Page 8 - 1979 News Clippings

Ngaruawahia High School Highlights

LIFESAVING playing in the premier grade of the finding difficulty running in his nylon

Claire Hartstone and Margaret Hamilton Secondary School’s track
Collins gained first place in event three competition this season, and as a lead- and beating the heat, much to the
at the recent Royal Lifesaving up are playing several friendly matches delight of many of the participants.

competitions. Well done, girls. this term.
ZONE ATHLETICS The first was against Fairfield distance in his socks after having show

High school students attending the zone College, a tall team that beat the local problems.
lads 37-30. The scores were level
championships performed well and pegging until in the second half when
brought credit to the school in their some defensive lapses and a general
involvement. Performances of note inability to create play on attack gave well
were: Fairfield the opportunity to get in front. group at the recent Ngaruawahia regatta

Valerie McCarthy 1 equal in 100m In the first game the team had a Maori Culture competition.
Hurdles; Vivienne Taylor 2 in high promising look about it, with Roland Ngaru, Hoko, Dawson
jump; Angela Middleton 2 high jump; Ruha showing occasional form, and provided much of the backbone of the
Lesley Clay 3 shot put; Debbie Tuck 2 Dean Haggie doing well in the local troupe with their Aberdeen trip
3,000m; Maureen Smith 4 1500m; rebounding area. Both Garland Vercoe experience.

Diane Edmonds 4 shot put; Debbie and Glen Solomon showed that they
Lauder 4 long jump. can be scoring threats. But the team

R. Liddle 1 100m; P. McMillan 3 must improve on their shooting to do Transfusion Service obtained 54 units
1,500m; B. Betham 4 1,500m, P. well in this grade. of blood in their 6 monthly visit to the
McMillan 4 800m; P. Rawiri, J. Bell, HOCKEY school last week. Twenty six new

R. Liddell, S. Johnston 3 relay, Q. donors availed themselves of the service
West 4 200m; R. Wall 4 400m; R. Both the A and the B hockey teams from amongst the students and staff.
Wall, Q. West, G. Bradshaw, W. have a common factor this season.

Middleton 2 relay. Sisters keep goal in each team. Gaylene
Mills for the B team and Jay Mills for
EASTER BREAK the A squad. Linda Park of the A team the annual gala day. Maniapoto creamed

School will be closed from April 13 plays against her older sister Betty- the rest of the school with their effort
-17 (inclusive) for the Easter Holidays, Marie in the B team during practices. totalling over $1,000 of the $1,900
closely followed by ANZAC Day on RUGBY RUN raised by the students alone. Substantial
April 25. amounts were raised through major
Twenty seven members of the
OUTDOOR BASKETBALL Ngaruawahia High School 1st 15 raised raffles and stalls.

Newly constructed Indoor over $1,500 on a sponsored run from
Basketball goals for the outdoor court Perrindale, along River Road, to the

arrived recently and will prove a boon Ngaruawahia High School, to assist team last season in winning the
to the students who only have a limited their tour of Australia in May. Tutcheon Shield an increase in the
time inside the gymnasium. Dean Haggie’s time of 1 hour 15 number of girls wanting to play this

BASKETBALL minutes for the 10 miles beat the year was not unexpected. Many of the

The senior boys team will be slowest runner in by 45 minutes. Dean, 1978 team are back, but are having to