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SAINT MARK'S COLLEGIATE CHURCH SCHOOL

SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF Mrs E. Leicester, ATeL, TIC

EPISCOPAL VISITOR The Righi Aevd. E. K. Norman, KBE, MG, 050, SA

Bishop of Wellington

STAFF 1984 HEADMASTER

N. W. Shroff , ACP(Lond), H Dip Tchg, lTCL, AlCM , TIC

DEPUTY HEADMASTER M. J . Chamberlain, TIC

HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Miss G. Thomas, BA, Dip Tchg , He

HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL Mrs J . Kirby. TIC

HEAD OF PRE SCHOOL Mrs A. Freeman, Cert ECEd, SAN

MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF

Mrs B. Anastasiou , BA, Dip Tchg , TIC Mr M. Emmins, BA, Dip Tchg , TIC

Miss G. Thomas, BA, Dip Tchg, TIC Miss M. Skuse, TTC Miss J . li ppert, TIC

Mr R. Hampton, BA(Hon S), Dip Tchg , TIC Mrs 8 . Simonsen, TIC

JUNIOR SCHOOL STAFF Mrs J . Kirby, TIC Miss C. Hunt , TIC Mrs M. McAlister, TIC Mrs J. Morgan, TIC Mrs Y. Grove, TIC Mrs M. Ward, TIC

LIBRARIAN Mrs S. Barclay

SPECIALIST STAFF

Mrs D. Dutch, He Mrs E. Vautier, BA(Hons), Dip Tchg, TIC

PRE SCHOOL STAFF Mrs A. Freeman, CECEd, SRN Mrs E. Rei l ly, TIC, SAN Mrs N. Hard ing

CLASSROOM ASSIST ANTS Mrs S. Bares Mrs J. Allen

Mrs M. Weir, TTC (Special Education) Mr P. J. Wells, Dip. P.E., Dip . Tchg. (Physical Educal ion)

Miss J. Braithwaite, Dip . Tchg . TIC (Art) Mr S. Cowley, LWCM, AACM, ARCO, Cer\. Ed. (Music)

VISITING STAFF Mr E. Copperwheat , MA, Mus.B, FRCO, ADCM, LRAM Mr S. Lewis, Dip. Exec. Music, Ass. Dip. Jazz Studies

The Revd. D. Tannock, BA, loTh.: Bridget Robson: Mrs J. Miller:

ADMINISTRATION Secretary: Mrs N. Delany Bursar: Mrs Y. Dawson

Han. Medical Officer: Dr A. Mc ilroy, MB, ChB Caretaker: Mr P. Selmi

HEADMASTER'S COMMENT

This year has seen the firm establishment of further facilities and programmes in our School. The Audio/Visual room, with video, T.V. receiver, movie and sl ide projector and headphones, has been in great demand, especially during the Olympic Games! Our thanks go to the Parents Association for its generosity in equipping this room.

Our Art and Mu sic Specialist rooms have proved to be very worthwhile facilities and have al lowed programmes to expand in a most sat isfying manner.

Special Education programmes have been most successful and Drama, French and Phys ical Education have flourished under specialists' care.

Alongside these developments the academic progress of our pupils has continued at its traditional high level. It is a great source of satisfaction to see past pupils making a real contribution to their community.

To both Staff and Students may I extend my continuing gratitude for all you do to make our school flourish .

Well done!

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VALETE

.-­- , At the end of this academic year Mrs Julanne Kirby retires from the teaching profession and leaves St Mark's School.

Mrs Kirby joined the staff in 1971 when her husband, the late Reverend Ronald Kirby was appointed Headmaster. Since then hundreds of Junior c lass children have passed through her hands. These chi ldren and their parents have good reason to be very grateful to Mrs Kirby for her dedicated teaching and concern for the students under her care. Her desire has always been to give her pupils a sound basic education and to lead them to stri ving for the highest standards possible. With Mrs Kirby 's departure from the School, a long and distinguished chapter in its history wi l l close. It wou ld be hard to imagine an era of greater growth in a school than that achieved under Mr & Mrs Kirby's direction from 1971-82. Mrs Allen, Mrs Kirby's daughter also retires at the end of the year. Staff, pupils and parents thank them both for al l they have done for the School and wish them every happiness in the next phase of their lives.

Neil W. Shroff, Headmaster

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SCHOOL ROLL

PRE·SCHOOL - MRS REILLY GIRLS Donna Chu Kate Elder Sarah Moors Yasmin Morris Rapel Patel Sacha Power Alida Spencer Mayleen Wong BOYS Tyler Cantlon Nathan Douglas Nicholas Johns Charles Kendall Emmett Morris Nikora Gnaropo Vinay Ranchhod David Roche Quentin Thomas Richard Upton Mark Yardley

PRE·SCHOOL - MRS FREEMAN GIRLS Arti Badiani Tania Bennett Melanie Brown Olivia Ritchie BOYS Faiyaz Aslam Nicholas Booth Armand Borovik John Buck Nathan de Senna Michael Fletcher Daniel Green Steven Haturini Craig Jenkin Stratos Kaldelis Alexander Mulholland Antony Nobilo Sureen Patel Trent Stevenson Justin Thomason

as at th e 30 September 1984

J .1 - MRS J . KIRB Y GIRLS Lena Balakrishnan Cassendra Bland Rebecca Colley Phyllida Crawford Helena Fineman Donna Fong Abigail Gray Rebecca Hills Vanessa Huppert Pau la Johnson Kerry Lee Janene Linford Reshmar Nagar Amber Nissen Darshna Patel Sarah Wolff BOYS Ashton Bilbie Jeffrey Boardman Clayton Burns Elliot Chapman Ch ilton Chong David Fel lows Rupert Gough Harry Harvey Shane Hope Jeremy Jackson Robin Jones Am ish Kanji David Orliansky Morehu Rangi James Rees·Thomas Rodney Varga Daniel Wong Christopher Wyatt Jonathan Yorkal

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J.2 - MISS C. HUNT GIRLS Sherein Abdel·AI Natasha Ahkit Amy Blaxall Kerry Burchett Lara Cook Charlotte Griffin Anita Kontopos Natasha Kolsapas Nikita Ranchhod Geraldine Shaw Amy Tannahill Kirsty Weyde Phillippa Wong BOYS And rew Bettany Hayden Bowers Sonny Cho Julian Cosgrove Hamish Dahya Jason Feng Robert George Aaron Hodgson Christian Imlach Rizvie Jaimon Mark King Charley Potter John Stephens Callum Strong Georgie Tsal is Apostolos Tsinas Nectarios Vamvoukakis Barnaby Westworth

J.3 - MRS McALISTER J.5 - MRS WARD STD.1 - MRS GROVE GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS Renu Badiani Tun isha Goonewardene Marie AIOpopo Leona Barsanll Sophie lackey Antoinette de Senna Meg Brooks Naina Manga Penelope Forrest Marie Chan Sarah Richardson Kale Galli Sarah·Jane Harvey BOYS Tamsim George Felicity Hazlett David Colman Wendy Kendall Nicola Jenkin Benjamin Fellows Amanda Kibble Nadine Johns Richard Griffin Kim King Voula Kaldelis Warwick Kel ly Mieke Kruyff Tanya Kurtz Duncan Mc intyre Aimee Morris Joanna MacKay Stephen Upton Hayley Ritchie Nicola Mart in Darryl Wolff Rita Taupau Alison McDougall Chantelle Whetu Liana Nobilo 5TO.1 BOYS Kavita Patel GIRLS Scott Adrian Emma Sutcliffe Hayley Archiba ld Jonathan Bares Eva Toia Belinda Colley Keane Chan Kirsty Walker Amanda Gosgrove Jason Chan Joanne Wri gh t Joana Glovanldi s Simon Deane BOYS Jonelle Halkett Flavius Grubjesic Prilish Bhikha Rachel Isserlis Vi nod Hira Donald Cantlon Philke Kruyff Clinton Huppert Alister Cattell Roanna Shea Marcus Jagan Raymond Cho Maria Sippen Hamant Kasanji Jamie Cobeldick Rebecca Smith Hiran lala Bojan Cvetkovic Melanie White Douglas MacDonald Daniel Fairfull·Smith Antonia Zohrab Dean Moses Peter Giovanidls BOYS

Deepak Naik James Jagan Bhavock Pelal

Alexander Dean Devendra Patel Patrick Johnston Sasha Elli s Matthew Johnson Matthew Playford

Benjamin Phillips Wi l liam l evy Todd Power

James Spencer Jonathan Tso Karl Newport Robert Spencer l eighton Walles Raaz Panchal Paul Tannahill Umesh Patel Ashley Taylor

Darren Whiting Martin Searle Duncan Thomason

Devon Wong

J.4 - MRS MORGAN Timothy Wyatt STD.2M - MRS MEREDITH

GIRLS GIRLS Hannah Borovik Stacey Batsos Saira Dayal Maren Fisher lydia Deakin Belinda Fong Jennifer Eggers Katherine Grubjesic Melaine Gallagher Natali e Imlach Fiona Gregson Roshni Khusal l ouise Hatch Tania King Marie Johns Carol ine MacKay Ria Kilistounakls Preeya Naran Sharni Kelly Kylie Ngaropo Anna Kennedy Manisha Patel Coral·Jade Melgles Kalpana Patel Maryanne Miller Rebecca Scott Amanda·Jane Moresi Cheryl Wright Bhavika Naik Margaret Young Victoria Rankin BOYS Katie Roche Saunder Blauw BOYS Michael Bromley Timothy Adams Brendan Cody Mark Ahkit Anand Dahya Julian Bartram Jayesh Dayal Christopher Bromley Andrew Dykes Matthew Cho Timothy Jackson Nicholas Green Ky le Johnston Just in Kontopos Philip King Pericles Koron iad is Paul Umbidis Micky Kum ar Natu Malaulau Paresh lal lu Glenn Moyle Jarred Maunder Alexander Nodelman Fletcher Stevenson Shallesh Patel James Stewart Marc Smith Neil Stuttle Michael Stewart Jul ian Virtue Nathan Strong Kevin Wong Porourangi Tawhiwhirangi

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STO.20 - MRS DUTCH GIRLS Robyn Andrew Clarissa Barsanti Nicole Bell Victoria Bland Amanda Bristol Deborah Burns Sally Chapman Caroline Harding Penelope Jones Alpa Kasanji Vanessa Leighs Adrienne Selmi Paula Levy Elizabeth MacDonald Natasha Sharp Sara Tulloch BOYS Christos Aspros Daniel Bedingfield Justin Connor Christopher Elder Graeme Forbes Hitesh Hira Richard Jensen James Mansfield Dean Maunder Robert McMillan Sven Newport Clayton Paul Kane·Dell Aihia Kenneth Stratton Suresh Weerasinghe Robert Wilkinson Clifford Wong

STD.3V - MISS VAUTIER GIRLS Sacha Allington Fleur Chapman Claire Egarr Melaine Gregson Joanne Bribble Marsina Halakas Kirsty Hulena Vanisha Kasanji Deemple Naran Nicola Nobilo Fiona Sheffield Lisa Stratulatos Katrina Tso Maria Vamvoukakis Chantal Wolbers BOYS Andrew Barnes Bevan Cho Jason Greco Spiro Harvey Vaughan Hatch Dwight Lucas Jaysen Magan Andrew McGuire Scari Morales Milan Naran Ketan Patel Scott Ritchie Michael Sorenson Jeremy Taylor Kent Wong Roger Wong

