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masterton intermediate school 50th jubilee 1960 2010 welcome hello everyone and welcome it is my pleasure on behalf of the board of trustees to welcome you all here this weekend to masterton intermediate schools golden jubilee i know our organising committees have been working very had to ensure your stay here will be an enjoyable and memorable experience to the ex pupils staff and parents returning here this weekend our doors are once again open for you so please explore and enjoy the changes that have developed here over the years im sure the renewed friendship and stories that will be told this weekend between ex students and teachers will create a fun and happy time im looking forward to that the activities and displays over the weekend im sure will make you proud of where our school is today if you feel the need to take part in an activity or sporting fixture just ask im sure a whistle or instrument can be found for you to our principal frazer to our teaching and support staff i congratulate you all for being a part of this historic time it has been and still is an honour and privilege that masterton intermediate school have you on our team on behalf of the board of trustees and our team we would like to say a huge thank you to the organising committees we know the time you have sacrificed the effort and commitment you have given will be the reason this masterton intermediate school golden jubilee will be the success it is about to become to you all to enjoy tomorrow create our memories today vaea peterson chairperson board of trustees this page kindly sponsored by harvey world travel

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the foundation commissioners the masterton district were to have an intermediate school established and it was the responsibility of the masterton intermediate foundation commissioners to do this masterton intermediate foundation commissioners november 1959 standing r d v frazer v w kingdon m h cole 1960 h b worthington a f pink sitting j b mora principal j r haworth treasurer l e francis chairman n a newman secretary n b flaws absent a w macdonald some time in 1959 the foundation commissioners of m.i.s were elected from interested people of the contributing schools these schools were west school central school and lansdowne they were elected for a term of eighteen months mr len francis was a foundation commissioner and he has many memories of this time len remembers that there was little rapport with the public because even though the ministry had decided that there would be an intermediate and the commissioners were elected to ensure this would happen it was not without conflict the commissioners job was to set up a school that was against the wishes of the public this made the job quite challenging there was a lot of paperwork even 50 years ago permission for everything had to be sought through either the ministry or the mr l e francis wellington education board the commissioners were involved in more than just administration though they organised many working bees helped in many areas including tree planting and getting donations for the schools early sports equipment the commissioners were all men and one job that len recalls which was beyond their expertise was choosing the uniform this decision was given to a group of women probably a home and school type committee jean francis lens wife was part of that committee and said that the hardest thing to decide was the colours in the end the same red colour that is used today was chosen although there was one complaint about that by a woman who was worried that it may clash with her childrens red hair this page kindly sponsored by printcraft

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masterton intermediate school is built introduction of intermediates in new zealand the first prototypes of the present intermediate schools in new zealand were opened in nelson in 1884 but it wasnt firmly established in the primary system until the 1930s there were a rapidly growing number of intermediates from 1943 to 1962 in fact the amount trebled during the later stage of this growth masterton intermediate was born mr dickson was the builder responsible for the construction of the new intermediate he was complimented by mr mora at the very first assembly of the schools history it was stated in the wairarapa times age dated monday february 1 1960 the builder mr dickson whose pride in his work was borne out of the fact that mr and mrs dickson had spent their weekend cleaning and polishing the parquet floor of the assembly hall photos from top left the assembly hall looked like a builders yard mis under construction a team of workmen lay a concrete path around the new school bottom later stages of construction of the school this page kindly sponsored by printcraft

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past principals j b mora foundation principal 1959 1965 r j laybourne 1965 1971 g a mcdonald 1971 1986 i lindsay 1986 1990 f j mailman 1991 present time this page kindly sponsored by devonport electrical

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the first decade 1960 1969 masterton intermediate school is born the year is 1960 the day is monday the 1st of february a total of about 580 form 1 and 2 children filed into the spacious and attractively decorated assembly hall of mastertons new intermediate school to be welcomed for the first time by the principal mr j b mora b.a you are important people mr mora said the school was built for you it wasnt until october however that the opening ceremony was held to officiate this the roll in the first year of the schools history was 576 this steadily increased as at that time the school was to provide form 1 and 2 education for the whole of masterton it wasnt until 1973 when hiona intermediate was opened that there was a choice of intermediates the first assembly 1960 foundation pupils line up for an outside assembly above and right a sea of faces and lots of smiles from pupils at m.i.ss first swimming sports this page kindly sponsored by reeve s office products

