“GO! Shackleton!! GO MIDDLETON!” Many reading this will remember my cheering on whoever was playing or swimming for those challenging, character building sixteen years I spent teaching at the school.…

Talofa lava, My name is Annastasia Tauamiti. I attended Middleton Grange from 2007 - 2011 and feel it a privilege to be able to speak on my time there and…

Hi! I’m Katie Lagatule, 33 and transitioned from Hillview Christian School to Middleton Grange in 2006. I must admit, I wasn’t the best student! But looking back on the school…

Talofa lava, my name is Josiah Tualamali'i. Our Dad came to Aotearoa in the 1980's from Samoa, and Mum was born in Dunedin to our Pakeha grandparents of predominately Irish,…

Kia Ora! I am Ruth Velluppillai (née Wells). I have four grown children and 14 grandchildren, one sadly a still-birth, but the others aged 4 to 15 years. I was…

Hi, I am Richard Vanderpyl. I served at Middleton Grange from 2002 to 2019. I am married to Linda, who is an alumni of Middleton, and all four of our…

Moving to Christchurch in 1968 from Palmerston North for teacher training has resulted in many wonderful blessings in my life. My wife (Karen) and I married in Christchurch 51 years…

Hello Everyone, My name is Heather Kench, and it has been my privilege to have been part of the life of Middleton Grange School for over 34 years. I commenced…

My 10 years as Deputy Principal at Middleton Grange School had a significant impact upon me and my family. In 1985, following a variety of teaching positions initially in primary…

I was honoured when asked to share a bit about myself and my life post-Middleton, so I hope that whoever you are, you would feel blessed and encouraged by reading a…