Kaikorai Valley College senior prizes

Nathaniel Brown.
Nathaniel Brown.
Kaikorai Valley College held its senior prizegiving recently. The prize list is. -

Academic excellence

Nathaniel Brown, dux; Regan Gilchrist, proxime accessit; Gia Ninh Hoang, academic excellence (international) year 13; Rebekah Marks, academic excellence year 12; Louie Bernhardt and Caleb Vuli, academic excellence year 11.

Special awards

Performance in and contribution to boys' sport, Josh MacMillan; performance in and contribution to girls' sport, Jemma Gilbert; sportsperson of year, Blake Porteous; outstanding contribution junior activities, Kendall Walker; contribution drama, Christopher Cook; greatest contribution music, Jade Watkin; commitment art, Shanneka Pearson; scientific leadership, Olufemi Olusina; excellence science, Lauren Stewart, Rebekah Marks; language, Regan Gilchrist; communication, Sophia Taing; Pasifika, Deanna Teremoana; Whaia te iti Kahurangi, Nathaniel Brown; young enterprise, Kaika Energy; lead and inspire, Sophia Taing; principal's leadership, Regan Gilchrist.

Student leader awards

Head girl, Sophia Taing; head boy, Josh MacMillan; deputy head girl, Riley McKeown; deputy head boy, Christopher Cook; academic leader, Rose McCulloch; Maori leader, Kapura Spooner; Pasifika leader, Deanna Teremoana; international student leaders, Regan Gilchrist, Ninh Hoang; special education student leaders, Liam Monzari and Chloe Simonsen; environment leader, Kate Shaw; cultural leader, Nathaniel Brown; health leader, Lara Frethey; sports leaders, Blake Porteous, Kendall Walker; student representative on board of trustees, Kes Johnstone; social leader, Becky Linington; peer mediator leader, Paige Gilder; peer mentor leader, Grace Campbell.

Year 11 Tawhiri Ashwell, progress mathematics 103; Luke Bain, merit award for performance in Brathwaite Centre production, Louie Bernhardt, commendation academic excellence year 11, highest performance in music examination, distinction Australian mathematics competition, distinction ICAS mathematics, science, excellence history, mathematics, music, science, merit English, Japanese; Matthew Biggs, progress Japanese; Tabitha Brown, merit English, history, mathematics 102, progress Japanese, music; Tak Yu Chan, merit Japanese; Helen Clark, commendation academic excellence year 11, excellence digital technology, English, history, Japanese, science, merit mathematics; Kruz Cleminson, excellence design and visual communication, visual art; Olivia Druce, excellence practical home economics prize, merit foods, technology wood, progress drama; Megan Eady, excellence drama, merit mathematics, science; Sarah Findlay, merit design and visual communication, technology wood, progress English 101; Mason Gill, merit geography, science, progress digital technology, history; Samantha Hall, excellence digital technology, science, visual art, merit design and visual communication, English; Georgia Harris, merit drama; Tyler Jordan, progress foods, physical education; Isaac Kappely, merit mathematics, music, science, technology wood; Amy Kempin, progress drama, science; Supichcha Kingpikul, merit science, progress technology wood; Heath Lie-Olesen, credit ICAS digital technology, excellence digital technology, English, history, merit Japanese, science; Lucy Linington, excellence visual art, merit English; Samara Mackie, excellence English, physical education, merit foods, mathematics 102, science; Shimran Maharaj, merit geography, progress science; Reed McIntosh, progress accounting, business studies, English 102; Brooke McKeown, merit English, history, Japanese, physical education, science; Taylor Meikle, progress technology wood; Laura Milne, excellence foods, merit digital technology; Sarah Ramsay, merit foods, geography, progress science; Chloe Reid, excellence foods, merit geography, science 102, progress English 101; Aaron Rumpler, commendation academic excellence year 11, bronze medal in informatics problem solving competition, high distinction ICAS science, distinction ICAS digital technology, English, mathematics, excellence digital technology, mathematics, science, merit English, Japanese, music, appreciation award 3 years' service to library; Jayden Rush, merit mathematics, science, progress physical education, technology; Emma Sayer, progress physical education; Ponnapat Sitthisarnwattanachai, merit digital technology, science, progress technology wood; Leo Smither, progress foods, mathematics 103, physical education; Morgan Stevenson, progress drama, visual art; Caleb Vuli, commendation academic excellence year 11, distinction in Australian mathematics competition, distinction ICAS science, credit ICAS mathematics, excellence English, Japanese, mathematics, music, science, merit history; Rebekah Wairau, merit business studies, technology wood; Jade Watkin, excellence English, merit Japanese, music, progress design and visual communication; Joshua Weatherston, excellence award for performance in production; Samantha Wilson-Devlin, merit mathematics 102, progress visual art; Chak Sum Wong, progress ESOL intermediate.

