James Hargest High School 1998 Yearbook

40 Pages·1998·14.4 MB·English

By the time you’re reading this you will have attempted, and hopefully,
cleared the final hurdle of secondary education - the behemoth Bursary.
Although this has been our primary reason for being at school there has of
course been a lot more going on.
The highlight of any seventh form year is the school ball and ours was no
exception. A brilliant night was enjoyed by all, and a night that carried well
on into the next day.
There have also been countless other events such as Production, Sports day
and the like, where a strong seventh form contingent has always managed to
add some flare and jocularity.
Not to be found on the school calendar are all those weird and wacky
moments that simply cannot be put into print but have been enjoyed, and will
most certainly be remembered. These things are what make the seventh
form year and bring people together, whilst also making us realise that some
of you are just plain bonkers.
I would like to thank Claire and Malcolm for being such supportive deputies,
the seventh form executives for your valuable input and also to all of the
people who have been on various committees for a lot of behind-the-scene
work.
Thanks must also go to my fellow Head Student.
Not only do we depart from each other but we also leave some special staff.
To Mr O’Connor, Mr Wood, Mrs Rose, Mrs Elder, Mr Smith and Mrs Treweek,
I thank you for your dedication and hard work as well as all the other staff that
have made our five years of secondary school very enjoyable.
Good luck to everyone in the future with your respective paths and hopefully
we’ll see each other sometime out in the big wide world.
With that, I’d like to depart with a splendid wee quote:
“Eat, Drink and be Merry!”
It’s a very frightening thought that I am sitting down and putting pen to paper
in reflection of my seventh form year. Scary because this year has passed by
so quickly, and suddenly I’ve got Bursary starting in a week and a half, and
scary because my years of being in the school system are all but over. That’s
not a bad thing mind you, it’s something that I’ve looked forward to for years,
yet now it’s here, I’m finding it a little intimidating. We all now have to move
away from safety, love, somewhere where we are entirely comfortable and
know exactly what is expected of us from day to day, to something entirely
new.
What intrigues me, is that when you’re a third former, seventh formers seem
so big, confident and mature without a care in the world. The problem is that
now that I’m here, I don’t feel all that big and I’ve certainly got plenty of cares.
My interpretation of seventh form was always that it was a social year where
the school work took a backseat. Unfortunately I’m only just beginning to
realise that perhaps that’s not the way it should have worked.
I can honestly say the seventh form has gone by faster than any year I’ve
ever had, It’s been hectic and I know that I’ve learnt a lot. I wouldn’t want to
do it all again, however, it’s too draining for that. Seventh form year is what
you make it I think, whether you place your emphasis in the classroom, on the
sportsfield or around the town, you’ll reap the rewards in your chosen area.
In retrospect perhaps my focus could have been more directed into the
classroom, but there’s such a lot to do and so little time.
a.k.a Maggi Man Malcolm
Malcolm Ian Rutherford, the only person I know who actually likes Pizza
flavoured two minute noodles. The pungent smell choking the Common
Room was enough to put us all off. Not only is Malcolm extremely skilled with
a slimy pot and a chunk of dried flour and water, he can also play the cornet
and trumpet pretty well. Although he was very quiet about this, he is in the
NZ Youth Brass Band for the second year running and has done well in
solos, quartets and Brass and Concert band throughout his whole school
career. His highlights this year I believe would be wearing high heels in
public and his trip to Codfish Island to work with the Kakapos.
But what we will remember most about our deputy head boy is his awesome
trumpet playing in the Dark Afterglow (his jazz group), his ‘friendly’ greetings
of kicking you in the butt and pushing you into the bushes, other people, into
walls etc etc - (thanks Males), his ability to get along with people and mostly
his constant jovial manner. I hope the seventh form has enjoyed having him
as one of their leaders as much as I have as one of my grooviest friends.
Claire Wilson
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Claire Jenny Margaret Wilson is a girl who was born a while ago and is
growing older by the day. Her hair used to be long and fiery but now,
although still firey, is short. Claire Jenny Margaret Wilson has been involved
in speech, violin, singing and acting foir quite some time and most members
of the public who know who know Claire Jenny Margaret Wilson think of her
as quiet, polite, studious and pleasant girl. She can be all of these things if
the occasion requires them but most of the time she is nothing of the sort.
