Old days at Rabi High School

[Teari]

Anyone wants to tell stories about their old school days at RHS???....

[Tebau]

well,,thanx to Teari to pop up this question and add it thru BV discussions....as a truly EX-RHS....can't forgot that school and days...iaki kona naba ni maninga au times wea i was an always cartoonist nte RHS....HEHEHEHE...hahahaha...lol,,,

[Teari]

Neiko ngaia anne are E rangi n tatangiriko iai te Prinicipal b'a are ko bon aki tatab'ara...E uara ngkoa am part are .....ko anenea korean te ribon n kaukan te New Science Lab.... ngkoa or something......neiko A bon rangi ni kaunga kain ami lots......ko mena naba ngkoa ikanne ngke a rikorikoaki kain te Lucky Flickers???......am wondering if there is any Ex-Lucky Flickers member here on Banabanvoice....I am sure they will wana join this discussion to get in touch with their old members......hahaha.....tao ti aki ataia ao bon ngkoe naba ngkoa kaina ma are ko bon karabarabako nte tai arei b'a are ko bon rangi ni kamamaka naba te kai............hahaha...lol....anyway convey message to other ex-RHS students b'a e aonga ni kaunga ara discussion aio..........ke e kanga????

[Itinteang]

Those were the best days of my adolescent life. That was way back in 1985 when I was in Form 1 than, and we were the first lot of students to attend the new school when it was shifted from Nuku to Tabiang. The next 4 years that I spent there was filled with good and not so good memories that I will cherish for ever. Anyways those were the days when every school day was always a fun day...smoking behind the Form 5 classroom during recess and lunch breaks. Waking up early in the morning and taking a walk from Tabwewa to Tabiang when there was no bus and going back home on Te-I-Banaba(I think that was the name of the launch). Drinking grog till early morning and going to school half dead. Getting caned in front of the whole school for getting caught smoking in the boys toilet. And so much more.....but those are best kept in the top secret file

[George Lanyon]

Roast chicken Kouara? RHS mmmmm let me think now,we'll for starters best days of my life back in 1988 as a form one student and Atarake was our form teacher then and bunked in a tin shed classroom and Mr Narayan was a principal then and master Takele was our maths teacher and still can remember his famous quote"WORKING HARD IS NOT HARD,DO BIT AT A TIME" and he always refers to a plot of cassava plant beside his house.For the next 4 years it's been good and bad,love going to school but not so much school work and who wouldn't forget those hikes from Kesukesu all the way to Tabiang and back and sometimes when we do have buses running we have to jump off and push  them up the hill especially that big hill pass Rasirasi just before Tabiang.Wagging school is quiet common as well,famous spot,that big rock underneath the hill mentioned above where we fish,smoke,date etc like I said best days of my life.To mentioned some of my school mates are as follows:Iobi Terubea and Iobi Batio,joanna Sigrah,Benieri,the spring sisters Mary and Riria,Mamere christopher and Victor Christopher,Rabaua Sara Corrie etc, Hope they are all well and hope we can catch up again someday.

[Teari]

hahaha...ai bon anne ngkoe kaungan te RHS school...ba are kauringakin ngkoa taai n nanoroo man aki ongotaeka man babakan aine man babakan mane.....hehehe....ao are kimamakan naba te kai.....Eng I think we all have good and not so good memories of our beloved school....the richest school in the Pacific.....hahaha...Oh I remember our gang....when I was in Form 4....hey Benben...are u reading this???....u remember when we sailed on your fathers canoe...where we almost reached Kioa....u, me, Tekeraoi n Ioane....when u two didn't care much about your books being wet but were so worried about your zuki....getting wet....hahaha....n some people got belted after our sailing journey........I wish we can go out sailing again..............

[Terenga. Sukong]

ah, im one of the ex rabi high sckul... i really like to tell alot about my old sckul ays at Rabi high sckul. but to cut it short, Rabi High sckul is a number one sckul out of all the high sckuls i have attended, may be bcoz it is located on my own island, may be, but that is not the main point. the main one that i cannot forget about this old sckul of mine is the batere ao te culture or the dancing that used to be taught to us when its our culture class. i dont even know how to dance or batere but thru this sckul i became to learn how to dance, but i like it and enjoyed it, and also the teachers in our time are so nice and friendly to us students, esp when we need some help, they will be there to assit us. Thats how i can tell about my old sckul Rabi high are mamaten nanou,,,, are etei i ietan te kawa re tabiang.

