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Toulon’s Jonny Wilkinson and Clermont Auvergne’s Aurelien Rougerie pose alongside the Heineken Cup, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland May 18 2013, turn to page 17 to read more
Headmaster’s pen From the
Dear past and present families, Old Collegians, Fellows and friends of St Paul’s
WITH A GREAT START to the year and despite the on-going impact of the Global Financial Crisis, the School roll stands at 660, the second highest level in our 54 year history (2012 the role stood at 673).
In 2012, we achieved our best ever results in New Zealand’s National Certificates of Educational Achievement (NCEA) examinations. Our senior students gained an incredible 44 Scholarship examination passes, which are mentioned later in this publication. Our pass rate for Cambridge International Exams (CIE) was also high this year with 98 per cent of Year 11 students and 100 per cent of Year 12 students passing their examinations.
The first stages of a $2.4m redevelopment and expansion of Sargood House was completed in April. The boarding capacity of Sargood has gone from 75 to 90 students. The Year 9, 10, 11 and 13 accommodations has been upgraded – with the Year 12 dormitory to be renovated at some stage in the future.
Fourteen new individual bathrooms have been located within the year level dormitories, a new housemaster and assistant housemaster’s residence added, along with provision for increased supervision with a married couple and a single tutor accommodation included within the boarding house.
New Board members
John Jackson
John is the managing partner of a large coastal sheep and beef farming operation in Te Akau. He attended Lincoln University and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Oxford University with a Diploma in Social Studies. John is married to Jenny and together they have three children, the eldest (Hugh) is currently a Year 10 boarder in Sargood House. John is also a director of St Paul’s Foundation. When weather and time permits John enjoys fishing and free diving off the back of their property.
John Reeves
John farms a sheep and beef property at Piopio. He has a Diploma in Agriculture from Lincoln University and has been involved with the local PTA and school boards for some years. John and his wife Kirsty have three children, William a Year 12 boarder at St Paul’s, Lucy at Waikato Dio and Sam who will start as a boarder at St Paul’s next year. John enjoys hunting, skiing, mountain biking and tennis.
All of our Year 9 students came to school on the first day with iPads as part of an initiative to give every junior an ‘internet companion device’ to use in classes. This has been a culture changing initiative for teaching and learning within St Paul’s. The user-friendly nature of the iPads when combined with the huge number of free educational apps has really enthused and refreshed our teaching practices. 2013 saw Spanish language option offered to Year 10 and Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences to Years 12 students, with both providing popular subject option choices. While the Year 13 Construction
New staff
JUDY CLARK
Assistant Librarian and Tuck Shop Manager
Judy has held the role of library manager at Fairfield Intermediate for the past nine years. Judy says she is delighted to be appointed to the position of assistant librarian. She describes herself as passionate about literature and all aspects of student learning. Judy is looking forward to helping develop the Hornsby Library to become the hub of the School. She is married to Dean and they have two teenage sons, Mitchell and Todd who both attend St John’s College.
KAREN PICKERING
Marketing and Communication Executive
Karen joined St Paul’s in March after moving to Hamilton from Melbourne, Australia, where she worked for The Royal Women’s Hospital and a public relations agency. After moving here with her partner, Jeff, she now calls New Zealand
class this year is focussing on the building of a four bedroom residence on site for the Williams House tutors.
Our sportsmen have started 2013 in a most encouraging manner with the inspirational and influence of iconic football coach, Mr Michael Groom, seeing our Futsal side finishing runners-up in the National indoor soccer competition; our 1st XI losing just the one fixture in term one 2013 – their play-off match for the National Gillette Cup finals and going on to take out the Waikato Secondary Schools 1st XI competition. Our athletes took out 14 titles in the WBOP Championships; while our rowers won four medals in the NISS Champs and made seven ‘A’ finals and nine ‘B’ finals in the Maadi Cup regatta.
February saw the official farewell for our Deputy Headmaster, Mr Chris Luman, who left St Paul’s to take up a Headship of the prestigious Maritzburg College in South Africa. Mr Luman joined our school in 2007
and since then has done a wonderful job managing the day to day operations of St Paul’s, while also making a huge contribution to cricket, rugby and a range of other cocurricular areas.
St Paul’s Collegiate continues to be in great shape. We thank you for your on-going support and encouragement as we continue to go from strength to strength. We look forward to our interaction with you and the wider St Paul’s community as the year unfolds.
G W Lander, Headmaster
home and is looking forward to her time at St Paul’s and seeing snow for the first time.
MR HAMUERA TAMIHANA
Teacher of Te Reo Maori Hamuera was educated at Garin College in Nelson where he took an active role in Kapa Haka and sporting activities. Matua Tamihana gained his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Canterbury in Te Reo Maori. Throughout his study in Christchurch he was actively involved in the Te Akatoki Maori association and took part in the Kapa Haka team that went to Te Huinga Tauira each year.
Supported by a family of six and his partner Hayley, Matua Tamihana continued on to the University of Waikato to study for his Teaching Diploma.
GINA MICKELL School Nurse
Gina has had 20 years nursing experience with a background in community and emergency nursing.
She lives on a dry-stock farm in North Waikato with her husband Stuart and their four sons Liam, Luke, Jack and Oscar. Gina says that she enjoys spending time with the family when they are all able to get together and is training to do her first half iron man later in the year.
CAMERON WALKER
Chief Instructor
Cameron has been appointed to the position of chief instructor at Tihoi and commenced his duties at the start of Term 2. Cameron has been working until recently at Macquarie Island, a sub-Antarctic island. He has worked previously between 2009 – 2011 as a tutor and outdoor instructor at the Tihoi Venture School and has NZOIA alpine, kayak and bush instructor qualifications, as well as a tertiary qualification in Outdoor Education and Leadership from AUT.
Head Boy & Girl
HELLO. I’M LUCAS MARTIN, the Head Boy for 2013.
Throughout my time at St Paul’s Collegiate I have experienced a vast range of openings and opportunities that this school offers, from rowing, rugby, guitar to the brilliant teaching that is offered. All these things have transformed me as a person. I was born in Tauranga and moved to Hamilton at the age of 7. I went to Woodstock School then Southwell before starting at Hamilton Boys High. I then moved to St Paul’s Collegiate in the third term of Year 9. I have made many strong friendships that I maintain today, and am very grateful for the high excellence of education that I have received throughout my entire schooling here.
Outside of the classroom I have played the guitar since I was 10 years old, and have surfed since I was in Year 9. Nevertheless my main interest is rugby, which has been a big part of my life. I have captained the St Paul’s Collegiate School 2nd XV and I have also been rowing from the early start of Year 8 through to Year 11 where I have picked up two medals in the North Island Champs and three fourth placings at the Maadi Cup.
LIVINGSTONE
My plans for next year are a bit uncertain at this stage, but I would like to travel the world and experience the hidden beauties it beholds. This has always been my dream, and I am excited to aim towards it.
Lucas Martin, Head Boy
MY NAME IS JESSICA Reilly, known by everyone as Jess. I am the Head Girl for 2013.
When I started at St Paul’s as a Year 11 student in 2011, I quickly discovered that this was a school that would suit me and my ambitions. The morals, values and work ethics that the School had claimed to possess exceeded my high expectations, and has continued to encourage my personal drive to put 100% into everything I do.
In school I am involved in many cocurricular activities both sporting and cultural. During winter I captain the girls 1st XI Football team and in summer both swim and run. I have been a member of the choir since Year 11, I am involved in the School’s major production for the second year in a row and I am the vocalist for one of the School’s rock bands – Bermuda Square.
I grew up in the relatively small town of Otorohanga, and after 14 years moved into a small house down a valley near Raglan. Soon after I joined the Raglan Surf Life Saving Club, and ever since have been out at the beach most weekends in the summer. This has been a lifechanging activity for me as it really forced me to become confident in myself and trust in my decisions.
My 2013 subjects are English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Statistics, which will hopefully benefit my aim to complete the first year of Health Science at Uni and gain entry into Medical School.
Jess Reilly, Head Girl
Deputy Head Boy & Girl
Head of houses
Musical production Little Shop of Horrors
COMEDY HORROR ROCK MUSICAL by composer Alan Meaken and Writer Howard Ashman
This year St Paul’s Collegiate School’s students (Years 9-13) are performing Little Shop of Horrors, a quirky romance following last year’s Les Miserable. Little Shop of Horrors is about a down-on-his-luck florist, Seymour Krelborn, who finds his chance for both success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant. He makes a deal with the blood-thirsty plant in the hope that he will become romantically involved with his co-worker, Audrey. He quickly finds out that he has ended up with more than he bargained for.
Tickets go on sale 27 May and will be available from the School reception
• Tuesday 9 July 2013 – 7.30pm (Southwell Performing Arts Centre)
• Wednesday 10 July 2013 – 7.30pm (Southwell Performing Arts Centre)
• Thursday 11 July 2013 – 7.30pm (Southwell Performing Arts Centre)
• Friday 12 July 2013 – 7.30pm (Southwell Performing Arts Centre)
Head of Clark Mitchell O’Connell
Head of Fitchett Sean Henley-Smith
Head of Hall James Hunt
Head of Hamilton Ezekiel Crawford
Head of Sargood Caleb Lingman
Head of School William Guest
Head of Williams Toby Way
Head of Harington (Day) Victoria Blomfield
Head of Harington (Boarding) Hannah Clare
Academic excellence & outstanding performances
TOP ACHIEVERS YEAR 13 (2012)
Belinda Pedersen – Joint Dux (Aggregate 99%) Physics 100%
100%
100% French 97% Chemistry 96%
Outstanding Scholarship for: Chemistry, Statistics, Calculus; Scholarships for: Biology, Physics University of Auckland
59% Scholarship for: Chemistry University of Auckland
Elizabeth Rajan (Aggregate 81%)
CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION RESULTS FOR 2012
Subject highlights included: AS English
One student gained an A grade (80% or better). He was Paul Newton-Jackson (88%). AS Mathematics
Five students gained A grades (80% or better). They were Joseph Chen (92%), Andrew Huang (92%), Sharleen Lu (88%), Jess Reilly (87%) and Hannah Clare (80%).
IGCSE Mathematics
University of Auckland Jonathan Eyers (Aggregate 92%)
Rosie Searle (Aggregate 83%)
92%
91%
Outstanding Scholarship for: English; Scholarship in History and Music Victoria University of Waikato
Scholarship for: Statistics University of Auckland
OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Paul Newton-Jackson – Music
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Robert Carmichael – English, History, Media
Rose Spence – English, Biology, Physical Education
Paul Newton-Jackson – English
Liam O’Donoghue – Science, Statistics
Conor Robson – Statistics, Calculus
Four students gained A* grades (i.e. 90% and above). They were Jordan Ogilvy (97%), Youngmin Goo (96%), Sahil Patel (90%) and Thomas Harsant (90%).
