We celebrated our junior students and their achievements in December

It was great to be able to celebrate face-to-face with lots of parents and whānau in our gym. Thanks to Quinn Wilson and Makayla Houpapa, Deputy Head Prefects for their speeches and to our wonderful musicians for the excellent music. Congratulations to all award recipients.

Junior Dux: Samuel Huang

Runner-up to Junior Dux: Kaia Adamson

Ross Nelson Memorial Cup: Neve Russell

The Prime Award: Monty McGee

Year 9

Xavier Aguas (Premier in Product Design Technology, Premier in Physical Education, Honours in English, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Social Studies, Junior Boys Badminton Award, Junior Boys Volleyball Most Improved Player);

Sama Alfar (Premier in Korean, Premier in Product Design Technology, Honours in Fabric Technology);

Ibrahim Al-Jumaily (Honours in Mathematics);

Sebastian Allan (Premier in Physical Education);

Mika Andreae (Premier in German);

Eshaan Atre (Premier in Digital Technologies, Premier in English, Premier in Science, Premier in Social Studies, Honours in German, Honours in Mathematics, Best Junior Chess Player);

Emma Baskerville (Premier in English, Premier in Mathematics);

Zen Bathgate (Honours in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Food Technology);

Otto Bauchop (Honours in Fabric Technology);

Josh Benwell (Honours in Digital Technologies);

Rita Booth (Honours in Food Technology);

Creation Boyd-Tione (Premier in Physical Education);

Rhiannon Bramhall (Premier in English, Honours in Fabric Technology, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Japanese, Honours in Music, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Caitlyn Cade (Premier in English, Premier in Mathematics, Honours in Social Studies);

Issac Casey (Honours in Health Education);

Elizabeth Clinch (Honours in Design and Visual Communication);

Leo Cornelius (Premier in Digital Technologies, Honours in Drama, Honours in Music, Honours in Science);

Catalina Costa Barnett (Premier in Food Technology);

Evelyn Craigie (Honours in Health Education);

Sophia Dalloway (Honours in Art, Honours in French, Honours in Health Education);

James Fagerlund (Premier in Hard Materials Technology, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Science, Turangawaewae Envirogroup Cup for Juniors);

Scott Forbes (Honours in Design and Visual Communication);

Jordan Fraser (Honours in Social Studies);

Elena Garcia Sheridan (Honours in English);

Nicholas Geddis (Honours in Physical Education);

Ilsa Gemmell-Braisher (Premier in Food Technology, Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Japanese);

Sam Gordon (Premier in Physical Education, Honours in Digital Technologies);

Lucy-Marie Grant (Honours in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Product Design Technology, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Shanyka Harris (Honours in English, Honours in Physical Education);

Briar Henwood (Premier in Science, Premier in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Art, Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Te Reo Māori, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Product Design Technology, Junior Touch Most Improved (Girls));

Billie Hinch (Premier in Science, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Music);

Xander Holmes (Honours in Korean);

Ana Hope-Low (Honours in Art, Honours in Product Design Technology);

Elsie Hyink (Premier in Te Reo Māori, Premier in Mathematics, Premier in Social Studies, Premier in Art, Premier in Health Education, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Science, Junior Girls Badminton Most Improved Player, Cricketers Cup - Most Promising Junior, Honours for Curling);

Amiria Jameson (Premier in Drama, Premier in Health Education, Honours in Hard Materials Technology, Honours in Physical Education, LPHS Junior Stagecraft Rising Star Award);

Saffron Keiller (Premier in Art);

Hamish Kyle (Honours in Mathematics);

James La Rooy (Premier in Health Education, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Social Studies);

Tom Ladyman (Honours in English);

Cadence Lane (Honours in Art);

Lilah Langi-Scott (Premier in Food Technology, Premier in Science, Honours in Fabric Technology, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Te Reo Māori, Junior Girls Athletic Champion Under 15);

Grace Laven-Gray (Premier in Health Education, Honours in Dance, Honours in English);

Anika Leigh (Honours in Health Education);

Aimee Lind (Honours in Physical Education);

Sasha Luke-Tychinskaya (Honours in Fabric Technology, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Mathematics);

Annie Luong (Honours in English, Honours in Physical Education, Junior Girls Badminton MVP);

Billy Mackenzie (Honours in Physical Education);

Adam Macknight (Honours in Digital Technologies);

Manuvasa Manuella (Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Social Studies);

