Ngaruawahia High School Yearbooks 1994-2009 Ngaruawahia High School Yearbook 2009

Reflecting on the Nationals, it was an amazing experience and we’re so glad to have been a part of the team of 49 that represented Ngaruawahia High School. Up against 64 other schools, we are all very proud to come home with a silver and bronze medal. We stayed at Apumoana Marae in Rotorua, only 5 mins away from Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) and we are thankful to have such an awesome marae to have stayed at. We had our whakatau when we arrived and settled in pretty quickly, setting up beds and virtually straight into homework (which our lovely teachers made sure they provided for us – gee, thanks!). There were takeaways for tea the first night, and talking about food – our meals were WICKED all week! Tuesday morning ‘Team Rangimarie’ went to the Powhiri at the lake while the rest of us mentally and physically prepared ourselves for the W12 races for the day. Whaea Rangimarie told us we had ONE chance to crack a final – and we knew if we wanted a medal, we’d have to crack it alright! After the initial ‘mind? blowing’ fact that we were only one of 64 schools participating in the week?long event, the results showed how determined we actually were. A bronze medal in the J16 Mixed W12 Champ Final showed how keen we Under 16 Boys - W6 250 Bowl Final were. W e d n e s d a y 3rd Wahia Nga Rua 1:03.95 was a very hectic day on the water because T a w h i r i m a t e a decided he wanted to teach us all a lesson. It was one of the worst conditions you’d ever wish on your team, especially for heats and progressions. Matua Waki told us that we needed to adapt our way of thinking and gauge the turns, especially with the weather being so unkind to us – and Under 16 Boys - W6 250 Plate Final 3rd Tumanako 0:57.89 Under 16 Girls - W6 250 Plate Final 4th Manaaki 1:07.11 Under 16 Girls - W6 250 Champ Final 2nd Rima Eka 1:02.87 Under 19 Girls - W6 500 Plate Final 2nd Team Rangimarie 2:39.09 Under 16 Boys - W6 500 Plate Final 4th Rangatahi 2:21.09 Under 16 Mixed WT12 250 Champ Final 3rd NHS 1 1:04.39 although it was hard, most teams coped ok. Some teams got to go to a natural mineral bath ‘up the road’ which was a good opportunity for teams to gel even more. T h u r s d a y morning was beautiful – although it was cold, we kept warm with our new uniforms and the jackets Whaea Roa gave us. Our junior teams paddled really well – with three teams making champ finals and the rest making plate finals or semi’s. Teams were really happy with the efforts on the water on Thursday, however, we all knew we needed to have an early night and start focussing in order to a c h i e v e anything on Friday. We enjoyed dinner at the pools, but had an early night. F r i d a y morning – D day. Te A t a a m i r a missed out on finals after having the f a s t e s t qualifying ???? ????? ??????? ?)???? ??? ???? ??????? ????? ????????? ????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?)????? ??I??? ????? ??Q??????? ??I???????? ??Q??? ??I????????? ?)]???? ?9?? ?I? ???? ?5?????? ????? ?? ???? ??? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?)?????? ???? ??????? ?? ??a???? ???g ??? ???? ????? ?? ??????? ?? ?) ???? ??? ?A??? ??????? ? ? ?+ ?) ??????????? ??? ????? ??????? ????? ??9?? ??Q????? ????? ?)??????? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ?I???????? ???? ???????? ??? ??? ?)??? ???? ? ? ?+ ?)?? ??? ???????? ???? ????? ?? ????? ?5??? ?]???? ?]???? ?)I????????? ??]???? ??5???? ????????? ??]???? ??????? ?? ???? ?)]???? ??M??? ??-????? ??????? ?? ??5??? ??5?????? ??? ??]???? ?)]?????? ??? ???? ??? ?5??? ? ????? ???? ??? ? =S ???? ??????? ??? ?)?? ???? ?5??? ?I??? ???? ?????? ???? ??a-?????g ??? ??????? ?????? ? ? ?+ ?)]? ?????????? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ????? ????????? ????? ?)?????? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?? ???? ??O ?]????? ?((

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