Old Collegians, Parents, Students and Friends of the School
I started my St Paul’s career in 1997 and was appointed as Headmaster in July 2001. As I prepare to leave the school after 13 years I am taking the opportunity to reflect on my life at St Paul’s and the contributions I have made.
Over the past 13 years; I have taught, coached, taken part in the Tihoi parent tramp with my son Ciaran, been a Housemaster, celebrated successes and consoled people during times of need. I have overseen many physical changes in the school including the upgrade of the Chapel,
Headmaster’s Farewell
Dear Old Collegians, Parents, Students and Friends of the School, I would like to take this final opportunity to express my thanks to the many people who have made contact with me following the news of my resignation.
the building of the new Sports Centre and the establishment of a world class hockey turf.
Clearly there are highs and lows in any job, however there is no question that I love the School and I have derived much satisfaction from the wealth of experiences and the extensive friendships I have made during my time here.
I would like to think that I am remembered not as someone who has built buildings but rather as someone who has an appreciation of developing good relationships; that I have been able to create an environment which has facilitated the opportunity for people
Board of Trustees
PHILIP MORGAN QC (CHAIRMAN)
Philip has a long association with St Paul’s. His older brother, the late David Morgan was a pupil from 1959 to 1964 and taught at the school in the mid 1970s. Philip was a boarder in Williams House from 1968 to 1972.
He has had two periods on the Old Collegians’ Association, one in the 1980s and more recently in 2008 which he has relinquished since taking up the Chairmanship of the Board in April 2009.
Philip’s three children have all been educated at St Paul’s, the last of them, David is a Year 13 student in Hamilton House.
Philip is a Barrister in Hamilton holding the rank of Queen’s Counsel since 2003. His other interests include cycling.
GREG THOMPSON (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN)
Greg joined the Board in July 2007 and was elected Deputy Chair in April 2009. Greg has been a partner for the last 21 years at Russell McVeagh, Lawyers, Auckland specialising in listed property trusts and property development. He holds a number of directorships including Douglas Pharmaceuticals Limited. He has also been on the National Council of the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand for the last 19 years, being Deputy Chair since 1994. Greg attended St Paul’s from 1971 to 1975 (Hamilton), has an LLB (Hons) (Auckland University), and has 4 children. The youngest, Kaine, is a Year 13 student in Clark House. Greg is also current Chair of the St Paul’s Foundation. In his spare time he enjoys golf and jogging.
to grow and to become caring and sensitive individuals.
I would also like to be remembered as someone with integrity and compassion that has cared deeply for the students and the staff, and made the School a better place than what it was, when I arrived in 1997.
St Paul’s has been such a huge part of my life for such a long time that I look forward to continuing the friendships and associations that I have made during my time serving the School. Being Headmaster at St Paul’s has certainly been an emotional roller coaster but one I have endeavoured to carry out honourably, responsibly and with a serving
DAVID GASQUOINE
David has been involved at St Paul’s Collegiate as a parent of Mark (2006 Williams) and also in St Paul’s Rowing Club, where he was President for a number of years. David joined the Board in 2005. David and Cathy dairy farm at Hinuera, between Matamata and Cambridge, and have two children both studying in Dunedin.
In recent years, David has been involved with Fonterra Co-operative in the areas of governance and representation, as a member of the Shareholders Council. He has been a member of the Leadership Team, and chaired the Learning and Development Committee and was involved in Governance Development.
In 1996 David was selected to join a Group Study Exchange with Rotary International to the United States and in 2004 he completed a Kellogg Rural Scholarship at Lincoln University.
While farming is David’s passion particularly minimising environmental impact, his other interests involve spending time in the South
attitude.
Sometimes while striving to do the very best in our careers we are in danger of neglecting to do things that keep ourselves fit, sharp, and to be there for family. These are the things that I am looking forward to in the months ahead, especially as we move into the spring and summer weather. I look forward to the New Year and the excitement of seeking out new and fresh challenges. There is no doubt that I will miss the place that has been our home for a long period of time, but more than anything I will
with Claire and Mark, tramping and some travel.
JON TANNER
Having previously served on the Board from 1998-2001, Jon rejoined the Board at the end of 2006. He is a senior adviser and manager of the Hamilton office of Craigs Investment Partners. He holds a number of directorships including Hockey NZ and Midlands Hockey and is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors. Jon attended St Paul’s from 1973 to 1977 (Hamilton),holds a BCom and an NZX Diploma from Otago University, and is married to Sue. Their son Ben attended St Pauls from 2004-2007 and daughter Kim attends Waikato Diocesan. A former NZ Hockey player, Jon remains heavily involved in hockey but also enjoys golf, tennis and time with the family at Waihi Beach.
miss the people; the students, staff, parents and friends of the School.
I extend heartfelt thanks to the many people who have made contact with me following my resignation and attended the farewell functions.
I have truly been overwhelmed by the many gifts, cards, letters, emails and phone calls that I have received, wishing me well, as I move beyond St Paul’s. I leave with many life-long friends and offer my best wishes to everyone for the future.
Greg Fenton
SALLY WOOTTON
Sally joined the Board in 1995 and has held the offices of President of
Parents’ Association and Secretary of Friends of Tihoi Trust during her association with the school. She is currently Chairman of Great Oaks Trading Co a position she has held for several years, and was made a Fellow of the School in 2008.
Sally was educated at Wairoa College and trained as School Dental Nurse. She travelled overseas then joined the Navy as an Officer in 1971. She left and rejoined the Navy several times finally leaving in 1985. In 1994 she completed a BMS (Hons) at the University of Waikato.
Sally is a Director (with husband Bruce) of Itec Products, importers and distributors of farm componentry. All three sons have attended St Paul’s, the last one leaving in 2000. In her spare time Sally likes walking, reading and travel.
Scholarship
&
2008 Scholarship Achievements
Recently a special School Assembly was held to celebrate outstanding achievements in the 2008 NCEA Scholarship Examinations.
Congratulations to Old Collegian’s: John Marshall, Chris Burn, Craig McConnochie, and Tom Shaw.
University
of Waikato Scholars – 2009
The University of Waikato School Leaver Scholarships recognizes achievement in the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.
The $3000.00 Scholarships are awarded to students who achieve at least 60 credits at level 3 of NCEA in three or four approved subjects with at least 14 credits in each of those subjects.
THE 2009 RECIPIENTS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP ARE:
Mark David
Andrew Ford
Bevan Henstock
Jay Shih-Hung Huang
Jason Chein-Min Liao
Steven Yeh-Chen Lin
Kirsten May
Monique Prankerd
Paul Sharp
Robert Torrance
Lisa Xiaoyu Zhu
The University of Waikato, Plus One School Leaver Scholarships, recognize academic achievement for students who are not eligible for the School Leaver Scholarship and include students who may have had a gap year. There are a limited number of contestable scholarships. Nicholas Jensen is the recipient of the 2009 award. Nic is currently a tutor in Clark house.
Otago University Graduates September
2008 – September 2009
Ryan Bradley – Bachelor of Commerce –Marketing Management
Yi Hsin Chang – Bachelor of Med Lab Science
Jason Chih Chieh Cheng – Bachelor of Science – Anatomy and Structural Biology
David Thacker Holmes – Bachelor of Arts – History
Kate Gemma Humphreys – Bachelor of Commerce – Marketing Manager
Michelle Elizabeth Maclachlan – Bachelor of Science – Human Nutrition
Katherine Jill Olson – Bachelor of Science –Human Nutrition
Deepti Patel – Bachelor of Healing Science (Endorsed) – Medical Radiation Therapy
John Alexander Reeve – Bachelor of Commerce – International Business, Bachelor of Arts – French
Blake Thompson Richardson – Bachelor of Laws
Paul David Roseman – Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
John William Stuart Rowe – Bachelor of Surveying
Emma Jane Shaw – Bachelor of Science –Zoology
Paul Whyte Sullivan – Bachelor of Commerce – Marketing Management, Bachelor of Laws
Jessica Kelly Tasman Jones – Master of Arts
– Art History and Theory
Jessica Clare Tye – Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Science – Genetics
Kieran Mark Williams – Bachelor of
Guest speaker Peter Maxwell Deputy CEO, Waikato Innovaion Park with Headmaster, Greg Fenton and Assistant Principal John Dehley.