Year 12 Aimee Arthur, merit drama, Japanese, music; Ashley Arthur, progress science, skills for employment and working with people; Kane Batchelor, merit biology, mathematics, physical education; Jonty Bradshaw, merit mathematics, physical education, progress biology; Tekelle Campbell, progress geography 100; Ethan Cardno, progress mathematics 103; Felix Ho-Yeung Cheung, merit ESOL intermediate, mathematics, physical education; Jessica Chisholm, excellence mathematics, merit accounting, biology, physical education; Nathan Comins, achievement in technology award, excellence technology metal, merit mathematics, progress geography, physical education; Shannon Fathers, progress mathematics 203; Blayr Findlay, progress technology metal, technology wood; Joshua Freeman, progress science, technology wood; Jemma Gilbert, merit chemistry, mathematics, physical education; Lucy Gonsalves, merit Japanese, mathematics; Liam Gough, merit gateway; Raylea Grubb, merit hospitality, progress Japanese; Casey Harrison, excellence physical education; Bradley Henderson, progress digital technology, gateway, mathematics 203, physical education, technology metal; Zoe Hetfield, merit English, Japanese, mathematics, progress biology; appreciation award three years' service to library; Brittany Hodges, progress working with people; Jesse Irvine, progress physical education; Kes Johnstone, merit drama, geography, mathematics 202; Meo Kaneko, merit mathematics 202, progress ESOL intermediate; Mina Kaneko, progress digital technology, geography; Pornwilin Kerdsawat, progress digital technology; Amber-Rose Kyle, progress physical education; Bryony Lastovicka, merit history, mathematics 202, visual art (painting); Glory Wing Yiu Lee, merit mathematics, progress ESOL intermediate; Yuwen Lu, progress ESOL intermediate, travel and tourism, visual art (photography); Rebekah Marks, commendation academic excellence year 12, achievement in mathematics award, science, top year 12 mathematician award, credit ICAS science, excellence biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, merit English, history; Jade Martin, excellence geography, history, merit mathematics; Lucas Martin, merit gateway, progress technology wood; Brenton McCormack-Kane, merit mathematics; Antonia McNair, progress visual art (painting); Bradley McNeil, progress mathematics 203; Jade Meikle, excellence visual art (painting), merit digital technology, progress English; Aoi Mori, progress digital technology, ESOL pre-intermediate; Sarah Moseley, merit visual art (photography), progress mathematics 203; Renée O'Brien, music composition cup, excellence music; Blossom O'Neill, progress drama; Nadia Paine, commendation academic excellence year 12, design and visual communication award, excellence design and visual communication, English, mathematics, media studies, merit digital technology, physics; Shanneka Pearson, photography cup, excellence English, visual art (photography), merit mathematics, visual art (painting); Phalawat Phanphattarapong, progress ESOL intermediate, travel and tourism; Theethaj Pholampaisathit, merit ESOL intermediate, progress visual art (photography); Elijah Proctor, progress biology, English; Cody Rackley, progress physical education; Bella Richmond-Grant, merit chemistry, digital technology, mathematics, media studies; Lapas Rojratanavanich, merit ESOL intermediate, mathematics 202, travel and tourism; Kyle Rutherford, progress gateway; Emerson Shea-Greer, excellence gateway, progress history, mathematics 202; Elizabeth Sim, excellence mathematics, merit physics, progress visual art (painting); Chloe Simonsen, student leader excellence award, merit award for performance in production; Shaun Simpson, progress geography, physical education; Jenna Stewart, merit mathematics 202, progress English, physical education; Lauren Stewart, commendation academic excellence year 12, merit ICAS science, excellence biology, chemistry, history, mathematics, physics; Risa Sukino, merit visual art 100, progress digital technology; Tennille Tackney, progress mathematics 202, skills for employment and working with people; Akira Takahara, progress ESOL pre-intermediate, physical education; Brooke Thompson, merit mathematics 202, progress biology, English, working with people; Kunyi Wang, progress physical education; Georgia Wilkinson, merit mathematics 202, visual art (photography); Jordan Woodmancy, merit hospitality, progress biology, visual art (painting); Joel Wright, merit award for performance in production.

