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Lucy Douglas being awarded Dux by Principal, Carolyn Pentecost
 
Photo by Robin Sweeney

Senior Prizegiving 2017

Hilary Johnson —

A fantastic evening was enjoyed by all who attended our Senior Prizegiving on Thursday 2 November as we celebrated our top academic and sporting achievements and formally farewelled our current Year 13 students.

Our Top Prize winners were as follows:

High Achievement Award for All-Round Excellence at Year 11:

  • Jackson Christie
  • Louie Campbell
  • Natalie Rochat
  • Phoebe Robertson
  • Olivia Jones
  • Benedict Robertson

For Excellence in Asia-Wise, Australian Mathematics, ICAS Science, Mathematics, English and University of Otago Junior Mathematics Competitions:

  • Jackson Christie - Top 200 Placing Junior Maths, Distinction in ICAS Mathematics, Distinction in Australian Mathematics

High Achievement Award for All-Round Excellence at Year 12:

  • Roelien Du Plessis
  • Tessa Bradley
  • Ethan Fraser
  • Alison Kindley
  • Jack Davison
  • Jake Hannah                                                                                     

For Excellence in Asia-Wise, Australian Mathematics, ICAS Science, Mathematics, English and University of Otago Junior Mathematics Competitions:

Ben Douglas - Distinction in ICAS Science, English

High Achievement Award for All-Round Excellence at Year 13:

  • Cerys Blackshaw
  • Sophie Gibson
  • Ashleigh Templeton
  • Lauryn Tipper
  • Beau Vipond
  • Samantha Wahlers 

For Excellence Asia-Wise, Australian Mathematics, ICAS Mathematics, Science and English Competition:

  • Fergus Chinnery - Best in School in Australian Mathematics, High Distinction in Australian Mathematics, Distinction in ICAS English

BLUES AWARDS AND CULTURAL AWARDS

Sporting Blues Awards are as follows:

Basketball: Scott Aylwin
Clay Target Shooting: Ryan Crap
Boys Football: Tanner Hayes
Girls Hockey: Cara Calway, Caitlyn Gilliver
Boys Hockey: Ethan Fraser
Netball: Summerrose James
Swimming: Tessa Bradley
Girls Volleyball: Ashley Shanley
Wrestling: Raj Singh

  • Performing Arts Blues Awards are as follows:

Performing Arts:

  • Billie Fleming
  • Daizy Frost
  • Sophie Gibson
  • Bradley Guy-Taylor
  • Rebecca Holwerda
  • Summerrose James
  • Georgia Kelly
  • Katiloka Lutui
  • Lauryn Tipper
  • Ben Townsend
  • Samantha Wahlers

The following awards recognise both excellence in, and service to, the Arts.

Harray Cup for Contribution to the Arts:

  • Bradley Guy-Taylor

The Daniell Trophy for Arts Production

  • Greg Menhinick

‘Time to Act’ Award - Year 13 Drama

  • Fergus Chinnery

Murray Whyte Memorial Trophy - for Contribution to Schools and Community Music:

  • Billie Fleming

Twilight Concert Committee Award - for Service to the Arts:

  • Lauryn Tipper
  • Cameron Waghorn

Twilight Concert Committee Award – for Most Improved Senior Art Student:

  • Georgia Kelly

Contribution to Performing Arts Trophy:

  • Samantha Wahlers

Dux Ludorum (Sportsperson of the Year):

  • Tessa Bradley

SPECIAL AWARDS:

The Daniel Kereti Rolleston Trophy & Taonga - for Special Achievement in Māori Language:

  • Jazmine Mitchell-Rakete

The Ursula Wharekawa Trophy & Taonga - for Special Achievement in Māori Culture:

  • Nadia Smith
  • Desmond Samuels-Tauiwi

The Tutara Wananga Trophy - for Commitment to Māori Aspirations and All-Round Academic Ability:

  • Ethan Fraser

Te Wananga o Aotearoa Tertiary Incentive Award:

  • Leah Watson

‘Tamawhariua Taiaha’ – for most outstanding male Māori performing artist:

  • Mike Ronayne

Korowai Kaumatua Taonga - for All-Round Achievement & Commitment and Service to Marae/Community & Whanau:

  • Noelene Te Whakaara

The Jan Kinder Memorial Cup - for Perseverance:

  • Brier Evans

The Pakeke Lions Award:

  • Billie Fleming

Paper Plus Award for Service:

  • Pawan Kumar

RSA & Citizens Award:

  • Mamta Prasad

International Student Awards -for their contribution to our school:

  • Sophie Iwakiri
  • Airi Kitagawa

Katikati College Service Awards:

  • Chris Surtees
  • Anna Noble

The Katikati Lions Award:

  • Daizy Frost

John Mark Memorial Cup for Unselfish Service:

  • Fergus Chinnery

The Katikati College Publishing Award

  • Leonie Hitchman

The Dualle Smith Memorial Cup for Year 12 :

  • Hannah Pickering

Konica Business Study Award:

  • Ben O'Brien

Katikati College Arts Scholarship:

  • Tasman Amos

Katikati RSA & RSA Village Prize:

  • Hannah Bayes

Bay of Plenty Education Trust Scholarship:

  • Shannon Scott

Rotary Scholarships for Leadership:

  • Gemma Thorp
  • Fergus Chinnery

The Katikati Dinner Club Tertiary Study Award:

  • Melissa Van Houdt
  • Beau Vipond
  • Jasmine Wathey-Boot

The Lions Club of Katikati Trades Award:

  • Hamish Besley

The Lions Club Runner-up Study Awards:

  • Bayley Easton-Ward
  • Hamish Lorney

The Rita Hillier Scholarship Trust Award

  • Liam Jackson

Zespri Scholarship

  • Fergus Chinnery

The Wright Cup for All-Round Excellence at Year 11:

  • Madeleine Schnackenberg

The Eddy Cup for Academic Excellence at Year 11:

  • Lucy Gibson

The Mavis McNab Cup for All-Round Excellence at Year 12:

  • Jacob Topp

Phillips Cup for Academic Excellence at Year 12 & the ITED Award:

  • Ben Douglas

Douglas Hume Cup for Best All Round Student for Year 13:

  • Fergus Chinnery

Proxime Accessit: (Runner-up to Dux)

  • Sophie Gibson

 Dux - Sponsored by Eurofins Bay of Plenty Ltd (formerly Ag First):

  • Lucy Douglas

Congratulations to all our wonderful students!