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When Mrs May Whitehorn sought education for her daughter a century ago, she resolved herself to home-schooling.
However, after being approached by other parents keen for her to educate their daughters she decided to start her own private school in 1909 with a roll of just four pupils. The roll rapidly increased and the school soon moved to larger premises in Anglesea Street. By 1913 the school had established new, purpose built premises on the eastern banks of the Waikato River and adopted the name of Sonning. In 1927 Sonning School was leased from Mrs Whitehorn by the Waikato Board for Diocesan Schools which later bought and developed property at the current site in River Road, Hamilton. This year the school celebrates its 100 year milestone boasting a roll of around 630 students along with a reputation for students consistently producing results above the national average. Print House has had the honour of printing "The Dio Difference, 100 years of Sonning and Waikato Diocesan School for Girls" written by school archivist Susan Mellsopp. Designer Chrystal Fleming of KT Design Ltd, supplied a print ready PDF file for the publication which presents a detailed history of the school from its origins in 1909 through to 2009. Chrystal said, "Working with Print House on this project, we received a professional and supportive service. We are very pleased with the end result." The text pages were printed in 4-colour process on 150gsm Media Satin and the cover on 350gsm Media Satin. Case sewn binding with soft cover and application of a matt laminate and spot UV overgloss has given the book an attractive, yet durable, finish. Debbie Stevens, Marketing and Communications Manager for Dio, said, "'The Dio Difference, 100 years of Sonning and Waikato Diocesan School for Girls' was a two-year labour of love for writer and school Archivist Susan Mellsopp who had the unenviable task of summarising 100 years of memories into a 130 page book. Thanks to some gorgeous design work by Chrystal Fleming from KT Design and professional printing support from Print House the book was delivered on time and on budget. It was officially launched by Archbishop David Moxon at a special ceremony during the October/November centenary celebrations. Thank you Print House, for a job well done." 
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