Year 13 Anna Anderson, excellence award for successful transition into community, excellence award for performance in Brathwaite Centre production; Nathaniel Brown, debating trophy, excellence drama, English, geography, history; Grace Campbell, progress English; Cheuk Ying Chung, merit mathematics, progress ESOL upper intermediate; Rachel Clegg, merit chemistry, history, mathematics, progress biology; Christopher Cook, cup for best speech in formal setting, merit drama, English, media studies, appreciation award 6 years' service to library; Samuel Dore, merit technology wood, progress physical education; Eliza Findlay, progress geography; Samantha Fogarty, progress English; Lara Frethey, appreciation award five years' service to library; Regan Gilchrist, Young Enterprise award for Kaika Energy, excellence English, geography, history, merit Japanese, progress chemistry; Paige Gilder, Young Enterprise award for Kaika Energy, progress geography, physical education; Vanessa Gordon, most promising hospitality student award, progress geography; Johanna Hall, Young Enterprise award for Kaika Energy, merit mathematics, progress chemistry; Gia Ninh Hoang, credit ICAS science, excellence calculus, merit physics, statistics, progress chemistry; Tristan Hurndell, progress mathematics 203; Marlisa Kareroa, merit award for performance in production; Becky Linington, merit English, history, physical education; Yike Liu, progress ESOL upper intermediate; Josh MacMillan, progress history; Johnathon Maxwell, credit ICAS science, excellence calculus, merit physics, statistics; Christopher McCombe, merit drama, appreciation award 5 years' service to library; Rose McCulloch, appreciation award seven years' service to library; Riley McKeown, merit physical education; Samantha McPhee, progress English; Olufemi Olusina, merit English, mathematics, physics, science, progress biology; Sommer Penson, progress hospitality 200; Nathan Pooley, progress biology; Blake Porteous, progress physical education; Deepika Reddy, progress biology; Kyle Sharp, merit physical education; Kate Shaw, Young Enterprise award for Kaika Energy, merit mathematics; Sophia Taing, Young Enterprise award for Kaika Energy, excellence media studies, merit accounting, English, history, mathematics; Deanna Teremoana, Young Enterprise award for Kaika Energy, merit geography, history, progress statistics; Tegan Vickery, progress statistics; Yo Wada, progress ESOL upper intermediate; Kendall Walker, progress physical education; Sze Wing Wong, merit ESOL upper intermediate, progress scienceSports, cultural prizegivingYear 9: Jordon Aitken, fairplay award basketball; Reyana Barringer-Tairi, fairplay award touch; Sarah Broad, excellence marching; Tessa Brownlie, U14 girls cross-country, excellence judo, excellence marching, fairplay award futsal, netball, merit stage challenge, production; Kaiser Coles, merit film club, theatre sports; Grifyn Dasler, credit theatre sports; Emma Dingley-Crawford, merit table tennis, fairplay award basketball, merit hip-hop, enviroschools, stage challenge; Conall Donaldson, credit film club; Jack Duff, merit film club, theatre sports, production; Mason Falwasser, credit theatre sports; Amanda Fiveash, promise in junior drama, excellence Shakespeare festival, debating, stage challenge, theatre sports, production; Sean Forscutt, U14 boys athletics; Sasha Gilchrist, credit stage challenge; Nikora Glanville, credit film club, theatre sports; Cameron Grubb, fairplay award futsal; Zane Harris, excellence rugby, fairplay award touch; Logan Hibbs, boys' hockey most promising player, fairplay award softball, credit film club, theatre sports; Cody Hickling, credit jazz, lyrical dance, orchestra; Shayne Hogeboom, U14 girls athletics; Joshua Holland, most improved hockey player; Hanna Ingram, excellence taekwondo, credit stage challenge; Cassara Keen, excellence marching; Peter Kempin, credit theatre sports; Hamish King, boys' trophy most valuable player, excellence gymnastics, merit table tennis, excellence Shakespeare festival, theatre sports, production, orchestra, junior symphonia, symphonic band, community orchestra; Tristan Kitto, credit theatre sports; Te Naera Marsters, credit production, Brathwaite Centre production; Amas McDowell, credit theatre sports, film club; Jeremy Meldrum-Harris, merit table tennis; Kayla Muirhead, merit judo, merit orchestra, production; Shammah Ncube, greatest contribution girls' table tennis, merit table tennis, fairplay award basketball, credit choir; Jasmine Ngatae, merit table tennis; Bethany Parker-Farmer, credit stage challenge; Tearne Pearson, best performance by junior cricketer, best bowling performance for season, fairplay award touch; Ruby Penson, credit stage challenge; Prashant Prasad, credit theatre sports; Jessica Reid, merit stage challenge, production; Cayden Scott, credit theatre sports; Demi Thompson, excellence marching; Travis Turner, credit stage challenge; Campbell Ward, merit film club, filming production, orchestra, excellence singing performance; Shanae Weatherston, credit stage challenge; Jonathyn Webb, credit theatre sports; Brittany Whyte, credit stage challenge; Tessa Willis, merit contemporary, jazz dancing, stage challenge.