IGCSE Chemistry
Four students gained A* grades. They were Youngmin Goo (94%), Sahil Patil (92%), Aditya Sakalkale (90%) and Callum Connell (90%)
IGCSE English
Three students gained A* grades. They were Jordan Ogilvy (91%), Joseph Chen (90%), and Zachary Watson (90%)
Lovely Dizon – History
Louise Ford – English
Peter Grierson – History
Jaimee Hugo – Art History
Conor Merriman – Statistics
Sam Tharratt – History
Sam Woolerton – Statistics
Christopher Whiteley – Calculus
IGCSE Physics
Three gained A* grades. They were Jordan Ogilvy (95%), Youngmin Goo (93%) and Sahil Patil (92%)
Global Perspectives
In a new initiative, 30 Year 10 students sat the Cambridge Global Perspectives examination and all 30 students passed, an outstanding result. Two students gained A grades. They were Non Seehamart (88%) and Conor Gyde (85%).
SCHOLAR’S TIES LEVEL ONE 2012
A total of 37 awards will be made to our 2012 Year 12 cohort. The top ten students are listed below.
1.= Joseph
1.= Jordan Ogilvy
Other Year 11 (in 2012) students who were also awarded Scholar’s Ties at the academic assembly held on Friday 22 February 2013 were:
Thomas Harsant
Sukhjit Sarai
Josephine Wilson
Sam Masterson
Tim Fletcher
Oliver Clausen
William Kenna
Joshua Moss
Callum Connell
Micayla Kim 76% Cameron Downey
Loren Morse
John Penyas
Zachary Watson 76% Mason Zhou 70%
Rachel Brandt 75%
Calculated using grade point average of best five subjects including English and Mathematics
SCHOLAR’S TIES LEVEL TWO 2012
A total of 44 awards will be made to our 2012 Year 12 cohort. The top ten students are listed below.
1.= Paul Newton-Jackson*
Joshua Walpole-Smith*
Sharleen Lu*
Christopher Whiteley*
Fiona Thorp*
10. Holly Ho*
Other Year 12 (in 2012) students who were also awarded Scholar’s Ties at the academic assembly held on Monday 18th February 2012 were: Meg Morbey*
Davis*
Fish*
Holmes*
Fernando*
Huang*
Wang
Geerts
Dominic Scott-Jones*
Boyes*
Dizon*
Don*
William Heald*
Mark Swarbrick*
Devon Kyle*
William Lockwood-Geck
Joseph Chen (Year 11)
James Hunt*
Caleb Lingman
Ke Shi
Brittany Smith*
Xiaojing Wang
Jonathan Ring*
Navroz Gill*
Calculated using grade point average of best four subjects including English * Denotes re-award
SCHOLAR’S TIES LEVEL THREE 2012
(Gained by Level 2 student)
Sheng Cao
Christopher Whiteley
St Paul’s farewells Christopher and Carmel Luman
IN FEBRUARY WE SADLY farewelled Mr Chris Luman, St Paul’s Deputy Headmaster (2007 – 2013), and wished him the best of luck with his new chapter in South Africa. He has taken up the position of headmaster at the prestigious Maritzburg College, one of South Africa’s leading schools known for its outstanding academic and sporting record.
Chris held the position of deputy headmaster at St Paul’s for the past six years after joining us from Wellington’s Scots College. During his time at St Paul’s Chris has done a magnificent job managing the day-to-day operation of the School, overseeing the pastoral care and house system and the School calendar and events. He has also made a significant contribution to the School’s direction, professional development and information and communication technology.
On two occasions Chris stepped into the role of acting headmaster, when St Paul’s previous headmaster, Mr Greg Fenton, took sabbatical
leave in 2008 and from September 2009 and January 2010 when Greg stepped-down.
Chris fulfilled the roles as deputy headmaster and acting headmaster in a very successful and effective manner and his institutional knowledge and wise, sound counsel proved invaluable when Headmaster Grant Lander was appointed 2010. Mr Lander says he greatly appreciates the loyalty, work ethic and commitment shown by Chris while he worked at St Paul’s.
The School’s co-curricular sporting and cultural activities also benefited from Chris’ commitment to St Paul’s when he took on the additional responsibility as assistant coach for the 1st XV rugby and 1st XI cricket teams. During his time as an assistant coach the 1st XV rugby side won the Waikato Secondary School’s title in 2008 and 2010 and earned a runnersup position in 2009; and the 1st XI cricket team won provincial titles in 2008, 2009 and 2012 and were runners-up in 2010 and 2011.
Mrs Carmel Luman (2007 – 2013), ably supported Chris throughout his career while also making a wonderful contribution of her own to St Paul’s; by assisting with the operation of the library and by managing the tuck shop. Carmel had worked at Scots College in the library and was also au fait with the PC Schools library package, which was a great help to St Paul’s. Librarian Andrew Constable described Carmel as a warm and caring person with a keen sense of humour who balanced the various demands of the library with aplomb and never complained about the constant interruptions to her work.
We wish Chris well in his new position and we sincerely thank both him and Carmel for their support, friendship and commitment to St Paul’s over the past six years.
* Stephen Hassall (Hamilton 1969-1972)
Hamilton teacher awarded for outstanding commitment to education in New Zealand
ST PAUL’S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL teacher, Martin Holmes, will be awarded an Independent Schools of New Zealand (ISNZ) Honours Award on Friday 28 June, in Queenstown, for his outstanding achievement in the education sector.
The award will be presented to Martin for his service to accounting, which includes his success in running one of the highest performing departments, in terms of NCEA and Scholarship examinations, in New Zealand.
Executive Director of Independent Schools of New Zealand, Deborah James, said there was a number of high-calibre nominations this year and that Martin was a favourable candidate because of his commitment to the sector and his achievement and contribution to St Paul’s and the wider community.
“Martin was awarded, first, because of his contribution to St Paul’s and, second, because of his role as Head of Commerce at the School, which is one of the highest performing departments in New Zealand.”
Ian Parsons
MUSIC TEACHER, CONDUCTOR AND PRINCIPAL BASSOONIST
(2011 – CURRENT)
We are very fortunate to have Ian Parsons on staff at St Paul’s Collegiate School as our resident music teacher. The addition of Ian to the School, alongside the talented
Further to his success, as one of New Zealand’s leading accounting teachers, Martin is also being recognised for his services beyond the classroom, coaching sport and marking NCEA examinations in Levels 1, 2 and 3.
“What came through clearly in his nomination, is that Martin goes above and beyond what is expected as part of his employment; this was demonstrated through his community involvement, national involvement and his participation in NZQA and sport”, said James.
Martin has coached the athletics and cross country teams at St Paul’s for more than 15 years, achieving sporting success both nationally and regionally during this time.
The ISNZ Honours Award aims to celebrate outstanding staff in the independent school sector, acknowledging and celebrating people who make a significant contribution to education.
Michelle Flint, Director of Music, places our students in excellent hands for their music lessons and development.
Ian is a man of many musical talents who studied clarinet and saxophone from an early age. At the Royal Northern College of Music he made the choice to dedicate his musical career to bassoon and studied under two leading bassoonists, William Waterhouse and Charles Cracknell, before graduating in 1977.
After his undergraduate studies Ian went on to play as a freelance bassoonist with several prestigious orchestras including the BBC Northern Symphony, Halle and Musica Nel Chiostro. He later took a break from his musical career to serve as a detective with the Hampshire Police Force, returning to music several years later to study a Post Graduate Certificate of Education. On the conclusion of his studies he took up the position of music teacher at Queen Elizabeth’s School in Wimborne, England. Since emigrating to New Zealand in 2003 Ian has played as a principal bassoonist in some of New Zealand’s finest orchestras including Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra,
Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra and Opus Chamber Orchestra.
The worldly and talented Ian joined us in 2011 and has since taken on an extensive portfolio of teaching responsibilities. He teaches woodwind, Year 10 music and directs a number of the School’s music groups including the St Paul’s Big Band, Trad Jazz Band, Saxophone Ensemble and Clarinet Ensemble.
In addition to his own teaching portfolio, Ian works closely with Michelle to deliver the Year 9 Band Programme; a unique programme in which all Year 9 students are required to learn a musical instrument. The programme has proven to be a great success with 90 per cent of this year’s students continuing lessons next year, as part of their Year 10 curriculum.
In the coming years, Ian and Michelle will be working towards further developing the Music Department at St Paul’s. Their goal is to grow the School’s current music programmes and to develop an extensive programme for those who want to study music as a main subject.
Photo courtesy Ashley Hopkins
Celebrating 20 years at St Paul’s
Gary Henley-Smith GUIDANCE
COUNSELLOR (1994 – CURRENT)
Gary Henley-Smith, St Paul’s Careers Guidance Counsellor and Fichett Housemaster, was recently appointed team leader for the 2013 AAIF World Youth Championships.
Gary’s appointment to this role follows his success as a professional athlete and as a rugby and athletics coach for St Paul’s and the wider Hamilton community.
In his own professional athletics career Gary represented New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He was considered one of the most talented school boy sprinters in the 1980s, holding the national secondary schools 100m sprinting record for more than 20 years.
Gary’s professional athletics career has given him the ability to mentor St Paul’s students for the past 20 years, guiding them through their secondary school athletics and sporting careers. From his background, as an athlete, he strongly identifies with the demands of balancing academia, sport and day-to-day life and this is a quality that Gary’s students’ appreciate. Committing himself to sports at St Paul’s, Gary coached the 1st XV rugby from 1994-98 and again from 2001-04. During this time Gary experienced a number of career highlights including St Paul’s 1st XV winning the Waikato Secondary School Championships in 1995. Gary was able to lead the 1st XV to victory again in 2001 when they won the Tricoloured Trophy. The following year, in 2002, the team made the top eight in New Zealand; a big sporting achievement for the School and a highlight for Gary.
In his 19 years of coaching athletics at St Paul’s, Gary has made a significant contribution towards the sporting achievements of the School.
Four of St Paul’s athletics students have also been selected for the Rio 2016 Athletics Squad thanks to the coaching, mentoring and dedication of Gary, Paul Wilson and Martin Holmes, Gary’s colleagues and staff of St Paul’s. To be selected for Rio 2016 Athletics Squad athletes had to perform at a high level and meet certain performance criteria as set out by Athletics New Zealand. It is expected that if these four students maintain their titles leading up to the Rio Olympics then they will be selected to qualify.
After more than 20 years of dedication to the sports industry Gary plans to continue his career as a coach and mentor. From now, Gary will focus on his role as athletics coach at St Paul’s, team leader for the 2013 AAIF World Youth Championships and as sprint trainer for Hockey New Zealand’s Black Sticks girls’ team.
John Oehley
CAREERS GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR (1994 – CURRENT)
Since joining St Paul’s 20 years ago, from South Africa, John Oehley has worn a number of hats at the School, making a significant contribution to the lives of students and the day-to-day functionality of the School.
First, John took on the roles of mathematics teacher and assistant housemaster to Hamilton House and, has also worked as the housemaster of Hamilton House, housemaster of Clark House and as assistant principal for 12 years where he was in part, responsible for St Paul’s experiencing significant growth as an educational institution.
The Scholarship Group was introduced in John’s first year as assistant principal and has since proven to be remarkably successful. Today the programme continues its success with 44 St Paul’s students receiving Scholarship qualifications in 2012; a national record for the highest number of Scholarship examinations passes achieved by the one school in one year.
John was also involved in the introduction of the Academic Management Team (AMT), which was a result of restructuring the School’s academic management. Under direction of the AMT a new Student Centre, science block and chapel were built to improve students’ learning facilities and create a new place of worship for the staff and students.
