Congratulations to our Senior Student Leadership Team

Term 1 Week 3
Friday 19th February
Congratulations to our Senior Student Leadership Team
Left to right: Te Kahu Whatarangi (Falloon House Hostel Leader), Dallas Maguire (Yr 12 Eveleigh
House Student Council), Tori van der Heyden (Yr 12 Hotson House Student Council),
Charles Ward (Yr 12 Brown House Student Council), Caitlin Katipa-Maikuku (Hotson House Leader),
Joshua Kenny (Head Boy), Anna Connolly (Brown House Leader),
Max McConnell (Board of Trustees Student Rep), Zoe Henderson ( Kedgley House Leader and
Falloon House Hostel Leader), Trent Maguire (Eveleigh House Leader), Leah Bell (Head Girl),
Henry Te Aretoa (Sports Committee Student Rep), Kate Russell (Sports Committee Student Rep),
Sam Lewis (Yr 12 Kedgley House Student Council).
Kei ngaa whakatuatea whangawhanga, te
orangatonutanga o te ao aapopo me ngoo
koutou epeepe - mauriora!
Greetings future leaders, caretakers of
tomorrows world and families, may your lives be
blessed with health, happiness and abundance!
Welcome to the start of the 2016 Academic Year
of Ōtorohanga College. It is very hot, we are
processing a significant increase in enrolled
student numbers (about 30 more than
anticipated) and already have held some events
to set the College calendar in motion. New staff
have started their work with us, Swimming
Sports 2016 were held this week and the
College Student Leaders and Senior Counsellors
have been presented with their badges of office
by their families. A great start.
This newsletter contains some important
information about the weeks, term and indeed
the year ahead for us all. They are sent home
every three weeks throughout the year to all
families. If you would like to have them sent to
you electronically, please let Renee in the office
know so that that can be done. If you are a new
family to our College, we welcome you and
encourage you to make contact with us at any
time if you want to discuss your young persons
journey through the ever more complex learning
pathways available to and for them. For me this
is my last term here at the College so these last
few newsletters will be an opportunity to close
this chapter of my professional life with you.
The new Principal of Ōtorohanga College was
appointed by the College Board last December.
His name is Mr Lindsay Dunn, presently the
Deputy Principal of Tikipunga High School in
Whangarei. He has been in that position for
more than 7 years. He has previously taught at
Rotorua Boys High School and also in
Christchurch. He has been a College Hostel
Manager and comes from an earlier career in the
Air Force. I am sure you will find out much more
about Mr Dunn from him when he arrives. He will
take up his duties day one of Term Two. His
poowhiri, his welcome, will be advised to you all
as soon as those details have been finalised. He
won his appointment from a field of four
shortlisted and interviewed candidates, each one
was a Deputy Principal in their own right. The
College Board was very pleased with the overall
calibre of the applicants.
Let me take this opportunity to welcome our staff
new to the College this year. We have 5 new
teachers and 3 specialist staff joining us and we
thank them all for the gifts they bring and the
service we know they will give to the College
family. So to Tim Jenkinson, Vianni Ward, Dylan
Frewin, Sue Ford, Janie Meyer, Melissa Grey
and Annette Cumpstone, naumai haere mai
koutou, welcome and come on in and join our
College community. Ngaa mihi tautoko ki a
koutou. A familiar welcome back to Mr Ken
Drummond who joins this year as a Specialist
Teacher and to Mrs Leanne Lovell who returns
as a Specialist Support Staff member.
The NCEA results gained by our students in
2015 are now becoming available. While the
statistics have not all been released at this time,
the ones which have, show that our young
people here at the College with solid support
from their teachers, have reached pleasing
levels. Although elsewhere in this newsletter,
available results are shared in slightly more
detai, here is a snapshot. The achievement at
level 3 NCEA has continued to increase. The
achievement of female students at Level 3
NCEA has increased from 53% to 75%. Level 1
Literacy has increased significantly for Maaori
students. NCEA Certificate endorsements have
steadily increased at all levels of NCEA over the
last five years; from 19 in 2011 to 26 in 2015.
NCEA Course Endorsements have increased
across most levels also.
An academic year moves into top gear very
quickly and many students here in our College
are already beginning to complete homework
and work towards their all important
assessments. Swimming sports held this week
are reported on elsewhere in this newsletter and
athletics sports are not far away either. Please ,
if you are able, come down to the College and
join us for this, or any other College event.
We welcome you to join your child, their friends
and the staff in as many activities as you can
make. Sometimes, we hear that students have
told their parents and whaanau that they are not
invited to come. Believe me, we would love to
see you here.
mention and note is the role Kate Russell, our
Student Sports Leader (2015/2016) who first
dreamed up this idea and took it to the
College’s Sports Committee. She planted the
seed. Great indeed to observe a tauira taking
initiative
Fieldtrips are already being planned, with
Senior Hospitality being the first to be away.
They are off to Tauranga for a three day food
and culinary experiences trip. The first Gateway
interviews have already been carried out and
the planning and placement in Work Based
situations for applied learning credits is
underway.
I encourage you all, our tauira/students to get
stuck in this year, join in and compete in every
activity and learning moment you can. Seize the
moment, step up, strengthen your resolve and
gather in your dreams. If you continue to do
only the things that you know, you will never
know what else you could do. Dreams are the
impetus for us each to step further. Let us work
hard, serve hard and enjoy being good people.
As Te Puea Herangi once said “mahia te
mahi”…….don’t talk about it, do it. I hope every
student here this year will try a new sport, make
new friends, and learn a set of skills they know
they do not have at this time. Do not fear the
unknown, fear only that you will not try to do all
to the best of your abilities. Let’s have a
violence free year, let’s make sure that none of
us will bring fear to someone else, let us be truly
honourable, inclusive and celebratory of all.
This Academic Year sees the completion of the
huge re-roofing projects in the College. The hall
and E block have just been completed and we
start next week with A Block and then it will be
on to B Block. We thank in the main Mr Gavin
Hockly, previous Deputy Principal, Mr Mike
Smith our On-Site Officer and Mr Andrew Court
our Assistant On-Site Office for the work which
has gone on behind the scenes to make these
projects a reality. Thank you all; these projects
bring to an end the total infrastructure upgrade
within our beautiful 93 year old college.
The opening of the inaugural High Performance
Sports Programme within the College was this
week . Twenty students/tauira have won
selection for a place in the programme and Mr
Parsons, the first Director will discuss in more
detail this programme elsewhere in this
newsletter. Suffice to say, we are excited and
honoured to have this new programme to offer.
It will allow us to support, enrich and advance
more students who display special talents. The
College prides itself on its record of developing
Specialised Programmes of learning which
allow our young ones opportunities to develop
their unique skills alongside specialist staff. I
would particularly like to acknowledge and
thank Mr Parsons and Mr Russell (parent) for
their hard work to get this programme underway
and also to Mrs Tanch Pitts-Brown for all her
work organizing the mentors who will be
working in the programme also. Of particular
Speaking of doers – we had a wonderful day
last week as the College family joined to
witness the most honoured of moments when
the families of our 15 most senior student leaders and counsellors were presented with their
badges of office by members of their own
whaanau/ family. This year the leaders will
wear, alongside their named leaders badge,
another badge, the original metal badge, either
in Silver or Gold denoting the College’s crest.
How humbling it was for us all to watch these
magic moments of young leaders and family
together celebrating and acknowledging the
mana of their new leadership roles and the
obligations which go with them. We were
blessed indeed, what great young leaders we
have to lead and guide our kura in 2016. What
terrific whaanau too to come and be part of this
day. Ngaa mihi nunui ki a koutou
Thank you for all your efforts to get your young
person into the correct uniform and to school on
on time these first three weeks. These can often
be good indicators of determination, honesty and
respect. Our College carries a powerful Motto
“Honour Before Honours Ko te mana moo mua i
te whakamana” We have three Schoolwide/
kurawide values also, “Me whaimana te iwi/
Honour others, Me whaimana te taiao/ Honour
the environment, Me whaimana te tangata/
Honour Yourself”. These are our expectations of
all within the family/whaanau of Ōtorohanga
College. We are indeed blessed to have such
wise words to guide, direct and support us on
life’s journey .
In closing, call in anytime if you have a query.
