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Takapuna Grammar
Formula 1’s Angela Cullen speaks at Achiever’s Breakfast
On the 15th August we were honoured to have alumna Angela Cullen (nee McNaughton) speaking at our Achiever's Breakfast in Te Poho hall.
Angela (class of 1992) is a former Deputy Head Girl and later a NZ hockey representative player. Since 2015 she has worked for Hintsa Performance and is attached to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team. She is now best known as the physiotherapist and confidante to seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
Angela spoke about her fond memories of TGS including her many sporting interests, her experiences as a prefect leader and the wonderful friendships she made with both staff and friends who she still keeps in touch with now, especially when back home from France where she now resides with her family.
The school acknowledged her achievements in the international sporting field by adding her to our Distinguished Alumni Honours Board for Services to Elite Sport.
Maggie Squire returns home from the Commonwealth Games
To kick off the awards ceremony part of the proceedings the school welcomed Year 12 Maggie Squire onstage only hours back in the country from the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The school congratulated her on representing NZ on her biggest stage yet with a bouquet of flowers and of course her Special Achievement Certificate.
The school would like to congratulate TGS Alumni Imogen Ayris & Jacko Gill on their outstanding performances at the 2022 Commonwealth Games by winning a Bronze Medal in the Pole Vault (Imogen) and a Silver Medal in the Shot Put (Jacko).
An outstanding achievement after a decade of hard work both in and out of school out on the athletic tracks of Auckland, New Zealand and the world. We look forward to hearing all about their experiences in the coming months when they return home from further competitions.
