COMMUNITY NEWS IN MEMORIAM ETSUKO OGATA
TRIBUTE TO DENIS LEMMON
We were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Etsuko Ogata. Her contribution to the school both as a Japanese teacher and her general community involvement was significant. Etsuko completed nearly 20 years of service to the school and for that we are extremely grateful. Kristin School has the Kauri Club which recognises a group of people who have a strong connection to Kristin. It’s membership ranges from founding parents and board members to long-serving staff. We acknowledged Etsuko’s years of service to the school by awarding her an honorary membership to the Kauri Club.
Our thoughts go out to the family of Denis Lemmon, whose funeral was held Friday 26 February.
REMEMBERING VIV MORRISON We remember Viv Morrison who passed away in July. Viv was a teacher at Kristin from 19811996 during which time she was Head of School Primary/Intermediate (with Joan Baker). She was dearly loved by her students (who remember her as ‘Mrs Taniwha’) and has remained a very big part of the school community through the Kauri Club. Earlier this year Viv volunteered her time to help us document and record details of Kristin’s early days.
APOLOGY We would like to apologise that in a past edition of Kaleidoscope we mispelt the names of Vincent Hou and Lewis Tai.
Denis was involved in the formation of Kristin, with the very first meeting to formulate ideas for the school taking place at Denis and Diane Lemmon’s home in Glenfield in September 1972, even before public meetings were held. Through the early days of Kristin both Denis and Diane were heavily involved with the working bees and social events that helped build and support the fledgling school and when Kristin moved to Albany in 1978, Diane Lemmon organised pizza bakes to pay off a loan needed to ensure the school had a kitchen. Denis and Diane have always maintained their interest in the school through their involvement in the Kauri Club, while daughter’s Sue and Joanna Lemmon were second year foundation pupils, with Joanna being the first recipient of the Kristin Spirit cup. In 2008, Sue returned to Kristin as the Food Technology technician. It was fitting that a bunch of white roses from the Kristin Chapel garden were placed on Denis’s coffin.
FAREWELL TUI PARR Our thoughts are with the family of Tui Parr, who passed away on 22 March. Tui was the wife of Patrick Parr who was our Chaplain from 1981-1986.
ANZAC DAY Kristin School was well represented at ANZAC Day services across the region this year. A strong contingent joined the march at Browns Bay with another group parading at Takapuna. Our Prefects played a part in the service at Albany Hall with Toby Ellis presenting a reading. The Coatesville event was again well attended by students across the whole school, with Caitlin Sly delivering a solemn dedication. Feedback from across the North Shore commended our students on their poise, their pride in their uniform and their respectful contribution to the commemorations.
IN MEMORY OF DENNIS BROWN We remember founding parent Dennis Brown, who passed away in April. Dennis was a participant in the early name search for the school and some years ago he recalled how the name came about. “I always liked the name Kristin. I had a boat called ‘Christina’, our neighbour’s daughter was called Kristin and I thought it fitted in with the Christian ethic, so I suggested the name.” We are grateful to you Dennis. 10.2016
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