Leaders in our Schools March 2023

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Leaders in our

SCHOOLS

NORTHLAND MARCH 2023

CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOL LEADERS

STUDENTLEADERS 2023

Tauraroa AreaSchool

TASPrefects

StandingL-R:EmilyWinters-Dodd,JahArmstrong-Openshaw,EmmaJohnstone, AmelieLoots,CharlotteAtkinson,TobinStevens,DaisySephton.

SeatedL-R:TaineMarker,MatthewParry,AafjeSchreuder www.tauraroa.school.nz

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HEAD BOY& HEAD GIRL TobyHenderson &Norah Williams RODNEYCOLLEGE
LEADERS Johannes
HANOVER LEADERS Tane
MILESLEADERS Evah
LEADERS SamanthaWilson
SPORTS CAPTAINS Rabbi
CULTURAL LEADERS Cullen
SOCIALACTIONLEADERS Madison
WHANAU SUPPORT LEADERS MichaelHodge
RodneyCollege values studentleadership andprovidesopportunitiesfor students to develop theirknowledge and skills at allyearlevels. Congratulationstothe 2023 StudentCouncil,you areall exceptionalleaders
WATTENBACH
Vander Walt &JoelBroadhead
Stewart &Jared Brain
Pirini &Anthony Grindlay TYBURNIA
&ShannonElliot-Palmer
Battu &AlexBarnes
Wee& Amelia Prictor
James& Daniella Isla
&RachelCame
2023SeniorStudentLeaders HeadPrefect AmelieLoots DeputyHeadPrefect JahArmstrong-Openshaw HeadPrefect CharlotteAtkinson DeputyHeadPrefect
EmmaJohnstone
“Tobethe best we canbe”

Leaders in our Contents SCHOOLS 2023

WHANGĀREI GIRLS’HIGHSCHOOL

2023PouĀrahi

Thisyear,ourPouĀrahiteamaimstocreateaninclusive environmentthatcelebratesdiversity.Wehopetore-engagethat senseofcommunitywithinourkurabyhostingmoreregularwhole schoolevents,suchastheBigSplash,werecentlyheldwhichwas asuccess.Thisgivesourstudentsanopportunitytobondwith eachotheraswellasgivesthemachancetorelaxandenjoythis environment.Byutilizingthepowerinourdifferences,wehopeto createawiderangeofopportunitieslikethisforourstudents.

Boarders

CommitteeLeaders:

BallCommittee–WaiariaFrape

BellHouseCaptains–BellaEarl,LeahMcRae

CulturalCommittee–RebekahSmith

DesignCommittee-AylaMaunder,AmiaRingrose

PasifikaCommittee–HinewaMahanga

GlobalIssuesCommittee-BowyasriMathivanan,WageeshaKuruppu

HealthCommittee–RubyShepherd

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Names fromleft to right:FhreyaGeorge, Kamaia Bainbridge-Frost, Rauamoa Tuhoro, Cameron Matheson Waiaria Frape & TuiLenden HonoraryBigSisters–CaitlinThompson,MysticaAmarasekara InternationalCommittee-GraceBinney,ZoeRaven LovelockHouseCaptains-TuiLenden,CassCutang,LydiaTegerobo ManaiaHouseCaptains-TaylaCarpenter-Rihari,RimaShajumon MansfieldHouseCaptains–JaymiCaulfield,BreeKennedy RutherfordHouseCaptains–AnjaBrown,SofieParker SheppardHouseCaptains-KiahnCrewther,WaiorangiThompson SportsCommittee-MiaDiamond,HayleyFoon
2 Rodney College 2 Tauraroa Area School 3 Whangarei Girls’ High School 4 Tikipunga High School 5 Huanui College 6-8 Whangarei Boys’ High School 9 Taipa Area School 10-11 Kaitaia College 12 Te Rangi Aniwaniwa
MARCH

Tikipunga High School prides itself on being asmall school with abig heart. At Tikipunga High School we embrace our school values, they arethe foundations that hold us true to our purpose. Our school values areAko, Manaakitanga, Pono, Tikanga and Whanaungatanga. We offer aquality education experience for Year 7-13 students. Our academic achievement is asource of great pride. We work closely in particular with our tamariki and whanau to meet and exceed their aspirations.

Tikipunga High School’s2022 Ma-ori learners' achievement is cause for celebration, at well above national averages.

We privilege and prioritise the achievement of our learners. Your tamariki will never just be anumber at Tikipunga High School.

