SPECIAL PRIZES
Dux: Katie Mulholland. Proxime accessit: Ellen Gipp. Best all-round senior girl, head prefect: Laura Bridger. Courtesy, reliability and service: Olive Dippie and Kate Fowler. Service and diligence: Courtney Cunningham. Service to special character of college: Ellen Gipp and Katie Mulholland. Diligence: Alice Connors, Sian English, Natalie Grattan and Taylar McNeilly. General helpfulness: Frea Anderson and Karla Robb. Head of house: Annabel Angland. Significant service to house: Sarah Thomas. Spirit of Columba award from year 13 class of 2013: Mikaela Tyrrell.
Merit award to year 11 girl for consistent service and diligence: Claire Anglin and Claudia Sim (co-recipients).
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Year 13
General excellence prize: Third aggregate: Shirley Kim (biology, calculus, chemistry, physics and statistics).
Excellence: Courtney Cunningham (English, geography, statistics, first accounting, first economics); Olive Dippie (accounting, excellence in a commerce subject, young enterpriser of year, calculus, economics, statistics, first geography and co-recipient excellence senior geography); Natalie Grattan (digital technology, English, geography, history and statistics); Joanne Schep (classics, German, history, statistics and good work English).
Merit: Frea Anderson (classics, English, French, German, history and co-recipient excellence senior French and German); Nikita Brazil (biology, calculus, chemistry, English, physics and statistics); Laura Bridger (biology, chemistry, economics, physics and statistics); Sian English (accounting, calculus, economics, physics and statistics); Meng Li (chemistry, English, physics, statistics, first calculus); Karla Robb (classics, English, German, history and first Chinese); Taarn Scott (art history, classics, English, first design, first painting); Ursula Standring-Bellugue (classics, design, English, history, painting and endeavour visual arts); Elizabeth Wells (art history, classics, design, English and first drama); Sarah Woodfield (chemistry, classics, English, physics and first German).
Diligence: Alice Connors (biology, English, physics and statistics); Kate Fowler (English, history, physical education and good work statistics); Hannah Johnston (biology, calculus, chemistry, design and first art history); Simran Kaur (biology, chemistry, English and statistics).
Subject awards: Samantha Carswell (good work for English); Sian English (diligence accounting); Zoey Flockton (first physical education); Amelia Gatward-Ferguson (first photography); Ellen Gipp (first classical studies, excellence essay writing, first history); Sarah Graham (excellence creative writing and creativity in humanities); Katie Mulholland (first biology, first chemistry, first English, first physics, first statistics, health sciences at Otago university); Sayuri Naito (excellence Mandarin); Olivia Stevens (good work statistics); Megan Summers (first digital technology); Dayna Tan (first French, co-recipient excellence in senior French and German).
Year 12
First aggregate: Holly Hanson; second aggregate: Nanako Shitara; third aggregate: Modi Deng.
Excellence: Ella Barclay (English, biology, chemistry, mathematics and statistics, first equal German, first physics); Holly Barclay (English, biology, chemistry, French, mathematics and statistics, physics, excellence sciences and mathematics at Year 12 and excellence arts and sciences at senior Level); Ailsa Carroll (English, chemistry, digital technology, mathematics and statistics, physics and first biology); Ailish Wallace-Buckland (English, classical studies, French, mathematics and statistics, first economics and first history).
Merit: (Ryely Burtenshaw-Day (English, mathematics and statistics, chemistry, design, digital technology and physics); Julia Isoyama (English, mathematics and statistics, biology, chemistry, Chinese and physics); Lily Kelly (English, mathematics and statistics, biology, chemistry, geography and history); Sarah McCaughan (English, geography, painting, photography and good work mathematics and statistics); Alexandra Menzies (English, chemistry, geography, mathematics and statistics and painting); Ashleigh Neill (English, biology, chemistry, economics, mathematics and statistics and first geography); Natalie Paterson (English, classics, German, mathematics and statistics and first design); Hannah Pearson (English, Chinese, classics, drama, mathematics and statistics and first French); Sophie Ray (English, classics, history, mathematics and statistics and first drama); Aïcha Wijland (English, classics, digital technology, painting and sculpture); Jamie Wood (English, Chinese, economics, mathematics and statistics and first accounting).