The biggest challenge for John while working as assistant principal was what he calls the ‘treble whammy’ that happened in the early 2000s: the digitalisation of the school, the introduction of NCEA and the introduction of admin software, PC Schools.
Obstacles were faced and while some viewed the projects as ambitious, John and the rest of the staff at St Paul’s were able to successfully introduce all three improvements, which are still operational today. John says, “Although times were challenging, it was still an exciting time to be at the School. I worked with some wonderful, hardworking and brilliant people who dedicated huge amounts of time and energy to the advancement of the School.”
In addition to his role as assistant principal, John was involved in extra-curricular activities such as the responsibility of managing the cricket team. This included a cricket tour to South Africa with the 1st XI; an experience that he describes as a highlight of his career. He also took on the added task of starting St Paul’s Weights Club.
John was also involved in the construction of the Wall of Remembrance after the loss of seven staff and students during the mid-2000s.
In 2010, John made the difficult decision to step down as assistant principal following the loss of a colleague and good friend, Keith van Niekerk, and the unfortunate onset of health issues. John has taken on a less demanding part-time role at the School as a careers guidance counsellor; a role which he says he thoroughly enjoys and hopes to continue as long as his health permits.
John has made a noteworthy impact on the advancement of St Paul’s in all areas of the School including academia, sports and faith. His contribution to the School has made an impact on the lives of our students, both past and present. John has also positively influenced peers with his enthusiasm and passion for teaching.
When asked about his time teaching at St Paul’s he says: “It was a particularly rewarding experience, teaching a range of students from new Year 9’s to seasoned and brilliant Year 13 scholarship students. I get a huge buzz out of seeing young adults achieve to their full potential.”
Old Collegians President’s report
THE FIRST TERM OF the school year is flying by and the Old Collegians’ Association has been very busy with various social events and projects that are underway.
The combined Old Collegians and Parents Association project of the food/coffee cart is finished. It was used at the recent Young Farmers’ regional finals held at St Paul’s. Up to eight people operated inside the cart and with serving windows on both sides it delivered food and drink very efficiently. Various clubs and organisations within St Paul’s will find the cart very effective for fundraising.
We have had our initial round of networking evenings including our first networking event in Brisbane. About 30 Old Collegians attended including Evan McCulloch and Peter Gilbert. It was wonderful to catch up with so many old and new faces. Stories were told well into the night with many catching up the next day for more. Photos from
all of our events this year are featured on our website and in this publication.
Our major event of the year is the celebration of 50 years of Williams House (1963 – 2013) and the reunion for all staff and students who attended St Paul’s in the 80s. This will be held over two days, 9 and 10 August. A detailed programme and registration form is on our website www.stpauls.school.nz as well as featured in this Network. We are working diligently to make this event the biggest and best we have ever had. Please register early and come prepared for two days of fun, fellowship and tall stories.
We have had some feedback that having two networking evenings per year in Hamilton, Tauranga and Auckland might be too many and that one would be sufficient. Please email Deborah with your suggestions and views so that we can make suitable adjustments: d.mcrae@stpauls. school.nz
In conclusion, I would like to encourage all Old Collegians to try and attend our networking evenings that are held up and down the country. These are great nights and very sociable with many friendships being rekindled.
Ivan Posa (School 1966 – 1970), President
Three generations at St Paul’s
St Paul’s welcomes the third generation of Yarndleys through its gates.
Joshua Yarndley (Williams 2013 – ) is the son of Old Collegian Scott Yarndley (School 1984 – 1987) and grandson of Sandy Yarndley (School 1959 – 1960).
Some of Scott’s memories…We were at Tihoi and were tramping from Mt Titiraupenga to Mt Pureora. We had to put our tents up on the side of Mt Pureora and as it was pouring with rain, one of the guys I was with filled the cooker, which he had in the tent, with the methylated spirits but spilt a bit of it on the ground. When he lit the cooker it caught and set the tent alight. I was inside the tent sorting out the gear and ended up cutting a hole out the back and threw all our gear out before the tent burnt down. To cut a long story short, the three of us had to split firewood for the next week.
Another Tihoi story…We were all waiting for the mail van and I was sitting inside the huge mail box we had back then. It had all the glass milk bottles in it. We all started doing what fourteen year old boys do, shoving and punching each other, when I received a decent knock to my arm which resulted in me slicing the tops off 6 or 7 milk bottles and cutting my finger open to the bone so you could see the knuckle joint.
And boarding life…Boarding house life for me was all about seeing how far you could push the boundaries and half the fun was seeing what you could get away with, not only from the teachers but also
the prefects. I remember the prefects one day were having a meeting in one of the dorms and it was my turn to vacuum the floors. They were all drinking coffee or Milo and had their cups on the floor. I asked them all to pick up their cups but being a third former or turd as it was back then I was completely ignored, so what did I do? I took the end of the vacuum cleaner and sucked up all their drinks. Even to this day it was worth doing it to see the expressions on their faces.
Scott says, “I enjoyed my time at St Paul’s and know Jock will look back on his time when he finishes and come away with heaps of lifelong mates and a decent education”.
Below are the degrees conferred to St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Old Collegians.
Please note not all universities provide us with their results and we do our best to get all of the information we can. Results from Victoria University are only available in July of each year, these will be published in the November Network
GRADUATES FROM WAIKATO UNIVERSITY
MAY/NOVEMBER 2012
University of Waikato would like to apologise to all of its graduates from May 2012, due to a data error they were unable to supply information for inclusion in the November 2012 Network
Andrew Russell Bachelor of Engineering with Honours Electronic
Jason Shaw Bachelor of Business Analysis with Honours Graduate Diploma
Elizabeth Southall Graduate Diploma of Teaching Primary
Chuan Tian Bachelor of Laws
Michael Wallace
Bachelor of Laws
Michael Wakefield Bachelor of Management Studies with Honours
GRADUATES FROM CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY
NOVEMBER 2012
Andrew Aitken Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours
Chris Burn Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours
Blair Campbell Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours
Dominic Campbell Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours
Simon Carden
Katrina Clarke
Rebecca Green
Kris Hickey
Tim Hickson
Rebecca Hodges
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Commerce
Annalise Johns Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours
Sam Langlands
Craig McConnochie
Stuart Nicholls
Michael Ashman
Richard Bracefield
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours Software
Bachelor of Laws with Honours
Bachelor of Management Studies with Honours
Richard Calderwood Doctor of Philosophy
Ben Gilbert
Matt Heward
Nick Jensen
Ali Al Kadhi
Bachelor of Laws with Honours
Bachelor of Social Science
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Teaching Primary
Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies
Scott Keene Graduate Dip of Teaching Secondary
Campbell Maxwell Certificate of University Preparation
Kirsten May
Vinal Mistry
Bachelor of Social Science
Bachelor of Management Studies with Honours
Graduate Diploma
Zoe Morehu Certificate of University Preparation
Aliesha Moroney
Stevie Noe
Bachelor of Management Studies with Honours
Bachelor of Science
Todd Patterson
Emily Schwikkard
Tom Shaw
Meredith Speedy
Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours
Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours
Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours
Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours
Bachelor of Commerce
Jaisah Webb Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class Honours
GRADUATES
FROM AUCKLAND
NOVEMBER 2012
Tis Baumer
Joseph Cursons
Craig Hassall
Mark Tushingham
UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Commerce
Doctor of Philosophy
Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint
Bachelor of Property Conjoint
Bachelor of Laws Honours Conjoint
Bachelor of Commerce Conjoint
Jason Shaw (Hall 2004 – 2007) was invited by the University of Waikato to speak as the student representative of the Management and Finance School, at the graduation ceremony last year. Jason is pictured with the Right Honourable Jim Bolger the Chancellor of University of Waikato.
George Hickmott BCom Accounting, Marketing Management
Matt Johl Graddip Tchg Secondary Education
Logan Marshall BCom Economics
William McCallum DipGrad (Endorsed) Design Studies BCom Marketing Management
Chelsea Oliver BDent Tech
Preeyadarshani Reddy BCom Economics
Guy Schwikkard BPhEd Sport and Leisure Studies
Sophie Taylor BA Design Studies BCom Marketing Management
Lindsay Todd PGDipOMG
Nikhil Ullal LLB BCom Marketing Management
Shang-Ju Wu BDent Tech
GRADUATES FROM MASSEY UNIVERSITY
NOVEMBER 2012
David Cashmore GDip Bus Studies Real Estate
Benjamin Heatley BBS Finance and Financial Economics
Events calendar 2013
Please feel free to attend any of these events around the Country. We often take a minivan from school so if you would like to catch a ride with us, let us know. Some RSVPs are required for catering purposes; please refer to our website for updates. www. stpauls.school.nz/oldcollegians or contact the old collegians’ executive officer on either 07 9578805 or email oldcollegians@ stpauls.school.nz
JUNE
• 12 – 15 June Fieldays. Call in and see us at site R73
JULY
• 9 – 12 July St Paul’s production Little Shop of Horrors
• 14 July Old Collegians Winter Sports Day
AUGUST
• 9 – 10 August Williams House Celebration and Reunion of the 80’s
• 22 August Christchurch Networking Evening
• 23 August Wellington Networking Evening
SEPTEMBER
• 7 September St Paul’s Collegiate Open Day
• 11 September Old Collegians AGM (everyone welcome).
• 15 September Tihoi Bus Trip for prospective parents
OCTOBER
• 18 – 19 October Gisborne Show
NOVEMBER
• 6 November BOP Networking Evening
• 12 November Auckland Networking Evening
• 19 November Hamilton Networking Evening
Atlantic Ocean World Record Attempt
PAUL GERRITSEN (SARGOOD 1999 – 2003), former world rowing champion, took up a lastminute offer to join a world record attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean after one of the original crew became sick. The crew of five men (from Britain) and Paul attempted to break the world record 32 days for rowing 4828 km unassisted from the Canary Islands to Barbados.
Paul, who is a fire-fighter at the Auckland Fire Station, had to organise seven
weeks off. He said that he did not know how his body would react to being sleep deprived and rowing for 12 hours a day. The longest he had ever rowed before was four hours.
Paul and the team rowed a Titan, a 11m boat made of lightweight carbons, titanium, nylon and aluminium. The boat had coffin like sleeping quarters with no shower or toilet aboard.
Five days and 563 km out from their destination the weather turned wild and they were close to running out of food. The main goal was one of survival because for the next 22 hours they kept getting pushed backwards. Unfortunately they had to have assistance from a passing French cargo ship that dropped off tins of mackerel and luncheon to them. Assistance meant that they did not break the standing record.
After 35 days of arduous travel they arrived in Barbados to a meal of chicken, chips and a cold beer. Paul was reported as saying: “Getting to the other side became a big goal and held a lot more emphasis than breaking the record”.
Photo courtesy of the Cambridge Edition
Pope Francis and the Vatican welcome Archbishop David Moxon
ARCHBISHOP DAVID MOXON HAS taken on a new role as director of the Anglican Centre in Rome with his official title being the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See. He will be working with Pope Francis and the Vatican to build stronger ties between the Anglican and Catholic churches around the world. This will be done through the City Missions and aid and development projects. Just as a matter of interest, Archbishop David says that there are 85 million Anglicans and 1.2 billion Catholics globaly.
