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Students compete in speech contest
Students from Boys High, and third Leah was staged with the speech
Ngaruawahia High Steens, Sacred Heart. contest.
School, Fairfield College The junior Koromako, Winner was Alec
and Te Kauwhata College a prepared speech was won Wilson of Te Kauwhata
have taken top honours of by Leroy Thompson of College. Huritau Rawiri of
the Waikato final of a Fairfield College. Second Melville High School was
national speech contest. place went to Ngaruawahia second and Turau Te Tomo,
Ten Waikato secondary High School student Faryn Fairfield College, third.
schools took part in the Mathews and Helen Jim Milroy of Waikato
Koromako contest staged Temoananui of Huntly University, Pimipi Tuatahi
annually by the Post College was third. of Maori Affairs
Primary Teachers Judges were John Department, and Boy
Association.
Kelly from the Education Mangu of Te Awamutu
Dale Timms of Department, Sam Karetu College for the judging
Ngaruawahia High School and Katarina Mataira from panel.
won the senior Koromako - Waikato University. Koromatua winners
a prepared and an The Pei Te Hurinui receive book tokens and go
impromptu speech. Second Jones Whaikorero contest on to the national finals
was Patrick Hopa, Hamilton
of traditional Maori orators later this year.
NGARUAWAHIA Sharon Crosbie Enjoys His
HIGH SCHOOL Speech
PUPIL DALE One of the judges of the contest was well-known
TIMMS WINS radio and television personality Sharon Crosby. She
seemed to enjoy Dale’s speech, and he felt encouraged by
SPEECH her laughter.
The day after the contest Dale took part in Sharon
CONTEST Crosbie’s Talk Back Show on the National Programme.
15th April 1981 He was asked to give his speech over the radio.
7th Form pupil Dale Dale found this very exciting as he is interesting in
Timms last week won the going into broadcasting when he leaves school. He has
Regional Final in Hamilton, of also spoken on local radio after winning the national finals
Quantas N.Z. Jaycees Litter of the contest. Dale is in the 7th form and will be leaving
Control Secondary School school at the end of the year.
Speech Contest. His interest in speech-making began when he was
involved in primary school productions at Glen Massey
Dale will now go on to the School. He took a number of parts in ‘Gilbert and
next stages of the contest, and Sullivan’ and says this is how he got used to being on
from his efforts in the debate stage.
against Fraser High School, he
showed that he was not only an Dale has also had success recently when he won the
effective speaker, but that he senior Koromako - a prepared impromptu speech for a
could also handle any rebuttal, Waikato School speech contest.
which would stand in good Helen Temoananui of Huntly College was third in
stead for his future contests. the junior Koromako prepared speech.
