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NEWS COMPILED BY THE THSESWS NEWSLETTER EDITOR:
Kau Ako Tutuku:
Malo ho'o mou lelei. Fakatauange 'oku tokamalie ai pe 'ae me'a hono kotoa 'i hono fuesia hotau ngaahi ngafa kotoa pe. Fiefia foki ke fakafe'iloaki kiate kimoutolu 'ihe mahina ko eni ko Ma'asi. 'I he mahina ni, na'e fai e taumu'a moe feinga ke fai ha fetu'utaki hangatonu ki he Puleako 'o e ako lolotonga ke 'omi pea mei ai ha ngaahi fakamatala hangatonu 'o fekau'aki moe 'apiako.
'I he 'ene pehe, 'oku 'iai 'ae ongo'i 'oe mafana makehe moe fiefia lahi koe'uhi koe fetu'utaki ko eni na'e lava ke fakahoko 'o lava ke fai ai ha fepotalanoa'aki telefoni hangatonu moe puleako.
Hange ko ia kuo mou mea'i ne ha atu foki 'i he'etau forum 'ihe ngaahi mahina ko eni kuo 'osi 'ae fakafisi 'ae puleako koia 'oe ta'u kuo 'osi, Dr. Lia Latu Maka pea mei hono lakanga 'iha ngaahi 'uhinga fakafo'ituitui pe. Koia kuo uiui'i mai eni 'a Mrs. 'Evalini Ha'angana kene hoko koe puleako 'oe Tonga High School. 'Oku 'ikai foki koha sola 'a Mrs. Ha'angana kiate kitautolu pea moe 'community' T.H.S. Ne fuoloa ta'u pe ha'ane fakakaungatamaki 'iho tau 'apiako 'o fakatefito ki hono ako'i 'oe lesoni 'Fika' moe 'Chemistry' 'i he ngaahi kalasi ki 'olunga. Koe Tokoni Pule (Deputy Principal ko Ms. Seini Vivili pea Tiuta lahi (Senior Mistress) 'a Mrs. Lapulou Taulahi.
'O fakatatau ki he fakamatala na'e fakahoko mai 'ehe Puleako, na'ane pehe ai 'oku fe'unga pea moha kau faiako (teaching staff) 'e toko 53 'oku nau fai fatongia 'ihe 'apiako he ta'u ni pea moe fanau ako 'e toko 813. Ne fakahoko 'i he 'aho Falaite (Ma'asi 17) 'a hono fakanofo 'oe kau matapule kihe ta'u ni. Koe matapule lahi tangata (Head Boy) ko Sunia Foliaki pea tokoni matapule lahi 'a Penisimani Poloniati. Koe matapule lahi fefine (Head Girl)ko Silia Mafile'o pea tokoni kiai 'a Malesela Kakala. Koe polokalama fakanofo matapule ni ne fakahoko ia 'ehe Talekita Ako, Mr. Paula Bloomfield.
Na'e lava lelei foki 'ae fe'auhi sipoti fakafale pea 'oku pehe 'ehe fakamatala na'e ikuna 'ae fe'auhi 'oe 2000 'ehe fonu ko (Blue fire! Blue fire! Boom, Boom!) Ne ua 'a Tolu 'a pea faka'osi 'e Koia kuo 'osi lava lelei hono filifili 'oe timi sipoti pea 'oku lele mafana ai pe 'enau fakamalohi sino 'o hanganaki atu kihe fe'auhi fakakolisi 'e fai 'ihe 'aho 6, 7, moe 8 'o 'Epeleli. Koia 'oku 'iai 'ae tui moe 'amanaki lelei kiha'atau ngaahi fatunga metali fakamalo (ha!ha!) meihe'etau kau sipoti 'oe ta'u ni.
Kau ako tutuku 'oku ou fie fakahoko atu ha popoaki fakamalo pea meihe Puleako kiate kimoutolu hono kotoa kau ako tutuku 'ae lalahi moe iiki 'ihe ngaahi tokoni to matakakano kotoa pe kuo mou fai ange pea mo ho'o tau 'apiako. 'Oku nau lave'i mei ho'o mou ngaahi tokoni kuo fai ange, 'ihe ngaahi tafa'aki kehekehe 'ihe fakapa'anga, fakame'a ngaue moe fakanaunau 'a ho'o mou manatu moe 'ofa loto kiho tau ki'i 'apiako masiva. Na'ane ongo'i 'ae 'ikai ha lea fe'unga kene fakahoko mai 'aki 'ae fakamalo ma'ulalo ni 'ihe ngaahi tokoni kehekehe kuo fai ange 'ehe kau kolisi tutuku. Pehe foki ha fakamalo makehe 'ae puleako 'oku 'omi kihe Webmaster, Mr. Loseli Hafoka, 'ihe ngaue kafakafa ko eni kuo fai ki hono fokotu'u 'o 'etau ki'i peesi ni 'o lava ke fai ai ho tau fakafetu'utaki mo toe fakafaingofua ange ai mo vave 'a 'etau fetu'utaki.
