We ended 2015 with a wonderful celebration of our junior students and their achievements. Students were recognised for their academic, sporting and cultural successes and we were all impressed with the musical items and entertaining speeches during the Prizegiving ceremony. Below is the list of the 2015 Junior Prizewinners:

Year 9

Jago Allerston (1/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Albert Baeumer (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier awards in Mathematics, Science, Honours award in French.

Abraham Baillie (1/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Drama, Music.

Nerise Barnes (1/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Physical Education & Health, Science.

Abi Barton (1/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Award for Tikanga Maori, Junior Girls Netball Award, LPHS Girls Junior Futsal Trophy: Most Valuable Player, Under 14 Girls Athletic Champion, Under 14 Girls Cross Country Champion, Honours awards in Digital Technology, English, Food Technology, Physical Education & Health.

Caitlin Bathgate (2/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Drama.

Josie Baughen (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Materials Technology (Wood), Honours award in Art.

Matai Bowen (1/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Digital Technology, Materials Technology (Metal), Mathematics.

Olivia Bradfield (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Writing - Formal, Premier awards in English, Social Studies, Honours awards in Art, Drama.

Magnus Campbell (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Mathematics.

Isaac Cave (2/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Mandarin.

Hannah Colson (3/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in English, Mathematics, Physical Education & Health.

Leah Cooke-McDonnell (2/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Kempthorne Prize for Excellence in Science, Premier awards in English, Mandarin, Mathematics, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies, Honours awards in Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technology, Drama, Food Technology.

Jaymie Cooper (1/2) - Junior Diploma, Honours award in Science.

Grace Valentina Cunningham (4/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Best All-round Year 9 Art Student, E G Couper Memorial Award for Wind Playing.

Anna Denys (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Best Jazz Band Performance Junior Student Award, Premier award in Science, Honours awards in Materials Technology (Fabrics), Materials Technology (Wood).

Lealia Devereux (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier awards in Art, Materials Technology (Fabrics), Design and Visual Communication, Honours awards in English, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies.

Grace Dreyer (3/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Girls Football - Most Improved Player, Most Promising Junior Volleyball Player.

Lucas Dubyk (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Henry Eden-Mann (3/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Drama, Materials Technology (Wood), Social Studies.

Rammy El Dessouky (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Caspian Ferens (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Social Studies.

Will Ferguson (1/6) - Junior Diploma.

Violet Gallop (2/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Drama, Maori.

Cheyenne Gibbs (1/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Mathematics.

Hugh Gibson (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Materials Technology (Wood).

Liam Gill (3/2) - Junior Diploma, Under 14 Boys Athletic Champion.

Cassie Harris (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Justice Harvey-Helsloot (2/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Zinnia Haworth (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Te Paea Henman (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Alice Houston-Page (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier awards in Drama, English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Honours awards in Art, Digital Technology, French, Music, Physical Education & Health.

Oliver Hughes (3/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Physical Education & Health, Science.

Jahkoda Hunt (2/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Emily Hutton (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, LPHS Girls Hockey - Most Promising Junior Player, Premier award in Art, Honours awards in Design and Visual Communication, Food Technology.

Cameron James-Pirie (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Drama, Honours awards in Latin, Science, Social Studies.

Ziggi Kaitai-Martin (2/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Physical Education & Health.

Annie Kennedy-Atchison (3/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Spelling Champion, Premier awards in Physical Education & Health, Social Studies, Honours awards in Drama, English, French, Latin, Mathematics, Science.

Pipi King (3/1) - Junior Diploma.

Samuel Knudson (2/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Maria Kohu-Morris (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Gabriel Kovacs (1/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Mathematics.

Jade Kucija (2/5) - Junior Diploma.

Erin Lamond (2/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours awards in Art, English.

Payge Leishman (2/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Finn Lillis (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Colts Tournament - Most Valuable Cricket Player, LPHS Cricketers Cup - Most Promising Junior Bowler, Michael Braithwaite Cup - Most Improved Junior Rugby Player, Honours awards in Mathematics, Physical Education & Health, Social Studies.

Liam Loughran (2/5) - Junior Diploma.

Beth Lynch (3/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Digital Technology, English, Music, Social Studies.

Colin Macandrew (2/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Music.

N'Keyah Marsh (3/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in English.

