VANGUARD NEWS | Issue 11

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Vanguard News

MAY 2015

EFFORT BRINGS REWARD PRINCIPAL’S REPORT ROCKLEY MONTGOMERY

Welcome to the May edition of the do not help either. So, it is up to us here at The Vanguard achievements of 2014 could Vanguard Military School newsletter. the school to keep focusing them on the not be claimed without a blanket thank rewards of all their hard work, their you to every single member of our specific goals and to make school as Vanguard family, our parents/caregivers, rewarding and successful as possible. It our recruits, our staff and our advisory would be fantastic if you the board for all the amazing effort put in last parents/caregivers could also assist us with year. This success was undoubtedly a supplying heaps of support, praise and result of huge commitment and team encouragement during this tough middle effort. For us, the management of the phase of the year. As term three and term Vanguard family, we are so confident in four come along it becomes easier for the not only being able to reproduce this recruits to start seeing this year’s finish line achievement in 2015, but can justifiably and self-motivation for that final effort expect an even better result this year. becomes more intrinsic and self-driven. I wish all the recruits a safe and well- As a school we were very pleased to be deserved break during the coming holiday. able to publish such a great annual report, one that will be very helpful in assisting with removing some of the myths and misconceptions around our Charter School THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS and at the same time administering a Term two started with an extremely well massive dose of confidence to everyone attended two nights of Parent-Teacher concerned with our ongoing success in the interviews; thank you parents and future. A huge thank you to all the caregivers for yet again demonstrating parents/caregivers and our own recruits your fantastic support for our recruits. We for allowing us to put some of their are now approaching the middle part of amazing experiences at this school into this year’s programme, a time of year the publication, and thereby helping us get when it gets very hard for our recruits to the true Vanguard message out there for maintain the high levels of motivation that all to get a better understanding of how effective this unique educational model they so readily displayed in the first term. has been in just its first year of operation. The cold weather and short daylight hours VANGUARD NEWS | Issue 11 2

German submarine U-468. His aircraft HISTORY received several catastrophic hits from VOLCANO the submarine’s anti-aircraft guns LESSON: during its approach to drop depth MADNESS charges and was on fire as Trigg made TRIGG his final attack. KATHY FOWLER, HEAD OF It then crashed 300 yards behind its SCIENCE SECTION victim, killing Trigg and his crew. The only witnesses to his high courage were All of the year 11 students have the U-boat crew members. To Vanguard, the recently completed a day trip covering winners are the heroes who inspire and Since Trigg has no burial place, he is two of Auckland’s most interesting drive our students to becoming the commemorated on the Memorial volcanoes. best they can be. to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew The standard requires them to who lost their lives As in the case for understand the processes that caused around the 2014, our school the volcano to form in the way that it did Mediterranean during sections have and how it has been modified since that the Second World been named time. Auckland’s volcanic field is still War and who have no after the New described as ‘active’ as Rangitoto known grave. Zealand formed just 600 years ago. servicemen who The Victoria Cross In contrast, Pupuke is one of Auckland’s have been was awarded to oldest volcanoes at 250,000 years old. awarded Victoria Trigg’s widow by the So if your son and daughter are not Crosses for their Governor General of sleeping well at night, you can blame bravery while on , Sir Cyril their Science teacher! active service in Newall, on 28 May the armed 1944. We began by looking at a cross-section forces. of the tuff ring around Pupuke. This can The Victoria Cross is be seen due to excavations at Smales This month, we now on display at the Quarry and near Pupuke boat ramp on focus on Trigg Lord Ashcroft Gallery the western side. section. at the Imperial War Museum. Flying Officer We then headed off to morning tea on the top of North Head - the weather was Lloyd Allan Trigg Lloyd Allan Trigg was born at perfect. Students then raced each other Houhora, Northland, New Zealand on 5 down to Cheltenham Beach in a direct a May 1914 and was educated at line as possible. As we made our way Whangarei Boys’ High School. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) as a trainee pilot in June 1941. After attending training school in Canada, Trigg obtained is pilot’s wings in January 1942 and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer. He embarked for the UK in October 1942.

As a first pilot for the 200 Squadron RAF in January 1943, he took part in some 50 operational reconnaissance patrols, convoy escort flights and anti- submarine patrols.

He was flying his first operational flight in a Liberator V over the Atlantic from his base in Bathurst, West Africa, when on 11 August 1943 he engaged the VANGUARD NEWS | Issue 11 3

We enjoyed the Make sure you get along to the games opportunity to sit down at the North Shore Event Centre to with each of you to support the teams! discuss your child’s progress, the many ways we can best support your child and goals for the upcoming months. FIVE MINUTES If you have any questions WITH…. or input that you believe would be beneficial to QUENTIN OPPERMAN, TEACHER your child’s success as we IN SCIENCE AND MATHS move forward into the remaining part of back up the volcano we looked at the the year, please do not hesitate to Every month a student interviews a different layers of material as they were contact any one of your child’s teachers. teacher at school. Five minutes, laid down during the course of the five questions, go! eruption. Of course this part of the trip Your involvement and engagement in

finished with scaring each other witless your child’s academic progress is needed This month, Tiana Henry, a year 11 inside the totally dark fortification and appreciated! student in Hulme Section, has tunnels and marveling at the huge interviewed Quentin Opperman. disappearing gun.

