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Assistant principal settling in
at Ngaruawahia
North Waikato News “Size has been the biggest difference to
me, coming from Otahuhu College which
By ROSS PARSONS
has 1400 students and staff to Ngaruawahia
Ngaruawahia High School is proud to High School which has less than 400.
welcome a new face to the position of The smaller size is great as it makes it
assistant principal at the school. easier to forge relationships, I have found
Watson Pita says he has enjoyed his that student-teacher relationships are tighter
first term at the school and the changes it here,” he says.
has brought to his life. Mr Pita is teaching Yr 9 maths and Yr
11 Maori and says his youth and particular
interests will be valuable to the school.
“My age, 34, is an asset as it makes it
easy for me to connect with the students in
that the music I like, they like.
“My interests in Hip Hop, martial arts
and dance bring new talents and skills to the
team,” he says.
He says that making the change from
teaching to senior management has been a
big change.
“My first goal is to learn about how the
school runs from the inside out. My long
term goal is to become a principal.”
Mr Pita says the first term has involved
a lot of meeting people, learning about the
schools culture and getting to know the
Ngaruawahia area.
“I really like the culture of
Ngaruawahia in comparison to South
Auckland, the school is generally very open
to new ideas and I am enjoying learning
about the kids and their families and why
they are in Ngaruawahia,” he says.
