Red Baron Term 1 2011 - King's College

Red Baron 

Term 1, 2011

Red Baron Term 1 2011 

Head of House Report by Sam Gibbs 

After a long, hot enjoyable summer school 

suddenly started and we flooded back into 

the House for the 89 th year of School House 

and the 115 th year of King’s College. From 

then on we have had a great term and there 

are many highlights. We have been fortunate 

to gain some reasonable results already and 

with no Merit Shield our efforts have not 

faded. Further our fellow School House boys 

at Christ’s College soon found out that we are 

better to the extent one has decided to stay. 

Way back in February as a House we went to 

Shakespeare Bay on the Whangaparaoa 

Peninsula. We had the annual inter-tutor 

group beach/swim relay and also the dorm 

beach flag race. Many great times were 

shared here and I can quite vividly remember 

putting the boys to sleep that night and seeing 

80% of them slapping on the aloe vera! If 

that is not a good indication of a fantastic day 

at the beach I’m not sure what is. 

The boys lining the drive for the 

One Tree Hill Run. 

Barnaby Abdale-Weir in goal. 

The House has competed and done well in House events so far. Term three is notorious 

for the majority of House Sport and where House Sport reaches it peak but 

nothing so far is to be frowned upon. Swimming was a write off picking up dead 

last, however in my five years of being at the College the best we have achieved 

is 6 th – even with the school champion way back in 2007. 

At the end of athletics week we picked up a credible 6 th place. Athletics afternoon 

is a great event in the calendar and is a fantastic show of School and House spirit 

and although I was absent playing cricket across the field, the defining red of 

School House was prominent in and around the track – that may be being biased 

but it’s true! I was pleased with the House in the way we performed and kudos 

must go to Marzellus Salaiviao for his exceptional performance in being the 

King’s College Junior Champion. Watch out for him in the future. 

On Sunday the 3 rd of April the house had its annual One Tree Hill run – a treasured 

tradition since the early 1970s. Gone are the days of leaving the gate and 

‘winging it’ to the top of that agonizing hill. Now it is a set route that sorts the real 

men from the boys. I’m please to report that the fifth year dorm has retained its title 

as the winning dorm for three years in a row – the first dorm to ever do so, 

winning by over six minutes. Also congratulations to Thomas Murray for another 

top win.


Head of House Report by Sam Gibbs 

In other House events we competed in the Cricket competition, for the third year 

in a row against Marsden who beat us in one day – enough said there. In the lunchtime 

House Touch competition we made the semis and lost to St. Johns in a 

very tense match however we didn’t have luck on our side that day. Furthermore, 

the House Tennis final would have to be the major achievement in the House so 

far. We made the final for the first time in a long time, rumored to be the first time 

ever, which is highly impressive. I played 6 th seed and was pleased to be part of a 

great team. 

In addition to all the House Sport the boys and I put on a dinner for the School 

House Girls and it was a very enjoyably evening. Some may have doubted our 

cooking ability but we certainly were able to demonstrate our barbeque skills in 

cooking the food. It was a great evening and I know the girls had an enjoyable 

time. We found it a good way of integrating the new girls and getting to know them 

better. 

To conclude, it only seems appropriate to thank the boys for a great term. As you 

read the Red Baron you certainly see the great things that happen within the 

House and it certainly has shown through the attitude and positive demeanor 

within the House. 

Virtus Pollet


The Chapel by Denis McLay 

Community Service in School House is 

seeing a considerable influx of numbers 

with Duke of Edinburgh being made compulsory 

for Year 10s. The 10 dorm this 

year have all been doing daycare center 

where they interact with young children. It 

is a community service where they gain 

valuable experience in coordinating activities 

and communicating with persons 

younger than themselves. This working 

together in a community project also 

strengthens the bonds between the boys. 

Olliver Treacy surveys the track 

before the 100M final. 

Reading in schools has been popular with older students during their study periods. 

Notable people who were involved in reading in schools were Sam and Matt Gibbs, 

Harrison Mataele, Mark Chapman, Hao Chen and Antony Quirk 

We are seeing the progression of the Chapel Close nearing the middle stages and we 

await eagerly the completion of the project. The Chapel Close will offer many opportunities 

for School House only services. 

The first years are looking forward to starting community service in Term 2. 

Overall there has been a great involvement with the Chapel and Community service 

within School House. We are looking forward to the opportunities that unfold as the 

year continues.


House Swimming by Harry Gower 

House swimming for 2011 showed that regardless of success or otherwise, School 

House still has the most fun. Last place in the pool certainly doesn’t reflect our attitude 

and energy on the day. Though a prize for the loudest and most spirited house wasn’t 

awarded this year, it is certain we would have retained it from 2010. 

Even though swimming is not our strongest sport, we still saw plenty of red caps in the 

final events, claiming some respectable places. 

The Standout Swimmers were: 

Tom Murray with 5th in senior 50m freestyle and 7th in 100m freestyle. 

Marzellus Salaivao with 6th in Junior 50m butterfly and 8th in 50m freestyle. 

Betty Magee with 2nd in girls 50m freestyle, 4th in 50m backstroke and 6th in 100m 

medley. 

Sean Glasgow with 4th in intermediate 50m freestyle and 6th in 50m butterfly. 

House support at the Swimming Sports in February


Athletics by Jack Hailstone 

This year the School House Boys and Girls proved to themselves they had huge 

courage and could give it everything, despite the difficulties and array of injuries 

and setbacks we had to overcome. Some very talented athletes within the house 

put on a fine display for the red crowd and made a point to the rest of the school as 

we tore up the athletics track. I can genuinely say the status of our house was lifted 

up there with the best on the finals day, and only hard work and hearty determination 

from the team to thank for it. 

The overall results at the close of the finals day saw the School House members 

happy and even somewhat surprised at out 6 th place, despite the low numbers and 

the extra amount of running the lads had to do, but definitely not bad. As well as 

the gutsy endeavor from the majority of the house there were some standout athletes 

and several finalist winners. 

