Sports Round-up From the Principal’s Desk March 2021 Tarawera High School, River Road, Kawerau Phone: 07 323 6553 or 0800 827293 Fax: 07 323 6552 Email: [email protected] Tarawera High School, River Road, Kawerau Phone: 07 323 6553 or 0800 827293 Fax: 07 323 6552 Email: [email protected] Kia Ora Koutou Nau mai ki te Kura Tuarua o Tarawera. Welcome to Tarawera High School. E omaki atu nei a reo rahiri ki a koutou e tangi tikapa ana mō to tātou tama i riro atu nei ki tua a paerau kotahi tau ki muri. He rangi ka hura ake ai te kahu-mōtea, ā kia hoki ngā mahara ki a ia me tōna wā i waenganui i a tātou. We were honoured and privileged to be celebrating the life of Ethan Fitzpatrick on Friday 19 th March at 7.30am on the anniversary of his passing. Staff, students, past and present, whānau, emergency services and Kaumatua joined us at the end of our staffroom, as we unveiled a plaque, planted a tree and shared our memories of Ethan’s life. Every year students and staff from every school will be faced with the death of someone they know, and will be forced to cope with loss while continuing their work/studies. How a student expresses grief will vary according to their developmental level, their concept of death, and their ability to self-assess and express feelings through language. We are aware that many students involved in this tragedy last year, are yet to speak to anyone about it. Our Hauora team, based in our Tautoko Rangatahi centre has available to students; Counsellors, a Nurse, a Doctor and a Social Worker. Our staff are also available to ākonga and whānau, as a resource to support and āwhi those around us during this difficult time. Earthquake/Tsunami/Evacuation The recent events on Friday 12 th March saw the school’s emergency response plans put into place with regards to the early morning earthquake that was felt, a possible Tsunami and the need to evacuate if required. However many of these natural disasters did not eventuate for our Kawerau schools and in fact we prepared ourselves to receive evacuees from Whakatāne. Staff and students acted calmly and responded to the instructions given with regard to the possibility of a further earthquake and the need to evacuate to higher ground if a tsunami was likely. For most students it was business as usual, classes continued with no disruption to their learning, while many of the Whakatāne schools were evacuated from their sites. We were delighted to be able to host the Coastlands preschool in our Teen Parent Centre on the day, after they were evacuated from Coastlands. Along with them, we invited in members of the public from Coastlands and two Public Health nurses and their families unable to get to their destinations. Thank you to all our staff and ākonga who showed āwhina to our visitors. We are glad preschoolers, their staff and all members of the Coastlands community who were with us that day arrived back home safely. Sports Results BOP Secondary Schools Athletics Tuaine Te Rangi 3rd Intermediate Boy's 100m 4th Intermediate Boy's High Jump Jason Aramoana 3rd Intermediate Boy's High Jump Rangataua Rakei 2nd Intermediate Boy's Triple Jump Tag Football Congratulations to the following students who have been named in Aotearoa Māori teams for this weekend’s Oceania Cup Ihaka Savage Raiha Cassidy Hawaiiki Rangiaho Romeo Raki Nikora Broughton-Peri Harmony Broughton-Peri Mrs Helen Tuhoro PRINCIPAL Senior Athletics Team Vs Score Year 7&8 Rippa Rugby Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Orini ki Ngāti awa kura 13-7 W Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu—A small effort can make a big difference Rangataua Rakei