Diligence: Holly Baddock (English, biology, French, German and mathematics and statistics); Kacee Grant (English, chemistry and geography); Reiko Ishihara (drama, history, painting and most improved ESOL student); Avila Kan (accounting, economics, mathematics and statistics and good work English); Paige Morton (English, biology, mathematics and statistics and physical education); Kamini Selvarasu (English, biology and mathematics and statistics).
Subject awards: Caitlin Addison (trophy for year 12 art co-recipient); Charlotte Cahill (first painting); Modi Deng (first classics, first equal German, first music (level 3) and good work English); Hanna Feng (good work mathematics and statistics); Holly Hanson (first Chinese, first equal digital technology, excellence digital technology at year 12, first mathematics and statistics); Jacinda Kumar (first music); Ella MacDiarmid (first photography, trophy for year 12 art co-recipient); Nanako Shitara (first English, first chemistry, first equal digital technology and excellence digital technology at year 12); Phoebe Steele (first physical education and good work mathematics and statistics); Penny Wennekes (excellence design and technology); Georgie Wood (good work English); Jamie Wood (excellence commerce).
Year 11
First aggregate: Emily Williams; second aggregate: Sophie Graham; third aggregate: Jodie Llewellyn.
Excellence: Olivia Adam (English, chemistry, geography, German, physics and first equal mathematics and statistics); Sarah Dippie (mathematics and statistics, science, art, economics, geography and good work English); Hanna English (English, mathematics and statistics, science, economics, chemistry, first equal digital technology); Vivian Huang (English, mathematics and statistics, science, art, economics, first equal digital technology); Eleanor O'Neill (English, mathematics and statistics, science, art, chemistry and first French); Judy Park (mathematics and statistics, chemistry, digital technology, physics, first equal English and first German); Isobel Pearson (English, mathematics and statistics, science, art, digital technology and history); Ellen Richardson (English, mathematics and statistics, science, economics, French and geography).
Merit: Helen Gregory (English, mathematics and statistics, science, economics, French and German); Katia Shennan (English, mathematics and statistics, chemistry, economics, French and physics); Claudia Sim (English, mathematics and statistics, chemistry, economics, physics and first equal geography); Alice Toomer (English, mathematics and statistics, science, digital technology, German, first equal art).
Diligence: Isla Anderson (English, mathematics and statistics, science and digital technology); Claire Anglin (English, mathematics and statistics, science, digital technology, excellence digital technology, French and history); Shannon Harrison (English, mathematics and statistics, science, economics and geography); Polo Nguyen (English, mathematics and statistics, economics, French, first music and good work science); Natcharee Nitiporntanarat (science, art, chemistry, economics and good work mathematics and statistics); Kaitlynn Wheeler (English, mathematics and statistics, science and economics); Katie Willis (English, science, digital technology, first equal art).
Subject awards: Lily Baldwin (good work mathematics and statistics); Mackenzie Cassie (good work mathematics and statistics); Analise Cowie (first equal geography); Sophie Graham (first science); Piraya Kijsupanont (good work English); Jodie Llewellyn (first equal economics and first history); Elisa Maierl (good work science); Momoka Matsubara-Park (first Chinese); Cherish-Peace Nielsen (good work English); Emily Williams (first equal English, first chemistry, first equal economics, first equal mathematics and statistics and first physics).
Year 10
General excellence prize (first aggregate): Selena Ballantyne (first science, first global perspectives, first economics, first equal German and co-recipient enthusiasm for and commitment to junior science).
Excellence: Maxine Bainbridge (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, economics, German and first French); Jingyi Mi (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, economics, French and first music); Annabelle Ritchie (mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, French, music, first English and first equal German); Anastasia Varlamova (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, Chinese, economics and German).
Merit: Kate Campbell (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, art, French, first digital technology and co-recipient enthusiasm for and commitment to junior science); Heidi Chin (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, art, Chinese and digital technology); Rose Finnie (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, Chinese, digital technology and music); Camelia Harrison (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, French, music, first equal art and co-recipient excellence junior art); Alice Jones (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, art, Chinese and French); Chloe Lai (English, science, global perspectives, economics, French, German and first mathematics and statistics); Caroline Moratti (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, economics, French and music); Olivia Sycamore (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, art, economics and French); Lily Van Buskirk (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, digital technology, French, first equal art and co-recipient excellence junior art); Josephine Williamson (English, global perspectives, economics, German, music, good work mathematics and statistics and good work science); Ophelia Yeung (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, art, French and first Chinese).