Graduation Results
Commerce with Honours – Marketing Management
Meg Olivia Wilson – Diploma in Child Health
Graduates from Waikato University June 2008 –May 2009
In May of this year the University of Waikato held Graduation Ceremonies and these students from St Paul’s Collegiate School graduated;
David Palmer – Doctor of Philosophy
Dairne Dominic Rangiahua – Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership
Timothy Bryce Porter – Bachelor of Science
Kevin Lance MacDonald – Graduate Diploma of Teaching – Secondary Graduate Diploma
Matthew Rajinder Bradley – Bachelor of Management Studies
Ciska Elisabeth De Rijk – Bachelor of Laws
with First Class Honours
Matthew Andrew Spark – Bachelor of Science (Technology)
Emma Susan Gray – Bachelor of Laws
Jordan Darcy Green – Bachelor of Social Sciences with First Class Honours
Yi Chen (Erick) Huang – Bachelor of Management Studies
Ka Wai (Calvin) Lam – Bachelor of Engineering – Materials and Process Engineering
Rachel Selina Tate – Graduate Diploma in Social Sciences
Matthew Patterson Wells – Bachelor of Social Sciences with First Class Honours
Emma Bunker – Bachelor of Teaching –Primary (BTchg)
Sarah Michelle Campbell – Bachelor of Social Sciences
Johnathan Yu Hao Chen – Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours
Elenka Margaret Engelander – Bachelor of
Management Studies
Hayley Anna Findlay – Bachelor of Science
Joshua Marc McGee – Bachelor of Social Sciences with First Class Honours
Jessica Rae Storey – Bachelor of Social Sciences with Second class Honours
Rachael Annette Linklater – Bachelor of Science
Graduates from Victoria University June 2008 –May 2009
Amanda J Croall – Bachelor of Arts
Shenali De Silva – Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
James R Houston – Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
Timothy E Keddell – Bachelor of Design
Richard J Peacocke – Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
From Left to Right
Xiaoyu
School Bell History of the
The school bell which is located between the music block and the administration building was originally the ship’s bell of HMS Quantock, a Royal Navy destroyer launched on 22 April 1940. HMS Quantock enjoyed a colourful and battle-scarred history, and its service and battle honours were many and varied. Below is a condensed version of its history.
MARCH 1941
Deployed on convoy escort and patrol in the North Sea to defend against attacks by aircraft and E-Boats.
JUNE 1941
Rescued 22 men from HM Corvette Pintail when it sank after detonating an acoustic mine.
OCTOBER 1941
Rescued two of the crew of a Greek grain ship that had been mined.
1942
Deployed on convoy escort and patrol in the North Sea to defend against attacks by aircraft and E-Boats.
MARCH 1943
Deployed on convoy defence and antisubmarine patrols in the Mediterranean.
JUNE 1943
Joined the escort of a combined convoy of 129 ships for passage from Gibraltar to Oran and Algiers.
JULY 1943
Detached for duty with Support Force East for the Sicily landings as part of Operation Husky. Also in action with three E-Boats off Augusta and provided navel gunfire support at Taormina with another destroyer.
OCTOBER 1944
Involved in the reoccupation of Corfu.
DECEMBER 1944
Involved in the bombardment of Porto Lussinpiccolo in the Northern Adriatic.
JANUARY 1945
Deployed in support of military operations in the Adriatic and later off the coast of Greece.
MARCH
1945
Joined the 16th Destroyer Flotilla at Harwich for escort of coastal convoys against Schnorkel fitted submarines. At this time mine laying by submarines and E-Boats was extensive.
MAY 1945
Taken in hand after VE Day for conversion to an Air Target Ship.
JULY–AUGUST
1945
Deployed for duty as a target ship for the training of aircrew.
NewStaff
Craig Luccock Chaplain
Originally from Canada, Craig moved to New Zealand in January of 2007 to take up the position of Vicar at St Stephen’s and Associate Chaplain at St Peter’s School, Cambridge. He was ordained in December of 2005. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from The Vancouver School of Theology and a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honours) in Psychology from Simon Fraser University.
Craig has nearly 20 years of experience working with children and young children in both urban and non-urban settings. He was the Youth Worker at St Alban’s Anglican Church, Burnaby and St Francis-in-the-Wood Anglican Church, West Vancouver; both part of the Diocese of New Westminster. In addition, he has worked for a variety of non-profit organizations in both faith-based and secular contexts where he planned, implemented and supervised many programs for children and youth.
Craig and his wife Ellen have two daughters, Emma and Naomi. His hobbies include playing guitar, rock climbing, hiking, camping, reading and all things ‘pop’ culture. He is an
HMS Quantock was reduced to reserve status in December 1945. The ship was placed on the disposal list but then moved to the sales list, from which she was purchased by the Government of Ecuador. After her refit she was renamed Presidento Alfaro and served in the Ecuadorian Navy until 1978. Before HMS Quantock was commissioned to the Ecuadorian Navy, a family member of shipping company Shaw-Savill purchased the bell from the ship. This individual, Mrs Crewshaw, was the grandmother of one of our foundation pupils, James Wiles.
The bell was presented to St Paul’s Collegiate School in 1959. It was used to ring the change over for lessons during the school day. Originally situated in the quad, after several months the bell began to crack and was retired to its present position where it sits out its days, a reminder of both World War II and the early years of St Paul’s.
avid sports fan; ice hockey is his first love, but he is quickly developing an interest in, and appreciation of rugby.
Francis Cowan
Director of Music
Originally from Wellington Francis completed a Bachelor of Music at Victoria University majoring in Piano Performance and Music History followed by a Diploma of Teaching at Wellington Teachers’ College.
Francis was appointed Director of Music and Master of the Choristers at St Mark’s Church School in 1989. About this time he founded the Capital Boys’ Choir which toured annually including a highly successful tour of New South Wales in 1993.
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WABCT Retiring Chairman and Board Member April 2002 – April 2009 Fellow 2009
John joined the Board in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Peter Rogers, with Tim Watson as Deputy Chair. He was elected as Chairman of the Trust Board following the resignation of Peter Rogers in April 2006, and served the School in this capacity for three years until April 2009.
John says that it has been a privilege to have served with David Gascoigne and more recently Philip Morgan QC as supporting Deputy Chairmen, and has been grateful for the voluntary work all members of the Board have contributed to support the School during his tenure. The level of individual contributions of all members has meant that St Paul’s has been served by a Board that is at all times passionately committed to the school.
John has also thoroughly enjoyed working with outgoing Headmaster Greg Fenton, and his Senior Management Team, which leaves a legacy of very strong ERO reviews attested to by outstanding sporting and academic achievements and campus developments. During his tenure John also served as Chairman of Tihoi Venture School for five years. This was during a time that saw a massive upgrade of the Tihoi campus: the construction of new staff houses, a new
dining hall and the last of the new student houses, as well as an upgrade of the sewage system and relocation of the administration centre. John says that all of these upgrades have been further enhanced through a landscaping programme driven by current Directors Chris Wyn and Cyn Smith.
When the Furmingers resigned as Directors of Tihoi, John saw the potential of having Chris and Cyn take up the reigns at this campus. After discovering that they had not applied he made a very fortuitous phone call, promising nothing but asking them to at least apply for the position. And, as they say, the rest is history…
Both son Tom and daughter Caroline were students at St Paul’s. Tom, who began as a Year 9 student, went on to play for both the 1st Cricket XI and 1st XV. He was appointed as a School Prefect and won the Seavill Cup for the student who has contributed most to the School in a wide variety of activities, in 2002. Tom is graduating this year from Otago Medical School. Daughter Caroline attended St Paul’s beginning in Year 12 and became Deputy Head of School. Caroline is a Vet (coincidentally profiled on page 12 of this edition).
Amongst the legacies that John leaves is a strategic move towards strengthening Board
membership through the adoption of a skills based recruitment approach.
John strongly believes that this School has a role in developing future leaders – a skill that is going to be desperately needed in this country. He says that we should be preparing the students and then having an expectation that they will engage in leadership roles at all levels of society.
John says: “I have a fundamental passion for the School, what it stands for and what it delivers - an all round values based strong academic and sporting experience for its students with time at Tihoi that cultivates a whole lot of life and personal skills.”
And this is why he has worked so hard and generously for the School. John was appointed a Fellow of the School in May 2009.
The School thanks you for your service…
Frances moved to Hamilton in 1994 to take up the position of Director of Music at Southwell School. While there, he had the opportunity to indulge in his passion for choral music and music theatre through the chapel choirs and annual opera.
