Students were recognised for their achievements in the Waitaki Boys' High School 2023 senior prizegiving.
Prestige Awards
Peter Yeoman Cup Sound Work Ethic and Leadership Qualities Jeremy Paisley; N.S. Woods Prize Excellence in a Breadth of Activities Hunter Wardle; Peter McHugh Cup Significant Development of Character Daniel Hughes; Shrimski Prize & Trophy Personifies the Virtures of The Waitakian Luke Acheson; Milner Memorial Scholarship Dom Walsh; Denis Blundell Award Lochie Mavor;Eunice Brown Award Scott Hay, Regan Kitto & Jesse Cope; Hudson Cup Luke Fountaine; Mana Pounamu Award Tony Poni & Lincoln Brosnahan; Christchurch Old Boys' Prize Cameron Bond; Prime Minister's Vocational Excellence Award Daniel Hughes; North Otago Rose Society Scholarship Cameron Bond.
Scholar Awards
Rector's Prize Top Scholar Year 11 Lachlan Wright.
Rector's Prize Top scholar Year 12 Albert King.
Proxime Accessit Dom Walsh.
Berry & Co Prize & Medal – Dux Ben O'Sullivan.
Runner Up Top Scholar Year 11 Jett Rogers.
Runner Up Top Scholar Year 12 Billy McCabe.
Rectors Waitakian Award
Cameron Bond, Regan Kitto, Oli Symes, Daniel Hughes.
Honours Blazer Award - For the True Waitakian
Dom Walsh, Scott Hay, Samuel Petrie, Lochie Mavor, Luke Acheson, Hunter Wardle, Jeremy Paisley, Ben O'Sullivan.
SPORTS PRIZEGIVING
Waitaki Boys' High School 2023 Proxime Accessit Dom Walsh.
Reid McMaster Cup Senior Athletics Champion Lochie Mavor; Walton Cup Intermediate Athletics Champion Jack Nicol; North Otago Old Boys' Cup Junior Athletics Champion Jack White; Knowles Cup Minor Athletics Champion Corbyn Stenton; WBHS Badminton Cup Senior Badminton Viliarn.i 'Ala; Junior Badminton Award Junior Badminton Gian Alegado; Senior Family Trophy Commitment and Attitude to Senior Basketball Julius Gibson; Ian Cathcart Trophy 1st V Basketball Defensive Play- er of the Year Jack Nicol; WBHSTrophy Service to Basketball Matthew Burke; Brian de Geest Trophy Basketballer of the Year Alex Wilson; Joe Faiumu Plaque Junior Basketball Jahlin Marsters-Taupo; Sun Tharathep Cup Contribution to Chess Hunter Frith; Junior Chess Award Junior Chess Paul Gudoy; Malcolm Holmes Memorial Cup 1st XI Cricket Captain Alex Wilson; Cartwright Cup Best Bowling 1st XI Cricket Lochie Mavor; Laing Cup Highest Batting Average 1st XI Cricket Alex Wilson; Milner Cricket Plate Dedication to the Spirit of Cricket Dom Walsh Trenchard Memorial Cup Outstanding Merit in Cricket Lochie Mavor; Sutton Cup Junior Cricket Archie Rooney; Hunt Cup Senior Cross Country Champion Scott Hay; McCulloch Cup Intermediate Cross Country Champion Angelo Bush; JAC Mackenzie Cup Junior Cross Country Champion Jayden Tipa; Dalgety Cup Minor Cross Country Champion Chase Kennedy; Evenden Cup Debating Donovan Hamelink; Porter Cup Debating Lachlan Wright; Junior Debating Cup Marlow Scott-Toft; Lee Cup Debating Regan Kitto; Aldworth Plate Service to Football Luke Acheson; Currie Cup 1st XI Football Captain Ben O'Sullivan; Moore Trophy 1st XI Football Most Valued Player Luke Fountaine; Junior Football MVP Trophy Thomas Isbister; Bamfield Cup Golf Hunter Wardle; Chris Bond Trophy Most Valued Golfer Hunter Wardle; Peter Williams Prize Senior Longest Drive Hunter Wardle; Junior Longest Drive Jayden Tipa; Hopley Cup 1st XI Hockey Captain Sam Edmondston; "Isbister Cup" 1st XI Hockey Most Valued Player Jett Rogers; Denny Cup Contribution to 1st XI Hockey Sam Edmondston; Savage Family Cup 1st XI Hockey Most Goals Scored Mason Kingan; Sutherland Cup Contribution to 1st XI Hockey Oskar Brienesse-Little; Caldwell Cup Hockey Most Valued Junior Player Connor Nelson; WBHS Mountain Biking Award Jamie Sim; Symes Cup Senior Multisport Athlete of the Year Ben O'Sullivan; Symes Trophy Junior Multisport Athlete of the Year Mason Kingan; Weddell Scull Commitment to Rowing at WBHS Scott Hay;
PREMIER AWARDS
Waitaki Boys' High School 2023 Top Scholar Year 11 Lachlan Wright.
