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From: "Jim and/or Pam" <jlutherb@fireserve.net>
Date: 2004/12/11 Sat AM 10:59:14 GMT-11:00
Subject: old Peace Corps friend
Congratulations on a very informative site. I served in Apia in 1968, teaching at St. Joseph's, but had several friends on the staff at SC. In sorting through memorabilia today I came across a 1973 letter from Peter Creevey, then editor of the Samoa Times and Samoa Beach Press. We lived under his family in a rented house in Papauta. In '73 he reported having three children (two since Taki, who was a toddler when we were there.) Other than an Encycolpedia Britannica artical on Samoa, I was unable to find anything about Peter on the web, but found your site with pictures of Douglas and Sina on the Samco NZ page. Runa was missing.
Anyway, I would greatly appreciate your forwarding this to any or all of the Creevey children as I would like to say offer greetings and find out about their parents. Peter especially was a big help and friend to us all in the Peace Corps' first years in Samoa. I'm pleased that he had such fine looking (now adult) children and that they graduated from SC. I would greatly love to hear from them.
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Jim Beggs (now MD, MHA - then BA, teaching math and science)
1336 Carlyle St.
Klamath Falls, OR 97601 USA
jlutherb@fireserve.net
phone 541-882-3937
From: "Jurecz Su" jurecz@ecdc.as
Date: 2004/10/28
Subject: Malo lava!!
Just wanted to drop off a few lines to say "MALO LAVA LE ONOSAI" and thank you for all the hard work and for making this website possible. So "FANTASTIC & FABULOUS". Holla from American Samoa. Keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Jurecz Su
Business Development Officer/Computer Literacy Specialist
Pacific e-Commerce Development Corporation-ASPA
Pago Pago, AS 96799
From: roberttravers@ihug.co.nz
Date: 2004/10/23
Subject: Contact
Hi, I am taking the liberty of writing to you in an effort
to make contact with one of my former students. My name is Robert Travers and I am writing to you from the
United Kingdom. I was a teacher at Samoa College from 1982 -
84. Is there any chance that you could forward this email to
TAMARI MULITALO (SEUMANUTAFA).
I would very much like to make contact with her and would
extend you a very big fa'afetai tele lava in the event that
contact is made.
Fa'a Soifua and thank you,
Robert Travers
From: Andy
n LaRaine Williams
Date: Friday, August 06, 2004 07:05:17
Subject: Posenai Faasino
Aloha from Hawaii,
Talofa!!!
I am trying to contact a friend. I saw his
name in
the Samoan College list from 1984. His name
is
Posenai Faasino. His family lives in Savai
and I
heard her recently got married!! What is
the best way
to find his current phone or e-mail
address??
fa'afetai lava,
Andy Williams
From: Tuiloma
Sikoti
Date: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 15:59:31
Subject: Faamalo le fai o le faiva
Talofa
Just a quick note to say faafetai
lava for the great website.
I have only just
"stumbled" onto it by chance just now! Imagine lo'u
fiafia ma lo'u proud ona ua ou vaavaai atu i lisi of students
each year, and my name is there!!!! 1967 le matou tausaga ma
Hinauri, Noumea, Tate, Kolone, Sosene etc etc.
Faafetai, lava
Tuiloma Fonofili Sikoti
Pacific Development Advisor
Corporate Office
Ministry of Housing
WELLINGTON
/ New Zealand
Talofa Mrs. Va'a
Let me start by congratulating you and the team for the excellent website. I know this message is a bit out of whack with the launching of your History Project, but I hope it is not too late for congratulations. My other reason for writing is to find out how one can find out more info about an old student of the college. I refer to a student listed as Ailini Rintels? Do you still hold records of this person?
I hope to hear from you in the near future.
With best wishes,
Posa Skelton
posa.skelton@impac.ac.fj
From: Fmatalavea@aol.com
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 16:12:15
Subject: Talofa from Freezing New York
Malo
le soifua. I wish to also add my sincere congratulations
to the many expressed before, to all of you our hard working
Executive Members and many who worked behind the scenes to make
the memorable celebrations last month- an event we all
enjoyed - it will be remembered for a very long time.
Malo, lave le galulue. May God reward you all with much
blessings in all your endeavours.
