Dyson, Cope, crew of G. Simon (stroke), J. Nepia, S. Ross Wall, Gary Ridley, Gary
Campbell and H. Cleland. Mesdames J. Whatford, W. Muru and D. Parata Mudgway, Brandon Williams,
Park, R. Zimmerman, B. Wills, M. (cox) won the final by a length from St Rodney Gutry, Justin West, Paula

Pritchett, J. Sharp, F. Wade, B. Stephens College with Opotiki College Douglas, Tracey Roe, Wendy Nuzum,
Winnikerei. Mr W. Braithwaite third. Linda park, Wainui Paki
represented the staff. Tukere.