Our staff are always happy to talk. Remember
that there are many ways you can access news
and information on the College and or your child.
We have a website….noted at the bottom of one
of the pages here in this newsletter, we have a
website, four FaceBook pages, we have a
newsletter and we have the Parent Portal. If after
all
those avenues you remain unclear of
something, please feel free to ring our awesome
Renee in the front office who will either answer
you direct or connect you to the person who can
answer your question.
Please remember that the Tri-annual Board of
Trustee elections are to be held in April of this
year. Trustees are elected every three years and
serve the College in the main by attending a 3
hour meeting once a month and maybe a shorter
meeting or two in between when needed. If you
are interested in standing or nominating a
person for the election please contact the
College and we can get the required forms to
you. Our Board met last night for the first time
this year and had an important set of discussions
on a number of priority topics. We would love to
hear from you if you would like more information.
You may even wish to come and sit in on the
next full Board meeting in March. Keep thinking
and if you are a person who would like to serve
the College and our young people in this way,
we are waiting by the phone for your call.
Meanwhile, be blessed with whaanau time, with
a swim occasionally and may 2016 be a most
successful academic, sporting and cultural year
for your young person/people.
Mā te Atua koutou e manaaki e tiaki hoki/be
blessed
Nā
Timoti Harris
Tumuaki/Principal
Property
Re-roofing of Administration Block
Following the successful completion of the new roofs on E Block and the Hall over the holidays, the
work on the front Administration area is due to commence on Monday the 29th of February. While this
is occurring the scaffolding will prevent anyone from using the front entrance into the main office. Ms
Wylie will be relocating to the Student Centre for this time to attend the main office responsibilities. It
will also affect the use of the carpark at the front of the school over this time. We apologise for any inconvenience that will inevitably be caused during this time.
Following the completion of this project B Block will then receive a new roof fit
Two new water fountains have been re-established outside the gymnasium this week, a welcome
relief for students and the PE Department in these hot summer days.
Week 4
Thursday 25th February
King Country Swimming
Week 5
Monday 29th February
High Performance Information Evening (Invitation only)
Wednesday 2nd March
3000m Event in Lunch hour
Friday 4th March
Athletics Sports Day
Monday 7th March
Student Council Meeting at Lunchtime
Tuesday 8th March
EOTC Shakespearean Globe Theatre
Thursday 10th March
King Country Athletics
Tuesday 15th March
Waikato Secondary School Tennis
Wednesday 16th March
Waikato Secondary School Ki-o-rahi
Week 6
Week 7
Teams Triathlon
Showjumping
Thursday 17th March
University of Victoria visit
BOT Meeting
Saturday 19th March
WBOP Athletics
Sunday 20th March
Stomp the Stadium
READING REWARDS PROGRAMME
Our Reading Rewards Programme is a programme where students are rewarded for the number of books they read
throughout their school life. All students are automatically enrolled.
The objectives are:

To create and encourage a life-long reading habit in students.

To raise the profile of reading as a normal part of people's lives.

A part of a school-wide strategy to lift overall literacy levels.

To provide a foundation for achievement in literacy at Year 11.
There are five levels:
Pewter, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum
Each level equates to 10, 30, 50, 75 and 100 books.
Students read at their own pace and level.
Deputy Principal, Learning
Mrs Lyndsay Kurth
2016 sees my third year as the Deputy Principal, Learning; a portfolio with many different strands or
aspects to it. Below I have listed only some of the many strands as well as given a brief explanation
as to what my involvement is.
Alternative Education/Alternative Education is education in a different setting and style. It is not an
alternative to education. Every student should enjoy education success and is entitled to
educational achievement. I oversee the process for applying to the Ministry for a student to attend
Alternative Education as well as oversee the transition for a student to return from Alternative
Education to mainstream education.
Correspondence School/Te Kura/If a course is unavailable at the College then a student may
choose to study that course with the Correspondence School or Te Kura. I enrol the student into
the course as well as monitor their progress throughout the course of the year.
Course Booklet/During April and May of each academic year a Senior Course Selection Booklet is
put together so that students and parents/caregivers are provided with information such as
University Entrance, Certificate Endorsement, Course Endorsement, Vocational Pathways and the
courses on offer at the College. This enables students to make informed course choices.
EOTC/Learning takes place everywhere. I support staff to ensure that safe and effective curriculumbased teaching and learning extends beyond the classroom walls.
HOF Coordinator/There are seven HOFs or Heads Of Faculties at the College. Mathematics – Mr
Newton, Physical Education And Health – Mr Parsons, Languages – Miss Joyes, Technology – Mr
Chetty, Social Sciences – Mr Cassidy, Science – Mr Burt and Arts – Miss Hayes. The HOFs and I
are the leaders of learning.
Positive Behaviour For Learning/Positive Behaviour For Learning helps build a culture where
positive behaviour and learning is a way of life. The College has a Positive Behaviour For
Learning Team, which I am the Leader of. Over the last two years the Team has developed
Positive Behaviour For Learning lesson plans, a behaviour matrix as well as a reinforcement
system.
Parent Portal/The Parent Portal enables parents to access live information such as their child’s
timetable, attendance and NCEA progress via the College Website. A unique username and
password is mailed home to each parent/caregiver so that the Portal can be accessed.
Principals’s Nominee/As the Principal’s Nominee I oversee all matters to do with NZQA/NCEA.
These range from NCEA policies, financial assistance applications, logging on to the NZQA
website, fees, parent/caregiver information evenings and Managing National Assessment to
derived grades, exam rules, analysing NCEA results, reporting NCEA results to NZQA throughout
the year, special assessment conditions and moderation.
Prizegiving/It is an honour to be the person in charge of both Senior and Junior Prizegiving. To plan
these special occasions so that students are recognised and celebrated for high achievement in
sport, culture and academia is truly an honour.
Prospectus/In April of each academic year a new Prospectus, containing a raft of information about
the College, is published.
Recreation/The first eight weeks of Term One sees Recreation take place on a Thursday, Period
Four. Activities include swimming and athletic sports, Student Leaders Assembly, waiata and haka
practice as well as guest speakers. In week nine students then choose a sports code to be involved in or study; some students who have permission are able to go home. A letter explaining
this process is sent home at the beginning of Week Five.
Reports/Reports are completed each term. In Term One a Progress Report is mailed home for every
student. In Term Two a report with comments as well as NCEA progress for Senior students is
mailed home. In Term Three Senior students receive an NCEA Summary Report and in Term
Four Junior students receive a report with comments.
SENCO/It is a privilege to be the SENCO at the College. My role is varied, challenging and ultimately
rewarding. The goal I am ultimately working towards, alongside a specialised team, is to provide
the best individual social and academic opportunities for all students with specialised educational
needs.
Testimonials/At the end of each academic year every Year 13 student receives a testimonial.
Academic Achievement And Curriculum
NCEA Achievement Results 2015
NCEA Results
2015
Five Snapshots
The achievement at Level 3 NCEA has continued to increase
The achievement of female students at Level 3 NCEA has increased from 53%
to 75%
Level 1 Literacy has increased significantly for Maaori students
NCEA Certificate Endorsements have steadily increased at all levels of NCEA
over the last five years
NCEA Course Endorsements have increased across most levels
NCEA Certificate Endorsement 2015 When students perform consistently above
the ‘Achievement’ level, their result(s) can be endorsed to reflect that high achievement. If a
student gains 50 credits at Excellence, their NCEA Certificate will be endorsed with Excellence.
Likewise, if a student gains 50 credits at Merit or Merit and Excellence, their NCEA Certificate
will be endorsed with Merit.
