Waitaki Boys’ High School senior prizes

Seth Thomas
Seth Thomas
The Waitaki Boys' High School senior prizegiving was held recently. Awards were made as follows:

Dux

Seth Thomas

Academic awards

Year 11

Viliami ’Ala (2nd maths 102); Riley Millar (2nd English 103); Jonty Mullenger (1st technology); Jack Robinson (farm award); Mason Rupp (2nd science 103); Ronan Scott (1st English 102); Semisi Lea (’Osi kia Velenga, 1st digital technology); Ashok Ormandy (2nd maths 103, special contribution learning support); Albert King (top scholar year 11, 1st visual art, 2nd music, 1st English 201, 1st geography); Ethan McGeown (1st English 103, 2nd science 102); Billy McCabe (1st PE, 2nd science 101, 2nd business studies); Hozayah Taylor (1st outdoor education); Cade Hamilton (2nd agricultural science); Maddox Allison (2nd outdoor education); Matthew Burke (1st maths 103); Joshua Kane (2nd PE); Lincoln Brosnahan (2nd English 102, Iho Pumanawa, 2nd history, 1st te reo Maori); Daniel Latimer (2nd English 102, 1st maths 102, 2nd science 102, 2nd digital technology); Sid Connolly (2nd visual art, 1st English 101, 2nd science 101, 2nd geography); Uliti Pouha (2nd science 103); Tom Dundass (1st agricultural science, 1st history); Tevita Otunuku (1st science 103); Jamie Sim (1st maths 101); Chris Baird (1st science 102, 2nd digital technology); Sebastian Henderson (2nd agriculture); Hunter Rzepecky (1st agriculture); Clive Genet (2nd English 101, speech, 2nd maths 101, 1st science 101, 1st business studies, runner up top scholar year 11); Daniel Kleinhans (2nd technology); Joel Downing (1st music); Brooklyn Poni (mana pounamu award).

Year 12

Preston Horler (1st Ara introduction automotive); Caden McGregor-Hofman (2nd agriculture, 2nd gateway); Finn Strang (2nd painting); Dom Walsh (Lincoln John Tempero award, 2nd maths with calculus, 2nd physics, 1st accounting, runner-up top scholar year 12); Jordann Beckett (2nd geography); Scott Hay (1st maths with stats, 2nd accounting, 2nd economics, 1st geography); Connor McLeod (1st gateway); Casey Thomson (1st maths with calculus); Casey Thomson (2nd chemistry, 1st accounting, 1st economics); Cody Wall-Aitken (2nd Ara hospitality); Regan Kitto (Robert Falcon Scott Trophy, 1st maths, 2nd chemistry, 1st history); Oli Symes (2nd photography, 1st history); Jesse Cope (2nd Ara agricultural automotive and engineering, 2nd maths with statistics); Samuel Petrie (2nd economics); Lochie Mavor (1st agricultural science, 1st agriculture, Grant McNaughton Cup, 1st Ara agricultural automotive and engineering); Logan Cooper (2nd maths with calculus); Sam Edmondston (2nd history); Liam Liddall-Miller (1st science); Cobi Munro (2nd biology, 2nd geography, 2nd history); Jeremy Paisley (1st digital technology); Luke Acheson (2nd English 201, 1st music, 2nd PE); Preston Repia-King (speech, 1st ready for work, 2nd Ara construction); Luke Fountaine (2nd music, 1st PE); Jack Jones (1st painting, 1st Ara hospitality); Alex Clarke (2nd gateway); Hunter Wardle (2nd PE, 2nd physics); Sione Pouha (1st Ara construction, ’Osi kia Velenga, 2nd Pasifika studies); Ben O’Sullivan (top scholar year 12, writing, 2nd English 301, 1st biology, 1st economics, 1st chemistry, 1st physics, science cup); Jack Paton (2nd maths 203); Oscar Van Der Hilst (prime minister’s vocational excellence award); Josh Beattie (2nd Ara introduction automotive, 2nd ready for work, 1st maths 203, 2nd science); Rhyan Griffiths (1st photography); Finn Woodbridge (2nd digital technology).