Our school’smotto is “tukua opunga” -cast your nets, which encapsulates the key purpose of schooling -toenable students to cast their nets so that they can be successful learners, reach their personal potential, be purposeful, productive and caring members of society.

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Level TwoLevel Three Tikipunga High School Ma-ori 74.3 62.5 National Ma-ori Achievement 62.7 54.5
Kruz Taua-Glassie
Head Boy
Ihapera Tairua-Cross
Head Girl

STUDENT LEADERS

Jasper Miller-Waugh -Head Prefect

Hey!I’mJasper,andI’mexcitedtoworkcloselywiththeHeadPref teamtobringoursharedvisiontoreality.Overtheyears,Ihavecom loveHuanuiCollegeandthepeople.That’swhyI’mhonouredtole studentleadershipprogramandhelpguidetheCollege’sfuture.As asI’mhonouredtoreceiveHeadBoy,Iknowitisnotaprize-itisar TherealchallengeismakingthemostofthisopportunitytohelpHuanui growlikethestudentsthatgothroughit.Beforethisyearstarted,our teamwerealreadyschemingaway!

Iaimtoworkoncommunicationandcohesionwithintheprefectt andextendthoseopportunitiestoyoungeryearlevels.Admittedly suchopenaimsarethedefinitionofanunachievablegoal.Howeve wewillexperimentwithnewstrategies,suchastheinter-committe liaisonsystem,officialyear12committeedeputies,andcommon-g fundraisers.I’mexcitedtoseehowthoseplansworkoutinthereal Theymightnotthrive,butthat’sjustanopportunityforustoitera wefindanoptionthatdoesrapidly

SamHostad -Deputy Head Prefec

ostad-Deputy Prefect

HiI’mSam.IjoinedHuanuiinYear12andsobeingpartofthe HeadPrefectteamisahugeaccomplishmentandsomethingI ammassivelyproudof.Iwanttoensurethatthecommunityher isaswelcomingtonewstudentsasitwasforme.BeforeIcame toHuanuiIwashomeschooled,justasquiteafewofthisyear’s newstudentswere,soIunderstandthestressofhavingyour wholelearningprocesschanged.Itcanbeadauntingchangebut Ithinkitis100%worthit.Everyonehereisincrediblyfriendlyand Iguaranteeyouwillmakesolidfriendswithinafewdays-even ifyouaretheonlynewstudentinyouryear.Therearenostupid questions.Anychallengeyoumayfacehaslikelybeenencountered before,andtheschoolwillbeequippedtohelpyoudealwiththem. Wheneveryouneedhelp,pleaseapproachmeoranybodyonthe StudentLeadershipteamasasthisiswhatweareherefor

Takaimaania Ngata-Henare-Head Prefect

“Whāiateitikahurangi,kitetuohukoe,mehemaungateitei”“Seekthetrea thatyouvaluemostdearly,ifyoubowyourhead,letitbetoaloftymountain Thiswhakataaukifocusesheavilyontheideaofperseveranceandthe importanceofgoalsetting.ThiswasaveryapparentstepinbecomingHead Girl,becausetheprocesswastheanswertobeingabletoachievethis.Iwant tobecomeHeadGirlsothatIcouldbeavoiceforstudents,andhelpcreate moreculturallydiverseenvironmentatHuanuisoallstudents-nomattert

mportantforeveryonetoaimforpersonalexcellenc et elpthem ve t,whetheritbethroughacademics,

Deputy Head Prefect

HuanuiCollege, founded in 2010, and setin the tranquil rural outskirts of Whangarei, Northland, draws upon open-minded,enterprising, supportiveyoung adults toinject their energy and enthusiasm into thisstimulating and expanding learning environment.

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RunyararoManjala -Whanaungatanga

AsWhanaungatangaPrefectIaimtomotivateourstudentstoreach theirfullpotential.Thisinteresthasgrownthroughtheexamplesetby previousStudentLeaders.Thisinfluencehaspushedmetogoformany opportunitiesandtryeverythingtheschoolhastooffer.Iappliedforthis rolesoIcouldcontinuetoprovidetheexampleIsaw,andtoencourage otherstudentstopursueopportunitiesandto‘striveforexcellence’-aso corevaluesstate.Ibelievethatasaleadershowingotherpeopletheycan haveanimpact-fromanyageorbackground-isoneofthemostpowerful toolsyoucanshare.MycurrentgoalastheWhanaungatangaPrefectisto encouragestudentstoembracetheirownpersonalities.Tome,themost importantthingtonavigateinlifeistheabilitytobeabletoopenlyexpress yourself.Todiscoverwhoyouareasapersonandtohaveanenvironment wherebeingyouisencouraged,learningbecomeslessstressful.Inmyro Istronglyencourageallstudentstogiveeverythingagoandtakepartin schoolevents,asyou’llneverknowhowfaryougetifyoudon’ttry.