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the first decade 1960 1969 this is a decade where foundation and first are frequent a time when the school is just new and indeed very exciting there was the first principal mr mora who was supported by a foundation staff an excerpt from the wairarapa times age in 1960 states that mr mora had expressed his gratitude to the staff for their hard work and loyalty the staff had voluntarily spent most of the previous week assisting the principal in readiness for the start of the first day 1960 foundation staff photo back row r n gilling d o neely r a r harris r e cunliffe f m faulknor middle row h a linton p w clark n flett j p nilsen m p r dunn j malmo mrs stevens v e heyward front row j perry b j johnson y carter w j b taylor f g s turner j b mora l e jameson c e carew m w walker m cleine absent j turley a m a tod mrs jones arbor day plantings 1960 left principal mr j b mora and above mr j r donovan representative from the education board plant trees this page kindly sponsored by remax

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masterton intermediate school foundation pupils 1960 roll adams kevin william ah chee timberlane anderson joseph william ayson marilyn austin-smith judith blyth allan james asplet clarence alexander allen louise allen caroline anderson barbara anderson carol anderson gay lynette anderson gay beryl atkinson beverley bain frank leonard barr david mitchell bidlake ronald malcolm blakemore melville paul blatchford kevin braddock graham charles brader john edward brighwell anthony wayne briskie brian dudley burling david william bradley thomas keith betts sharon elizabeth binns esme boosey loraine valerie booth susan faye braggins jancie anne bricknell jill marion brown faye denice bryce janferie seymour burcher yvette phoebe burt cherri may blatchford anne bailey paul raymond barr bryan beresford graeme bidlake graeme allan bishop maurice arthur blain clifford james blake garry patrick blakemore stephen dennis brewster james brockie christopher brown christopher brown gregory burcher john burgess david john burling terence baldry carol banks robin barker sandra barr gloria beban sheryl betts jamie bibby diane blackburn patricia blundell marilyn braggins diane braggins kathryn burgess helen bannister john brady kathleen cartisle peter francis cartmell david allan catherall neil cavangh glyn jones coley ronald ivans corlett gary edwin coulson brian william coulson gordon douglas cottle rex charles cotten ronald alfred cunningham kevin john cunningham malcolm john curtis gavin wayne carte christine carr elizabeth anne cartmell barbara clemas frances lillian coffin beverly anne cole meri ann connor karyl ann conwell heather cook joan valerie cotton janet rose craig joy isobel croton lorraine myria croton lynette joyce currie ann cropp carolyn carruthers john butler clark graham finlayson clayton michael prince cole darryl james coleman dennis frederick coley brian david coley warren john cooper larry charles cottle bruce william coupland bruce timothy creighton donald john cropp kevin carroll josephine coulson wendy churchill marie clayton sonia cockburn barbara cocks barbara cooper lynore cotton shirley curie sandra curry jocelyn coultir julie ann dahlberg richard alan dawson john graham dean robin kenneth de maine arthur bruce denny michael joseph devine keith john dixon keith douglas gary stephen daniel leigh davidson christine edith davidson marion ellen daysh janice ann dean beryl elva dick beryl elva dick diane jean deoting carolyn douglas katherine duncan kay francis dawson neil francis day gregory deadman barry ian deane ashley robert this page kindly sponsored by maggie b s hair salon

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day gregory deadman barry ian deane ashley robert devine kevin dixon john douglas robert daives june dixon lorraine dewding rosalie du bordieu lesley deegan patricia ann duckett john duckett maudie deane jill evans philip ewen peter james elder heather margaret eades bryan eady terence franklin eaton paul anthony elliott anthony ewan ronald charles earl lesley egan beverly egan susanne everitt patricia elliott clive eagle graham feast roger ferris stephen foster ian frances alan frances michael francis david francis william farrour diane field shirley fellingham lynette francis cheryl ferguson graham flaws peter foster paul fryer paul falloon noeline fenn margaret ferris eileen flaws maris flett patricia frayer alison freeman tanya frizzell lauren flynn john galliers william gilliland darryl grayson glenn greig leslie garrity judith greenwood fay groombridge vivienne galbraith peter garland hugh george sinclair gibson john glynn william goodin barry graham robert garner marilyn gayton judy godden carolyn gourlay shorlene graham raewyn gray christine griffin heather gaskin leslie haeata rangitane hall anthony john hall anthony johnson hall kevin harrington david harris kim headifen peter henry robin homann brian hunt david haeata huia hannam margaret harvey alison hatfield delphine hawke patricia hawkins lynette haworth penny hing doreen hintz barbara hoar judith hocking gwynne hooper jennifer humphrey pauline hutchison beverley haeata daren hargood ross haslet robert hatchard laurie helliwell martin henderson ian henry graeme hing richard haeata rata hausman joyce haslet joan henderson gaye higginson jeanette hing wickie hing milly howan mary hunt margaret hutton anna hooper susanne hutchison june hutchison shirley heremaia peter hyder sandra hewet peter hart margaret hermen gavin humphrey phillip hailes russell innes brian innes graeme ireland mary jackson gary jennings donald jenkins richard jermyn douglas johnstone brent jackson marlene jones nola judd vivienne jackson wayne jamieson gary judd graham james patricia jones elizabeth johnson miriam jamieson warren jones stanley kendall frederick kinvig gordon kissling jerry knight leslie knox ernest keats valerie kemp judith kidd suzanne kjestrup andrea keen wayne king anthony keats janet kelly ollive kerr ehirama kerr margaret this page kindly sponsored by the sign factory