Diligence: Margot Brown (mathematics and statistics, science, physical education, art and French); Charlotte Calder (mathematics and statistics, science, physical education, art, economics); Lily Cunningham (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, physical education, art, digital technology and economics); Margot Darling (English, mathematics and statistics, science, physical education, art and economics); Ashleigh Gallagher (science, global perspectives, art, French and German); Caitlyn McMillan (English, mathematics and statistics, science, physical education, art, digital technology and good work global perspectives); Baeli Spedding-Devereux (English, global perspectives, art, economics and good work science); Emily Thomas (English, mathematics and statistics, science, global perspectives, physical education, art, economics and French); Emily Ward (English, mathematics and statistics, science, physical education, economics, French, music and good work global perspectives).
Subjects awards: Amber Beaumont (good work English); Madeleine Foster (good work mathematics and statistics); Ania Kowalewski (good work English); Imogen McGregor (good work science); Courtney Miller (good work English); Caitlin Robb (good work social studies); Ruby Whitaker (good work mathematics and statistics).
Year 10 enterprise team of year: Charlotte Calder, Margot Darling, Megan Foley.
Year 10 market day: Charlotte Calder, Ania Kowalewski, Chloe Lai, Anastasia Varlamova.
Year 9
General excellence prize (first aggregate): Ellena Khoo (first equal science, first equal economics and first Chinese).
Excellence: Silkie Alliott (English, science, art, economics, French, first equal mathematics and statistics and first social studies); Ruby Edwards (art, French, music, good work English, good work mathematics and statistics, good work science and good work social studies); Clara Kwon (English, mathematics and statistics, social studies, Chinese, music, first equal science and first equal economics); Ellen Waite (English, mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, art, first French and first equal German).
Merit: Shanti Girande (mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, art, French, German and first English); Renee Grant (English, science, social studies, art, economics, French and first equal mathematics and statistics); Megan Guest (English, science, social studies, Chinese, economics, French and first equal mathematics and statistics); Nisa Jaafar Amsak (English, mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, art, French and music); Isabella Lau (English, mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, Chinese, economics and German); Rebecca MacDonell (English, mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, Chinese, French and music); Jade MacMillan (English, mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, art, economics and French); Mia Nevill (mathematics and statistics, science, art, French, good work English, social studies and first music); Semolina Schillberg (English, mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, Chinese, French and first equal German); Teigan Tarapi (English, mathematics and statistics, science, social studies, economics, Maori and first art).
Diligence: Ketaki Bagal (English, science, social studies, art and French); Claire Cocks (English, social studies, physical education, art and French); Anuki Edirimuni (English, mathematics and statistics, physical education, art and French); Ella Porter (English, science, physical education, economics and French); Bridget Sim (English, science, physical education, art, economics and French); Paige Stowell (English, mathematics and statistics, social studies, physical education, art, economics and French); Katerina Thompson (English, science, social studies, physical education, economics, German, good work mathematics and statistics and religious studies); Isabella Wood (English, mathematics and statistics, physical education, art, economics and German).
Subject awards: Corrie Anderson (good work mathematics and statistics and good work science); Kimberley Barker (good work science); Georgia Hall (good work English); Miu Ida (good work social studies and co-recipient most improved junior ESOL student); Kazuki Shitara (co-recipient most improved junior ESOL student).
CULTURAL AWARDS
Debating: Courtney Cunningham (debating).
Drama: Fiona Cannon (excellence junior drama); Elizabeth Wells (drama); Isabella Crawford (excellence senior drama); Sophie Ray (consistent contribution to school drama).
Speech and drama: Anna Lee and Sophie Ray (speech and drama).
Music: Frea Anderson (school piper); Jenny Mi (merit pianoforte years 9 and 10); Shirley Kim (talent and enthusiasm at piano); Modi Deng (composition); Natalie Paterson (service to wind symphonia); Modi Deng (musicianship); Joanne Schep (use of musical talents for school); Katie Mulholland (service to school orchestra); Laura Bridger (service to madrigal choir).
Performing arts: Adelaide Dunn and Angela Jenks (excellence performing arts, co-recipients).
The arts: Jenny Mi (runner-up junior arts achiever); Annabelle Ritchie (junior arts achiever); Elizabeth Wells (runner-up senior arts achiever); Modi Deng (senior arts achiever).
Board of trustees: Olive Dippie (service to board).
Peer support: Ella Haig (contribution to year 9).
