INSTEP DANCE GROUP Here it is! Yes, the Instep Dance Group's 1985 newsletter. We have danced our toes off and smiled like crazy, in front of schools such as Manurewa, Greenmeadows and Weymouth Intermediates. We received a great response from all of the schools, as well as thoroughly enjoying ourselves. Out repertoire consisted of cheerleading, wild west and the zany "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" routines. Continuous morning practises (7.30 a.m.) helped us to get up to standard for an International Dance Conference in the second term. Although neither of our dances were accepted we had a fantastic time. (We did appear of National T.V. though in the Conference Preview). Many of you may remember us in the musical we were the crazy, outgoing, dancing cowboys. All of this couldn't have been done without the leadership of Miss Briggs and Miss Bold throughout the year. Be ready for the instep dance group sometime in the future. We are coming!!! Wendy Petree, Megan Crenfeldt
TOP HOUSE REPORT Monday 18th February was the day of our annual Top House event. We managed to get the fine day that we had ordered and set about having lots of fun and laughs. In the morning the seniors had swimming which involved doing bizarre things that didn't really resemble the sport- like tyre, sack and chariot races. The highlight of the morning was the staff versus pupil race, in which Miss Bold managed to swim an entire length on her own in front of the whole senior school! While the seniors were at the pool the juniors sweated it out on the field, competing in obstacle courses, stilt races and other events. It was enlightening for pupils to see who paired up with who for the staff versus pupil 3 legged race!! Lots of good laughs. In the afternoon the juniors and seniors swapped over. We all had a great day with the champion house being Walker.
ATHLETICS On March 14th we sent a team of 40 students to Massey Park in Papakura, to compete against 15 other schools in the Manukau Secondary School Championships. Those placed then book part in the North Island Championships on March 30th in Hamilton. Chris lkitule recorded a record jump disallowed due to wind assistance. Rachel Wheeler was placed 4th in the Junior Girls' 400 meters and Suzanne Estall finished in the first eight in the Intermediate Girls' long jump. The team was selected from our own school championships held early in the year. The results were:Champion Runner Up Jnr. Boys C Ikitule Jnr. Girls R Wheeler Int. Boys S Wheeler C Morrison Int. Girls Tie - D Cassidy and S Estall Snr. Boys SLeau Snr. Girls K Arniria P Hughes Three school records were broken: K Jaggard Junior Girls 1500m C Morrison - Intermediate Boys 3000m P Hughes - Senior Girls 3000m Katrina Amiria 6/2
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
TEN-PIN BOWLING During the second term, Mr MacLeod instigated the forming of a ten-pin bowling team, to compete in the inter-school competitions held at the new 'Super Strike' bowling alley in Papatoetoe. This popluar American game which is relatively unknown in New Zealand drew an enthusiastic response from pupils from Form 3-7: three teams, consisting of four members each were formed. The teams competed every Thursday at 4.00p.m. for six weeks. Unfortunately, due to the apathy and lax organisational skills of teachers from other Auckland schools, the competition for MHS consisted of only one team from Aorere College. However, the competition went on, with all four teams competing against each other. Badges were awarded to those who gained 125 points or mom, 150 points or more etc up to 300 (the highest score). Quite a number of MHS players received these badges. The teams from MHS were: Manurewa 1 Manurewa 2 Manurewa 3 Stephen Mills Stuart MacLeod Heath McKenae Grant Grenfeld David Pegler Brett Reynolds Luke Peters Peter Nakhle Darren Wills James Jobe Greg Locke Craig Pope Although the standard of bowling was very high. Manurewa 1 was the over-all winner at the end, receiving a trophy. All the players enjoyed the experience of participating in the game.
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Regular and enjoyable practices for this newly formed team have seen an improvement in skills and performance this year. Because the learn was newly formed, emphasis on skills of the game were concentrated on to produce a more able team.
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The fact that there is no South Auckland Volleyball competition has not daunted the enthusiasm of senior players and several promising and interested juniors. This was demonstrated in a fast and exciting match against Papatoetoe High School which resulted in a win for Manurewa. Hopefully these informal matches will set a precedent for more serious involvement in Term One 1986 at the Otahuhu Competition. Special thanks from the learn must go to Mrs Sutherland for her time and efforts contributed to the team.
JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL This years basketball season went exceptionally well, even though there the usual ups and downs. All girls played up to their best standards. Even though our winning status wasn't very high, our sportsmanship and team spirit made up for our losses. The team would like to express their appreciation to Miss Nippard and Mr Longbottom for training us and providing transportation to our games. The 1985 Junior Basketball Team (Girls) were:Stacey Martin, Leona Teina, Patsy-Ann Grace, Kushla Waka, Margaret Aerenga, Ngaire Rolston. Deanne Katene.
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