In the new Rome-based position Archbishop Moxon will continue his work as co-chair of the Anglican Roman Catholic Church International Commission, which he has held for the last four years, but will step down as Archbishop of the New Zealand Dioceses and Bishop of Waikato.
The Anglican Centre is on the third floor of an old Italian palace owned by the Doria Pamphilj family. There is an apartment plus a chapel library, office and a large reception lounge. It is only 20 minutes’ walk from the Vatican. Bishop Moxon will do all of his own day-to-day cooking but will have four staff to help with the running of hospitality and catering. He says that he has not learnt to speak Italian yet but knows the language uses the same vowel sounds as Maori and is sure that it will not be hard to pick up. The staff at the Vatican all speak English.
When asked about his personal highlights as Archbishop of the New Zealand Dioceses and Bishop of Waikato, he says he has hundreds of memorable moments working for the Church; one of which includes working with St Paul’s to extend the Chapel of Christ the King.
Archbishop Moxon describes the absolute dedication of the St Paul’s community, while raising funds for the Chapel’s extension, as a unique Christian character.
He says, “St Paul’s has a special Christian character which incorporates spirituality, values, social responsibility, academia and heritage.” He believes that this character positively influences students during their transition from childhood to adulthood, turning them into leaders of their generation.
Archbishop Moxon’s long-standing connection with St Paul’s began when he was appointed as Bishop of Waikato in 1993. Through his formal connection with St Paul’s he also made a personal connection, sending his two sons, Te Aro and Tureia, to the School from the late 90s to mid-2000s.
During the past 20 years Archbishop Moxon has been heavily involved in life at St Paul’s. His duties for the School included nominating a suitable clergy representative to sit on the School’s Board; an important role that contributes to the presence of faith at the School.
Sadly, Archbishop Moxon’s formal connection with St Paul’s is coming to an end with his new responsibilities taking precedence as of May this year. Moving forward, Bishop Phillip Richardson, Bishop of Taranaki, will be taking over as Archbishop of the New Zealand Diocese and will be acting as Vicar General until a new Bishop of Waikato is appointed.
STOP PRESS:
At a recent Hamilton City Council meeting, Mayor Julie Hardaker bestowed the title of Ambassador of Hamilton on Archbishop Moxon. It is the first time the Council has officially awarded this title, which is made to individuals representing the interest of Hamilton on an international level. Mayor Hardaker said that Archbishop Moxon possessed a conciliatory and sensible approach to the challenges faced in society and thanked him for his support for Hamilton.
Gary Schofield gives back
GARY SCHOFIELD (HALL 1970 – 1974) is a well-known artist in the United States and has been responsible for commemorating important occasions in US history, becoming a permanent part of American history. He has painted for the US military for the past 20 years and his paintings are on display in some of the most prestigious locations in the United States including the Arlington National Cemetery (the only painting to hang there) which has seven million visitors a year.
Gary was commissioned by the defense department to paint a memorial of September 11. That painting hangs in the Pentagon and was remade into a very large piece of art for the 10th anniversary of September 11. Another of his paintings, at the Pentagon, has been given to world leaders as a print by five successive secretaries of defense. He has also painted a memorial for the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Because of his relationship with the US military Gary has had open access to US generals and secretaries of defence for many years. He is often asked to attend and speak at military functions.
He recently finished an ANZAC painting for the RSA. Prints will be sold as a fundraiser for the 2015 Gallipoli Memorial which will be installed in Wellington.
He decided to give back to his old school and has just finished a painting that was
Celebration of 50 years of Williams (1963 – 2013) and The Reunion for students and staff of the 80s
August 9 – 10
Pre-registration for this weekend can be found at www.stpauls.school.nz/oldcollegians
Friday August 9
2.30pm Celebrations begin with a welcome and School Assembly in the St Paul’s Chapel of Christ the King along with Old Collegians from the 80s and former Williams House boarders. Guest speaker John Lloyd (past staff 1974 – 1994)
3.30pm Mix and mingle – Guests register in the Old Collegians Pavilion where complimentary drinks and nibbles will be served.
4.00pm Welcome
4.30pm Photos
4.30 – 7.30pm Mix and mingle continues
6.30pm Williams House guests to the dining room for dinner
6.45pm Headmaster’s welcome
gifted by the 2012 leavers to the School. The painting of students outside the Student Centre hangs in the St Paul’s dining room. Gary was on-site as artist-in-residence giving the students an opportunity to see him at work and providing lessons to art classes.
We wish to express our appreciation to the generous families of the 2012 school leavers who donated more than $5000 towards this gift for the School. Your support allowed us to reach our goal to provide a lasting monument for the school leavers to reflect on when they return in years to come.
Thank you.
7.00pm Guest speaker Evan McCulloch ‘In the Beginning’ 7.20pm Dinner served
7.45pm Guest speaker Bill Meiklejohn (student in the 60s)
8.10pm Dessert served
8.20pm Guest speaker
8.40pm Headmaster ‘State of Nation Williams House’ 8.50pm Tea and coffee served
Saturday August 10
The day begins with watching a school rugby game on the front fields
9.30am Final registration in the Pavilion
10.00am Morning tea served in your old house (Williams House photos)
10.45am School tours begin
12.00pm Reunion lunch for all guests will be served in the dining room with guest speakers.
Michael Skiffington
(Sargood 1982 – 1983)
Michael Skiffington joined the army as an ammunition technician two years after leaving school. He was initially trained in the makeup, characteristics and design of ammunition, from small arms ammunition to guided weapons. To help understand the explosive reactions, he had to study Science, Chemistry, Physics and Maths. After 14 years of service in the NZ Army as a senior noncommissioned officer, his career provided him with extensive training and experience in ammunition management and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD); diffusing of bombs, and mines including biological and chemical. Significant posts held included deployment as EOD team leader to Afghanistan as a member of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team where his tasks included, mine and EOD awareness briefs, disposal of conventional munitions, disarmament of former militia forces, cache clearance and disposal tasks. In the mid-2000s a friend suggested he work for Milsearch, a commercial Explosive Ordnance Disposal firm based in Australia. Milsearch specialises in clearing sites contaminated with unexploded ordnance UXO (explosive weapons including bombs, bullets, shells, grenades, landmines and navel mines which have been fired or dropped and failed to function) and explosive ordnance EO (abandoned, lost or buried ammunition) through military conflict, military training activities, ammunition storage and manufacture. Milsearch has also been involved in cleaning up two former chemical weapon depots in Australia. These types of projects usually take place prior to infrastructure development such as housing subdivisions, road and power-line easements, wind-farms, port sites, and mine sites. Most of the projects are within the South East
Asia, Pacific and Australia regions.
Michael, Operations and Project Manager for Milsearch, described his typical day searching for UXO and EO items.
“Usually the day will start with the morning briefing and allocation of resources to the task. Search equipment is tested and calibrated then the search teams will start work.”
He says the boundaries of sites need to be marked with a high precision GPS and that vegetation and rubbish is removed so he can access the site and use search equipment without interference.
“A site grid is then overlaid and marked out with stakes. From there we will search the site block-by-block until it is complete. For this we are given specifications of what equipment to use and what depth to clear to,” Michael said.
Throughout the day Michael and co-workers create thorough records of what they find and where they find it. He says, “given that we’re often dealing with ammunition there is a significant amount of recording to keep track of items that we locate until they are safely disposed of.”
After locating points of concern and interest the chief geophysicist selects points of investigation. Michael and the team then relocate and investigate the items.
Michael explained that in many cases items will be metallic rubbish such as drums, horseshoes or wire but there are also instances where they find UXO and EO.
“What happens next depends on what country we are in at the time. If we are in the Australia, NZ or Solomon Islands then the local defence force or the police are called out to diffuse the explosive but if we are in Laos then it is our responsibility. Usually unexploded ordnance is dealt with by detonating it in a controlled situation.”
Michael says that there is a certain amount of job satisfaction and also relief on completing a project and then handing it over to a happy client.
Even though Michael faces the possibility of dealing with UXO and explosives on a day-to-day basis, he describes his scariest moment as being in the Australian bush with a metal detector following a GPS bearing and having a spider about the size of his hand crawling down the side of his face!
Bombs and ammunition dug up from the Solomon Islands.
Mike in Afghanistan cleaning up a site.
Vern Cotter Q & A
Old Collegian, Vern Cotter (1975-1978), steered French rugby team, Clermont Auvergne, into victory in the French domestic championships last year and has followed the win by leading the team into the 2013 Heineken Cup for the first time in the team’s history.
COTTER STARTED HIS COACHING career with the Bay of Plenty side (1999 – 2005) following a successful career playing rugby; for Auckland and a number of French teams.
Before permanently relocating to France to coach Clermont, Cotter worked with Robbie Dean as an assistant coach for the Canterbury Crusaders (2005 – 2006). Following his success with the Crusaders in 2006 he moved to France to coach Clermont.
With Cotter’s ongoing success in the sporting industry, and Clermont picked as this year’s favourite to win the Heineken Cup, we spoke with him about the finals, his plans for the future and his time at St Paul’s.
We have been following your rugby career in France and have noticed your increasing popularity; you have been considered for roles with the All Blacks and, more recently, Ireland. Why did you turn down the role in Ireland?
My name was circulated in the media along with several others but my priority was to see out my contract with Clermont with ends in June 2014.
You have one year left on your contract with the Clermont Auvergne team. What is on the cards for you after this?
It’s hard to plan too far ahead in this business and to be honest I don’t look too much further than next week’s game. In saying that, I think like all coaches I would like to coach at the highest level with an international team.
Clermont Auvergne is in the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup and is a favorite to win this year. What does it feel like to be this close to winning the cup? How will you celebrate if your team wins?
The players and staff have worked hard to get to this play-off situation, so we’re just focusing on performance at the moment. If we can get our performances right in these next two games (Heineken Cup semi and final) I’m sure we’ll sit back in the changing sheds with a cold beer in our hands and a smile on our faces.
Did you always want to be a rugby coach or is this something that grew organically?
No, I wasn’t good at many things but rugby was one of them. I completed my Diploma in Agriculture at Massey University and then spent a few years dividing my time between farming and rugby. This led me to my first professional contract in Italy, then to France, and from there I just followed my nose.
What are the biggest highlights of your career so far?
• Coaching the Bay of Plenty side against the British Lions in 2005
• Winning the Ranfurly Shield with Bay of Plenty
• Winning two Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders
• Winning the French Championship with Clermont after losing three successive finals, and for the first time in the club’s 100 year history.
Can you tell me about some of your fondest memories or experiences at St Paul’s?
Playing for the 1st XV, rowing on the Waikato river, and hitting my first golf ball (which unfortunately went through the principal Mr Hart’s window).
Do you think your time at St Paul’s contributed to your success in adult life?
Yes, I was lucky enough to have Jim Eveleigh as my gym teacher and 1st XV coach and I think he set me on the right track with my rugby.
Do you keep in contact with Old Collegians of the School?
No, I have moved around a lot since my school days but I run into old class-mates from time-to-time.
Tell us about your family, how many children do you have?
My wife Emily and I have three children – Holly, nine; Thomas, seven and Arabella; four. We’ve been in France for seven years now but would like to get the kids home at some stage so they can experience school in New Zealand. And of course I hope to send Thomas to St Paul’s in a few years’ time!