TaronSnowsill -Deputy Head Prefec

ronSnowsill Prefect

ThisyearasaDeputyHeadPrefect,Iwanttofocusonhelpingthe collaborationbetweenYear7and13’simprove,whichwillallowt youngerstudentstofeelmorecomfortablewhentheyfirstenter intothisnewandstrangeenvironment.Iwouldalsoliketohave moretodowithleadershiprolesforthecurrentYear12cohort Myyearislearningaswegothroughtheyear,andIthinkitwould beamassiveadvantagetonextyear’sleadersifwecouldpass onasmuchofthatknowledgeaspossible,asearlyaspossible. havethoroughlyenjoyedmyjourneyinthisschoolsofarandlook forwardtothisyear.Iintendtoleadbyexample,bybeingarole modelandbyconstantlytryingtobettermyself.I’dalsoliketoh lotsoffunthisyear,trynewthingsandenjoytheyearasitcomes.

Hannah Campi -Deputy Head Prefect

Kiaorakoutou,MynameisHannah,andI’mDeputyHeadGirlfo 2023.I’vebeenatHuanuisinceIwasinYear7andit’simportant tomeinmyfinalyeartobeabletoservetheschool,andmake improvementsI’vealwayswantedtomake.IthinkaHeadPrefect roleisarealprivilege,becauseitgivesyoutheopportunitytohav asayinwhathappensintheschool,andmakeapositivedifferenc forcurrentandfuturestudents.Afterbeingastudentattheschool forsolong,itmeansalottometohavethisroleandIwanttouse ittomak yself teacher family ndtheschool

proud.Thisyear,Iwanttocreatemoreopportunitiesforstudent theschooltogetinvolvedandtrynewthings-sporting,academic, arts,orother.Inthefuture,I’dalsoliketoseetheschoolgetmor facilitiesandresources.Myfocusforthisyearisonfundraising,t starttosaveforsomebiggerprojectstoimprovetheschool.

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Back: Giverny Miedema, (Ng pua Wh nau Prefect), TaronSnowsill (Deputy Head Prefect), Tobias Grove, Zac Groshinski, Seamus Howard, Oliver Heswall. Front: Helena Newman (SheppardWh nau Prefect), Isabela Cameron (Blake Wh nau Prefect), Lucy Nichols (Hillary Wh nau Prefect), Sam Holstad (Deputy Head Prefect), Jasper Miller-Waugh (Head Prefect), Takaimaania Ngata-Henare (Head Prefect), Hannah Campi (Deputy Head Prefect), Niko Firth. Absent: RunyararoManjala (Whanaungatanga Deputy Head Prefect), Ayana Dagan, Emily Merry
SCHOOL PREFECTS
(from left:)

Kiaora, MynameisFlynnVenmoreandIamextremelyhumbledtobe appointedHeadBoyofWhangāreiBoys’HighSchoolthisyear.Aswe havenowembarkedonourfirstfullyearinthenewschool,many opportunitiesaresuretoarisefromaleadershipperspective.Thisyear, moresothanever,isachanceforboththePrefectTeamandmyselfto makeapositivecontributiontoourschool’senvironmentandsuccess, whichissomethingIamextremelyexcitedfor MytimeatWBHShasenabledmetopursuemypassonforsport, providingmewithanabundanceofopportunitiestolearn,travel theworld,meetnewpeople,andchallengemyselfthroughexercise.

GrowingupinNorthlandhasalsoledmetoenjoymytimeoutdoors-if myweekendsaren’tspentatasquashtournament,they’lldefinitelybe spentfishing,divingorhunting.

Iameagertoseewhat2023willbringandhowtheStudentLeadership teamandmyselfcanworktogethertoovercomeobstaclesand continuetobuildonthefoundationsmanystudentleadershaveleft beforeus.

Ngāmihi

KiaOrana, Itisaprivilegeforme,NathanielAoina,toworkalongsideandbe apartofthe2023StudentLeadershipTeamatWhangāreiBoys’ HighSchool.Withusallembracingthefirstfullyearinournew schoolfacilities,itisexcitingtohelpshapeitscultureandspiritfor theforeseeablefuture,ensuringthatallboysmayhaveasenseof belonging.

