Assembly Hall Construction, 50 years
The school Assembly Hall becames a Reality....
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Posted: Thursday 29 July 2010
Otahuhu College School Staff (1935)
This item came to us from Jocelyn Cox, daughter of Mr H Cox (third to the right back row). I thought this by be of great interest....
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Posted: Tuesday 27 July 2010
Anzac Day and Otahuhu College
How Otahuhu College Celerate Anzac Today...
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Posted: Saturday 26 June 2010
A bit of history - thanks to a student in one of Karmen's Classes.....
Karmen e-mailed the following to GDB and BJH...
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Posted: Friday 14 May 2010
OCOSA Gives Back
OCOSA gives back to the College by supporting the Senior students prize giving with prizes to help further education & careers. Members will be able to participate in other incentives that will help to continue our support of our great school....
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Posted: Tuesday 30 March 2010
Memories from a former student at the College (Les Billing)
Before starting at the Otahuhu Techinical High School (O.T.H.S.). I attended a Maori school at Pukehina in the Bay of Plenty - The Pukehina Native School - from Primer One to Standard Six. My parents split up when I was 10 years of age and when I was due to go to High School I was sent north to Otahuhu Technical High School (O.T.H.S.)....
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Posted: Thursday 5 November 2009
2009 Haka Contest
Hobson House wins the 2009 Haka Contest.
See their song and moves here;Massey House too...
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Posted: Monday 10 August 2009
Memoirs - Bruce Milne
None of this information is part of the School's history...BUT, I AM A VERY PROUD MEMBER OF YOUR OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, & very appreciative of the work that has been accomplished in bringing this site to us....
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Posted: Monday 1 June 2009
Obituary - Pringle
John Strean (Jack) PRINGLE
On 14 January Jack passed away in Tauranga, aged 91 years. Jack had a long standing association with...
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Posted: Saturday 21 February 2009
Obituary - Boscawen
Owen BOSCAWEN (Principal from 1972 - 1985)
Owen was a pupil, becoming a top scholar, Head Prefect and captain of the 1st XV. He returned to teach and eventually became Principal of the College between 1972 and 1985. He is remembered for his innovative approach to many things educational. After a year in the United States on a Fullbright Scholarship he returned to New Zealand with ideas...
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Posted: Saturday 21 February 2009
New Sports Pavilion
The new facility was opened recently by the current Mayor of Auckland, John Banks....
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Posted: Thursday 29 January 2009
New Website Launched October 2008
The Old Students Association of Otahuhu College celebrates going live on the internet. You are invited to send in articles and event notices to the webmaster....
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Posted: Wednesday 28 January 2009
School blaze probed - Herald May 03, 2007
Fire Safety is investigating the cause of a blaze that damaged a technical block at Otahuhu College yesterday. More than 40 firefighters rushed to the college about 11am when the fire broke out in the roof.
No one was hurt and the fire was soon extinguished. The deputy chief fire officer for Auckland east, Roger Callister, said fire damage was contained to two classrooms. He said the building had no sprinklers and firefighters had trouble gettin...
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Posted: Thursday 3 May 2007
Looking back in history
I was sorry to see news of the fire at my old school yesterday, in the very building in which I learned my Technical Drawing and decided to become an architect (left). Very sad. But how badly was it damaged, I wondered?...
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Posted: Tuesday 1 May 2007