Zakk Marsh (4/2) - Junior Diploma.

Connor Marshall (3/5) - Junior Diploma.

Molly Marshall (3/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in English.

Kiara McGhie (4/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Violet McGlynn-Cole (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Casper McGuire (4/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Piper McKerracher (2/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, LPHS Girls Football Best Junior Player, Honours award in Art.

Finn McKinlay (4/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Best All-round Year 9 Maori Studies Student, Under 14 Boys Cross Country Champion, Premier awards in Maori, Science, Honours award in Materials Technology (Metal).

Angus Mclean (1/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Premier award in Digital Technology.

Harry McLellan (3/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Shamani McQuillan (4/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Art, Design and Visual Communication, Materials Technology (Fabrics), Science.

Abbey Meyer (1/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Rosa Miller (3/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Writing - Formal, Premier award in English, Honours awards in Art, Mathematics, Physical Education & Health, Social Studies.

Gabby Mitchell (4/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Hannah Mitchell (4/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

James Mitchell (3/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Materials Technology (Metal), Honours awards in Materials Technology (Fabrics), Mathematics, Science.

Cameron Monteath (3/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier awards in Food Technology, French, Latin, Music, Honours awards in Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies.

Isaac Olson (1/2) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Hamish O'Malley-King (2/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Bailey Owens (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Ebony Phillips (4/2) - Junior Diploma.

Aliya Prasad (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Emily Proctor (2/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Calum Rate (4/3) - Junior Diploma.

Liam Rawson (3/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Food Technology, Science.

Sujata Ritchie (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Cailin Rogers (1/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Girls Badminton Champion, Honours award in Art.

Zak Rudin (3/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, LPHS Junior Football - Nick Johnson Award for Most Improved Player (Year 9), Premier awards in Design and Visual Communication, Physical Education & Health, Honours awards in Drama, English, Food Technology.

Bella Sefo (4/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Victor Shaw (1/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Lichen Sorrel (3/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Physical Education & Health, Honours award in Food Technology.

Sam Souquet (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Tyranny Sutherland (3/2) - Junior Diploma.

Aidhan Taylor (4/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Mathematics.

Jayden Te Tana (2/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Premier award in Digital Technology.

Sofia Till (1/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Arnie Tregonning (4/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Amelia Van de Klundert (4/3) - Junior Diploma.

Dylan White (4/2) - Junior Diploma, Honours award in Mathematics, Social Studies.

Emma White (4/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Social Studies.

Eamon Wilson (1/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Emmanuel Wong (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, LPHS Junior Chess Champion, Hypatia Trophy for Excellence in Competition Mathematics, Mathematics Department Prize, Premier awards in Food Technology, Music, Honours award in English.

Samuel Yeardley (4/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, LPHS Junior Football - Roy Almond Award for Most Valuable Player (Year 9), Physical Education Department Prize.

Year 10

Nashoba Addai (1/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Mila Aitken (4/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Art.

Alise Allnatt (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Elva Simpson Cup - Contribution to Junior Netball, Callender Scholarship in Food Technology, Premier award in Food Technology.

Shaianne Andrews (4/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Joseph Araya (2/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, LPHS Football Dunedin Technical Award - Junior Player of the Year, LPHS Junior Football - Norm Chidley Award: Most Valuable Player (Year 10), Honours awards in Food Technology, Physical Education & Health, Social Studies.

Angus Avery (1/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Mitchell Barnes (1/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Danny Barton (1/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Pankhurst Prize for Excellence in Science, Premier award in Mathematics, Science, Honours award in Materials Technology (Metal).

Niamh Benn (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Nicola Bisi (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Junior Boys Volleyball Award.

Reuben Bosworth (1/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Food Technology.

Jacinta Burney (4/2) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Josie Burton (2/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Fencing Award, Honours award in Materials Technology (Fabrics).

Sam Butler (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Jamie Byas (3/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Gemmill Family Award for Service to Junior Shows, Junior Girls Touch Award - Most Improved Player.

Reuben Campbell (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit, LPHS Junior Football - Blair Barringer Award for Most Improved Player (Year 10), Honours award in Materials Technology (Wood).

James Checketts (3/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Food Technology.

Max Clark (1/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Science.

