QUICK SNICKER ...

They start sooooo early!

Made it in MANUREWA

DONE!  DUSTED!

Our last summer graduation took place in Manurewa South School as 20 graduates FINALLY got to take their computer packages home.  

Training sessions took place in the Parents Hub, eventually reaching our 'due date'.  We were delighted to have Di Daniels and Joce Williams join our whanau, and partake of a hangi prepared by students.

 Thanks to Principal Tone Kolose for inviting the project into his corner of Manurewa, and for offering strong words of congratulations to all graduates.  Thanks also to Ron - who tracked down anything and everything needed and for having the keys available whenever the room was needed.  

Congratulations once again Manurewa South - we will see you in Stepping Up 2013 :)

Thank you also to Christina for her gift to the graduates and 'buddy' of dance.

Made it! In Manurewa on PhotoPeach 

WYMONDLEY ... AGAIN!!!

Double the Celebration!

Under the tutelage of the Otara version of 'Laughing Samoans' - Daniel Siliva-Tupua and Aina Masina - a new class of families graduated in November 2012.

Their power guest was the formidable boxer - Joseph Parker, along with many whanau members in support and our 2020 Trustees.  Words of encouragement and congratulations were offered up by Principal Pele Leaupepetele, Di Daniels and Joce Williams.  Pretty much a star-studded cast!

Our techie, Brandon, was also in attendance for a minute.  He barely had time to sniff the sapasui before he was whisked away to do computer installs!  

Thank you for making it happen again Wymondley - you rock over there in your corner of the world!

Wymondley AGAIN! on PhotoPeach

Slidin' By Aorere

Aorere College CIH Graduation in Slides

AORERE ON TOP AT GRADUATION!

Our whanau in the Aorere College project graduated on the 1 November in amongst the presence of the paparazzi, colour, song and dance!  What a wonderful time of celebrating and now, a record of it in picture and video clips.

We were delighted to have leaders from our community offering words of commendation and inspiration.  Our MPs - Su'a William Sio and Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi commented on the commitment of the parents graduating and the school to these same parents.  School leaders shared their thoughts, Principal Patrick Drumm, Deputy Principal Lynne van Etten along with SGM Chairperson Joce Williams.  The grace for our supper was shared by Helen Amituanai - Community Relations Mighty River Power.

Highlights of the Graduation included the excellent impromptu piano skills of graduate Lufi Paea's husband.  We were all riveted - you set the atmosphere sir!

Big thanks to the Samoan Cultural Groups, the acapella singers and soloists.  You added colour and pizazz to the occasion.  

To the students that weren't only there to awhi their parents but took it a step further and stepped up to the microphone with speeches dedicated to their parent - thanking them, admiring them and lifting them up before us all.  You made us all very, very proud. 

Thank you to the wonderful team at Tagata Pasifika, who accepted the invitation to highlight this event with a special segment in their television programme.  The YouTube clip is below - please watch it!  Our thanks also to the reporter/photographers from the Samoan Times and Indian Newslink.  Both publications featured stories on the Aorere Graduation!  You guys are FAMOUS!  Click here to read the Indian Newslink article.  Well done Deepa Jain for penning that and submitting it - your work is famous!

Aorere College students really chipped in to make the afternoon run as smoothly as possible - Aorere College students rock!  Thank you for catering!

For our graduates - I hope you are all enjoying your computers and internet.  Your skills can only get better - I'll be expecting those emails and feedback :)

Tagata Pasifika - TVNZ One