STD.3S - MRS SIMONSEN GIRLS Kirsty Alleway Vanessa Baldey Suzanne Barrett Glennis Campbell Stephanie Hearfield Julie King Meena Ranchhod Hayley Sommerville Tasia Stace Hay ley Stevenson Deidra Sullivan Sony Vitale Vanessa Wilkinson BOYS Achillea Aspros Peter Beckett Saatyesh Bhana Robin Clapham Jai Goodyer Grant Haywood Nathan Jelley David King Kent l awton Aaron Mishkin Daniel Mulholland Lincoln Naish/Carlyle Kiran Patel Stephen Ross Christopher Smith Clayton Webb Andrew Withington

STD.4L - MISS LIPPERT GIRLS Michelle Allen Joanna Garland Victoria Hall Elene Kanelos Deborah Mansfield Anupa Ranchhod Gina Rutherford Karen Schwartz Suzanne Searle Tania Smiler Nicola Taylor Vanya Tulloch BOYS Andrew Alleway Mark Baines Christopher Christopher Justin Dick Nicholas Hermens Kyle James Innes Kent Mark Kibble Nu Malaulau Mathew Moresi Craig Musker Luke Panchal Pau l Parnell Pau l Rakovich Guy Silcock Brandon Skilton Heiko Wegerhoff Arun Wurms

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STO.4S - MISS SKUSE GIRLS Jehan Abdel-AI Christina Barna Pepi Batsos Adele Burns Fiona Clark Janice Faletolu Marama Just Reena Kanji Kim Kauwhata Vasi Malandraki Karen Ngan Hema Patel Jennifer Smith Anna Synnott BOYS Roger Andrew Andrew Geldard Benjamin Gordon lance Heppleston Craig Johnston Peter Jones Snehal Lala Nonda Lingonis Paul Martin Tushar Panchal Philip Smart Brendan Webb Mark Wilson Guy Woodhead Karl Zohrab

STO.4T - MISS THOMAS GIRLS Robyn Cassells Sarah Chait Nellie Jackson Kirsten leighs l auren Quaintance Joanna Silver Victoria Sundakov Michelle Taylor Sharmila Weerasinghe BOYS Andrew Bares Nicholas Barna Duncan Chapman Anton Cleland John Cruickshanks Dima Geidelberg Radu Goga Duncan Hamm Stuart Halligan Gregory Harding Vincent Jagan Anton Kaganovich Crispin Kinder Nicholas Reeves Simon Richardson Richard Rutten Robert Schone Elliot Smith Brad Tannahill Duncan van der Feliz

FoliE - MR EMMINS GIRLS Thena Anthopoulos Sandra Birkett Theresa Economous Kirsteen Ellis Clarie Ewens Toni Jones Jacquel ine Newton Teena Patel Susan Quilty Karen Rutherford Robyn Stoddart Amanda Swafford Nicola Turnell Alva Ward Anna Young BOVS Andrew Addeley Glen Allen Kenneth Cody Shaun Faamalepe-Jones Daniel Finau Gareth Greeks Nicholas Griffin Carl James John King David Krangel Andrew MacDonald Nicholas Maling Peter Moore Damian Phanoulas Lincoln Robb Michael Rota Vaughan Ryan Paul Stephen Scott Timbs

F_IIL - MRS LEICESTER GIRLS Jennifer Berryman Joanne Boniface Elena Christopher Justine Farrington Kim Ferguson Palricia Green Vanessa Hamm Rochelle Hearfield Joanne Kelly Christina Limbidis Catherine Mansfield Suzanne Nicholson Mayuri Panchal Meena Patel Emma Silver Larissa Sulzberger Rachel Tannock Sal ly Wright Sarah Wright BOYS Brent Backhouse Robert Bettelheim Patrick Cattell Jeremy Cauchi Alexander Colebrook Matthew Geldard Craig Hallam Blair Helipeston Gareth Irving Richard Lawton Laurence Musker Matthew 51. Amand Joseph Turner Andrew van der Feltz Diccon West worth

F.lA - MRS ANASTASIOU GIRLS Jessica Beyeler Anita Dykes Rachel Garthwaite Ishara Goonewardene Laura Hayvice Tracey Heemi Kristina Hermens Stella Makarona Jill Martin Jenny Morgan Polim ia Poulopoulos Vanessa Robinson Vicki Skinner Debra Tietjens Kelly Williams Claudia Wong BOYS Gavin Browne Brett Colman Brett Egarr Shayne Hodson Kristy Imlach Todd Irving Richy Jackson Michael King Barry Lei Nei l MacDonald Krishna Magan Jason Maling Rajees Patel Mark Rees-Thomas Craig Seggie Corbett Slace Christian Wolbers Alan Wong Jack Van

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F.lH - MR HAMPTON GIRLS Anita Balakrishnan Allison Chan Christine Cowan Dale Donoghue Rebecca Kay Charmaine Lucas Angela Mansford Deborah McGuire Victoria Matthews Karin Simonlehner Una Smith Crystal Smith BOVS Dane Al lchorne Christopher Bland Gregory Birkett Peter Burns Giles Chapman Aaron Cho Philip Colebrook Nicholas Grerar David Garland Craig Honey Daniel Imlach Richard Kramer Christopher Mardon Andrew McLeod Cadell McMillan Tamas Pacza Jason Patel Tristan Reynard Matthew Shroff Mark Taulelei Karl Urban Andrew van Klei Maitland Waters

PREFECTS - 1983

Back Row: Nicholas Griffin , Jennifer Berryman, Mark SI Amand , Emma Si lver, Shaun Faamalepe-Jones, Thena Anthoponlos, Nicholas Maling, Catherine Mansfield.

Front Row: Joanne Boniface, Garreth Greeks, Mr N. W. Shroff, Just ine Farrington, Pa trick Callel.

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STAFF 1984

This year we welcomed to our staff Miss J. Braithwaite as Art and Craft Specialist and Mr P. Wells as our new Physical Education teacher. Mrs Simonsen also joined the permanent staff. All these teachers have quickly made their mark on the life of our School. We also have welcomed Mrs Delaney and Mrs Dawson to our Administration Staff.

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SCHOOL HAPPENINGS INCA Inca was a music, drama production and it was wonder­ful. I wasn 't acting but I was in the choir. The choi r stood at the back so I could see the actors on the stage. The first night I was a lillie bit nervous because I had to Sing a prayer. AI the end I was quite surprised everyth ing went well. The actors and the costumes were super. t felt really pleased I had gone into " Inca", The last night was lovely I was sad though that Inca had finished . I really loved taking part in " Inca" . Miss lip­pert received flowers and Mr Cowely got a box of chocolates. They really deserved it! Inca really worked out well , we had gOOd audiences and everyth ing. VANYA TULLOCH - SAT

" INCA" PRODUCTION The day came for me and for many others. Miss Lippert had announced that auditions for "Inca" were going to starl. Carefully I recited my chosen piece and then waited anxiously for the results. A few weeks later the notice was hung on the notice board announcing the lucky people , - to my surprise everyone got a part. Miss Lippert split the cast into two groups and rehearsals began. During rehearsals we were asked for ideas and began to shape the large improvisations for the production . We all knew Miss Lippert was eyeing people for the few major roles.

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Later these roles were announced. First there was Atathlupa (the " Inca" leader) and then the soldier. My lungs were gasping and my stomach wasn't full of butterfl ies but exuberant buffaloes. Soon I found out that I was to be Atathlupa and Michael Rota was to be the soldier. Everyone sti ll calls me Atathlupa! Abou t a month before the dreaded night , the rehearsals for the cast were twice a week as well as one day during the weekend. Many wou ld have regretted being part of the cast but I was content and thought it was helping the school. I wanted to cont ribute. On the open ing night I reported to Miss Lippert an hour before being on stage and had make-up splashed all over my face to make me look arrogant and to tell the audience that I am the supreme ru ler. After being made-up I rehearsed my l ines with Michael. Then it was time for my costume­a red tunic and an elaborately designed headdress. (Th is was made by Mrs Bares who put a lot of time and care into it). When it was t ime lor the procession of the "Incas" I l ifted my shoulders and face making my noise protrude - this I felt would make me a man of great authority. From my point of view all three nights went extremely well. The orchestra made a fine job of the music. We had a fabulous backdrop designed by Miss Lippert and Miss Braithwaite. The cast also did a job with their roles. But last and not least - Miss Lippert needs all the ten marks for making " Inca" possible. It has given me and I am su re many other people the chance of a lifetime and I hope Saini Mark's will keep producing major productions. ALEX COLEBROOK - F11

ST MARK'S SCHOOL

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" INCA" PRODUCTION Direct a major production. What a daunting thought! Auditions first and hundreds of children moving, reading, enthusiastic. How can I choose? I know, lets make this production a Ceci l B de Mille film - a cast of hundreds! Alright children , everybody can be in it. Rehearsals, rehearsals, rehearsals. The children worked tremendously well together and gave up their weekends to come into the chaos that was a rehearsal. Slowly everything takes shape and I begin to see some glimmer that this show might just about be presentable. Finally, after a month of sleepless nights the curtain goes up! I was immensely proud of the ch i ldren and their work, it makes that effort seem all worthwhile. I would like to thank those involved espec ially the staff and cast members for putting up with my mind changes but a special Ihankyou must go to Alex and Michael for the magic they managed on the night. Thankyou everyone. JAN LIPPERT - SL

NETBALL - TEACHERS V PUPILS Sometime in the second term the A Team netballers played a group of teachers in a netball match. The net­bailers (girls) had their own cheerleading team, a group of boys dressed up and were shouting out cheers. Some of the teachers playing dressed up in weird outfits , Mr Shroff , Miss Braithwaite and a couple of other teachers. The teachers also had cheerleaders - Miss Uppert and Miss Skuse. This game was filled with excitement and was a lot of fun. At the end of it all the teachers won 4-3. But teachers beware of the kids next year! CHRISTINA LlMBIDIS - 2L

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THE ART DEPARTMENT The art department has come to the end of its first year and one that has been memorable. Duri ng the year I think all the teachers would agree that we have seen a big improvement in the interest level and abi l ities of the children. Many different aspects of chi ldrens art have been discussed and experimented with - producing a variety of colourful and imaginative work from the children. The children's art is given recognition through displays in our school hallways, the l ibrary, the Classrooms, the administration block and the art room itself. Many a visitor has commented on the attract iveness of these displays. A highlight of the year for the art department was our School Art Exhibition on 25-26 October. A variety of work was selected from chi ldren ranging from Sid 2-Form II . It was prepared (mounted and labelled) and displayed in the hal l. We used the walls and free standing partitions. The result was wonderful - as good as any gallery! A fun sideline were the caricatures of the staff - a source of amusement for both the students and the staff . The jun ior department contributed portraits of their fathers and pre-school stole the show with papier mache pigs. During the year several classes (mainly in the Form I and II area) have had the marve llous opportunity to visit the National Art Gallery. We are lucky to be so close to this Gallery and to be able to use the services of Anne Roberts, the Primary Education Officer. She has made many friends here at St . Mark's and the children have enjoyed viewing the great varieties of sculptures, drawings, painting etc. Sincere thanks go to the Mother Helpers who have assisted on these visits. Without their help we would not be able to make these trips.