Networking events 2013
Evan McCulloch and Paul Chapman (Hall 1977 – 1981)
Howard Alexander (School 1960 – 1962) and Rob Cumming (Sargood 1961 – 1962)
Ivan Posa (School 1966 – 1970), Peter Gilbert, Richard Ludbrook (Williams 1984 – 1988) and Hayden Bennett (Williams 1984 – 1988)
Daryl Lyes (Sargood 2003 – 2005) and Peter Welham (Business Manager St Paul’s)
Wayne Roberts (Sargood 1980 – 1983) and Dave Mackay (School 1959 – 1961)
Diana and Pat Plant with Simon Ward (School 1986 – 1988)
Rob Cumming, Wally Smaill (Sargood 1959 – 1963) and John Porter (School 1959 – 1962)
Oliver McArthur (Clark 1993 – 1997), Andy Sutton (Hamilton 1989 – 1993) and Hayden Pohio (Sargood 1989 – 1993)
Bruce Langley (Sargood 1961 – 1964), Diana Plant and Bill Esling (School 1960 – 1962)
John Lloyd, David Louisson (Hamilton 1974), Evan McCulloch and Brendon Walsh (Williams 1985 – 1989)
Jenni Miller, Megan, Sandra Hudson and Howard Martin (Clark 1978 – 1980)
Greg Beach and John Pitcher (Williams 1977 – 1980)
Geoff Croad (School 1959 – 1960), Garth Croad (Sargood 1965 – 1969), Frank Miller (School 1966 – 1969) and Dene Rowling (School/Hamilton 1966 – 1970)
Nick Woolfield (Sargood 1968 – 1972) Faye Woolfield and Peter Gilbert
Old Collegians dining including Barney Waerea (Williams 1990 – 1994), Seamus O’Connor (Hamilton 1990 – 1994), John Fowler (School/Williams 1961 – 1963), Jeremy Dunn (Hamilton 1990 – 1995 and Nav Sing (School 1999 – 2001)
Greg Beach (Williams 1971 – 1973), Peter Gilbert and Evan McCulloch
John Mackay (School 1986 – 1990) and Francis Fitzpatrick (Sargood 1982 – 1985)
Evan McCulloch and Ian Henderson (Sargood 1971 – 1975)
Francis Fitzpatrick, Maye Tucker (House Matron 1964 – 1970) and Steve Elliott (Clark 1982 – 1986)
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David Page (School 1961 – 1963), Dave Hurst (School 1961 – 1963) and Don Murray (Sargood 1959 – 1962)
Hayden Pohio (Sargood 1989 –1993) and his partner Talei Presland had a wee daughter, Sophie Lauren Pohio, on 18 August 2012. All well and all very happy.
Sarah Wallace nee Jutsum (Harington 1998 – 1999) and her husband Mike are pleased to welcome their first born, Jacob John, born on the 12 October 2012. Mum, dad and baby are all doing well.
Andrew Sutton (Hamilton 1989 –2003) and Emma would like to announce the birth of Hope Adonai Sutton. She was born 6 May 2013 weighing 7lbs 4oz.Their other two children, Gabrielle and Mateo are very happy with their new sister.
Deaths
Our condolences are extended to the families of the following people from the St Paul’s community: Richard Batchelor (Williams 1975 – 1977) died of an aortic aneurism 21 April 2012 while sailing as part of a radio controlled yachting competition he had been instrumental in helping establish in Tauranga. Since his days at St Paul’s, Richard had distinguished himself in a range of sporting endeavours including windsurfing, yachting and mountain biking. He had also established a number of businesses including a windsurfing retail business, two courier businesses and was involved in the earlier years of the time share development industry. He also spent time with Winstones and DB. Richard lived in Taupo and is survived by his daughter Jonti who is at Victoria University.
Grace Hubbard (School Librarian 1967 – 1974) passed away on 22 January 2013 at Trevellyn Rest Home in Hamilton. Grace was appointed with the task of preparing the opening of the School library; this took a year to complete.When she first started she worked out of a cupboard at the end of the old assembly hall.
Grace built up a tremendous rapport with the boys particularly her librarians. She had a real talent for picking the types of authors and books that the boys liked to read. This encouraged the boys to read for pleasure and, for some, the first time. While Grace was at St Paul’s the library became a place which the boys said ‘felt like home’. She made a considerable contribution to the School and her influence played a great part in the success of the library.
Joy Insoll (School Nurse 1976 – 1986) was a very experienced nurse and while being sympathetic in her treatment she could also spot those who were just trying to avoid a class test. One of her busiest times was just before the School cross country where the increase in desperately sick boys had to be seen to be believed. She was very popular with the staff and trusted by the students. Joy passed away in Te Kauwhata on 4 February 2013.
Cam McDonald (Clark 1998 – 1999) was shot by another deer stalker in the Aorangi Forest near Martinborough on 7 April 2012. Cam was just 29 and led a full life; including living overseas for two years after finishing his cabinet making apprenticeship and then becoming a builder. Cam’s dad Ranald said that Cam never wanted to do anything else in his life except build. He had his own company that employed three staff in Auckland. Cam loved the outdoor life as well as hunting and fishing. He has a younger brother Jono (Clark 1999 – 2000) who was also at St Paul’s and Tihoi. Jono is now a helicopter pilot at Ardmore in Auckland.The two boys were close and the best of friends.
Brett Miller (Sargood 1966 – 1967) was described by his brother Dane as a rather colourful character and says that you could fill a book with his escapades including his driving skills. Evidently many St Paul’s boys could verify this as on their leave Sundays; Brett would drive them all over the farm in an old Landrover with some so petrified one was heard describing it as: “so steep if you put your hand out the window you could touch the ground.” During his life he drove all manner of earthmoving machinery, logging trucks and heavy haulage trucks combined with huge loads. In the late 70s he helped develop the family farm to its full potential. Around 1995-96 the farm was split in two and he and wife Michelle farmed sheep and beef on their 200 hectares. He also pursued his love for restoring old machinery particularly his Allis Chambers bulldozer and his International truck, which he took to shows all over New Zealand right up until his death, even though the terrible disease he had took away his mobility and speech. He died peacefully at home on 2 January 2013. He is survived by wife Michelle and their four children Andrea, Dallas, Ted and Tricia.
Janice Joseph (1988 – 2011) passed away on 15 May 2013. Janice will be remembered by both day and boarding students for her lovely smiling face that greeted the students in the dining room over the past 23 years. The students describe Janice as a friend, always inquiring after them and showing an interest in their particular sport. Janice will be fondly remembered by the whole school community for giving more than 100% to the job regardless of the situation, she had always shown a very strong loyalty to the School.
Weddings
Thomas Abbott (Clark 1994 – 1998) and Nicola Douglas married last year near Tihoi, on Lake Taupo. Old Collegians who attended the wedding included Scott Neeley (Williams 1994 – 1998), Chris Walters (Williams 1994 – 1998), Andrew Reed (Williams 1995 – 1998), David Palmer (Sargood 1994 – 1998) and Nathan Brooking (Clark 1994 – 1998).
Caleb Hill (Hamilton 1998 – 2002) and Anouska Hall married 1 March 2013 at Mudbrick on Waiheke Island. Chris Horan (Hamilton 1998 –2002) was groomsman for Caleb. Caleb and Anouska met at AUT while studying as physiotherapists. They are both working and living in London but plan to return to New Zealand next year. Caleb is the son of Sheryl and Old Collegian Max Hill (School/Williams 1961 – 1964).
Lance Hohaia (Hamilton 1997 –2001) and Marisa Witzel married in December 2012 at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. Lance and Marisa met in 2009 and have a son Tyler who is 10 months old. The wedding was attended by friends and family from both America,
Cam McDonald in Venice
Grace Hubbard with her Librarians
where Marisa is from, and New Zealand including Old Collegians Kris Deere (Sargood 1997 – 1999), Mike Jenkins (Hall/Fitchett 1997 – 2002) and Angela Jenkins nee Billington (Harington 2000 – 2001). Lance was attended by both of his brothers who are also Old Collegians, Royce (Hamilton 2001 – 2003) and Matthew (Hamilton 1999 – 2002).
Harry Jones (Williams House 2003-2007) and Hanin Kanan (Harrington House 2006-2007) became engaged on 9 July 2012. They met at St Paul’s and have been together since. They both graduated from Auckland University, Harry with B.Sc. in Physiology and Hanin with B.Sc. in Biomedical Science. In January 2012 they moved to Sydney. Harry is currently studying medicine at Notre Dame University and Hanin is working for Australian Medical Scientific Ltd (Medical Devices).They were married in Sydney 23 March 2013.
Dr Michael Oehley (Hamilton 1997 – 2001) and Claire Lipman married at Southwell Chapel on 6 April 2013 and held their reception at St Paul’s.They plan to settle in the Waikato as Claire is a Radiographer and Michael will be specialising at Waikato Hospital. Michael is the oldest son of John and Helene Oehley.
Snippets
Brendan Attewell (Hall 1995 – 1999) studied a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at the University of Auckland, graduating in 2004. He moved to London in 2007 where he works as a senior design engineer for a consultancy that specialises in temporary works design. Brendan was awarded membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers at the end of last year. Brendan says that he decided to become a civil Engineer “thanks to the insight of his school careers advisor at St Paul’s”. He also says,“the highlight of my career to-date was working on the design carried out at the Pinnacle Basement Shoring on Bishopsgate in London although my current role on the London Bridge Station redevelopment looks set to shadow that.” Brendon and his fiancée, Romy Bylin are getting married in Cape Town in January 2014.
Simon Carr-Smith (Williams 1965 –1969), following a long career in interior design Simon moved to Thailand, and for the past 20 years has been living in Indonesia, mostly on Nusa Lembongan Island, which is off the coast of Bali. There Simon developed and operated a small hotel and restaurant, which won top Asian and international awards and operated cruises from Bali to Lembongan Island. He also bought and developed land, including semi-jungle, turning existing orchards into organic fruit business’ growing hectares of trees for timber and designing and building villas. Simon has remained single since his wife was killed in the Mt. Erebus plane crash. He would love to hear from any of his old pals from St Paul’s, and is open to visits from adventurous Old Collegians who are travelling through Java Indonesia. Simon’s email is revokiwi@yahoo.com
Moss Doran (Sargood 2000 – 2004) moved to Australia in 2007 to play AFL. He was selected to play for the New Zealand AFL team in the 2008 season when they competed in the international cup. The competition involved 16 countries and New Zealand came second. Moss was voted as the most valuable player in the team. He continued playing AFL in Australia until 2011 and crossed the Tasman annually to captain Waikato in the New Zealand AFL NPC competition. On three occasions he was voted “Best Player of the Tournament”. In 2011 Moss moved back to the family dairy farm and joined the Wairoa Athletic Rugby Club. In 2012, Moss captained the Wairoa Athletic team to a competition victory and as a consequence was selected for the Poverty Bay Heartland competition. He was twice nominated as ‘Player of the Day’ and was awarded ‘Most Promising Player’. December 2012 the town of Wairoa awarded Moss the “Wairoa Sports Person of the Year” at a civic function.