NCEA Level 1
Merit
NCEA Level 2
Excellence
Merit
NCEA Level 3
Excellence
Merit
Excellence
Total
Merit
Excellence
2011
11
3
4
0
1
0
16
3
2012
2013
13
13
1
4
8
2
1
1
6
4
3
2
27
19
5
6
2014
2015
5
11
4
3
7
2
3
4
2
3
0
3
14
16
7
10
Level One
Merit
Jessica Sheehy
Kendall French
Tharayn PaekauHeke
Olivia DodunskiBulford
Hannah Morrissey
Sophie Carr
Paterson
Kayla Pickens
Dallas Maguire
Khelli Willison
Te Aoturoa
ArmstrongNield
Sharnae Ormsby
Mi-Claire Venter
Kristal Tapara
11
Total
Level Two
Excellence
Merit
Shannon HoferNigg
Kairangi Anderson
Charles Ward
3
Level Three
Excellence
Trent Maguire
Liam Fox
Merit
Leah Bell
Alex Bell
Kate Russell
Anna Connolly
2
Excellence
Cassandra Morgenthaler
Rhiannon Magee
Nicola Cumpstone
4
3
Kaajal Sharma
Toni HawkesBoard
Molly Groube
3
NCEA Course Endorsement 2015
NCEA Level 1
Merit
33
Excellence
12
NCEA Level 2
Merit
13
NCEA Level 3
Excellence
5
Merit
17
Excellence
5
NCEA Course Endorsement
Course Endorsement provides recognition for a student who has performed exceptionally well in an individual course. Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single year, they achieve 14 or more
credits at Merit or Excellence and at least 3 of these credits are from externally assessed standards and
3 credits from internally assessed standards.
Subject And
Level
Merit 2015
Excellence
2015
ACC31W
1
Kaajal Sharma
BIO21W
2
Anna Connolly
Kate Russell
BIO31W
6
Alex Bell
Leah Bell
Molly Groube
Toni Hawkes-Board
Matthew Lewis
Nicola Cumpstone
CAL31W
1
Kaajal Sharma
CHE21W
2
Alex Bell
Leah Bell
CHE31W
1
DVC11W
1
Cassandra Morgenthaler
Molly Groube
1
Cassandra Morgenthaler
2
Olivia Dodunski-Bulford
Te Aoturoa Armstrong-Nield
2
Shannon Hofer-Nigg
Kristal Tapara
ENG11W
6
1
Kairangi Anderson
ENG21W
3
Olivia Dodunski-Bulford
Shania Devenport
Jessica Sheehy
Shannon Hofer-Nigg
Sharnae Ormsby
Charles Ward
Anna Connolly
Shauna Doyle
Leah Bell
1
Alex Bell
ENG31W
2
Cassandra Morgenthaler
Nicola Cumpstone
2
Molly Groube
Kaajal Sharma
GEO31W
1
Nicola Cumpstone
1
Toni Hawkes-Board
HEA31W
1
Toni Hawkes-Board
HIS31W
1
Toni Hawkes-Board
MAT11W
5
Jessica Sheehy
Shannon Hofer-Nigg
Sharnae Ormsby
Kairangi Anderson
Charles Ward
MUS21W
1
Leah Bell
PER21W
2
PER31W
1
Cassandra Pene
PED21W
2
Holly Carr-Paterson
Kaylee Christison
2
Anna Connolly
Kate Russell
PHE11W
8
Jake Marcroft
Olivia Dodunski-Bulford
Jessica Sheehy
Shannon Hofer-Nigg
Khelli Willison
Sharnae Ormsby
Charles Ward
Jordan Connolly
4
Hannah Morrissey
Sophie Carr-Paterson
Tori van der Heyden
Kairangi Anderson
PHY31W
1
Molly Groube
SCI11W
8
Quinn Robinson
Lindsey Houston
Ruth Connolly
Joel Swartzberg
Kairangi Anderson
Charles Ward
Kristal Tapara
Mi-ClaireVenter
4
Jaylin Driver
Sophie Jones
Jessica Sheehy
Shannon Hofer-Nigg
1
Sharnae Ormsby
Leah Bell
Kate Russell
SCI12W
STT31W
1
Kaajal Sharma
TFO11W
1
Jessica Sheehy
Visual Art
ART11W
3
Olivia Dodunski-Bulford
Kairangi Anderson
Kristal Tapara
Visual Art
ART21W
1
Anna Connolly
NCEA High Achievers
At
Year 11 Kairangi Anderson gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as two
Excellence Course Endorsements in English and Physical Education And Health and three Merit
Course Endorsements in Art, Mathematics and Science.
At Year 11 Shannon Hofer-Nigg gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as two
Excellence Course Endorsements in Design And Visual Communication and Science and three Merit
Course Endorsements in English, Mathematics and Physical Education And Health.
At Year 11 Charles Ward gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as four Merit Course
Endorsements in English, Mathematics and Physical Education And Health and Science.
At Year 11 Jessica Sheehy gained a Merit Certificate Endorsement as well as one Excellence Course
Endorsement in Science and four Merit Course Endorsements in English, Mathematics, Physical
Education And Health and Food Technology.
At Year 11 Sharnae Ormsby gained a Merit Certificate Endorsement as well as one Excellence Course
Endorsement in Science and three Merit Course Endorsements in English, Mathematics and Physical
Education And Health.
At Level 2 Leah Bell gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as one Excellence Course
Endorsement in Performing Arts and four Merit Course Endorsements in Chemistry, English, Music
and Biology.
At Level 2 Anna Connolly gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as one Excellence
Course Endorsement in Physical Education and three Merit Course Endorsements in Art, Biology and
English.
At Level 2 Kate Russell gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as two Excellence
Course Endorsements in Performing Arts and Physical Education and one Merit Course Endorsement
in Biology.
At Level 2 Alex Bell gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as one Excellence Course
Endorsement in English and two Merit Course Endorsements in Chemistry and Biology.
At Level 3 Cassandra Morgenthaler gained a Merit Certificate Endorsement as well as two Excellence
Course Endorsements in Biology and Chemistry and one Merit Course Endorsement in English.
At Level 3 Kaajal Sharma gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as one Excellence
Course Endorsement in English and three Merit Course Endorsements in Calculus, Accounting and
Statistics.
At Level 3 Molly Groube gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as one Excellence
Course Endorsement in English and three Merit Course Endorsements in Biology, Chemistry and
Physics.
At Level 3 Toni Hawkes-Board gained an Excellence Certificate Endorsement as well as one
Excellence Course Endorsement in Geography and three Merit Course Endorsements in Biology,
Health and History.
We congratulate these students on their hard work.
2016 Senior Prizegiving
Awarding Of Course Places
Step One
Course teachers assign points for each Internal Standard
gained as outlined below:
 Excellence = 6 points per credit
 Merit = 3 points per credit
 Achieved = 1 point per credit
In the case of a Further Assessment Opportunity, the
first grade will be awarded.
Step Two
Course teachers assign points for the final Practice
External Standards gained as outlined below:
 Excellence = 6 points per credit
 Merit = 3 points per credit
 Achieved = 1 point per credit
THE BEST 16
CREDITS IN
EACH COURSE,
WHETHER
INTERNAL
STANDARDS OR
PRACTICE
EXTERNAL
STANDARDS,
COUNT
TOWARDS THE
TOTAL.
If a clear winner has not yet been found continue to
Step Three.
Step Three
Grade Score Marking as applied to NZQA External Standards and outlined
below:
Not Achieved
Achievement
Merit
Excellenc
e
N0
N1
N2
A3
A4
M5
M6
E7
E8
Practice External Standards should already have been marked using Grade
Score Marking. For all Internal Standards apply a similar process so that
within each achievement grade upper and lower levels of grades can be shown.
Base this on the teacher’s professional expertise in the course.
Course Places
NCEA Level 1 and NCEA Level 2 Courses:
 1 – 15 students in the course = 1st place only
 16 – 30 students in the course = 1st and 2nd place
 31+ students in the course = 1st , 2nd and 3rd
NCEA Level 3 Courses:
 1 – 10 students in the course = 1st place only
 11 – 20 students in the course = 1st and 2nd place
 21+ students in the course = 1st , 2nd and 3rd
Please complete all sections of the form below and submit to LK by Friday
26th September.
Waikato farmer’s trust awards $18,000 to North King Country students’ study
Three school leavers from Otorohanga and
Piopio have each been awarded a $6000
scholarship to put towards their first year of
tertiary education at Wintec and the University
of Waikato.
Their windfall comes from the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, which for the past 20
years has annually awarded scholarships to
Waikato secondary school students embarking on a science or teaching qualification at
the University of Waikato or Wintec. Paika
Muraahi and Olivia Pulman of Piopio College
and Rhiannon Magee (middle of photo) of
Ōtorohanga College are among 36 school
leavers to be acknowledged at an awards ceremony on Tuesday 9 December at The Atrium at Wintec
in Hamilton.
