The Winners

E faatalofa alo’aia atu i le Paia ma le Mamalu o Samoa o loo alala ma apapa ‘aau i lenei ilumalo o Taranaki poo Niu Sila nei. E avea ia lenei taimi e avatu ai malu i puega ma le loto faamafanafanaga a le Kolisi Maualuga o New Plymouth Girls’ High School ona o le Tsunami sa oo nei i le atunuu peleina o Samoa; lenei ua tele ma anoanoa’i ola ua ma’uma’u ai. Tau ina ia alofa le Atua ma fesoasoani atu i aiga ua faafeagai ai nei ma le Malaga a le Maliu ma le Oti. E avatu ai le faamafanafanaga a lenei Kolisi Maualuga ona o le tala faanoanoa. Matou te talitonu o lenei faafitauli ua lagona ai le faanoanoa ai o le tele o nisi aua fai le upu faasamoa, “A lavea se itu o le tino, e logo le tino atoa.”

NPGHS students have shown compassion for victims of the Samoan tragedy by raising money by holding a mufti day supporting the Fun Run held on the 13th October. It was postponed in the last week of Term 3 due to bad weather and even though the revised day was squally, by the time the runners/walkers set off, the wet weather held off and the sun came out.

Students wore their house colours during the day and were asked to give a gold coin donation for the victims. At last count, $850 had been raised. Other contributions include used sportswear that will be sent from the PE Department to Samoa.

A personal message from the school has been sent to His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi and Her Highness Masiofo Filifilia Imo of Samoa highlighting our sympathy to the Samoan communities.

Her Highness Filifila attended Scotlands Hostel as a Boarder between 1956 –1961 and therefore has a very personal association with the school, especially since both visited us in 2007.

The Fun run was a wonderful event with huge amounts of students and staff enjoying the running/walking course

Congratulations to the following girls who were placed in the top ten places: