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Ngaruawahia High School Highlights - 14th February 1979

BASKETBALL CLINIC EXAMINATIONS

Now in its second year of operation, Roland Ruha (4th form) made the Among the many good results from
the music department has again been starting five of a tournament team the state examinations, special mention
fortunate in retaining the skills of coached by national basketball coach must be made of Antony Pilton (“A”

itinerant tutors Mr Lee (Brass), Mrs Steve McKean in the holidays. Sixty Bursary), Murray Fox (96% S.C.
Kane (Woodwind), Mrs Peart (Cello promising young players of secondary Maths) and Betty-Marie Park (95%
and Bass), Mr McShane (Violin and school age were invited to the clinic in S.C. French and 92% S.C. German).
Auckland, some coming from as far as ROTARY EXCHANGE
New Plymouth. SCHOLAR

With the swimming sports over, and The tournament team were matched Sonya Haggie is now well into her
the athletic competition ready to begin, against an Auckland representative team schooling at the Hominy High School in

the school is well into their annual inter- and won. Auckland boasted two New Oklahoma, USA for her 12 month
Zealand representatives. scholarship exchange visit. Selected for

LIFESAVING the trip in 1978, Sonya has at last

raising are well Seventeen students are currently realised her hope of an overseas trip.
advanced for the Ngaruawahia High giving up their lunch-hours to train for CORROBOREE

s three- their life-saving certificates. This being At the end of this month the school
match tour of Australia in May. done under the auspices of the physed will be favoured by a visit from a group
ordinated by department. of Australia Aboriginies who will be
staying at the Turangawaewae Marae.

Ngaruawahia High School Highlights - 21st February 1979

Junior boy - R. Wall M. Van DenBos and V. Brown.

The High School team, entered in Intermediate girl - Karen Smith Intermediate to D. Tyler, D. Lauder
grade at the Intermediate boy - G. Simon and K. Sargent. Elementary to D.

Hamilton YMCA, met and lost to Senior girl - S. Prendergast Fletcher and M. Smith.
66 last Wednesday. Tonight Senior boy - G. Solomon HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
they continue their competition matches CERTIFICATES PROGRAMME

Following their efforts at the end of This week the fourth formers are
1978 the following swimming participating in a training programme

The annual athletic championship will certificates were awarded at the school for teenagers in self-awareness, self-
be run, jumped and thrown on March 1 assembly: Bronze Cross to M. Taylor. expression, relationships with others
2 this year. Parents and any other Instructors to M. Taylor and L. and methods of communication.
Mathers. Bar to Bronze to S. Fisher The aim of the programme is to
and V. Carswell. Bronze to M. assist them in developing themselves
Prendergast, D. Tyler, D. Lauder, F. and their social skills.
Beckham, C. Hartstone, S. Hansen,