Ngaruawahia High School Yearbooks 2010-2012 Kapa Haka Tour of Western USA 1998 | Page 130

Page 128 - Ngaruawahia High School Kapa Haka USA Tour 1998 Maera, Riki Lee, Pare and Kura having their evening meal at the Gold Strike Casino. The pupils were still hearty and enthusiastic eaters, taking advantage of the fact that the meals were paid for out of the putea. However there were some interesting arrangements as to who was going to leave the tip on the table and keen discussion on just how much to tip. In this case the tips were more than the price of the meals! On arriving back at Boulder the group prepared for the performance at the 5th Street Chapel, getting changed in a classroom upstairs. The audience filled the recreation hall (about 400) and were very appreciative. The group did well on a stage slightly smaller than they wished and mixed with the audience after the performance before heading ‘home’. Leon, Isaac, Motuit