Connor Martin (Honours in Food Technology);

Fadia Matar (Premier in Fabric Technology, Honours in English, Honours in Physical Education);

Anika McCabe (Premier in Dance, Honours in Drama, Honours in Food Technology, Dance Award for Commitment to Junior Show);

Archie McKinlay (Premier in Te Reo Māori, Premier in Music, Premier in Social Studies, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Cameron McLay (Honours in Product Design Technology);

Beatrix McLeod-Linehan (Honours in Design and Visual Communication);

Levi Milner (Honours in Health Education, Honours in Music, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Product Design Technology, Honours in Science, Honours for Volleyball);

Noah Mitchell (Premier in French, Premier in Mathematics, Premier in Science, Honours in Art, Honours in English);

Koa More (Honours in Physical Education);

Emily Morgan (Premier in Food Technology, Premier in Health Education, Honours in French, Honours in Science);

Ari Nielsen (Honours in Hard Materials Technology);

Harrison Osborne (Premier in English, Premier in Mathematics, Premier in Music, Premier in Science, Premier in Art, Honours in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Digital Technologies, Honours in Physical Education, Junior Boys Basketball, Honours for Swimming);

Daisy Overall (Honours in English);

Petra Paton (Honours in Product Design Technology);

Jamie Poor (Honours in Dance, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Health Education);

Sam Rutherford (Honours in English, Honours in Science);

Mikayla Secord (Premier in Fabric Technology, Waterpolo Most Improved Junior Player);

Lewis Shrimpton (Honours in Product Design Technology, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Amelia Smith (Premier in Physical Education, Premier in Health Education, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Te Reo Māori, Junior Touch Most Valuable Player (Girls));

Tommy Smith (Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

William Stanley (Honours in Hard Materials Technology);

Torin Stephens (Premier in Drama, Premier in Japanese, Premier in Mathematics, Premier in Science, Honours in Digital Technologies, Honours in English, Honours in Music, Best Jazz Band Performance Junior Student Award, Honours for Orienteering);

Connor Still (Honours in Physical Education);

Helen Stoddart (Premier in English, Honours in Art, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Te Reo Māori, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Music, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Neda Stojanov (Honours in Drama, Honours in English, Honours in Fabric Technology, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Arlo Synnott-Chapman (Premier in French, Premier in Social Studies, Honours in German, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Music, Honours in Science);

Ruby Tanner (Honours in Art, Honours in Drama, Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Social Studies);

Rabbit Telfer (Premier in Product Design Technology);

Finn Templeton (Honours in Art);

Liam Templeton (Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Physical Education);

Zavier Thomas (Honours in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Amber Walker (Premier in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Digital Technologies);

Rickyalley Wikitoa-Tahu (Honours in Health Education);

Oscar Wilkinson (Premier in Physical Education, Honours in Te Reo Māori);

Teisha Wilson (Honours in English, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Evie Wright (Premier in English, Honours in Art, Honours in Drama);

George Young (Honours in Health Education, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Aubrey Young Norling (Honours in Physical Education);

Year 10

Kaia Adamson (Premier in English, Premier in Food Technology, Premier in Health Education, Honours in Hard Materials Technology, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Social Studies);

Samuel Ashton (Honours in Health Education);

Berrick Bagla (Honours in Digital Technologies);

Zac Baillie (Premier in Mathematics, Outstanding Boys Basketball Player);

Caelan Bakker (Premier in Physical Education, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Te Reo Māori, Honours in Social Studies);

Emily Bertram (Junior Showquest);

Olivia Bevin (Premier in Drama);

Anika Biggin (Premier in English, Premier in Hard Materials Technology, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies, Junior Girls Football Most Improved Player, Honours for Library Service);

Molly Bisley (Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Social Studies, Most Promising Junior Volleyball - Girls);

Kat Brasell-Jagger (Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Girls Junior Futsal Most Improved);

Zoe Broome (Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Music);

Xavier Brown (Honours in Digital Technologies, Honours in Food Technology);

Kjell Captijn (Honours in Digital Technologies);

Rui-Sheng Chung (Premier in Science, Premier for Year 11 Mathematics, Honours in Food Technology);

Nate Clark (Honours in Physical Education);

Magnus Clarke (Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Jasper Cooper Jaggard (Best Comic Shakespearean Performance);

Sam Court (Honours in German, Junior Football Blair Barringer Award Most Improved Player);

