STAFF NOTES
Back Row : Greer Edilson , Matiu Whiting , Terry Grieve , Matthew McGovern , Craig Thompson , Julian Lumbreras , Joe Christensen , Matt Beamish , Ian Johnson , Amanda Onekawa , Rick Reiter
5th Row : Brenda Jones , Anita Vennell , Mark Baker , Lance Karena , Chloe Nowell-Usticke , Richard Hart , Jeremy Bradshaw , Geoff Morrison , Monique Van Groenewoud , James Lloyd , Fleur McDonald , Jade Waldin
4th Row : Debbie Tait , Alison Gonscak , Nicola Lewis , Katie Mines , Kate McLennan , Nicola Littley-Va ’ asili , Nicky Johnson , Jennifer Cummins , Andrea Wilson , Shelley Smith , Raylee Cooper , Lin Chandler , Raewynn White
3rd Row : Pauline Hayes , Rachel Hulls , Fiona McNeil , Emma Lythgoe , Helen Bell , Sarita Taylor , Christine Bird , Linn Mclean , Sue Brebner , Paula Edilson , Maxine Gertsch , Jade Hanham , Lynette Baker
2nd Row : Wyn Drabble , Carla Millar , Lucy Meagher , Lisa Hargreaves , Emily Cargill , Ripeka Hapuku , Angela Hames , Amanda Moys , Karen Wilson , Sumiko Hardgrave-Abe , Bronwyn Boniface , Lynne Fenton , Jenni Fulford , Terry Petersen
Front Row : Jo Pearson , Matt Brebner , William Barnes , Sam Wallace , Robbie Cargill ( Acting Assistant Principal ), Joel Wilton ( Deputy Principal ), Greg Fenton ( Principal ), Glenys Sparling-Fenton ( Deputy Principal ), Warren Bird ( Assistant Principal ), Deborah Taylor , Steve Caldwell , Stephen Lowry , Tessa McSherry
Absent : Lee Bernstone , Andy Daley , Gaye Evans-Love , Debra Hay , Kaine Hokianga , Deidre Hensman , Chrissy Harris , Sharon ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Linda Matson , Suzy Newman , Scrum Orikena , Helen Paton , Denise Rich , Helen Reeves , Fabian Ramos , Philip Randles , Anne Todd , Christina Thomas , Helen Tasker , Carl Vose , Ruth Zapasnik
Pandemic ? We ’ ve got it covid .
Hindsight is 2020 - thank goodness we ’ ve reached the point where we can look back ! Everyone at HNHS has been affected , particularly the boss , who will not be able ���������������������������������������������������������� Perhaps he can practise his baby talk on Lynne in the meantime . Warren Bird suffered the heartache of external moderation not being compulsory . Barnesy became the teacher in charge of schoology mere weeks before we all became chained to the thing during lockdown but worse still , Monique von Groenewoud began her HNHS teaching career during lockdown !
���������������������������������������������������������� Stephen Lowry of all people went on a health kick . Joel Wilton decided that brown trousers would match blue blazers .
However , there were some positives like far less extracurricular activities , most notably the ball . We all felt sorry for the year 13s but they probably made up for it in a less formal setting . And other year groups , like the year 9s , have found some interesting ways to keep us busy - ask Glenys .
Robbie Cargill obviously didn ’ t feel busy enough with ��������������������������������������������������������� Kitchin sized hole in the senior management team during term three and was rewarded by organising the benchmark exams . In terms of cancellations , the biggest had to be certain house events , which allowed Rata to wrap up the Patu by the end of August . The other houses weren ’ t bitter at all … But at least it meant less eardrums being subjected to Lumbreras ’ shouting .
One new event was created - the Lockdown challenge , and the staff tortoises defeated the student hares with certain elder members of staff like Maxine Gertsch ( 50 km ) and the great Geoff Morrison ( 67km ) making massive contributions . Luckily , Geoff had the humility to deal with his incredible performance .
We lost one of the backbones of our school - Christine Bird , but gained some great new staff , particularly K�ka Ripeka , who stepped into Whaea Matthew ’ s massive shoes , as she also celebrated her retirement . But in many other ways , HNHS continued as normal - the staff band tried their best , choir practice continued , various comic geniuses interrupted meetings and the staff kept working hard and doing their best for the most important thing in this school - the kids .
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