[Biara Touakin]

Thanks Teari for this discussion. I have a very bad memory of my school days when I was in Form 1 at Rabi Secondary School when it was at Nuku. We always board the old green wooden Buses from Nadoi to Nuku every morning but got off at the hospital because we never go to school but hid around the bush until the school's over in the afternoon. During that time the principal was Teiwaki Benaia and we always afraid of him ibukin ana oro. One day the principal told Tanre not to stop at the hospital in the morning but to drop first the students right infront of the QE Hall that was used as classrooms and office. A bon bure ara iango ngke ti katanga te bero n te hospital ao e aki tei te bus ma ea nako n tei imatan raoi te reirei. Then the lion Teiwaki came out from the staff-room with a stick in his hand. Tia bon kuri naba toki burora ngke tia nora te principal. Ao tera ngke ae ena karaoaki ma are tia kaborenaki nakon ana aobiti te principal ao ai bon te kana kaina te aomata.

Anyway at the meantime here on Rabi Island, Aretana Kabure is trying to form an association of RHS Old Scholars so we'll update you once everything is finalised.

Tekeraoi mai Rambi

[Teari]

Wow that will be a very good idea....I believe that most RHS old scholars would be so excited to know about formation of such an association...maybe we can also think of something constructive like projects...then we can all apply our knowledges in our field of studies...e.g Marine Science and so many others.....WOW I am looking forward to this.......
Biara Touakin said:

Thanks Teari for this discussion. I have a very bad memory of my school days when I was in Form 1 at Rabi Secondary School when it was at Nuku. We always board the old green wooden Buses from Nadoi to Nuku every morning but got off at the hospital because we never go to school but hid around the bush until the school's over in the afternoon. During that time the principal was Teiwaki Benaia and we always afraid of him ibukin ana oro. One day the principal told Tanre not to stop at the hospital in the morning but to drop first the students right infront of the QE Hall that was used as classrooms and office. A bon bure ara iango ngke ti katanga te bero n te hospital ao e aki tei te bus ma ea nako n tei imatan raoi te reirei. Then the lion Teiwaki came out from the staff-room with a stick in his hand. Tia bon kuri naba toki burora ngke tia nora te principal. Ao tera ngke ae ena karaoaki ma are tia kaborenaki nakon ana aobiti te principal ao ai bon te kana kaina te aomata.

Anyway at the meantime here on Rabi Island, Aretana Kabure is trying to form an association of RHS Old Scholars so we'll update you once everything is finalised.

Tekeraoi mai Rambi

[Oere. Tabeti]

To start off, i would like to give my gratitude to Miss Teari for putting this wonderful discussion on this website.....
It reminds me of all the worse and good memories i cherish now....

Wellwhen i was in form three,,,the new principal came......that was Allan Hestrom...rules change....
When he came the student get punish for what they did that against the school rule....guess what is the first punishment we had?????? for all the worse memories i can not forget is pulling the senstive grass......pooh,,,,it's very hard....trying to get it out from its root......he want the new ones.....when u happen to cheat,,,u pull double the amount of the first ones.......when all the senstive grass finished around the school,,,we got to pull a large bunch of paragrass.......all those big ones around the school compound....lucky for Tounaia coz he doesn't haveswing his knife in his arms to clean it as we student pull them.....so irritating....

I went through all those tough kinds of punishment until i reach form 7.....there,,,everything change as i was elected to be a Deputy Head Girl...I enjoy helping teachers out and this is where i learn why i get all the punishment when i was in a junior form...It's really tough handling the Banabans,,,,u know?????? Though it is tough,,i enjoy every single thing i did...I remember planning to carry out a project that makes all the prefect of 2007 sleepless in running for sponsors and hosting a fundraising.....Anyways,,,all these ends up successfully as we finish our project for our beloved school......

Of all the mistreatment i receive, the hardships i face, the sleepless i had,,,,i am satisfied since my days in Rabi High school is the best........Honestly,,i am a pure ex-RHS.....i spent all my days there.......and i really miss it!!!!!!
The rudeness of some teachers,,the punishment i had,,the irritating students and everything that happend during those days benefits me and help me through where i am now!!!

So,,,with all my heartfelt thanks i express it all to the Principal, my subject teachers and all the staff of RHS during my days there....