Boarding house: Alice Young (year 9 boarder who has shown adaptability and motivation); Sara Griffin (general helpfulness by a year 10 boarder); Sandy Reid (Southland boarder who has displayed citizenship, helpfulness, organisational skills and a positive, hard-working attitude towards study).
Junior school: Ngawai Oliver (service to junior school by a senior pupil). Library: Sarah Graham (head librarian); Joanne Schep (deputy head librarian).
School canteen: Madison Jones. School council: Courtney Cunningham. St Columba community service awards: Anna Lee (Step 5); Kelly Kim, Ashleigh Neill, Olivia Perry (Step 4); Amira Alloo, Ella Barclay, Holly Barclay, Charlotte Cahill, Julie Choi, Olive Dippie, Sarah Dippie, Rileigh Fields, Charlotte Hall, Kiri Lenagh-Glue, Kate Kim, Sarawin Maneerit, Sirintra Maneerit, Alexandra Menzies, Eleanor O'Neill, Ellen Richardson, Alana Samuel, Bailey Saville, Kim Schultz, Caitlin Taylor, Christina Taylor, Khattiya Thammongkolchai, Tyla Toheriri-O'Neill, Emma Turner, Genevieve Ward, Anna-Sophia Weidling, Penny Wennekes, Emma Wylie (Step 1) .
Chapel: Adelaide Dunn (chapel prefect); Karla Robb (deputy chapel prefect).
SPORTS AWARDS
Sarah Wood (integrity); Laura Saville (senior athletics champion, 100m senior champion); Zoey Flockton (best all-round field athlete); Maddy Spence (overall excellence track athletics); Rileigh Fields (most promising junior badminton player, junior tennis singles champion); Amy Logie (badminton champion, service to badminton); Ella Wood (most promising junior basketball player (years 9 and 10) ); Jordyn Taylor (most improved senior basketball player); Phoebe Steele (most valuable basketball player, most talented senior hockey player, excellence touch rugby, runner-up to best all-round senior sportswoman); Rose Johnston (overall achievement cricket); Indiana Williams (years 9 and 10 cross-country champion); Sian English (senior cross-country champion, senior tennis singles champion); Bailey Saville (most promising cyclist); Tara Bennett and Laura Bridger (excellence and dedication to cycling, co-recipients); Hannah Johnston and Ellie Nesbit (contribution to equestrian team (co-recipients)); Jaime Preston (most improved junior hockey player); Tyla Toheriri-O'Neill (progress hockey); Lily Le Brun (hockey); Emma Stackhouse (achiever's award hockey); Mackenzie Cassie (dedication to hockey); Zoe Flockton-McCreadie and Milly Nesbit (most improved years 7 and 8 netball player (co-recipients)); Anna Macdonald (most talented netball player years 9 and 10); Tarryn Dickson (most improved senior netball player); Sarah Wood (service to netball); Olivia Anderson (most improved junior rower); Hannah Wilson (most improved senior rower); Elysia Shettler (rowing); Jodie Llewellyn (fastest Columba time in Otago/Southland secondary schools' downhill ski championships); Sandy Reid (most improved soccer player); Tara Bennett (most committed first XI soccer player); Kate Guildford (excellence soccer); Ayaki Iwahashi (senior swimming champion); Erin Chittock (primary tennis singles champion); Rose Abdul Aziz and Laura Hamilton (primary tennis doubles champions, years 7 and 8); Jenna Chisholm and Rileigh Fields (junior tennis doubles champions); Hanna English and Sian English (senior tennis doubles champions); Natalie Fong and Amelia Gatward-Ferguson (contribution to senior volleyball, co-recipients); Sophie Cooper (most promising years 7 and 8 water polo player); Emily Alloo (most improved water polo player); Megan Summers (most valuable water polo player, dedication to coaching junior sport); Amelia Gatward-Ferguson (excellence non-school sport or cultural activity); Amelia Gatward-Ferguson and Sarah Thomas (service to coaching, co-recipients); Meg Sycamore (runner-up all-round sportswoman years 7 and 8); Fiona Schultz (all-round sportswoman years 7 and 8); Devon Familton and Tania Savery (runner-up all-round junior sportswoman, co-recipients); Caitlin Deans (all-round junior sportswoman); Hanna English and Sian English (all-round senior sportswoman, co-recipients)); Caitlin Deans and Hanna English (highest 2013 sporting achievement, co-recipients)).