The Art Department had the honour of working with Miss Lippert and the drama department during the production of Inca. The back·drop banners and other art work indicate the amount of work put into t his project. Congratulations go to Angela Mansford, Karl Urban, Emma Silver and Nicola Taylor whose posters were judged the best in a competition run by Ewart Hospital. Wel l done also to Vincent Jogan, Deborah Mansfield and Nicola Taylor whose paintings have been sent to Auckland for judging in the 15th International Ch ildrens Art Exhibition. Our elective programme Uun ior and senior) has given the ch i ldren the opportun ity to work in smalle r groups, participating in a wider selection of activities. The quality of work produced has been impressive, especially in construction. Special thanks go to Mrs Irving and her helper Mrs Leighs , who have come to school during the third term to take leatherwork with children from senior elect ives. Lastly my thanks go to the teachers for thei r support and especially to the ch i ldren who have worked conscientiously during the year. Both those with artistic ability and those who simply enjoy using art as a medium for expressing thei r ideas, have cont ributed to the atmosphere and work of the art room. J. BRAITHWAITE

GRANDPARENT'S DAY " You , you , you and you can go" the teacher demanded. We buttoned ourselves up and waited outside the Junior Assembly for our group of grandparents to show round the school. I had the remaining lot - about 10.

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Round the school we went and by the time I had reach· ed the art room there were two people left , all the others had disappeared into other classrooms visit ing thei r children (some parents came along). I herded up the reo maining two we had left when I rea lised the Juniors would be singing at this lime. I walked slowly up with my little group and lost the two remaining people I had in the crowds! After the sing ing I tried to herd people in· to the staffroom saying " There are cups of tea in the staffroom". It was a busy day! SARAH WRIGHT - 2L

It was Grandparent 's day. It was on a Friday afternoon and I was in the library. All of the grandparents came in· to the l ibrary, and one of the Grandma's said " Hello ", to me and r said, " Hello" to her. She said " What a good gi rl" , I said " I am reading a book called Joe goes to School". The Grandparents went out of the library and they went up to the classes 10 see all the other pupi ls. CHERYL WRI GHT - S2M

ORIENTEERING "Adventure" is t he new sport al SI. Mark's where you do th ings from orienteering to bowl ing. Orienteering is a game where you use your skill s in reading a map, which shows you where to find concealed yellow markers. You may think this sounds easy but you're wrong. Orienteering is just an excuse for Mr Wells to make us age twice as rapidly, go th rough long dewy grass, get· ting losl and being scratched by gorse. I only suggest it for fit people. SALLY WRIGHT - 2L

BUSINESS HOUSE RElAY 84: I woke up on the morning of Sunday the 22nd of Juty with butterflies in my stomach, and I wondered why, but then I remembered today was the 2Y2 mile relay that I had been dreading for weeks. " Why not go back to sleep", I told myself wearily, but mum's voice inter· rupted any thoughts I had of doing thaI. " Come on Joanne, you're going to be late!" Final ly I slumped out 01 bed and dressed in my tracksuit and comfortable running shoes, bought especially for the race. After what Mum thought to be ' A good breakfast' and wishes of luck from my brothers, Dad drove me to school were we all met before going to the starting line. Alilhe other runners were at school looking nervous bul eager, and even Mr Shroff was there in a tracksuit , wishing us all good luck. When we arrived at the starting line at Island Bay, the leaders of the six teams from 51. Marks col lected thei r teams' numbers and a big gun started the number one runners off. I was fourth runner in our team and Mr Mailing drove us round to Scorching Bay, where our lap would begin. The day was perfect for running, according to all the parents and we had a great lime jogging along the beach and warming up, waiting for our turn to run. All of a sudden a cheer went up and the f irst runner was in sight! Panting and with sweat dripping down his head, he tagged the next man and wished him good luck. We were getting pretty nervous by th en, but we needn't have worried because our runners came in quite a while after the fi rst man. The next thing I knew I was at the starting line and Joe

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thrust the baton into my hand and with shouts of en· couragement, I was off! Alter about % a mile I found oul it wasn't easy, just after I trudged around one corner another one loomed up ahead of me! Finally I saw the finishing line for my lap, and I made a made sprint for the end. " Phew" , I sank down onlo the ground exhausted until t saw Mr Wells coming - he had run the whole race! After all the runners had finished we went to a prize glv· ing and to our delight SI. Marks received two prlzes. Now, I'm relieved its all over and I can sit back and just hope I don't get picked to run next year! JOANNE KELLY - F2L

ElECTIVES Every Monday in the last period we have Electives. We all have different electives. Some have art, first aid , French and drama. All of them are very interesting. Dif· ferent teachers take different electives like Mrs Anaslasiou lakes FrenCh etc. I'm in the French elective and I think that it is very in · teresting and fun. I've never learned French before and have always wan ted to learn. Sometimes I do funny things as I don't understand French. When she asks me to stand I sit and when she says sit then I stand ! When she asks me to do anything I always do the wrong thing unless my friends advise advise me. We sometimes see movies or films in our electives. This is fun, as you can see a film with your friends and learn things you don't know too. Electives also increase our general knowledge. I think tha t electives are fun! MAYUAI PANCHAl - F2

SCHOOL PATROL Once again this year our forth strong Road Safety Patrol took to the streets in rain , hail , wind and sh ine to ensure the safety of all pedestrians using the t wo Patterson Street crossings. Divided into daily patrols of eight members, this year's team has maintained the unblemished safety record of those of past years, and did as those before them became Quickly immune to the not infrequent abuse of their authority through the arrogant attitudes of some drivers and adult pedestrians. As a team they have carried out their duties with a high degree of efficiency and have on occasions displayed a level of judgement in the face of unusual circumstances, that the uninitiated could be forg iven fOf thinking was well beyond their years. Thanks too, most go to the staff who accompany each patrol and the Officers of the Ministry 01 Transport who frequently lend their presence and always proffer a friendly greeting in passing in recognition of the excellent job these chi ldren do. The training of the patrols for 1985 commenced in November and as they already show signs of matching the competence of this year's team, the safety of next year's pedestrians is already secure.

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PATROL DISCOMFORTS How would you feel having to go to school on a cold wintery rainy morn ing and then having to go on patrol. It's not very excit ing with rain dripping off the tip of your nose, hai l st inging your face l ike pins and needles, feet sodden with water and an overall unhappy miserable feeling. Your jaw begins to ache holding a steel whistle, arms get tired raising and lowering the rickety old pole and toes go to sleep dOing noth ing. But all comes to an end when you're sitting in the staffroom in a comfortable chair sipping a sweet piping hot chocolate milo thirty minutes later! RICHARD LAWTON - 2L

ORIGINAL THE PHOTOCOPIER Queer but ravenous The rOlund object sits bravely Sm irking at the puny typewriter Fiercely devouring newsprint When with a never ending enormous appetite But an odd one For he coughs, splutters and spews it out again Once more Sometimes he stares So lonely But sti ll remains the admired king Of the working, active , bustling office. VANESSA HAMM - 2L

STREET KID Haunted like a suspected witch Battered like the earth a war is fought on Cringing al the power The power of people destructive to all but themselves As one man looks on in sorrow fear and devastation Another applauds the vulgar scene. A child With death in his eyes Reasons with his subconscious mind Rejecting the world which invades him, Ruthlessly destroying him, To escape from the world's cruelties and realities He feels the instinct for survival , RUN! Pressures force him outwards His presence enforcing the world to do good What a dream! Comfort Reassurance Mobility Friends These make a home - His home. PATRICK CArrELL - 2L

OUTCAST A grotesque distorted figure silhouetted against the selling sun He bends, His humped back projec ting from his misshapen body Picking up an unfortunate bird he caresses it in his claw·like hand. He sighs, A deep sigh of loneliness and care. SARAH WRIGHT - 2L

A dog l ives in a kenne l. A dog likes to chew a bone. An important thing is a collar. A coliar keeps the dog with you. You also have to have a lead. A lead is attached to the collar. What you do is you hold on to the lead. A dog has to be registered. That means they have to have a number which is the number the dog belongs to. It is Important. PHYllIDA CRAWFORD - Jl

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Ira was going to his friend's house next door. He was on the steps thinking about what he was going to wear. His sister said " Are you going to take your teddy bear to your friends house?" " No I'm not going to take my teddy bear to my frie~ds house". His sister said , " But you have ever slept without your teddy bear before" . JAMES REES-THOMAS - Jl

Everyone wanted Jesus to be their king because he fed , five thousand people. But Jesus didn't want to be the king of the earth. He wanted to be the king of the heavenly father. Then a nasty storm came and some wind blew all over the place. Then it stopped then at three o'clock something came creeping to their boat. Someone was the re. It was Jesus. CHilTON CHONG - Jl

I am a giant named Craig. I am so strong J can l ift up a very very big bottle. I can have the bottle on my head for 100 hours. I can lilt up a tree. I make the tree into a walking stick. I can use the tree like an umbrella. One day I was walking in the woods to look at the peaches there. One was so good I had to eat it then I lifted the peach tree up and I held it on my head for 100 hours then I took it down. NICOLA J - J3

Giants are big. They can lift a house. I met a giant once. It was very big. It said it was going to eat me. It 's name was Tomas. He had a brother. His name was Jim. They went to a school. It 's name was St . Mary's. All the people ran away because they were frightened . But the giants were never ever seen again. Their mother Mary was sad. But the boy giants father came home from work. He put a fire in the fire place. The mother told him what had happened to them. So Mary went to the school but there was no one there. The mother cried. But the father made her quiet. The father said come home with me. MEG BROOKS - J3

THE ENDLESS STEPPE BY: ESTHER HAUTZIG RATING: A+ Th is book is set on the bleak plains of Siberia during World War II. It is the tue story of a ten year old Polish girl and her family and how they were exi led by the Russians to Siberia for t he 5 years of war. The family had just woken up one morning when there was a knock on the door and the next thing they knew they were on a big , smelly cattle truck on their way to the station. They were given just ten minutes to pack all they would need for the next five years. They were then packed along with about forty other Poles, into a railway ca r previously used for transporting cattle to the slaughterhouse and taken on a six week journey across Europe to Siberia, during which they were fed on only watery soup. The five years that were to tallow were the hardest in Esther's rather easy lite for they contained poverty, hunger and sufferings such as Esther had never known before. This is an excellent story for children from 9-13 years. SHARMILLA WEERASINGHE - S 4T

THE MAGIC PENCIL One day I wen! to the dairy to buy some candy. Outside the shop I found a pencil. It was red. I took it home. My mother said I could take it to school. So the next day I ate my breakfast happily. Then 1 took the pencil and set off for school. When I got to school we did reading. I picked up my pencil and started to write. After a few minutes I needed to go to the toilet. When 1 got back my work was done, At once I knew my penci l was magiC! When I took my work up to the teacher she gave me a stamp saying lovely printing. 1 was very proud. The next day I used it, the next and the next. Soon I got a merit card. RACHEL ISSERLIS - Std 1W

THE MAGIC MIRROR At gym I was the worst at handstands. One day I got sick. My Granny sent me a present. It was a mirror. I didn't realise it was magic. Suddenly I was in this strange land. I was walking by when I saw everything was upside down. I saw a boy and girl walking on their hands. The houses looked very funny upsidedown. A man said good morning to me. A person said to me aren't you tired of walking on your feet. No its much easier. But how come YOU're not walking on your hands. Because all the time I try to do a handstand I fall over. But you won't allover in upsidedown land. So I tried it. I didn't fall over. Suddenly I was back in bed with my tea. When I was well I was the best at handstands. ROANNA SHEA - Std 1W