Juniors; Daniel Easton, was very impressive with 2nd place in the 400m in 1m 

1.79s and 2nd in the long jump with 4.69m. George Hailstone delivered well and 

was 3rd equal in the triple jump with a distance of 9.07m. A special recognition to 

Marzellus Salaivao as a distinctive crowd pleaser on the day, he was spectacular 

to watch as he took out four events and the Junior Championship title with fine 

grace and touches of pure class. 1st in 100m with 11.91s, 1st in 200m with 24.86s, 

1st in 80m hurdles with 12.09s and 1st in the shot put with a throw of 10.58m. The 

School House junior 8x100m relay team, were also exceptional, finishing closely 

for 2nd Type to enter text 

place. 

From the intermediates; Chad Crossley was rewarded for his own efforts with 2 nd 

in the 100m and 200m with times of 12.20 and 25.50s respectively. James Hay 

fiercely competed the open pole vault event coming in at 3 rd place. Anthony Quirk 

used his strengths well and finished 4 th in the High jump with at a height of 1.55m. 

The School House girls were once again impressive and their own efforts were key 

to the success of the day and much appreciated. Standouts were Laura Anderson 

with a throw of 24.05m, winning the javelin, and Rosemary Horrocks with 3 rd 

place in the javelin, throwing 17.88m. Jenny Medary also excelled on the day with 

4 th in the 400m in 1m 11.49s and 4 th in the 100m hurdles at 21.63s. 

Marzellus on his way to 

winning the Junior hurdles


Athletics by Jack Hailstone 

Seniors; Harison Mataele courageously placed 2 nd in the high jump with an outstanding 

jump of 1.68m and again 2 nd in the javelin, throwing 41.3m. Harison was 

also 5 th in the 110m hurdles, running a time of 18.58s. Thomas Murray threw everything 

he could at the 1500m, coming away with a highly regarded 3 rd place in 4m 

38.7s against some talented opposition, also 4 th in the 400m at 56.15s and 5 th in 

the 3km with 10m 33.66s. Barnaby Abdale-Weir put on a fine display of his talent 

in the javelin event throwing 49.45m to put him in 4 th place. Further recognition is 

deserved by close finishing athletes, Mark Chapman, 5 th in the 800m with 2m 

22.57s, and Marcel Renata, placing 5 th in the discus at 30.18m. 

I think we showed a lot of people, including ourselves, that the spirit and unity 

within School House is strong and we’ve got what it takes to reach plenty of success. 

Once again well done to all the achievers and a big thanks to all the boys, 

and the very supportive team of School House girls, for all your effort put in.

Though it was a rainy day, this year orienteering 

was fun as always. 

In Senior team we have Denis McLay 

started off first, finished in 54minutes 

claiming that he “went too far” and ran 

out of the area. Chris Pang ran for the 

House second time, improved from 40 

minutes to 35 minutes, while Raymond 

Khau finished in 26 minutes, the best 

result in the house, and well done on 

getting top 15 in senior house. 


House Orienteering by Christopher Pang 

Harry Wong at Swimming Sports 

In Intermediate team, we have James Wong, who could have done better, but because 

he stamped the stamp on the map instead of the boxes provided, he earned himself 15 

penalties and getting overall time of 122 minutes, hope he will never make the same 

mistake again, but good effort though. Veteran Alastair Sheard, finished in 35 minutes 

with 2 penalties, which means he could get under 26 minutes within the top runners, 

how unlucky. Matt Gibbs finished in 32 minutes, also well done. 

James Witters and Sebastian Steinnger first time doing orienteering, not bad for their 

first time, finished in 30 minutes and 42 minutes respectively, good job. Congrats on 

Marzellus Salaivao excellent result, finished in 26 minutes, gaining 5th in junior house. 

Also congrats to all the Juniors, coming 3rd overall in junior team and gaining House 

colours 

Overall we came 6th,though all of us have tried out best, we hope for better results next 

year. 

Matt and Antony bringing up 

the rear in the 3K race. 

Marzellus receiving his Junior Championship 

Award from Jack’s Mum, Mrs Hailstone


Tennis Report by Thomas Murray 

It is safe to say that the School House tennis team for 2011 were the underdogs of the 

competition. With only 3 of the 7 players being actual tennis players we did not look to 

have a very good chance. The team consisted of Thomas Murray, Barnaby Abdale- 

Weir, Mark Chapman, Simon Crotty, Harry Wong, George Koreman and Sam 

Gibbs. However it turned out to be the complete opposite of how our season was expected 

to turn out. 

Up against St Johns first in windy and bright weather, the School House team dominated, 

winning 8 out of 9 matches. The highlight of the day was Thomas and 

Barnaby’s Comeback Tie-Break win against the St Johns number 1 and 2 seed doubles. 

This win sent the boys through to the semis. 

Our next opponents were Mr Syms Selwyn boys. This too ended in a 7-0 upset with 2 

games not played. Highlight for this clash was Mark Chapman’s #4 singles match 

which ended with him being victorious in another comeback tie-break win. Mr Syms did 

not take his loss lightly and was weeping for many days after the encounter. 

After two days of tennis in a row the boys were all knackered but keen to play Marsden 

in the final. Marsden were always going to be hard opponents with their top 3 players in 

the School Senior 1 tennis team. However the spirit and support was high for the 

troops as they begun their battle. Unfortunately the whitewash was against us with the 

overall tally ending up at 7-0 with 2 matches not needing to be played. However it must 

be mentioned that by making the final, the lads made history, as School House has 

never been in the inter-house tennis finals before. This resulted in pizza and colours for 

all the boys.


One Tree Hill Run by Thomas Murray 

Top 3: Rafy Shasha, Tom Murray and Tom Loseby. 