ApastNationalTumblingChampionformythen-category,I hopetopodiumandenjoymylastTumblingNationalsthisyear inMountMaunganui.Aftermuchworkandtears,yetjoyand accomplishment,thatthisyearwillsurelybring,IplantostudyLaw andInternationalRelations,attheVictoriaUniversityofWellington. Iplantousethisdegreetobecomealawyer,andhopefullyajudicial officerlateron,sothatImayhelpspreadanddeliverimpartialityto society.

KiaOra,I’mJPSavio

ItakegreatprideinbeingselectedfortheroleofBoardofTrustees studentrepatWhangareiBoys’HighSchoolandamextremely humbledbytheopportunitytorepresentthestudents. Mypursuitthroughouttheschoolyearistobetterrepresentour boysduringtheneweraoftheschool,creatingchangesimproving studentlifeandreplicatingthepositiveinfluencetheschoolhashad onme,forotherstudents.

Iamexhilaratedtoseewhatthisyearhastoofferandlookforward totheobstaclesandchallengesthataresurelytocome

Kiaora, MynameisKyleHanlonan DeputyHeadBoysfor2023 2023markstheyearasth hascreated;ithaslaid Boys’HighSchool. Thisrolewillputmea fruitfulleadership,whic compassiona Mypassioniskarate,and gradingexaminationforS thisyearareBiology,Ch Studies;Iwanttopursue graduatefromWhang

dIamveryhumbledtobeoneofthe heofficial“fresh-start”thatournewschool thegroundworkforaneweraofWhangārei ttheforefrontofprospectivegrowthand hichIhopetomatchpragmaticallyand tely IamvisitingJapanlaterthisyearfora hodan(1stblackbelt).Mycoursesfor Chemistry,Statistics,History,andClassical aMBChBatAucklandUniversityafterI āreiBoys’HighSchool.

KiaOra, MynameisFergusManson WhānauCaptainofKaokaoin sportsbutammostpassio andbeingespeciallyprou outdoorsandhaveapassi IamprivilegedtobeaW challengesthiswillhold backtobackwins.

andIhavethehonourofbeingthe 2023alongsideTomBrown.Ienjoyall ssionateaboutrugbyandadventureracing, udtobeco-captainofthe1stXV.Ienjoythe assionforfishinganddiving.

WhānauCaptainandamexcitedforthe ld.IhopethatTomandIwillleadKaokaowith

Kiaora, MynameisMasonGrayandIamhonouredtoserveasoneofthe threeDeputyHeadBoysatWhangāreiBoys’HighSchoolthisyear -particularlyasournewschoolbuildingmarksthebeginningofa newchapterforWBHS,andIameagertocontributetoitssuccess. Mypassionforadventureracingandexploringtheoutdoorshas taughtmetochallengemyselfandenablesmetodiscoversome stunningplaces.ThroughthisIhavemetsomeamazingpeopleand builtlastingbondswithmyteammates

KiaOra, MynameisHoneBramleyandIamoneoftheNihoTaniwha WhānauCaptainsalongsideHamishClinchin2023.Ihaveattended WhangāreiBoys’HighSchoolsinceyear9andwasaboarderat CarruthHouseuntillastyear.Iampassionateaboutsportsand enjoyplayinghockeywithfriends.Ifeelprivilegedtohavebeen appointedasWhānauCaptainandamexcitedforthechallenges ahead.

Iwishtohaveasuccessfulyearbothwithinschoolandsports.I hopeIcandomypartinleadingNihoTaniwhatovic th inter-whānaucompetition.

KiaOra, MynameisTomBrownand CaptainofKaokaoalongw aboutsportsespeciallyh captainsforthe1stXI. 2023,IhopethatFergus inter-whā Iamexcitedforwhatopp WhangāreiBoys’Highhastoo facedwithandthelearni

dIhavetheprivilegeofbeingtheWhānau withFergusManson.Iampassionate hockeyandamproudtobeoneofthecoIalsoenjoytheoutdoorsandtheocean.In andIcanleadKaokaowith backtoback naucompetitionwins.

pportunitiesandpossibilitiesthisyearat ffer,aswellasthechallengesIwillbe rningsthatwillcomefromthem

KiaOra, MynameisHamishClinchandIhavetheprivilegeofleading NihoTaniwhaalongsideHoneBramley.Thishasbeenoneofmy ambitionssinceIfirstenteredtheschoolasayearninestudent During2023,IhopethatHoneandIareabletobringNihoTaniwhaa longawaitedinter-whanaucompetitionwin.