Tyler Cox (Strawberry Sound Award for Excellence in Rockquest, Honours in Music, Service to School Music Junior Student);

Liam Creighton-Wallace (Honours in English, Honours in Social Studies, Crowd Favourite Shakespearean Group Performance);

Danny Crowl (Honours in Art, Honours in Design and Visual Communication);

Finn Curtis (Premier in Food Technology, Premier in Physical Education, Honours in Digital Technologies, Tennis Junior MVP, Excellence in Junior E-Sports);

Oliver Daken (Premier in Digital Technologies);

Jayden Dewar-Scott (Honours in English, Honours in Social Studies);

Emily Dick (Premier in Science, Honours in Food Technology);

Callum Dixon (Premier in Food Technology, Honours in Product Design Technology);

Paige Donkin (Honours in Drama);

Zack Dyson (Honours in Mathematics, Handball Best Junior Player, Junior Touch Most Valuable, Honours for Basketball);

George Earp (Honours in English, Honours in Social Studies);

Niamh East Giles (Premier in Health Education, Honours in Dance, Elva Simpson Cup for Contribution to Junior Netball);

Jack Ellison-Whata (Honours in Mathematics, Junior Soccer Roy Almond Award Most Valuable Player);

Henry Eyles (Honours in Science);

Tamari Fridberg (Honours in Health Education, Honours in Te Reo Māori, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Zihan Fu (Honours in Mathematics, Junior Boys Badminton Most Improved Player);

Lukas Gardner (Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Ned Geels (Honours in Health Education, Honours in Physical Education);

Jordan Genever (Honours in Physical Education, John Crawford Memorial Trophy for Leadership and Initiative in the Outdoors);

Jaya Gilmour (Honours in English);

Felipe Green-Santos (Honours in Drama);

Tadhg Guthrie (Junior Boys Futsal Most Improved Player);

Samantha Guy (Premier in Drama, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Science);

Emily Gwilliam (Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Health Education);

Mila Hancock (Premier in English, Premier in Social Studies, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science, Handball Most Improved);

Milo Henry-Tupuhi (Honours in Drama);

James Holzer (Strawberry Sound Award for Excellence in Rockquest, Crowd Favourite Shakespearean Group Performance);

Nico Houston-Hynd (Premier in Japanese);

Meka Howard (Honours in Health Education, Honours in Physical Education);

Pippi Howse (Premier in Art, Honours in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Science);

Ruby Howse (Premier in Social Studies, Honours in English, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Mathematics);

Samuel Huang (Premier in Digital Technologies, Premier in English, Premier in Product Design Technology, Premier in Science, Premier in Social Studies, Premier for Year 11 Mathematics);

Salma Johannessen (Honours in Fabric Technology, Honours in Hard Materials Technology, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Product Design Technology, Honours in Science, Jan Tucker Cup for Service to Sport);

Jun Kanthiya (Honours for Volleyball);

Aria Karetai Molinari (Premier in French, Honours in English, Honours in Product Design Technology, John Dodd Award for Excellence in Orchestra);

Tao Kelly (Honours in English, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Social Studies, Boys Junior Vikings Futsal Trophy - Most Valuable Player);

Sophie Kidron (Honours in Drama, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Damien Knauf (Honours in Art);

Jessica Lapwood (Premier in Korean, Premier in Social Studies, Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Karla Mahongchai (Honours in Art, Honours in Product Design Technology);

Daniel Mall-Hanak (Honours in Hard Materials Technology);

Ylvie Mattern (Honours in French, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Social Studies);

James McCann (Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Monty McGee (Premier in Hard Materials Technology);

Christopher Medeiros (Honours in Digital Technologies, Honours in English);

Jack Meikle (Honours in Physical Education, John Crawford Memorial Trophy for Leadership and Initiative in the Outdoors);

Jude Metreyeon (Crowd Favourite Shakespearean Group Performance);

Violet Middlemass (Premier in Dance, Premier in Te Reo Māori, Service to School Dance Junior Student);

Beatrice Milne (Premier in English, Premier in Social Studies, Premier in Physical Education, Honours in Drama, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Music, Honours in Science, LaHood Shield for Junior School Debating, Junior Shakespeare Cup - Best Group);

Joshua Mitchell (Premier in Mathematics);

Taman Mladenov (Premier in Physical Education, The Michael Braithwaite Most Improved Junior Rugby Player);