On Sunday 3rd of April 2011 at 8:05am, 52 boys in red lined up at the King’s College 

triangle awaiting the start of their 10 kilometre trek to the top of the hill in the far, far, far 

distance. With the 5th years eager to make history and the 2nd years backed by Mr 

Carrington ready to break the 5th years winning streak, the day was sure to be a 

goody. 

With the usual sprint to the school gates taking place the race to the hill was started. 

Once again the Mangere Road lights proved costly, as Thomas Murray “Jay walked” 

against orders and was the only runner to make it across the lights and continue his 

run whilst the other 51 boys were forced to wait for the green man to flash himself, 

other then a few naughty 5th years who had the perseverance, determination and 

sidestepping skills to not stop until their journey was complete. 

10km later Thomas Murray (Y13) made his way up the side of One Tree Hill to finish 

his race in first place with a time of 43 minutes flat. Not too much later Rafy Shasha 

(Y12) finished his well run race in a time of 50min 12 secs, closely followed by dormmate 

Tom Loseby with a time of 50min and 37secs. 

With much surprise to the spectators and teachers, Sam Tietjen (Y13), James Witters 

(Y9) and Elliot Graham (Y13) were clambering over the last stile to get to the brick 

wall with times of 54-Sam, 54.06-James and 54.31-Elliot which were great efforts. 

With only 6 minutes left to get times under an hour to receive House colours, William 

Cook (Y10), Simon Crotty (Y10), Harry Gower (Y13), Kai Peter (Y11), Connor Tottle 

(Y11) and Matt Gibbs (Y12) managed to scramble up the mountainside just under 

time with only minutes and seconds to spare. 

With 4 year 13’s, 3 year 12’s and 2 year 9’s and 10’s making it in under an hour the 

dorm competition was looking tight with the year 13’s nudging ahead. Over the next 37 

minutes, 40 more boys walked, ran, tackled and hobbled up the mountain side to finish 

their 10km trek and receive their Chocó bar, juice box and well earned rest.


One Tree Hill Run by Thomas Murray 

With everybody finished it was time to calculate the dorm averages. As the year 13 and 

10’s awaited anxiously, the times were added and divided with the results being as followed: 

75.26, 74.66, 72.16, 72.14 and 66.6. The placements were; in 5th place=1st 

years, 4th place=4th years, 3rd place=2nd years, 2nd place=3rd years and for a history 

making 3rd consecutive year in a row the 5th years were victorious by a whopping 6 

minutes with the prize once again being free pizza and their names down in the school 

house history books!! 

It must also be noted that Mr Stewart was the only staff member to run the race and 

finished in a blistering time of 64 minutes and 35 seconds which unfortunately was not 

quick enough for House colours but to make matters worst for him, was also 1 minute 

and 30 seconds slower then his main competitor Kurt Barker in which a bet was held 

between them resulting in Mr Stewart cooking Kurt a home made, stone cooked pizza 

for dinner. 

A big thank you must go to Mr Carrington, Mr Oliver, Mr Stewart, Matron and the 

non-competing boys for taking their time to organise the run and stand as lookouts 

along the route, as well as all the parents, siblings and grand-parents who came along 

to support their grandson, son or brother run in the event. Congratulations must go to 

the Year 13 dorm for winning the dorm competition and all the boys in general for finishing 

the run. 

Winners of each dorm were: 

1st years: James Witters (54min 06 secs) 

2nd years: Simon Crotty & William Cook (55min 05 secs) 

3rd years: Kai Peter (60min 25 secs) 

4th years: Rafy Shasha (50 min 12 secs) 

5th years: Thomas Murray (43 min 00secs) 

Tom Loseby’s final dive to finish


First Year Dorm Report by Andrew Reeves 

Euan “Llama” Cameron Euan 

has found a solid place in the 

dorm structure, over the short 

space of time he has been coming 

to kings. He is coming to 

Kings from Rotorua and is the first 

of his family to come here. He is 

in 9A5 and plays water polo as a 

summer sport and he made the 

9B side. He is currently trialling for 

hockey as a winter sport. Euans 

interests include plane spotting 

and maintaining his Plane Spotting 

blog's standard. 

“Defeat”. Mr Stewart struggles up the hill. To 

his horror, Kurt had already finished 

Daniel “Mexican” Easton Daniel is one of the calmer members of the dorm who stays 

in the loop but does not get up to mischief. He is in 9R and is excelling at many core 

subjects and his chosen language. He was the third in the dorm in the One Tree Hill run 

with a time of 67 mins. Daniel has come from Pukekohe is the eldest child in his family. 

Daniel has previously played representative hockey and is currently trialling for hockey 

as a winter sport. He is also an excellent middle distance runner and therefore does 

athletics as a summer sport. 

Matthew “Koala” Holden Matthew Holden has had a solid primary education. At a 

young age he attended King's Preparatory and in Year 7 moved schools to ACG before 

enrolling to attend King's College. He is in 9A4 and fits in well with the his class and has 

adapted well to the College. He does clay target shooting as a summer sport and Cycling 

and squash as his primary winter activities. 

Baden “Badgertron”Mannering Baden has taken a strong liking to the dorm atmosphere 

and has bonded well with the rest of the dorm. He is in 9A3 and is excelling at 

many of his core subjects. 9A3 is one of the classes that has done Maori this term and 

has taken well to this subject. Baden does clay target shooting as a summer sport and 

is currently trialling for hockey as his first choice of winter sport. 

Andrew “Harvard” Reeves Andrew has take quite a shine to the dorm life and the 

other members of the dorm. Andrew is in 9A2 has excelled at his chosen language and 

English. He is currently trialling for the under 15 A and has made the first hockey side 

as a winter sport and played for the 6A2 side in cricket in the summer. He is currently 

in the competitive clay target shooting team. 

Marzellus “Slow” Salaivao Marzellus has obviously made a huge contribution to the 

House sporting community with his great achievement of junior athletics champion. He 

is in 9A4 and has taken a liking to the subject of Spanish. Marzellus is currently trialling 

for the 5 th grade rugby team. Marzellus is a genuinely well liked member of the dorm.