Frances is also involved with the Hamilton Civic Choir as Assistant Conductor; is very busy as accompanist especially for opera performances and singers, and is a regular vocal coach at the New Zealand Opera School.
Francis was motivated to come to St Paul’s because of the opportunity and challenge to work with older students. He is looking forward to building the choir and Production to the highest possible standard and encouraging more students to become involved in music making.
Nick Clothier Head of Drama
Nick Clothier has completed a two-year fulltime performing arts course at Nelson Polytech, specialising in Shakespeare and musical theatre and a Bachelor of Teaching (Waikato) majoring in music studies.
Nick’s experience in the Performing Arts covers both amateur and professional work on TV (ads mostly) and on stage. He has appeared in the Hamilton Garden’s Summer Shakespeare Festival on a number of occasions and is a member of the Big Muffin Serious Band, a unusual but iconic Ukulele band.
Nick’s passion in drama is Shakespeare. He likes the way that the experiences and issues concerning the characters in Shakespeare’s plays are no different from those facing modern society. He says “The words of Shakespeare connect us with our most basic and abiding needs and emotions and I find it fascinating that these needs and emotions have changed little in the four hundred years since the plays were written”. Performing Shakespeare is also a huge amount of fun! Nick came to St Paul’s because of the opportunity to work in an environment where excellence is an expectation not only for students, but also the teaching staff. In his short time at St Paul’s he has been impressed with the way that the staff are always focused on improving the outcomes for their students in academic, sporting and cultural aspects of their school life.
St Pauls President’s Report
At a farewell function at the end of Term 3 The Old Collegians Association extended a very special thank you to Greg Fenton for the contribution that he has made to the school over the last 12 years. During Greg’s tenure, major re-developments, including the building of the new Gym, have taken place around the School and at Tihoi, which he should be very proud off. The School has been a big part of Greg’s life and we know that he is looking forward to a well-deserved break. Greg, we wish you well in your new ventures and look forward to your attendance at some of the school’s future events.
St Paul’s is still a very young school in relative terms and this is evident when you read our Jubilee book “A Venture in Faith”. This book describes the challenges and successes that St Paul’s has encountered in its first 50 years as well as the generosity of the many people who gave their time, money and support to the School. Who could ever forget our school motto, State in Fide “Stand Firm in the Faith” the motto which gave the Foundering members the strength to keep going in those early years, finances were scant – two of the Founders withdrew their support in the first year and the school had four headmasters in the first four years. If you have not already purchased a copy, I would strongly recommend that you take up the special price being offered in this edition. As the 50 year celebrations draw to an end we look forward to 2010, the 25th Year reunion for the first girls who entered St Paul’s as well as regional events. We will keep you posted of these events by email/phone and or letter. Please remember to update us with your current contacts if you move. Finally I would like to thank Andrew Mortimore, Tim Elliott, Daryl Lyes and Philip Morgan QC for their contributions to the Old Collegians’ Association Committee. Andrew has been on the committee since he left school, which was 12 years ago and has been the Vice President for the last 5 years. Tim has been on the committee for 8 years and has recently taken on the role of President for the Parents’ Association. Philip has been a recent member of the Association but is now the current Chairman of the School Board.
Kind regards
Campbell Ludbrook, President Old Collegians’ Association
Old Collegians’ Heart Starter
Health Clinic
St Paul’s Collegiate School
1 July 2009
Mr Campbell Ludbrook
President Old Collegians’ Association
St Paul’s Collegiate School
Dear Campbell
On behalf of St Paul’s Collegiate Health Clinic, I would like to thank the Old Collegians very much for the kind donation of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
During the school term, the AED will be situated in the Health Clinic and in the holidays it will be kept at reception.There is a clearly signed poster indicating its position.
Key personnel, who are trained in the use of the AED, are aware of its location.This will expedite retrieval of the machine and ensure the fastest possible response to maximize its effectiveness and facilitate the best possible outcomes in the event of the AED being required.
The AED will not only benefit the St Paul’s community but also the wider community who may visit the school grounds at any given time.
It is through your Association’s forward thinking and generosity, that you have put St Paul’s in a position of being able to give the best opportunity to save a life within the school grounds should the need arise.
The Health Clinic has a short DVD called “Heartstart First Aid” available to view if you wish to find out more about the operation of the AED.
Yours sincerely Joan Williams Health Clinic.
Adefibrillator is one of the latest pieces of lifesaving equipment to have in an emergency. Should a person suffer a cardiac arrest, dialing 111 and performing CPR is not always enough to ensure that they will survive. Having an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can increase the chance of survival by up to 40% when dealing with a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).
Each year over 1000 people in New Zealand will suffer a cardiac arrest outside of hospital. Many of these people have no warning since they show no prior symptoms and sadly fewer than 5% - 8% survive unless they get immediate treatment.
A defibrillator applies a short powerful electric shock to the heart allowing the
heart to regain its natural rhythm and so enhances the victim’s chance of survival.
Campbell Ludbrook., President of the Old Collegians’ Association presented St Paul’s with an Automated External Defibrillator at assembly in June this year.
Jubilee Book A Venture in Faith
AVenture in Faith, the Jubilee book, is normally priced at $89.95.It has been discounted to $55.00 until Christmas. You can pick up your copy from the School Shop or from the Office of the Executive Officer of the Old Collegians which is located in the Reynolds Room. We can also post the book to you at a cost of $65.00 this includes postage and packaging. Email d.mcrae@stpauls.school.nz or phone 07 957 8805 to reserve your copy.
Kiwi Boy becomes Professional Footballer
Recently graduated St Paul’s Old Collegian Chris Wood (School 2005-2008) was offered a twoyear Scholarship at the Academy of West Bromwich Albion in 2008, after being spotted by a visiting football talent scout in New Zealand. Chris took up the scholarship, at age 17, when he and his mum Julie moved to Birmingham, leaving the rest of the family in New Zealand.
The first six months at the Academy have been the hardest for Chris. Not only has he had to adjust to the new environment he lives in, but also to working with a large team of doctors, sports scientists, podiatrists, physiotherapists and psychologists: it is their task to turn a young Kiwi boy into a professional footballer. Each week Julie receives an email telling her what has to be increased or decreased in Chris’s diet. If Chris becomes ill, he is required to see
the Academy doctor only for assessment: Julie is not even permitted to give Chris a Strepsil as he is regularly tested for drugs. Chris also has to be constantly aware of his professional image, whether he be drinking orange juice in the local pub or going to the cinema with a group of mates.
As part of Academy life Chris is expected to attend academic classes three days a week, as the code of conduct, academic marks and football skills are all considered to be equally important. Continuing with academic classes is essential, as the chances of making a career as a professional player at any level is a mere one per cent. Chris must also complete his coaching badges, train each day of the week, complete set tasks and jobs, play on Saturday and rest on Sunday. In addition, he must make sure that he gets nine hours sleep each night.
Chris always begins his mornings by cleaning the boots of one of the senior professional players in the “First Team”, followed by putting out the nets and cones, etc, for the day’s games. At the end of the day, he has to bring it all in again.
Julie is very proud of her son and says that she enjoys seeing Chris live his dream.
What does Chris say?
“I am very grateful that Mike Groom allowed me the freedom to play football every day.”
To help get himself into “the zone”, Chris still listens to his iPod with the Brazilian beat of the Ginga a piece of music written by one of Chris’s mates at St
Paul’s.
1 School house 1965
W Ford, F Hawkins, R Gee and R Littlejohn Survey the site of the new school
The first Girls with Malcolm Hill, Janet Shewan, Ruth Lee-Smith, Andrea Jenkins, Mary Graham and Roimata
Raumati
1985 Boys can do anything Dancing organized by Roimata and Ruth
Mike Shaw 7 Tots and Toddlers
February 1965 Visit of the Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson
1959 Laboratory class
Becoming reacquainted with
Harington 1985
My name is Roimata Templeton (nee Raumati). Roimata is a Maori name meaning “tears”.
My parents weren’t sad when I was born: they were in fact so happy they cried for joy! Like many New Zealanders I grew up singing, dancing, running, walking pet lambs and throwing the gumboot. I was Dux of Paeroa Central Primary, went to Waikato Diocesan School for Girls (a complete shock to the system) and then in 1985 I was one of the first five girls to be welcomed into St Paul’s Collegiate School.
