7A with Mr Carley

Just received this class photo from Liset who is now living back in Holland. I never knew class photos existed? I don't have a copy of mine. Who has some to share?

The artist

Where is Shannon now...........and does she still draw? Who was 'Peter'? You might also remember her parents being science teachers at Pakuranga College.

Our tireless workers

Snapshots

Gary and Mark

Rach and Liset

Dean aka 'Damidge'

Mr Rawson who was Rach's favourite teacher!!

Julie...........where is she now?

Gayle and Henry who spent his days in the Family Day Care Centre travelling into school in the Hillman Imp

Bloggers

Does anyone else from our year group have a blog? Would you like to link it to this blog?

In pursuit of outdoor fun

Rick demonstrates the finer points of grass skiing

Pete the speed demon

We broke the tow line but Rick was determined to fix it with Brian's help

Mr Ross, Brett, my little sis Donna, Rick, Gary, Pete, Lisa and Scott

Monkeying around

Stuck

Mr Ross, Lisa, Pete, Liset, Rick and Gayle somewhere up the Coramandel wet and muddy

Liset tramping across a swinging bridge

Mr Ross transported us in his Triumph Toledo

PHOTOS PLEASE

I'm running out of photos from 7th form, need fresh material from others to continue the collection. Just scan yours and email them to me in large format and then I can post them on the blog. Don't worry if they aren't clear, I can shop them to make them a clear, straighter, brighter or crop the relevant subject.

Anyone can post a comment on this blog, at the end of each post is a comment link.

Are you all happy about your photos and your christian names being used on this blog? Let me know.

What else would you like to see on this blog? Any suggestions will be considered.

The good, the bad and the ugly

Mrs Stedman "The Dragon" is on Old Friends and is 78

Mr Agnew also on Old Friends and is 75

Mr Wood is there too

Mr Morgan the art teacher

Mr Guyan the music master

Mr Mills the mathematician who had great hair

Mr Cosslett our PE and Social Studies teacher....now a juggler!

Haven't looked for them all, I wonder who is still teaching?

The poet among us

Evidence

Pete lost his head

Mr Jones has wanted this proof for a quarter of a century. Rick and Pete got the blame for a crack appearing in the Jones' spa. Do you think they might of caused it? Or maybe it was the dozen people in a 4 person spa that did it? This photo was from a celebration after our 7th Form awards ceremony. I was too contaminated with Glandular Fever to share the spa water so I know it wasn't me who made the crack.

Lunchtime at Bucklands Beach

Pete, Gayle, Brian, Michelle, Scott, Liset, Gary, Brett, Rach, Karon, Mark, Karen and Sara

Brett looking very worried

7th Form was great when you could take off down to the beach to enjoy some sunshine and lunch, not sure if it was exactly approved by the Mr Seagar? This particular day I recall placing my huge thick accounting folder on the roof of my old green Hillman Hunter while I put my Pinnacle Pack (made by Jenni Hume's dad) in the back and then drove off, pages of work flying down the road behind me! Mrs Philps won't be happy!

Remember this.........just 20 cents

Click on the two pages below and remind yourself of the great males that surrounded us!

Vote now!

Who did we choose in 1984? An interesting article in a quality publication by the students of Pakuranaga College! I remember their being some discussion about the cover being "too phallic" by Mr Griffiths. Who will be 'Mr Pakuranga College 2009'...............you will have to get involved in the reunion to find out. You must be amazed I still have all this crap after 25 years! I have lived in the same house for 18 years and have this morning just found one small rotting cardboard box up in the loft in the garage that has been unopened in all those years, a real time capsule of my school days. Lots more to posted..............beware!

Pegasus autograph page 1984

Click the page to see what you all wrote for me, I left NZ permanently about a month later.

Common Room

Pete, Karon, Gary, Scott, Glenn

Mark, Andrea, Janine, Liset

Rach and Rick

Results

The Universtiy Bursary Results as per the local paper in early 1985. Were we all happy with what we achieved? What did we all go on to do with our lives? I was given a B Bursary by aegrotat/compassionate consideration and went on to Uni to gain a B App Sci (Nursing), worked for a few years in nursing, haven't nursed for over 16 years now. I have learned that results from school certainly don't define what you can go on to achieve in your life. I have caught up with a few and we have some very interesting people amongst our year group and it will be great to share what has happened over the last 25 years.

Our chosen prefects

7th Form Roll

* Left During year
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Mayor Island biology trip

Lisa and Nicky looking worn out after a day tramping around Mayor Island.

Gayle, Rick and Pete

Love the socks and jandals Rick!

Sara, Pete, Rach, Gayle, Rick and Karon

Mr Rawson, Mr Griffiths, Mrs Brown and Mr Collier

Gayle, Pete, Rick and Lisa

Gary and Nick. I remember snorkelling through that arch.

The chain gang loaders.

Dave and Dave entertain, Rach was pretty entertaining with her rendition of L O L A!

Michael, Mark, Michelle, Sara, Karon, Rick, Rach and some rude little boys!

Rick in the rear window napping on the way home.

Who has some more photos of this great week away from school? Fabulous remote place to camp. I don't think we put much effort into all the species counting we were supposed to do!