First Year Dorm Report by Andrew Reeves 

Sebastian “Ninja” Steininger Sebastian is 

in 9R and is expecting an excellent order 

grade. He has chosen French as his language 

and enjoys English classes. Though, 

he does not particularly enjoy sports and has 

gotten his nickname not from his fitness ability. 

He competed in the One Tree Hill run with 

a finishing time of 94 mins. He is currently trialling 

for badminton and does sailing as his 

summer sport. 

Oliver Treacy Oliver has adapted well to the 

dorm environment and fits in well with the 

other members. He is in 9A5 and seems to 

have made many new friends. He has done 

well in maths and has one of the highest 

marks in his class for the maths common 

test. He plays for the 6A2 cricket side in the 

summer and has a first choice of winter golf 

along with cycling. 

Henry Mannering doing a solid 

job welding. 

Steven Wilson Steven is the dorm “police man”. He tells people to be quiet at night 

and during prep which is ironic because he is the one who often is making the most 

noise during these times. He was previously in 9A1 but was moved up to 9R very early 

in the piece. He has done well but has not necessarily excelled in many subjects. In 

the summer months Steven plays Cricket for the 6A side as a fast bowler. He is currently 

trialling for the under 15 A Hockey team. 

James “witwik, wik, lil wit, rat, mini wit, witwikijr, little witter” Witters James is 

one of the members of the dorm who can perform both in areas of sport and academics. 

He is 9A2 and has excelled in maths. He can perform on the baseball pitch as well 

and therefore plays for the Kings representative side during the summer. He is currently 

trialling for a position in the Kings squash team which is hotly contested. 

Jorge “Flounder” Wright Jorge has found himself a secure space in the dorm structure 

and has made many friends. He comes to us from Clevedon and is the second 

child in his family to attend Kings College after his older brother Jozef. He is in 9A4 and 

is cruising along well in the set curriculum. He does swimming in the summer after a 

strong performance in the Kings swimming sports. He is currently trialling for rugby as 

a winter sport. 

Methasit “Ming” Yongpongsa Methasit comes to us here from Thailand and is rapidly 

improving his English.. He is, when not disturbed the quietest member of the dorm and 

keeps to himself. Methasit has enjoyed learning how to play tennis with the internal 

tennis league. His favourite hobby is gaming on his Laptop.


Second Year Dorm Report by Johann Steininger and Harry Wong 

James Yang (MAMA) . Yang has fit 

right in this term, after his quiet start 

when he entered School house in 

the middle of last year. However, 

unluckily he managed to seriously 

injure his foot, which resulted in 

crutches. As time elapsed he learnt 

to take advantage of this technique 

and had a team of personal slaves 

to get his dinner and his shoes then 

further to put things away for him . 

As being out for sport he climbed 

his way through the academic rankings 

of A5 and decided to make a 

wise investment of increasing his 

marks . 

Resident Chef, Barney Abdale Weir. 

Phantorn Chaikwang (Poon) Poon is very quiet . He keeps to himself a lot until the 

occasion when he gets the opportunity to say ‘Wat duh’ . He is a good tennis player 

and has improved his english skills a lot and demonstrated this by moving up to A3 . 

Kasidit Chongsuttanamanee (Kassey) Kassey searched the land far and wide , cutting 

down trees and making all sorts of survival essentials to make his way through 

the night ... In Minecraft (A game) . As unfortunate as Kasidit is he always gets caught 

do something illegal and addictive in week days for School house - GAMING . However 

Kasidit still takes part in the external tennis team system. Academically Kasidit 

has been stepping up his ‘game’ in 10 A5 and has dramatically improved. 

William Cook (Cookie) Cookie brings brains and pure effort in his academics to the 

dorm . As well as an outstanding student he also brings the heat within a large variety 

of sports . His large list of specialities consist of cricket , tennis, running and soccer . 

Considering the legit good stereotyped student he’s the perfect example . Always arrives 

at prep early to stretch the extra mile, even working or reading ahead during 

lunch time. Although Cook may seem to focus on school work, he is still currently 

working his magic, texting with his girl Gemma. 

Simon Crotty . Simon is always a good joke to have in the dorm. Despite gaining 

great marks in 10R, Simon is also a sporting demon, being in Int Tennis1 and also being 

a probable 7A player next term. Simon also completed the One Tree hill Run in a 

startling 55 minutes and 5 seconds tied with Cook in a joint 1st place finish for the 

dorm. He is also clocking up the hours on community service at Treehouse. 

Ice Damapong . (Rice) Ice is a cheeky yet hilarious member of the dorm. A noticeable 

aspect of ice is that he loves burnt toast and rice . He always contributes the hilarious 

comment at the end of something casual . He makes sport fun when he mocks 

many famous players . Mister Ice is pro at running and has the funniest jokes.



Harry Wong . (Wong) Wong also 

played in the House tennis team 

with Simon as his doubles partner 

, It worked as a great combo . He 

is great at table tennis and contributes 

smart logical thoughts to 

bad calls on fully random out of 

the blue unnecessary statements . 

However when it comes do Harry’s 

academics he is determined to do 

his best, and when there is a test 

coming up he’ll be finding time to 

revise, this shown in his results in 

10R. His favourite teacher is Miss 

Meng . 

Charles Benedek-Rooney 

(Rooney) Charles keeps to himself 

in his room (which rowers 

do) which he loves and cherishes 

. He is a most valued member of 

the rowing team and made 

amazing achievements at the 

Maadi cup rowing competition . 

Beneficially for both our dorm 

and Charles he has his own 

room, so when he wakes up at 

some early time in the morning, 

whenever rowers do. He does 

not wake up the whole dorm with 

his alarm or snoring. Nonetheless 

Charles is still a great addition 

to the our dorm, and does 

extremely well in class, shown by 

his promotion from A3 to A2. 

