Year 13 Profiles 2017

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Mana Media — Dec 21, 2017

Check out the profiles from the graduating class of 2017.

Tamika Peta — NICKNAME: Mika, Meeky. FAMOUS FOR: Eyebrows and Highlighter. WANTS TO BE A: Beautician. DESTINATION 2018: Taking a gap year. DEPARTING WORDS: “I have to be successful because I like expensive things!”

Jacob Wells — NICKNAME: Snake. FAMOUS FOR: Never being at school. DESTINATION 2018: Working. DEPARTING WORDS: “Never dog the boys!”

Eva Taylor-Reid — NICKNAME: Evie, Evs, E.T, Unnie, Pabo, Iba. FAMOUS FOR: Being Tayla's best friend, always being late, watching Korean Dramas and KPOP. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Falling down the stairs at Assembly. WANTS TO BE A: KDrama actor. DESTINATION 2018: New World or South Korea. DEPARTING WORDS: “I'm going to Hell in so many different religions!”

Briahna Jackson — NICKNAME: Brie, Brieezy. FAMOUS FOR: Never being at school and being a child of God. WANTS TO BE: Cardi B. DESTINATION 2018: Roache's Concrete Products. DEPARTING WORDS: “Foook the Mayweather's!”

Lucy Weiss — NICKNAME: Lucc. FAMOUS FOR: Never getting caught. WANTS TO BE A: Kiwi. DESTINATION 2018: Back to Germany to finish school. DEPARTING WORDS: “If someone ever asks you to do something for them, do it really bad so you never have to do it again!”

Sam Hansen — NICKNAME: Sammy CrossFit. FAMOUS FOR: Being obsessed with CrossFit. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: *Sees Lake Taupo*..."Oh look, the ocean!" WANTS TO BE A: Professional athlete. DESTINATION 2018: Massey University Palmerston North to study Sport and Exercise. DEPARTING WORDS: “Life Status: Currently holding it all together with one bobby pin”.

Dani King — NICKNAME: Mum, Fairy Godmother. FAMOUS FOR: Horse girl, bringing my puppy to school and wearing shorts all year round.

Callum Thwaites — NICKNAME: Cal-Dawg. FAMOUS FOR: Being as hairy as a gorilla, smelling like a god of Versace or Dior, being a member of the New World Mahi Squad. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Having the sweatiest pits ever! Not once, but like every day in school, in particular at Prizegiving . WANTS TO BE A: Rugby coach or a Policeman. DESTINATION 2018: Either taking a gap year or studying Sport Management at University. DEPARTING WORDS: “You are not what you think you are, what you THINK, you are”.

Liza Samphois — NICKNAME: SamSam. FAMOUS FOR: Perfect attendance. WANTS TO BE A: Minecraft Let's Play Youtuber. DESTINATION 2018: Massey University. DEPARTING WORDS: “Can keep a Snapchat streak for a year, but can't keep a three day streak at school!”

Natalie MacDonald — NICKNAME: Noodles, Unnie, Noot Noot. FAMOUS FOR: Being tall. MOSIAH'S SISTER, honorary Korean. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Getting dunked on by my 14 year old brother. WANTS TO BE A: NBA wifey, NBA sibling or a radio star. DESTINATION 2018: Wellington or South Korea. DEPARTING WORDS: “The weather is fine up here, and yes I play basketball. Do you play mini-golf?”

Ryan Heayns — NICKNAME: Gear Bear, Lil Fruit Basket. FAMOUS FOR: My sound-waves and fat tunes. WANTS TO BE A: Lolly pop man or a traffic sign operator. DESTINATION 2018: Earth.

Chelsea Parlato — NICKNAME: Chowder, Chester, Chirps. FAMOUS FOR: Being the girl who swims a lot. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: To pick one would be too hard, we could fill a whole page! WANTS TO BE A: Kardashian. DESTINATION 2018: UCOL in Palmerston North studying Beauty Therapy.

Logan Dear — NICKNAME: Logi, Logi Pogi, Logi Bear and Ranga. FAMOUS FOR: Being a Black belt and a ginger firefighter with one leg. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Tripping over the dinosaur when performing the Stage Challenge at school. WANTS TO BE A: Graphic Designer. DESTINATION 2018: Studying a Bachelor of Visual Imaging at UCOL in Palmerston North. DEPARTING WORDS: “You can out perform 50% of people just by showing up and 45% by pure hard work and dedication. The top 5% is a dog fight.”

Louise Ann Vockins — NICKNAME: Lou (Sasha). FAMOUS FOR: Being a British bimbo. WANTS TO BE A: Precious, Rich, Intellectual, Nice, Caring, Entertaining, Sassy, Sociable member of society. DESTINATION 2018: Watch my SC story to find out. DEPARTING WORDS: “The only man a girl can depend on is her DADDY”.

Leanthra Moore — NICKNAME:Lee. FAMOUS FOR: Being a vegetarian. WANTS TO BE A: Sugar Baby (environmental manager). DESTINATION 2018: It's a surprise!

Emma Tufuga — NICKNAME: Emmazing. FAMOUS FOR: Being Head Girl. WANTS TO BE A: Rich, happy and successful lawyer. DESTINATION 2018: Auckland University. DEPARTING WORDS: “Work hard, play hard. Hard work will always pay off.”

Brayden Kuiti — NICKNAME: Brayds. FAMOUS FOR: Never being at school and being related to everyone. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Can't choose just one! DESTINATION 2018: FXT. DEPARTING WORDS: “Yeah, Nah.”

Tania Albert — NICKNAME: TT, Tarnz. FAMOUS FOR: Getting those 3's in. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Ripping the good old pants at CrossFit. DESTINATION 2018:Taking a gap year. DEPARTING WORDS: “Why be at school when you can do everything at home from google classroom!”

Maddi Parlato — NICKNAME: Maddd. FAMOUS FOR: Always singing show tunes out of tune. WANTS TO BE: Barney Stinson. DESTINATION 2018: University of Otago. DEPARTING WORDS: “To Sontag, To Sondheim, To anything taboo, And Maya Angelou, This is where we take a stand, Welcome to falsettoland. La vie boehem”

Tayla Jerard — NICKNAME: Tay, giggles. FAMOUS FOR: Laughing at anything and everything. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Not being able to spell TV. WANTS TO: Travel. DESTINATION 2018: New World. DEPARTING WORDS: “I'll do it at home”.

Paris Whaitiri — NICKNAME: Pariboo. FAMOUS FOR: Being a bad influence on an exchange student. WANTS TO BE A: Bts groupie. DESTINATION 2018: Asia/Europe, travelling. DEPARTING WORDS: “Sorry not sorry”.

Shamus Te Oka — NICKNAME: Shamus. FAMOUS FOR: F.B.G.M. WANTS TO BE A: Soldier. DESTINATION 2018: Taking a gap year. DEPARTING WORDS: “You can catch flies with honey, but you catch more honey's bein fly”.

Jayda Luke — NICKNAME: Jayds. FAMOUS FOR: Being fake. WANTS TO BE A: Geordie. DESTINATION 2018: Bruce Jack Panel Beaters. DEPARTING WORDS: “Tette fuori per I ragazzi" or "Two plus two is four minus one that's three, quick maths”.

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Year 13 Profiles 2017