Nicholas Miskelly Head of Moyes House
Campbell Feather Head of Carrington House
of the Council and the full commitees are: Publicity- Nick Miskelly (Chairman), Simon Edgecombe, Douglas Harbutt, Bradley Bellamy, Dean Marshall with me as the Staff represe ntative. Sport- Greg Paynter (Chairman), Michael Webster, Keryn Amon, Ramond Willemsen, David Williams and Mr Kirk (Staff). Social - Campbell Feather (Chairman), Steven McCallum, Blair Robinson, Simon Gibbs, Richmond Hune, Bevin Jordan and Mr Hugh Russell (Staff). Regular Council meetings were held and it was impressive to see the way that the boys were willing to work for the greater good of the Hostel and its boys. Once again boarding has enjoyed strong representation in the senior teams of all sports codes and cultural activities. Boarders are there in numbers that far outweigh their numerical strength in the school and that is a clear indication of the talent and positive attitude of most of the boys in boarding. Boarders played their part in the school's successes in the following sporting codes: Cycling -A senior and a junior team from NPBHS went to Levin for the Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy races and they finished 15th out of 39 and 7th out of 15 respectively. Mark Gordon is a member of the junior team.
Hockey- The NPBHS 1st XI finished 3rd in the National India Shield and had our Head Boarder, Greg Paynter and boarders Ronald Gatenby, Mark Horgan, Kurt Horgan, Graeme Clarke and Bradley Bellamy in the team. Mark Horgan and a day-boy were named in the tournament team. Soccer- Our 1st XI won their tournament in Auckland and then defeated De Ia Salle College in the grand final, 4-0, to win the Jim Wishart Trophy for the second consecutive year. Monty Ammundsen, Andy llo, Charlton Leo and Ronald Warsal were in the team and Andy and Charlton were named in the tournament team. Andy was also the highest goal scorer in the Taranaki Men's competition and for that was given the Golden Boot Award. Golf- At the National Secondary Schools finals our team finished in 4th place. Simon Edgecombe was in the team but two other boarders Nick Miskelly and Karl Jones were reserves. Squash - Fifth in the New Zealand Schools' Squash Champs. Three boarders Anthony Kenneth, Scott Hill and Paul Tito were in our team while Ricky Tito was named in the team but had a commitment to our Ball which clashed with the tournament. Cricket- Winners ofthe Taranaki Senior Men's competition. Greg Paynter captained this team which also had Brad Fale, Richard Young and Brendon Harvie in it. Greg also played for the Taranaki
Emerging Players side. 1st XV Rugby - Richard Taylor (Captain), Campbell Feather, Daniel Smith, Steven McCallum, Aaron Morgan, John Morgan, Simon Gibbs, Eldon Eastgate, Blair Robinson and Darrell Sherran. The 1st XV finished its round of scheduled inter-college games unbeaten as well as winning all their games in the local Under 21 competition. The performance of this team was a great way to finish up the fine 1st XV coaching careers of Mr Jeremy Rowlands and Mr Brett Sloan. During theirinvolvementatthis level, both men have gained the respect and commitment of their players and the admiration of parents and opponents. Can you believe that some boys tell us that there is nothing to do around here? Early in the year we had a number of parents and boys approach us to ask about the possibility of putting on a range of special activities for the boys on Sunday afternoons. Mr Russell surveyed the boys to seek their suggestions and compiled list of activities that interested the boys, including tenpin bowling, abseiling, gokart racing and canoeing. He then set about organising as many of these, in rotation, as he could. For many of these activities the response was too great for us to be able to satisfy the demand. It was decided to continue running weekend activities throughout the rest of the year- a very worthwhile addition to the hostel 'list of things that you can do'. . Right from the beginning of the year it was obvious that the day school houses were keen to see Hatherly House beaten in the Inter-house Competition, but the boarders were not keen to relinquish their grip on the Inter-house Trophy and worked well as a group with everyone putting everything into each activity. Even after the cross-country, Syme House was equal with Hatherly on the points table and the scene is set for a close battle for the remainder of the year. Mr Smith has worked hard to get greater involvement from the boys in his house and it certainly has spiced up the competition. The other houses too have been within striking distance for most of the year and that is good for the competition and the school -we urge all boys reading this to get behind their house and make the 1994 competition one to remember. The other competition that is important to the Hostel is the Day Boys vs Boarders rugby game which was played on Thursday, September 30. It was clear to many of us that this could well be a year of success for boarding - something that hasn't happened since 1985. This year there has been a large squad of boarders in both the first and second XVs and within this group there was a good balance of forwards and backs which meant that we didn't have players playing out of position. The boys too sensed the position that they were in and put more than the usual effort into training and when they took to the field in their new Boarders XV jerseys they really looked very businesslike.