TRAVELLING BY PLANE When you travel by plane you must wait in the departure lounge. If you are late the lights flash to tell you to hurry up. You show your ticket. You put your bag in the X-ray. If you have a bomb you will get sent to jai l . You board the plane. First you must show your boarding pass and you show one of the crew. They will direct you to your seat. The captain asks the control tower if the plane is clear for take-off. The planes engines roar as the plane takes off. If you want any refreshment you just ask any of the crew. You have lunch, dinner or breakfast. Then the crew gives you drinks to drink. The pilot asks the control tower if the plane is clear for landing. The plane goes towards the terminal. You go off the plane and go and meet your friends. SASH A ELLIS - Std 1W

lAM I am a cat. I'm a home cat. My name is Whiskey. My owner's name is Kate. Kate is very nice to me. One time Kate's mother told Kate to feed me, So she did. Then Kate started knitting. Some wool fell in my bowl. I began to chase the wool like it was a mouse. In the end I was in a MESS. Kate laughed and laughed until her sides hurt. Her mother came in and yelled WHAT IS THAT. Kate stopped laughing, turned red and then I turned blue , black, green and last of all pink. This I turned my normal colour. (My normal colour is white). Kate's mother told Kate to put me outside. I saw a mouse. I thought it was some wool so I walked away. The mouse smiled. MELANIE WHITE - Std 1W

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SILENCE Questionly looking at my companions Their mouths moving mechanically Worriedly I go on with my work Hoping the ringing silence would leave It didn't leave, Going on into eternity I couldn't speak or tell anyone; The words would come out wrong So I sit here waiting And don't have the knowledge of what to do. DEBORAH - S.4L

WINTER The howling wind The rain teaming Everything is muddy and sloshy We are stuck inside. Lightning strikes Thunder roars J go to bed and snuggle in the cosy blankets. Morning comes The robin is chirping The sun is rising The Spring has come at last. VANYA TULLOCH - S.4L

Dizzy dazzling lights dangerously flash On and off Gathering Gretchen to thei r aid Starting up again , active Two thousand years After landing to Rest in the swamp. DEBORAH M -SAL

THE FI SHERMAN Mr Flynn the fisherman, Went fishing to avoid a din. He took his bait, his rod, his line So far everything was fine. He drove to his favourite fishing spot, (wh ich I'd rather mention not) He threw out his line and pulled and pulled, But all the fishes had him fooled. He got impatient and drove away, But my the fishes had a wonderful day. And that's the story of Mr Flynn The unsuccessful Fisherman. DIMA GEIDELBERG - S.4T

Streaking across the galazy Taking daring risks Attacking alien ships Round the earth starship goes. Trailing stars behind Ready for anything Enterprise here we go Kirk explores new civilisations. CLASS POEM - S4L

MONSTERS Scaly, slimy, sneaky, blue and green bodied Howling, roaring , screaming , yell ing Battling with each other, demons, ghosts Viscious Martians devouring each other KIRSTY HULENA - S.3V

MONSTERS Slippery, Sl imey, Gooey, mushy In the caves arguing and spitting Stuffing human flesh into their mouths Screeching and bawling their heads off . VAUGHAN HATCH - S.3V

FRITH Her skimpy cloth ing hangs limply about her. Her hair falls down past her tanned shoulders in complex tangles -Knots only the wind and salty water Could create. Her bare feet pick her way delicately between stones and sharp pebbles. While brown arms fi rmly - yet gently Hold her load. Her deep green eyes Reflect the fear - mingled with hope She feels in her mind. The stories of the old man Twisted and deformed by doings of evil are pushed away. Replaced by the hope That th is man - strange though he may be Might be able to grant the gift of life once again. To the poor creature she holds. JUSTINE FARRINGTON - Form 2L

Don't be sad on this line day, You' ll soon find out it just won't pay. BY SURESH - Std 20

My brother Bob can really bake But can he bake a chocolate cake? CLIFFORD - Std 20

My brother Bob can really bake , He usually bakes my birthday cake. DEAN - Std 20

I cannot stand the colour red Oh its the colour I really dread. VICTORIA - Std 20

His mustache looks like a bushy wig, Just like one on a big fat pig. BY SURESH - Sid 20

I started to race with the rest of the pack, I tried hard not to but stopped for a snack. VICTORIA - Std 20

A butterfly flew over my back With a pack and a plastic mack. KYLIE NGAROPO - 2M

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CATS BUSHY TAILED, FAT, THIN, HUNGRY, FAST PROWLING, CRAWLING, JUMPING SOFT FUR RUBBING AGAINST YOUR LEGS FELINE MONSTERS BY MELANIE GREGSON - Std. 3V

DAD He is kind - my father - every day. He'll always let me go out and play And al night we 'll sit and watch T.V. I' ll sit on his knee And he'll cuddle me. DEI ORE SULLIVAN - 3S

BREAK DANCING Breakdancing is a lot of fun , Showing your skills to everyone, it it possible? .. Yes it is, And the crowds out there are Saying "Gee Whizz" Boy oh boy see that kid , Look at the things that he just did . Round and round I spin on my head On my arm and on my leg, Me, my friend and my get·o·blaster Making us dance much much faster, I don't think I' ll forget thi s day, Now I think I'll go and play. ANDREW BARES - S.4T

ELLIOTT SM ITH PROOUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS

MOTORWAY CRASH Peter and Mary were dri ving to Dannevirke to see some friends. They were going on State Highway 2, or so they thought . There was a broken bridge near Upper Hutt so they had to go through Gladstone, a small country town not far from Masterton. But since the ch i ldren were brawling in the back, they did not notice the detour sign . Had the children not been shouting, Peter may have been able to avoid the broken bridge, but as they were just going to the bridge they crashed into a sheep truck. Just li ke Knight Rider they flew over the trUCk, will all the sheep going " 8aa" under them. Just as they were falling off the bridge, a steep pipe stocking out from the bridge caught under the car's axle rod. The family was saved. After a while the rescue helicopter rescued them and they continued to Dannevirke. The chi ldren never shouted in the car again. S.4T

THE MEAL The smell of well cooked food Wafted smoothly through the air, As we entered the restaurant We were filled with fear, For Mr Shroff was there that night To join us for a meal , So naturally we were nervous Whi le we ate the eel, The rack of lamb was tasty But the cut lets were better, The dinner was lovely So we wrote a thankyou letter. VANESSA HAMM and EMMA SILVER - F2L (Special Education)

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TH E SNAP ELECTION "84" Last week The Prime Minister Sir Robert called a snap election. The parties running are: National - Sir Robert Muldoon Labour - Mr David Lange Social Credit - Bruce Beetham The New Zealand Party - Robert Jones The two main parties are National and Labour. The election will be held in two weeks time on 14th July. Mr Jones says that the P.M. called the election early because he knows that November the county would be in such financial ruin that he would stand no chance of being re-elected. Things have really got going now, There are slogans up all over town saying things like " Muldoon has an incredible cheek". The leaders of all the parties are launching thei r election campaign. Last night when Sir Robert Muldoon was launching his campaign a protester wearing a Muldoon mark was be headed on a mock guillotine. So will we have a new P.M. or note - well we will just have to wait and see. SHARMILA WEERASINGHE - S.4T

CHEERLEADING ·'Red 's looking good". You spend half of lunchtime looking for somewhere to practise and then there's always someone watching. " Red's looking fine" . You can't use different , new, or weird actions because there's always someone who can 't do them and then they come up with something even weirder. " Red·s gonna beat you one more time". It really is hopeless. Rumours are that Owen is copying Ju lius, who is copying West Watson , and West Watson is copying Owen. But really the actions that everyone uses are the most obvious ones, to use when cheerleading. "Hey, hey" . Fancy having seven people in your team, then ending up wi th three because the others won 't co-operate and behave so they are thrown out. No-one else is willing to jOin. " Hey, hey". It certainly costs a lot of money to buy raffia for the pom poms and then you either have to have a willing mum to make the mini skirts or buy them, There 's always a problem when someone's too big and someone else is too small. " Reds gonna beat you one more time - Hey, hey! " Not everyone is the same size s you have to sort that out for a start. It 's not really fair having the small ones at the front and the tall ones at the back, so you really need a straight line or a circle or some shape where everyone can be seen. " Got West Watson " . JOANNE BONIFACE - 2L

CHESS Although I have only just learnt how to play chess, I really enjoy playing some of the best chess players in my class. I've only played about 12 games and won 2 but just the challenge of the game brings enjoymen t to me, The people I play know I'm a beginner so they always try to help me improve my knowledge of the game. ANGELA MANSFORO - F1 H

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MY FAVOURITE SHOES My favourite shoes are my gumboots because they make me bounce. JOHN STEPHENS - J2

My favourite shoes are my slip-ons because they are slippery when I walk outside. KERRY BURCHEn - J2

My favourite shoes are my sandals because they are nice and comfortable on my feet. NIKIT A RANCHOD - J2

My favourite shoes are my sneakers because they make me run really fast. HAMISH DAHYA - J2

My favourite shoes are my gumboots because I can wear them in dirty puddles. BARNABY WESTWORTH - J2

My favourite shoes are my sandals because they are red. They have buckles. PHILU PPA WONG - J2

SPIDERS Spiders make webs. They stay in them until the insect comes along. Some can kill you. They have big legs and there are eight. In their bodies they make si lk for their webs. RIZVIE JAIMON - J2

The spider spins the web using the stuff inside him. It comes out the back. He spins the web to catch the fty. Then he eats the fly. Some spiders eat birds. CHARLOnE GRIFFIN - J2

Some spiders are poisonous. Spiders lay eggs and they bu i ld webs for their homes, They sit in the middle of the web and wait till flies come in the web. They the spiders eat them. PAUL TSINAS - J2

CLOWNS Funny, clumsy, Acting, appearing, disappearing, Acrobatic silly men Comedians DANIEL MULHOLLAND - 3S

WHY BIRDS HAVE NO TEETH At one time there lived a bi rd who was not very honest. Now the King at that time was the big Mountain Lion called Bohovarotious. Now every day the bird would fly into the lion's cave and steal some food . The lion did not like this and so one day t he lion stayed at home watching for the thief. Soon enough the bird did come into the cave and the lion jumped out and caught the bird. " Now bird ," the lion said , " As a punishment for stealing my food." So the lion pulled out all the bird's teeth. And that is why birds nowadays have no teeth and why birds only eat plants. But as for that bird the birds nowadays always steal fruit off fruit trees and things like that. If you look in a bi rd's mouth you can still see the marks in the gum from where the teeth used to be. PAUL MARTIN - 4S

The wise old owl sat in the three and watched a butterfly go after a bee. SAUNDEA BLAUW - S2M

LEAVING HOME Storming out of the house Shouting, full of anger Anger not explainable My head in a cloud I was enraged! I didn't care about anything I didn't care wha l people fell! I feel extremely proud and bold I hold my head high A little cloud of anger st ill stays in my head But I am confident I am proud of leaving home. Now I am different again I feel sad, depressed Not proud this time I don't hold my held up, bu t down KICking cans I am bored My life seems emp ty The streets bare Rubbish my only company I feel insecure I feel no reassurance Wind dives down my Ihin layers of clothing Shivering and cold, always cold, Perhaps dying? And no warm house, tea, cake and family comfort. DICCON WESTWORTH - 2L

THE FOAL Soft velvet nose Rubbing gently on the mare's flank little body and head emerging Wobbling on his long, long legs Stand ing unsteadily Leaning against his mother, a tall back mare The little foal extends a long sl im leg Another slender le t ou t In front As he totters a couple of yards Then starting in the shiny brown throat Comes a whinny Echoing in the mountain air Two hours iater he is galloping Down the mountainside Eager to meet the rest of the herd. EMMA SILVER - 2L

RIPPLES I hear a lillie plop, From the middle of the pod, I watch the ripples glide, From my lillie stool. I'm sill ing all alone, On the grassy shore, As I watch the ripples glide, [ close my door. I stand by my window, And watch the ripples glide, And as I stand and watch them, [ feel happy and peaceful inside. DEBORA H McGU IRE - FIH

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PERSONAL POETRY

SKIING Skiing Swish ! Rasey Cheeks Power. Cold noses. Red ears. Moun tain slopes. Happy faces. Mist. Snow men Excited! Fal ling through ice Losing balance Feeling free Icey grounds Frozen fingers determinat ion Enjoy it while you can! VANESSA WILKINSON - 3S