Now that our SCOPA puletasis (costly ones too - and I have duly
added the teuila as well - sorry Sister Sulu - need it for New
York in Summer as well) and our many T Shirts are hanging in the
closets, the Christmas trees and decorations have been put
away, the New Year celebrations are over, and, the History Book
(mine was bound at the Malua Printing Press) are laid out for
other generations to read - I cannot help but wonder when we
could see an update of the website and of course a summary of
the excellent celebrations we had. We must keep the
momentum by being informed of how we are going forward with the
many plans we heard. How much did we ever get to collect
during the celebrations?
Oh while I think about it - sincere thanks to Masunu Talapusi
for the free drinks and treat at Le Millenium - and ocassion to
wear our puletasis which were not ready by the time we arrived
on December 11th, 2003. I also wish to record here my
gratitude to all our brothers and sisters that turned up for
Masunu's challenge - it was wonderful to see you again wear and
again show off the uniforms for the celebrations. Special
thanks to the President for the kind gesture of presenting
me with his SCOPA cap (probably received free-of-charge from one
of his many pe'us in Aotearoa). Faafetai, faafetai lava le
agalelei.
We are looking forward to updates on the website which is still
being shown as the favourite
one on Samoalive.
Living overseas and away from our loved ones, we will
continue to pray for our country's recovery from cyclone Heta
and it is my prayers that all our beloved members did not
sustain too much damages. I sympathize with all those living in
American Samoa including our small Anglican Community there -
fortunately for them they are receiving a bit of help from the
Episcopal Church of the USA.
Ambassador Aliioaiga Feturi Elisaia, Maria and their two
daughters arrived last week to experience very cold weather - it
was snowing heavily when they got to New York.
They are all well nevertheless and the Ambassador has just
returned from Washington where he was amongst the privileged
people who were invited to be present at the President's State
of the Union Address and Reception.
The Revd. 'Ama'ama Tofaeono arrived later last week and is still
adjusting to the time difference and the freezing weather.
We are all well in this part of the world and will meet tomorrow
to again recapture the wonderful fellowship we had at our
beloved College in our beloved country.
Alofaaga mo outou uma,
Yours in Christ and in Prayers,
Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea
My Samoa College experience – belated reminiscences
Calmar
Annandale
I
attended Samoa College in 1959 after six years of boarding
school in New Zealand. I had completed my School Certificate and
was facing the challenge, along with 2 other Samoa College
students, of tackling the University Entrance (U.E.) by
correspondence, as year 12 was not on offer in Samoa back then.
Sadly
my 2 peers, of whom I have very fond memories, dropped out along
the way. Although we were required to wear uniform we were
isolated from the rest of the school and pretty much ignored,
primarily, I think, because the teachers and the other students,
didn’t quite know how we fitted in (no wonder we became such
good friends). We were the most senior students but held no
formal status within the system. I shall always be grateful to
the Masiofo Fetaui Mataafa who always tried to make me feel a
part of the school, but lost her battle (possibly one of the few
in her highly successful career) to make me a prefect. Faafetai,
Fetaui!
With
the support and encouragement of my parents and help from such
teachers as Lorimer and Johnston, and my French tutor Madam
Nanette Marsack (apologies but memory of names is a bit hazy), I
was, to my great surprise, granted my U.E. and I believe I was
the first Samoan to do so from Samoa College.
Samoa
College was the springboard to better opportunities for me, such
as a Commonwealth Scholarship to study at Sydney University in
1961 and a long career helping overseas students make the most
of life and study in various Australian institutions, and more
recently as Student Counselor at the National University of
Samoa.
Thanks
you for the memories Samoa College and may you continue to
produce most of the top students in Samoa. Malo lava!
Calmar
Annandale,
Siusega
From: Fmatalavea@aol.com
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2003 10:07:36 AM
Subject: Checking In
Faamalo lava le tauata'i. Ua matau atu i lenei taeao ua iai ni nai suiga ile tatou website ma e viia ai pea le Atua i a tou galuega.
It was a great joy to see the changes and wish to commend you for that. I vget visit this website everyday - sometimes twice a day to see what is happening as I have been receiving queries from some members iinei ile great U.S. of A. Have provided a few information as relayed to me by my children and for your information, the members in the mainland are wondering whether there is an association here. Of course you will understand that Ambassador Aliioaiga Feturi Elisaia and I are only here temporarily and could not provide the answer but there are some very keen members here who are still trying to get cheaper airfares to come for the celebrations.
Miss Marie Matai'a (who found me on the website) is coming next week to give me her contribution and will send that once received. Will get the funds transferred through my account with ANZ provided you send me the account number.