Max Elliot Memorial Trophy Sportsman of the Year Lochie Mavor; Newham Trophy Junior Sportsman of the Year Daniel Clarke; Symes Cup Significant Contribution to SportLuke Acheson; WBHS Cup Exception Performance in an Individual Spor Jeremy Paisley; Waitaki Sports Council Award Dedication to a Sport Ian Tacchini; Team of the year Trapshooting Team.
YEAR 11
1st in Visual Art Stuart Isbister; 2nd in Visual Art Perry Welsh Lochlan McLaren; 1st in Agriculture Science Jack McFadden; 2nd in Agriculture Nate Lamborn; 2nd in English 101 Lucas Harnett; 1st in English 102 Lachlan Evans; 2nd in English 102 Alex Bond & Lockie Roney; 1st in English 103 Jack McFadden; 2nd in English 103 Nate Lamborn & Luatautai Alona; 1st in Mathematics 101 Lachlan Wright & Jett Rogers; 2nd in Mathematics 101 Lucas Harnett; 1st in Mathematics 102 Tamaiti-Maru Jnr Willie; 2nd in Mathematics 102 Cody Thomson; 1st in Mathematics 103 Nate Lamborn; 1st in Music Noah Fifi.ta; 2nd in Music Alexander Mansell; 1st in Physical Education Jack White; 2nd in Physical Education Billy Wilson; 1st in Outdoor Education Murphy Munro; 2nd in Outdoor Education Toby Hunt; 1st in Science 101 Lachlan Wright & Lucas Harnett; 2nd in Science 101 Jett Rogers; 1st in Science 102 Kenny Manaia; 2nd in Science 102 Tamaiti-Maru Jnr Willie; 1st in Business Studies Lachlan Wright; 2nd Business Studies Henry Spite; 1st in Geography Angelo Bush; 2nd in Geography Lachlan Wilkinson; 1st in History Noah Fifi.ta; 2nd in History Lachlan Wright; 1st in Technology Tamaiti-Maru Jnr Willie; 2nd in Technology Lachlan Wilkinson; 1st in Digital Technology Jett Rogers; 2nd in Digital Technology Levi Ware.
YEAR 12
1st in Painting Albert King; 2nd in Painting Elliot Mackenzie; 1st in Photography Leo Buchanan; 2nd in Photography an Tacchini; 1st in Agricultural Science Daniel Kleinhans; 2nd in Agricultural Science Jack Robinson; 1st in Agriculture Julius Gibson; 2nd in Agriculture Lachlan Rooney; 1st in ARA Agricultural Automotive and Engineering Jonty Mullenger; 2nd in ARA Agricultural Automotive and Engineering Riley White; 1st in ARA Introduction to Automotive Ashok Ormandy; 2nd in ARA Introduction to Automotive Uliti Pouha Korban Selfe; 1st in Gateway Cameron Phillips; 2nd in Gateway Joel Downing; 1st in Ready for Work Daniel Hughes; 1st in English 201 Lachlan Wright; 2nd in English 201 Daniel Kleinhans; 1st in English 202 Ethan McGeown; 2nd in English 202 Hunter Rzepecky Danial Yusoff; 1st in Mathematics with Calculus Jamie Sim; 2nd in Mathematics with Calculus Billy McCabe; 1st in Mathematics with Statistics Allison Maddox; 2nd in Mathematics with Statistics Danial Yusoff; 1st in Mathematics 203 Jamie Davies; 2nd in Mathematics 203 Ashok Ormandy; 1st in Music Albert King; 2nd in Music Joel Downing; 1st in Physical Education Tyson Mareta-Ria; 2nd in Physical Education Matthew Burke; 1st in Biology Billy McCabe; 2nd in Biology Jamie Sim; 1st in Chemistry Billy McCabe; 2nd in Chemistry Cade Hamilton; 1st in Physics Billy McCabe; 2nd in Physics Daniel Kleinhans; 1st in Accounting Jamie Davies; 2nd in Accounting Tom Dundass; 1st in Geography Albert King; 2nd in Geography Jamie Sim; 1st in History Joshua Kane; 1st in Digital Technology Bailey Phillips; 2nd in Digital Technology Jamie Davies; Oamaru Veterinary Centre Science Cup Billy McCabe; 1st in Pasi:fika Studies Penisimani Taufa; 2nd in Pasifika Studies Uliti Pouha.