TENNIS Serving Missed it (She's really good) Here come another ball Hit It! Backhand too! Returning forehand (Under the net) Playing on grass courts Serving She hits Net! I've won! I've won ! Everyone watching me Claiming the cup, and my partner claiming the medal. My inst ructor clapping What a racket! I'm cryi ng with happiness. KIRSTY ALLEWAY - 3S

The marching elephant Like a brass band stro ll ing down main st reet Trumpet ing a tune to himself GRAIG HALLAM - 2L

DESTINATION - HIROSHIMA I had flown many times before But not on a mission like th is I didn't know Till that final second What death and destruction My cargo was to cause As il plummeted to earth The feeling of gui lt Flowed in to my stomach Almost choking me In its desperate attempt It was like he ll For Ihose Innocenl families who perished Vapourlsing th ings they had loved and cared for. Gu ilt , was telling me to turn around And die with the innocent. RICHARD LAWTON - 2L

REJECTION The warped and twisted body A silhouette of darkness Li ving alone, knowing no one Rejected by others Thought upon as inferior to everyone Concealing his true nature His abilities rendered useless By unjust rejection. JEREMY CAUCHI - 2L

BEARS The polar bears lives in the ice and in the snow. It has a woolly coat. It is very cold . It is never hot there. It's coat is wh ite. It eats seals. A polar bear likes the snow. He is white and hard to find. He is just like the snow. RENU BADIANI - J2

The polar bear has got a good nose. He smells danger. He has a cave in the snow on a big mountain. He eats seals and fish. He is white. He likes to swim in the sea. When he gets out he shakes his fur. CHRISTIAN IMLACH - J2

The bears eat fish and deer. They are wh ite and brown. The white bears live in the snow. The brown bears don 'l. They live in caves. The Panda is black and white. He isn 't a bear. He eats bamboo. He lives in China. MARK KING - J2

TIGERS Tigers eat meat. They look for food in the jungle. Tigers look like cats but they are very gruff. ANITA KONTOPOS - J2

A tiger only gets fierce when he has some mat because he is hungry . JOHN STEPHENS - J2

The tiger lives in the jungle. When he's hungry he eats meat. He goes and looks for food and ki l ls it with his cl aws. JASON JENG - J2

A tiger eats meat. He has sharp claws to fight with. If he gets angry he will eat people. ANDREW BETTANY - J2

Tigers eat meat. They say Grmr when they are feel ing bad in the jungle. RUPAL PATEL - J2

IN A CAVE UNEXPLORED There I was, tired and exhausted My heart was pant ing so last I fell faint I was in a cave all alone, unexplored The candle wax dripped on my hand like hot lava Sweat on my forehead trickled down my face Darkness and fear ran into my mind Hopelessly confused I tripped over, candle vanished Sitting in cold water I felt numb Seconds seemed like minutes, minutes seemed like hours Shimmering in the distance I saw a light , Hope seemed near, but yet so far. SARAH CHAIT - 4T

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OUR TEDDY BEARS My bear is a teddy. He is a brown bear. t take him to bed with me because he helps me to go to sleep. He makes me feel warm. NATASHA KOTSAPAS - J2

My bear's name is Robert John. He is ginger and scruffy . He can turn his head, arms, and legs around. I take him to bed. I got him when I was a baby. AMY TANNAHILL - J2

My bear is a koala. He cl imbs trees and eats their leaves. I got him from my aunty when I was a baby. I take him to bed to cuddle. CHARLEY POTTER - J2

My bear is called Robert. I got him from Australia. He is a big bear. I take him to bed because he makes me nice and warm. CALLUM STRONG - J2

Spiders are poisonous and make webs. They have eight legs. Spiders eat insects. They make a web to catch insects. They wait till it flies into the web and gets caught. Then they put their fangs into it to ki ll it and eat it. AMY TANNAHILL - J2

OBSERVATION FROM ST MARK'S The World is a place of fascinating detail and life. A far off light on the horizon pricks up like a pang of a thistle entering a thumb. A swirling blanket of mist envelopes the peaks of lumbering hills, the olive green is speckled with the various shades of white, red and steel gray. Modern day giants of steel and concrete reach for the sky, competing for space like trees in an Amazon rai l forest. A bright orange tower of steel swings in yet another mouthful for another fl edgling steel superstructure. Blades of grass wave, bind and flutter l ike fantails flilting around swaying palm fronds. An oval of plac id green with balding patches is surrounded by a seething river 01 speeding colours and dull gray tar. A balding head bobs past while it's feet patter upon a gum encrusted pavement . Faded reddish brown bricks are wedged in a lichen covered grouting, crumbling with an age of wear. Here my vision ends in a blurred yellow haze. GARETH GREEKS - 2E

SCHOOL YARD OBSERVATION Many voices chattering in my ear. Blobs of chewinggum l ie in hard flat shapes on the pavement. A stream of endless cars roar past over black tar seal roads. Grass on the mounds sways in the cold wind. Scaffold ing covers the old grand stand like ivy clinging to a wall . New Zealand flag flutters on top of the Museum like clothes on a washing line in the wind. In the distance hills are being blanked in layers of white mist. Beyond all this may people continue on their busy way. Suddenly the sun burst through the clouds and lights up the whole scene. JOHN KING - 2E

WHY WE WANT TO SAVE THE PAN DA Every seven years in Ch ina the bamboo dies off and turns into fJowers and for some reason the panda can't eat those flowers, So every seven years hundreds and hundreds of pandas die so we are making panda hand puppets and sell ing them to every class to Standard Two, We wi ll be selling them for 5c each. The proceeds wi ll go towards Save the Panda Fund. The panda was brought up in China. Pandas do not live in groups like birds, deer and other animals. The panda lives its own way in its own time. In the zoo the male and female pandas are in separate cages so if they fight the baby won 't get involved. The panda has one ext ra thumb. There is another panda called the lesser panda. It is the same because it has got that thumb. ANYA ZOHRAB - S1

We want to save the panda, so we are going to make a fund for the pandas. We are saving money for the pandas because pandas eat bamboo trees and every seven years the bamboo flowers and then the panda can't eat the bamboo tree. And this year is one of the seven years. It is the seventh year this year. There is a food that pandas will eat but they will on ly get that if they are in the zoo. So people are going out into the wild to look for pandas bu t pandas are very hard to find because they don't live in groups like other animals. About a hundred pandas have already died. A panda is a cute lillie c reature. Pandas come from Ch ina, and if pandas are extinct then ou r children wi l l never get to see a real live panda, they will only see posters and pictures , and films and stuffed toys. Pandas are not a member of the bear fam ily. There are two kinds of pandas - one is the greater pandas which is the one that we are making money for because it eats a lot. The other one is the lesser panda it will live because it only eats a little bit of food. Standard One is going to do a fund for the pandas and we will be making hand puppet pandas and se ll ing them fo r 5c each. The money wi l l go towards the Save the Panda Fund. BELI NDA COLLEY - SI

MICE Mice can swim. They c reep through the house to get cheese. Cats don't like mice. They catch the mice and show them to their owners. KIRSTY WEYDE - J2

A mouse lived in a hole. He looked for dinner everywhere, but he couldn 't find any food . A cat came and killed the mouse. Then he ate it. So the mother mouse went creeping and got some cheese then she went back cryi ng because her husband died. NECTARIOS VAMVOUKAKIS - J2

The mice carry diseases and swim in the sea. They live in a hole in a house and look for food at nighttime when they come out. PAUL TSI NAS - J2

Mice like to eat corn and cheese. They climb trees. Sometimes they eat biscuits. They live in a next. Mice have big ears to hear danger. My cat once caught two mice. He was a good boy. CALLUM STRONG - J2

THE IRON MAN A colossal Grey Iron Man Towering, menacing, unmoving

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Observing the view from the hilltop A con tented Eavesdropper to the messages racing back and forth . A steadfast soldier silhouetted against the sky . NICHOLAS GRIFFIN - 2E

In the middle of Term II Mrs Bever ly Price (the author of Ch i ldren's Story Readers read by infants) came to talk to us. One of the things she told us was about the difficult task at writing them. For example: won 't must become will not

Daddy must become Father, and new words explained by pictures.

We deci ded to try and write one ourselves and here is the finished product. "The Cow 's Breakfast" Father is away. Mother is away. John is away. Where are they going? Father, Mother and John are camping. But something is wrong. A cow is hungry. It is going to eat Father's breakfast. Father is angry. Mother and John try to stop the cow. Father jumps on the cow's back . The cow is angry . It runs around on the grass. Father falls off. The cow is frightened. It runs away. Father is not hurt. Mother cooks some more breakfast. Now Father is happy. We wrote to Mrs Price in hope she might publish it. The answer remains unknown as we have only recently sent the letter and are waiting for the reply. VANESSA HAMM and EMMA SILVER - F2L (Special Education)

LIVES STRAINED FOR ETERNITY In a doom stricken strait a fiend ish reef gains pri ce. Wahine teeters in the talons of destruction, Fa ltering amid a squandering surge of Tempestous sea Grabbed by a hidden menace. The herculean waves pinnacles o f horror wreak destruction Amongst panic stricken passengers Each trough shows another grave. Minds stretched to inconceivable limits Of fear was passengers stampede to the Lifeboats their only possible Oasis of safety. Bleary eyed bystanders feel helplessness and prepare for a 'task of Pu rsuing the luckless ones as the Waves take their Toll. Fortunate survivers are cannoned by Aquatic force to a final rendezvous With relief. NICHOLAS MALING - 2E

CONTRAST

Looking way up into the wilderness you feel as though you're on your own. A long and tiring stretch separates the mountain sides, resembl ing the smile of a devious wolf.

Trees cover the mountainside arranged in the best looking way. Side by side the shrubs all lie smothering the hill making the sight a pleasure to see. Blue sky blends well wi t h the h igh clouds scattered around like pieces of dust. ALEX COLEBROOK - 2L

CROSS COUNTRY The school cross country for 1984 was held earlier than last year in August which provided more preparation time for the Wellington Independent and Integrated Schools X·Country and a larger break between the schools Athletic Sports and exams.

The days were fine however the air was a little chilly with a cold wind. The cross country was held again at the Hataitai Park course which produced the desired terri an for the cross country events - cross country meaning just that. Puddles, mud, hills, bush not " road cross country" as so many other events would have as believe.

Again the maximum number of pupils entered from the school which seems to be the standard for St Marks pupils.

The Junior School Cross Country was held a week later on a smaller course comprising of the Wellington College playing fields and surrounding area. D Division (1) Penny Jones (2) Clayton Paul (3) Dean Maunder

A Division (1) Glen Moyle (2) Christo Aspros (3) Danny Bedingfield

For the Middle SChool, the Cross Country was held on Tuesday 7th August. the B division race was run on a stightly shorter course than the A Division. Std 3 & 4 B. Division Boys 1st Snehal Lala 2nd Gregory Harding 3rd Kirau Patel Std 3 & 4 A Division Girls (1) Marama Just (2) Fleur Chapman (3) Joanne Gribble

Girls 1 Gina Rutherford 2 Joanne Silver 3 Susan Barrett

Boys (1) Peter Beckett (2) Lincoln Naish (3) Kent Lawton

The A Division was won by Peter Beckett from Lincoln Naish and Kent Lawton. the first girl home in Divisoin A was Marama Just who proved her second place last year in division A could be bettered. Second gi rl was Fleur Chapman followed closely by Joanne Gribble.