Now a bit of news:
Leao Akeripa Toleapaialii arrived safely in New York yesterday - he is visiting with his daughter Ioana and husband Sam Farthing (This two have just been blessed with another child - praise God). I believe that Leao attended a meeting in Jamaica and is on his way home.
Marie - I believe he is fine - in fact everyone is fine and Ambassador Aliioaiga and I will be going to New Rochelle tomorrow for toona'i and to catch up with what is happening back home. It will be good to see my hostel brother as we were amongst the first people staying there.
Will send you an update if any. Meanwhile, please know that this comes with lots of gratitude and blessings for everything you are doing for ACOPA & SCOPA.
God bless you all,
Taimalelagi F. Tuatagaloa-Matalavea
PS. Hearty congratulations to SCOPA NZ. I really admire the photos and get to see some of the friends and relatives that I could not place for a long time. Malo lava - e ese ma lo tou aulelei.
From: YAP Xiao Feng
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:29:58 PM
Subject: From Japan with love.
Talofa Pres Leota, Phoebe, Nynette, Leatuaolevao, Valovalo,Fepuleai and the
Crew. Thinking of you all and wishing I was there to enjoy the celebrations
as December draws near but my heart rejoices in all your efforts and proud
to have contributed in a small way. Faamalolosi malo le tauivi.
Love and Prayers,
Tupe Lafi Esera
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. Japan.
Fantastic you people who thought of this great
site and had the opportunity to put it together. I was so
excited to discover our names (dad, sister &
brother) on the students' list. Thank you for your great
efforts. You all deserve a great applause from everyone!
Lots of alofa,
Agnes Tagoai (Fiti 1980)
Faatalofa ma faamalo atu lava i le
SCOPA le fai mea ofo, ua lagona foi e lenei tagata faatauvaa
le mimita i mea ua tou faia aua ua tau uma ai lava i tatou.
Vaavaai atu foi i luma i nisi mea
fou o le a outou atinaeina, tau ina ia faamanuia le Atua ia
outou fuaufaga uma.
faaftai o Freedom Tusa (1990-1992)
Congratulations, My name is Mene Iafeta Su'a
Mene known in NZ as (MENE
MENE) I was a student from 1961/1963 until the
TTI college next door opens.
My days at Samoa College were memorable. As a
sports person, our college
First Fifteen rugby team were unbeaten on
wednesday and Saturday
competition, one of my memories of that team
was after our second game that
we won comfortly our coach Mr Lorimar was not
happy we never won a lineout
because our forward were all short, so he tried
Patric and Johnny Rasmassen
and myself the tallest in the team at the
backline,in the forward as the two
locks and a loose forward we had some fun, the
three of us were top
high/long jumpers in the country at the time,we
out jump everyone in the
competition, the sad thing about Patrick and
Johnny moved back to the back
line and I stayed as a lock for the rest of the
season,our Track and field
was the champion team every school and clubs
were trying to beat us as we
dominated most of the events I am looking
forward to meet all my team mates
of the time.
People like Patrick, Johnny,Dawn Rasmassen,
Gaualofa,and many others and
most of all our coaches Mr Lorrimar and Mr
Bachelor.
I left Samoa to study Aircraft
Engineering in Christchurch with NAC now Air New
Zealand 1966 and carried on with my Athletic and rugby, since
then I achieved my dreams, NZ decathlon
champion, National Coach 18years, International
track and field Lecturer for the IAAF Oceania region, My
family have also followed suit and represented NZ and Samoa in
Track and field.
Once again congratulations look forward to see you all in
December.
Ia Soifua Manuia
M I Su'a Mene.
I wish to extend
my sincere congratulations to the Association members in
American Samoa and Aotearoa. Whether they will all make it to
the "Sacred (Sa) Centre (Moa) or not, I am sure the
fellowship at those activities in their respective programmes would
have resulted in greater friendship/companionship and
hopefully in being good neighbors. Amuia fo'i outou o
le a outou malaga atu isi o tatou atunuu ae maise o le faamoemoe
o si a tatou Asosi. Faamalo lava le tauata'i. Malo le
tausinio i mea lelei, alofa le Atua pulepule tetele ina ia
manuteleina a tou taumafaiga ma ia maua ai pea se viiga ole Alii
i soo se mea.
Vaai ane le
atisi a lenei aiga (Si'a Fatu Feu'u) e faamanatu iai le sao o
le Kolisi i lona ia foi olaga taumafai.
