On 1 December 1944, the Taranaki Education Board wrote to the Education Department seeking approval to open a high school. The department in reply asked the board to submit a report on the matter of acquisition of a site, construction of buildings and inauguration of a system of conveyance. On 18 January, eight acres were selected, partly of the Bayly Estate and owned by Mrs O.H. Taylor, as the most suitable site. On 8 June the board forwarded the plans and estimates to the Education Department.
On 28 November 1946 contributing schools were notified that Mr Massey had been appointed headmaster from 1 February 1947 and the school opened on that date with a roll of 120 third, fourth and fifth form pupils in five classrooms, a laboratory, a general purpose room and subsidiary accommodation. A further three classrooms and a library were approved in principle in July 1947 and in December of the same year the board was authorised to call tenders for a new manual building comprising a cookery room and woodwork room with a metalwork bay.[4]
The badge
The two shades of blue were decided upon by the founding advisory committee. They chose Cambridge blue (light blue) and Oxford blue (dark blue). It was decided that a heraldic style badge was not appropriate for a new school of the era. Instead it was decided to simply use a shield with interlocking letters. The initial WDHS (Waitara District High School) was later replaced with the present WHS. The founding principal, Mr Massey, looked for a motto in Maori which would say – Strive on or Fight on. Mr Rangi Makawe (a member of the committee) was also in favour of this as the school was stood on an old battlefield. Many word combinations were suggested and rejected so finally the words "Whawhai Tonu" were settled on. This was sent to a Maori scholar for his opinion and there concern as the phrase could be interpreted as "Slaughter on". Eventually Mr Massey requested a Latin translation from Victoria University. The university provided a quotation from Virgil containing the words "Ulterius Tende" meaning to "strive on".[5]
The bell
The school bell was presented to the school from the London County Council in 1946. It is from the Avonmore School at Fulham which was destroyed during the air raids of 1940.[6]
waitara, high, school, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, marc. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Waitara High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Waitara High School is a state secondary school in Waitara Taranaki New Zealand founded in 1947 Waitara High SchoolAddressPrincess St Waitara New ZealandInformationTypeState Co ed Secondary Year 9 13 MottoUlterius Tende Keep on Striving Established1947Ministry of Education Institution no 170PrincipalDaryl Warburton 1 School roll360 3 November 2022 Socio economic decile3G 2 Websitewaitarahs school nz Contents 1 History 1 1 The badge 1 2 The bell 2 Principals 3 Notable alumni 4 Sport 5 ReferencesHistory EditOn 1 December 1944 the Taranaki Education Board wrote to the Education Department seeking approval to open a high school The department in reply asked the board to submit a report on the matter of acquisition of a site construction of buildings and inauguration of a system of conveyance On 18 January eight acres were selected partly of the Bayly Estate and owned by Mrs O H Taylor as the most suitable site On 8 June the board forwarded the plans and estimates to the Education Department On 28 November 1946 contributing schools were notified that Mr Massey had been appointed headmaster from 1 February 1947 and the school opened on that date with a roll of 120 third fourth and fifth form pupils in five classrooms a laboratory a general purpose room and subsidiary accommodation A further three classrooms and a library were approved in principle in July 1947 and in December of the same year the board was authorised to call tenders for a new manual building comprising a cookery room and woodwork room with a metalwork bay 4 The badge Edit The two shades of blue were decided upon by the founding advisory committee They chose Cambridge blue light blue and Oxford blue dark blue It was decided that a heraldic style badge was not appropriate for a new school of the era Instead it was decided to simply use a shield with interlocking letters The initial WDHS Waitara District High School was later replaced with the present WHS The founding principal Mr Massey looked for a motto in Maori which would say Strive on or Fight on Mr Rangi Makawe a member of the committee was also in favour of this as the school was stood on an old battlefield Many word combinations were suggested and rejected so finally the words Whawhai Tonu were settled on This was sent to a Maori scholar for his opinion and there concern as the phrase could be interpreted as Slaughter on Eventually Mr Massey requested a Latin translation from Victoria University The university provided a quotation from Virgil containing the words Ulterius Tende meaning to strive on 5 The bell Edit The school bell was presented to the school from the London County Council in 1946 It is from the Avonmore School at Fulham which was destroyed during the air raids of 1940 6 Principals EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1947 1962 EWP Massey 1962 1970 JF Sharkey 1970 1973 DF Audley 1974 1987 RJ Kivell 1987 1994 Nevill Jessep 1995 2006 H Cast 2006 2014 Jenny Gellen 2014 2016 Graeme Hood 2017 present Daryl WarburtonNotable alumni EditAaron Bailey Nowell basketball player Colin Cooper rugby union player and coach Richard Faull neurologist Tony Kemp rugby league player and coach Peter Lucas rower John Major rugby union player Darcy Nicholas artist writer and art administrator Howie Tamati rugby league player and coach sports executive politicianSport EditThe school has two sports exchanges annually one with Forest View High School in Tokoroa and another with Taumarunui High School in Taumarunui References Edit Father of four appointed as new principal at Waitara High School Taranaki Daily News 18 November 2016 Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State amp State Integrated Schools Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 February 2015 New Zealand Schools Directory New Zealand Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 December 2022 Twenty Fifth Jubilee of Waitara High School Waitara Library 1972 Twenty Fifth Jubilee of Waitara High School Waitara Library 1972 Twenty Fifth Jubilee of Waitara High School Waitara Library 1972 Coordinates 38 59 49 S 174 14 41 E 38 9970 S 174 2446 E 38 9970 174 2446 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waitara High School amp oldid 1119133624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
