PUKEKOHE HIGH SCHOOL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 294, 12 December 1935, Page 5

PUKEKOHE HIGH SCHOOL.

DIFFICULT TEAR ENDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) PUKEKOHE, Wednesday. In welcoming a good attendance of parents and old students at the Pukekohe Technical High School's breakingup ceremony to-day : tne principal, Mr. W. F. J. Munro, said that the past year had been a difficult one for the school, particularly in view of illnesses among the staff and through a certain amount of disorganisation caused by building extensions. However, the latter interruptions were pleasant ones, for now the school had technical equipment of a very high standard.

Mr. Munro announced that a new course, arts and crafts, was being inaugurated, for included in the staff was an assistant admirably suited for giving instruction in that class of work. He pointed out that people could not afford to shut their eyes to such a course, for it had a great commercial value.

, The member of Parliament for Franklin, Mr. A. C. A. Sexton, addressed the pupils and then presented prizes won during the year as follows:—

Form IlI.e: Certificate of merit, Robert Irvine. Form Ill.d: Certificate of merit, Charles lllsley, Robert Trail. Form Ill.e : Dux, Glynn Wellm; general excellence, Clarice Reynolds; merit, Rilma McKinney, Ina Dromgool. Form Ill.b, boys: Dux, Harold Denize; merit, Trevor "Welch, Nelson Itovill. Form Ill.b, girls : Dux K. Lyons ; merit, ,T. Hutchinson. Form Illoa: Dux, Joyce Wiley; excellence, Freil Sver.dsen ; certificates of merit, Marion Dunning, A. Chalmers.

Form IV.e: Merit, Stuart Brown. Form IV.d: Merit, Frank Rrifflll. Form IV.e: Dux, M. Cartwright; merit, E. Bycroft, J. Young: excellence, G. DnfTus. Form IV.b, girls: Dux: E. Hutchinson; merit, M. Dawson. Form IV.b, boys : Dux, S. Schofield ; merit. D. Crapp, F. Davies. Form IV.a: Dux, Joan Pyatt: excellence, Lynette Campbell; meria, J. Faulkner, F. Finn.

Form V.a: Excellence, Joan Tuohey merit, F. Corry, K. Lawrie. Form V.e Merit, A. Sinton,

Form Vl.d : Merit. i\. Blair. Form Vl.c, girls: General excellence, Zita Dromgool. Form A'l.b, boys : Merit, G. Walters. Form Vl.a : Merit, Norma Watkins, Helen Kay, B. Seeley, Jean Adams.

Higher leaving certificates: J. Adams. H. Kay, J. Hendry, B. Seeley. Prefects; Head girl, cup, Norma Watkins; head boy, eup, J. Hendry. Champion house: Girls, Massey House (captain, J. Smyth); boys, Massey House (captain, .Tames Hendry). Dux of home science girls: E. rhillips. Special prize in agricultural work: Eda Hutchinson. Writing prize (whole school) : Giris, Glynn Wellm; boys, N. Taylor. Drawing prize (whole school) : Girls, Judy Giles; boys, L. Bakalieh. Best craftsman in woodwork form :L. Harper. Best craftsman in engineering form ; R. Burnett. Old Students' Challenge Cup for commercial excellence: B- Morland.

Sports.—Swimming: Senior girls, J. Foster; junior girls, L. Clark; senior boys, G. O'llara ; junior boys, M. Lawson. Athletics: Senior girls, F. Youlden (miniature cup) ; junior girls. E. Bloxham : senior boys, P. W. Day; junior boys, C. Spinley. Basketball team championship: Jellieoe House. Tennis championship : Girls, M. Seeley; boys, F. Lawsc::.

Debate: Joan Faulkner 1, N. Duncan 12 Dux of V.a: M. A. Lawson (gold medal) ; merit, J. Fryer (gold medal). Dux of Vl.a : J. Hendry (gold medal). Dux of school: I'. W. Day (gold medal).