House Points A - B Division Julius 450 Owen 311 West Watson 145 Averill 125

The form & II course was slightly longer than the middle school cross coun try with the B division running the same distance as the A division in the middle school and the A Division running around the lower playing fields of Hataitai Park adding another 1.5k to the distance.

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The Senior School Cross Country was held on Thursday 2nd with the A division being won convincingly by Gareth Greeks for the second consecutive year. However this year Gareth was hottly pursued by John King and Nicholas Maling.

The A division girls produced a keen ly contested affair eventually being won by Patricia Green closely followed by Joanne Kelly and Joanne Boniface.

The B Division race was one of the high lights with Rebecca Kay a clear winner ahead of her nearest boy rival Richard Kramer however Rebecca took a wrong turn which allowed Richard to over take and manange to hold on to the lead to the end. A Division Boys A Division Girls (1) Gareth Greeks (1) Patricia Green (2) John King (2) Joanne Kelly (3) Nicholas Mal ing (3) Joanne Boniface

House Points A - B Division Julius 339 Averill 255 Owen 254 West Watson 232 In both the Intermediate and Senior Sections Julius house achieved a notable double, with Averill only just edging out Owen for second.

The school Cross Country team to represent St Mark's in the annual 6 schoot meeting hosted th is year by Maris! Holy Cross Miramar was. Boys Girls Andrew Addley Thena Anlhopoulos Brent Backhouse Jennifer Berryman Gavin Broune Jessica Beyeler Gi les Chapman Joanne Boniface Kenneth Cody Justine Farrington Gareth Greeks Patricia Green Blair Heppleston Joanne Kelly Craig Honey Polimia PoulOpo.ulos Michael King Joanne Silver Andrew McDonald Larissa Salzberger Neil McDonald Nicholas Mal ing Thanks to tremendous runs by Gareth Greeks 2nd Kenneth Cody and Nicholas Mal ing St Marks came 5th in the boys sectiona dn 3rd in the girls section. A great run by Patricia Green placed in the middle of the bunch at the '12 way stage to f inish in 4th place only 12 seconds behind the first runner. One can only imagine and speculate what may have been had an improved first leg run been improved. The St Marks gi rls were also assisted by good runs from Joanne Kelly and Polimia Poulopoulos.

Overall an enjoyable day by all.

SWIMMING SPORTS 1984 The school swimming sports were held on the morning of 1st March 1984. This was the start of the swimming competitions ending with the Wel lington Schools ChampionShip on the 15th March.

The f irst major obstacle of the morning was to transport 400 pupils by bus starting at 8.50 to Freyberg Pool to being the sports by 9.30 am and lasl was to gel everyone back 10 school bV 12.15.

The competi tion between individuals and houses was intense with Owen winn ing by only 3 points over West Watson . Julius was third with 248 with Averill fourth with 223.

The main event of the swimming met was the staff c lad in all sports of swim wear against the senior pupi l s, due to a numbers mix up, the s taff being unable to count , had 100 many swimmers in the race. The result was agreed a draw.

Fallowing St Marks swimming sports on the 1st March, a very well rounded swimming team was entered in the Central/Southern Zone Swimming Carnival held at the Freyberg Pool on March 5th.

The Central Zone competition consists of 9 chools in the region , so SI Marks results were in this Zone were very creditable.

The overall placings of 13 firsts, 14 seconds, 8 thi rds and 1 fourth must rate St Marks performance as among the top in the zone.

A line alround performance by all competitors.

CENTRAL-SOUTHERN ZONE SWIMMING 1984

Boys 100m Championship (1) Brett Egarr (2) Cadell McMillan

Girls 100m Championsh ip (1) Kirsteen El lis (2) Lerlssa Sulzberger

Boys 33 Vl Open Breastroke And rew Van der Feltz Matthew St Amand

Girls 33 1/, Open Breas troke Kirsteen Ellis Jennifer Berryman

Boys Backstroke Under 9 Michael Sorenson Daniel Mulholland

Girls Backstroke Under 9 Fleur Chapman Andrew Alleway

Girls Backstroke Under 10 Victoria Hall Robyn Cassells Boys Backstroke Under 11

Triston Reynard Jason Maling

Girls Backstroke Under 1 I Anita Dykes Richael Gauthwaite

Boys Backstroke Under 12 Nicholas Griffin Brett Egarr

Girls Backstroke Under 12 Larrlssa Gulzberger Patricia Green

Boys Backstroke Over 12 Patrick Cattel l

Final

1st 3,d

1st 4th

1st 2nd

1St 3,d

Final 1st

1st

2nd

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Girls Backstroke Over 12 Kirsteen Ellis

Boys Freestyle Under 9 Length Michael Sorenson Daniel Mulholland

Girls Freestyle Under 9 Length Fleur Chapman Shelly Kettlety

Boys Freestyle under 10 Lenglh Andrew Al leway Lance Hepples ton

Girls Freestyle Under 10 Length Victoria Hal l Nellie Jackson

Boys Freestyle Under 11 l eng th Tris tan Reynard Mai ltand Waters

Girls Freestyle Under 11 Length Rachael Garthwaite

WElLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOLS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION FINALS 1984

1St

1St 2nd

3,d 2nd

2nd 3,d

1st 2nd

2nd

1s t

The swimming finals we re held at Freyberg Pool in the 15th March following the Cenlral/Southern Zones. St Marks sent a strong team choosen from successful Zones Finalist and consisted of Ihe following .

(1) Ki rsteen Ellis (2) Andrew Van der Feltz (3) Jennifer Berryman (4) Michael Sorenson (5) Fleur Chapman (6) Ki rsty Allaway (7) Tristan Reynard (8) Rachael Garthwaite (9) Nicholas Gri ffi n

(10) Daniel Mulho lland (1 t ) Shelley Kettlety (12) Victoria Hall (13) Nellie Jackson (14) Larissa Sulzberger

From the results ou r outstand ing Ind ividual swimmer was Kirsteen Ellis who's li rsl . and 3 2nds were a r'eal credit to her training and dedication through out the swimming season.

100m Championship Girl s (1) Kirsteen Ellis

Girls 33 1/J Breastst roke Kl rsteen Ellis Jennifer Berryman

Girls Backst roke 12 + L Ellis

Girls Freestyle Under 9 yrs Shelley Kettlety

Girls Freestyle Under 12 Larissa Sulzberger

Girls Freestyle 12 + Ki rsteen Ell is

Boys Freestyle Under 12 Length Cade ll McMillan Craig Honey

Girls Freestyle Under 12 Length l arrissa Sulzberger Vanessa Hamm

2nd

1St

2nd

1st

2nd Final

3,d

2nd

Boys Freestyle Over 12 + Patrick Gattell Gareth Greeks

Girsl Freestyle Over 12 + Kirsteen Ellis Jennifer Berryman

Boys Under 10 Radu Goga Paul Rakovich Andrew Alleway Lance Heppleston Boys Under 11 Maitland Waters

Length

Length

Girls Under 10 Fleur Chapman Nellie Jackson Shel ley Kettlety Victoria Hall Girls Under I I Ishara Goonewardere

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Nicholas Crerar Tristan Reynard

Boys Under 12 Cadell McMi l lan Craig Honey Dane Allchorne Brett Egarr Boys 12 + Patrick Catte ll Nicholas Crerar Gareth Greeks Matthew St Amand

Racheal Garthwaite Vicky Skinner Fleur Chapman Girls Under 12 Larissa Sulzberger Vanessa Hamm Sandra Birkett Robyn Stoddart Gi r ls 12 + Kirsteen Ell is Jennifer Berryman El izabeth Cru ickshanks Rachael Tannock

ATHLETIC SPORTS The annual Athletic Sports or should it be called the Under Water Sports was held at the Newtown Park Stadium on Thursday 15th November.

Unfortunately due to heavy bookings by schools in the district , the allocation of an alternative day clashed with other schools and result ing in a shared faci l ity and chaos.

By holding the Athletic Sports at Newtown Park al l weather facility, we certainly at the end of the day knew

8 yrs Boys Glen Moyle Girls Kylie Ngaropu

9 yrs Boys Andrew Withington

} Girls Robyn Andrew 10 yrs Boys Achi l len Aspros

Girls Fiona Clark 11 yrs Boys Matthew Shroff

} Girls Jessica Beyeler 12 yrs Boys Andrew Van der Feltz

Girls Sarah Wright

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the mean ing of All Wea ther. Fortunately the rain held off till late afternoon and

the only events missed were the relays which were held the following week on the back fields.

The indicat ion that the weather would not improve was seen when Mrs Leiceste r finally abandoned her sinking tent for the safety of the roof of the covered stand .

Congratulations to the following

Jnr Boys - Glen Moyle Jnr Girl - Kyl ie Ngaropu

Int. Boys Champion Andrew With ington

In!. Girls Champion Robyn Andrew

Senior Boys Andrew Van der Feltz

Senior Girls Jessica Beyeler

A special thankyou to Mrs Batsos for the donation of 8 small trophies to be presented to the above champions for their outstanding efforts in their division.

Overall it was a tremendous contribution by the pupils once again in entering so many activities. The percentage of pupils to entries would be in the 98-100% bracket which for a school the size of St Marks is outstanding.

8 yrs Boys 60m

8 yrs Girls SOm

8 yrs Boys 75m

8 yrs Girls 75m

8 yrs Boys Cricketball

(1) Glen Moyle W (2) Natu Malaulau A (3) Brendon Cody 0 (1) Kylie Ngaropo A (2) Caroline Harding W (3) Precya Naran A (1) Glenn Moyle W (2) Brendon Cody 0 (3) Natu Malaulau A (1) Kylie Ngaropo A (2) Elizabeth McDonald 0 (3) Vanessa Leighs W

Throw (1) Natu Malaulau A (2) Marc Smith W (3) Danny Bedingfield J

8 yrs Girls Crickelball Throw (1) Natasha Sharp A

(2) Kalpana Patel J (3) Natal ie Imlach J

8 yrs Boys Long Jump

8 yrs Girls Long Jump

(1) Glen Moyle W (2) Brendon Cody 0 (3) Natu Malaulau A

(1) Elizabeth McDonald 0 (2) Deborah Burns J (3) Kylie Ngaropu A

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House Totals Averill Julius WlWatson Owen

1078 1066 1047 1014

Its really good to see Averi ll after a disappointing placing in the X·Country to fight back and knock Julius off the No 1 posit ion for the Athletic Sports.