2015 marks the 20th Anniversary of The David Johnstone Charitable Trust scholarship programme,
administered by Perpetual Guardian. The scholarship programme is one of the most significant in the
Waikato as it assists up to 40 students every year.
Nola Delaney, Trustee of the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, said it is a pleasure each year to help
continue David’s legacy and see Waikato youth succeed.
“To be awarded a David Johnstone Charitable Trust scholarship, these students have demonstrated
that they are all-rounders and can apply themselves,” said Delaney.
“We look for candidates with good academic skills so they can successfully complete their tertiary studies, along with other attributes that we believe David would have approved of,” she adds.
David Johnstone was born in 1909 to one of the Waikato region’s pioneering farming families and
passed away in February 1990. Delaney says David’s farming success was great; however his overarching desire to have had a better education himself prompted him to leave a sizeable chunk of his
estate to form the David Johnstone Charitable Trust.
20 years later, the David Johnstone Charitable Trust has paid over $3 million in scholarships to around
600 Waikato students beginning their tertiary education.
He Maimai Aroha mō Steve Samuela
A teacher at Porirua College told Steve Samuela that he would never
get anywhere in life. That was enough to kick the young Rarotongan
boy into action. He rose to be Head Boy of his school and went on to
gain a Diploma in Teaching in his early twenties. It was when he was
teaching at Karamea Area School that he gained a scholarship which
allowed him to take a year’s leave to move to Auckland and do some
papers towards gaining a BA (Pure Maths and History).
His son was only 8 days old when the family made that move to
Auckland, so it was a challenging year. Returning to Karamea to give
back to his school, Steve resigned a year later and headed back to
Auckland with his family to do his final year of his degree. He
graduated with a BA in 1996.
Having spent time teaching at Whanganui Girls’ College, Mt Albert
Grammar and Karamea High School, Steve came to Ōtorohanga College in 1996 with Sharon (nee
Kenny) and their two children, Chantal and Troy.
Taking up the position of Head of Mathematics, he soon became noted for his skill in making
Mathematics fun and easy to understand. Many are the stories of families who showed their
gratitude to him for the astounding progress and successes gained by their young ones. Weekend
baking, offers to holiday at beach baches, and letters of appreciation flowed regularly during his time
in Ōtorohanga.
Steve was a support to emerging teachers, suggesting they send ‘difficult’ students to him on an
errand, whereby he in turn would send them on a further errand – all with the intent of diffusing a
tense situation that would soon be restored to calm by the time the bell went to signal the period’s
end.
Having been a natural at the game himself in his school days, it was no surprise that Steve would
devote some time to coaching rugby at Ōtorohanga College. Music was another passion he shared
with the students and his guitar playing and his singing of the hits of the 70’s soon became wellknown. In fact, it was to the delight and surprise of his students, that Steve once joined other teachers
of the College in making a surprise guest appearance in a school production to sing a rock song.
Maybe the song was ‘Mustang Sally’.
When Steve had heart surgery in 1998 he discovered that the man he was chatting to in his ward
also came from Otorohanga and was local musician and fellow-heart patient, John Rothery. They
became friends and were joined by Colin Taylor when they formed local band Heartbeat. Steve had
many happy memories of playing in Heartbeat and then he formed another band with locals Dawn
Roberts and Manga Roach. Music continued to be one of his many loves through to his last breath.
No matter where he lived or worked, jamming and performing with local musicians was pure delight to
him.
As if his life was not already busy enough in Ōtorohanga, Steve also found time to play squash, touch
rugby, and business-house netball.
After departing from Ōtorohanga College in 2005, Steve taught at Waitara College before his appointment at Alfriston College as HOD Learning Area Mathematics and Whānau Leader.
Holding on to a dream of working with young Pacific islanders, Steve lived the reality when he was
appointed Deputy Principal at the Manukau Institute of Technology’s Auckland School of Secondary
Tertiary Studies; aka Tertiary High School. The essence of the Mr Sam we knew in Ōtorohanga
shone through at Tertiary High School, which is the first school of its kind in NZ. Stories that were told
at Purewa Crematorium during the celebration of his life were essentially an outpouring of love and
respect by his students and colleagues, past and present. Mr Sam certainly made a difference to
many young people’s lives and his legacy, as a leader in education, was to lead by example.
Steve loved working and living in Ōtorohanga. He loved the people of Ōtorohanga and he loved how
the people were very welcoming to him, Sharon, Chantal and Troy from the time of their arrival. Of
course, the Kenny whānau connections were always going to ensure they would be supported. Aunty
Pam Kenny was Office Secretary during his time on the staff; father-in-law Tom Kenny was Head Boy
in 1951, and cousin Grant Kenny was Head Boy in 1979. With a history of such connections Mr Sam
could have been a name-dropper, but he was always humble and dignified. It is nice to know that
Steve was proud to learn that nephew Josh Kenny was elected Head Boy of Ōtorohanga College
2016.
Steve was hospitalised towards the end of 2015 and underwent a huge heart operation that gave him
a little more time to share with his loved ones. Aged 57, he went to sleep peacefully on 7 February
and Ōtorohanga College staff who taught with him felt privileged to be able to travel to him to say
farewell to a man of lasting mana.
E kore te totara e tū noa ki te parae, engari ka tū ki roto i te wao.
The totara is not found growing in open country but only in the heart of the forest.
These words affirm that a leader’s place is amongst his people as opposed to standing alone.. Those
of us who had the privilege of being in his sphere would certainly agree that Steve could have stood
atop the mountain, but his instinct was to work from within the heart of all groupings that he was a
part of.
During her final tribute to her dad, daughter Chantal expressed this sentiment: “Dad did not die
because he had a broken heart. He died because he gave a piece of his heart to everyone and there
was simply nothing left for him”.
E te Totara o te wao nui ā Tāne, moe mai rā i runga i te rangimarie me te aroha – Great leader of the
forest of Tāne, rest in eternal peace and love.
Welcome to new staff members
It is always good to welcome new blood to our College. They all bring new ideas, skills and talents. So
we welcome the following staff to the Ōtorohanga College whaanau. Mr T Jenkinson our new Deputy
Principal (HR), Ms Janie Meyer who will be teaching in the Geography and Social Sciences Faculty, Mr
D. Frewin who is covering Miss Haye’s position in Music and Drama, as she awaits the arrival of her
baby, Ms V Ward who is teaching Accounting, Economics, PE and Health, Mrs S Ford covering senior
English for Mrs M Papa who is on maternity leave, Mrs A Cumpstone, Mrs M Grey and Mrs L. Lovell
who are working as specialist support staff. We hope their time with us will be rewarding and fulfilling.
We also welcome back Mrs C Manson as the school counsellor. We welcome her skills and
experience in working with young people.
Farewell to staff
There is always a tension between being excited for new opportunities for staff who leave onto other
endeavours and having to say goodbye. Although Jay Warren was only with us a short time, he
definitely made an impact on his students and their learning. We wish him well in his new position of
HOD Geography at his new school Whangarei Boys High School.
Congratulations
A big “WELL DONE” to Mrs Papa, who safely delivered a baby girl, a short while ago. Both baby and
mother are doing well. Another magical journey begins with a brand new life.
The Parent Portal enables parents/caregivers to track their child’s progress in a number of
ways including live attendance information and academic achievement.
Parents/caregivers are able to see the following data:
 Personal Details
 Timetable
 Attendance
 Fees
 NCEA Summary
 NCEA Current Year Results
 NCEA All Results
Follow the three steps below using your unique username and password.
1. Enter the web address www.otocoll.school.nz into the address bar
2. Click on Parent Portal
3. To obtain information about your child enter the unique username and password at
the login section
Lyndsay Kurth
Deputy Principal, Learning
Falloon House - Kāinga Rua
Firstly a belated Happy New Year wish to one and all and long may we continue to enjoy many
more. It is a great pleasure to welcome our new and old residents to the Hostel,
Falloon House - Kāinga Rua .
