Retiring Waipukurau School principal Tim Hoquard ... always a good sport.
The end of this school term is going to be a sad one for staff and pupils of Waipukurau School, with the retirement of longtime principal Tim Hoquard.
Mr Hoquard has been principal at the school for 19 years, and the staff are organising a farewell assembly for him at
the school hall on Thursday December 5 at 2pm, to which the community is invited.
The pupils are also having a Dress as the Principal mufti day as a tribute to Mr Hoquard.
Staff say they have been "very lucky" to have him as principal, paying tribute to his support of them and their families, as well as his pupils.
"Tim is a real family man," says school secretary Jo Baker.