The boarders had the kick-off and when the day boys fumbled they were there to capitalise on the mistake and so with less than 30 seconds on the clock the boarders were ahead by 7-0 when Keryn Amon's try was converted by Darrell Sherran. They kept the pressure on for the entire 80 minutes and after two penalties from Richard Young and tries from Hamish Bryant, Daniel Smith, Campbell Feather and finally Brad Maguire they ran out the winners 33-0. A magnificent effort and a fine display of entertaining rugby. On August 7, our island students combined with those from NPGHS and Sacred Heart College to put on an outstanding night of entertainment. This year the event was again in the NPBHS hall and they had gone to considerable trouble to decorate it with Island hand-crafts to create the desired atmosphere. Invited guests were treated to the tastes and sounds of the Pacific Islands. We were first fed, from a wide variety of Island dishes from well stocked tables, and then entertained with the dances and songs of the various Island groups. A very joyful night indeed. We are very privileged to have these outstanding young people in our midst. Their talents and generosity are of the highest order. But it was the Senior Ball on August 14 which was once again the social highlight of the year for many of our senior boys and, as has been the case over the last few years this was a resounding success. The theme 'Busted' had the main hall decorated as a prison yard with those of us dancing on the floor of the hall, fenced in while the excellent band on stage was fenced out. Spotlights, 'smoke' and a siren punctuated the evening and added to the atmosphere and, as has been the custom, the parents of the boys on the 'ball committee' did a fine job of catering for supper. I am pleased to be able to report that this year too, boarders have made other significant contributions to the school by: providing five mini-van loads of manpower to cut, carry and stack ponaas. assist with the painting of the pool and Ounior boys especially) provide over 200 collectors for seven worthy causes. To conclude, I would like to thank all those who contributed, in so many ways, to life in the hostel and to Hatherly House: The ~oard, Hostel Committee, Headmaster, Hostel Masters, Matrons, kttcnen staff, laundry staff, domestic staff, caretaker, grounds staff, group teachers, prefects and, of course, the boarders who in the main do their very best to contribute to the good name of this school and hostel. To those who leave us at the end of this year, may I wish you all the best for the future and we hope to hear from you in the years to come. To those facing exams I hope that you are successful with those and finally to everyone - have a Happy Christmas. M. R. GRIMWOOD, Senior Hostel Master.
BOARDERS' RUGBY TEAM Back row, left to right: A. Morgan, E. Eastgate, R. Viviani, J. Morgan, D. Smith, A. Young. Third row: J Weston, S. Gibbs, R. Bryant, D. Sheeran, A. flo. Second row: S. Baxter, M. Jones, K. Amon, H. Bryant, H. Caskey, G. Paynter. Front row: B. Howse, R. Taylor, C. Feather, S. McCallum, B. Maguire, B. Robinson.
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HOSTEL PREFECTS Back row, left to right: Blair Robinson, Michael Webster, Lloyd Percival, Regan Washer, Bryce Herbert, Aaron Morgan. • Second row: Vincent Yu, Albert Seluka, Hamish Bryant, Graeme Clark, Bruce Howse, Obed Timakata. Front row: Kelvin Coley, Richard Taylor, Campbell Feather, Gregory Paynter, Nicholas Miskelly, Bevin Coley, Andy flo. Page 25