My time at St Paul’s was extraordinary and strange, exhilarating and fun. There were no rules. We girls were invited to everything, encouraged to join in everything and we had an excellent time. Teachers seemed pleased, if not slightly amused, to have us in their classrooms and when it came to things like House Music, Housemasters seemed downright grateful. I’d list the highlights of my year at St Paul’s as: being Lady Macbeth in the school play; not wiping out but instead making it into the finals of the Intermediate Boys’ 100m Hurdles (they were not at the girls height!); writing an article with Mary Graham for the school newspaper which led directly not only to the introduction of the Cultural Tie but also to a backlash of “hate” (we had not thought this through) from the rugby crowd; teaching boys to dance and then leading the entire dance group – Alpha Omega – on to winning a Cultural Tie for all our efforts; being on the Hall House debating team and beating Sargood to the House Debating Cup! Yes! That was a most satisfying night! My biggest surprise of the year? Being told, just before the race, that I was running in the Hall House 4x400m relay! I was thrilled and scared – nothing like that combination to make you run faster!
After St Paul’s, a brief interlude in Greece as an American Field Scholar and a condensed year at the University of Waikato, I transferred to the University of Otago
where I graduated BA(Hons) in English and MusB(Hons) in vocal performance. Performance highlights during my time there include: Pamina The Magic Flute; Polly The Threepenny Opera; Mabel The Pirates of Penzance (Dunedin Opera Company). I then went on to postgraduate study in London at Trinity College of Music (classical) and then on scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music (musical theatre) graduating with a Post Graduate Diploma (with distinction) and LRAM. UK performance highlights include: Maria West Side Story (RSC, Buckingham Palace); Lucia The Rape of Lucretia (The Other Theatre Company, BAC); Galatea Acis & Galatea (Threshold Theatre Company, BAC); Lieschen Coffee Cantata and Trio Trouble in Tahiti (echo/ reverb, BAC); Narrator Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Royal
Festival Hall); Dies Natalis (Westminster Philharmonic, Gloucester Cathedral). I also toured UK and Europe with Vox Animae, a branch of Mayfield Chamber Opera Company. We performed and recorded (radio, CD and DVD) the medieval music drama Ordo Virtutum by visionary mystic Hildegarde of Bingen. I played the roles of Mercy and Knowledge of God.
Near the end of 1998 I auditioned in London for Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. I believe my agent forgot to tell me the production was running in Stuttgart, Germany! I got the job and was introduced to the country with the third largest musical theatre industry in the world. I kept getting work and have been here working as a singer, dancer, actress and choreographer (mainly in long-run productions) ever since.
I have two children: Ripeka Zoe, 18, from my first marriage, and Darcie Jo, 5, with my present husband, Joe Ridder. Ripeka completed her A Levels this year and is now on the Foundation Course at Oxford School of Drama. Darcie attends the local Vorschule/Kindergarten. She’d like to be a football ballet dancing princess who designs her own clothes, receives lots of letters, and owns her own shop. My husband Joe, from LA, is a musician (flutes, clarinets, saxophones). He came here with the circus about 20 years ago. He was here when the wall came down. He was resident in the orchestra at Theatre des Westens, Berlin, for 10 years and currently plays in the German musical Ich war noch niemals in New York at the Operettenhaus on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. We met at CATS in Berlin. We were engaged forever and then last year finally went to Vegas and got hitched at the Little Chapel of the West. It was a fun family event. As a family we love to go skiing, camping, shopping, and to America!
In October 2007, finally tired of moving up and down the country every year for work, we bought an end-row-house in SeevetalFleestedt, about 200m from the Hamburg border. Around Christmas that year I was offered an ensemble position in The Producers in Vienna, which I turned down for a couple of reasons: I wasn’t quite ready to leave my lovely new home and I found the audition kind of boring - I don’t like to feel that way at auditions. Also, at the time I was in the running for the part of Shenzi in Lion
King at the Lyceum in London. The auditions were thrilling and going oh so well and yes, I would have left home for this, but in the end the role never came up for grabs.
Still, good things come to those who wait and later that year I received a fabulous offer from CATS with David Ian Productions in London. My third production of CATS, but my first in English! We rehearsed in London but then (wouldn’t you know it!) we – the ‘English Company’ – performed in Germany to packed houses in Cologne and Frankfurt! We turned out to be the best-sold production the Alte Oper Frankfurt had seen since it was built in 1880! The theatre seats around 2500. The applause would ripple forward in waves. My dressing room was in the dungeons of the theatre. My role was that of Jellylorum/Lady Griddlebonethe cat that sings the high C on the tyre in the opening, tells the story about Gus the theatre cat and then hams it up with him in an operetta dream sequence. I also played Grizabella for half the run. It was wonderful. However, while I was away on tour there were a few complications. The au pair walked out with less than 24 hours notice and shortly before Christmas Joe had a heart attack. So, I am now making more of an effort to establish myself here in Hamburg, trying to be more freelance and family friendly! I’m in the process of setting up a website www.roimatatempleton. de and getting ready to debut my One Woman Show, My Real Enchanted Life. I have been offered a gallery here in Hamburg for its premiere so everything’s on track. I also have a gamut of other performance projects and gigs on the go: I recently began teaching Tap Dancing at the Stage School Hamburg, Germany’s first and largest private performing arts college for professional artists; I devise and lead extra Intensive Courses here in all styles of theatre dance; I teach singing at a smaller, private performing arts college at Hamburg Studios, Stageart Musical School; I freelance as a choreographer and performance coach. One job I’m really looking forward to next year is giving some master classes, workshops
and seminars in London to students on the MA in Musical Theatre Course at Central School of Speech & Drama. I’ll also be choreographing and directing something for their Agent showcase in March.
Teachers inspire me. There is nothing more inspiring than seeing 76 year old Arthur Duncan hoofing it up out on stage at night and being taught by him during the day, listening to his stories, chatting with him and then watching him perform. Well, perhaps there is – watching Dr Harold “Stumpy” Cromer (also 70+) performing his Vaudeville act. You haven’t seen a performance of Mr Bojangles yet until you’ve seen it done by someone who used to watch the actual Mr Bojangles. These old men have lived. They teach and do it so well it makes you cry. Well, it makes me cry, with the sheer joy of living. This year these men have helped me realize and know the truth – that singing and dancing is important. It’s about living and dying and saving lives just as much as being a doctor or a politician is. It is vital. It is heightened. It sets people free.
Roimata Templeton
I AM TREMENDOUSLY HAPPY TO BE RETURNING TO ST PAUL’S THIS DECEMBER, THRILLED TO BE SINGING AT THE CAROL SERVICE ONCE AGAIN, AND HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHARING WITH YOU ALL AS GUEST SPEAKER AT THE PRIZE GIVING. I AM ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THOSE STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE CONSIDERING A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. IT CAN BE MORE THAN A HOBBY!
Harington 2000–2001
in the life of a Vet
A typical day (if this actually exists!)
Caroline Dawson is a veterinarian at the Animal Health Centre in Morrinsville. She has been working there since December 2006 after spending five years at Massey University. Caroline shares a typical day with us.
5.00am: I awake to one of the worst sounds I know … my work phone ringing when I am on call! The call relates to a cow, which is sitting down in the paddock with a uterine prolapse (this means the cow’s uterus is inside-out and hanging from her back end). I drag myself out of my warm, cozy bed and realize that it’s pouring with rain … fantastic!
At the Animal Health Centre, we host the final year vet students from Massey University. They come in groups for a week at a time where they observe us working, and hopefully learn a thing or two. The students are always excited when calls come in, particularly calls that are related to
calving. There is nothing like a keen student to remind me just how rewarding my job is. While I am still cursing about having to leave my warm cozy bed to venture out in the rain and the dark, an excited student has leapt out of bed and is waiting to be picked up, eager to see something new and interesting.
5.30am: We arrive at the farm and greet the farmer who takes us to the cow. After an hour of pushing and grunting, the uterus is back in the correct place. I am soaking wet, very hungry, physically tired and have yet to start my working day.
8.00am: On arrival at work I find there is another call waiting for me: a cow is having trouble calving. Our receptionist informs me the calf is still alive, the cow is at the shed, but the farmer can’t find the calf’s head.
8.30am: The student and I arrive at the farm and put on our calving gear. I examine the cow to find the calf is stuck. It is coming front first, but with no head! The feet are out, but the head is bent right back and lying next to the calf’s left shoulder. I pull the head around and haul the calf out of the cow. As the calf lands on the ground it takes a huge gasp of air and tries to lift its head. We give the calf a rub and move it in front of its mum, which happily begins to lick her calf. As an extra bonus the calf is a girl. It is moments like these that I love my job!
