Eye on Ruapehu College

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 13, Issue 595, 18 July 1995, Page 8

Eye on Ruapehu College

By College pupils

Kelli

Evans and

Alison

' Munn

Abusy week followed mid-term break which saw the closing of the number one rugby field. Letters of apology from two of the three Auckland students who vandalised the field were read in Friday assembly. During this same assembly and on behalf of the Raetihi-Ohakune and Rangitikei Rotary clubs, Mr J Bennett presented the school with the last of a number of generous donations totalling $10,000 towards the cost of establishing a telelink between Rangitikei, Taihape and Ruapehu colleges. Distance learning classes will begin using this audiographics system from 1996. Visiting teachers The school has two temporary additions to the staff this term from the Palmerston North College of Education. They are Mr Paul Walker who will teach Geography with Mr Knight and Science with Mrs Ryland, and Mr Greg Barclay who will be teaching Science with Mr Taylor and Mrs Buck. Mana On Monday 10 July, at a cost of $2, students were treated to an artists-in-education-touring-scheme production of Mana, an absorbing play about the closing of a freezing works and how this affected one family who had worked there. Starting with the wrongful act of the mythical Rona and flowing into the story of the life of a television reporter finding her family, the play examined several themes related to what happens when a person' s mana is trampled on. Because the play encouraged audience participation, two students accepted small parts and the culture group got to perform in the pre-wedding scene, much to the delight of the audience. Mufti day Friday 14 July saw students in mufti to raise money for a fellow student and her family who had the great misfortune to have their house burn down over mid-term break. $475 was raised to help replace such items as school uniforms and books. Students and teachers expressed sincere sorrow for the loss being felt by Megan Windle and her family. Taranaki Polytechnic Many fifth, sixth and seventh form students made the most of an opportunity to gain information on furthering their education when they attended an in-school Taranaki Polytechnic seminar on Tuesday 10 July. The seminar covered all courses that the polytechnic runs. Greetings were extended on behalf of those ex-students of the college who are attending the polytechnic this year. Parent teacher night Many parents and some students were back in college at night on Wednesday 12 July so that parents and teachers could discuss pupils' progress. Continental Singers On Friday 31 June the Continental Singers who come from all over from America, Canada and parts of Europe entertained students with a free concert of singing and life stories about how they became Christians. New English curriculum Two advisers from the Palmerston North College of Education were in school this past week to assist English Department staff prepare for the introduction of the new English curriculum in 1996.