Barnaby Adbale-Weir demonstrates his powerful 

forehand against Selwyn 

George Koreman at the house tennis finals. 

William Eddowes (Eddowez) Eddowez’s 

soccer/rugby/golf/cricket/basketball/tennis/lacrosse/swimming/American football/horse 

riding/surfing/F1/baseball/Wing Chan and stalking Ice’s family have kept him quite 

busy during this long term. However, he has also performed well in 10R and also in his 

own weekend sports with cricket 5A1. He is an active member of the dorm despite his 

hobbies and his bright and cheery moods keep everyone happy. He is also a member 

of college groups, such as the chapel choir. 

George Hailstone (Price) Hailstone got his nickname from a failed attempt from 

somebody to write and spell ‘Prince’. After this, his nickname has been Price. This term 

has been quite successful for young Hailstone, after being moved up from A3 to A2 his 

results have been great still. He is also an active tennis player. He has also been a 

member of Kapahaka who have performed well in Polyfest recently.



Jono-Amelia Sheffield-Kemp (RL, Hemp) Jono has done well this term in cricket 

and class, improving on his results from last year. He is also captain of the 5A2 cricket 

team, this was a success because of the massive competition going for the role. 

However, after injuring himself, he could not fulfil his role. He is looking forward to the 

soccer terms ahead after his arm recovers. He has been going to treehouse for community 

service. 

Ben Levene (Blav, Blavin, PF) B Lavin is a well-respected member of the dorm, and 

has been a great and devoted member and captain Intermediate 7. However, he is 

very much looking forward to showing off his soccer skills in next terms sports. His results 

in A2 have been good too. In the dorm Ben is friendly with most and friendly in 

the dorm. 

Tom Mulholland (Gazelle, New RL) Tom has again leaped through the term, like a 

Gazelle, but this time, he has been a member of the Kapahaka group, who did extremely 

well at Polyfest, as well as playing and practicing his guitar frequently in the 

term. His fantastic results in 10A4, as well as his outstanding gym work throughout 

the term have resulted in a great term for him. 

James Shera (Bulkscat) James Shera has had a ‘solid’ term after playing tennis and 

performing well in A3. His prize tennis skills have shone through in internal tennis. He 

also ran well in One Tree hill getting under 75 minutes. He was also a participant in 

the Junior House relay team who managed a sound 2nd on Athletics day. 

Johaan-not Amelia Sheffield-Steininger (First – year) The only first year in our 

2nd year dorm has been gaming through most of the term, his immense hacking and 

theft skills are a skill most people endeavour, however no one can match them. His 

random phone calls while in the supermarket from JW are also quite funny. His barefoot 

trips while pouring with rain to Sylvia Park attract comments from the entire dorm 

too. Despite all this, his marks in A4 have been good as well as his social tennis on afternoons. 

The Red Bull Trolley


Third Year Dorm Report by Kai Peter and Sean Glasgow 

Kurt Barker- Kurt has had a good 

start to the year, he beat Mr. Stewart 

in the One Tree Hill run. And got a 

choice as pizza. Algud G Cuz. 

Sean Glasgow- Is a great guy. After 

suffering a blow in the middle of the 

term, Sean has come back to his 

usual self. He has progressed in his 

swimming, joining the Papatoetoe 

Swimming Club, which has a gruelling 

training regime. He also represented 

the House in several Swimming 

events. 

Guy Wayne supporting house athletics 

James Hay- James is ultra cute. He has had a good start to the year, and achieved 

great results in the Pole Vault, and 400m events on Athletics Day. He is also playing 

Bass Guitar in Small House and is improving rapidly. James also randomly represented 

the House in House Archery. 

John Lowe- John has had a good term to start the year. He received an A in Geography, 

which is hard to get. John has been playing squash and has improved a lot but still 

isn’t good enough to beat Kurt. He has also been going to the gym and can bench 

press 10.0 kg now. John did Javelin and Discus for Athletics. He’s pretty bulky (jokes), 

no surprises there. John was unfortunate enough to have been put rooming with 

Hamish Witters, gutted. Jorge Wright is a follower. John has got battle scars from ripping 

horns off herds of ibex. 

George Koreman- George is the newest member to the Year 11 dorm and has settled 

in exceptionally well. He represented the House in Senior Tennis, and also many events 

in Athletics. 

Henry Mannering- Henry has been selected as Captain of the Kiwi Under 19 Croquet 

Team. He has also been selected to travel down to the South Island and represent 

King’s in the sport of Clay Target Missing. Henry did a lot of work on the Red Baron 

Trolley 

Herc Noble- This term has kicked off very well for Herc in football terms. He has gotten 

through to the first XI football team over the past 9 weeks of trialling and training and is 

very proud of this achievement. He is doing well in class and his effort grades this term 

were good picking up all B’s except for one C .His favourite class is art in which he got 

a merit 5. This is a very good mark. Jozef will probably take his starting position on the 

left wing (gutted Herc). 

Kai Peter- Kai has had an interesting first experience at King’s. He has adapted well 

and is well into his studies and sports. He did exceptionally well in the One Tree Hill 

run, gaining colours for a time of 60 minutes, and coming first in the dorm.


Third Year Dorm Report by Kai Peter and Sean Glasgow 

Connor Tottle- Connor has had a swell term, focusing on getting into the Senior A soc 

-cer team. Lately he has been getting into his Star Wars and Pokemon, with the hopes 

of dropping out of school in the near future to pursue a career in Pokemon Training. 

Jozef is better than Tottle in both Star Wars and Pokemon. 

Ash Wilson- Ash Wilson is an amazing windsurfer . He has had a great term, getting 

into his windsurfing every Tuesday and Thursday, he also represented the House in 

the Inter House Sailing competition with Henry. He has also been competing in National 

Competitions in which he is commonly placed in the Top Three. 

