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1963
 Mr Hoar, visiting teacher, spent July 3rd at the
school.
Enrolments
Aug-10 1963 P ASHBY Shelaine Emily August
Feb-04 1963 P CARROLL Dean Rodney  During the July/August months Kimihia travelled to
Jun-10 1963 P CASTLE Kevin James other schools in the area to play football and
basketball -Huntly, Huntly West, Raukamanga,
Aug-07 1963 S4 DANIELS Maurice
Ruawaro, Pukemiro, Rangariri, Ohinewai and
Feb-04 1963 F2 GILES Marilyn Lea
Rotowaro. Those who helped with transport were
Apr-24 1963 P HARRIS Bruce
Mr Valentine (who transported children on each
Oct-29 1963 F1 HARRIS Ronald Hohaia
of the trips), Mr White, Mr Yates, Mr Holland, Mr
Feb-04 1963 P HOLLAND Deborah Jane
Grut and Mr Cope.
Feb-04 1963 P JONES William Haydon
 Arbor Day was celebrated on the 25th with
Nov-25 1963 S4 PAUL Walter Warihi
Mrs Valentine officiating.
Sep-23 1963 P QUIGLEY John Alan
 Fourteen people attended the PTA meeting where
Sep-23 1963 S2 QUIGLEY Russell Irvine
films were shown.
Sep-23 1963 P QUIGLEY Stuart Gary

Feb-04 1963 P4 WATENE Selwyn Whakaheke
September
Sep-09 1963 P WHITE Carol June
 A basketball game against the mothers and a
Teachers: Mr Don Burney, Mrs Marion Bogie football game against the fathers was held in
front of a large crowd. Mothers 9 - Girls 6; Fathers
February 21 - Boys 21.
 The school opened on the 4th with a role of 37 with
Mrs Bogie continuing as Assistant Mistress. The October
senior room and the porch were painted.  Messrs Holland, Grut and Valentine disced and
 On the 7th the school closed for the day while graded the new addition to the football field.
the Headmaster took the Std 2 to Form 2 pupils  Visited the Island Block School Committee re
to the Auckland Domain to see Queen Elizabeth II. the financing of school baths.
 The school participated in the Huntly Primary
March Schools Music Festival - transported by Mr

Standard 2-6 travelled by parents’ cars to Island Valentine and Mr Cope.
Block School for the day. A visit was made to a  A combined meeting of the PTA and the
sawmill and swimming sports were entered into in School Committee arranged a School Gala Day.
the afternoon.  Rotowaro school visited with two teams to play
 During this absence by the senior school Mr
Fisher bulldozed the fenceline between softball and won both games.

Valentine’s property and the school.
 Physed specialist Mr T. Wallbank visited to give November
 Mr Bean visited the school on the 1st for a
softball coaching and general exercises.
School Inspection.

 The senior room visited a flower show after school
April on Friday 8th to prepared for the school’s
 At a householders’ meeting the following were elected

show the following Thursday 14th.
to the School Committee: Mrs P. Valentine  Results of the Pet and Flower Show held on the
(Chairwoman), Mr B. Grut (Secretary), Messrs
Holland, Dally and White. The meeting was 14th: Best Rose -
1st Euan Nicholson,
attended by eleven people.
2nd Clive Ashby,

3rd Susan Clarke.
May
 The Annual General Meeting of the PTA was attended Best Gladioli -
by twelve people. Elected were Mr Drayton 1st David Cope,
(Chairman), Mrs Carroll (Secretary), Mrs Hart, Mr 2nd Susan Clarke,
Jones, Mrs Cope and Mr Burney. Several films 3rd Marilyn Giles.
Best Three Gerberas -
were shown and supper served.
1st Terry Drayton,
2nd Jimmy Yates,
June
 Folk Dancing was taken by PE Specialist Mr 3rd Maurice Daniels.
Best Three Carnations -
T.R. Wallbank.
 A school football and basketball team 1st Terry Drayton,
travelled to Ruawaro school where the football 2nd Ross Grut.
was drawn 15-all and Ruawaro won the Best Flowering Shrub -
basketball 15-0. Transport was provided by Mr 1st Marilyn Giles,
2nd Marilyn Giles,
Valentine, Yates, White and Burney.
3rd= Wayne Clarke &

Jimmy Yates.
July
 Basketball and football teams lost their games Wild Flowers (Senior) -
against the Convent School. Mr Yates and 1st David Cope,
2nd Marilyn Giles,
Valentine accompanied the teams.
3rd Russell Quigley.