SCHOOL FUNCTIONS

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 272, 18 December 1939, Page 2

SCHOOL FUNCTIONS

PRIZE GIVING' C ERIE MOM Y r J lie annual prize-giving ceremony in connection with the Opotiki District High School, was held in the Heg&nt Hall on Thursday night. The following Js the "list .off prizes pre.selited : Form Va.;’ K. Hampton Ist. and Dux. Form Vh.: M. Parkinson 1. Form Vh. (Coin.) : M. Thorntoii 1. Form IV.: P. Sinclair 1, M. Kidd 2.,-

Form IV

T. Murray 3. Form IV (mod.): R. Shalloon and 4. Donnelly (tie) i. .Form HI (mod.): L. Hannah 1, J. MjcMillan 2. • . Form III.: D. Kidd 1, Helen Kerr 2, * { P. Braae 3, G. Whitfield 4, Special Brize in English to L. Rasmussen.

■Form IT. : R. Kedloy Dux and 1, J. Parkinson 2, T. Abbot- 3, N. E'-p----piiigstall 4. Form I,: Robt. Inskip 1, Geoff. Braae 2, Olive Reid 3. Std. IV. : Audrey Cooper 1, Denis Rasmussen ‘2, Jack Reeves and Alice Day (tie) 3. Std. III.: Fay Russell 1, Peggy Gault 2, Barry Rusden 3. Std. If. : S. Hodgson 1, J. Black 2, D. Brown- 3. Std. la.: A. Apamii 1, D. Andrews 2.. 'l7. Abbot 3, J. Burns (special) 4. Std. Ih,: M. Braae 1, J. Holmes 2, J. Jamieson 3. ' Higher Leaving Certificates J. Du Pdntet. G. Rhodes, Ei. J obi in. Proficiency Certificates T. Abbot, A. Attwood. J. Baird, F. Bockett, W. Graham, R. Hedley, S’, Hodgson, lv. Holmes, W. Holmes, A. Jones, J. Kururangi, H. Massey, G. Morell, K. Newell. J. Parkinson, R. Skipworth, A. Woodside, J. Steele, J. Dain, H. Apanui, J. Armstrong, J. Carey, B. Clark, J. Curtis, N. Eppingstall. S. Hansen, J. Henderson, C. Kelly, I. Massey. O..MeCaldon, GSkinner, T. Tabb, J. Wilson. First Aid With the permission of the Auckland Education Board a course of First Aid lias been taken with boys between 11 and 16 years of age. Dr. Mail very kindly came along and examined the hoys in aspects of First Aid work. The results of {the examination show that the following hoys gained St. John Ambulance Certificates. Geoffrey Morell, Geoffrey Braae, Jim Dain, Robert Inskip, Win. Peagram,. Clive Reid, Desmond Tabb, Peter Williams, John Baird, Robson Hedley, Walton Holmesy Kenneth Newell, Noel Burton, John Fleming, Trevor Abbot, Terence Patterson, 'John Stewart; Robert Warrington, Samuel Crawford, Fred! Bockett, Simon Hodgson, Alan Jones, John Parkinson, Jack Dain, Gerald Gut-lirie, John McCalbon, Darcy Rankin, Peter Stewart, Jack Wilkin, Arthur At t wood, Win. Graham, Kenneth Holmes, Herbert Massey, Raymond Skipworth. Arnold Woodside. Number taking course, 40; number sitting for exam., 37; hfimber passed exam., 35. The following secondary School Girls also passed the St. John Ambulance Association’s examination in First- Aid: Shirley. Beaufoy. Mavis Harrison, Raima Honatana, Florence Storm’, Barbara Hartsliorne. Jacquelin Dicker, Alison dark, Vera Burnett, Helen Kerr, Dorothy Williqms. Katharine Patterson, Doreen Abbot, Patricia Black, Kania Tokay Olive Shceran. Bobbie Tew. ’ , , SCHOOLS’ CALF CLUB ANNUAL FIELD DAY The Opotiki District Schools held their annual field day for the Call Clubs at the grounds of the Opotiki District High School, on Tuesday, December 12. ■ There was a small but enthusiastic group of followers. • Although the entry list was small the class of the animals was \;ery high. At the conclusion of the judging. Mr. G. Vanstone apologised l for theabsence of the president, Mr. ’W- , Beattie and on behalf of the president and committee he thanked Mr. TWardlaw for so kindly coming front Waimana to judge the calves. The results were as follows: Moody Cup (champion calf). —Joyce ; Looney. ’ vr -&L Competition (type).-rJJ. Looney, yjjlfe paints. 1. J. Baird. 2; Jill Hodgson. 96.}, 3. ’ (Rearing).—J. Baird, 121}, 1) W* Beattie. 114, 2; G. Baird, i'll}, ' Junior Class.—J. Looney,* ;99}, 1 Backman, 91}, 2; U. Scott, 87},-3.