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NGARUAWAHIA HIGH SCHOOL PLAY

15th October, 1980 The plot revolved around a girls’

Last week, three nights in all, the school which had been evacuated during
Ngaruawahia High School produced the war, and as their buildings had been
John Dighton’s “The Happiest Days of destroyed by enemy bombing they were
Your Life” in their school hall. There sent to share those of one of the more
were fourteen parts so the cast was quite fortunate. The trouble was it was a

big, and some of them sustained their boys’ school.
characterisation very well throughout the “The comedy reached its climax”
performance. The occasional memory the programme says “with the arrival of
lapse slowed the pace a little, and while two lots of parents, both determined
one never saw the pupils of those two their particular little darling should not

mixed up boys and girls schools they mix with the other sex, and this leads “to
were felt as “being off stage”. such a tangled state of affairs that no

The choice of play was a happy one, solution seems possible.” It was good
and the witty lines were much fun.
appreciated by the audience particularly At the conclusion of Saturday
those from the high school. A great deal night’s performance, the cast made small
of thought had gone into the costuming, presentations to those who had helped

and Miss J. Moore “and helpers” must with staging the play. Mr John Sergeant,
be congratulated on the stage set. The the producer, said he had tried to stage
programme which Mrs J. Storey and the this play two years ago but it never got
sixth form typists had prepared was a off the ground. He made another attempt
credit to them, and Rodney Gutry’s last year without success, and this year
cover sketch was very appropriate. The right up until about a week before it was
high school can be proud of this staged he thought it wouldn’t make it

achievement. then. He was glad it had been staged and

so obviously enjoyed by all.

PROM AT NGARUAWAHIA HIGH SCHOOL

19th November, 1980 formal occasion, the boys Ashley who helped start
A senior Prom was held wearing ties and the girls in things rolling and then
last Friday at the dresses. handed the organisation over
Ngaruawahia High School According to the report to the upper school to
hall. It was open to the 5th, of the Taupiri pupils who complete.
6th and 7th formers as well attended, it was a good Before the function
as ex-pupils from the school evening and thanks must go instruction had been given
and friends. About 200 to the teachers Mr Paurini, on more formal dancing and
attended and it was a semi- Mrs McNamara and Mrs three bands provided the