Outstanding sporting, cultural, community service and academic performances were celebrated at our Blues Assembly in September.

Rebecca Twemlow, director of Dunedin's innovative Firebrand Agency which does web design, graphic design and marketing was our guest speaker.  Rebecca is an ex-Logan Park student and gave a visual and engaging speech suggesting everyone needs to be careful about their own personal "brand" and what they post in social media as it leaves a permanent digital footprint.   She also encouraged students to celebrate their own achievements and to feel proud about their accomplishments and to look for opportunities to help others achieve.   Blues Award winners and their families then joined teachers and coaches for a celebratory luncheon in the library. 

Award winners from this year's Blues Assembly:

Academic Premier Blues

Catherine Cadzow: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Kate Denys: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Henri Gaudin: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2, National and Australasian High Distinction and Prize Awards in Competition Mathematics 2012 – 2016
Ruairi Griffin: Auckland University Science Summer School Representative 2016, Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Reva Grills: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Aditia Hasib: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Carmen Heinze-Farrington: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Sophie Hilton-Manning: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Julia Kral: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Oscar Ladell: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2, Scholarship in Drama
Maria Larsen: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Grant McNaughton: Auckland University Science Summer School Representative 2016, Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2, New Zealand Representative for London Youth Science Conference 2016
Cassandra Muir: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Jim Robinson: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Jack Spence: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
David Spencer: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Ava Straw: Alliance Française Concours Oral 2014 and 2015 1st Prize in New Zealand, Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2, Scholarship in Drama
Linda Van der Linde: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Ruari Warren: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2, Scholarship in Drama
Bruno Willis: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2
Katharine Woolrych: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2, New Zealand Representative at Canberra Science Youth Summer School 2016
Ella Yiannett: Excellence in NCEA Levels 1 and 2

John Letts Award for Outstanding Achievement in Academic Results – Grant McNaughton

Community Premier Blues

Finn Allerston: Diversity Group Leadership
Catherine Cadzow: Charities Group Leadership, World Vision 40-Hour Famine Leadership
Alva Feldmeier: Amnesty Group Leadership
Tanya Findlater: Diversity Group Leadership
Aditia Hasib: Amnesty Group Leadership, Charities Group Leadership, World Vision 40-Hour Famine Leadership
Maria Larsen: Amnesty Group Leadership, Charities Group Leadership, World Vision 40-Hour Famine Leadership
Susie LeBuffe: Charities Group Leadership
Lydie Leurquin: Tupuranga Leadership
Grant McNaughton: Dunedin Youth Council Representative, Dunedin Youth Fund Chairperson
Katharine Woolrych: Amnesty Leadership and International Publication, Charities Group Leadership, National Council of Women Essay Winner 2016, World Vision 40-Hour Famine Ambassador Selection for 2017, World Vision 40-Hour Famine Leadership

John Letts Award for Outstanding Performance in Community Activities – Katharine Woolrych

Cultural Premier Blues

Holly Cannon: One Act Play Competition National TheatreFest 2016
Henri Gaudin: Chamber Music, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo
Reva Grills: Drama – Service, National Best Actor Award at Shakespeare Festival 2015, National Winner of Most Thought Provoking Performance Award, One Act Play Competition National TheatreFest 2016, Public Speaking, Shakespeare
Carmen Heinze-Farrington: Choreography and Production, Dance – Performance
Tia Hibbert: Drama – Service, Fortune Theatre Ambassador, One Act Play Competition National TheatreFest 2016, Shakespeare
Sophie Hilton-Manning: Choreography and Production, Dance – New Zealand Hip Hop Scholarship Award, Dance – Performance, Drama – Service, Musical Theatre
Jasper Holloway: Chamber Music, Jazz Combo
Kahu Iti: Best Technical Production Award TheatreFest 2016, One Act Play Competition National TheatreFest 2016
Oscar Ladell: Drama – Service, National Winner of Most Thought Provoking Performance Award, Shakespeare
George Maclaurin: Chamber Music, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo
Grant McNaughton: Debating – Performance and Service, Public Speaking
David Prime: Shakespeare
Jim Robinson: Drama – Service, National Secondary Shakespearean Production Member 2015, National Shakespeare Winner of Best Costume and Set Design Award, National Winner of Most Thought Provoking Performance Award, New Zealand Representative to The Globe, London, Regional Winner of Student Directed Play 2015
Oliver Robson: Chamber Music, Jazz Combo
Florence Sorrel: National Secondary Schools Shakespeare Essay Prize
Erica Stedman: Chamber Music, Jazz Combo
Ava Straw: Chamber Music, Drama – Service, Dunedin Writers/Readers Festival 2015 Winner, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo, One Act Play Competition National TheatreFest 2016, Publications in New Zealand Secondary Schools Best Student Writing 2014, 2015, Shakespeare, Writing
Ruari Warren: Drama – Service, Shakespeare
Bruno Willis: Drama – Service, National Secondary Shakespearean Production Company Costume Designer Member 2016, National Shakespeare Winner of Best Costume and Set Design Award, National Winner of Most Thought Provoking Performance Award, New Zealand Shakespeare Costume Design Winner 2016 – Exhibition of costume at The Globe, London, Regional Winner of Student Directed Play 2015, Shakespeare
Ella Yiannett: Drama – Service, Fortune Theatre Ambassador, One Act Play Competition National TheatreFest 2016, Shakespeare