Our last stop was at the Takapuna Fossil forest conveniently located next to the VANGUARD famous Takapuna Beach Café (four flat whites and 2 Cokes for the teachers BASKETBALL please). We wandered along the rock path towards Milford looking at the The school have once again entered wonderful fossil imprints of trees and the North Harbour under 19 boys and branches caught in the lava flow from girls basketball competition this year. Pupuke. They burnt completely away to The girls team: Trina Atwell, Madison leave tree shaped patterns in the lava Brown-Aldridge, Eden Brown, Brielle that are a quarter of a million years old. Cadwallader, Leiatu Cannon, Jamie It was a really interesting trip and served Coffman, Shanaya Corin, Tiana Henry, to make a rather lifeless topic come Hope Matatia, Emi Ngaeruaiti, and alive. Dominique Stewart.

The boys team: Solomon Hauraki, Coley Lyndon-Tonga, Harlem O’Connor, Adam McInnes, Raiti Aperahama, PARENT- Jerome Puni, Sam Brannigan, Kaylin Robson, Don Mokoroa, Grayson Barnes,

TEACHER Isaiah Schwanen, Wez Henry, and Calvin 1. How long have you been teaching? Thorne. INTERVIEWS Upcoming games: I have been teaching for 6 years and was also a sciences tutor at university for ROCKLEY MONTGOMERY, Girls around 18 months. PRINCIPAL 18 June vs Albany Senior High, 1730 2. Where did you go to school? Thank you to all the parents/caregivers Boys who attended Parent-Teacher I went to the smallest High School in th th Interviews on the 28 of April and the 5 18 June vs Kingsway, 1900 South Africa in Ventersdorp. of May. Overall turnout was evidence that we 25 June vs Rangitoto, 1945 3. What made you want to become a are committed to supporting one teacher? 2 July vs Takapuna, 1900 (Played at another in this journey towards learning. Kristin College’s New Gym) VANGUARD NEWS | Issue 11 4

Initially I wanted to be a vet, not a Vanguard has benefited me in ways teacher, but during my high school years, unthinkable. The school has taught me INTERSECTION I had many injuries (major) and my consistency, discipline, pride and respect. scholarship was taken away by the high I am very thankful for the staff at LEADERBOARD school. Another university offered me a scholarship to study sciences. I didn’t Vanguard. They care for us and sacrifice a enjoy it too much; working in a lab wasn’t lot for the recruits. SECTION POINTS POSITION for me! So I went teaching instead. - Sef Harendi HINTON 169 1 4. What are you passionate about? The school has helped me become a LAURENT 144 2 I’m passionate about anything and happier person. It has helped me believe in UPHAM 136 3 everything that is normally discriminated myself and to never give up. It makes me against, also things that are stereotyped feel a part of a large family and gives me TRENT 130 4 against. I like standing up for things that something to wake up and look forward other people struggle to. ELLIOTT 128 5 to. I have learned a lot more self- 5. What’s one thing we wouldn’t know discipline, time management, how to be a HULME 116 6 about you? leader, and teamwork skills. APIATA 114 7

English is my third language. I feel - Kacey Mackie WARD 105 8 strongly about being a gentlemen when in this day and age the philosophy of men Before I came to Vanguard, I was TRIGG 100 9 (boys) has changed. struggling to stay motivated. The My favourite animal is not your usual – I NGARIMU 90 10 like poisonous animals and plants teachers here have helped me to get closer to my goals for achieving my level 1

certificate this year. Vanguard has strengthened me both physically and UPCOMING STUDENT mentally and taught me to never give up. Choosing Vanguard was the best decision EVENTS CORNER I could have made.

Each month we are providing - Samuel Brannigan 17 June Photo Day excerpts from our students about Section Photos and Sports Team Photos their time at Vanguard. This month, the contribution comes from 19 June Hospitality Course Trigg Section. PARENTAL 1 July Health & Safety Course I enjoy attending school. The teachers are so supportive compared to some of the PERSPECTIVES

other schools I attended before. We’d love to hear your feedback on - Judah ‘Apikotoa what it’s like to have your child CONTACT attend Vanguard. Attending Vanguard has really helped me DETAILS to focus on my education, mainly because If you would like to make a contribution to the next edition, please contact us at: If you have any questions about this of the military style teaching that [email protected] newsletter or would like to make a incorporates a lot of discipline. You can’t contribution to the next edition, please really find anything like this anywhere contact us at: else. [email protected] Vanguard Military School 8 Rothwell Avenue, Rosedale - Carlos Clark Phone: 09 443 2969 http://www.vanguard.school.nz