Alofa'aga mo outou uma,
Taimalelagi
Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea
Anglican Observer at United Nations
New York City
P.S. Ambassador Aliioaiga
Feturi Elisaia was quite impressed with the programmes of our
brothers and sisters mentioned above. He arrived on Monday
night, is doing fine and was formally welcomed yesterday
afternoon by the staff of the Samoa Mission to the United
Nations. Afioga Faalava'au Perina Sila (Deputy Ambassador) in
her welcoming speech, extended to the Ambassador their
best wishes for a successful assignment and to offer him
everyone's cooperation in carrying out his duties.
The staff greatly assisted the Ambassador in settling
into his new office, furnishing his apartment and preparations
for the Prime Minister and accompanying Executives who
are arriving next week for the General Assembly debate
E
matau atu ma le agaga faafetai ile Atua, le tofiga maualuga ua
oo iai Aliioaiga Feturi Elisaia. E viia le Atua ona ua suitulaga
se isi SCOPA i le isi SCOPA member, ona ua tuua e Tuiloma Neroni
Slade the nofoa mo isi tofiga maualuga foi i Holani.
This is one SCOPA member that is looking forward to welcome
Aliioaiga, Maria and family to the Big Apple - may God be
praised.
I also wish to avail myself of this opportunity to congratulate
the SCOPA Executive members and the Webmaster for the updates -
noticed the change in the programme - looks good and will
continue to pray for you all. Ua leai la se savali e faaali ai
la tou togiga? Hope some material could be spared for those who
will celebrating elsewhere and could not make it to Apia.
Anyway, many thanks for the updates.
God bless,
Taimalelagi F. Tuatagaloa-Matalavea
Anglican Observer at the United Nations
New York City.
I also noticed in the Samoa Observer posting
that Samoa College and St. Joseph had a go at each other.
History continues to repeat itself as I remember being suspended
as one who went along with the boys to fight the Marists in the
past. I went along to watch for the safety of my cousins
Keli Tuatagaloa and Laupepa Malietoa. I got suspended and the
two were expelled.
There ought to be a change of heart though and
students should be nurtured to fight through good achievements
academically and not physical violence. Personnel of both
schools and Executives of the Old Pupils Associations should now
look at ways to solve this recurring problem. There is much to
do for the healing of those involved as I firmly believe that
victims of any form of violence will become the perpetators of
violence in the future, whether directly through them or through
their descendants. Look for Spiritual leaders to provide
the healing as well.
God bless,
Yours in Christ and in Prayers,
Taimalelagi
From: "Aliceann@Home" <apatu@adelphia.net>
Date: 2003/09/04 Thu AM 02:01:46 GMT-11:00
Subject: MALO FAAFETAI
Fa'amalo, fai mea mafai. E alu aso ae le uma ona
o le tausinio o outou o lo'o fa'afoeina ma tau aveina le avega
mamafa. Ia taumafai pea mo le lumana'i.
O Iupeli Veli Patu.
From: Mau Simanu <mau.simanu@students.vu.edu.au>
Date: 2003/09/04 Thu AM 01:11:39 GMT-11:00
Subject: Website
I would like to congratulate every one in the executive for a job well done with the Website. What a brilliant idea. It was an emotional moment going through the names of the people that I went to school with and wondering where some of them are now. So to anyone whose name is on the list for 1980 and is attending the jubilee festivities, I am looking forward to seeing you again. I believe all of us have got a lot
of catching up to do.
Thank You
Mau Simanu
Melbourne Australia
From: Nati Meleisea
Date: Monday, September 01, 2003 4:56:15 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATION NOTE FOR THE COMMITTEE
Hi guys this is fantastic. I have been wondering for a long time if there is
a SCOPA around NZ but it is so nice that we are alive here in New Zealand. My families and friends told me about your good work and I just want to congratulate you hard workers in NZ and Samoa.
E le galo le aoga i o matou agaga
Love you all lads and ladies
Date: Friday, August 29, 2003 6:05:01 PM
This is the first time for me to explore the
SCOPA website! It is absolutely
a great effort and an excellent work.
Congratulations to all of you for the
job well done! Ae faamolemole pe mafai ona
maua ane se SCOPA o taase iinei i
Vancouver - Canada sei taumafai atu sina ma
item for the Jubilee
celebration.
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003
Subject: FW: SCOPA Press Release for the SCOPA web page
Please find attached a notice from my
father (Feturi Elisaia), that has been publicised in the local
newspapers for the past couple of weeks on behalf of the SCOPA
Executive (you may already be aware of it). He requests
that it be posted on the new SCOPA Official Website if
possible.