Aidan Clements (2/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Materials Technology (Fabrics), Honours awards in Art, Drama, English, Science, Social Studies.

AJ Collier-Darkmaine (4/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours awards in Mathematics, Science.

Stella Cooper (3/5) - Junior Diploma.

Justin Copson (1/6) - Junior Diploma.

Dylan Cravens (4/5) - Junior Diploma.

Stella Dalglish (3/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in English.

Henry Deaker (1/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Zoe Degas (1/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Girls Volleyball Award, Premier awards in Art, Physical Education & Health, Honours awards in English, Mathematics.

Joseph Dewhirst (3/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Boys Basketball Award, Junior Boys Touch Award - Most Improved Player, LPHS Cricketers Cup - Most Promising Junior, Honours award in Mathematics.

Kaila Dobson (1/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Physical Education & Health.

Sammy Donaldson (4/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Niamh Dougherty (3/6) - Junior Diploma.

Lindsay Dowden-Mackay (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Mandarin.

Leila East Giles (1/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Librarian Award, Waterpolo - Most Improved Junior Player, Honours award in Physical Education & Health.

Bella Eden (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Rangi Edie-Manuel (4/4) - Junior Diploma.

Perryn Fisher (3/2) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Physical Education & Health.

Georgia Ford-Keen (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Jarrod Fowler (1/2) - Junior Diploma, Junior Climbing Award.

Colin Freeman (2/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Boys Hockey - Most Improved Player.

Louis Freeman (2/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Boys Under 15 Athletic Champion, Junior Boys Under 15 Cross Country Champion, Strawberry Sound Cup for Excellence in Junior Contemporary Music, Waterpolo - Best and Fairest, Premier award in Social Studies, Honours awards in English, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education & Health.

Jayden Freeman-Bray (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Social Studies.

Elsa Gilbody (2/5) - Junior Diploma.

Jack Gilmore (2/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit, La Hood Junior Debating Shield.

Conor Gorman (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit, LPHS Boys Hockey - Most Promising Junior Player, Honours award in Design and Visual Communication.

Johnny Graham (4/2) - Junior Diploma.

Libby Guthrie (2/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Abby Hall (1/5) - Junior Writing - Prose, Honours award in Art.

Quinn Hardie (2/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Excellence in Stage Craft, Junior Theatre Sports Award.

Owain Harker (2/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours awards in Digital Technology, English, Mathematics, Science.

Matthew Hendriks (3/2) - Junior Diploma.

Benny Holloway (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Excellence in Stage Craft, Excellence in Vocal Performance.

Shiloh Holman (2/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Emma Horwell (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Girls Touch Award - Best & Fairest.

Celeste Howard (1/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Digital Technology, Honours award in Art, Honours award in Drama.

Tamzin Hurring (4/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Rikke Kikkawa-McLeod (1/2) - Junior Diploma with Merit, E G Couper Memorial Award for String Playing, Honours awards in Art, English, Music.

Morgan Koykka (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Amy Lloyd (2/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier awards in Food Technology, Latin, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies.

Mary Locker (1/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Girls Under 15 Cross Country Champion, Junior Writing - Prose, LPHS Girls Hockey - Best Junior Player, Service To School Music Junior Student Award, Premier awards in Design and Visual Communication, English, Music, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies, Honours awards in French, Mathematics.

Ihaka Ludke-Takurua (2/4) - Junior Diploma.

Lawrence Mammitzsch (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Jess Mckean-Jenks (3/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Jesse McKersey (3/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Alex Mclean (1/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Coach's Trophy for Best All-round Contribution to Rugby - Under 15, Junior Boys Touch Award - Best & Fairest, Honours award in Social Studies.

Cushla Melville (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Premier award in Mandarin.

Rosa Miles-Seeley (4/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Denise Walsh Junior Drama Award, Junior Girls Basketball Award, Junior Girls Under 15 Athletic Champion, Junior Librarian Award, Service to School Music Junior Student Award, Premier award in English, Honours awards in Drama, Social Studies.

Blake Miller (3/3) - Junior Diploma.

Theo Molteno (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Boys Badminton Champion, Premier awards in Materials Technology (Metal), Materials Technology (Wood), Mathematics, Science, Honours awards in Latin, Physical Education & Health, Social Studies.