8 yrs Boys High Jump (1) Glen Moyle W

(2) Danny Bedingfield J (3) Robert McMillan A

8 yrs Girls High Jump( l ) El izabeth McDonald 0 (2) Kylie Ngaropu J (3) Sarah Tul loch J/Deborah Burns J

Boys Champion Glenn Moyle Runner Up Natu Malaulau Girls Champion Kylie Ngaropu A Runner Up Elizabeth McDonald 0

9 yrs Boys 80m (1) Andrew With ington W (2) Kent Wong A

9 yrs Girls SOm

9 yrs Boys 75m

9 yrs Girls 75m

9 yrs Boys Cricketball Throw

(3) Clayton Webb (1) Robyn Andrew J (2) Penelope Jones 0 (3) Stacy Batsos A (1) Andrew Withington W (2) Lincoln Naish J (3) Scott Ritchie W (1) Robin Andrews J (2) Stacy Balsas A (3) Tasia Stace W

(1) Peter Beckett J (2) Dom inic Vardon J (3) Daniel Mulholland J

9 yrs Girls Cricket ball Throw (1) Kirsty Alleway A

(2) Nicole Nobilo a (3) Stacey Batsos A

9 yrs Boys Long Jump

9 yrs Boys High Jump

(1) Andrew Withington W (2) Scott Ritchie W (3) Kylie Johnston W

(1) Andrew Withington W (2) Stephan Ross J (3) Michael Sorenson J

9 yrs Girls High Jump(1) Robin Andrews J

9/10 Boys 200 M

9110 Girls 200 M

(2) Penny Jones (3) Rebecca Scott (1) Andrew Bares a (2) Achillea Aspros W (3) Andrew Withington W (1) Gina Rutherford a (2) lisa Stratulatos W (3) Robyn Andrew J

Boys Champion Andrew Withington Runner Up Scott Ritchie Girls Champion Robyn Andrew Runner Up Stacy Balsos

10 yrs Boys 85m (1) Achi l lea Aspros a

10 yrs Girls 85m

10 yrs Boys 100m

10 yrs Girls 100m

(2) Andrew Bares a (3) Greg Harding W (1) Gina Rutherford (2) Joanna Garland (3) Fiona Clark (1) Achillea Aspros a (2) Karl Zohrab a (3) Nathan Jelly W (1) Fiona Clark A (2) lisa Stratulatos W (3) Lauren Quantance W

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10 yrs Boys Cricket ball Throw (1) Matthew Moresi J

(2) Radu Goga W (3) Nu Malaulau A

10 yrs Girls Cricketbail Throw (1) Pepi Balsos A

(2) Joanna Garland A (3) Katrina Tso a

10 yrs Boys Sholput (1) Karl Zohrab a (2) Dima Geidelberg A (3) Christopher Christopher A

10 yrs Girls Shot put (1) Pepi Balsos A (2) Sarah Chait J

10 yrs Boys Long Jump

10 yrs Girls Long Jump

10 yrs Boys High Jump

(3) Vicki Sundakov a

(1) Nathan Jel ly W (2) Andrew McGuire A (3) Phillip Smart J

(1) Claire Egarr a (2) Debraha McGuire A (3) Fiona Clark A

(1) Mark Kibble W/Nu Malaulau A (3) Ac hillae Aspros a/Craig Johnston W

10 yrs Girls High Jump(1) Fiona Clark A

9/10 Boys 200m

9/10 Girls 200m

(2) Victoria Hall a (3) Vanya Tullock J (1) Andrew Bares a (2) Achi l lea Aspros W (3) Andrew Withington W (1) Gina Rutherford a (2) lisa $tratulatos (3) Robyn Andrew J

Boys Champion Achillea Aspros Runner Up Andrew Bares Girls Champion Fiona Clark Runner Up Gina Rutherford

11 yrs Boys 85m

11 yrs Girls 85m

11 yrs Boys 100m

11 yrs Girls 100m

11 yrs Boys Cricket bal l

(1) Mark Taulelai A (2) Greg Birkett J (3) Craig Musker A (1) Jessica Beyeler W (2) An ita Dykes A (3) Karen Ngan W (1) Matthew Shroff A (2) Mark Taulelae A (3) Greg Birkett J (1) Jessica Beyeler W (2) Debbie Tic tjens (3) Marama Just W

Throw (1) Matthew Shroff A (2) Kyle James A (3) Justin Dick W

11 yrs Girls Cricket ball Throw (1) Jessica Beyeler W

(2) Potim ia Poulopolous 0 (3) Christine Cowan W

11 yrs Boys Shotput (1) Kristy Imlach J (2) Peter Burns 0 (3) George Arapas 0

11 yrs Girls Shot put (1) Kelly Will iams J (2) Debbie McGuire A (3) Christina Hermans

11 yrs Boys High Jump (1) Tristan Reynard 0

(2) Nicky Crerar A (3) Craig Musher A/Craig Honey J

11 yrs Girls High Jump(l ) Jessica Deyeler W (3) Karen Ngan W/Elerie Kanelos J

11 yrs Boys long Jump

11 yrs Girls long Jump

10/11 Boys 800m

10/11 Girls 800m

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(1) Tristan Reynard 0 (2) Neil McDonald W (3) Justin DickW

(1) Debbie Tietjon J/Marama Just W (3) Kelly Wi ll iams (1) Neil McDonald J (2) Matthew Shroff A (3) Craig Honey J (1) Marama Just W (2) Kim Kauwhata A (3) Victoria Hall 0

+ Girls 200m (1) Sarah Wright 0 (2) Jessica Beyelor (3) Justine Farrington W

Boys Champion M. Shroff Runner Up T. Reynard Girls Champion Jessica Reyeles Runner Up Marama Just

12+ Y"

12 + Y"

Boys 800m

Girls 800m

(1) Gareth Greeks 0 (2) Michael King J (3) Patrick Cattell J

(1) Patricia Green A (2) Joanne Kelly 0 (3) Joanne Boniface W/Justine Farrington W

12+ Y" Boys

Cricketball Throw (1) Dane Allchorne A

(2) Carl James 0 (3) Cadell McMi llan W

12+ Y" Girls Shotput (1) Christ ina limbid is J

(2) Amanda Swafford J (3) Tina Patel W

12 + yrs Boys Shotput (1) Garth Greeks 0

(2) Shaun F Janes W (3) Gareth Irving J

12 + yrs Girls Cricket ball

Throw (1) Larissa Sulzberger 0 (2) Kim Ferguson J (3) Christina limbidis J

12+ yrs Boys 85m (1) Andrew Van der Feltz J

(2) John King J (3) Dan iel Finau J/Patrick Gattell A

, 12+ yrs Girls 85m (1) Sarah Wright 0

(2) Nichy Turnell A (3) Kirsten Ellis

12+ yrs Boys 100m (1) Andrew Van der Feltz J

(2) John King J (3) Daniel Finau A

12 + yrs Girls 100m (1) Sarah Wright 0

(2) Justine Farrington W (3) Patricia Green A

12 + yrs Boys long

Jump (1) D. Finau A (2) Gareth Greeks 0 (3) Nicholas Maling 0

12+ yrs Girls Long

Jump (1) Patricia Green A (2) Sarah Wright 0 (3) Elizabeth Cricks hawks A/Catherine Mansfield 0

10/11 Boys High Jump (1) Shaun F Jones W

(2) Jeremy Cauch i 0 (3) Andrew Van der Feltz J

lOll I Girls High Jump( l ) Robyn Staddent J

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Boys 200m

(2) Larissa Sutzberger 0 (3) Justine Farrington W

(1) Andrew Van der Feltz J (2) Patrick Cattell J (3) Daniel Finau

+ Girls 200m (1) Sarah Wright 0 (2) Jessica Beyeler W (3) Justine Farrington

Boys Champion Adrew Van der Fel tz Runner Up Gareth Greeks/Daniel Finau Girls Champion Sarah Wright Runner Up Patricia Green

SWIMMING SPORTS "Take your marks" " Set' · Bang -The wooden claper slammed shut. Nine posed bodies dived into the water with resounding splashes. The teachers quickly sprang back lor lear of being soaked. The cheering started. " Averill Averill" "Owen, Owen" Four steady chants fought to reach the top. Friends craned their necks to see where in the water their friends were. Two swimmers up the front fought steadily to gain the lead. Several swimmers competitors straggled behind with no hope at all of winning - but the joy of entering and gaining a point for their house was enough. Parents proudly watched from the balcony as their children trudged up the stairs with a counter in their hands, leaving a shiny wet trail of water being them. Several, or so it seemed, minutes passed (really an hour - two hours) and the whistle blew loud and shri II. Although the points were on the blackboard the score was not yet finalised.

Adults stopped where they were. Children listened with bated breath. "Owen 270, West Watson 267, Julius 248, Averill 223" The Freyberg let out a deafen ing uproar. The 1984 swimming sports had been a resounding success. Vanessa Hamm - 2L

THE SPEECH COMPETITIONS I sat perched on the edge of my chair, listening to the other finalists in the Speech Competition Finals. About three weeks before, Mrs Leicester had announced to the class that we all had to prepare a three minute speech and present it to the class. Seven speeches were picked and then four from those. The four best speeches then had to be said to Mr Shroff ... JOANNE KELLY Mr Shroff's clear voice interrupted my thoughts as I stepped nervously up to the lectern to repeat the speech I had practised so many times. After the speeches had al finished , we all sat with bated breath, waiting for the judge's decision, and to my relief I had been placed third. " Phew" I sighed. Now I could just sit back and wait for next year's speech competitions. Joanne Kelly - 2L

PRIZEGIVING AWARDS 1983 ACADEMIC Std.2 Weir Andrew McGuire Pierce Jaques Std .2 Lang Melanie Gregson Clayton Webb Std .3 Christie Kellie Harwood Nicholas Barna Std .3 Dutch Vasi Malandraki Julian Wood Sld.314 Meredith Natalie Allen Deborah Mansfield Sld.4 Murray Rachel Parkinson Tommy Pacza Std.4 Thomas Claudia Wong Charmaine Lucas Form I Hampton Meena Patel Lawrence Musker Form I Lippert Jackie Newton Nicholas Maling Form II Chamberlain Amanda Durbridge·Jones Fiona MacRitchie Form II Skuse Yen Yen Feng Rachael Deakin

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consislent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

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Form II Leice ster Margariet van Klei Sarah Gribble

Most Consistent Work Most Improved Work

BEST OVERALL STUDENTS - PRESENTED BY LADY BEADlE STD.2 3,d 20d 1st STD.3 3,d 20d 1st

STD.4 3,d 20d 1s1 Form I

Daniel Mulholland Kent Wong Glennis Campbell

Joanna Silver Sharmila Weerasinghe Nellie Jackson

Kelley Williams Kristina Hermens Jack Yan

3rd Sally Wright 2nd Matthew Watson 1st Vanessa Hamm Form 2 3rd Place (W. A. & A. H. Madeley Memorial Prize) Jason Stace 2nd Place (PrOxime Accessit) Jane Gillies Memorial Prize Andrew Gilman 1 st Place (Dux Award) David Wallace (Vicar to Present)

SPECIAL CUPS - PRESENTED BY LADY BEADlE Clive Gaby 1II0lson Memorial Cup for Boy's Helpfulness David Williams Partridge Cup for Girl's Helpfulness Erica Tso

Stringer Cup for Science David Wallace Old Pupi ls' Rosebowl for language Arts Helen Colebrook Bucklhought Cup for Art linda Parkinson Cla rkson Music Award Robert Ewens French Cup (Donated by the French AmbasSador) Te Rahui Cowan Drama Award Catriona Martin l adies' Auxi l liary Prize for all round development by a pupi l in the lower Midd le School Vaughan Hatch Annie Holm memorial prize given by the Friends Association for full involvement in the Arts Vanya Tulloch Headmasters Prize for responsibi l ity and Helpfulness Craig Clouston Silver lion Award given by Mrs V. Waite for Excellence in Service to both SI. Mark 's School and Church Adam Jackson Parents' Assn Cup for the Best All Rounder Middle School (Decided by the Middle School Staff) Matthew Shroff Huffam cup for the Best All Round Form I Pupil Justine Farrington Kirby Memorial Cup (for the Pupil who has gained the most from his or her education at SI. Mark's Ph il lip Soulis Soulls Memorial Prize (to be presented by Mrs Kirby) John King

DIVINITY PRIZES - PRESENTED BY BISHOP Std.2 Weir Std.2 Lang Std.3 Christie Sld.3 Dutch Std.3/4 Meredith Std.4 Murray Std.4 Thomas Form I Hampton Form t Lippert Form II Skuse Form II Leicester Form II Chamberl ain

Spiro Harvey Gtennis Campbell Duncan Hamm Vanya Tulloch Anna Synnott Chri stine Cowan Una Smith Nicholas Griffin Vanessa Hamm Erica Tso Lisa MacDonald Bhadrika Magan (BiShop's Prize)