Claire Jenny Margaret Wilson is someone who is not often bored. The chair
race down the common room (which I won fair and square) and her crazy
dancing at random moments during the day, show this best. Claire Jenny
Margaret Wilson also doesn’t like to see other people being bored and has
organised and participated in Lip-synchs and a Talentless quest (I think the
excellent Ballet should have won). She also breaks the boredom on the odd
Saturday by having things like Backwards Fondue parties (burnt cheese
fondue). Another thing she does to break the boredom is participating in
things such as basketball, volleyball, rowing, theatre sports, Ancora and other
stuff I can’t think of. In the School Productions Claire Jenny Margaret Wilson
has acted as Mum (Mrs McAffee) and as a daughter (Casilda). Claire Jenny
Margaret Wilson has a very unique taste in music. This follows in the
footsteps of her brother Chris. Beck, King Looser, Stereo Lab, Mink, Bressa
Greeting Cake, Beck again.just to name a few. Other masterpieces
such as The Sound Of Music also rank highly in her msuic collection. Claire
Jenny Margaret Wilson also has a marvellous taste in clothes and her
famous silver antennae, Beck T-shirt and orange bed-spread pants sum this
up nicely. Claire has been a good friend of mine for a long time. She always
brightens up the common room and I think she has been a great Deputy
Head Girl.
By Malcolm Rutherford
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LUMC^TI
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The ILT Award For Commitment And Prolonged Loyalty
Garth Kite
Most Likely Candidate For 1st XV Captaincy In 1999
Ben Gutsell
The Enid Blyton Award For “Creative” Story Telling
Thomas Barrett-Birchfield
The TAB Underdak Award
Geoffrey Wallace Chelmsford
The ACC Sook Of The Year Award For Ridiculously Long Injury Time
Richard Thomas
The Heke Award For Outstanding Service As A SRFU Supporter
Kirsty Lamond
The Tom Cruise And Nicole Kidman Award For Outstandingly Lengthy Commitment And An
Exceedingly High Marital Probability Rating
Benjamin Neil Lewis and Leigh Couper-Lewis
“New Zealand’s Finest” Award For Best Use Of The Courtyard
Greg Brown, Callum Malcolm, Sabin Ivey and Chris Peck
The Blake’s Nursery And Garden Supplies Award For Facial Trellis
Sabin “Nose Job ” Ivey
The Rally Of Southland Award For Diverse And Unique Co-Driving Capabilities
Anna Egan
Most Likely Candidate For Future Heart And Lung Disease
Peter Marshall
The Lawson-Priestly Award For Public Displays Of Affection
Jana Peterson and Kirsty Walker
The Sean Fitzpatrick Award For The Best Looking Collar
Sara Holz
The Dumbo Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Eavesdropping
Claire Leadbetter
The Jenny and Winston Award For Publicly Harmonious and Healthy Relations
Sabin Ivey and Anna Egan
The Old Spice Award
Gordon Wriglev
The Michael Jackson Award For Song And Dance
Malcolm Ian Rutherford and Claire Jenny Margaret Wilson
The Ron Jeremy Look-Alike Award
Chris Herman
The “Golden Shears” Award For the Best Crop
Jeremy Holmes
The Most Potentially Difficult Physical Relationship
Terrianne Cripps and Aaron Kokich
The Maggi-Man Award For Repulsively Repetitious And Excessive Consumption Of Two
Minute Noodles
Malcolm Rutherford
The Sharon Stone Award For Skirt Length
Erica Blennerhasset
Damon Duncan Award Of Attendance
Anna Egan
The Sean Burns Award For The Man With The Sexiest Legs
Greg Brown
The Fgia Award For The Best Legs
Carly Allan
Krusty The Clown Award For The Crustiest Clown
Steven Chernishov
The Regan Todd Award For Extreme Effort In The Field Of Weirdness
Calvin Soper and Nic Neame
Most Likely Candidate For Claire Leadbetter’s Next Obsession
Calvin Soper
The Slayer Award
Kent Herriot
The Most Effective Use Of Biceps
Daniel Freese
The Casper The Ghost Award For Quietness
Scott Cappie
The Sean Burns And Terry Teo “Grab A Gran” Award
Sean Devlin and Kirstin Renner
Crayola Award For The Most “Changeable” Hair Colour In Conjunction With The Tudor
Heaviest Blazer Award
Carla Mason
The Kiwihost Award For International Relations
Olav M-Nygaard
The Tim Shadbolt Award For Public Speaking
Jonathan Brass
Chiropractic, Hypnotising, Overstaying, Tekkon Playing, Tae Kwon Do,
Sub-Woofer Guru
Nic Kim
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