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Gym. Festival
The first Poverty Bay Schools' Gymnastic Festival was held in the Y.M.C.A. stadium and was a great success. The standard was high and augurs well for future festivals.
Eleanor Patuwai (Intermediate) does a headspring.
Mrs D. Lewes and Sheryl Powell in the judges' box.
Janice Glendenning, Odette Kane, Margaret Gordon and Maree Sharp (St Mary's), 1st in contributing girls
Judith Mullens (Int) competing
Grant Kerekere (Patutahi) doing a head spring
Geraldine Bridge, Patience Kawenga, Mate Maynard and Sally Mitchell (Manutuke) watch and wait
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Mereana Matete (Tolaga Bay) on the international beam
Rota Nikora (Int) does a head spring
Corinna Bayram, Colleen Barrott, Diane Jones and Gaye Horsburgh (G.H.S.), 1st in Post Primary
From Riverdale: Fred Patuwai, Lance Chipchase (back) and Carl Jacobs and William Kingi were 1st in boys' contributing
Janine McKay, Edna Westrupp, Luanne Walford and Carol Hair (front, Riverdale) were 2nd in the girls' contributing
Richard Warren, Tony Ratapu, Brian Goldsbury and Tony Fox were 1st in intermediate grade