2016 has begun with students bringing, new hopes, dreams and aspirations together with a
tremendous amount of enthusiasm, youthful wonderment and naivety. We endeavour to
enhance some key values, expectations and knowledge including Trust, Integrity,
Whanaungatanga, Kotahitanga and Aroha through a variety of team building exercises and
activities. The inclusion of and demand for 100% participation in a variety of group and team
building activities where the main goals are getting to know one another, getting along with one
another, and developing bonds with one another—becoming a whānau/family.
‘seize the moment and try everything to the best of their ability’
We wish to take this opportunity to congratulate and introduce Miss Zoe Henderson and Miss
Te Kahu Whatarangi on being appointed to the prestigious titles of Hostel Head Students for 2016.
Te Kahu hails from the great metropolis of Kawhia and Zoe from an even bigger place just west
of Makomako. We look forward to working with these girls and our other senor students in 2016.
Falloon House has opened its doors this year to a significant increase in student numbers. Our
roll is currently sitting at 62 students with 2 students starting next week taking our roll to 64.
A special thank you is offered to the staff and senior students of Falloon House for the smooth
beginning to the new year.
Ōtorohanga College High Performance Sports Program 2016
2016 will be an exciting inaugural year for the High Performance sports programme at Ōtorohanga
College where a number of new sporting opportunities will be experienced to the 20 selected student
athletes.
After a tough selection process and a huge number of applicants, we are finally able to announce the
20 lucky students;
1. Josh Kenny
11. Kairangi Anderson
2. Henry Te Aretoa
12. Anna Connolly
3. Trent Maguire
13. Tremont Rhind
4. Kate Russell
14. Kaylee Christison
5. Jessica Russell
15. Harry Anglesey
6. Tori van der Heyden
16. Josh Cashell
7. Liam Fox
17. Sam Lewis
8. Dallas Maguire
18. Mi-Claire Venter
9. Jake Marcroft
19. Ted Holmes
10. Daniel Wylie
20. Peta Pitts-Brown
What the program will give our students;
 A mentor for their code. This would likely to be a professional, ex professional or specialised
coach in their code. Students will meet with mentors and set goals, discuss training needs and
explore other ways to move forward in their code.
 Training sessions with the group twice a week for six weeks of each term. This will include
cross fit, plyometrics, core training, endurance, speed work and agility.
 Subsidised trips to sporting events/trainings or activities.
 Some sponsored High Performance kit (training shirt/training bag)
 trips to workshops including; sports nutrition, training and the institute of sport for all members
The group will be involved in the following in 2016;
TERM ONE
PRE SELF FITNESS ASSESSMENT
AVANTIDROME VISITS IN CAMBRIDGE (4 Module visits)
The University of Waikato is the tertiary education partner of the Home of Cycling with a dedicated
sport science laboratory located at the Avantidrome in Cambridge. Each module introduces our
students to specialist sport science equipment used in assessing elite athletes, while providing a
hands-on opportunity for students to make links between theory and practice.
Module 1 VO2 max assessment on treadmill
Module 2 Anaerobic assessment using Wattbike, testing 10 and 30 second sprint power
Module 3 Explosive vertical jump assessment
Module 4 Horizontal explosive assessment and agility assessment Junior programme
Our student athletes will be assessed using the same techniques and state-of-the-art equipment
employed for elite athletes by practitioners working with these elite athletes.
Weeks 4-10
Cross Fit training. Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Gold coin each session includes breakfast.
Mentor Meeting
Session with a mentor in the athlete's code.
STADIUM STOMP (Eden Park Auckland): also known as the ultimate stair climbing challenge, is a
unique event that sets you on a stair climbing course within very large sporting stadiums. Participants
climb up, down and around the stairs within the stadium bays, traversing literally thousands of stairs
TERM TWO
NUTRITION Seminar: Students will learn about eating for optimum sports performance and recovery.
INSTITUTE OF SPORT Visit: The Institute are Leaders in Sport and Fitness Education in New
Zealand.
Weeks 4-10
Cross Fit training. Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Gold coin each session includes breakfast.
TERM THREE
BAILEY INGHAM RUN: High Performance athletes will complete the community 5km or 10km run.
Weeks 4-10
Cross Fit training. Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Gold coin each session includes breakfast.
Tough Guy/Gal Challenge: Rotorua 6km or 12km obstacle course/mud run
TERM FOUR
CITY2SURF: Event Five. 12km run from Tauranga to the Mount.
L. Parsons
TIC High Performance Sport
2016 marks 400 years since the death of the
greatest story-teller who ever lived, William
Shakespeare.
To celebrate this occasion, the students of
Ōtorohanga College plan to honour the Bard
by exploring and performing a segment of the
timeless Shakespearian tragedy, Macbeth.
The work is still very much in its infancy as
we are currently gauging student interest,
however, initial reactions have been positive
so I am confident we will be able to get this
project off the ground and on track to
becoming a well rounded, performance based
investigation of Shakespeare's stage,
language and time.
Keep an eye out for further information
regarding Ōtorohanga College's performance
of Macbeth and we hope to see you when we
are ready to present the work publicly.
The Friends of the Ōtorohanga College Sports Committee
Want to be part of an awesome team? Want to help raise the profile of sport and support our
student athletes? Our Sports Committee needs you!
The ?torohanga College Sports Committee meets once a month to support College Sport. If you are
interested to joining this committee please email [email protected] for all details
Another busy and proactive year for the Sports Committee is underway and there have been many
developments that have supported the functioning of sport in Ōtorohanga College. These have
included;
 fundraising activities
 the securing of sponsorship
 advertising
 finding coaches and managers
 purchasing of new sports uniforms
 the development of a college sports shirt
 the start of a High Performance Sports Program
The major accomplishments for the committee in recent times were the continuing of major
sponsorship deals from The Lines Company and Bailey Ingham. Also funds have been raised from
farmers through the calf scheme and Motocross marshalling. The major annual fundraising events
set in by the committee included a Community Ball and a Quiz Night. With these monies and the
securing of sponsorship (e.g. McKenzie Strawbridge), new uniforms have been purchased for
various codes. The Sports Committee have also designed and began to roll out a new college
sports shirt which has now been available to all sports players and coaches. Many students have
already ordered one of these. This year sees the start of the High Performance Sports Program.
This idea came from our student representative Kate Russell.
Since the start of the Sports committee there has been a significant boost to our sports within the
College. As a result of committee work, athletes are looking more professional and teams are better
resourced. The Sports Committee would like to thank all parents for their support and please feel
free to contact us with any ideas and/or feedback.
The Year Ahead
 Continue to develop fundraising initiatives and sponsorship opportunities
 The purchase of outdoor fitness stations around the College
 Financial support of identified sporting students who need assistance
 Next areas targeted for sports uniform upgrade
 Initiate and implement plan for gifted and talented athletes.
 Other ways we can move sport forward
Sports Committee Members
Chairperson - Leighton Parsons Head of PE (also TIC Cricket & Rugby and High Performance
Sports)
Board Member & Principal – Tīmoti Harris
Teachers – Kristen Andrews, Lacosta Hayward, TIC – Karen Flay (Netball)
Sports Coordinator – Tanchia Pitts-Brown
Student Representatives – Henry Te Aretoa & Kate Russell
Parents - Marcus Paterson, Jo Butcher, Tony Russell, Dot Carr, Jaimee Tamaki
SENIOR LEADERS BADGE ASSEMBLY
Youth MP of the King Country/ Taranaki region
Leah Bell
On the 26th of January I attended a Youth MP training day in Hamilton at the Ministry of Social
Development with other Youth MPs from Taupo to Dannevirke. Apart from not being able to find the
building and people continuingly pointing my Dad in the direction of an abandoned building in which I
thought entering would bring me to a Robert De Niro style Mafia stand off, the day was very educating
and fun. I learnt all about the importance of voting and the power of the public, and also met many
passionate and interesting fellow Youth MPs and Youth Journalists. The day inspired me to not be
afraid to take initiative in my school and community, so I hope that in my role in the future, as the King
Country/Taranaki Youth MP and Head Girl, that I use this inspiration for the benefit of our community.
Throughout the Youth MP tenure (January to July) a Youth Parliament Journalist, Tim Watson from
Tauranga, will report on what I am doing as a Youth MP via social media, newspapers etc. He has just
been in contact about the petition to commemorate the NZ Land Wars, so hopefully our school will get
some good press in the upcoming months!
