Welcoming words from the webmaster !

Welcome to the September issue of the THSESWS newsletter. It has been a pleasure to see so many of our ex-students using the Lalo Kasia Forum as well as the Paini Mutu Chat Room. Most of the topics discussed in the forum were very interesting, encouraging and surely helped us to remain as a community. I must also apologise for the delay in publishing this month's newsletter. Term 3 has been a very busy term for me and finding time to do the newsletter for this month has been a struggle. However, the good news is - it is now spring here in Australia and things are looking much brighter, so as my enthusiasm to maintain our site.

I must also take this opportunity to welcome the "Wellington Chapter" and many thanks go to Tae Tu'inukuafe for co-ordinating the first chapter from the land of the " Long White Cloud". Welcome to you ALL!

Faka'apa'apa atu

Loseli M Hafoka (Webmaster - THSESWS)

Leading News

During the month of August and the first week of September, the principal of Tonga High School - Dr. Lia Maka contacted THSESWS to convey her love to all ex-students. She was also delighted to finally see a site dedicated to Tonga High School. She has been in New Zealand as an Unesco Research Fellow for 6 weeks doing postdoctoral research on Media representations regarding Pacific and Asian women at Auckland University.

Dr. Maka reassured THSESWS that upon arrival back in Tonga she would personally arrange for the delivery of relevant information from Tonga High School to be published on this site. I am delighted with this news and the THSESWS see this as a step forward in our on-going affiliation with the current administration.

Dr. Maka specifically requested to post the following on our newsletter. "Please include in your newsletter that ex-student groups can do a project to the present school. For e.g., the ex-students of 76-82 (Tongan chapter - Tapu Panuve, Paula Ma'u etc.) are renovating Lab 1 and have reshelved, painted, put cupboards in already. They have also replaced the old fume cupboard and are planning to have it tiled! They have already spent $5,000.00. They also bought a new overhead projector for the science dept., but which is used by all other depts. Other students are paying school fees whilst some have donated money specified for a particular project. I will send you past newsletters once I get to Tonga. Can you put out a request from the Present school to any ex-students who wish to donate fiction/non-fiction books to our library, or any old computers or typewriters to the school - they are desperately needed. Please let them get in touch with me."

Food For Thought: This month's "Take Home Message".

The THSESWS-Newsletter is pleased to post the survey below which was prepared by 'Amelia Piutau of the Hawaiian Chapter, this survery has appeared on the "Lalo Kasia Forum" before but due to the quality and significance of this survey, I am pleased to publish it on this newsletter to further highlight the importance of education to our children. As stated on this site's "Mission Statement", education is a priority and we as parents must promote education in any way we can.

Kau ako tutuku fakamolemole'i kita na'a ngali kuote sani tungua pe talaihangamai, ka kou tui mahalo pe na'a 'iai hano 'aonga 'oe ki'i vahevahe ko eni 'oku fai. Ko kita ni 'oku te fakakaungatamaki hono fataki 'etau ngaue fakakolisi tutuku 'ihe 'otu motu ko eni 'o Hawaii pea neongo pe pe 'oku si'i fefe 'emau Kautaha kolisi tutuku ka 'oku mo'oni e lau koe " Alonga pe 'a kai mapu!" Kaikehe, koe me'a kou fie vahevahe mo kimoutolu tautefito kiate kitautolu ko eni 'oku fakapaea holo he ngaahi fonua muli ni, ko 'eku fakatokanga'i 'ae ki'i lelei ko eni he'e tau kau kolisi tutuku nofo Hawaii. Koe tokolahi 'o 'e tau kau kolisi tutuku ko eni tau tefito kiate kinautolu kuo fa'u famili 'oku ou fakatokanga'i 'a 'enau tokanga lahi ki hono poupou'i 'o 'enau fanau kihe'enau ngaahi polokalama ako. Neongo koe konga lahi 'oku kei ako si'i mo High School 'enau fanau ka 'oku nau fu'u matu'aki tokanga 'aupito ki hono teke 'o 'enau fanau kihe ako! Kou fie 'comment' he konga ko eni, he 'oku hange kiate au 'oku 'ikai fu'u tokolahi hotau kakai kainga Tonga 'oku nau teke fefeka 'enau fanau kihe ako 'i muli ni koe'uhi pe koha ngaahi 'uhinga kehekehe. Pea fakamolemole pe na 'oku hala 'ete ma'u, ka kou nofo pe au 'o fiefia loto 'ihe'eku sio kihe 'etau kau kolisi tutuku 'oku nau tokanga'i 'enau fanau kihe ako! 'Oku 'ikai foki teu ofo ai pea 'oku ou pehe 'e au 'ihe anga 'eku ma'u vaivai ko 'ene totonu pe ia. Ko kitautolu ko eni ne lava atu ki Tonga High 'o ako ai, 'oku tau 'ilo 'a hono mahu'inga 'oe ako kihe mo'ui fakafo'ituitui 'ae tangata pea pehe foki kihe anga 'o 'ene fengaue'aki pea mohono 'atakai. 'Ikai foki ke ngata ai ka ko hono fakamahu'inga'i 'oe ngaahi faingamalie lahi fakaako 'e lava ke ma'u 'ihe ngaahi fonua muli ni. Neongo 'oku lava hotau konga kihe ngaahi 'univesiti, ka koe konga lahi 'o kinautolu 'oku 'ikai 'oku nau kei pouaki fefeka pe hono teke mo hono faka'ai'ai 'enau fanau kihe ako, pea kiha tu'unga ia 'oku toe laka ange 'ia kinautolu koe matu'a, pea kou fiefia noa ai pe. Mahalo ko hono 'ai mo'oni eni 'oe mafana he penu kehe!! Kiate au koe fu'u ngaue lelei lahi ia. Koe ni'ihi eni 'o 'etau kau Kolisi tutuku koia,

• Fifita Finau 'Unga
  
• Meli Foliaki
  
• Filimone & Mele Muna Ma'u
  
• 'Enele Ongoongotau
  
• Luseane Suliafu
  
• 'Ana Vanila Taufa Fonua
  
• Dallin Muti
  
• Sitiveni Halapua
  
• Sosipeta Leakehe Hikila etc.
  

Kou fakatauange 'e 'ikai ngata pe 'ihe ako lelei ne tau ma'u 'iho tau 'apiako 'i Tonga, kae fakatauange ke hokohoko atu 'etau tokoni moe poupou'i 'etau fanau kihe ako 'ihe ngaahi fonua muli ko eni 'oku tau 'iai, ke 'oua na'a ngata pe 'iate kitautolu kae hokohoko atu foki kihe'etau fanau 'a hono tanumaki 'oe mo'ui taumu'a "Kihe Lelei Taha" he me'a kotoa!

Kaikehe, 'oku mo'oni e lau 'ae folofola 'oku 'ilo 'ae 'akau 'i hono fua!

Malo kau ako tutuku 'ae ngaue moe ta sipinga lelei!

'Amelia Piutau

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