Year 10: Jaidyn Barringer-Tairi, contribution to kapa haka; Jessica Brownlie. credit stage challenge; Justin Coles, fairplay award touch; Jacob Cone, fairplay award basketball, merit published writing, debating; Nga Cruden, most valuable boy basketball player; Tabitha-Dasler, 1000km challenge junior girls, most promising girls footballer, U15 cross-country, excellence taekwondo, fairplay award futsal, merit stage challenge, production; Emma Frethey, credit stage challenge; Cameron Hall, 1000km challenge junior boys, U15 cross-country, merit secondary schools' music festival, open night, performance, production; Mackenzie Harrison, girls' football most improved player, merit stage challenge, production; Jasmine Henderson, U15) athletics, most promising junior netballer, most promising junior touch, fairplay award touch, credit stage challenge; Natalya King, excellence gymnastics, merit stage challenge, dance; Rebecca Kingswell, most improved junior netballer, most promising junior instrumentalist, credit debating; Andrew Knight, credit production; Liane Long, merit secondary schools' music festival, enviroschools; Samara Marks, promise in junior drama, excellence production, editing the production film, published writing, contemporary dance, film club, stage challenge; Brayden Marsh, merit judo; Troy Martin, U14 boys' athletics, most improved boys' football player; Peta McSkimming, credit debating; Kasib Murdoch-McKeich, excellence boxing; Abbey Pearson, credit stage challenge; Olivia Rosenbrock, fairplay award netball; credit stage challenge; Abigail Spinoglio, tennis cup, fairplay award futsal; Kesi Tobeck, credit debating; Reagan Von Ballmoos, merit judo; Tamatoa Wi-Parata, rugby trophy for loyalty, effort and sportsmanship.

Year 11: Taela Aitcheson, U16 boys' cross-country, merit touch; Louie Bernhardt, most improved player boys' football, excellence piano performance; Kruz Cleminson, most improved judoka, most honourable softball player, merit judo; Sarah Findlay, most improved senior netballer; Jak Ingram, U16 boys' athletics; Tyler Jordan, merit judo; Isaac Kappely, best judoka, merit judo, merit guitar performance, production backing group; Samara Mackie, U16 girls' cross-country, fairplay netball; Brooke McKeown, fairplay award netball; Laura Milne, merit football; Sarah Ramsay, credit stage challenge; Aaron Rumpler, excellence film club, enviroschools, orchestra, production; Tom Russell, boys' tennis; Caleb Vuli, U15 athletics, most promising footballer, excellence piano performance; Rebekah Wairau, U16 girls' athletics, most valuable netballer, most valuable girl basketballer, contribution sport coaching touch, merit netball; Jade Watkin, Davis music scholarship excellence instrumental playing in a group, excellence orchestra, chamber music, production backing group.

