Rotorua Lakes High School “Mauria te pono - Keep steadfastly to the truth”
NEWSLETTER ISSUE No. 9– 12 APRIL 2019
CHALKBOARD
From the Principal – P. 1 - 2 News – P. 3 - 4 Sports – P.4 Careers / Gateway P. 4 Notice Board – P. 5 Contact Us – P.6 Our Sponsors – P. 6
Dear Parents/Caregivers _______________________________________________________________________ WAKA AMA SECONDARY SCHOOLS NATIONALS LAKE TITITAPU, 26 – 29 MARCH 2019 by Lisa MacFarlane This year we had a J16 Girls team consisting of: Hinewai Bennett, Sugar Bryant-Kameta, Jasmine Emile-Chhura, Anahera Lewis-Kemara, Anahera Mear, Kamorah Shaw, Hannah Tansey, Pipi Uhl and Ngahuia Werahiko. For the first time in 4 years we also had a J16 Boys Team: Cyprus Christie, Steven Doherty, Jurell Fitzell, Matiu Hepi-Ritete, Dante Lamont, Cody Managh and Stevie Tantrum.
Also competing in the W1 singles races for their first time ever using our new school one man waka’s were: Jasmine Emile-Chhura and Anahera Mear, competing in the J16 Girls age group. Both made plate final but did not place – well done girls
on your first ever singles event!! Racing in the J19 Girls W1 Singles was Kyra Mita who paddled fantastically well to come away with the Bronze Medal in a final full of NZ reps – brilliant Kyra – well done. The J16 girls / boys mixed W12 race was the first race for our teams with our crew making the plate final just missing out on the podium in 4th place.