MPs. First tenure training day, MSD. Hamilton
COLLEGE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGES
www.otocoll.school.nz
http://www.facebook.com/OtorohangaCollege
http://www.facebook.com/pathwaycentre
https://www.facebook.com/OtorohangaCollegeSports
http://www.facebook.com/OtorohangaCollegeHostel
Petition to Parliament Seeking a commemoration
of the NZ Land Wars
Linda Campbell
As we closed our year in 2015 it truly felt as though it
happened on the steps of Parliament on December 8th.
Such an exceptional and significant moment in the life of
Ōtorohanga College as we played our part in a national
campaign to remember and honour our own history.
The very next day we received notice that Waimarama
Anderson and Leah Bell, as signatories to the petition,
now tabled by Hon. Nanaia Mahuta, are to present to the
Maaori select committee on March 9th, in Parliament.
Since then some of us have rested, while Mariana Papa
has achieved the wonderful, and recently given birth to
Apakura Kokori. Congratulations whānau Papa! In a
desperate effort to create space for their whānau, I am
writing here now without the critical eye of Mariana.
Timoti has been fielding phone calls of all descriptions.
The
people,
both
Maori
and
Pakeha,
are
hugely positive about this epic journey led by “our girls”.
Letters and articles have been written aplenty. The girls
are becoming media savvy, and act together as a very complementary and strong team. They are
very proud of what they are standing for, and wear their commitment to this kaupapa with great dignity.
On the March 11 Tai Te Ariki Jones and Leah will address a conference in Wellington that is
convening to discuss “Civics and Citizenship in Education”. They have been invited to speak at the
National Museum by Dr Sarah Rusholme, of The Wellington Museum Trust, and the Ministry of Culture
and Heritage, on “the petition and what led them to starting this, what they’ve learned through the
process, and what could adults (not just teachers) do to help them learn more about participating in
society”. Before then we will be writing and working in preparation for these two presentations,
including our Rhiannon Magee, who has just started her tertiary study. More interviews are in the
wings, so everything we do in preparation for any one event contributes to the next.
The petition online is still very alive: please sign if you have not already
http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/nzlandwars1963
The facebook page run by Zak Henry can fill you in even more https://www.facebook.com/
NZLandWars
Here is an article that Leah wrote for the Human Rights Commission the day after we were at
Parliament, and follows up the previous one she wrote during work experience there in September
2015, which you can also find online in the same magazine by keying in: me maumahara taatou.
https://www.hrc.co.nz/news/newzealand-land-wars-petition-update/
MFM Interview at Tapu Te Ranga,7.00
am, 8.12.2016
Teachers as writers and Teachers of Writers
Teacher Led Innovation Fund (TLIF)
On the 18th January I was pleased to have an opportunity to address a group of teachers and
graduate students at the Institute of Professional Learning, at the University of Waikato. It was
heartening to realise the broad impact of the Writer’s Project both in and outside our college, and to
meet our new DP, Mr Tim Jenkinson, and our Maths and Science teacher, Mr James Buckley, both
there as participants in the five day programme. They increase our Professional Learning Community
(PLC) to 15 teachers on staff, directly involved with developing a culture of writing in our kura, within a
community of writers (that is you too!). I was able to talk about the last two terms of work that our
teachers have done as teacher/researchers within the project, and the positive impacts that this has
had on our student’s developing identities as writers themselves. We are indeed fortunate to work with
our Professor, Terry Locke, who has a great commitment to supporting these substantial innovations
specifically here with us.
Last year we held a community dinner focused on writing and being writers; as a result of such a solid
response from our whaanau who came, we are planning for the next one now, and you are all
welcome! As an outcome of discussions that night, we are in the process of co-ordinating an after
school writing and homework programme open to our students and whaanau. There already exists a
group of parents, extended whaanau, retired teachers, student mentors and staff who have
reconfirmed their interest in participating in this as supporters of the greater goal that our students
become confident and able writers, with all doors and options open to them in their course selection,
assessment results, and ultimate career and study pathways of their choice. The research that our
PLC conducted here last year already shows that this goal is possible, and in fact already happening.
Some students will come home with information seeking your permission for them to participate in the
writing research this year, and for us to share the outcomes with Waikato University, as we analyse
what specifically works for our students to build a strong and enduring community of writers.
If you would like to talk about this, please get in touch with me, or any of the other teachers involved,
and come along when we put the word out.
Linda Campbell
Teacher Led Innovation Fund (TLIF)
Project Manager
[email protected]
07 8738029 027 4511 503
Otorohanga
College
Uniform 2016
A uniform is worn to encourage
a spirit of identity and pride in
our College. All uniforms are
according to specific regulation
design and pattern and there
are to be no variations on the
theme.
TROUSERS
Navy regulation ‘Gamma’
style trousers , worn to
ankle length.
SHORTS
Navy regulation ‘Milton’
style.
SOCKS
Boys: Navy Regulation with gold
and maroon bands to be worn with
shoes and shorts
Girls: Black ankle socks
with shoes only.
SKIRT
SHOES
Navy regulation,
‘Midnight’ colour in
‘Somerset” fabric. Knee
length or longer and own
choice of pattern
Black, below the ankle
and low heeled. Any
laces to be black only.
POLAR FLEECE
Navy regulation style with
College emblem.
SANDALS
SHIRT
Black, below the ankle,
Regulation light blue shirt with
the College emblem.
with a heel strap
Students are expected to
wear the College uniform
correctly during school
hours, to and from school
and at school functions
when required.
All items of uniform
should be named.
ADDITIONAL UNIFORM
BEANIE
Navy regulation style
may be worn outside the
classroom in Terms Two
and Three only
STOCKINGS
Navy, Black or flesh
coloured stockings
JERSEY
V-necked maroon and
gold regulation jersey
JACKET
Navy, gold stripe with
College emblem.
SCARF
Maroon and gold regulation
style.
with shoes only.
CAPS
Plain navy hats regulation
style may be worn outside
the classroom in hot, sunny
weather in Terms One and
Four only.
These can
also be
purchased from
T-SHIRTS
Short sleeved t-shirts to be
worn under the uniform
must be white. Sleeves or
hem-line may not protrude
past the hem-line of the
regulation shirt .
the office.
JEWELLERY AND OTHER CODES
One plain ring finger
Nail Polish is to be clear
Make-up is to be natural colour skin tones
The only jewellery which may be worn is plain studs or
small sleepers, only in the ear. Visible body
piercings are not permitted under any circumstances
If a student needs to wear jewellery for cultural or religious reasons this must be out of sight and
beneath the shirt.
Hairclips, ties and ribbons must tone in with hair colour.
Neatness, tidiness and cleanliness are required.
Beards and moustaches are not permitted.
SUPPLIERS OF THE SCHOOL
UNIFORM
If on the Student Leadership
Team students are issued
The only suppliers of the Ōtorohanga
College Uniform are:
with a Blazer, Tie, and

Haddads. Maniapoto Street,
873 8377

Wool and Fabric Shop, Maniapoto
Street, 873 8781
Formal Blouse to wear.
Ōtorohanga College is now a Blended Learning School.
Parents and students have been asked to provide a suitable device for use in the classroom. We
would encourage families and whānau to look into providing a device to support learning.
However, we also understand that there are many reasons why this is not practical for some families.
Therefore, all learning area of the kura tuarua now have devices for use by students. This means that
students that have not brought a device to school won’t be at a disadvantage.
It is important to realize that learning is significantly improved when greater numbers of devices are
brought to school by the students. Through the cooperation of Ōtorohanga College and it’s wider community, we can look forward to further success in implementing innovative and modern teaching and
learning strategies.
At the moment, we have gathered the following statistics:
At Year 9, 37% of students have registered a device for learning.
At Year 10, 69% of students have registered a device for learning.
At Year 11, 72% of students have registered a device for learning.
At Year 12 65% of students have registered a device for learning.
At Year 13 73% of students have registered a device for learning.
If you are considering purchasing a device for a student to bring, we have provided the following
information to assist you in maximizing the learning potential of your purchase.
If students already have a device that they have purchased for school use, they can continue to use
this. The following information is for those families and whānau who do not yet have a device. Please
avoid purchasing tablets, as they are limited in their functions at
school.
The device should be equipped with a keyboard (not to be
confused with touch screen keyboards), and a screen that is a
minimum of 11 inches in size. The device that we have found that
best meets these requirements is a small laptop similar to the HP
Stream.
Another device possibility is the Chromebook. However,
caregivers need to be aware that if you are purchasing a
Chromebook, they will only work when connected to a good
internet connection. They will not operate Microsoft or any
non-Google apps.
Both Ōtorohanga 100% and Noel Leeming both offer deals for local schools.
The landscape of learning is constantly changing. It is good to see that the community of this awesome
school of ours is well placed to make the most of the exciting opportunities that will come with these
changes.
Thanks to Lauran Robinson for her support with
photographing events to be used for our newsletter
and a range of other news media.
Greg Smith
SALES MANAGER
[email protected]
T: 07 873 8522
Prescott Toyota
152 Maniapoto Street
Otorohanga 3900
Thanks to Chris Lord for his ongoing support
with our awesome website.
Thanks to OTL for the support they have given to pick up
the calves donated by our generous farmers for
our calf scheme.
PROVIDING QUALITY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
TO FARMERS AND BUSINESSES
07 873 7325 Otorohanga
FREEPHONE: 0800 482 928
[email protected]
SPORTS CORNER
Welcome back everyone. Hold on to your hats as we have an extremely
hectic term with sport ahead of us. Please refer to our sports calendar
featured in our newsletter. Some dates have changed, but most codes
have now been locked in.
For our new students, welcome aboard. We have plenty to offer so if you
are interested in anything please see Mrs Pitts-Brown, Sports Coordinator.
Permission slips are issued for every event your child attends. Please ensure this is signed and
returned as soon as possible. In some cases events are back to back and we will only have a limited
time to process these. Please ensure you retain the top portion as this will have detailed information
regarding the event, departure time, cost and other vital information.
For our new families we have our Ōtorohanga College Sports
Facebook. We have found this a great tool for communicating to
both whaanau and students. To join our group go to our page
https://www.facebook.com/OtorohangaCollegeSports and press
“Like” it’s that easy to stay in touch. If you do not have a Facebook
page then please visit our college website. This information can be viewed there.
I would like to thank the Ōtorohanga College Sports Committee for their generous Year 8 Sports Grant
for primary schools within our catchment. Some schools were not able to take advantage of this grant
as they didn’t have any candidates last year, but hopefully they will this year. Congratulations to all
these students, what a great start to your College life.
Karne Barlow – Waitomo Caves School, Blair Cox – Maihiihi School, Jayden Heke – St Marys School,
Kahn Kerr-Bell – Ōtorohanga Primary School, Kelsey Knight – Kinohaku School, Mitchell Lewis –
Otewa School, Taylah Matthews-Garas – Kio Kio School, Campbell Pareanga – Hauturu School, and
Raymond Turner – Kawhia School
Sports Fees: “PAY BEFORE PLAY”
Unfortunately, Sport is a costly activity no matter where you go. Affiliation fees, grounds, equipment,
uniforms, and transport fees need to be paid for and we try our hardest to keep these fees as low as
possible. Sport within our college is an extra-curricular activity therefore user must pay. The winter
fees are as follows:
Basketball $35
Hockey $110 Netball $60
Rugby $55
Soccer $50
This “PAY BEFORE PLAY” has been implemented by our College Sports Committee as we have too
many players not covering their fee which isn’t fair on those students who have paid. We have also
found that players are more committed to playing when they have paid their fees. If students haven’t
paid their fees they will not be issued a playing uniform.
For some families/whānau sports fees are expensive. Hopefully we are giving you early notice, so you
are able to plan ahead for this expense. We do have a number of families who have arranged
automatic payments to help with these fees. If you would like to take this option please contact our
front office.
Fundraise to pay for your own sports fees option: Some students are willing to help with fundraisers
and can allocate this money towards their fees. If your child would like to do this please see
Mrs Pitts-Brown for more information.
Thank you to Andy Sheath, Hamilton Shoe Clinic for his
sponsorship to our Netballers. We have received 8 training
balls to get the season underway. The other offer is 15%
discount off the retail price of all netball shoes purchased
at Shoe Clinic 437 Victoria St Hamilton. You will also receive a free netball.
While we were holidaying…..A number of our sports women were keeping
active.
Tori van der Heyden was selected, along with 70 young netballers in the U 17
age group, at the end of the 2015 in a Waikato Bay of Plenty Zone High
Performance programme. Our Zone extends from Taupo to Gisborne to
Whitianga. Margaret Forsyth is the High Performance Manger. To date, Tori
has had two High Performance Days; the first covering nutrition, Sports
Psychology, and Strength and Conditioning. On Saturday, Tori attended a
training day with the other players from the Zone.
New Zealand Secondary School Coaches and Julie Fitzgerald the Magic Coach
were in attendance, spotting talent and selecting players from our Zone for the
New Zealand Secondary Schools trial.
Tori came up against the best from our Zone and did very well. Tori will continue
to take part in netball specific High Performance throughout this year.
Both Quinn Robinson and Jess Russell played in the Northern
Districts Under 15 team in Whanganui early January. Quinn had a
great tournament and won the award for number one ranked
batsman with scores of 53*, 54*, 45, 26, 5, 0 all in 30 over games.
Quinn was named in the tournament team to play Australia.
Kate Russell
My Summer Exchange
We flew out on the 14th of
January, there were three
of us from our beach,
Whiritoa
plus
our
chaperone, Tony Russell.
We had arranged to spend
10 days at one of
Australia's most popular
surf
beaches
named
Torquay. Our aim was to
experience and learn how
the Australians do surf life
saving and try and bring it
back to our home club. It was an amazing experience and I
definitely want to go back in the near future. It was great meeting all
the new people and making life long friends, but also going on
patrol with the Aussies which was so different, we had to quickly
make adjustments. Some highlights were exploring underwater
caves, learning how to knee board, patrolling with their paid guards,
competing in the danger surf swim series, shopping in all the surf
shops and oh I just loved getting up at 7am every morning to join in
with their training sessions which were so intense. I made so many amazing memories over there, and
I am definitely bringing back all their training ideas to our club and their knee boarding techniques.
Cost $135 each
Payment for this tracksuit will
need to be paid into our college
office before an order will be
placed. Once we have a lot of 10
ordered we will order these from
our supplier.
Mrs Piits-Brown, Sports Coordinator will have different sizes so
you can try these on before purchasing.
We must stress that this is for
sporting events and should not
be considered as a part of the
school uniform.
Sports Statistics - supplied by New Zealand Secondary Schools Sports
Council
The returns have been collated and provide a wealth of information that informs
planning and change in school sport practices to individual schools, to school
sport regionally and nationally and to all National Sporting Organisations.
The percentage of students representing their school in sport remains steady at
54%, with girls remaining at 51% and boys up slightly to 58%. The rate at which
teachers are involved in providing leadership to school sport (coaching, managing and officiating) continues to slowly decline, sitting at 32% in 2015 with the
percentage of teachers who are coaching also continuing its slow downward trend to 19%.
Netball tops the list for playing numbers with over 29,000 students representing their school followed
by 4 other sports having more than 20,000 students pulling on a school jersey - Rugby, Football and
Basketball which continued its strong growth in the school sport space, up by 6% on 2014 numbers
and 18% over the last 4 years.
Among those sports proving popular with students in recent years are a number of modified versions
of traditional sports including Rugby Sevens, Beach Volleyball, Mountain Biking and Futsal which is up
a whopping 41% from 2014 and over 100% since 2012. Some less traditional sports that continue to
show strong growth include Adventure Racing, Cheerleading, Archery and Ultimate Frisbee.
Schools are encouraged to analyse their own data to inform planning and your RSD can provide help
with this including providing historical data. RSOs and RSTs are similarly encouraged to contact their
RSD for data relating to their sport or region and NSOs can contact NZSSSC.