10:00am: The rest of my day is spent visiting a sick cow, another cow having trouble calving, and a cow with milk fever (low calcium).
3.00pm: I finally get a break. Back to the clinic for a well earned coffee and a bite to eat.
4.00pm: My final call for the day comes in: a calf with a sore leg.
4.20pm: On arrival at the property we find the calf has a very swollen knee joint and the calf’s navel is also swollen. I decide the two are linked and treat the calf with antibiotics.
5.00pm: Home time, the end of another long but rewarding day. Thank goodness I am not on call tonight!
Note: Caroline says that when she was at St Paul’s she did a personality test that told her she was 99% suited to being a vet!
Ward Scholar in Nepal
On the 28th of December 2008, I flew out of New Zealand destined for Nepal, for an experience that very few 17 year olds are ever offered. Spending a month living, teaching and playing in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal easily surpassed even Tihoi for me.
For months after coming home Mr Luman kept asking me if my ‘feet had touched the ground yet.’ It was an experience of a life time, enabled by The Ward Family Scholarship, and something that I think every Year 12 should strive for.
My work placement in Nepal was through a company called Projects Abroad, and I was living with a host family of Mum Khesari, Dad Pahal and countless other visitors and guests that were always changing. The school I taught at was called Snowland Ranag, The
Light of Education School, and we looked after children from villages along the NepalTibet border, mostly from the regions of Dolpur and Mustang. I was teaching English to kids aged four to sixteen, having only just turned 17 myself. The children were the biggest influence on me in my time there. Some of them had faced terrible hardships in their lives, the school itself was dirty, cold and poorly facilitated from a westerner’s perspective, but for them it was the best opportunity they had. I would not have understood what life was going to be like over there if someone had tried to explain it before I left, and I am equally powerless to describe it now. They had nothing. They pulled together the scraps that they could find to get through the days and the school was like a heaven to them. My classes at first were disorganised, but when I started to realise how much they meant to the kids I started to put real thought and effort into them. My crowning achievement was to teach my youngest class emotions in English, and a boy called Karma saying to me on my last day with a big, proud grin on his face “I am feeling emotional turmoil, John Sir”.
Of course, work wasn’t everything. I had an amazing group of other volunteers to spend time with. The Projects Abroad team made sure that I was introduced to the whole family, and I was living with an Italian woman called Valentina, an Australian girl, Niccy and a Belgian girl, Anoukh.
Along with a whole crew from all around the world we had the opportunity to travel to the tropical plains, territory of the rhino
and four species of monkeys as well as occasional tigers. We took trips to Buddhist and Hindu temples, saw preserved medieval townships that were hundreds of years old and other volunteer centres in the area. Living independently with a group of friends I had met in cafés, or just wandering the streets and entirely responsible for myself was an experience like nothing I have ever had before.
I definitely took The Ward Family Scholarship as far as I could, and if I hadn’t made the most of every second at St Paul’s, then I wouldn’t have deserved the opportunity. In Nepal I made my own way, my own connections, and my own decisions. I had an independence that is a rare experience and I did it in an alien environment. To the Wards, I am always going to be grateful for the incomparable opportunity they have given me. To any prospective Ward Family Scholarship traveller, all I can say is make the most of every second. One thing in life that will never return to you is a neglected opportunity.
John Scott-Jones Head of School 2009
Jubilee Assembly Back to School
The School Assembly is the Headmaster’s classroom lesson.
In the case of St Paul’s Collegiate School this happens most Mondays and Fridays in the Chapel during term time. Mr Greg Fenton, the Headmaster, wanted something special to commemorate the School’s 50th birthday, so he planned a Jubilee Assembly. He enlisted the support of the Defyd Williams (Head of History) as compere and Mr Nick Clothier, Head of Drama, to direct a group of talented school actors to play various headmasters from the past. The occasion provided the opportunity to present some overdue service awards. Sam Hogg collated images and music from the last six decades in a power-point presentation, which provided the essential backdrop for the performance. These picture pages (photographs by Mr Andrew Constable) captured an enjoyable event in the history of the School, which linked our past, present and future together.
Quiet please! The prefects seek silence.
School stand please! The prefects seek silence.
The vision of our founders influences who and what we are now and who and what we will be in the future.
Dave MacKay (circa 2009) being presented with Service and Supporters’ ties from the Headmaster.
Please stand for Mr Hornsby (played by Alex Penrose)
Stand for Mr Tony Hart (played by Ben Holmes).
Please stand for Mr Michael Lawrence (played by Sam Kaelin).
The real Mr Lawrence, the headmaster from South Africa with a Kiwi heart, was in our Jubilee Assembly audience and enjoyed Sam’s portrayal of his headmastership.
“Schools and individuals need rear-vision before they can make passing manoeuvers into the future.” Defyd Williams, Head of History.
Head Boy and historian John Scott-Jones links events and music of the 1960s with the launching of a new school.
The Headmaster who gave us the Tihoi Venture School then turned to horticulture.
Mr Steve Cole (played by David Hoskins) springing up the steps to the stage
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Tess. Dogs aren’t allowed in Assembly (Hilton Gibbons plays the prized pet) From the Chapel entrance to the lectern, that long familiar bounding stride
School Chaplain, the Reverend Trevor Fisher
Mr Fenton enjoys his double’s performance.
St Paul’s Collegiate School
In the last issue of the Network we introduced our rolling Giving Programme and thank those of you who have made a contribution to our
Following the resignation of Headmaster Mr Greg Fenton at the end of Term 2 the Waikato Anglican College Trust Board has worked vigorously to find a replacement. After an international search and strong interest, the Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Grant Lander as the new Headmaster of St Paul’s Collegiate School, effective from Term 1 2010. Educated at Kelston Boys’ High School,
At present the Foundation has approximately $500,000 accumulated as part of its endowment fund. In recent times it has separately raised $150,000 to fund the new High Ropes Challenge course at Tihoi. The Foundation is currently focusing on enhancing its life memberships to assist its endowment for the funding of scholarships. In these difficult economic times it is more important than ever that we facilitate students’ entry into the school so we can enhance our roll and secure the School’s future for the next 50 years.
Life Membership
Life membership of the Foundation involves an investment of $10,000 and is traditionally paid over a number of years. By way of example when I took up my life membership in 2006 it was contributed over a two year term. Others have made their
St Paul’s Collegiate School appoints a new Headmaster for the exciting challenges it faces in the future
Mr Lander went on to gain a Bachelor of Arts at Auckland University. He has since completed a post-graduate diploma in Educational Management at Unitec in Auckland. Mr Lander comes to St Paul’s Collegiate School from Lindisfarne College in Hastings.
Grant is supported by his wife, Judith, an experienced Economics and Accounting teacher and three children: Anthony, who having gained his Bachelor of Management Studies at the University of Waikato, is
currently Sales Manager at Mainfreight in Tauranga; daughter Jennifer, is in her final year of her BMS at Waikato; and youngest son Graeme, leaves Lindisfarne this year to undertake a conjoint degree in Commerce and the Arts at the University of Victoria. The School looks forwards to warmly welcoming Mr Lander and his family into the St Paul’s Collegiate School community in the New Year.
Foundation
contribution on a timeframe that suits their personal circumstances.
Life membership is recognised in the form of a framed life certificate (together with lifelong access to information and networks which the Foundation represents). There is naturally a heavy crossover into the Old Collegians’ Association but the two are legally distinct organisations.
Successful educational organisations are supported by a strong and vibrant Foundation and St Paul’s is no exception. The spirit of educational philanthropy is well developed in many other countries and becoming equally important in New Zealand. St Paul’s has registered charitable status and accordingly donations are tax deductable.
As a Foundation Life Member myself I would like to encourage you to seriously consider life membership of the Foundation and be part of a legacy that contributes to supporting educating future generations of the St Paul’s family. With the rising number of high calibre students applying for scholarships, the competition for funds is increasing. The Foundation is proud to be associated with such a worthy cause. I truly hope you can share in that vision and participate as a life member.
Greg Thompson, Chairman
St Paul’s Collegiate Foundation
Foundation Acknowledgements
The Foundation wishes to acknowledge the following people for their generous donation to the St Paul’s Collegiate School Foundation during the past six months.
