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Leader earns Brownie points by RUTH WYNYARD. Manukau Courier

 

A Mangere teacher has been named Youth Leader of the Year for Manukau Brownies.

Lisa Haultain, of Mangere East Primary School, has been mentoring, Brownies in the Girl Guide movement since she was 17.

 

Miss Haultain, who teaches year 1 and year 2 children, says the roles complement each other.

 

"It [Being a Brownie leader] definitely helped at teachers' college, knowing how children, develop," says Miss Haultain, who is based at the Mangere Bridge Brownie unit.

 

She has only good things to say about Mangere East Primary, where she has taught for more than three years. "It's awesome, the kids are great - the variety of the students' ethnicities and abilities. Their background experiences really contribute to the classroom environment," she says.

 

Because of Brownies, she really loves the out­door aspect of the school curriculum.

At "Brownies, Miss Haultain helps run camps, engages in outdoor pursuits and investigates technology.

 

Over the years, the Brownie and Girl Guide movement has changed from a predominantly middle-class Pakeha pursuit to one that embraces different cultures, she says.

An inside story about Angel - a beauty queen who is a

student at MANGERE EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL

Interview conducted by: Laquail and Lilly in Room 12

28 May 2004

 

Q: Tell us about the competition.

A: I entered a beauty contest. The winner will travel to Tonga to represent NZ in the Heilala competition at the end of June.

 

 Q: Tell us about the award you received?

A: I received a large trophy and a beautiful bright yellow sash. I also received a smaller trophy.

 

 Q: How did you feel when you were announced the winner?

A: I felt very proud. It was a great honour to receive the trophy and the sash. I was also nervous to be surrounded by so many people.

 

Q: Who made your costume?

A: My mother’s aunty designed and made it.

 

Q: Why did you choose to wear that costume?

A: It is a traditional Tongan costume. It shows that I am a Tongan.    

 

Q: What was the prize you won?

A: The best costume trophy and the best Tongan dance flowers, a basket of sweets and a bright yellow sash, along with air tickets for two to Tonga.

 

Q: Are you looking forward to the trip?

A: Yes, because I want to see my father who lives in Tonga.

 

 Q: Have you entered a beauty competition before?

A: No. I wanted to win so I could go see my father.    

 

Children lend a Hand

By Sally Brown (Manukau Courier, March 12, 2005)

Children helping children was the theme at Mangere East Primary School recently.

Students enjoyed an afternoon of biking, sating, chalk drawing, taking part in scavenger hunts and challenging their skills on obstacle courses to raise money for Barnardos.

Associate Principal Rudi Easthouse says the children were taught about Barnardos before the event and donated what coins they could to the charity.

Barnardos provides a range of care, education and support services developed specifically for New Zealand children and their families.

Coins were laid on top of pictures drawn by the children of butterflies, the symbol for Barnardoes organisation.

Mangere East School's winning rugby league team displays the spoils of victory.

By ANDREW STILL (Manukau Courier, September 4, 2003)

Mangere East School has the best restricted-weight primary school rugby league team in Auckland.

It earned the new mantle after defeating Onehunga's St Joseph's Primary in the final of the Auckland champion of champions under-42kg tournament in Greenlane last Tuesday.

Weeks of daily lunchtime practices leading up to the event was behind the team's all-conquering effort.

Rain or shine, teacher Patisolo Sauni and board of trustees member Jerry Loua had the boys doing the hard yards for two months before the one-day tournament.

The Winning Team

If it was too wet to train outside, Sauni says they would gather the boys inside the hall to do aerobics exercises to help with their fitness.

A new tackling bag purchased by the school also contributed to getting them through two tough matches in the tournament against Manurewa's Finlayson Park Primary.

Sauni says the first game against Finlayson Park was the hardest, with the game ending in a draw, but Mangere East then prevailed in their all-important semifinal clash.

Mangere East's subsequently went on to win the final four tries to two against St Joseph's.

Instrumental in the tournament victory was captain and fly-half Vili Pole, while Jacob Masoe, Miracle Tuigamala(a nephew of former All Black Inga Tuigamala) and Alti Porter all played starring roles.

Sauni says the school is proud of the boy's achievement, although no one is sure whether the Auckland title qualifies them to appear at any national tournament later in the year.

Deputy principal Rudi Easthouse says it was great to see boys rewarded for their disciplined approach to the tournament.

"It was a big commitment by the boys. They really applied themselves and it was also good to get them playing according to the fair-play rules," Easthouse says.