Sports Calendar 2016 Term 1
Event
Location
Day
Date
Swimming
College
Fri
19 Feb
Swimming – King Country
Taumarunui High
School
Thurs
25 Feb
Aquatics (AWD)
TBA
Thurs
3 March
Athletics
College
Fri
4 March
Mountain Biking – North Island
Auckland
Sat
Athletics – King Country
Te Awamutu
Thurs
10 March
Tennis – W/Thames Valley
Hamilton
Tues
15 March
Triathlon – Teams WSS
Lake Karapiro
Wed
16 March
Ki O ‘Rahi – WSS Seniors
Thames
Wed
16 March
Equestrian - Showjumping
Lemington
Wed
16 March
Futsal - WSS
Hamilton
Thur &
Fri
Athletics – WBOP
Porritt Stadium,
Hamilton
Sat
19 March
Sports Academy – Stadium
Stomp
Eden Park, Auckland
Sun
20 March
Triathlon – Individuals WSS
Lake Karapiro
Wed
23 March
Rugby – McQuilkin Cup
Te Kuiti High School
Thurs
24 March
Rugby 7s - King Country
Taupo
Sat
2 April
Equestrian - Dressage
Cambridge
Fri
8 April
Swimming – WBOP
Te Rapa, Hamilton
Tues
5-6 March
17 - 18
March
12 April
Assisting students to achieve their dreams – The Ōtorohanga College Charitable
Trust.
Simply, we have a vision of providing extra funding support to students to help them achieve their
dreams. As such, the Ōtorohanga Charitable Trust has been set up as an independent body from the
College to raise funds to distribute for the benefit of the college community.
The purpose of the Otorohanga College Charitable Trust is to promote and assist with the educational,
sporting, cultural and social advancement of the college. Initiated by Dawn Davidson (in Trust jargon,
Dawn is the “Settlor” of the Trust), the Ōtorohanga College Charitable Trust was created in 2015. It is
in its early stages and the Trustees are currently surveying other college trusts to find out some tried
and true ways of working. Combined with consulting with the local community, we will this year clearly
develop our goals and vision.
Trustees are: Paul Singh (Chairperson); Lorraine Fox (Secretary); Renee Nikora (Treasurer); Donna
Hemara; Noel Hurley; Ken Drummond; and, Roy Willison.
To get things started our first initiative is a good one: The Ōtorohanga College Cookbook! This is a
cookbook that has the favorite scrumptious recipes from people in our community…it’s a real beauty
and is selling fast…$25 each. Call Dawn Davidson on 078737064 to order your copy, or, call into the
Office and see Renee. If you have any queries about the Trust please email [email protected].
Paul Singh – Chairman - On behalf of the Ōtorohanga College Charitable Trust
SOCCER NEWS
Otorohanga College Soccer team sponsored by Bailey Ingham created history: It is the first time ever
this team has reached the Top 4 and qualifying for the semi finals in the Twilight Murray Hunt
Furnishers 7 a side League. For a number of players this is their fifth year playing together and a real
achievement for their final year at College.
Left to right: Bailey Wright, Alex Bell, Liam Fox, Harry Anglesey, Jake Marcroft, Daniel Wylie,
Dallas Maguire, Trent Maguire, Joshua Kenny and Mr Ram Chetty.
ATHLETICS
This year the high jump heats will be run in the lunch hour over the next two weeks with the finals on
Athletics Day Friday 4th March. We welcome parents / caregivers and spectators to our Athletics Day.
Time
Field Events
Track Events
9.20am
Shotput - Senior Boys
Discus - Junior Girls
Javelin - Junior Boys
High Jump - Int Girls Finals
Long Jump - Int Boys
Triple Jump - Senior Girls
1500m
10.15am Shotput - Junior Girls
Discus - Junior Boys
Javelin - Int Girls
High Jump - Int Boys Finals
Long Jump - Senior Girls
Triple Jump - Senior Boys
200m Heats
800m
11.00am Shotput - Junior Boys
Discus - Int Girls
Javelin - Int Boys
High Jump - Senior Girls Finals
Long Jump - Senior Boys
Triple Jump - Junior Girls
400m
11.45am Shotput - Int Girls
Discus - Int Boys
Javelin - Senior Girls
High Jump - Senior Boys Finals
Long Jump - Junior Girls
Triple Jump - Junior Boys
100m Heats
12.30
Lunch
Lunch
1.10
Roll call with Whanau group - meet at caravan
1.15pm
Shotput - Int Boys
Discus - Senior Girls
Javelin - Senior Boys
High Jump - Junior Girls Finals
Long Jump - Junior Boys
Triple Jump - Int Girls
2.00pm
Shotput - Senior Girls
Discus - Senior Boys
Javelin - Junior Girls
High Jump - Junior Boys Finals
Long Jump - Int Girls
Triple Jump - Int Boys
2.40pm
Relays 4 x 100metres
Junior Girls
Junior Boys
Intermediate Girls
Intermediate Boys
Senior Girls
Senior Boys
100m Finals
200m Finals
Ōtorohanga College Athletics Records
Updated 2014 - (No new records in 2014)
Junior Girls
Junior Boys
Event
100m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
100m Hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
Name
S Cumpstone
B Pearse
C Beauchamp
M Anderson
V Hart
M Anderson
Date
2000
1973
1974
1981
1985
1994
Time/Dist
13.4
27.8
64.2
2.33.4
5.7.35
11.55.2
Name
D Mans
D Mans
N Staite
H Wolvers
P Stock
C Schubert
Date
1973
1973
1976
1974
1977
1984
Time/Dist
12.1
24.3
54.3
2.15.9
4.24.3
11.37.0
19.9
1.57m
4.75m
Event
100m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
100m Hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
J Brock
S Hanna
S Martin
1971
1974
1969
G Cox
L Killalea
J Tauupiki
1971
1968
1991
17.3
1.56m
5.23m
Triple Jump
Shotput
Discus
Javelin
A Wetere
J Morgan
A Wellington
A Winikerei
2000
1993
1963
2015
8.10m
8.92m
29.06m
27.75m
Triple Jump
Shotput
Discus
Javelin
J Cameron
G Ormsby
M Anderson
L Donaldson
1979
1991
1981
1975
10.59m
11.83m
35.56m
38.56m
Date
1978
1978
1976
1988
1978
1983
Time/Dist
11.4
23.6
52.7
2.8.7
4.14.9
10:52
1970
1981
2011
1990
1990
1966
1966
1983
15.5
15.5
1.75m
6.26m
12.29m
14.91m
48.02m
48.68m
Intermediate Girls
Event
100m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
100m Hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shotput
Discus
Javelin
Intermediate Boys
Name
M Toa
M Toa
J Mallet
L Disher
C Thompson
H Pinkerton
Date
1983
1984
1976
1979
1981
1985
Time/Dist
12.8
26.6
63.6
2.30.2
5.01.0
11.28.0
S Martin
D Carr
S Hanna
M Toa
A Wetere
V Tahatika
T Bernsten
T Bernsten
1970
1981
1975
1984
2001
1997
1984
1983
18.9
18.9
1.50m
5.22m
9.43m
10.74m
31.90m
30.75m
Senior Girls
Event
Name
100m
M Bethell
200m
M Bethell
400m
N Staite
800m
N Tahi
1500m
P Stock
3000m
K Archer
100m Hurdles
G Board
K Wetere
High Jump
D Lyon
Long Jump
S Ratu
Triple Jump S Ratu
Shotput
G McCarrison
Discus
G McCarrison
Javelin
A Berntsen
Senior Boys
Event
100m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
100m Hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
Name
L Tong
L Tong
C Thompson
C Beauchamp
C Thompson
C Thompson
Date
1964
1964
1982
1976
1982
1982
Time/Dist
12.5
25.8
64.5
2:33
5.04.8
10.26.3
Name
N Hove
M Bethell
T Smith
N Tahi
P Stock
P Stock
Date
2013
1980
1977
1989
1979
1979
Time/Dist
11.3
23.5
50.4
2.11.9
4:25
9.18.3
16:08
1.60m
5.02m
Event
100m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
100m Hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
R Jefferes
S Hanna
S Martin
1982
1977
1972
G Board
C Edwards
S Ratu
1972
1987
1991
15.8
1.80m
6.40m
Triple Jump
Shotput
Discus
Javelin
B Tahi
C Webber
T Bernsten
T Bernsten
1988
1972
1986
1986
10.10m
10.97m
36.28m
42.4m
Triple Jump
Shotput
Discus
Javelin
E McKenzie
G McCarrison
G McCarrison
D Lyon
1965
1972
1972
2013
12.83m
13.82m
44.64m
49.01m