Thanking you in advance
Gardenia Elisaia-Brighouse
Read SCOPA Press release
HERE
Date: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:49:57 PM
Subject: Samoa College 50th Jubilee
Talofa,
I am seeking information regarding this great event and am
very interested in attending.I was in the Class 53 - 59
currentlly reside in Queensland Australia.I noticed that
the program is tentative one and I would need to know when
this will be confirmed so accomodation can be arranged as
well as registration with you.
Kind regards,
Easter Pelman
Subject: Faamalo le finau i mea lelei.
Manaia
le website...malo lava le galue!
Just
a question from the SCOPA - Amerika Samoa Association:
Are
the list of entrants final? We have the lists of 1953 to
2002 (from Ruby) and most of the years are incomplete
and some names are mis-spelt or placed in the wrong
years. Is it possible for us to have updated
lists...maybe we can assist you in finalising them? Ma
le ava tele e tatau ai.
SCOPA
- Amerika Samoa is going strong. We have general weekly
meetings, every Friday at 4:30pm at the Kentucky Fried
Chicken Restaurant. If you are in Pago on the weekend, pay
us a visit at KFC on the day specified...Your views/ideas
re: the 50th Anniversary will be most welcome.
Contigents
from overseas will be wearing the same uniform as the main
SCOPA during the march on the 12th of December??? Please
advise.
Once
again, thank you mcuh for this wonderful means of
communication....It is good to know that we can actually
contact SCOPA directly for any questions that we may have
concerning the ceremonies in December. See you all then,
God willing.
Apulu
Veronika Motumotuoleafi Mata'utia-Mortenson
Secretary
SCOPA
- Amerika Samoa
(Entrance lists are not
final yet - but all years are covered now)
Heartiest
Congratulations all around to the team who put together this
wonderful mode of communication. Special thanks to Tevi and
the CSL crew for their generous assistance in bringing this
initiative to reality.
I hope and pray
that the rest of Samoa College ex-pupils will contribute in
this year's preparations and final celebration.
All the very
best in your concerted efforts and I look forward to the next
meeting at Kitano.
With my best
regards,
Filifilia Iosefa
Vice President - Class of '88
Thanks to your committee for an excellent job of the web.
This is so spectacular.
See you soon as I am in Auck.
Regards,
Peta
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:41:56 PM
Hi there,
I just wanted to query you on the lists as
listed on your site. Does it include
people who made it to Samoa College, but did not attend? I
actually made it to enter in 1995,
(along with the Year 8 National Examination Dux of 1994
Vikash Sharma, who left for Fiji) but due to my father
becoming a minister in Australia, I
was unable to enter Samoa college with my class mates
from Leifiifi Intermediate. I really do want to become a
part of SCOPA as although I did not
attend, my name is still in the books as my friend Henry
Onesemo (1995)said he was looking for me when my name was
read out for roll call.
Regards
Brian Kolia
Talofa
Nynette. Thats ok. Would like to hear from some of
my classmates- Iupati Fuatai, Eletise Suluvale, Jane Bentin,
Sheila Mcgrath, Vaitoa Toelupe, Viggo Rassmussen, Luperake,
Faitala Talapusi, Iupeli Selefuti, Tomanu Heather, Seti Ah
Young, Raymond Pereira, Kirisimasi &Asora Toma, Toalua
Taulealo,Kueva Vaai, Alise Faulalo, Patricia Slade. etc.
Hi all. Do hope that you are all well. Get in
touch.
Fa Highchief Malo
(any of the classmates from
Malo, get in touch and i will also attempt to get some
of the emails for some of the members mentioned below
-Nynette)
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:02:14 PM
Subject: The SCOPA Website
Congratulations
for the excellent work to establish this website - it was only
two days ago I conveyed my comments on the lack of information
on the old one and Voila!!!
This one is much better. Malo
lava le galulue - an excellent
deviation from he tension in the
Minneapolis Convention centre where the Epsiscopal
church is meeting.
I
tried to respond the query on suggested dates for the
launching of the Book being compiled but it could not go to
the email address mentioned.
In any case, Thursday or Friday should allow those
traveling afar to be there.
Alofa
tele,
Yours
in Christ and in Prayers,
Taimalelagi
Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea
Faafetai
lava to everyone - your comments are highly appreciated!
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