John Letts Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Activities – Reva Grills and Bruno Willis

Sporting Premier Blues

Benjamin Deaker: Diving – Performance
Dylan Deans-Bennett: Tennis – Performance
Kate Denys: Basketball Service – Coaching, Volleyball Service – Coaching
Henri Gaudin: Cross-Country – Performance, Hockey Service – Umpiring
Jacob Gosling: Athletics – Performance
Panashe Gwavava: Climbing Service – Coaching
Sean Hall: Athletics – Performance
Carmen Heinze-Farrington: Netball Service – Coaching
Jonty Horwell: Indoor and Outdoor Bowls, Indoor Bowls Junior National Titles – 2014 – 2016, New Zealand Secondary Schools Indoor Bowls Player of the Tournament 2014, Outdoor Bowls New Zealand Secondary Schools Singles Champion 2014
Jesye-Lea Hunt: Volleyball Service – Umpiring
Caitlyn Kilner: Sailing – Performance, Sailing South Island Regatta Title 2015
Izzie Locker: Cross-Country – Performance
George Maclaurin: Cricket – Performance
Alexander McMillan: Ice Hockey – Performance
David Prime: South Island Taekwondo Gold Medalist in Single and Pairs Championships and Overall Champion 2016, Taekwondo – Performance
Jaren Roy: Basketball – Performance
David Spencer: Badminton – Performance, Cricket – Performance, Cricket Service – Coaching, Magic Moment Cricket Award – 200 Not-Out in Secondary Schools League
Erica Stedman: Basketball Service – Coaching, Volleyball Service – Coaching
Ola Szukiel: South Island Taekwondo Silver and Gold Medalist in Single and Pairs Championships 2016, Taekwondo – Performance
Tayla Ward: Luge, New Zealand Representative in Luge, Winner in Women's Division at the Austrian Cup, Winner of the New Zealand Open Luge Cup
Bruno Willis: Taekwondo – Performance

John Letts Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sporting Activities – Jonty Horwell and Tayla Ward

Blues awards:

Finn Allerston: Waterpolo – Service
Naomi Ashby-Ryan: Film Making
Becky Barton: Netball – Service
Jesse Bawi: Choir
Neve Beens: Excellence in NCEA Level 2
Ella Bendall: Writers Group – Performance
Caitlin Black: Choir
Fraser Braid: Red Cross Volunteer, Sailing Service – Coaching
Jet Buckmaster: Basketball – Service
Clair Caird: Amnesty Group, Charities Group, Excellence in NCEA Level 1, MUNA Debating, Waterpolo – Service, World Vision 40-Hour Famine
Thomas Callister: Hockey – Service
Emma Campbell: Netball – Service
Alfred Cathro: Football – Service, Futsal – Performance, Red Cross Volunteer
Ben Clayton: Classical Studies Quiz, Debating – Performance and Service, Excellence in NCEA Level 1, History Quiz, MUNA Debating, Waterpolo – Service
Dylan Deans-Bennett: Archery – Performance, Cricket – Service, Football – Service
Kate Denys: Basketball – Performance, Hockey – Service, Volleyball – Performance
Stephanie Devereux: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Rhythmic Gymnastics – Performance
Charlotte Dickie: Excellence in NCEA Level 1
Benjamin Dubyk: Football – Performance, Futsal – Performance, Jazz Band
Jacob Duffy: Hockey – Performance
Tanya Findlater: Choir, Volleyball – Service
Max Freeman: Excellence in NCEA Level 1
Henri Gaudin: Athletics – Performance, Football – Performance, Futsal – Performance, Hockey – Performance, Music – Service, Orchestra
Mica Goldsmith-Lonie: Football – Service, Futsal – Service, Volleyball – Service
Jacob Gosling: Cricket – Service
Ruairi Griffin: Film Making, Football – Service
Sean Hall: Cricket – Service
Toni Hall: Excellence in NCEA Level 2
Emma Hamilton: Basketball – Service, Volleyball – Service
Aditia Hasib: Volleyball – Service
Carmen Heinze-Farrington: Netball – Performance
Desiree Heinze-Farrington: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Jazz Band, Waterpolo – Service
Tia Hibbert: Excellence in NCEA Level 2, Film Making
Sophie Hilton-Manning: Netball – Service
Jasper Holloway: Choir, Film Making, Jazz Band, Music – Service, Rock Band
Oscar Holmes: Orchestra
Jonty Horwell: Cricket – Service
Abigail Hubbard: Excellence in NCEA Level 2
Jesye-Lea Hunt: Volleyball – Performance
Sophie Huntington: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Waterpolo – Service
Zoe Jamieson: Hockey – Service
Rahul Jat: Cricket – Service
Ahi Kaitai-Mullane: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Football – Service, Futsal – Service, Nga Manu Korero Performance and Service, Shakespeare
Caitlyn Kilner: Sailing – Service
Julia Kral: Chamber Music, Orchestra
Oscar Ladell: Film Making, Volleyball – Service
Maria Larsen: Volleyball – Service
Susie LeBuffe: Excellence in NCEA Level 2
Pun Leelaket: Badminton – Performance, Chamber Music
Lydie Leurquin: Choir, Volleyball – Service
Solomon Liesbeth: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Football – Performance, Futsal – Performance
Izzie Locker: Hockey – Performance
Tarren Loughran: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Futsal – Service
Matilda Macandrew: Basketball – Service, Film Making, Volleyball – Service
George Maclaurin: Excellence in NCEA Level 2, Music – Service
Ben Major: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Football – Service, Futsal – Service, Hockey – Performance
Rose McCulloch: Chamber Music, Orchestra
Oscar McGuire: Debating – Performance and Service, Excellence in NCEA Level 1, MUNA Debating, Selected as a New Zealand Representative at Australian UN Youth Event, Selected as a New Zealand Representative for the Brisbane and Samoa for the UN Youth Pacific Project, Shakespeare
Hamish McKinlay: Cross-Country – Performance, Futsal – Service
Grant McNaughton: Film Making, Football – Service, Volleyball – Service
Jenna McNaughton: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Football – Service, Futsal – Service
Lena McNaughton: Excellence in NCEA Level 1
Alice McNoe: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Jazz Band, Orienteering
Sophie Mears: Netball – Service
Lily Menzies: Football – Service, Futsal – Service
Rachael Molteno: Chamber Music, Choir, Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Orchestra
Cassandra Muir: Orchestra
Jessica Munro: Hockey – Performance
Aria Nader-Turner: Orokonui Eco Sanctuary Volunteer, Red Cross Volunteer
Abigail Nardo: Excellence in NCEA Level 1
Kan Nishida: Basketball – Performance
Liam O'Brien: Orchestra
Emma O'Malley: Excellence in NCEA Level 2, Volleyball – Service
Brianna Palin: Excellence in NCEA Level 2
Aglima Pokipoki: Athletics – Performance
David Prime: Film Making, Football – Performance, Futsal – Performance
Julie Qiyang: Chamber Music, Orchestra
Siobhann Quinn: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Waterpolo – Service
Max Riddle: Classical Studies Quiz, Futsal – Service, History Quiz, MUNA Debating
Shania Roberts: Basketball – Performance, Netball – Performance
Jim Robinson: Choir, Film Making
Oliver Robson: Film Making, Jazz Band, Music – Service, Orchestra, Rock Band
Jaren Roy: Basketball – Service, Futsal – Performance
Punn Ruayruen: Badminton – Performance, No. 1 Otago Badminton Player 2015 – 2016
Emma Samuels: Nga Manu Korero Performance and Service, Tikanga Maori
Crystal Sawers: Choir
Sunil Singh: Cricket – Service
Florence Sorrel: Excellence in NCEA Level 2
David Spencer: Basketball – Service, Tennis – Performance
Abby Spronken: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Waterpolo – Service
Erica Stedman: Basketball – Performance, Choir, Music – Service, Volleyball – Performance
Ava Straw: Choir, Music – Service
Ola Szukiel: Film Making
Kayli Taylor: Chamber Music, Orchestra
Isla Thomas: Highly Commended for Dunedin Schools Poetry Competition 2016, Writers' Group – Performance and Service
Pania Throp: Shakespeare
Nic Tregonning: Excellence in NCEA Level 1, Technology Production – Service
Moshe Vincent: Badminton – Performance
Daniel Wallace: Chess
Tayla Ward: Volleyball – Service
Ruari Warren: Film Making
Louis Whitburn: Excellence in NCEA Level 1
Belle Williams: Excellence in NCEA Level 1
Bruno Willis: Jazz Band
Katharine Woolrych: Volleyball – Service
Emily Wu: Badminton – Performance, Excellence in NCEA Level 1
John Yeardley: Football – Performance, Futsal – Performance
Ella Yiannett: Film Making