Na'e fakahoko mai foki 'ehe Puleako 'a 'enau taumu'a he ta'u ni ke toe liunga lahi ange 'enau ngaue'i 'ae moto 'oe 'apiako "Kihe Lelei Taha" 'ihe ngaahi fatongia kotoa pe 'oku nau fai kae tautefito ki loki ako, ke kei pukepuke 'ae tu'unga laukau'anga 'oe 'apiako 'o 'ikai ngata pe kihe fanau ako lolotonga kae pehe foki kiate kitautolu kau ako tutuku pea moha kau muiaki! Fakatauange ange ai pe kihe Tu'i 'oe langi kene kei hokohoko atu ho tau tauhi moho tau tokanga'i 'ihe ngaahi tukui feitu'u kotoa pe 'oku tau 'iai, pea kene kei fakaola 'etau ngaahi feinga moe taumu'a kotoa pe.
'Oku 'iai 'ae 'amanaki 'ae ako lolotonga kiha tala'ofa ne fai ange ki hano fakahoko kinautolu kihe internet 'ihe kaha'u vave mai pea 'oku nau kei talitali kiai. Fakatauange pe 'e hoko vave 'ae tala'ofa ni pea lava ke fakahoko 'ae ngaue koia. Kuo 'osi fakaha foki pea mei he Webmaster 'a 'ene loto fiefia ke vahe'i ha konga makehe 'i he 'etau peesi ni ma'ae ako lolotonga 'iha taimi 'e lava ke nau "hook up" ai ki he internet. 'Aia 'oka lava 'ae ngaue ni, 'e lava leva ke tau fetu'utaki mo ma'u hangatonu ha fa'ahinga me'a pe te tau fiema'u kihe ako lolotonga. 'Oku ou tui 'oku 'ikai ke tau fa'a tatali kiha taimi pehe.
Kaikehe, 'oku 'omi fakataha pe 'ae fakamalo 'ae puleako pea moha toe fakatangi mai pe ke 'oua mu'a na'a faka'a'au ke ngata 'etau loto fie tokoni'i ange 'ae ako lolotonga. 'Oku lahi foki ha fanga ki'i fiema'u iiki pe 'ae ako lolotonga 'oku ne tui 'e lava pe ke fai ange ha ngaahi tokoni fakataautaha kiai, pea tene ngaue kihe lisi koia pea 'omi ke tau sio kiai hei'ilo na'a 'iai ha ni'ihi te nau lava ke tokoni ange ai. Koe lisi koia 'e pulusi atu 'ihe 'etau forum pehe foki kihe 'section' ko eni 'ae newsletter 'iha'ane a'u mai.
Koia kau ako tutuku mou toutou 'ahia ma'upe 'etau ki'i peesi ke vakai'i e lisi fiema'u ko eni 'ae ako lolotonga kiha me'a teke ala tokoni ai. 'Oua na'a lau koe fakahela moha fakakavenga he 'oku mo'oni 'aupito 'etau lea, "'Oku ongo si'i le'o 'oe tama tangi mai".
Fie 'oatu foki ha'atau fakamalo kihe puleako, kae 'uma'a 'ae kau faiako 'ihe ngaahi fakahoko fatongia kotoa pe 'oku nau fai 'iho tau 'apiako. 'Ofa ke hokohoko atu 'etau ngaue fakataha 'i hono langa hake hotau 'apiako tupu'a!
Faka'apa'apa atu,
WORDS FROM THE WEBMASTER:
Welcome to the THSESWS monthly newsletter for the month of March,2000. Nothing much has been happening apart from a bit of "housekeeping" in terms of updating email addresses and class lists. However, I am delighted that the THSESWS has finally contacted the President of the executive committe (Mr. Vuki Tangitau). Vuki Tangitau is currently in the States on a personal business and I have been very fortunate to catch up with him via the internet.
Mr Tangitau has been formally briefed on the current status of our website and he has given the THSESWS positive and constructive feedbacks on the work that has been done so far.
Mr Tangitau did inform me that the executive committe in Tonga will try and pass on their newsletters to be uploaded to the website for everyone to read(what a marvellous contribution - a global access to these information at last!). Mr Tangitau has also informed Mr Willie Fukofuka and assigned him the task of making sure that the newsletters from the executive committe are delivered to the THSESWS for publication. I must personally thank Mr. Tangitau for his cooperation in making sure that the THSESWS and the executive committe can work together for the "common good" of our ex-students and more importantly; our school.
