What a gorgeous celebration Senior Prizegiving  turned out to be on Tuesday night! When we consider the year we've had, and how COVID-19 continues to affect countries around the world, we are thankful for the opportunity to come together to acknowledge our senior Prize winners and student leaders.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Year 13 students and whanau for their commitment to Mana College over he past 5 years and to wish our leavers all the best for their exams and future endeavors. 

Congratulation to our Head Students, Rikihana Love, Shaniyah Munroe, Jahvarn Risati-Brown and Tyler Mata for their service to the school this year and a special congratulations to Shaniyah Munroe for winning the Dux of Mana College for 2020.

Shaniyah is also the winner of the VICTORIA UNIVERSITY TE HERENGA WAKA SCHOLARSHIPS which is worth $50,000. Aleena Heitia is also a recipient of this Scholarship with only 8 others in Wellington.

Other scholarship receivers were:

Akeripa Saveatama - PRIME MINISTER’S VOCATIONAL PATHWAY AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP

Vini Ah Kuoi - STUART SALISBURY SCHOLARSHIP

Zeyba Nassery - GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP

Special Award winners:

• SO-BAILEY AWARD - Michael Siupolu
• For leadership & Commitment in the Samoan Group
• SERVICE AWARDHuia Shepherd-Taputoro For contribution and support in the Cook Island Group
• BILLIE MAUGA TROPHYTyler Mata For Top Te Reo Maori Student
• PIKAU TE RANGI ARTHUR TROPHY Tyler Mata / Rikihana Love For Leadership in Kapa Haka
• SERVICE AWARD Tyler Mata / Rikihana Love For service to Kaupapa Maori and the Marae
• TELFORD-CRIBB AWARDJared Vilsoni For commitment and Contribution to Music
• BRUCE CROWLEY AWARDVini Ah Kuoi For sustained effort and contribution
• JEAN COOPER MEMORIAL TROPHYRikihana Love
• MCKENZIE CUPJahvarn Risati-Brown
• RSA CUPTyler Mata
• PORIRUA CITY COUNCIL CUPShaniyah Munroe For Leadership
• MALO FAMILY CUP Jared Vilsoni For Highest Pacifica Achievement
• RISALE FAMILY CUP For Top All Round StudentShaniyah Munroe                                                           

Congratulations to the Head students for 2021:

Maddy Vai-Little - Head Girl

Jack McMahon - Head Boy 

Ysobel Solomon - Deputy Head Girl

Rohan Best-Millar - Deputy Head Boy

Head of Sport - Karena Waru

Head of Whanau - Tuhoe Davies