Shae Moore (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, LPHS Boys Junior Vikings Futsal Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Premier award in Maori, Honours awards in Mathematics, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies.

Daniel Moyle (2/2) - Junior Diploma.

Patrick Muir (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Hunter Mutch (1/1) - Junior Diploma.

Lucas Nyhof (3/2) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Food Technology.

Jennifer Par (4/3) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Premier award in Physical Education & Health, Honours awards in Drama, Materials Technology (Fabrics).

Jim Pearson (3/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Carl Dickel Award for Service to LPHS Junior Basketball, Honours award in Materials Technology (Metal).

Campbell Penty (2/7 ) - Te Roopu Citizenship Award.

Geoffrey Pierson (2/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Zack Price (4/4) - Junior Diploma.

Arlo Priest Forsyth (4/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Daniel Real (3/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Hope-Jane Rewha (3/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in English, Maori.

Beckie Rodger (4/6) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Calum Rogers (1/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Digital Technology.

Kalju Rohtmets (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Best All-round Year 10 Art Student, Matthew Cable Memorial Prize for Excellence in Junior Art.

Liad Rovnick-Teutsch (3/5) - Junior Diploma with Merit.

Henry Ruan (3/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, A E Wilson Memorial Cup for Best Junior Foreign Language Student.

Cuba Rust (3/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Jody Beazley Award for Excellence in Junior Drama, Junior Shakespeare - Best Actor, Junior Shakespeare Cup - Best Group, Junior Writing - Poetry, Premier awards in Art, Drama, English, Mathematics, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies.

George Sabonadiere (1/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Public Speaking Award, La Hood Junior Debating Shield, Social Studies Department Cup for Outstanding Junior Performance, Premier awards in English, French, Mathematics, Honours award in Science.

Nicole Samuel (2/4) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in Mathematics.

Robbie Sinclair (3/3) - Junior Diploma.

Jade Skilling (2/2) - Junior Diploma.

Sarah Stichnoth (3/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours award in English.

Neive Strang (2/5) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Art, English, Mathematics, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies.

Alyssa Tairi (2/3) - Junior Diploma.

Tarryn Tree (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Merit, Honours award in Food Technology.

Niam Tripp (4/2) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Shakespeare Cup - Best Group, Honours award in Materials Technology (Wood).

Connor Vosh (4/6) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Ex-pupils Award for Excellence in Junior Drama, Junior Shakespeare Cup - Best Group, Honours award in Physical Education & Health.

Nadia Wessels (4/6) - Junior Diploma, Life Skills Award.

Arden Williams-Green (4/2) - Junior Diploma.

Lucan Willis (3/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Junior Drama Comedy Prize.

Jack Wing (4/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction.

Silas Wyn Laegan (4/3) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, Honours awards in Science, Social Studies.

Ariyan Zarei (4/1) - Junior Diploma with Distinction, La Hood Junior Debating Shield, Mathematics Department Prize, Premier award in Social Studies, Honours awards in Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technology, English, Physical Education & Health, Science.

John Crawford Memorial Prize for Initiative and Leadership at Tautuku (Boy) - Jesse McKersey

John Crawford Memorial Prize for Initiative and Leadership at Tautuku (Girl) - Mary L Locker

PTSA Prize for Service to School (Junior Boy) - Joseph H Dewhirst

PTSA Prize for Service to School (Junior Girl) - Leila East Giles

LPHS Junior Community Service Award - Steven Peat Memorial Trophy - Theodore Molteno

Best Junior Performance in Sport (Boy) - Joseph A Araya

Best Junior Performance in Sport (Girl) - Mary L Locker

Best Junior Student Performance in Cultural Activities - Quinn C Hardie

Pacifica Young Achiever - Sujata A Ritchie

Best All-Round Junior Student Award for Tikanga Maori - Finn McKinlay

Jan Tucker Cup for Best Cultural or Sporting Performance - Louis Freeman, Rosa R Miles-Seeley

Ross Nelson Cup for the Best All-round Junior - George W Sabonadiere, Ariyan Zarei

Principal's Award for Top Junior Diploma (Year 9) - Zak C Rudin

Principal's Award for Top Junior Diploma (Year 10) - Ariyan Zarei

Runner-up to Junior Dux - Mary L Locker

Mona King Memorial Award for Junior Dux - Cuba Rust