Iampassionateaboutsportsandhavebeenplayingavarietyever sinceIcouldwalk.Iamlookingforwardtowhattheyearhasinstore formeandcan’twaittotakeonthechallengesIamfacedwith.

FlynnVenmore NathanielAoina KyleHanlon
JPSavio StudentTrustee
TomBrown KaokaoCaptain FergusManson KaokaoCaptain MasonGray DeputyHeadBoy HoneBramley HamishClinch NihoTaniwhaCaptain

Kia Ora,

My name is Finn Hammond and alongside TaiMartin Ihave the privilege of being one of the 2023 Wha¯nau Captains of Unaunahi. Ilook forwardto the opportunities that this role will send my way and will certainly make the most of them.

Iam very passionate about sports including hockey,indoor volleyball and beach volleyball, being one of the co-captains for our school 1st XI and the captain of our senior Avolleyball team. Ienjoy avariety of hobbies such as mountain biking, spearfishing, surfing and many more. Ilook forward to working with Taiand leading our Wha¯nau to the top of the Inter-Wha¯nau competition.

Kia Ora,

My name is Adam King, serving as one of the Wha¯nau Captains of Mango¯pare for 2023. Alongside Brady,Ilook forwardtoreinforcing the strength of our Wha¯nau pride, and leading Mango¯paretoits first inter-whanau victory in many years.

My passions arefor the outdoors and many sports. In my early years, I represented our school nationally in clay target shooting, however Ihave refocused myself to pursue excellence in the name of the school with rugby being amember of our 1st XV this year.I look forwardtothe trials and challenges of my final year of school and the immense opportunities that lay ahead.

Talofa lava

My name is Tynan van der Veer and I have been fortunate enough to have the privilege of being the Poutama Wha¯nau Captain together with Jackson West. One of my biggest passions is sport, especially football.

Ihope to have avery successful year both academically and within football,

Kia Ora,

My name is TaiMartin and Iamvery fortunate to be one of Unaunahi’s Wha¯nau captains. Next to Finn Hammond, we both bring alot of skills to the table for this role and hope to show them offthis year.Weboth always strive for the best in everything we do and hope to do the same for the inter-wha¯nau competition with us coming out on top. Ihave always been involved in some sort of sport, first starting offwith rugby for many years, being selected for Taniwha Cup, Northland and Roller Mills selection. Iamcurrently involved in the NSSSA surf trials as Ihave been passionate about surfing for about 3years now Throughout this year Ihope to challenge myself and make the most of my last year in high school.

Kia Ora,

My name is Brady Wright, Iam privileged to be one of the 2023 Wha¯nau Captains of Mango¯pare alongside Adam King. This year Adam and Ilook forwardtoreinstating the Wha¯nau pride and competition we remember in our first years, with an awesome Wha¯nau to be apart of we look to bring the Wha¯nau champions title to Mango¯pare

My personal hobbies and passions aresports. Iamprivileged to say that Irepresent the school in 3different codes, as Iplay 1st XI cricket and hockey,while also playing for the schools 1st XV.This year Iamalso excited to see what will happen with my academics alongside my sporting career at Whangarei Boys’ High School.

Kia Ora, IamJackson West and it is a privilege and honour to be one of the first Wha¯nau Captains of Poutama alongside Tynan van der Veer.Iam very passionate about my football and coaching. Iamlooking forwardtowhat opportunities may arise throughout the year inside of school and out and being

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Adam King Mango¯pareCaptain Brady Wright Mango¯pareCaptain TaiMartin Unaunahi Captain Finn Hammond Unaunahi Captain Photos: Mark Scowan &Doug Pearson

Kiaorakoutou.MynameisTeAtenga RauiandIamproudtobeoneofthe headstudentsfor2023hereatTaipa AreaSchool.Ihavespentmostofmy schoolinglifehereasdidmy3older siblings.IhaverepresentedTaipain arangeofareas,includingsporting, andcultural,aswellasotherprevious leadershiprolessuchashousecaptain. MysportsofchoiceareKioRahiand Netballandamlookingforwardto gettingoutandrepresentingourKura

SportsLeader

Tēnākoutou,tēnā koutou,tēnā koutoukatoa.Ngamihi nuikia

koutoukatoa

Afteraproductiveyearlast yearwiththe2022Student LeadershipTeam,Iamvery excitedabouttheteamof leaderswehavefor2023. OurIntermediateLeaderof LearningandWell-being, MrsFMacgregor,supports thisteamofstudents.