YEAR 13
1st in Agriculture Cameron Bond; 2nd in Agriculture Daniel Hughes; 1st in Photography Luke Fountaine; 2nd in Photography Luke Acheson; 1st in English 301 Albert King; 2nd in English 301 Luke Fountaine; 1st in English 302 Oli Symes; 2nd in English 302 Lochie Mavor; Sir Robert McIntosh Cup for 1st in Calculus Ben O'Sullivan; 2nd in Mathematics with Calculus Jeremy Paisley; Hall Memorial Cup for 1st in Statistics Dom Walsh; 2nd in Mathematics with Statistics Hunter Wardle; 1st in Mathematics Luke Fountaine; 2nd in Mathematics Jesse Cope; 1st in Music Luke Acheson; 1st in Physical Education Lochie Mavor; Samuel Petrie; 2nd in Physical Education 1st in Sports Studies Jesse Cope; 2nd in Sports Studies Luke Acheson; 1st in Biology Ben O'Sullivan; 2nd in Biology Cameron Bond;1st in Chemistry Ben O'Sullivan; 2nd in Chemistry Dom Walsh; 1st in Physics Ben O'Sullivan; 2nd in Physics Hunter Wardle; 1st in Accounting Regan Kitto; 2nd in Accounting Cameron Bond; Hudson Cup for 1st in Geography Scott Hay; 2nd in Geography Jeremy Paisley; 1st in History CobiMunro; 1st in Construction Alex Wilson; 2nd in Construction Sione Pouha.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Waitaki Cup Contribution to ICT Julius Gibson; Contribution to Senior Painting Albert King Elliot Mackenzie; Llllburn Cup Contribution to School Music Luke Acheson; G.W Ambler Trophy Talen Quest Overall Winner Noah Fi:fita & Davi Vogel-Brayner; Kinder Rose Bowl Music - Best Vocalist Pasa Lafo'ou; Warwick Newton Memorial Trophy Music - Best Performance Albert King; Bruce Carlyle Memorial Trophy Contribution to Piping Levi Ware & Rowan Blair; Waitaki Boys' High School Writing Best Senior Writing Luke Fountaine; Rotary Club of Oamaru Speech Level 1 Speech Winner Noah Fi:fita; Rotary Club of Oamaru Speech Level 2 Speech Winner Lachlan Wright; Horrell Cup Senior Mastermind Champion Lachlan Wright; Grant McNaughton Cup Excellence in Agriculture Jack McFadden; Waimate Timber Award Carpentry Skills Alex Wilson; Special Contribution to Learning Support Ashok Ormandy; The Fraser Farm Award service to Fraser Farm Jack Robinson; Tho Pumanawa For a talented and dedicated Maori student Julius Gibson; Pasifika Leadership Trophy Sukilele Nukulasi; Oamaru Pacific Island Community Group Pasifika Tamaiti-Maru Jnr Willie; 'Osi kia Velenga Noah Fifi.ta & Uliti Pouha; Childerley Award "Most Improved Level 1 Workshop Technology" Nuan Knoetze.
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Head of Don House Scott Hay; Head of Forrester House Samuel Petrie; Head of Lee House Hunter Wardle; Head of Sutherland House Jake Roney; Deputy Head Boy Award Dom Walsh & Lochie Mavor; John Reid Cup (Dean & Coleman Law Award) for Head Prefect Ben O'Sullivan.
PRESTIGE AWARDS
Lincoln John Tempera Award for Proven Academic Ability and All-Round Contribution Jamie Sim; North Otago Masonic Charitable Trust Scholarship Jeremy Paisley; Bluelight Lachlan McLean Prize Senior Leader Ben O'Sullivan; Performing Artist of the Year Cup Luke Acheson.