Matt Wilson- Matt has had a good start to the year in his studies and sports. In the 

summer he played cricket and hopes in the winter to get in to a good squash team 

and the second XI hockey team. He is proud of his One Tree Hill run time, smashing 

his last year’s time by 15 minutes, coming 2 minutes off getting colours with a time of 

63 minutes. 

Hamish Witters- Has had an amazing term, his only set back was having to room 

with John Lowe. He has been playing a lot of lacrosse and is excelling in this sport, he 

has been scouted in the last term by -5 different NCAA division 1 colleges and has 

turned them down to continue his education at King’s. He has been going to the gym 

and is skinny. Hamish is recovering from a foot injury from brawling with a Chihuahua. 

James Wong- James has started the year on a successful note. In school he is a 

member of the Concert Band, Senior Debating Team, and Gym. He also participated 

in Summer Swimming and represented the House. At the House he is hardworking, 

always helping people with their prep. Next term he will also sing in Small House and 

speak third speaker in the House debating team. 

Jozef Wright- Jozef has had a great term. He is a Senior member of the King’s long 

distance running squad and his hoping to soon beat his 10K personal best of 13 

months and 24 seconds. He is hoping to put these fitness skills into use in his second 

season of playing for the left wing in the 1st XI. Jozefs dream job is to drop out of 

school and join the Legion of Jedi Warriors where he will harness the force oh yeah 

and his grades, sport and cultural stuff is pretty mean too. 

The years 12 and 13 dinner with the Girls in the front common room.


Fourth Year Dorm Report by Thomas Loseby and Xavier Field 

Pawan Chaikwang: Pawan has 

started the new year strongly, focusing 

on his academic studies. 

However, he also played tennis for 

Intermediate 7 and was involved in 

‘Reading in Schools’ for his community 

service. 

Mark Chapman: This term Mark 

has enjoyed great success playing 

1st XI cricket for the college. Despite 

his large commitment to college 

cricket, Mark also partook in 

community service and a number of 

House events. Currently Mark is in 

Dubai playing cricket for the Hong 

Kong Cricket Club in the 2nd Division 

ICC World Cup. 

Mark Chapman wins Man of the Match playing 

for Hong Kong in April 

Hao Chen: This term Hao has put a sizeable focus on his major sport, basketball; as 

well as trialling for the 1st V Basketball team, which he was in last year, Hao is also 

coaching the Under 15 basketball team along with Ash Franks. This dedication to basketball 

has not deterred Hao from his academic studies, and he also was involved with 

‘Reading in Schools’. 

Chad Crossley: Once again Chad has lived up to his reputation in athletics; and 

when it came time for inter-house athletics Chad achieved 3rd in 100 metre and 200 

metre events. Chad also trialled for the 1st XV rugby squad. 

Xavier Field: This term Xavier was rewarded for his tireless effort towards the academic 

side of his college life; and achieved academic half colours. In addition to this, 

the other aspects of the college were not forgotten as Xavier was involved with the 

3A1 cricket team and he also participated in the ‘Reading in Schools’ programme offered 

for community service. 

Ash Franks: Starting a new year has brought a spark to the academic side of Ash’s 

repertoire, and he was often to be found taking a multitude of photos for one of his 

most enjoyed subjects, photography. In addition to his studies Ash also put a large 

portion of his time into college basketball, coaching the Under 15 team with Hao 

Chen, and also trialling for the 1st V team. Furthermore, Ash also participated in 

community service. 

Matthew Gibbs: Last year, Matt accumulated the highest amount of credits for level 1 

NCEA and this term he has showed no slowing down; spending a large fraction of his 

time on his studies. Additionally, Matt has had success with his sport; competing with 

the 1st V shooting team. At the moment Matt is trailing for the 2nd XV rugby squad. 

He is also involved in community service doing ‘Reading in Schools’.



Kahu Ingram: Once again, this term Kahu has gotten involved with all aspects of college 

life, focusing on his academic work but also finding time to participate in the Kapa 

Haka group with Harison Mataele, and perform community service for the college. In 

addition to this Kahu has been trialling for the 1st XV rugby squad and made the tour 

team to the Gold Coast defeating several top Queensland schools. 

Samuel Levene: Despite having the best part of this first term disrupted by his torn 

labrum and the consequential surgery on his shoulder which left him in a sling for the 

majority of this term and unable to participate in any sport, Sam has showed great 

moral integrity and inner strength to remain at school and persevere with his academic 

studies. 

Ash Franks, Rafy Shasha, Alastair Sheard and Matt Gibbs enjoying the Year 12 

and 13 Girls Dinner. 

Tom Loseby: This term Tom has thoroughly enjoyed the switch from history to classics, 

much to Mr. Stewart’s disgust. Also Tom was a vital member of the Senior 6 tennis 

team, and participated in the ‘Otahuhu Homework Programme’. At present time 

Tom is trialling for the 2nd XI football squad. 

Harison Mataele: For the start of this year Harison launched back into his sport with 

rigorous enthusiasm. He provided crucial points for the house in inter-house athletics 

achieving 2nd in both javelin and high jump events. Furthermore Harison is trialling 

not only for the 1st XV rugby squad but also the 1st V basketball team. Harison also 

featured in the Kapa Haka along with Kahu Ingram, and ‘Reading in Schools’ was his 

community service.



Ardy Phillips: Ardy coached the girls’ tennis senior 4 team, he participated in IHC for 

his community service. Ardy is a good member of the dorm and has enjoyed a great 

start to the year. 

Antony Quirk: Antony has gotten involved with all aspects of school life in the start of 

this term. Along with trialling for the 2nd XV rugby team and being a prominent member 

of many house teams, most notably coming 4th in intermediate high jump in interhouse 

athletics, Antony has also been a component of the college Jazz band and furthermore 

participated in ‘Reading in schools’ for his community service. 

Rafy Shasha: Rafy has had a good term overall, as per usual he has had a good run 

with his grades especially in Biology with a grade of 90. He has trialled and is now a 

member of the 1st XI football and has recent played in their promotion – relegation fixtures. 

