Other Tonga schools, teachers and students 1971 - 1980
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Tina Martin (Tonga 6) Is seen with Lupe the daughter of the Noble Havea. It was shot in Ha’teiho.
Tina has filled in several names and locations. in this section.
This little girl’s name is Sipaula. Not sure what the bird’s name is. The young boy in the back ground might be Masao.
Jon Lindborg teaching a very busy class of students at Queen Salote High School.
Hihifo Wesleyan Middle School. Tomasi in the middle row center. Names please.
Bill McIntyre who taught at Tonga College (‘Atele) and at Tupou High School.
The teacher at the black board is Lupe Taufe’ulugaki. She was one of several distinguished sisters in the village. Sadly she has since passed away. The school is ‘Atele Si’i near Ha’steiho. In 2008 one of her younger sisters hosted Tins when she returned to the the Kingdom.
Tina Martin pictured here with a shy looking girl named Fatafehi. She was the artist who did all of the chalk work on the black board. The photo was taken at the ‘Atele Teachers retraining Center (Circa1971).
Tina in her classroom at ‘Atele, with fellow PCV, Ana Losof (SP) she was also in Tonga VI. (Circa 1971)
This is Maka, a Niua government official.
Peace Corps St. Andrews teacher Kathy Sullivan doing her teaching thing.
Lolo Masi (Tonga 14) teaching at Atinisi school.
Students at Hihifo Wesleyan Middle School in Niua Fo’ou.
Jon Lindborg (Tonga 15), a teacher at Queen Salote High School.
A break at Queen Salote.
Denny DiPaolo teaching at Queen Salote.
Students “studying” at Tomasi’s house, with friends on the outside looking in.
Futa Halu (left), a philosopher, historian, educator, and the creator and director of Atenisi School along with his vice principal, Hala.
Queen Salote students. Help me with names.
Atenisi students line up to start their welcoming parade for Queen Elizabeth to The Kingdom of Tonga. You’ll note that the building to the left is still in existence some 44 years later. It is now a wonderful café called Friends.
Fane, secretary at Atenisi school. Interesting fact…Atenisi in Tongan means Athens.
Students from Atenisi. Names please.
Students and their teacher getting ready to join the welcoming parade for Queen Elizabeth.
Students dancing in Niuatoputapu.
Atenisi students marching to the parade grounds to help welcome Queen Elizabeth.
Tina avised me that this photo was taken at ‘Atele. A day to practice teeth brushing (Circa 1970).
Tina told me that when she went back in 2028 that there was a real water shortage and so this was no longer being practiced.
It appears Tomasi has the undivided attention of his students.
Hihifo Wesleyan Middle School.
Tomasi modeling his Hawaiian print shirt as he was teaching away at, I will guess, Atinisi. He complained he had no desk, but, it would appear, he still had a couple sticks of caulk so all was well in his PCV world. Truth be told I used to steal a ream or two of paper from the Peace Corps office from time to time, because my budget for some two hundred students was $50.00 Pa’anga per year…and that was not per student, that was for all the students. I often bought colored pencils with my own money because the Peace Corps office didn’t have them to steal.
My guess is this photo shows Tina Martin’s school, ‘Atele, but I’m not sure what the name of the school is. (Circa 1972)
Under Jon’s watchful eyes, a student checks something out through a microscope at Queen Salote High School.
The children here are students at ‘Atele Si’i. The name of the man in the foreground is Tevita. Tina remembers him as very memorable. (Circa 1970).
Nothing really to do with school, but I thought it would be nice to add the Niuatoputapu Government Officials.