Year 12: Aimee Arthur, fairplay award futsal, credit kapa haka, merit chamber music, orchestra, production; Ashley Arthur, contribution sport coaching netball; Jonty Bradshaw, best batting average boys' 1st XI, merit football; Jessica Chisholm, fairplay award netball; Nathan Comins, merit football, fairplay award futsal; Jemma Gilbert, senior girls' cross-country, touch trophy best, fairest player, contribution sport coaching touch, merit football, fairplay award touch; Raylea Grubb, fairplay award futsal; Casey Harrison, most improved girl cricketer, merit Shakespeare festival, stage challenge leader; Hunter Hawker, ice hockey trophy most valuable player; Zoe Hetfield, credit orchestra; Jesse Irvine, fairplay in senior rugby; Kes Johnstone, excellence Shakespeare festival, debating, enviro group, stage challenge, theatre sports, production; Meo Kaneko, fairplay award basketball; Mina Kaneko, merit chamber music; Bryony Lastovicka, leadership in stage events, merit stage challenge leader, gang show, credit Otago secondary schools' art exhibition; Rebekah Marks, credit orchestra, chamber music; Brenton McCormack-Kane, merit football; Antonia McNair, merit jazz, ballet dancing, orchestra; Jade Meikle, credit Otago secondary schools' art exhibition; Renee O'Brien, excellence performance singing, excellence vocal performance; Blossom O'Neill, credit film production; Nadia Paine, merit jazz dancing; Shanneka Pearson, merit touch, credit Otago secondary schools' art exhibition; Phalawat Phanphattarapong, trophy most improved rugby player; Theethaj Pholampaisathit, merit chamber music; Cody Rackley, fairplay award basketball; Bella Richmond-Grant, contribution sport coaching netball, fairplay award netball; Jordan Scott, senior boys athletics, merit football; Elizabeth Sim, credit Otago secondary schools' art exhibition; Brooke Thompson, credit stage challenge; Georgia Wilkinson, most valuable girls' volleyball player, merit football, fairplay award football, merit stage challenge, art exhibition; Stacie Wright, merit football.

Year 13: Nathaniel Brown, excellence Shakespeare festival, drama ambassador, Dunedin City Youth Council, 48 hours Fortune Theatre festival, theatre sports, debating, production, published writing; Rachel Clegg, credit debating; Christopher Cook, excellence enviro school, Shakespeare festival, 48 hours Fortune Festival, drama ambassador, theatre sports, debating, production, stage challenge; Samuel Dore, most valuable player boys futsal, merit football, touch; Eliza Findlay, merit football, credit stage challenge; Samantha Fogarty, excellence jazz, ballet, lyrical dancing, stage challenge leader; Lara Frethey, credit stage challenge, secondary schools' music festival; Regan Gilchrist, credit orchestra, stage challenge; Paige Gilder, credit stage challenge; Vanessa Gordon, merit football; Johanna Hall, senior girls' athletics, service girls' badminton, credit stage challenge; Zhou Huang, service boys' badminton, merit chamber music, piano performance; Tristan Hurndell, credit stage challenge; Nicole Jorgensen, credit stage challenge; Becky Linington, credit stage challenge; Josh MacMillan, 1000km challenge senior boys, senior 1500m athletics, senior boys' cross-country, most promising football player, merit football, touch; David Malcolm, outstanding contribution outdoor pursuists [shared], most valuable boys' volleyball player; Johnathon Maxwell, promise in performance, credit production; Christopher McCombe, merit Shakespeare festival, 48 hours Fortune Theatre festival, theatre sports, production; Riley McKeown, most promising senior netballer, contribution sport coaching netball, merit netball, fairplay award futsal, credit stage challenge; Olufemi Olusina, merit football, credit stage challenge; Blake Porteous, outstanding contribution outdoor pursuits [shared], contribution lifesaving, merit football; Kyle Sharp, merit Shakespeare festival, stage challenge, debating; Kate Shaw, merit enviro schools; Kapura Spooner, merit football, credit stage challenge; Sophia Taing, credit stage challenge; Deanna Teremoana, credit stage challenge, secondary schools' music festival; Ryan Vickery, merit orchestra, chamber music; Tegan Vickery, greatest contribution girls' cricket, greatest contribution girls' football, contribution to sport umpiring netball, merit football, fairplay award netball, merit stage challenge leader, Kendall Walker, 1000km challenge senior girls, most valuable player girls futsal, greatest contribution netball, contribution sport coaching netball, merit netball, credit stage challenge.

Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary award: Bronze, Zoe Hetfield.

Sports, cultural blues

Louie Bernhardt, music; Nathaniel Brown, drama, debating; *Grace Campbell, marching; *Kruz Cleminson, softball; Christopher Cook, drama, production; Samantha Fogarty, dance, stage challenge; Jemma Gilbert, touch; Johanna Hall, archery; Bryony Lastovicka, stage challenge; *Josh MacMillan, football; David Malcolm, rugby; Johnathon Maxwell, production; Rose McCulloch, writing; Taylor Meikle, softball; Renee O'Brien, music; *Blake Porteous, football, surf lifesaving; *Kyle Rutherford, BMX; Kate Shaw, environment; *Shaun Simpson, small-bore rifle shooting; Jenna Stewart, rugby; Sophia Taing, archery; Rebekah Wairau, touch; Georgia Wilkinson, art (*blues awarded in the previous year).

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