Jennifer Purvis
MY and NM Wilkins
Mr E P Callaghan
M K de Winton
Mrs F G Thompson
Blakeney-Williams Family
Mr A P Rothwell
Mr TA and Mrs JA Gawith
J R & JC Wiltshire
J E Dawson
Craigs Investment Partners
Rev L Eyre
Group Ltd
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St Paul’sParents’ Association
As the year draws to a close, the Parents’ Association would like to thank all those parents who have given so generously of their time and those who have again supported the cattle scheme with donations. As you know all the fund raising that the Association undertakes goes back to benefit the students and the School as a whole.
Over the last few months a number of events have been organised by the Association including the Wine & Dine Evening and catering at the House Rugby and the Cattle scheme. We also hold a number of non-profit events such as the Meet and Greet evening, the Parents’ dinner on the night of the School ball, and the Association will provide the refreshments for the leavers’ dinner in November. These functions are an important part in helping all parents and visitors to St Paul’s feel welcome within the school family.
Projects this year have included the installation of a commercial dish washer and a fully integrated sound/PA system in the Long Room which is part of the new Gym. These items (costing around $22,000), make this room more functional and useable for the events that are held there. In addition the Association has distributed grants to other groups and individuals to assist students and teams to participate more fully in cultural and sporting opportunities outside the classroom. The value of such grants this year has amounted to
approximately $28,500.00.
The following are just some of individuals and groups that the Association has helped this year:
• Netball – Trip to South Island
• Soccer Team – Trip to Nelson
• 1st 15 Rugby Team Travelling
• Stage Challenge Group
• James Turner
• Rowing Team to South Island
• Cross Country Team
• Table Tennis Team
• Kurt Heatherley
• Girls’ Hockey Team
• Clay Target Shooting
• Tihoi Plants
• Chapel Flowers
• Morning teas in the pavilion over winter season
• Instruments for the Musical Department
As an Association we welcome new parents to join our committee at any time. Please join us as we continue to support the school.” Many hands make light work”. We look forward to your support for the coming year.
Clockwise from top left: Rowing Team, Shooting Team, Kurt Heatherley and Flowers in Chapel,
Tihoi Venture School
The Beginning of
MIKE SHAW: FIRST DIRECTOR OF TIHOI
Mike Shaw came to St Paul’s in 1970, having spent two years at Timbertop in Australia (the outdoor education facility of Geelong Grammar School, which Prince Charles had attended). As a consequence of hearing about Timbertop, John Mortimer (Board Chairman) and Tony Hart (Headmaster) enlisted the help of Mike Selby to do something similar despite considerable opposition from many quarters. It was not until 1976 that a suitable site was found for the St Paul’s Venture School. The Tihoi mill was closing down and all the plant, including the mill workers’ houses, were being auctioned. This was shown on TV as a news item and seen by Mr Mortimer, who knew the area and thought it would be suitable for a venture school.
Tony Hart and the Board then sprang into action. The property (about 60 acres) was purchased from the Burgess family. It was then necessary to identify who had purchased the houses at the auction so that we could repurchase them. The houses originally sold for about $250.00 each as they could not be relocated due to substandard framing; they had only really been purchased for the iron on the roof and their windows, doors, ovens, etc. Many of the houses were in very poor condition (“Franks House” did not have a single window intact and many had smashed toilets and hand basins). The main hall was the local bar and still very much a part of the social structure of the local community, and as far as the locals were concerned this wealthy, independent, church school was invading their private little world and taking over, and we were not welcome at all!
Many wheels were now set in motion. Chris Cooke worked on the academic programme (which involved Bill Holden, Judy and Mike teaching the full curriculum of English, Maths, Science, Social Studies, French, Economics
and bush craft), the Gibbs’ worked out the requirements for feeding 60-70 hungry boys, Waikato Tech built a kitchen unit and classroom that were transported to the site, and Molly Burgess found us three “Cooks” for the kitchen who turned out to be absolute treasures: Shirley Sinton, Ngaire Albert and Lesley Hawkins, all of whom stayed for many years before moving out of the district and being replaced.
Judy and Mike, together with Bill (second in charge), spent all of their Christmas holidays trying to get the place ready for the start of the school year. The work that had to be done was endless!
• Replacing broken toilets and hand basins.
• Repiling Purple House, which had been condemned.
• Sweeping all chimneys with home made manuka sweeps.
• Reglassing many windows (Mr Hart was very good at this task).
• Laying lino tiles on the kitchen floors (having sanded them first).
• Cleaning out the water reservoir and fixing the water pump in the creek.
• Putting false floors over rotten bathroom floors, installing showers over the baths, and making shower curtains.
• Replacing rotten weather boards (it’s wonderful what can be accomplished with a chainsaw!).
• Cleaning and repairing all stoves (this required finding a firm that could recast missing grates, etc.).
• Removing half the “Tihoi Club” building and joining on the new kitchen to the remaining section.
• Cleaning out septic tanks and redigging soak holes for same (Mike nearly got buried alive doing “Gills” soak hole as the three metre walls of soil collapsed around
him, trapping him to his neck).
• Spring cleaning all the houses (Phyllis Harrison from the St Paul’s office worked like a galley slave to make Jock’s House presentable).
• Purchasing kitchen apparatus from Kawau Island when “Mansion House” closed down (several items of which are still in use in the new kitchen).
• Relaying a complete new water main around the whole village. We still had not completed this task the weekend before the students were due to arrive when Tim Thorrold (Board member) arrived to see progress. We were digging trenches by hand, so Tim went straight to Taupo and hired a trencher to help with the job. We finished late on Sunday night by the light of car headlights.
The list of tasks was seemingly infinite: paint houses, build canoes, build yachts, build a pig sty, design orienteering courses, etc. Would it have been possible nowadays with OSH? Never! As it was the Health and Building Inspectors from Taupo gave us no end of trouble.
The morning the first students arrived we tried our best to give the impression that the place was ready for the new adventure. Despite our assurances and efforts over the holidays some parents were murmuring about returning their boys to Hamilton. It was only through the intervention of Mr Reynolds (Board member), who had a boy in the first intake, that they were persuaded to give it a try and leave their little darlings in this primitive outdoor environment!
It was 1979 and we had 2.5 teaching staff, three wonderful Tutors straight from the Seventh Form (Grant Eyre, Steve Tracey and Phil Kearney), and 54 boys. Tihoi Venture School was – finally – open.
St. Paul’s 1st XI Girls
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009 has been a truly fantastic season for girls’ football at St Paul’s Collegiate School with the title of Waikato Secondary Schools’ Senior Girls Division 2 Champions for 2009 a phenomenal achievement considering the number of available players, and that all but four players also play in the First XI Hockey team. The title came as the result of a total team effort, held together by the superior skills of the Match Captain Sarah McCallum and the organisation and support of the Managing Captain Nicole Glover. Sarah scored most goals ably supported by Nicole, Ashley Dyer and Ashley Fraser. New-comers in the mid-field, Stephanie Broomfield and Lucy Travis, proved a potent force through the season. The sheer grit of the backs was awe-inspiring, Alice Fisher, Paula Lalich, Chanelle Muirhead, Stephanie HenleySmith, Emma McCallum, Jo Brogden and Aimee Ryburn came under constant attack managing to quell many a threat to the St Paul’s goal.
Goal Keeper Aleesha Cliffe frequently found herself in the firing line and applied herself brilliantly to save the goal. Like many of the other team members this was Aleesha’s first season of football and one can only marvel at how the team has developed as players this season.
Well done to all the girls and roll on 2010!
Roger Bell
Farewell to Church College
Saturday 15 August, 2009 proved to be a bitter sweet day for the followers of St Paul’s rugby as the First XV of St Paul’s and Church College fought out what would be the last ever match between the two schools.
The history of St Paul’s-Church College rivalry goes back 50 years, almost to the day. In its first year, 1959, the brand new St Paul’s Collegiate School fielded only two rugby teams, a fourth grade and a seventh grade; the fourth grade side was St Paul’s unofficial First XV, but was made up of fourth form boys. On 11 July 1959, in its fifth game ever, this team played Church College and lost 35-0. The inauspicious start for St Paul’s was the beginning of 50 years of a rugby relationship with the nearly new Church College, which ended on Saturday, 15 August, with a well deserved win to St Paul’s.
Construction of the Church College of New Zealand and its supporting temple began in 1955. The College was dedicated and formally opened in April 1958 by LDS Church President David O McKay, with Clifton D Boyack as the first Principal. Elders of the LDS Church announced in 2006 that the 700 student Church College at Templeview in Hamilton would shut down in stages, ending in December 2009.