Otto Morrison (Premier in Mathematics, Honours in Music, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies, Junior Boys Volleyball, Board of Trustees Award for Top Performance in Boys Sport);

Frank Muir (Strawberry Sound Award for Excellence in Rockquest, Honours in Physical Education);

Violet Murphy (Honours in Te Reo Māori, Girls Junior Hockey MVP);

Maeve O'Brien (Premier in Fabric Technology, Premier in Physical Education, Honours in English, Junior Basketball Girls Most Improved Player, Junior Girls Volleyball Most Improved Player);

Erica Oskam-Schmidt (Honours in Dance, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Social Studies, Junior Shakespeare Cup - Best Group);

Joe O'Sullivan-Naito (Honours in English, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Physical Education);

Ngaio Parker (Honours in Physical Education);

Camila Puricelli Callau (Premier in English, Premier in Mathematics, Premier in Music, Premier in Social Studies, Premier in Health Education, Honours in Fabric Technology, Junior Girls Hockey Most Improved Player, Junior Showquest);

Liam Read (Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Physical Education, Kapa Haka Junior Boys Service Award);

Casey Revill (Premier in English, Premier in Science, Premier in Social Studies, Premier in Health Education, Honours in Art, Honours in Music, John Crawford Memorial Trophy for Leadership and Initiative in the Outdoors);

Keita Ross (Honours in Health Education);

Neve Russell (Premier in Drama, Premier in English, Premier in Food Technology, Premier in Science, Premier in Social Studies, Premier in Art, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Physical Education, Kapa Haka Junior Girls Service Award, Junior Shakespeare Cup - Best Group, Board of Trustees Award for Top Junior Performer in Cultural Activities, Junior Librarian Award);

Aoife Ryan Markie (Honours in English, Honours in French, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies, Waterpolo Junior Cup - Best and Fairest);

Joseph Scott (Strawberry Sound Award for Excellence in Rockquest, Premier in Music, Honours in Mathematics, Crowd Favourite Shakespearean Group Performance);

Hye Rim Shin (Honours in Food Technology);

Lee Shotter (Honours in Physical Education, Junior Cricket MVP, Boys Hockey Most Improved Player Junior, Junior Touch Most Improved);

Rumi Silvestro (Premier in English, Premier in Product Design Technology, Premier in Science, Honours in Art, Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Social Studies, Junior Writers Award);

Tiatoa Skipper (Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Social Studies);

Ollie Smith (Honours in Health Education, Honours in Science);

Ellie Souquet (Honours in Design and Visual Communication, Honours in Mathematics);

Niamh Standring-Moore (Premier in Health Education, Honours in English, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Science, Honours in Social Studies);

Jack Swainson (Premier in Mathematics);

Iris Tannock (Honours in Fabric Technology, Honours in Health Education);

Isabel Taylor (Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Science, Junior Netball Most Improved Player);

Luka Templeton (Premier in German, Premier in Science, Premier in Design and Visual Communication, Premier in Physical Education, Honours in Social Studies, Girls Football Best Junior Player, Juniors Girls Futsal Most Valuable Player, Board of Trustees Award for Top Performance in Girls Sport);

Max Thomlinson (Strawberry Sound Award for Excellence in Rockquest, Honours in Drama, Crowd Favourite Shakespearean Group Performance);

Lily May Thomson (Premier in Health Education, Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Te Reo Māori, Honours in Physical Education, Honours in Social Studies, Junior Girls Basketball);

Keanu Topping (Junior Boys Athletic Champion Under 15, Junior Mountain Biking MVP);

Arie van Rij (Honours in Japanese);

Liliana Walker (Honours in Drama, Honours in English, Honours in Health Education, Honours in Social Studies);

Ollie Warrington (Honours in Food Technology, Honours in Physical Education, Junior Adventure Race Award, Most Promising Junior Boys Hockey Player King Edward Technical);

Liam Webb (Honours in Mathematics, Honours in Science);

Oskar Weber (Premier in Mathematics, Premier in Science, Excellence in Vocal Performance Junior);

Nella Whelan (Premier in Health Education, Denise Walsh Memorial Trophy for Junior Drama Service to School, Junior Shakespeare Cup - Best Group, LPHS Junior Stagecraft);

Freya Wilkinson (Premier in Health Education, Honours in Food Technology);

Ben Wilson (Honours in Digital Technologies);

Karuna Yang (Premier in Physical Education, Honours in Mathematics, Honours for Chamber Music);