YouTube

We are back for Term 3 excited about selling our Celebrity Ties in September on sella.co.nz.  Our boys made their first video which is on YouTube - please check it out and give us your feedback.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2AtI6IcAE4
We will be editing more versions, and the more fun and amusing the better.  We want you to help us by giving us your feedback.    The ties we have are unique and special and the auctions will be fun to watch.

Your support matters as the ties are helping our campaign for a new boarding and dayboys facility - Pyne House.

The Rhys Darby tie - worth a lot???!

Are Pink Ties cool?

We have received two gorgeous pink ties....if that is what you can call them.  We are not sure if they have been sent to us because they were not wanted or our preferred option, because they are very out there and cool!  Andy Murray's is on the right and David Farrier's is below.David Farrier is TV3's entertainment journalist, most often seen on Nightline, but sometimes allowed out at all times of the day.  The tie arrived with Rhys Darby's, say no more.
This is what TV3's website says about David - in his own words:

"David Farrier here, and I like odd things. That's probably a bit broad, but it's true.

I like odd music, odd films, odd people and odd creatures.

I try to find them and then tell other people about them. That's all I do really.

I'm not sure if this is journalism or not, but it seems to be working out OK so far."

 

Leave a comment, if you dare - do you like pink ties?  Who will buy this one and dare to wear it?  Someone very cool, no doubt. 

See them on Sella.co.nz in September....

The Prime Minister's Tie

The Prime Minister sent Tom Adams his tie.  It is a stunning Kia Kaha clothing tie complete with a box he has signed.
Imagine yourself wearing John Key's tie to a meeting!  Colleagues will ask where it came from for sure. 
The tie alone is special and valuable, and an emblem of New Zealand.  This as an outstanding souvenir for anyone overseas.
Watch here for how to buy this tie online in August.

Travis Pastrana's tie makes it to Waihi School

Kelvin Brown wrote to Travis Pastrana 3 times before he secured his dream tie.  The Nitro Circus Producer and Presenter is special to nearly every boy at Waihi School.

Wikipedia says this about the extreme sports legend:
Travis Alan Pastrana (Born October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland, USA) is a motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing.
One of his most radical stunts was jumping out of a plane without a parachute and attaching himself to another jumper with a parachute midair for a safe landing.  He has also been involved in surfing.

Before you get excited and want to be like him, just look at the price he pays - Injuries have often taken Travis Pastrana off the circuit for weeks or months at a time. His medical records include: the dislocated spine, in his left knee he’s torn his ACL, PCL, LCL, MCL, his bucket handle meniscus, broken his tibia and fibula, he’s had surgery on his left wrist twice, left thumb once, two surgeries on his back, one on his right elbow, nine on his left knee, six on the right knee and one shoulder surgery - OUCH!

Ken Catran visits Waihi School

 Waihi boys were excited to have author, Ken Catran visit our school on Friday 30 April.  He spoke of his interesting life of writing.  Before he left he signed a tie to help our Centenary Campaign for Pyne House, a new boarding and dayboys facility.

The New Zealand Book Council says this about Ken Catran:
Catran, Ken (1944 –) is a children's writer and scriptwriter who has written for some of New Zealand's best-loved television series including ‘Close to Home’ and ‘Shortland Street’.

His novel Voyage with Jason (2000) won Best in Senior Fiction and was named Book of the Year at the 2001 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. A second novel, Talking to Blue (2000) was also shortlisted in the same category.

In 2007, Catran received the Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award for distinguished contribution to children's literature. In the same year, he was the Writer in Residence at Waikato University.    ‘Ken Catran writes well,’ writes Jo Noble in Well Read. ‘Hes compelling, he puts the reader right there sharing all the horror, the fear and the hopelessness with his characters.’

Ken's advice to budding writers was to never end a story with "and then I woke up"!  He has judged many writing competitions and he has seen this device used too many times.

Sir Tim Wallis Flys Again!

We are delighted to receive 2 ties from our Waihi School Foundation Patron, Sir Tim Wallis. 

The blue tie is a special Spitfire Mark XVI tie which has been worn at airshows and aeronautical occasions by Sir Tim. 

The brown tie is a New Zealand Deer Association tie and worn to many conferences and meetings in the deer industry which Sir Tim pioneered in New Zealand.

Skateboarders Rule

One of the special ties we received was from Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder.  Wikipedia says Hawk began skateboarding at age eight after his older brother bought him a used skateboard and his father constructed a ramp in their backyard. 
At the age of 11, he won his first contest. He turned pro by the age of 14.   
On July 27, 1999, Hawk was the first skater to land a 900 in competition. He successfully landed the trick, which involves completing two-and-a-half revolutions, on the twelfth attempt. After completing the trick, he commented, "This is the best day of my life." During X Games 2001, he again successfully performed the trick.

Boom Boom Huck Jam:  In 2002, Tony Hawk started the Jam, which is a small event featuring competitions in many sports such as motorcross, skateboarding, and BMX with a show. 

 He has appeared in numerous television shows and films

Anthony Horowitz Celebrity Tie

Anthony Horowitz is an English author of great repute, well known for his stories about Alex Rider, a 14 year old spy for British M16. He is also a writer for films, television and theatre.
Albert Hobson, Year 8, was delighted to receive his groovy green tie with the comment on the Certificate of Authenticity "I'm afraid it was a fashion crime".
Waihi School's Celebrity Tie Auction will be held in June and will be New Zealand's First Global Celebrity Tie Auction. Fans of Anthony will be able to bid on eBay to have their own piece of Anthony Horowitz.