He has also taken part in ‘Reading in Schools’ for community service. 

Alastair Sheard: Alastair has, once again, had an all-rounded term. Alastair has gotten 

involved tremendously with the sporting aspect of his college life being the captain 

of the Intermediate 4 tennis team, and also participated in inter-house orienteering, 

swimming and also with the Intermediate relay and top house relay teams at interhouse 

athletics. Furthermore Alastair, along with Tom Loseby, took part in the ‘Otahuhu 

Homework Programme’ for his community service. 

Guy Wayne: Guy, this term has participated in community service. Although he didn’t 

play sports this term he plans to play squash in the winter, which he also did last year. 

In the way of academia, Guy thoroughly enjoyed the subject’s history and divinity and 

looks forward to purchasing a van. 

Fourth years finishing the One Tree Hill Run


The Red Baron by Taylor Zhou 

Last year King’s College 

School House placed an application 

for the third Red 

Bull Trolley Grand Prix and 

was astound when our design 

was one of only 100 

designs chosen from over 

2000 applications throughout 

New Zealand. We were astonished 

to finish in 35 th 

place out of all 84 competitors 

present. Over 100,000 

people raced to the event, 

which was held at Auckland 

Domain where Lower Domain 

Drive was transformed 

into a 700m-race track complete 

with numerous tight 

bends. Furthermore, we 

were one of only two underage 

teams competing in this 

event. 

The design of our trolley was a replica of the famous German biplane flown by Manfred 

Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, known as the Red Baron, in the World War I. 

After six weeks of planning and constructing we had achieved what some say was 

impossible due to our skill and time constraints. 

The team consisted of Sam Gibbs (Pilot), Taylor Zhou, Sam Tietjen and Henry 

Mannering who had spent many hours in the top secret King’s Technology Centre. 

We would like to greatly thank Mr. Mann and Mr. Oliver for giving up many hours of 

their own time in supervising and aiding the team with throughout the six-week period 

while sharing their expertise with us. I am sure we have got a large bill ahead of us. 

We also thank Harry Gower, Marcel Renata, Barnaby Abdale-Weir and Anthony 

Quirk for supporting the team through the construction period. 

We would like to thank Mr. Burns for financially supporting the project and Mr. Dyer 

for giving us the opportunity to participate in what was truly a staggering event. 

Our trolley consisted a four-wheel steel chassis with a rack and pinion steering system. 

Additional wood framing was added to support the PVC sheet body throughout 

the trolley. A new braking system was added in hope to provide further braking power 

as additional weight has been added. The trolley was finished in a red (a tribute to 

the original Red Baron and School House, obviously) and finishing touches include a 

wooden propeller, a custom made Iron Cross with ‘School House Red Baron’, a 

matching helmet and a series of King’s College and School House crests.



A scrutineering day was held on Saturday, a day prior to the event, where the Red 

Bull event organizers got a chance to meet the teams and pass through a thorough 

check of wheels, steering, brakes and dimensions. Exceptionally happy to have 

passed both brake and weight test (where we weighed at 78kg with the limit being 

80kg) we took the opportunity to observe the other trolleys at the pit tent. The New 

Zealand Air force’s “Ground Hawk”, Optimus Prime, and Decepticarts were one of 

the many trolleys, which managed to gain our attention. The scruntineering day 

concluded with a track walk through where, for the first time, we questioned our trolley’s 

braking power. 

Race day began at 7:30am where a short briefing of the day took place. Creative 

judging soon got under way where the Red Bull girls along with New Zealand Drift 

Champion Mike Whiddett judged the originality and creativity of each trolley. They 

were impressed by our build quality and wished 

Racing commenced at 12:00pm but the schedule was soon delayed by two hours 

due to a vast number of crashes and the need to clear the track. Only two races 

prior to ours, team Decepitcarts rolled and crashed at a speed of 70km/h resulting in 

the copilot flying into the hay bales and the pilot severely injured. No pressure Sam.



Our race commenced at 4:10pm, two hours behind schedule, where Taylor Zhou 

began waving the trolley onto the starting line in proper aviation style. Our entry music 

was “Top Gun Anthem”, a guitar instrumental by Steve Stevens to enhance the 

aviation theme. The commentators commented on our “very professional looking job” 

and how they expect “nothing less from youth workers”. Pushing the trolley on the 

starting line was Taylor Zhou, Henry Mannering and Christopher Pang. On the 

track Sam Gibbs completed a very tidy race while sporting a good racing line. Our 

trolley got over the jump “so easy” while the commentators, targeting our age, described 

Sam jumping “that teenage hurdle of puberty”. Surprisingly (and some were 

disappointed) we completed the final hairpin with no drama. We were awarded a 

6,7,6,8 and another 7 by the judges. Overall we are astonished with our performance 

especially when we given the fact we not completed a down hill test run prior to the 

event. 

The Red Bull Trolley Grand Prix is not an annual event as the previous event happened 

in 2005. However, I encourage School House and the School to get involved 

in hope of build a trend and to represent the capabilities King’s on a different scale. 

A big thanks to Red Bull New Zealand for hosting the event, the Technology Department, 

Mr. Carrington, our Matron Mrs. Reed, the boys of School House, everybody 

in the school community who has supported us and Amber Peebles (one of the 

judges) who gave us an 8.


From the Housemaster Ken Carrignton 

Mr Carrington getting his money’s worth with a Kart ride. 

It certainly has been an incredibly busy and long term. We have managed to fit in 

House Picnic, Swimming Sports, Athletic Sports, Yr 9 trip to Mannering’s farm, two 

Sunday Chapel Services, Dinner in the House with School House girls - 51 in total, 

Red Bull Trolley Derby, senior House Cricket & Tennis and Touch Rugby. I will have 

undoubtedly missed numerous other activities. As well as these, our boys have also 

been involved in their own individual cultural, sports, and Community Service activities. 

