Waitaki Boys' High School held its junior prizegiving recently.
The prize list is. -
Sports awards
Junior swimming, Oscar Pedersen; highest batting average 1st XI, best bowling average 1st XI, best junior cricketer, Nathan Smith; best minor swimmer, Scott Clark; year 9 rugby, best year 9 player, Peter Armstrong; year 10 rugby, best year 10 player, Kieran McClea; junior softball most improved player, Kade Milne; junior softball most valued player, Zachary Watts; junior basketball best player, Max de Geest; trapshooting most improved junior, Jack Simpson; cross-country best minor runner, Henry Bower; junior cross-country cup best junior runner, Caleb tennis junior tennis doubles champions, Samuel Roberts, Liam Proctor; junior tennis champion, Ben Carter; most valued hockey player, Jonty Naylor.
Cultural awards
Best written composition by junior, Jake Gawn; best junior debater, Josh Hardy; year 9 best public speaker, best junior chess player, Liam Hartland; year 10 best public speaker, junior talent quest winner, Joseph Balfe; best vocalist, Ryan Blair; contribution school music, Lachlan Crawford; best junior actor, Thomas Cameron-Duncan; excellence computer-aided design, Eli McLay; most improved art pupil, George Barclay; leadership, sporting and academic success for pupil years 9-11 who identifies as Maori, Dallas Mahuika.
Academic awards
Year 9
Diligence: 9GY, Graeme Scobie; 9CL, Scott Gilmour; 9HD, Jakob Matthews; 9HT, Ethan Wilson; 9SH, Caleb Robertson.
Second place: 9GY, Alexander McCulloch (3rd English); 9CL, Tom Trusler (1st maths, 1st equal science, 2nd English, 3rd equal physical education); 9HD, Hayden Creedy (1st social studies, and 2nd equal English, physical education); 9HT, James Scott (1st physical education, 3rd English, 3rd equal science); 9SH, Alex Hardy (1st maths, physical education).
First place: 9GY, Gordon Lay (1st maths, science, 2nd English, 2nd equal social studies); 9CL, Elijah Hollis (1st English, 2nd physical education, 3rd maths, science , social studies); 9HD, Brady McNeill (2nd English, science, 3rd equal social studies); 9HT, Lance Schaffer (2nd English, maths, science, social studies, 2nd equal physical education); 9SH, Mason Flett (1st social studies, 1st equal English, 2nd maths).
Year 10
Diligence: 10GR, Jonty Naylor; 10HN, Eli McLay; 10MN, Jacob Sullivan; 10PL, Jesse Young; 10WS, Jared Brensell.
Second place: 10GR, Jonty Naylor (2nd maths, science, future studies, 3rd English, physical education); 10HN, Jake Gawn (1st equal future studies, 2nd physical education, 2nd equal science); 10MN, Jacob Sullivan (1st agriculture, 2nd English, physical education, 3rd maths, 3rd equal art, future studies; 10PL, Cameron Gilmore (3rd physical education, 3rd equal future studies); 10WS, Jared Brensell (1st equal maths, 2nd English, science, 3rd future studies).
First place: 10GR, Kieran McClea (1st English, maths, science, future studies, 1st equal physical education); 10HN, Josh Hardy (1st maths, 1st equal science); 10MN, Samuel Tiffen (1st English, maths, 1st equal future studies, 3rd science, physical education); 10PL, Cameron Hay (1st science, future studies, 3rd maths); 10WS, Joseph Balfe (1st English, science, future studies, 1st equal maths, 2nd equal physical education, 3rd art).
Rector's awards
Outstanding achievement Mandarin programme, Gordon Lay; house contribution, Jake Gawn; maturity, resilience and a positive attitude year 9, Ted Wansbrough; year 10, Cameron Hay; junior sportsman of year, Max de Geest; year 9 citizenship, Ryan Blair; year 10 citizenship, Jonty Naylor; best year 10 ESOL pupil, Max Chaiteerasuwet; He Ara Tika Award, Gordon Lay; most awards achieved by junior, Lance Schaffer, Mason Flett.
Top scholars, year 9: Second place, Alexander McCulloch; 1st place, Gordon Lay; year 10, 2nd place, Jake Gawn; 1st place, Josh Hardy.