Gabrielle Finlayson (Harington 2006 – 2007) graduated from Massey University with a BBS in May 2012. She then moved to Maryland, USA where she worked as a nanny for 18 months. Gabrielle now lives in Anchorage, Alaska. Over the summer months she enjoyed the amazing midnight sun with bears and moose a common occurrence in her front yard. Gabrielle highly recommends a summer trip to Alaska. On returning to New Zealand she plans on completing a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) in 2014.
Dr Megan Higgie (Harington 1995) Lives in Townsville Queensland where she is a lecturer and researcher in evolutionary biology at James Cook University. Megan says that she was inspired to become a biologist by Dr Kay Etheredge (St Paul’s staff 1988 – 2002)
Panasann Pattanakulchai (Sargood 2009 – 2012) was accepted by two universities, Silpakorn University which is the oldest art university in Thailand, and Chulalongkorn, which is the oldest University in Thailand. He chose Chulalongkorn. His academic year begins in August and his subjects are Communication Design and Architecture.
Chris Jones (Hamilton 1967 – 1971) went to the UK about 12 months after leaving St Paul’s, where he completed a degree in Food Science and also met his wife, Sarah who he has been married to for just over 30 years. His first job after qualifying was at Néstle. He spent 17 years there in a technical, quality and NPD management role at head office. After 17 years he decided to see what life was like outside and joined a smaller soft drinks company Vimto, where he worked for the next 16 years. Vimto is a cult UK drink (over 100 years old). Chris looked after the full technical operations including international which took him all over the globe (Africa / Middle East / Far East – but unfortunately not NZ). About four years ago Chis and Sarah started a small juicing company,The BloomBerry Juice Company, where they worked at various music festivals in the UK. The work load from this was such that Chris left Vimto four months ago to focus on their new business. They currently live in Devon and have two daughters and one son who live in London. Chris was recently in New Zealand where he caught up with his friend Kerry Kirk (Hamilton 1967 – 1971)
Above: Chris Jones, Sarah Jones, Pat and Diana Plant, Evan McCulloch and Susan and Kerry Kirk
Photo courtesy of the Wairoa Star.
John Lloyd (past staff 1974 – 1994) celebrated his 80th birthday at Willow Glen in January 2013. It was a surprise birthday attended by many of his friends, family, Old Collegians and staff of St Paul’s including Richard Morris (past staff 1977 – 1987) who lives in Cambridge England.
Back row: Lorne Campbell (past staff 1983 –1992), Laurie Thornton (past staff 1967 – 2000), Kim Dent (School 1975 – 1978) Middle Row: Pat Chamberlain(past staff 1974 – 2005), Nick Lloyd (Hamilton 1977 – 1981), Jeremy Lloyd (Hamilton 1974 – 1979), Reverend Rhys Lewis (past staff 1981 – 1995) Front Row: Deborah McRae Executive Officer Old Collegians, Ken Francis (past staff 1984 – 1999), Evan McCulloch (past staff 1961 – 2007) John Lloyd, Richard Calderwood (Hamilton 1971 – 1975 and past staff), Richard Morris (past staff 1977 – 1987)
Tom Swarbrick (Hall 2007 – 2011) and Mantez Singh-Thandi (Hamilton 2008 – 2011) were awarded their Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards by the Governor General at Government House.Tom also had the privilege of speaking on behalf of all of the recipients of the award.
Dr Brando Tamayo FRSA (Clark 1985 –1986) left St Paul’s and went back to England where he trained as a commercial diver before finding his way into medicine. He joined the Royal Navy in 1991 and served in submarines to the mid-90s and then became an anaesthetist on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. He left the Navy in 2010 and now works full time in the National Health Service. Brando says that in the next few years he will be moving into full time academia and health service management. He would love to hear from anyone in his era at St Paul’s. Brando.tamayo@porthosp.nhs.uk
Jon Tanner (Hamilton 1973 – 1977) former Black Stick, received a well-deserved Companion of the Queens Service Order (QSO) for his services and contribution to Waikato, Midlands and New Zealand Hockey.
Jim Wiles (School 1960 – 1964) after leaving St Paul’s, went to work in Wellington for the Shaw Saville Line and then got a posting to one of the companies ships where he was on the South America run to Argentina. He then got transferred ashore to an office in Bunoes Aires. While there, Jim says he played a lot of cricket. He then returned to the UK in the late 60s and has been engaged in the road building business ever since. He still works part-time, mainly in the summer, and spends most of the winter in the Canary Isles as it is a lot warmer. Jim says that he is still a strong All Blacks supporter.
Professor Gary Wilson (Hamilton 1980 – 1984) has been appointed the director of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute. Gary has participated in more than 20 expeditions to the Antarctic and Subantarctic. His collaborative research programmes have attracted more than $20 million in research grants and resulted in more than 70 scientific papers in peer research journals. He has held the Byrd Fellowship at the Ohio State University, the Blaustein Visiting Professorship at Stanford University and, in 2006, he received a Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award for his role in bringing together the multinational team for the Antarctic Geological Drilling (ANDRILL) project, which he chaired between 2004 and 2009.
Nick Woolfield (Sargood 1968 – 1972) and his wife Fay are in Central Asia working with an NGO in community development. All of the Central Asian countries are at least nominally Muslim. Although they have secular constitutions and have gone with a mission agency, Interserve, they are in community development work, and as like any direct mission work in preaching is off limits. Nick says that they have to take care with correspondence as staying there long-term depends on being able to work with the locals and not upset bureaucrats, most of his time will be in the teaching area in paediatric medicine. Fay who has expertise in mental health will work alongside existing services which are aiming to support many of the people who
have come out of human trafficking and domestic violence. Nick says,“We would be pleased to have any support from the St Paul’s community and would be able to keep people informed as to what it is happening on a regular basis. We are going as volunteers and will have personal means of support but any other personal support would be welcome. Any support for equipment that we could buy would also be of value, as there will be a need to get some things through the channels of commerce that exist from Russia and the countries to the west”. Please contact Johannes Balzar at www.interserve.org.nz
MacKenzie McGougan (Fitchett 2004 – 2007) was named the Bay of Plenty and East Coast Region Registered Master Builders Carters 2012 ‘Apprentice of the Year’ at a reception held late last year. The competition judges said that Mackenzie possessed a strong knowledge of industry best building practices, traditional carpentry and was up to date with building trends. They also said that he scored well in all areas and that it was evident he related well to all fellow workers, subtrades and clients. Mackenzie won $2000 which he intends to spend on tools.
Melissa Oosterwijk (Harington 2010 –2011) is in her second year of a Bachelor of Science but somehow still has time to be a member of two Hamilton orchestras. She has served as the concert master for the Hamilton Community Centre of Music, Sinfonia, where she plays the violin and viola and is section leader for the same musical instruments with the United Youth Orchestra. Melissa will be playing in a Combined Orchestral Synergy Concert later this month. Melissa says that the skills she has learned in playing in the orchestra like sight reading, listening and teamwork has made her a better musician and a better person.
Andrew Sutton (Hamilton 1989 – 1993) Les Mills gym recently re-located to a new purpose-built facility in Victoria Street, Hamilton. As the client’s representative and project leader, Andrew was responsible for the design and construction management for The Property Consulting Group. The gym was built in four and a half months and opened on 10 March 2013.
The Special Character of our new Fellows
DR ROD CARR (WILLIAMS 1972 – 1976)
Dr Rod Carr came to St Paul’s Collegiate School in 1972 from St Kentigern’s, having spent a period of time at Homai College due to problems with his sight. Rod has 6% vision from his eyes and as a result, found involvement in sports games a challenging experience. However, determined not to allow his poor eyesight to become a disadvantage, Rod developed into an able swimmer while at St Paul’s, winning the junior, intermediate and senior swimming championships, learning to count his strokes to determine when to make a tumble at the end of the pool.
An outstanding Debater, he was part of the St Paul’s “dream team” that included: Simon Upton who became a Minister of the Crown, and John Allen who is currently Secretary of Foreign Affairs. While many students were playing games, his Housemaster, Mr Peter Hill reports that Rod studied the share market, an interest and knowledge of which was to prove crucial in later life for Rod. An outstanding academic, Rod was one of St Paul’s top scholars, but worked hard for his achievements.
Rod had a distinguished career in the banking sector as a Senior Executive at the National Australia Bank in Melbourne, and then as Deputy Reserve Bank Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for five years, including five months as Acting Governor. In 2009 he made a significant career direction change when he was appointed as ViceChancellor of the University of Canterbury. His role has posed many challenges, as he took on a hands-on role in the recovery process after the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes.
Rod has retained strong ties with St Paul’s. He was appointed as a Director of the St Paul’s Foundation in 2005 and was made a Life Member in 2006. In April 1999 he returned to St Paul’s to officially open the newly completed Student Centre, Science and technology blocks.
Rod and his wife, Jenny, have raised four children – Elizabeth, James, Richard and Christopher. To relax he is a marathon runner who has completed races in many places including Easter Island and New
York, Rod has never allowed the challenges of his eyesight to restrict his goals and achievements.
Rod Carr has had an incredible career that has been a source of great pride for St Paul’s for which he has shown enduring commitment and loyalty and is a deserving recipient of the appointment of Fellow.
DAVID GASQUOINE (BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2002 – 2012)
David Gasquoine and his wife Cathy’s association with
St Paul’s started in 2002, when their son, Mark, started as a Year 9 boarder in Williams House. Elder daughter, Claire, having earlier attended Waikato Diocesan, was also a boarder. Mark took up rowing and David as a result got actively involved in the Rowing Club, first as a committee member and then later as the Club Chairman.
In 2005, David was appointed as a Board Member of the Waikato Anglican College Trust Board – a position he held until April 2012. In May 2006, he was elected as Deputy Chairman, a leadership role he held until April 2008, a period of time that presented some significant challenges in the governance of St Paul’s. More recently David has been Chairman of the Board’s Finance Sub-Committee and has played a crucial role in the key provision of financial oversight and stewardship for the School.
A hugely respected member of the Dairy Industry, David attended Matamata College and then the Telford Rural Polytechnic where he gained his Diploma in Agriculture, before he and Cathy established their 130 hectare dairy farm at Hinuera. David has taken an active governance and representation role at both local and national level as a Councillor for the Shareholders’ council for the Matamata ward, from the inception of Fonterra until 2007; was Chair of the ‘Learning and Development Committee’ for three years - a key role on the Council Leadership Team. In the service of his community he has been a member of the Waihou-Piako River Catchment Liaison Committee for the Waikato Regional Council, the Pohlen Hospital Trust Board, and has been a longstanding and active member of the Matamata Rotary Club.
David has given invaluable service to the St Paul’s community. His input and wise council into the recent boarding building developments and in boarding matters as a whole have been crucial for the effective operation of the School’s Board.
A calm, logical thinker who is able to quickly get to the core of an issue, David’s input as Chairman of the Finance Sub-Committee in 2009-2010, during a period when the School was hard hit by the current recession, was invaluable and has provided a solid platform for the future governance of St Paul’s. His selection as a Fellow reflects the high esteem he is held within our St Paul’s community.
HUMPHRY ROLLESTON (SARGOOD/ CLARK 1964 – 1967)
Humphry Rolleston came to St Paul’s Collegiate School from Cathedral Grammar in Christchurch in 1964, a good part as a result of a family friend and then headmaster of our School, Mr Reg Hornsby. He was a boarder in Sargood House for his first three years, before his mentor, Mr Hornsby, requested that he change house to be Head of the new Clark boarding house. This request would have been hard for any boy to refuse, but must have posed a huge personal dilemma to change house and head another. Humphry got on extremely well with others, proving very supportive and gaining the respect of the younger boys in his care.
