2018 HNHS School Magazine HNHS Magazine 2018 | Page 15

Life skills involved a lot of people and we had many
students getting involved in house events that thought they
would never give it a go. We had teams cooking, welding
and arguing in inter house debating. Dodgeball, orienteering
and tug a truck were some of the other minor house events.
Dodgeball gave us an opportunity to relieve some built up
anger from house competitions by throwing balls at each
other (below shoulders of course…). Orienteering was a
good result for us, coming in a strong second place, it helps
when you have a world champion in your team. Tug a truck
meant pulling a fire truck, with Tainui’s own, Mr Vose sitting
in the front seat.
As house leaders we hope that the enjoyment we had
throughout the year will set up a strong foundation for
the years to come. Hopefully in the future Tainui house
can progress from participating to winning. In sporting,
academic and cultural areas the house has strong individuals
coming through that have the opportunity to make Tainui
great again.
A big thank you to all the students who stepped out of
their comfort zone for Tainui. Thanks to the teachers who
somehow managed to keep sane while looking after us all
and a massive thank you to Mrs Hargreaves who did so
much work behind the scenes. You made all this possible
and somehow managed to wear yellow every single day.
Sha-la-la
Will Kimber and Sophie Hooper
Tainui House Leaders
Samuel Bowering, Sophie Hooper, William Kimber, Lizzie Harvey
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