Year 13

Sua Krairiksh (1st photography); Timothy McKenzie (2nd agricultural science); Seth Thomas (head Don House, dux, honours blazer, 1st calculus, 1st biology, 1st chemistry, 1st physics); Blake Borrie (2nd agribusiness); Katieli Funaki (2nd agriculture); Ollie Rushton (Waitakian award, Hudson Cup, 2nd PE); Tom Lewis (proxime accessit, honours blazer, North Otago Masonic Charitable Trust Scholarship, performing artist of the year, Warwick Newton Memorial Trophy, 1st English 301, 1st music, 1st geography — level 3, 2nd history); Benjamin Strang (head Forrester House, honours blazer, North Otago Rose Society Scholarship); Thomas Direen (2nd construction); Sione Lea (deputy head boy award, honours blazer, Denis Blundell award, 2nd maths with stats, ’Osi kia Velenga); Jonty Nelson (honours blazer, 1st agribusiness, Bruce Carlyle Memorial Trophy, 2nd music, 1st PE); Jack Scanlon (Waitakian award, Eunice Brown award); Lochlan Herrick (Lillburn Cup, 2nd sports studies); Will Plunket (Waitakian award); Sepeti Tuuefiafi (Kinder Rose Bowl); Nic Wardell (Waitakian award, Peter McHugh Cup); Rory McLeod (honours blazer, memorial trophy, 2nd maths); Aidan Takuira-Mita (mana pounamu award); Jack Whipp (Waitakian award); Jakob Cunningham (head Lee House, honours blazer, Christchurch Old Boys’ Prize, 1st design and visual communication); Timothy Sargeant (Eunice Brown award); Azaiah Wylie (contribution senior painting, 1st painting, 2nd photography); Kris Dyer (2nd maths with calculus); Zabian Hunter (Waitaki Cup, 2nd painting, 1st digital technology); Cody Smit (Waitakian award, Eunice Brown award, 1st sports studies); Caleb Doran 1st agricultural science, graphics trophy, 2nd design and visual communication); Tyree Manaia (honours blazer, work ethic and leadership qualities cup, 1st stats cup, Oamaru Pacific Island Community Group Pasifika Excellence award); Corey Mathias (1st construction); Toby Lewis (honours blazer); Lattrell Shelford (Pasifika leadership); Antonio Viau (Waimate Timber Cup, 1st Pasifika studies); Dylan Jones (head Sutherland House, honours blazer, Milner Memorial Scholarship); Cameron McFarlane (Waitakian award, 1st agriculture); Ethan Reille (head prefect, honours blazer, Bluelight Lachlan McLean Prize, N.S. Woods Prize, 2nd biology, 2nd geography, 1st te kura); Tevita Taofi (Pasifika leadership); Diederick Van Basten (deputy head boy award, honours blazer, Oamaru Youth Orchestra Prize, Shrimski Prize and Trophy, 2nd accounting, 2nd economics); Josiah Yarnton (Waitakian award, Bernard Gillies Prize, 2nd digital technology).

Sports awards

Year 9: Mason Kingan (Symes Trophy); Alex McCabe (merit award).

Year 10: Lachlan Colson (merit cup); Harvey Brown (Kingan Cup); Billy Wilson (Sutton Cup); Lachlan Evans (junior badminton plate); Hunter Frith (junior chess award); Flynn Meikle (Caldwell Cup); Lachlan Wright (Weddell scull); Jack White (Dalgety Cup); Toby Hunt (Joe Faiumu Plaque); Lucas Harnett (Evenden Cup); Angelo Bush (junior longest drive, Les Duffy Trophy, AC Mackenzie Cup); Lachlan Wright (Newham Trophy).

Year 11: Andy Anderson (badminton cup); Joshua Miller (Bamfield Cup); Cade Hamilton Isbister Cup, McCulloch Cup); Simione Toganivalu (Cunningham Cup).

Year 12: Dom Walsh (cricket plate); Connor McLeod (rowing cup, Peter Barton Memorial Trophy); Regan Kitto (Porter Cup); Samuel Petrie (Cartwright Cup); Lochie Mavor (senior Family Trophy, Trenchard Memorial Cup); Jeremy Paisley (Matheson Cup, Bringan’s Cup); Alex Wilson (Ian Cathcart Trophy, Russell Drew Trophy, Ian Hurst Cup); Hunter Wardle (Laing Cup).

Year 13: Blake Borrie (Waitaki Cup); Ollie Rushton (Aldworth Plate); Tom Lewis (Lee Cup); Benjamin Strang (Currie Cup); Tarras Beardsmore (Craig Finnie Memorial Trophy); Jonty Nelson (Hopley Cup, Denny Cup, WJ Gibson Trophy, WBHS Cup); Lotu Fifita (Cunningham Cup); Damien Miller (Peter Williams Prize, Chris Bond Trophy); Will Plunket (mountain biking award); Thomas Anderson (Malcolm Holmes Memorial Cup); Jack Whipp (Moore Trophy); Jakob Cunningham (Hunt Cup, Symes Cup); Cody Smit (Aldworth Plate); Tyree Manaia (George Nixon Memorial Cup); Toby Lewis (Brian de Geest Trophy, WBHS Trophy, Symes Cup).