Serious Testing times splashing on the farm Pages7&13 Page 3 CluthaLeader Thursday, October 20, 2016 Founding Tokomairiro High School teacher and deputy principal Liz Jack reflects on 160 years of education in Milton. MARY-JO TOHILL Milton school ‘a revelation’ MARY-JO TOHILL serving staff member, Liz reflects high school. The wonderful thing were great at knowing the bound- of four, and eventually became on a teaching career that started was that the older children aries.’’ deputy principal, after her return To some she was Miss Flett. To and finished at Tokomairiro High mentored the younger ones.’’ After five years as Miss Flett, in 1987. She retired in 2009. others Mrs Jack. To her parents School, when the then Form 1-7, She had no idea what to expect she decided to do her overseas With rural decline, and the loss she was Elizabeth. now year 7-13 school was estab- from a semi-rural school: ’’It was experience, and taught in of Milton’s once thriving indus- But she prefers plain Liz. lished in 1966. Fresh from just a revelation to me how close Glasgow, Scotland. tries, such as the woollen mill and Liz Jack will be amongst the teacher’s training college, the for- you get to the students while liv- However, a senior mistress bacon factory, along with urban many who will be celebrating 160 mer Dunedin girl arrived in Mil- ing in the same community.’’ (assistant principal) job lured her drift, the high school’s roll has years of education in Milton dur- ton aged 21 to start her first job. Always sporty, she found her- back in 1973, and in 1976 she met dropped from 400 in the 1960s to ing Labour Weekend. It’s also the ‘‘I hadn’t had the training to self playing hockey and cricket on her husband of 40 years, Bob about 290 today. 50th anniversary of when the teach Form 1 and 2 children, but it the same team as some of her Jack, whose family is well-known However, the school has Tokomairiro High School and was marvellous how everyone students. throughout South Otago, particu- remained an integral part of the Milton Primary School were adapted,’’ Liz said. ‘‘It was never ‘Miss Flett’ on larly at Warepa. community, she said. founded in the south Otago town. ‘‘I loved the dimension that the field. 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Economic growth agency Senior constable Tanya Grant Clutha Development has devised He said testing included said police would be patrolling a plan to ensure farm water dis- measurement of nitrogen leach- areas near kindergartens and pri- charge meets certain thresholds ing per hectare, for all rural mary schools to ensure children for three nutrient levels, which properties over two hectares in were travelling safely. include Nitrate Nitrite Nitrogen - Otago including Clutha District. ‘‘This week I would like to NNN, Dissolved Reactive Phos- The project also highlighted remind all parents and caregivers phorous - DRP, Ammonical Nitro- farmers’ obligations to get to make sure that they have their gen - NH4, along with Escherichia resource consents for working in precious cargo correctly secured coli - E coli. waterways for activities beyond when transporting them in Clutha Development water permitted activity rules. vehicles.’’ quality project manager Hamish ‘‘This is all new territory for All baby capsules, car seats Anderson said so far, NNN levels many farmers, so we are here to and booster seats must be New were generally within the recom- assist in as many ways as we Zealand standard-approved mended threshold. can.’’ makes and models, and secured DRP was present in some Clutha Development was correctly in the vehicles, using cases, especially after rain. NH4 pleased with the positive response anchor points and tether straps. was above and below the from farmers to the project. ‘‘And remember these should threshold. E.Coli levels were simi- This was the first year of the not be used in the front seat of any lar to NH4 in most cases, but some three-year exercise. vehicle, particularly those with higher rates were recorded, ‘‘We aimed for the target of 75 airbags,’’ she said. which needed further testing to farms after one year, but have Under New Zealand law, a establish any anomalies.