[Biara Touakin]

Let's all contribute to this:

These are principals of Rabi High School

Principal From To
Mr Teiwaki Benaia
Mr Narayan
Mrs Rubena Karakaua
Rev Allan Hedstrom 2006 2008
Mr Rajishwar Singh 2009

Uniforms of RHS
If anybody could contibute pictures of RHS uniforms

Location of RHS
Nuku 1980 1985

Staff of RHS
Mr Teiwaki Benaia History of Banaba 1980
Mr Fred Dickson PEMAC 1980
Mr Takele Biology/Basic Science 1980
Mr Mesake Tech Drawing 1980 - 1985
Mr Dayal Accounting 1980 - 1986
Mrs Dayal English 1980 - 1986
Mrs Rebo Teatu Basic Science
Mrs Benia Rotan English
Mrs Tibeaua Benaia Maths
Mr Kariamakin Christopher Science
Mr Bataing Music/ Venacular
Mr Rahman Science
Mr Gounder Science
Mrs Tewia Tekanabu Art & Craft
Mr Timoci Agriculture
Mr Nawaia Touakin Tech Drawing
Mr Jobe Tech Drawing
Mr Isireli Tech Drawing
Mr Atarake Rotan Tech Drawing
Mr Karakoa Iotia Chemistry
Mr Paul (US Peace Corps) History & Geography 1984 - 1986
Mrs Raki English 1990 - 1994
Mrs Raraitaake Rameti Local Craft
Mrs Matanuea John Local Craft
Mr Ioteba Kaitarawa Cultural Dance
Mr Teriota Tamton Music
Mrs Molly Amon Economics
Mrs Tekeinnang English
Mr Chand Accounting
Mr Area Toaiti Basic Science
Mrs Tiku Takesau Accounting
Mr Takesau Tabore Science
Mrs Nanise Toaiti Science
Mr Rusiate Science
Mr Koroi PEMAC
Mr Surya Reddy Physics
Mrs Berenia Christopher English
Mrs Tekeang Touakin Home Economics
Mrs Eribereta Matiera Home Ec
Mrs Karibaieta Joe Home Ec
Mr Tekaban Cultural Dance
Mr Boota Abere Cultural Dance
Mrs Tekirara Eketi Cultural Dance
Mrs Ekebure Cultural Dance
Mr Tamilo Komiti Local Craft
Mrs Tatauea Kaiea Local Craft
Mr Tanentoa Boata Cleaner
Mr Koraua Henty Handyman
Mr Bebeia Bakatu Handyman
Mr Tounaia Temoai Cleaner
Mr Hemant Kumar Maths/ Science
Mr Ereatara Tikaua Basic Science /Maths
Mr Tuateira Burataake Accounting

So that's a contribution from me you may add and edit

[Ruteta Betarim Rimon]

Hey bro ko maninga...aikai naba ngaira ara tia reirei..

Mrs Naibe Fred Dickson

Mr Rattan (Science)

Mr Satendra Prasad (Science)

Mrs Rereao Tioto Beero (Local craft)

Mrs Filomena (Homeconomics)

Mrs Abanetetaake Tiotebwa...

RHS is where our hearts are eventhough tia mena i Kiribati ma anne bon te reirei are ti moana ara secondary mai iai. E kakauringaaba moan reireira ngke tia rin ba form 1's nte Queen Elizabeth hall till tia maing ba ai seniors ngaira nako Tabiang are tia riki ba taan moan kaboua te reirei ao n riki ba kanga ikawaina(seniors) ao raora n Form 5 ngkanne bon...Naikara Bio,Teanti(Timon)Rabaua(MP Banaba)Terereiti(Funji)Bure,Binoka Burentau,Nabeia Naatu,Atanimakin Kakiatuu,Namakaina Tautere,Titau Tawita,Luisa Biutibau,Mareta Uraia,Mone Corrie,Matanuea Corrie,Matea,Kaue Tabuariki,Nikarawa Touakin,Otobina Bureti,Tabai Kekee,Aam Tawanang,Runeba Iareta,Tarieta Natan,Kateri Bentitai,Rakita,etc etc sorry to the ones are i aki uring araia...

Where are u now....????? Tekeraoi n ami waaki nako ao God bless us all ao ai moara riki OUR beloved RABI HIGH SCHOOL....

 

 

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