United States-based Elder Paul Johnson said at the time that it was decided to close the school because New Zealand’s education system was “one of the strongest in the world”. It is Mormon policy to close schools in areas where there is quality local education. Church resources would be better directed into teaching programmes in other regions, such as Africa. However, it has been an emotional time for
Chess a part of the classroom
Chess is an integral part of Gary Judkins classroom at St Paul’s Collegiate School. Head of Mathematics, Judkins believes chess is a tool that can help children learn and has been a successful part of his toolbox of teaching methods for the 12 years he has been at the School.
The annual Waikato Open chess tournament was held at St Pauls in August. David
the last students and teachers of the College; emotion that was evident in the final game. In this thrilling final encounter, the big St Paul’s pack dominated in very wet conditions and played excellent, tightly controlled rugby to outlast Church College’s brave and spirited efforts, 10-8. The result saw St Paul’s into the Waikato finals and reversed the defeat inflicted by Church College in the early rounds of the competition.
Over recent years, similar encounters have been very close and invariably produced nail-biting finishes. However, in the early years, through the seventies and eighties in particular, Church College sides were almost unbeatable as they produced some of the best-performing teams in the country. Their battles with traditional rivals Te Aute, St Stephen’s, Wesley and Hato Petera were the stuff of rugby legend, with these teams often playing for the highest secondary school honours in the country. In the mid eighties, Church College sides were so strong that they chose to play their First XV in the Waikato Under 21 club competition, leapfrogging the club Under 19 division, and invariably winning it! In those days, the prospect of playing a Church College side produced much anxiety in an opposition more concerned with survival than with winning.
No secondary school rugby player will be sorry to see the end of Church College’s wet, windy and often extremely muddy field, but they will lament the passing of a highly regarded and often feared opponent. At St Paul’s the loss of a respected brother school, which has been so much a Waikato institution, will be keenly felt.
Graham Campbell
Smeardon, an Australian Grandmaster played in this tournament which was a draw card for some of New Zealand’s best players. Three of St Paul’s players competed: Chang Zhai, Bill Li and Cheng Cao. Chang Zhai was awarded the William Lynn Trophy for the most promising junior player.
The national schools teams’ chess championship was held at the end of September. Our team of Chang Zhai, James
Kennedy, Bill Li and Terry Chao was one of 14 high school teams who won their regional competitions. Seven games were played over two days and in the final round St Paul’s won every game which placed us fourth in the country. We finished ahead of schools such as Mount Albert Grammar, Wellington College and Christ’s College.
Vettori reaches landmark with 300th Test wicket
BLACKCAPS captain Daniel Vettori (Hall 1992 –1996) has become only the eighth player – and the second from New Zealand – to achieve 300 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket. Vettori took his 300th wicket in the afternoon session (26 August 2009) on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka, at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo. The left arm orthodox bowler started the match with 298 Test wickets to his name, alongside his batting record of 3329 runs. The 30 year-old skipper now joins the company of cricketing greats Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, fellow Kiwi Richard Hadlee, Imran Khan, Shane Warne, Shaun Pollock and Chaminda Vaas as the only players to achieve the double of 300 wickets and 3000 runs.
Cricket at St Paul’s End of Season 2008 – 2009
The highlight of the 2008 -2009 cricket season was the very good win against Te Rapa in the two day Second Division, Hamilton competition. It has been some seven years since the First XI has won the final of this competition. For the first time in some years the St Paul’s First XI had five bowlers who took 25 wickets or more and achieving a bowling average of 20 or less.
SPARC Get 2 Go
The Waikato regional finals for the SPARC Get 2 Go competition were held on 11 August 2009. This competition is for Year 9 and Year 10 participants and is a “junior” version of the Hillary Challenge for seniors. The competition was made up of three outdoor activities: orienteering, kayaking and mountain biking. This year St Paul’s Collegiate combined with Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, to make three very strong mixed teams of eight students.
Batting for the season end was headed by Rhys McCarthy (School) who scored a total of 1079 runs for the season including three 100’s. Rhys’s 196 runs in an innings, is the third highest score by a St Paul’s player. The top two places for batting scores are held by Neal Parlane (Williams 1994 – 1995) with 204 in 1995 and Emmanuel Amos (Williams 1998 – 1999) 203 in 1999. The highlight in the coming season, beginning in Term Four, will be the Gillette Cup game. The winners of this game will compete in the NZ Gillette Cup final in December.
The highlight of the day was the performance of our top team in the kayaking activity which saw their raft building skills, paddling, and impressive team work take them to the next level. The St Paul’s–Dio combination managed to paddle two 400m laps more than any other team. They won this activity convincingly and these points contributed to their taking the top placing, just beating a very competitive Cambridge High School (last year’s winners) by three points.
27 teams took part overall. The competition was extremely competitive, with our second team finishing in sixth place. The top team consisted of: Josh Tye (Sargood), Sam Savage (Hall), Sean Henley-Smith (Fitchett) and Ryan Lewis (Hamilton) from St Paul’s and the Waikato Dio team was represented by Ellie McCleery, Robin Hacker-Cary, Lily Brown and Tarryn Davey. This team goes on to represent the Waikato at the national competition in December, to be held at Great Barrier Island.
Congratulations to all the students who took part in this great event. Thank you to OPC, Hamilton Mountain Bike Club, Wintec and the Hamilton Orienteering Club for making this a very successful day.
Katie Rhymer
Bill Li, Chang Zhai, Gary Judkins, Grand Master
David Smerdon & Sheng Cao
Chang Zhai recieving William Lynn Trophy
St Paul’s and Dio Team 1, showing their paddling skills.
St Paul’s and Dio Team 1, showing their awesome teamwork.
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”
School Production
Scheming slaves, an intolerable wife, a house of beautiful courtesans - St Paul’s 2009 Production had it all … and more!
Titled “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, this musical comedy showcased some of the School’s finest talents. With our new drama teacher, Mr Nick Clothier, directing, and Mr Francis Cowan in charge of the music, the show provided a blank canvas for a range of “firsts” for the School’s cultural repertoire.
Southwell School’s new Centre for Performing Arts was an appropriate venue to stage this production, allowing the audience to enjoy live music from the orchestra pit, and the latest in sound and lighting technology. Coupled with singing, dancing and acting from a close-knit and talented cast, this was a Roman spectacle on a scale not to be missed.
A tale of many tales, centered on one young man’s quest to be united with his true love, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” had a joke, a song and a character for everyone in the audience to enjoy.
Pseudolus a lowly slave with big ideas, dreams of buying his freedom from his young master’s household. His scheming ways lead him and others into the tumultuous and risky business of capturing a beautiful, yet rather naïve, courtesan. Pseudolus ties together the parallel stories: a household matriarch and her longsuffering husband; an old man’s search for his long lost children; a virgin promised to a dominating captain; and true love from a disreputable source. Eventually all ends well for most, but not before a faked death, the appearance of a ghost, and the sage advice that “everyone should have a maid”.
Whether you were into the happy ending to the love story or the somewhat raunchy jokes, there was a laugh for all tastes and ages.
Ben Holmes’ lively and involved performance as Pseudolus was both enduring and endearing. Sam Hewat, playing Hysterium, delivered the punch line every time. The singing and acting quality of the whole cast was a real credit to natural talent combined with many hours of practice.
Highlights included a genuine “first kiss” for Hero (Glenn Eyers) and Philia (Jennifer Currie) and the way in which three characters - Domina (Beth Noble), Philia and Hysterium - were at one stage all wearing identical white dresses with matching wigs. The chaos and confusion of the scene in which Pseudolus is finally caught out was hilarious, especially when combined with cameo appearances by the old man (Mark Davis) walking “seven times around the seven hills of Rome.”
In terms of stage craft, the trusty and versatile black structures that three weeks before had been Stage Challenge sets, were transformed into a suburban scene from Ancient Rome. The changing costumes, from flirtatious courtesan clothing to something outrageous for an eccentric Eunuch, added colour and interest to the stage and were a credit to the wardrobe crew.
Judging from the positive reactions and much laughter, the performance proved to be a very enjoyable night for the audience.