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lamb leonard lane lawrence leggott john leighton kerry little john loader vaughn lowe sydney john lowe robert lyons neville laing vicky lamberg karen latham susan lawston kay leigh robyn longworth deborah lambourn barry leete bryan lindop richard lowe ross lyons warren lackner jospehine lafientz elisabeth lamb marion larrington ann lane annette lowe janet lamb bertram lloyd john lambert richard leighton jennifer mcauley donald mccormack roger mckay hugh mckenzie laurence mccalmont jeanette mckenzie sylvia mclachlan marjorie mcneight mary christine mccormack terrence mcdonald james mcewen ian mcewen neil mcgill stefan mckie paul mchatlie wayne mckinlay brent mcdonald david mcanulty susan mccalmont katherine mcdonald heather mcdonald sandra mcewen shirley mckay jennifer mcinteer kristin mcisaac faye mckie colleen mckenzie diane mcmaster christine mckinley brent mccombs stephen matiaha donald mead arthur meorman dennis morrell brian morris john morton ronald moss neville murray david murphy peter mahoney suzanne mainland lois martin barbara mauldin dorothy messervey pamela milligan alison mitchell jacqueline mooney annette morgan jennifer mustchin gail maguire paul marsh simon marshall carl martin trevor miller kenneth morris david mustchin robert millar bruce matiaha olive mead marie merwood sheryn moore joanna morris marie muir kayren mark lorraine martin raewyn meyrick pamela marment john marie matthew marie phyllis malitte paul moore edward mullions alan russell namana billy namana george newlands zan nicol peter norris george norton john namana alison namana kathleen naman mayfair nation beatrice norton valirie nash murray neilsen kayren newmann lynne noble beryl norris lucy oconnor timothy olliver ronald osborne david oconnor toin orsborne caroe olliver ronald patrick david peck anthony pedersen graham percy ross perry denton peters david peters barry petrie donald pointon francis prestidge graeme price russell pauling margaret pawsey barbara pearson robin peck cherilyn pink julie potongaroa ngaire pringle elizabeth parsonson hartley pederson erick perrin nicky percy colin perry robert peters paul phelps grant phelps melvyn price garth paku pam patrick robyn palmer mirian peck barbara percy susan peterson lauren pink mary pollett louisa pollett queenie price suzanne pringle james pope allan pettigrew mitchell this page kindly sponsored by festival hire

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parlane joyce perett maenae pye lynette riddell andrew russell graham ratapu wenerau ray pauline reid helen reynolds faye roberts gaye robin reione roff merril rowland prudence roys judy roys marion rutherford jillian ryan kerryn reeves lloyd reid allan rimene danny rimene tuatahi richards larry robinson nicholas ratapu takare readman jocelyn richards carolyn russell anne ryan susan rice roslyn rich diane saller martin sanson dismond sargeant brent scharnweber rex scoll peter selby john stimpson paul smith colin snelgrove kennith southey colin stark john stevens roger stewart cameron stewart graeme strutl colin sutherland zan sutherland scott sangisson pauline savage elizabeth southey heather spackman lois stewart heather stowell marilyn sword sylvia sanders james shrimpton richard sim lance skelley richard stanley philip stimpson benjamin swanson david sanders carol sevil margaret sharnweber lala shaw sandra sinclair maureen smith shirley southey pamela stewart susan sutherland penelope synnott mary smith joy smith shirley shields henry te huki earl thomson neville torwick peter turnbull trevor tatten robyn taylor susan taylor yvonne thompson susan tilyard lorraine todd anne townsend kathleen trevarton annette tweedie judith tagg harris taylor christopher thomson raymond thomson sydney thorne david tilyard graeme toyer kevin treves albert turley errol tyacke allan thomson wayne te maori june temple shirley thomas jennifer tilyard margaret tedd susan turnbull janice tucker grant turnbull janies timothy walker paul wallis hugh walters kevin wells john welsh john westhead martin wevers francis whale graham white john whiteman kevin whiteman trevor wilson glenn wilson bruce wiseman david wang herbert worthington rex wyeth warren walker pamela warren lynette webster alison weston helen wiles mary wiley yvonne wilkins pamela williams wnsley wilson roselyn wright teresa wyeth avis willis wayne waipuka mervyn wallis john warren kevin watson anthony whale kevin wilton zan wilton graeme wilton thomas wootten jan woolf stanley wyeth wiliams welch jennifer westerby heather wilson pam williams carolyn worthington linda wright caroline wickens kevin wilson david woolley graham wild graham warrington yvonne whyte patricia zillwood murray this page kindly sponsored by ambassador caterers

