Introducing our 2024 Student leaders

Uinise Maloelei
My name is Uinise and I am proud to be a student leader for you this year. I am in room 12 with Mr Keith and Mr Dowding. I am a full Tongan but was born in New Zealand. I have two sisters and one brother. The sport that I enjoy playing the most is tag. One thing that I would like to achieve as a student leader is speaking at Assemblies and leading the school in events. One thing that I would want people to know about me is that I am kind and always willing to help.

Caleb Williams
Ko Whakarara tōku maunga

Ko Wairere tōku awa

Ko Mataatua tōku waka

Ko Ngā Puhi toku iwi

Ko Ngaitupango tōku hapu

Ko Te Ngaere tōku marae

Ko G.E.I.S tōku kura

Ko Wiremu Paora tōku whānau

Ko Daniel tōku pāpā

Ko Kim tōku māmā

Ko Savannah tōku tuahine

Ko Caleb tōku ingoa

Kia ora koutou, my name is Caleb and I am in room 12 with Mr Dowding and Mr Keith. I am currently a year 8 student attending Glen Eden Intermediate who is privilaged to be a student leader at our kura. I love to play sports including, rugby, tag, touch and any other sport. I am very confident and love being a leader. My favourite place is up north where all my cousins and marae are as well as the rest of my pepeha.

Noa Senio
Tālofa lava Malo le soifua

O lou ingoa o Noa Senio

O lou tamā o John

O lou tinā o Jo

Fa’afetai, ma ia manuia le tatou also.  Talofa lava, my name is Noa Senio and I am in Room 12 this year. I am very thankful to be one of the student leaders in 2024. I am proudly half-Samoan and half-European. I have two sisters, one older and one younger. I love to play all sports, especially rugby, touch and tag.  I look forward to getting to know the students this year and encouraging them to try all the opportunities that Glen Eden has.

Ella Dron

Kia Ora Tatou

Ko Mount Atkinson Te Maunga

Ko Waikato Te Awa

No Tamaki Ahau

Ko Dron Toku Whanau

Ko Ella Toku Ingoa

My name is Ella, and I am in Room 21 this year. I feel so lucky to be one of the 12 student leaders and I’m looking forward to organising fundraisers and events. My family and I are from New Zealand, and I have two younger sisters. My hobbies include dance and netball, and I love doing lots of other sports. Last year, I had the privilege to be part of the dance troupe that travelled to Palmerston North, and I was part of the school production. There are lots of opportunities at GEIS, so make sure you give everything a go. If you see me, make sure to say hi.

Elke Van den Heuvel
Kia Ora tatou

Ko Mt Adkinson te maunga

Ko waikumete te awa

Ko Piha te moana

No Tamaki ahau

Ko van den Heuvel toku whanau

Ko Elke toku ingoa

Kia Ora my name is Elke and I feel very lucky to be a part of the 12 student leaders for 2024. I’m excited to help people around the school and make a better learning and outdoor environment. I am from the Netherlands and New Zealand and have two siblings. I enjoy swimming, reading, writing, Skiing, listening to music, hanging out with friends and playing sports, especially field hockey and netball. I’m in room 25 Te Henga with the two best teachers, Miss Pirrit and Miss Heeringa. As a 2024 student leader, my goal is for all people to feel welcome and happy in Geis. If you see me around feel welcome to talk to me or just say hi.

Arielle Noronha

Talofa lava, my name is Arielle and I am honoured to be one of GEIS’ 2024 student leaders. I was born in the beautiful country of New Zealand—my mother is from Samoa and my dad, India. I enjoy reading, drawing, arts and crafts, and writing. A big motivation to join the student council was the encouragement I was given by my friends and my own desire. The moment Miss Hancock delivered the news to us twelve students was amazing, the seconds before it was like a crescendo of tension before the wave hit. A serendipitous occurrence for me. Now that I have earned the title, my goal is to make sure even the most timid of voices can be heard among a crowd who are willing to listen.

Jimmy Williams

Kia ora

Ko Mt Atkinson te maunga

Ko Waitemata te awa

No Tamaki ahau

Ko Williams tokou whanau

Ko Jimmy tokou ingua

Hi there, I'm Jimmy and I am super excited to be one of your 12 student leaders. My family are all Pākehā NZ and lots of ancestry comes from Scotland and Italy. Some of my favourite interests include listening and playing music, playing lots and lots of sports, surfing and swimming, skating, and hanging out with my friends and whānau. I'm in Muriwai and I've got the best teacher in the school Whaea Julie. If you ever see me playing football on the turf or hanging out with my mates don't be afraid to say hi.

Patrick Calvert
Kia Ora

Ko Mt Atkinson Te Maunga

Ko Piha Te Awa

No Hobart Ahau

Ko Calvert Toku Whanau

Ko Patrick Toku Ingoa

I am Patrick Calvert and I am a student leader for GEIS. I am very happy to be a Student leader this year. My family is spread out throughout NZ and Australia with my dad living in Australia and most of my mum's family living in the South Island of New Zealand. I also have 4 siblings, 2 of which live in Australia. This year I am in room 30 with whaea Julie. I am interested in many sports and hobbies such as football, running, swimming at the beach, listening to music, mountain biking and being around my family and friends. This year I will do as much as I can to help the school be a better place to be around for this year's GEIS community.  

Brooke Harley
Kia Ora Tatou

Ko Maungakiekie Te Maunga

Ko Tamaki Te Awa

No Auckland Ahau

Ko Harley Toku Whanau

Ko Brooke toku Ingoa

Hi, I'm Brooke Harley and I'm one of your 12 student leaders for 2024. My family is from New Zealand but I'm also Portuguese and I have one older brother. My hobbies and interests are Rugby, Netball, surfing and swimming, I also love to get involved with any sports I can. As a student leader, I would love to help anyone with any problems and sort them out and I also want to make sure the school is a safer place for the year 7s and 8s.

Cooper Miller

Kia Ora Tatou

Ko Mt Atkinson Te Maunga

Ko Piha Te Awa

No Tamaki Ahau

Ko Millard Toku Whanau

Ko Cooper Toku Ingoa

Hi, my name is Cooper and I am very happy to be one of the 2024 student leaders.  My parents are from New Zealand and Australia and I also have Italian ancestry. I have a passion for Football and enjoy playing for my club and with my three younger brothers. I’m also interested in Swimming, Skiing, Touch Rugby, Biking, Reading, listening to music and hanging out with my friends. I’m friendly and approachable and happy to talk to anyone about life at GEIS.

Aralyn Jones

Kia ora koutou,

Ko maungakiekie te maunga

Ko Waipu Cove te awa

No Tamaki makaurau ahau

Ko Jones toku whanau

Ko Aralyn toku ingoa

Hi, my name is Aralyn and I’m super excited to be one of 12 student leaders. This year I am in room 15 with Mrs M-D in Piha mini school. Some of my favourite things include hanging out and making jokes with my family and friends, playing sports (especially netball), as well as listening to music. Something I’m looking forward to the most is getting to help around the school and talk in front of my pairs. If you ever see me around the school, feel free to chat or just say hello!

Athena Tagaloa

Talofa lava, my name is Athena Tagaloa and I am a year 8 student in room 17 with Mrs Lacassie. I am full Samoan and the eldest of three, one girl and one boy. I enjoy playing sports like basketball and netball. I am honoured to have been given the role of one out of the 12 student leaders in 2024. Being chosen as a student leader is one of my many achievements in 2024. I love to be a leader helping, encouraging, and being kind to other students. Something I want to achieve is being confident in talking in front of the school.