New Zealand - Masterton - Wairarapa College - Class 5B - 1967 BACK ROW: Gail Kennedy; Russell D Smith; Barbara Dornan; Charles Sutherland; Catherine Birchall; Philip Pringle; Marilyn Carson. THIRD ROW: Howard Gregory; Jenny Hipwell; Ross Cottle; Christine Jackson; Lindsay Buckley; Glenda McGregor; Graeme Davey; Helen Simons; Frits Lang. SECOND ROW: Mr R Bruce (Teacher); Elizabeth McNeight; Russell Thorne; Robyn Benn; Donald Cave; Heather Williams; Bruce Daniell; Barbara Boys; Richard Pinkerton; Heather Cody. FRONT ROW: David Newman; Lesley Bloomfield; Robert Cook; Beverley Whiterod?; Michael Bird; Judy Fisher; Brian Ellis; Noeline Burton; Graeme Brown. Wairarapa College - The college first opened in 1938, following the merger of Wairarapa High School with the Masterton Technical School - Until 1960, it was the only full secondary school in the Wairarapa region - Originally it was planned to split Wairarapa College into two single-sex schools on the same site, but this was later dropped and in 1968 - In June 2002, an arson attack on the school destroyed several classrooms and caused $1 million in property damage. Subsequently, the school developed a new 1200-seat auditorium and performing arts centre from the insurance payout and government property development funds. Image Source: https://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=7146138