We have also had seven boys from Christ College staying with us at various 

stages over the term, one of whom, Tom Bostok, from the Hawkes Bay, has decided to 

remain with us permanently. 

The boys do lead busy lives. Cultural practices such as Orchestra and Jazz Band occur 

mostly before school while Kapahaka practises, in the early evening after normal 

sports practice time. The KIng’s Kapahaka Group, with eight School House boys, 

came second in their division in the Auckland Polynesian festival recently. Our School 

House members of the Kapahaka group are; Marcel Renata, Jack Hailstone, Thomas 

Murray, Harison Mataele, Kahu Ingram, Kurt Barker, George Hailstone, and Tom Mulholland. 

Community Service activities are available during some study periods for seniors as 

well after school for them as well as juniors - years 9-11. Seniors go to local primary 

schools to assist with their Reading programmes as well as manning the Help desk at 

Middlemore Hospital in the evenings.


From the Housemaster Ken Carrington 

After school Community Service activities are; Retirement Home visiting, Refugee 

Visiting, I.H.C Home visiting, helping at Day Care centres, assisting with special 

olympics athletes at the school track and also the Kidz First Hospital at Middlemore. 

As well as this there are many opportunities to get involved collecting for various 

charities. Our Year 10s have had plenty of opportunities to get their hours up for 

their Duke of Edinburgh qualification, depending on their other summer commitments. 

It is pleasing to see that all of the boys have taken part but special mention 

must be made of James Shera, Johann Steininger, Benjamin Levene and Kasidit 

Chongsuttanamanee. 

Debaters compete in the inter-school competitions in the evenings. As well as these 

we have the Film Club and Theatre Club that also take groups out in the evenings. 

Mark Chapman our sole representative in the very successful 1st XI spent the last 

2 weeks of term playing for the Hong Kong Senior Representative Team in an International 

tournament in Dubai! Hong Kong finished 4th in the tournament with 

Mark contributing with some fine performances with the bat. 

Marzellus Salaivao our Junior Athletic Champion competed at Central Zone and 

convincingly won the Junior Hurdles and unfortunately pulled a hamstring while 

leading in the 100m and still hung on to win in an impressive 11.71 secs! 

The King’s Football squad prepared for important promotion - relegation preseason 

matches, mostly in the dark before school, as well as with games on Sundays. We 

have Elliot Graham, Rafy Shasha and Herc Noble in the squad. Unfortunately the 

XI were unable to cement their spot in the premier league for 2011. 

The Ist XV squad, toured Australia, successfully, with three School House boys in 

the squad; Barnaby Abdale-Weir, Marcel Renata and Kahu Ingram. Barnaby was 

selected for a Blues U17 Development squad camp held over the holidays. 

Our Tennis players in first teams this summer were Thomas Murray in Senior 1 and 

in Intermediate 1 Simon Crotty and Harry Wong once he recovered from injury. 

Charles Benedek Rooney had a great rowing season at the North Islands and 

Maadi. Charles is our sole rower in the House and we should have more boys involved 

in this sport. 

House Music is on the horizon next term and we have had auditions for our small 

House group. That will be the next major House focus. The Small House competition 

will be held on Friday 13th in the great Hall. This is a student only event due to 

space restrictions, however the winner does perform at the Big House competition 

on Friday 20th at the Telstra Events Stadium at Manukau. This a very popular evening 

and tickets will be in demand. 

We have also had a small team building our downhill trolley racer with tutors Mark 

Oliver, Dan Dyer and year 13 Taylor Zhou. We are appreciative for the help from 

the Development Office and Richard Burns in helping with the initial purchase of 

the trolley.


From the Housemaster Ken Carrington 

The School House Red Baron trolley piloted by Head of House Sam Gibbs came 

36th on the day in front of a large crowd with several spectacular crashes before 

our run adding to the tension. Apparently one of the judges, Amber Pebbles often 

on the social pages, awarded the team 8/10! 

The dinner hosted by the Yr 13s for our Year 12s and School House Girls was a 

real success. It was enjoyed by all and gave all an opportunity to meet and socialise 

in a different setting. 

Open Day -School House Saturday 14th May Drinks 4.30-6.00pm 

Kings College 1st XV v Sacred Heart 1st XV for the Fitzpatrick-KIrkpatrick Trophy 

Parents and families are cordially invited to call in to School House at some stage 

on Saturday 14th May. This should be the beginning of all the grade Soccer and 

Rugby competition matches and the 1st XV match starting at 2.30pm. The 1st XI 

match has yet to be confirmed, however they usually start at 12.30pm. 

We will have tea and coffee available throughout the morning and following the 

XV match all are welcome back to the House for our own after-match function. 

I have really enjoyed the very busy term and I thank the boys of School House for 

their good humour, demeanour and positive attitude. Sam Gibbs and his prefect 

team have been efficient and effective and have contributed significantly to the 

overall tone of the House. A huge thank you to our House staff, Matron Gill and 

Tutors Mike, Dan, Mark and Richard all of whom spend many hours in the House 

and to my patient and supportive wife Rosemary. 

I hope that you have had an enjoyable Easter break with your families. 

Ken 

Dates to Note Term 2 

Friday 13th May Small House Music 1.30pm -Students only 

Saturday 14th May - Open Day - School House & Drinks from 4.30pm 

Sunday 15th May - 7pm Chapel Service for School, St. Johns, Parnell & parents. 

Boys to remain in after Chapel. 

Friday 20th May 7pm Big House Music Competition at Telstra Clear Pacific 

Events Centre Manukau 

Tuesday 24th May - Boarding House Photos. 

Friday 27th May Year 10 Parents Report evening 

Monday 6th June Mid Term Exeat 

Friday 17th June Year 11 Parents Report Evening 

Sunday 19th June 7pm Millennium Service for School, St. Johns and Parnell & 

parents 

Monday 20th June to 22nd June - Junior Exams

Red Baron Term 1 2011 - King's College

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