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SPORTS AWARDS - PRESENTED BY SIR DAVID BEAniE A. J. Gray Cup for Excellence in Sport Sharyn James (Girls)

Nicholas Maling (Boys) Judith Bydder Sports Cup -Middle School Stephanie Wilson Cup for Cross Country SI. Mark's Girls Cross Country Championship Cup President by Wellington Harriers Club School Suppl ies Cup for House Points

SI. Mark's Sports Shield for Highest Aggregate

Athletic Champion Soccer Cup for Example and Abi lity

Debbie Tietjens

Gareth Greeks

Patricia Green

Julius (Captains Receives)

West Watson (Captains Receives) Douglas McGuire

Hamish MacRitchie

SPECIAL AWARDS - PRESENTED BY LADY BEAniE SPEECH PRIZES 1st - Senior Division Vanessa Ward (book

and Jansen CuI 1st - Intermediate Division Giles Chapman 1st - Junior Division Hayley Stevenson

MUSIC PRIZES 1st - Senior Instrumental Miles Hayvice 1 st - Senior Vocal Linda Parkinson,

Rachael Waters 1st - Intermediate Instrumental Matthew Shroff ,

Ishara Goonewardene 1st - Intermediate Vocal Rachel Garthwaite,

Catherine MacRitchie Christmas Carol Composition Prize David Wallace

HEADMASTER'S REPORT 1983 Your Excellencies, Bishop and Mrs Rosevear, Father Selwyn and Mrs Hadlow, distinguished guests, members of staff , ladies & gentlemen, students of the school: welcome to our prizegiving for 1983 in the 67th year of the school and my first as your headmaster. It i s with much pleasure and pride that I extend, on behalf of the school , a warm welcome to our Governor­General and Lady Beattie. We are honoured indeed, your Excellencies, that you have graced this occasion with your presence and thai you are conti nu ing the strong links that the Vice-Regal families have had with St. Mark' s School in the past. At the beginning of the year, over 400 parents heard me expound on some of my educational philosophy, some of my views on what made a good school and, in more practical terms, the direction in which I hoped our school would progress. I stated then , and t reiterate now, that I am ve ry conscious of the fine reputation St. Mark's Collegiate Church School has had in may areas. It was, and still is, my hope that we build on that reputa­tion. I also stated that I was convinced that a school that really fulfi ll ed its functions was interested in and involved with the whole child; the intellectual , the aesthetic, the physical , the social and the spi ri tual. To achieve this, a school must offer a well balanced , carefully planned and stimulatingly presented pro­gramme in all areas of the curriculum and thus provide opportunities for each ch i ld to develop according to his or her talents and aptitudes. I am firmly of the belief that a preparatory school should be as the name implies, an educational institute which prepares its pupilS. First it prepares them for higher education - in other words it gives them a thorough grounding in the basic and traditional subjects and skills and all that that im­plies. Coupled with this the children should leave their primary school with positive attitudes, well developed methods of study and equipped to cope with the changes and rapid development of our present technological age. Secondly , and this is becoming increasing importa nt , a good preparatory school should be preparing its students for life , particularly in the cultural and physical areas. Our presen t pupils will have to face the harsh realities of an ever shrinking job market, shorter working hours and an increase in the amount of leisure time. Many students, in the future , may well face the reality of no permanent employment at all. Education for leisure therefore, becomes increasingly important. If we do not discover, encourage and develop the cultural and sport ing interests in our children , then we risk the very probable dangers of bored , frustrated and destructive young adults in future generations. One of the prime objectives of our cultural programme here at St. Mark 's is to " make the mind a pleasant place in which to dwell". I cannot over-emphasise this. Thus , all children are exposed to music (both choral and in­strumental) arts and crafts of a wide variety and drama, all presented by a we ll qualified, enthusiastic and creative staff. likewise, in these times when our ch i ldren are confronted with more and more sedantory amusements. how vital is a good and wide rang ing physical education programme. In this area, we seek not only to make young people fit and healthy, but to awaken a life· long participation and interest in the pleasures of team and individual sports. Thirdly, I bel ieve a preparatory school should be developing social attitudes and principles. Here, I hope, home and school work in unison. We should be trying to

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inculcate in our young people , a sense of responsibility, honesty and desire to serve their community and the wider world. With heir idealism, we have a wonder ful opportunity with our students to turn th em aside from the prejudices and self interests of the older generation and point them towards service for others and a striving for a happier and more just world. Within many of the groups in our educational system today, the pursu it of excellence is at least , regarded as outmoded and quaint and at the worst, actively discouraged and derided. I can assure you this is not the case at SI. Mark's School. A striving for the best in all areas, limited on ly by the student's abi l ity is the name of our game. Finally, a preparatory school such as St. Mark's should prepare children for life's journey. Here, through the teaching of the Christian faith, we give each child the best preparation possible for the way ahead. In an age which cries out more and more for a sense of direction and standards by wh ich to live, we offer the way of christ as the anchor sheet and foundation for tife. So, to find each child 's intellectua l ability, cultu ral talent , physical aptitude, social skill , general potential and to expose he or she to the christian faith , are our major aims. To have failed to do this with each child, to my mind, is to have commited the gravest of educa· tional sins. No doubt he have failed , at times, for we are a human institution with al l its weaknesses and fail· ings. We must however, be every alert to our task. The task of drawing from each child his or her storehouse of possibi lities. I can readily testify that , during my teaching career (which certainly includes this year), once a child's talents and abi l ities are tapped , the dif· ference to that child 's self-image, confidence and general development is truly remarkable to observe. Now to the year past. Time will permit only the briefest glance. We had a most successful and well supported meeting for parents at our 'meet the teacher' evening. Educational even ings for parents concerning reading , questions and answers , interviews and a ' looking ahead' evening were also well supported. Our speech and music competitions engendered much enthusiasm and talent and we also held a successful afternoon for grandparents. Amongst other events at school our swimming and athletics days should be mentioned; our book week events; hobbies classes and our extremely popular arts festival which lasted for 3 evenings. In September we had a splendid founder 's day weekend and the parish church was packed for our annual St. Mark's day service. Our Sunday afternoon services, carol and leavers ' services, pantomime performances and international dinner have all added a richness and good fellowship to our school life and beyond. Thank you to all those who have supported so many of these ventures.

STAFFING: There have been a considerable number of staff changes since the beginning of the year. At the com­mencement of Term I, Miss Thomas was appointed to a Std.4 posit ion. Later in the term she became Head of Middle School. I wish to thank Miss Thomas for her ex­cellent work as a team leader and her skill and patience with the children. Also at the beginning of the year Mr Emmins was appointed to the staff and , in the second term became physical education master. What a remarkable job he has made of it. His organiSing skills and enthusiasm know no bounds and I thank him, on behalf of us all , for what he as done to give our school

such a vital and lively physical education programme. (Tell story). Mr Emmins has reQuesled that he be placed as a classroom teacher next year and I have agreed to this. Hence we will be starting the year with a new P.E. teacher who has only to take over Mr Emmins programme. At the commencement of Term II , Mr Ross Hampton was appointed to teach a form I class. The school's thanks go 10 Mr Hampton for so Quickly and readily lit­ting into school life as a most capable and effective teacher. At the beginning of Term III , Mrs Barbara Anastasiou was appointed with a responsibility for French and our new director of music Stephen Dowley also took up his appointment. Both these new staff members have displayed outstanding enthusiasm and skill and are already making their mark on the school. In fact , ladies and gentlemen, I am very proud of myself for making five brilliant appointments to the school this year. Miss Vautier, who has been on study leave this year returns to the staff next year. Mrs Margaret Weir becomes responsible for '·special education'·. This is a full-time pOSition. I am also pleased to announce that Miss J. Braithwaite has been appointed as the full-time art and crafts teacher and Mr Peter Wells will take up the position of physed master. I would like to thank all the rel ieving teachers who have helped us throughout the year and especially Mrs Simonsen who has been teaching full·time this term and Mrs lang who has relieved long term in the std.2 area. Their dedication and hard work has been greatly appreciated. At the beginning of the year, Mrs Brooks resigned to ac· company her husband overseas to a diplomatic posi· tion. At the end of Term I we farewelled Mrs Tye from her part-time maths position and Mr Hucklesby took early retirement from his position as director of music. In mid-July, Mrs Graham resigned to move, with her family, to Gt. Britain. At the end of Term II we farewel led Mdme Goldberg and Mile lampe from their part·time French positions. At the end of this term we farewell Mrs lovelock, Mrs Murray and Miss Christie, and Mrs Hermens. To all these teachers I extend a very big 'thank you' on behalf of us all lor their hard wo rk, ex· pended for the benefit of our pupi lS. We wish them all well for the future. I cannot pay too high a tribute to the staff of the school. All teachers and classroom assistants deserve the deepest thanks from all parents and certainly from me. They have had the added challenge th is year of facing up to a new boss and all that that means!! Thank you staff for the loyally , skill and enthusiasm and for your devotion to duty and your will ingness to go the ext ra mile for the benefit of our pupils. There are many other people J must thank. If I have in­advertantly overlooked anyone, please forgive me. My thanks go to Father Selwyn as the Chairman of the Board of Governors. I thank him on behalf of us all for the many hours of labour he has carried out on matters

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of the school. To Mrs Pamela Hadlow go the thanks of the entire Shroff fam i ly for her hospitality and kindness during the whole year. To the Board of Governors my t hanks to each member for his or her concern and in· terest in the school and the wonderful support and en· cou ragement given me. The Parents Association is a hard·working and energetic group of people. They deserve the thanks of us all lor thei r hard work and for their fund raising efforts for our school. Their contri bu­tion has been Quite outstanding this year. To the l adies' Auxiliary for working Quietly and effectively in the background in so many ways and to the friends Assn. for its keen interest and support go my grat itude. To the administration staft of the school , the collegiate administrator and espec ially to Mrs Hennessey and Mrs George my thanks for keeping the wheels of ad­m in istration turning. May I suggest, Your Exce llency, a New Year Honours for my secretary, Mrs Henke, for her humour and skill and, above all , fo r her ability to decipher the headmaster's handwri t ing! To my Deputy Headmaster, mr Michael Chamberlain, goes my grea t appreciation for his tremendous support, encourage· ment and assistance and for his creative and vi tal ap­proach to school life in general. Finally, my personal thanks to Susan , my wife, and to our family for cheerful­ly suffering the upheaval of a move to a new city and for supporting me so lovingly throughout the year. I would like to end with a word to the boys and girls who are leaving us tonight. Thank you for your con tribution to the life of the school. We trust you w ill look back with affec tion on your old school and wit h ki ndness on you r past teachers. If you see us in the st reet, stop and have a chat wit h us. We are still interested in you although, as time passes you may have to remind us of you r name. You are now on the thresh hold of life and many people wi ll talk to you about success. There w ill be pressure on you to be successfu l as a studen t, suc· cessful in your social li fe, successful in you r occupa­tion and so on. May I leave you wi th these thoughts about success: "To dream and strive for those dreams; to enjoy victory and grow st ronger wi th defeat; to live life to its fullest and fill other lives wi th job ... thal is success. To ap­preciate beau ty and to be al ways curious; to find the wonder in each new day and to understand the wonder in ourselves ... that is success. To seek w isdom and to put ou r skills and talents to good use; to pu rsue a hob· by or have the time just to relax ... that is success. There is no limit to what success can be ... for it is individual and personal...and there are as many defini t ions as there are stars in the sky." We , at St. Mark's, wish you every success and may god bless you. It now remains by privilege and pleasure to w ish each one of you here ton ight a very Happy Christmas, refreshing and save holidays and all that is good for the coming year.

N. W. Shroff, Headmaster. Dec. 1983

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