Wei-Wei Ng (Harington)
01-06. Arts Week 07-10. Mufti Day 11-14. School Ball 15-20. Harrington House Fashion Show
DATE TIME EVENT
November 23 - 24 Junior Exams
November 24 7.30pm Fellows Dinner
November 28 Tihoi 2009/2 Ends
November 28/29 Head of Waikato River Race
November 29 7pm Hamilton House Dinner (Long Room) Parents welcome
November 30 Junior prize winners published 5pm Hall House Dinner (Seminar Room) Parents welcome 5pm School House Dinner (Long Room) Parents welcome 7.30pm Carol Service – All Parents and families are welcome
December 1 6pm Leavers Service –All welcome 7pm Sargood, Fitchett, Clark, Harington and Williams Dinners. Parents welcome
December 2 10am Prize giving in the Chapel All welcome Term 4 Ends
December 4 6pm 1stXI Cricket Function in the Long Room All welcome
December 5/10 Rowing camp at Mangakino
BIRTHS
Cherie Urlich (Harington 1990 – 1991) and her partner Wayne welcomed their baby daughter Alexandra Noa on June 12 2009.
Glenn Cross (Staff 2008 -) Glenn and partner Cathy are the proud parents of twins Emily and Madeleline born in September.
Chris Wynn & Cyn Smith Welcomed Jessie Cynthia Wynn to the family on the 11th September 2009, a sister for Blue & Jazz.
DEATHS
Our condolences are extended to the following St Paul’s families:
David Long (1980 – 1989 Teacher Biology /Junior Science). Died 21 July 2009 after a short illness.
Michael Robert Lagore (Clark House/Hamilton House 1997 – 2001) Died 20 June 2009 aged 25 years, as the result of a motor bike accident. Michael is survived by his daughter Mikayla, son Tristan and partner Tarsh.
Jack Mills (Chaplin 1960 – 1961) passed away at Selwyn Village in Auckland on June 25 2009 aged 95.
Peter Aston (Sargood/Hamilton 1969-1972) passed away earlier this year after a short illness.
Jackie Thompson (Staff 1985 –2009) died 26 September 2009, as the result of an accident. Old Collegians will remember Jackie’s smiling and friendly face as she was part of the Laundry team.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
If anybody knows the whereabouts of the following Old Collegians or has contact details please email us at oldcollegians@stpauls.school.nz
Amy Burch (Harington 2001)
Mark Burch (Clark 1992-1995)
David Cho (Fitchett 2006)
Issac Kilby (Williams 2000)
Sarah MacKenzie (Harington 1998)
Thana Majeed (Harington 20022003)
Hamish Mathieson (Clark 19891992)
Sharon McMullan (Harington 1993-1994)
Codey Nepe (Fitchett 2007)
Marc Osborne (Clark 19741976)
Daniel Peake (Sargood 19981999)
Benjamin Pokaia (Clark 19951996)
William Roberts (Sargood 1962-1964)
James Shand (Williams 20012003)
Mark Speedy (Hamilton 19871991)
Vincent/Pao Sheng Sun (Fitchett 2004-2008)
Siripon Suthichoti (Fitchett 2002-2004)
Samuel Swale (Clark 20032005)
Allan Thomson (School 19751978)
Luke Toomey (Hall 2006)
Alan Veenendaal (Hall 19751979)
Matthew Vincent (Williams 2007)
Courtnay Withey (Clark 19992000)
Mark Wyness (Hamilton 19992000)
SNIPPETS
Dr Cambell Bennett (Hall 1989 – 1993) currently works at Whangarei Hospital as an Anaesthetist. At the end of last year, Campbell’s project ‘The EEG in Anaesthesia: how does the human pattern recognition compare with Mathmatical analysis’ won the NZ National Committee of the Australian
and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Formal Project Award for 2007. He is married to Hayley and they have an 18 month old daughter, Alana.
Hamish Bennett (Hall 1991 - 1995) works for Scania in Sweden. He lives there with his wife Caroline and daughters Maja 41/2 and Elin 3. They are intending to be home in New Zealand for Christmas 2009.
Patrick Bentham (Hamilton 2002 – 2005) was named the MTA Waikato/Thames Valley Apprentice of the Year in June 2009.
Patrick Bloomer (Hall 2001) is managing the family farm ‘Jamunjie Omeo’ in the high country of Victoria, Australia, where he runs Merinos and Hereford. Patrick spends his spare time snowboarding at the nearby Falls Creek, hunting Sambar deer, dingo and rabbits. He hopes to homestay people on the farm.
David Cooper (Fitchett 2002 – 2004) has just been named in the New Zealand Team for the World Duathlon Championships. He is one of 7 athletes to compete at elite level and the only one in the Elite Under –23 Grade. He has been training hard over the past year to qualify under coach and mentor Jack Ralston, a Lydiard protégée who coached Hamish Carter for a large portion of his career. David says that his running background was groomed at St Paul’s under the watchful eyes of Gary Henley-Smith, Paul Wilson and Martyn Holmes. He is now mixing time with fund-raising efforts to help with the cost of the trip. David passes on his regards to all of the staff at St Paul’s.
Bryce Elliott (Clark 1978 –1981) has been happily retired from the corporate world for 4 or more years and spends his spare time managing his single family rental properties in America. Bryce says “Good luck with the future of St Paul’s it made a huge difference in my
life”
Wilson Whare Isaac (School House 1966-1970) has been appointed Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court. He had been Deputy Chief Judge for the last 10 years, presiding in the Tairawhiti and the Takitimu Maori Land Court districts. Chief Judge Isaac affiliates to Ngati Kahungunu, Tahoe and Ngati Porou. An LLB/BA graduate from Otago University, he spent 17 years at Burnard Bull & Co. Gisborne, where he developed an extensive practice in Maori Land law and Family law before being appointed to the Maori Land Court bench.
Gregory Lindsay (Harry) (Sargood 1987-1989) visited the School recently and caught up with Sargood Matron Bev McCarthy and Graham Campbell. He was accompanied by his Brazilian wife Cleuza. Harry is working in the dairy industry in Brazil where dairying is pasture based, similar to New Zealand. Most of the milk produced is used for UHT.
Mark Phillips (Hamilton 1982 –1986) moved to Invercargill to study at the Southern Institute of Technology. He completed a Health Science Degree in Therapeutic Recreation with an interest in Intellectual Disability and its effects of.
James Schnauer (School 19861990) Time line: 1994 – Diploma in 3D Design, Unitec School of Design, Auckland. 1994 – 1996 retail designer, Button Eventures, London. 1996 – 1999 Exhibition Designer, Button Eventures, New York. 1999 – 2000 Interior Designer, Ellerymuir Associates, Auckland. 2000 –2002 Senior Interior Designer Opperman Associates, Ireland. 2003 – 2008 Vice President, regional director Button Group US. 2008 – present day Spice Group managing director, after rebranding of Button.
Richard Simpson (Hamilton 1976 – 1978) lives with his wife Michele and their son Digby, who is 8, in Auckland. He was the Managing Director of New Zealand’s first computer
graphics company, Cadabra, then went on to become the Executive Director of Intergraph Corporation. Richard is now the International Business Development Manager of UniServices, Business and Innovation Manager of the Bioengineering Institute and Visible Learning Lab at the University of Auckland. Richard holds a Triple Major in Computer Science, biochemistry and chemistry from Otago University and Victoria University.When he has spare time he loves to go sailing and garden at their bach on Waiheke Island.
Andrew Bruce Spence (Sargood 1978 – 1982) is married with 9 children and has been practising as a vet for nearly 19 years. After spending 16 years enjoying the lush bush and sea on the west coast of the South Island, the family have moved to Omarama to experience the life in the High Country.
David Stewart (Sargood/ Hamilton/Clark 1969 – 1973) worked for a few years as a salesperson for Coke and a printing firm. He then began to study natural therapies, mainly Therapeutic Massage and Acupuncture. In 2001 he went to Europe and studied the “Spa Industry” In 2002 he married Shirley and they opened “Aquavida” a day spa set on 3 acres in London. 2008 saw the sale of the property. They had a great summer just relaxing and are now looking for a new challenge. David welcomes emails from anyone who would like to contact them david@aquavida. co.nz .
STOP PRESS
Chris Wood (School 20052008) played in the winning All Whites team. The game was against Bahrain in Wellington and the score was 1 – nil to the All Whites. New Zealand will now have a strong presence at the World Cup.
Patrick accepts the award with his proud parents Doug and Kathy Bentham
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Mr Francis Cowan, Director of Music conducting St Paul’s Chamber Group
