TAUPO SCHOOLS

Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 50, 24 December 1952, Page 4

TAUPO SCHOOLS

On Wednesday, December 10th» 1952, teachers and' children from the Otukou, Tauranga-Taupo, Waitahanui, Oruanui, Mokai, Maroa and Taupo Scho'ols gathered together at the Taupo Sports Grouhds for their Annual Tabloid Sports Day. The day began well at half-past ten with a light breez.e and sunshine. Twentyeight teams of twelve to iifteen niembers topk part in the morning's programme of tabloid events, this being: wop by the Waitahanui Maori SchoQl. T'he af terhoon ♦ programme begari with a Grand March T^ast to£ all -the, .schoplsTr-folIowed by the Marching Competition in which ten , members from each school took part« Mr Swan kindly acted as judge and awarded the Tauranga-Taupo Maori School winners oi the Marching Gup. The Relay* Events were next on ihe programme and in these the Taupo District High School headed the list with seven points; The day ended with Maori Action Songs and Hakas with only five schools participating, ^ Tauranga-Taupo, Mokai, Waitahanui, Oruanui and Taupo. The Maori items were for entertainment only and Were thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Tabloid Events Waitahanui Maori School, 3331 points, 1 ; Tauranga-Taupo Maori 331 points, 2; Maroa School, 294 points, 3; Otukou Maori, 2861 points, 4; Oruanui Maori, 275 points, 5; Taupo District High, 269 points, 6; Moka* Maori, 267 points, 7. Marching Tauranga-Taupo Maori, 1; Taupo District High, 2; Maroa, 3. Relays Rugby Pass: Taupo 1, TaurangaTaupo 2, Maroa 3. 75 yards: Taupo 1, Otukou 2, Maroa 3. Toss and Squat: Mokai 1, Maroa 2, Taupo 3.