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Ex students’ association
responsible for weekend
Huntly Press, October 19, 1983
More than 15 months of The association has also
work have gone into presented two honours boards to
organising the Ngaruawahia the school. These will be
High School 21st Reunion. unveiled by Sir Douglas Carter
And the group responsible, on Saturday. One board will bear
the Ngaruawahia high School Ex the names of ex-pupils who have
-student’s Association is eagerly represented New Zealand in
awaiting the big event. sport, and the other will name
those who have gained high
The 88-member association academic honours.
was formed in June of last year
to work on the reunion. President of the Maori carvings to surround the
association, Mr Gayne Jacobs, says that honours boards has been completed by two
organisation for the event has been good. members of the college board of
governors, Mr Leo Muru and Mr Bill Te
“I hope it’ll go well. The number of Wiata. The two men also carved the panels
registrations are good.” which now grace the entry foyer of the
Mr Jacobs was a pupil of the school school’s Sir Douglas Carter Library.
between 1969 and 1971, and is now dairy Mrs Cairns says the Ex-Student’s
farming in Horotiu. He is looking forward Association has not only been involved in
to meeting up with old schoolfriends who reunion preparations. Late last year the
are now scattered around the country. group organised a successful sports day
Secretary of the association, Mrs Val between past and present pupils.
Cairns or Hamilton, is another who awaits Mrs Cairns began at the school in its
the occasion. As a member of the first year in 1963, making her a foundation
organising committee, she has been pupil.
involved with preparations from start to
finish, and says final touches have been “I have happy memories of the school.
made. Although it was small to start with, it was a
good foundation for education.”
“It’s been a lot of work. We’ve had
souvenirs with the school crest made to be She says 365 people have registered
sold on the day, as well as special name for the reunion so far, including several
tags. There will also be the reunion from Australia and one person from
magazine.” Norfolk Island. Reunion celebrations are
open to all ex-students and ex-teachers of
The 50-page magazine will be sold on the school from the years 1963 to 1978.
Saturday. It includes reports from Anyone in these categories still have time
principals and teachers, and covers the to register, and can telephone Mrs Cairns
various overseas trips and sporting fixtures on Hamilton 75-841.
the school has undertaken. Humorous
pieces by ex-pupils also feature.
