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Student Corner VANGUARD NEWS | Issue 7 2 Vanguard News OCTOBER 2014 EFFORT BRINGS REWARD PRINCIPAL’S REPORT ROCKLEY MONTGOMERY Welcome to the October edition of the very proud of what has been achieved in and has been fantastic for school Vanguard Military School newsletter. such a short time period. morale. The highlight of our year, with regard to Our initial enrolment process for next important people visiting the school, year is almost completed and it has been occurred on the Thursday of week two, good to see the enthusiasm in the with a visit to the school by the Prime community with regard to securing a Minister, John Key. Both the students place at Vanguard for 2015. The school and the staff were extremely excited has in a very short time, started to build when informed of the visit. The students a very credible reputation out in the at Vanguard have consistently, over the community. Much of this is due to you year, impressed us by somehow the parents and caregivers of our current managing to improve on every visit’s performance and after the absolutely amazing performance for David Seymour’s visit it was difficult to believe The start to Term Four has been that it could get any better, but it did. exceptionally good for the school, with The students knew that this was the big two ministerial visits in the first two one, most likely the biggest ever and weeks. On Thursday of the first week they responded with an intensity, focus back, we hosted David Seymour, the and precision that was astounding, Epsom electorate MP and leader of ACT making it difficult to believe that these New Zealand, who was appointed students had only been at the school for Parliamentary Under-Secretary to less than a year. It is often very easy to the Minister of Education and Minister talk up various aspects of schooling and of Regulatory Reform. One of his key educational systems, but for us to be roles will be responsibility for given the opportunity to actually partnership schools. As has been the demonstrate to the Prime Minister and case all year, the students performed David Seymour what this school has with excellence, again making all of us achieved in such a short time, is unique VANGUARD NEWS | Issue 7 2 students demonstrating such huge Zealand Military Forces during the Second He continued towards the town’s waterfront, support for the school and what this World War. He was awarded the Victoria clearing out two light machine-gun nests and school is trying to achieve. Thank you to Cross for his actions at Kalamata on 29 April a mortar with grenades. He then assisted in all those who have publically stood up 1941 during the Battle of Greece. the capture of an artillery piece, but shortly after was shot in the stomach, immobilized and helped remove some of the John Hinton was born in Colac Bay, and captured, one of about 6,000 Allied negative myths around our school being Southland on 17 September 1909. He was soldiers made a prisoner of war (POW). educated at local schools, ran away from home when he was By April 1945, the Allied advance into 12 and got a job at a grocer’s in Germany threatened Hinton’s POW camp. a nearby town, before he signed The Germans evacuated the camp, but on as a galley hand aboard a Hinton, feigning sickness, remained behind. Norwegian whaling ship. He did Once the guards had left, he was able to find several other jobs as he traveled keys to the gates and let himself out. He from town to town around the borrowed an American uniform and went South Island. forward to the frontline with the 44th Infantry Division and assisted in the capture of three At the outbreak of war, Hinton villages and rounding up of German POWs. enlisted in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) Hinton was sent to England where he arrived which was being raised for on 12 April 1945. He remained in England for service abroad. He was posted over three months, awaiting repatriation to to 20th Battalion and based at New Zealand, and it was during this time, on a charter school, by pointing out some of Burnham Military Camp. He was soon 11 May 1945, that he received his Victoria the realities and truths about the school promoted to the rank of corporal. Cross from King George VI at an investiture and the charter school system as it is held at Buckingham Palace. practised at Vanguard. I believe that our In March 1941, the 2nd New Zealand Division school has unequivocally demonstrated was one of several Allied units deployed to Hinton departed to New Zealand in early July that not only is there a definite need for Greece to support the Greek resistance to and arrived in his home country on 4 August Italian and German invasion. Hinton was with 1945. After returning home, Hinton initially schools like ours, but that the potential the division’s was indecisive about for this type of system to make a huge reserve, which what to do with his life. difference in New Zealand education in was initially He eventually found the future is almost infinite. located in Athens, work managing hotels along with several in Auckland and The focus for our students for the rest of thousand other, Hamilton. this term is to work hard in preparation mainly Australian, for their external exams. Achieving their troops awaiting During his time academic goal will establish the required evacuation. managing hotels, platform for them to either return to Hinton made a number On 28 April 1941, of overseas trips, the school next year for further education the New Zealand first of which was to or, if not returning to school, to set them contingent were attend the coronation up with the best possible chance of awaiting its of Queen Elizabeth II. success in their future endeavours. I wish transport, when He also regularly all our students the best of luck for the advance units of attended VC and future. the German 5th George Cross Panzer Division celebrations, including began an attack the centenary in 1956. with machine-gun fire and self- Hinton retired in 1980 HISTORY propelled 6-inch John Daniel Hinton and he moved to guns. Hearing Ashburton in the South gunfire in the distance, Hinton wanted to Island. He died on 28 June 1997 and was LESSON: assist in the defence of the Allied positions. honored with a military funeral, attended by Hinton protested in strong language an order 800 people. He is buried in Christchurch, in from his Brigadier to surrender and left to the Returned Servicemen’s League Section HINTON determine for himself the situation. He led a of the Ruru Lawn Cemetery. party of 12 soldiers into the town, but came SECTION under fire. Ignoring an order from a nearby officer to John Daniel ‘Jack’ Hinton VC was a New retreat, he rushed forward to the nearest gun Zealand soldier who served with the New and, hurling two grenades, killed the crew. VANGUARD NEWS | Issue 7 3 sections then had to carry heavy equipment FIVE MINUTES 4. What are you passionate about? around the course before starting a series of team building challenges, code breaking My family, empowering students, re-gaining exercises or problems to solve along the way. WITH…. my Māori side through learning the Māori The food station also provided some much language at University. I was brought up the needed energy but only if you were fond of EDDIE HUDSON, HEAD OF MĀORI Pākehā way, one could say. I’m also raw eggs and dry weet-bix! passionate about sport – I am very competitive, but fair. The sections also had to navigate over two military style obstacle courses with the 5. What’s one thing we emphasis being on leadership and wouldn’t know about you? teamwork. The sections individually chose their leaders before the event. I have three kids, two of them are twins and they’re all IVF babies. Thank you to Eddie Hudson and Ben Salmon-Johnston for interviewing – sounds like it was a pretty funny interview! We look forward to bringing you more from Vanguard’s fantastic educational staff next month. Ben Salmon-Johnston interviewing Eddie Hudson Every month a student will interview an CHALLENGE educator at school. Five minutes, five questions, go! CUP This month, Ben Salmon-Johnston, a year 11 student in Trigg Section, has interviewed BY NICK HYDE, CEO Head of Māori, Eddie Hudson. In our first year we have established many 1. How long have you been educating? traditions but one of the most grueling and all-encompassing is the Challenge Cup. As Too long! (laughs) Just kidding! I taught at you are well aware students at Vanguard are The course took about 2 hours to complete Rangitoto College for 12 years, Westlake Girls placed into sections and this competition on average and it was a credit to the High School for five years, and Vanguard puts all the sections against each other over organisation of the school and its staff that Military School since February. All up, that’s an energy sapping course in a race against we can co-ordinate such a large event. All 18 years. the clock. students displayed the characteristics that This year the event was held at the Matakana we are looking for in a Vanguard student and 2. Where did you go to school? Military Arts Club to make use of their assault learnt to push themselves through barriers courses, lakes, equipment and of course the they did not think they could achieve.
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