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the first decade 1960 1969 memories kevin adams who was alphabetically the first name on the opening school roll considers himself to be very lucky to have been a first day pupil at m.i.s and especially lucky to have don neely pictured left as his teacher he was the best teacher that i ever had during my schooling years he recalls that in the very early days there was no grass or playing fields but a lot of concrete and mud don neelys gymnastic display at the opening of masterton intermediate school 1960 the pyramids got higher and higher and the kids were great dons comment we moved em quote from don neely my form ii class in christchurch june 1960 a wonderful experience i would never be father to forty 13 year olds 1962 carolyn thorne helen jones gillian geadifin vicki carruthers marilyn skeet bryan gilliland and many others will remember the time they planned a strike to protest against the replacement of their teacher barbara johnston by gordon richards placards were prepared the news media advised along with a photographer even it was girls to the fore and boys in behind gordon richards would not be allowed to enter the outcome was that mr mora and his committee chairman had to do some quick talking to control the situation and keep it out of the papers mr richards was accepted eventually and became almost as popular as mrs johnston barbara johnston right and with her first xi hockey team 1961 left this page kindly sponsored by holmes construction

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the first decade 1960 1969 memories robin cunliffe was a foundation staff member who taught science for the three years that he was there they were three very happy years with a great staff his wife joan also taught at m.i.s robin recalls that it was quite a major job setting up the programmes and equipment but that the experience he got from that helped him immensely when he left to become a principal of a country school sir bernard fergusson governor general and lady fergusson at a school reception held at wairarapa college in 1963 miss clark with members of her class my wonderful class we visited the masterton meat works 1960 michael ross was a student at m.i.s during 1962 and 1963 highlights of his time included peter snell visiting and running a coaching clinic the wooden cricket cradle built by teacher clarrie carew and traffic training which does sound like fun pedalling small cars and riding bikes around a mock town set up on the netball courts he still has the fish slice that he made in metalwork this page kindly sponsored by j l cummings tree scraping

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1970 1979 two characters of the 60s and 70s retire in 1978 two characters of the 60s and 70s retired after eighteen years of service to the school both foundation teachers clarrie carew and bill taylor were very much involved in school activity clarrie a passionate sports person was coach of the boys cricket and rugby teams a woodwork teacher he made a number of items to assist in various skills sessions bill became the schools science teacher and involved himself in a number of school wide activities both were renown for their great sense of humour and fun clearly evident at any staff function bill would bring out the piano accordion and song and merriment would follow into the night top mr bill taylorleft and mr clarrie carew right at their retirement with the principal mr john mcdonald right sue don with clarrie carew and bill taylor life and soul of the party at a staff get together the annual harrier run theyre off and racing in the form 1 girls cross country harriers run this annual feature sees students selected to represent the school in the wairarapa schools harriers championship that is held down at the sports bowl for the record the school has won the senior boys event twenty times and the girls event eighteen times remember these days when the school collected bottles to help fund resources this page kindly sponsored by konica minolta

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1970 1979 instep programme in addition to the core programme and a wide range of spelling cultural and social activities the school developed an independent study of extension programmes called instep which was designed to broaden the students experience instep provided a wide range of learning encounters beyond the basics it was also used to teach the basics boys cooking one of the instep programmes on offer the logs and creeks on the farm offer many examples of biotic communities each instep covered a ten day period with each student having the opportunity for 6 insteps each year as it was a devoted study it meant that instead of the student choosing a subject the teacher chose it for you the programme was taken by all the specialist teachers and the seven form class teachers making an average for each class of about sixteen students to each group through the programme all children experienced working in some way with the land exploring biotic communities working on the school farm determining the varied role of the trout working in the nursery and working in various art medium such as the clay tile in the foyer or the concrete figures that are placed under the cherry tree preparing statues to enhance the school environment today thirty years later the instep programme can be seen in the form of an options programme this page kindly sponsored by konica minolta

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