Students,staffandwhānau knowtheimportanceand responsibilityofastudent leadershippositionatTaipa

AreaSchool.OurStudents leadersareexcitedabout makingadifferenceand leavingastronglegacy withintheirportfolios.

TaipaAreaSchoolfirmly believesthatourschool valuesManaakitanga, PaingaandMahitahi shouldbeseen,heardand embracedthroughoutthe dayatschool.

Ourstudentleadershave beenselectedbecausethis iswhattheydoeveryday.I havebeenveryimpressed withthestudentleadership teamsofarthisyear.These

HEADSTUDENTS

studentsdemonstrate excellentcommunication skillsduringassemblies andaredeveloping opportunitiesforall studentstohavetheirsay andachoiceatTaipa.

HouseCaptainsmeetwith ourHouseLeaders(Whaea Latoya,MrCarruthers andMissTito)toorganise inter-housecompetitions. Theseactivitiesgenerally occuratlunchtime,always pullinthecrowdsandgive opportunitiesforourfuture leaderstodevelop

OurStudentLeadersare

responsibleforHauora, culture,sportandthe environment.Eachleader hasastaffmentorwho supportsthemwith initiativesintheseareas withintheschool.

Finally,ourHeadStudents workcloselywithMrsF Macgregor.Theymeet everyMondaytodiscuss thestudentvoicewhich getsgeneratedbythe recentlydevelopedstudent council.

metobetheonetocometowhen wantingtoparticipateinsports.This canalsohelpmakeopportunitiesforall studentstointeractandparticipatein thesportstheyenjoybest.Myaimisto givemorestudentsthechancetoplay sportstheytrulylove.Thisyearweare runninginter-houselunchtimesports competitions.

I’mL and a Ar ye ro ope ep changesintheschoolallowingstudents newandoldtofeelcomfortableandsafe. ThispastmonthIhadthewonderful opportunitytogodowntoOutwardBound whichhasgivenmeachancetoimprove myleadershipskills.IamsupportingLexi Bradbury(theEnvironmentalleader)to helpmakeourlocalenvironmentthrive.

Kiaorakoutou,MynameisCassidy McmasterandIamproudtobeoneofthe headstudentsfor2023.Ihavespentmostof myschoolingatthisbeautifulschool.Taipa hashelpedshapemeintothepersonIam today.Iamaveryoutgoingandsomemay say‘hardcase’characterthatisvery approachableandwantstheverybestfor myfellowpairsofTaipaAreaSchool.Iam excitedtoservetheschoolaswellasmy fellowstudentstomakepositivechangesfor thefutureofTaipa.Iwasprivilegedenough togettheopportunitytogoonOutward Boundlastyear.Ithadamassiveeffecton myperspectiveonlifeaswellasteaching importantskillsandvaluessuchasmahitahi andhardworkmanship,thatIwilluseto guideTaipatoamorepositivefuture.

LEADERS

My 12 School. helping scoutinggroup ej froma3-weekOutwardBoundcourse. SomethingIplanondoinginmyrole thisyearishelpingtomaketheschool abetter,morefunplaceonestepata timebecausethesmallerthingsmake thebiggestdifferences.I’malsogoingto helpandsupporttheHauoraleaderwith alltheirbigandamazingplansthatwill benefittheschoolthisyear.MaTeWa (liveinthemoment)

grownupsurroundedbynatureand learnthowtotakecareofit.Some ideasforwhatIwanttodoasanenviro leaderistoorganisearoadandbeach cleanup,plantmoretreesaroundthe schoolandcommunity,andsetup somepesttrapsinthelocalreserves.

HauoraLeader,Icareforthewell-being ofmyfellowstudents.Iwouldliketo organisewell-beingactivitieseachterm thatwillhelpstudentswiththeir Hauora.

MynameisKCGeorge,Iamproud tobetheCulturalLeaderforTaipaArea School.Ienjoykapahakaandsports andIamagreatdiver.AsCulture LeaderIhopetoencourageothers toconnectwiththeirwairuaandto knowwheretheycomefromsothey knowwheretheyaregoing.Weintend todevelopculturalweeksthroughout theschoolterms.

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