Ngaruawahia High School Yearbooks 1994-2009 Ngaruawahia High School Yearbook 2009 | Page 54
something our school has been working towards for some time.
It will provide a safe and nurturing environment as students
come to terms with the culture of secondary school. This will
be ready for a 2010 start and will be lead by a group of
passionate, committed, hard working, innovative and caring
people.
These are just some of the accomplishments the school
have achieved this year and we continue to look forward to
more....
Y13 Students Farewell
The Head Students of 2009 Vaughan, Hinemaia, Kayla,
Jordan, and Manaaki, thank you for being you. You are all such
gifted and talented young people and will be great
ambassadors for Ngaruawahia High School. In academic,
cultural, social, and leadership spheres each one of you have
contributed, have shared and have excelled. I could not be
more proud of you than I am standing here tonight.
Indeed to all of the Y13 as you embark upon your life’s
journey hold fast to those things that matter upper most in this
world – he tangata, he tangata, he tangata – it is mankind, it is
mankind, it is mankind. Cast your net wide, but retain those
core values important to us. Your academic pursuits, your social
growth and true adultship will all come to fruition in its own
time because of you, not in spite of you. Remember who you
are and where you have come from – be proud of that always.
E tipu e rea mo nga ra o tou Ao,
to ringa ki te rakau a te Pakeha hei oranga mo to
tinana
To ngakau ki nga taonga a o Tipuna hei tikitiki mo
to mahunga
To wairua ki Te Atua, nana nei nga mea katoa.
Sir Apiranga Ngata’s wise advice to a young acquaintance ?
‘Grow o tender young shoot for the days of your
world
Your hand reaching for the tools of the Pakeha
for your physical wellbeing
Your heart with your ancestral heritage, a
topknot of pride for your head
Your spirit to God, who is the Creator of all
things.’
So go forth, achieve that to which you aspire, and all I ask in
return is that you embody the vision statement of our school –
Be empowered with the knowledge, skills,
attitude and values to enable you to lead a
rewarding and fulfilling life, to be able to make a
positive contribution to society.
Remember this so that on your journey build within you a
depth and strength of character that will serve you honourably
and society exponentially.
(Kia tu te ihiihi, kia tu te wanawana mou, mo to whanau,
mo te iwi –
Mauri tu! Mauri ora!
Kia eke panuku, kia eke Tangaroa)
My Vision for Ngaruawahia High School
I have always had a love of teaching – and every school I
have worked in I have found true reciprocity through because
of it – especially in my relationships with students. For this
reason teaching has been, and always will be, my love and my
passion. With these I bring to Ngaruawahia High school my
essence.
In keeping with this reciprocity and in establishing a vision
for the school I reflected upon the philosophy of our kuia Te
Puea Herangi in her articulation of the vision she had for our
Waikato people...
[Me ka moemoea au, ko au anake
Me ka moemoea tatou, ka tae e tatou
Te ohonga ake i taku moemoea
Te puawaitanga o aku whakaaro
If I dream, I dream alone
If we dream, we achieve together
Furthermore she asserted –
Te Puea Herangi
The waking from our dreaming
Leads to the blossoming of our
aspirations
So to this end I have decided to co?construct the vision with
the help of staff and students of Ngaruawahia High School. So
watch this space for more!
In closing, my final message is to you, the students of
Ngaruawahia High School. I leave you with these thoughts as
espoused by the President of the United States Barack
Obama....
“...At the end of the day,
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