Page 2 - 1979 News Clippings

Ngaruawahia High School Highlights

With a roll of over 600 and a full PILOT MUSIC SCHEME
staff, the Ngaruawahia High School Now in its second year of operation,
commenced the 1979 school year. Four the music department has again been starting five of a tournament team
new staff members joined the team, fortunate in retaining the skills of coached by national basketball coach

these being Mrs Curtis (Maths/Science), itinerant tutors Mr Lee (Brass), Mrs Steve McKean in the holidays. Sixty
Mr McIntosh (English/Geography), Kane (Woodwind), Mrs Peart (Cello promising young players of secondary
Miss Buckle (English/Technical and Bass), Mr McShane (Violin and school age were invited to the clinic in

Drawing) and Ms McKenzie (Guidance Viola) and Mr Townsend (Guitar). Auckland, some coming from as far as
Counsellor). Mrs Jan Storey has been New Plymouth.
granted a year’s leave to complete her SPORTS EVENTS
Commercial Teachers Diploma at the With the swimming sports over, and

Waikato Technical Institute. the athletic competition ready to begin, against an Auckland representative team
and won. Auckland boasted two New
GUIDANCE COUNCELLOR the school is well into their annual inter- Zealand representatives.
House rivalry.
Ms McKenzie’s roll as Guidance

Counsellor is concerned with the nature AUSTRALIAN TRIP
of human relationships within the Planning and fund-raising are well
school and with attempting to improve advanced for the Ngaruawahia High giving up their lunch

them in association with other staff School 1st XV rugby team’s three- their life
members; and by providing a match tour of Australia in May. done under the auspices of the physed
programme within school to help meet Arrangements are being co-ordinated by department.
educational, vocational and social needs coach Chris Grinter.
of the pupils.

Ngaruawahia High School Highlights

TERM DATES BASKETBALL

This term ends on Friday May 4. The High School team, entered in
The second term runs from Monday the Summer League “A” grade at the

May 21 through to Friday August 17, Hamilton YMCA, met and lost to
with mid-year break coming in on Melville 58-66 last Wednesday. Tonight
Monday July 9. The last term of the they continue their competition matches

year is from Monday, September 10 against Pirates.
through to Friday December 7. ATHLETICS 1978 the following swimming

ABSENTEEISM The annual athletic championship will certificates were awarded at the school

All schools are concerned with be run, jumped and thrown on March 1 assembly: Bronze Cross to

truancy, but the staff at the Ngaruawahia - 2 this year. Parents and any other Instructors to
High School are looking more closely at interested person is welcome to attend. Mathers
the causes of absenteeism and have SWIMMING CHAMPIONS and

instigated a programme that will help Prendergast
lower the incidence of this. Junior girl - Denise Turton. Beckham