An all-rounder, Humphry was in both the choir and the First XI and it was quite apparent when his parents donated the London-made choir robes that our singers still use today, where his philanthropic tendencies developed from.
When leaving St Paul’s, he didn’t take the normal safe course in life instead he worked in an Anglican Mission Station in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea doing voluntary work. The Mission Station had no road access and could only be approached by either three-days walking through the jungle or by flying in on a small aircraft. In Christchurch, Humphry formed a property development and investment company and was actively involved in that region’s industrial and commercial
property market, building shopping centres and residential subdivisions. As a result of his experience gained in the commercial business world, he has been an active Board member on a number of important New Zealand companies. He also directly runs businesses that are involved in employing 400+ people in engineering, manufacturing, security, tourism and investment banking industries.
Humphry has maintained a close interest in St Paul’s, generously establishing The Rolleston Achievement Scholarship in 2006 that assists students who otherwise might have had to leave the School due to financial reasons; while in 2005, Humphry agreed to be Patron of the then newly formed St Paul’s Foundation.
Humphry and his wife, Debra, have raised three boys: James, George and William and are both regarded as influential people in Canterbury and who are taking an active role in the redevelopment of Christchurch after the recent earthquakes. As a School, we are proud of Humphry’s significant achievements and appreciate his loyalty and on-going commitment to St Paul’s. We believe he is a deserved appointment as a Fellow.
JON TANNER (HAMILTON 1973 – 1977 AND BOARD MEMBER 1998 – 2001 / 2006 – 2010)
The Tanner family has had a long and close association with St Paul’s, stretching over three generations. Jon’s father, Keith Tanner was Deputy Chairman and a valuable Board member and his son’s Sam and Jon both attended the School as Hamilton House students in the 1970’s. Jon sent his own son, Benjamin to St Paul’s between 2004 and 2007.
Jon came to St Paul’s in 1973 from Fairfield Intermediate. A talented sportsman, Jon was a member of the School’s 1st XI hockey side, was a full school Prefect and led Hamilton House in his final year at School. After leaving St Paul’s Jon was selected for representative hockey, playing for the Black Sticks between 1982 and 1985. He also
gained his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance at the University of Otago. From here, he went on to spend five years in chartered accountancy and industry in both New Zealand and overseas, before entering the share-broking and investment advisory industry in 1986. In 1997, he joined as Senior Client Advisor and has since become a shareholder and branch Manager with Craigs Investment Partners.
Following his university studies and OE, Jon came back to Hamilton and reconnected with his own School, becoming coach of the 1st XI hockey side and then Board of Trustees member between 1998 to 2001and then again from 2006 through to 2010. Jon’s financial skills, drive and determination to make a real difference saw him play an integral part in the establishment of and fundraising for the School’s worldclass hockey astro turf, including being instrumental in securing the sponsorship of a local business for the naming rights. Over the years, Jon has taken on many other governance roles for not-for-profit and commercial organisations. He is a Founder and current Trustee of the MESH Hamilton Sculpture Trust and a Trustee on the University of Waikato Foundation, along with a variety of other private Charitable Trusts. Jon’s contribution to St Paul’s continues to today. His wife, Sue has been a constant supporter of his on-going investment in St Paul’s and the wider community. Their son, Ben is studying Business and Communication, while daughter, Kim is also studying Communication.
Jon Tanner’s dedication and commitment to the School will have long reaching consequences and as a School we are indebted to him for the loyalty and input he has given us over the past two decades. Jon’s appointment as a Fellow is most deserved.
DANIEL VETTORI (HALL 1992 –1996)
Daniel Vettori is probably one of our most well-known St Paul’s Old Collegians. Daniel came to St Paul’s in 1992 from Marian School, two years after his brother Nicholas, as a Hall House man.
A highly talented sportsman from an early age, Daniel started as a medium-quick pace bowler, before Headmaster at the time, Mr Steve Cole suggested he had potential as a spinner – given the dearth of left arm spinners around the nation. As a Year 10 student, he was first selected in the 1st XI Cricket side, a team that he would later captain in his final two years at St Paul’s. As a Year 13, he was chosen to lead Hall House and be a Full School Prefect. Daniel showed that he was a leader of men very early on at St Paul’s. Quietly assertive, he was able to bring people from all temperaments on side and proved an inspirational influence on both the soccer field and cricket pitch. In both Year 12 and Year 13 he showed his football prowess as a talented member of the 1st XI soccer side, but it was on the cricket oval that he was to excel.
Daniel took his first six-wicket bag for the 1st XI with 6 for 30 in 1994 (although not quite as good as his brother 6 for 9 two years earlier). As a Year 13 student, he was a member of the New Zealand Youth team Trustbank Park Academy, Hamilton U18, Northern Districts U18 and U20, Hamilton senior men’s team and the Northern District senior squad, so it was not a complete surprise he was selected to play for New Zealand Cricket’s senior side – the youngest person, having just turned 18, to have ever played cricket for the national side when he made his debut against England in February 1997, two months after leaving school.
As a Black Cap, Daniel achieved many international milestones:
He was the youngest spinner to take 100 wickets in test matches
In 2007, he took over as Black Caps captain for 32 tests
In August 2009, he became the only eighth player in cricketing history (second from New Zealand) to achieve 300 wickets and 3,000 runs in test cricket.
Daniel is married to Mary and together they have a son, daughter and …. As an Old Collegian we couldn’t have asked for a better role model for our current students. As a School, we are proud of his achievements and the manner in which he has carried himself in the international sporting arena. In all aspects, Daniel Vettori deserves his appointment as a Fellow.
Foundation donors
St Paul’s Foundation is grateful for the many donors who have given generously to the School.
WHESBY TRUST SCHOLARSHIP
The Whesby Trust was originally set up by past headmaster and wife, Reg and Mary Hornsby. Initially the Whesby Trust funds paid for the majority of the cost of the library but, more recently, it has been used to fund the sons and daughters of Clergy, so that they might have the opportunity of attending St Paul’s. Over the 45 years, 43 recipients with connections to the Anglican Church have benefited from the Whesby Trust. We would like to acknowledge and thank Mrs Jill Baker for her donation to the Whesby Trust scholarship. Jill’s son was a recipient of the scholarship from 1974–78.
2012 SCHOOL LEAVERS’ GIFT TO THE SCHOOL
For many years, leaving students of St Paul’s have contributed towards a leaving gift, which acts as a monument for them to reflect on their time at the School when they return in years to come. Leaving students of 2012 decided on a painting by renowned artist and Old Collegian, Gary Schofield, as pictured on page 15. We wish to express our appreciation for the generosity of the 2012 leavers and their families.
Their support allowed us to reach our goal. Thank you to the families of the following students who donated so generously:
• Liam Buchanan
• Louise Ford
• Belinda Pedersen
• Peter Grierson
• Robert and Alastair Carmichael
• Logan Cowie
• Lucy Roberts
• Panasann Pattanakulchai
• Samantha Jefferis
• Aaron Keppler
• Dylan Coull
• Rose Spence
• Brenna Cockrem
• Nic Lamont
• Sam Armstrong
• Elliot Collier
• Seb Colson
• Catherine Moser
• Alex Hargreaves
• Adam Langdon
• Shivani Thirayan
• Rosie Searle
• Liam O’Donoghue
• Sarah Cranswick
• Malcolm Luman
• Mathew Burke
• Hayden Fahey
• Walter Tso
• Mili Posa
• Daniel Kim
• Simrin Rai
• Conor Robson
• Andrew Bishop
• Clare Reeves
• Matthew Tingey
• Matthew MacLeod
• Jonty MacPherson
• Marcus King
• David Rooney
• Cameron Rowland
• Paddy Hennessy
• Hannah Raza
• Lou Anne Roman
• Ross Noble
• Sofia Harbottle-Villasol
• Lizzy Rajan
• Maia Tapsell
• Theresa Steiner
• Max Baker
2011 SCHOOL LEAVERS’ GIFT TO THE SCHOOL
A water feature gifted to the School by the 2011 school leavers, has just recently been installed in the quad.
FIREWOOD FOR TIHOI
The boys at Tihoi who rely on firewood for warmth and cooking on the coal ranges will be grateful with the gum logs that were delivered from Honokiwi Forest in February. These will be cut and processed into manageable firewood for the boys to cut kindling. Thank you Duncan Mills and the team at Wood Marketing Services Ltd.
NEW DESKS FOR TIHOI
Forty five new double desks to furnish three classrooms at Tihoi have been generously donated by Hamish Whyte at Furnware www.furnware.co.nz. Thank you Hamish, the desks look fabulous.
Network from Tihoi
Intake One
AS AN OLD COLLEGIAN there are a number of memories from my own Tihoi experience which are difficult to forget. Some can be triggered just by walking around the centre and as the days begin to draw in and temperatures begin to fall, one of those triggers is the smell of wood smoke set off by a single coal range stove being lit at 6.00am. It is really something that is hard to describe but is incredibly memory evocative. Only last week I cooked breakfast for a group of Villa House boys on their stove, maybe it’s the boy in us which never seems to get sick of lighting the fires and embracing the challenge of whipping up a culinary delight. I still love it!
Tihoi has enjoyed the long summer. Intake one 2013 has 62 boys that have enjoyed the first half of their Tihoi experience. The students have completed outdoor activities in tramping, bush survival, white water kayaking, rock climbing, sailing and sea kayaking while enjoying the many water activities with the hot weather.
The campus field has received a makeover with the view to a first class rugby field. The new grass has been sown and rugby goal posts are on order. We hope that the St Paul’s rugby teams will come to Tihoi for training camps and other teams from further afield may meet here for games. With the high ropes course, pizza oven and now high standard field, Tihoi will be a great destination for training camps and games.
The adventure assault course is well underway. This is situated where the original circuit’s course was (over the Huruhurumako Stream). Several elements are completed and the course will be ready for use in late 2013 early 2014. A lot of the blackberry has been cleared and we are replanting native trees and bush in this area. The replanting programme continues to enhance the campus and many of the areas planted in natives are now starting to take over. If any Old Collegians are interested in donating native trees and/or building elements for this course please get in touch with me at Tihoi to make arrangements. To date we have planted over 4000 native trees around the centre.
The large gum trees have been removed on the way up towards the outdoor chapel area and the 30 foot rock wall. The area where these trees once stood will soon be planted with natives to create a native archway. The 2013 parents will assist with this project as part of the annual community days held this year.
The Parents Association once again continue their incredible generosity and support for Tihoi by funding our new dream of having Canadian canoes. Recent canoeing trips down the Whanganui River over the past few years have been enjoyed by students and now having our own fleet will allow the opportunity to do this as a weekend activity also.
Paul and Margot Tindall from Trailer World, very generously donated an impressive trailer that can be used for carting up to 20 mountain bikes on expeditions both locally and away. We are incredibly thankful for this wonderful donation.