Mr. Tangitau has also written an article for us all and it is published below. We are privileged to hear from our President and to keep track of what our executive committee is planning so that we can all have access to all information regarding the ex-students and the school. Enjoy reading.
I have also included a staff profile section for the staff of Tonga High School. This has been set up as a result of requests from a few ex-students to include a list of the staff for each year. This new link can be found by clicking here or go via the main campus link from the front page of our website. I must thank Seini Vea Quach of the Melbourne chapter for supplying the school magazine of 1999. Seini has also supplied the THSESWS with some photographs which will be scanned and published soon. These photos (of the school and Queen Salote Memorial Hall) will feature on the front page of our web site over the next few weeks. Just bear with me please because time is a very scarce commodity.
Faka'apa'apa atu
Loseli M HafokaARTICLE FROM THE THESA PRESIDENT (VUKI TANGITAU):
Hello to every Tonga High School Ex-student and what a blessing to have a medium such as the internet to get in touch with all of you! A great big FAKAMALO to Loseli Hafoka for the use of the Tonga High School Ex-students' Website so I can get in touch with most of our talented, dedicated and KIHE LELEI TAHA ex-students of our beloved country and most prestigious school - AKO'ANGA MA'OLUNGA 'O TONGA.
I want to briefly make a few comments on the latest developments insofar as THSESA is concerned.
The new Constitution of the Association has been completed and thanks to Mr. Laki Niu for his efforts as the ex-students now are well rewarded with this much needed document to guide the Executive Committee in its decision making. The beauty of such a document is verified by the fact that as President of the Association, I now have a guide to follow when making decisions in connection with financial matters. Furthermore the Constitution guides and directs everyone in all activities that are for the interest of the present student body as well as any function sponsored by THSESA. Another plus is the credibility now confirmed but was pretty evasive in the sense that nothing in the past was secure enough to give everyone the conviction that we are real and that we function as effectively as expected and with the assurance that all ex-students are in a fraternity with solid rules to guide them. TRUST was there but the CONTROL was not evident.
Another new element to the Constitution was the addition of a second Vice-President to the Executive Committee making it possible now to have a President and two Vice-Presidents. Such an addition is most essential - there is so much to do as we move into the 21st Century and the amount of work to be done and / or accomplished is not getting any smaller. The Constitution, with the additions made, has given the Association something of greater value to aid a smoother operation of Tonga High School's Ex-Students Association.
Our plan for the year 2000 is to be in Australia for the school's 53rd birthday. For better coordination of this upcoming activity, the Executive Committee needs to know the name and address of each THSESA Chapter and their respective Executive Members all over the globe. Please contact at this website with this information. There is need for closer coordination. Each Chapter has to have a copy of the new Constitution to guide and help the members.
The new THSESA Executive Committee members must be brought to the awareness of every ex-student. This being the newly elected group at the Annual General Meeting of THSESA June of last year. There could have been more changes or additions at the special AGM held in December of '99.
There is a monthly NEWSLETTER and I personally want to thank Mr Willie Fukofuka, Halaevalu Palu, Ainise Sevele, and our present Secretary Amelia Afuha'amango and the rest of the Executive Committee members as well as the Chairman and members of the Social Committee for their time and dedication which made it possible for the Association to come this far and with the progress, thus seen to date, in our organisation.
Although belated I want to wish all ex-students in Tonga and abroad, members of both the Executive and Social committees of our Association a wonderful year as we enjoy the blessings of life and good health, without which we would not be as effective as we are now in our many endeavours in life. May our Heavenly Father continue to guide us and bless us with the knowledge and the capabilities to be true advocators of KIHE LELEI TAHA. Until next time , tu'a 'ofa atu and Gold bless you all
MEETING FOR THE MELBOURNE CHAPTER:
The THSESWS has been informed by the president of the Melbourne chapter ( Rev. 'Isileli Kioa) that a meeting has been scheduled for all members. This meeting will be held on:
DATE: Saturday, April 29.
TIME: 1.00 PM
VENUE: Rev. Kioa's Residence
To all members of this marvellous chapter, this will be a great opportunity for all of us to meet and to discuss a few things in regards to our chapter and aslo a chance to meet and welcome new members as well. I (Loseli) will be there to answer all queries regarding our website. Go Melbourne !
ADVICE OF THE MONTH:
"Set your own goals and strive to achieve them. There will be barriers but no matter how many times you feel like giving up, just keep this in mind - never loose sight of the big picture".
Until next time, so long !
T H E K I N G D O M O F T O N G A
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