May 2013 saw the arrival of a new chief instructor and a three bedroom house. Cameron Walker began after spending the past 12 months working on Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic. Cameron knows the Tihoi programme having worked at Tihoi before and is passionate about working with the students in the environment which Tihoi creates. We are looking forward to both Cameron and partner Kelly living in our community once again. Also we would like to thank the Oliver Family for the generous donation of a three bedroom house which will be transported from Waihaha Road to Tihoi. This house will go down by the old brick house and will be used as a staff house or house for visitors in the short term.
A number of Old Collegians have continued to visit over the summer, we welcome this to continue. It gives me great pleasure in showing them and their families around the new developments of the School, many of whom have not been back to Tihoi for years. Maybe it is a chance for those memories to come flooding back for them also.
Chris Wynn, Director of Tihoi
International report, Term 1, 2012
• Qiwen Fan
• Youngmin Goo
• Tzu-I (Andrew) Huang
WE HAVE BEGUN THE year with 31 students from China, Thailand, Taiwan, Tuvalu, Tonga, USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany and Korea.
Many students were rewarded for their efforts in 2012 with an outstanding set of scholastic results. Scholars Ties were awarded to the following international students:
• Ke Shi
• Jie (Jill) Wang
• Xiaojing Wang
Congratulations also to Pat Srisa-an from Thailand. Pat is our first international student to achieve the status of school prefect.
Pat and four others (Jess Reilly, James Atherton, Fiona Thorp and Sean Henley-Smith) have been allocated the ‘international portfolio’. The group are extremely motivated and have started by interviewing each of our international students and designing a large visual display including a world map, flags, photographs and comments from each student. This is currently displayed in the Student Centre.
Parents’ Association Welcome to the new year of 2013:
Committee: Tim Elliott remains as chairman, Brett Whiteley as treasurer and Rick and Diane Donaghue as the cattle conveners. Mike McCurry is the new secretary. We look forward to a long and happy time together.
Parent’s Association plans for this year include: The continuation of the calf and cattle grazing scheme – drought allowing.
Rolling out for regular use, the food and drinks caravan that had a most successful first day at the Young Farmer of the Year regional competition in February. This has been a joint project between the Parents’ Association and the Old Collegians’ Association and promises to be a real asset to the School. We plan to have it providing quality
Their first event was Race Relations Day on 21 March. This commenced with an excellent sermon by Reverend Craig Luccock and a reading in our chapel service followed by a shared ‘fish-n-chip’ lunch where each International student was able to invite a noninternational friend. It concluded with a general knowledge quiz causing much hilarity, collaboration and a smidgen of cheating. With our growing international student numbers the School has identified the need for a greater level of support for housemasters and has decided to appoint an international student representative for each house. The selections were made after lengthy consideration and consultation with the Headmaster and respective housemasters. Their role includes assisting their housemaster with new international students, representation, suggesting activities, reporting concerns and good news stories, meeting with the prefects and assisting with International Week and cultural activities.
We congratulate the following students:
• Williams House: Chanon Sutharoj
• Harrington: Xiaojing Wang
• Sargood: Ke Shi
• Clark: Andrew (Tzu-I) Huang
• Fitchett: Yang (Max) Meng
• Hall: Yoon Taek Im
• Hamilton: Alan (Li-An) Huang
• School: Woramet (Tle) Temboonsak
It has been a busy and exciting start to the year.
Helen Richardson, Director of International Students
hot drinks and snacks over the winter sports season, plus house rugby, soccer/football and hockey.
The Association has already allocated $23,000 to Tihoi for 16 canoes for activities including Whanganui River expeditions, Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and the Leadership Camp
An art challenge will be running in the senior art classes to provide quality displays for the board room. Open day for this event is 31 May.
We have provided seeding funding for both the hockey warm up turf and a Duke of Edinburgh Honours Board that will be in place over the year. We have also allocated support funding for the Kapa Haka uniforms.
The usual hosting of the School production snacks and drinks, the Parents Dinner on the night of the Ball, the Celebration of Music and the House Music Competition will take place later in the year.
The Association will also continue to provide house grants $2,000 each to the boarding houses and $1,000 to the day houses for amenity improvements (on application) and travel grants as needed to the travelling sport and cultural teams. Last year, between these and incidental grants, the total given to the houses was over $40,000
We would like to remind all those interested, that the Association is open to all, not just present parents at school.
Tim Elliott, Chairperson
Visual of the Coffee Cart and its livery.
School community news
St Paul’s Year 13 student, Christopher Whiteley, has been awarded the Talented School Students’ Travel Award, which will fund his attendance at the two-week London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) this coming July.
CHRIS WAS SELECTED FOR the award, which is funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, following his high academic achievements and passion for science.
St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Acting Headmaster, Peter Hampton, says “Chris is a supremely confident, left-field thinker who is extremely intelligent.”
“He is an independent thinker who has thrived in the St Paul’s environment working with our outstanding staff in Mathematics and Sciences.”
Peter explained that Chris’s advanced level of academic intelligence means he has an individualised programme that enables him to pursue his passions of Science, Mathematics and Music. He also explained that Chris has shown great intelligence beyond his years completing NCEA
and Cambridge International examinations a year or two in advance. Chris completed NCEA Level 2 (Excellence) in Year 11 and NCEA Level 3 (Excellence) in Year 12. Following his success of completing NCEA Level 3 a year early he will be completing his Year 13 academic studies by taking on six Scholarship Examinations. Alongside successfully completing NCEA Levels 2 and 3, Chris has also displayed his academic strength by completing Cambridge International Examinations. In Year 11 Chris achieved 92% in Cambridge Music, 92% in Cambridge Physics and 89% in Cambridge Chemistry. He also completed Scholarship Examinations (Calculus) in Years 11 and 12. Thanks to the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Chris will be able to build on his academic strength by attending LIYSF and CERN. The Talented School Students’ Travel Award covers 80% of the cost needed for the trip, which includes attendance at LIYSF, a few days in Paris discovering world famous attractions and a visit to CERN, the laboratory that discovered the ‘God particle’.
At CERN, Chris will have the opportunity to be a scientist for the day, gaining hands-
Young farmers through to finals
THE WAIKATO/BOP YOUNG FARMERS
Regional finals were held on the front fields of St Paul’s in February. Ten teams of two from St Paul’s entered the TeenAg contest where they competed against others and the clock to qualify for the finals. Some of the tasks included putting up a short section of fence, using a strainer and figure of eight joiner, identifying internal animal parts such as sheep kidney, naming breeds of sheep and cattle, completing a firearms quiz and building a raft to float a cow.
Three St Paul’s teams were placed in the finals where teams raced each other in wheelbarrows races, constructed and hung a gate, shot ducks with a slingshot and put up a tent. Sam Rush and James Ingham finished second in the finals. They will compete in the national finals in Auckland in May.
on experience with advanced equipment that is used to unveil more information about the ‘God particle.’ He will also have the opportunity to work with some of the world’s leading scientists who have just had a breakthrough in cancer research, developing an alternative cancer treatment to radiotherapy.
Peter said opportunities like attending the LIYSF and CERN were once in a life time openings that extended students’ opportunities in their field.
“By the end of his trip Chris could have a clearer understanding of what type of scientist he wants to be and, if he utilises this opportunity correctly, he will have a number of connections that could put him at an advantage for his university and working careers,” Peter said.
Peter further explained that this opportunity will help selected students become more marketable in a time when New Zealand’s job market is extremely competitive.
An additional four students were also chosen to attend the forum by the Royal Society of New Zealand (from a pool of 200 students). In total, the forum will attract 300 of the world’s leading young scientists from 60 countries.
Other academic achievements of Chris’s include: being selected as a member for St Paul’s Scholarship Group, which is made up of the School’s brightest 20 students; a finalist (top 20) in New Zealand’s Chemistry Olympiad Team; a lead performer in last year’s School production, Les Miserables.
Sam Rush and James Ingham receiving their prizes after being placed second in the AgTeen regional finals.
Photo courtesy of the Waikato Times
School community sport
A race against time Tihoi to Hamilton
THE INAUGURAL MULTI-SPORT RACE
from Tihoi to Hamilton was a highly contested race of strength and stamina.
The challenge had been set – to cover 160km by water, road and cycling tracks in a competitive race made up of the four boarding house teams and a staff and parent team. More than 50 participated.
The weekend event started at 5am with a 3km run by every team member. There were five stages which took teams up to two hours to complete. Within each stage there were a number of legs such as running, road cycling, mountain biking, rowing and kayaking where at least two members participated in the race while the others travelled in vans to the transitions.
The most outstanding performances on the day came from Chester Hulme and Jack Schicker on the first 17km mountain bike,
Netballers selected for NZ
Maori rep team
IN EARLY APRIL, GRACE Namana (Year 13) and Pare Gilmartin-Kara (Year 12) were two of 27 players involved in the final trials for the NZ Secondary Schools’ netball team. The only two in the team selected from the Waikato. Both girls narrowly missed out on selection, with Grace named as a non-travelling reserve, producing excellent shooting statistics and showing an impressive level of fitness. A week later, both St Paul’s girls joined 25 other netballers from around the country, competing to be selected in the New Zealand Maori team. They were both selected for the team.
Grace and Pare will compete in the Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools’ Netball Tournament, a competition held each year, alternating between New Zealand and Australia. This year the competition will be held in Rotorua late May.
Their selection places Grace and Pare in the top 25 netballers in their age group across the Country.
ahead of all the other teams by six minutes; Cam Bartley and Jack Schicker in the 15km row leg, who led by eight minutes; and Tom Dobbe and Harry Pickernell in the 14km kayak, who led by three minutes.
Williams took the victory and proved to be the strongest team to take out this very demanding but enjoyable challenge.
Motor sport
AT 15 YEARS OLD, Taylor Cockerton, a Year 11 boarder at St Paul’s, is attracting attention through his success as one of the youngest drivers in the single-seater and open-wheeler motor racing classes in New Zealand. He is quickly being recognised as ‘one-to-watch’ in our younger breed of NZ drivers.
This championship has been the spring board to most of our top international motor racing sportsman, Scott Dixon, Greg Murphy, Shane van Gisbergen, Wade Cunningham and Jason Richards. It requires a great deal of skill, race craft and precision driving.
In February, Taylor qualified in second position from a field of 17 cars and was the weekend’s overall winner with three wins from three starts at the fifth round of the national championship held at Hampton Downs Motor Sport Park.
Keep your eyes on this rising young motor racing star.
Precious Moments
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO PLACES, B SEMESTER STARTS JULY.
From Bachelors to Masters it’s not too late to start.
Waikato Management School at Waikato University offers internationally recognised degrees in a wide range of commercial management subjects. As the leading management school in New Zealand, our teaching is driven by the principles of leadership, sustainability and academic excellence. The Faculty is one of a small but elite group of business schools around the world with Triple Crown accreditation, putting us in the top one per cent of the world’s business schools.
If you’re looking to fast track your career, enrol now in one of our new 180 Point Masters degrees that can be completed full-time in less than 18 months, or part-time to fit in with your career. The Waikato Management School is offering qualifications at Masters level in Electronic Commerce or Management Studies – become an independent thinker and enhance your professional expertise at the University of Waikato.
We’re also offering a number of graduate diplomas in Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing and Public Relations; and evening and online papers providing you the chance to up skill in your own time.
Seize the moment. For more information on our programmes and degrees of study, contact us today.
