Tuesday night marked our annual Gala performance from our Year 8 leavers who presented a montage of their past, present and future.

The Head Boy (Woojin S.) and Head Girl (Makayla D.) as well as Deputy Head Boy (Jack G.) and Deputy Head Girl (Olivia D.) for 2018 were announced.

Students from Years 4 - 8 were acknowledged academically, through our values and their achievements in sport. Cups, medals, trophies and certificates were awarded as below.

2017 Sports Cups and Awards

Cross Country: Oakley H.

Swimming: Woojin S.

Athletics: Jahstys T.

Most Valuable Football Player: Oliver T., Toby B.

Most Valuable Hockey Player: WooJin S.

Most Valuable Netball Player: Jahstys T.

Most Valuable Basketball Player: Pere T.

2017 Sports Medals

Best All Round Junior Boy: Tanielu L.

Best All Round Junior Girl: Naduni L.

Best All Round Senior Boy: Noah D.

Best All Round Senior Girl: Natalie W.

2017 Individual Cups

Kapa Haka Cup: Pere T. and Jahstys T.

Andy Buck Cup - Yr 4: Nikkie W.

Senior Speech Competition: Meshwa S. and Jood A.

Senior Mathematics Cup: Ethan N.

Senior Citizenship Cup: Noah D.

Macdonald Leadership Cup: Isabel P.

Kerry Writing Cup: James L.

Service to Pupil Council: Penelope Y.

2017 Individual Trophies

Merrin School King Trophy for Services to Music:
Oliver T. and Katy M.

Senior English Trophy: Ethan N.

Self Starter Trophy: Drew O.

Strive to be your Best Trophy: Madeleine S.

Contribution to Computers and ICT (Bell Trophy): Meshwa S.

Van Der Velden Acapella Award (Choir): Madeleine S.

Panasonic Kids Witness News Trophy (Best inquiry project involving technology - STEM): James L.

Otago Problem Solving Exam:
Ethan N. (1st Yr 8, NZ)
Woojin S. (3rd Yr 7, NZ)
James L. (15th= Yr 7, NZ)

ICAS Science and Digital Technologies Medals (1st in NZ, Yr 8):
Ethan N.

Dux: Ethan N.

Head Boy: Woojin S.

Deputy Boy: Jack G.

Head Girl: Makayla D.

Deputy Girl: Olivia D.

Blues Awards

Academic

ICAS
Mathematics:
Woojin Song (Yr 7, Bar #4)
James Li (Yr 7, Bar #6)
Soomin Song (Yr 4, Badge)
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Bar #18)

English:
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Bar #19)
James Li (Yr 7, Bar #7)

Science:
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Bar #20)

Spelling:
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Bar #21)

Digital Technologies:
Ryan Li (Yr 5, Badge)
James Li (Yr 7, Bar #8)

AMC:
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Bar #22)

Distinctions in 4 subjects:
David Duan (Yr 7, Bar#1)
Daniel Howie (Yr 6, Bar#1)
Caitlin Waddams (Yr 6, Badge)
Ryan Li (Yr 5, Bar#1)
Woojin Song (Yr 7, Bar #5)
James Li (Yr 7, Bar #9)

CantaMath:
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Bar #23)
Meshwa Soni (Yr 8, Badge)
Jhetro Viloria (Yr 8, Badge)
Siobhan Farr (Yr 8, Badge)
Woojin Song (Yr 7, Bar #6)
James Li (Yr 7, Bar #10)
David Duan (Yr 7, Bar #2)
Erin Yamada (Yr 6, Badge)
Rotary Speech Competitions:
Meshwa Soni (Yr 8, Bar #1)
Chloe Tapp (Yr 6, Bar #1)

OPS Exam:
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Bar#24)
James Li (Yr 7, Bar #11)
Woojin Song (Yr 7, Bar #7)

Sports:
Jun McDonald (Yr 5, Badge, Bar #1, Bar #2)
Gabriella Smith (Yr 6, Badge, Bar #1)

Cultural:

Outstanding International Ambassadors:
Woojin Song (Yr 7, Badge)
Makayla Dai (Yr 7, Bar #2)
Ethan Ng (Yr 8, Badge)

Special Orchestra:
Ethan Zhao (Yr 5, Badge)

Service to Dance:
Naduni Liyanage (Yr 5, Bar #1)
Meshwa Soni (Yr 8, Bar #1)

Values Awards

RANGATIRATANGA
Meshwa Soni
Charlotte Carey
Mia Du Toit
Juliet Phoon
Samantha Soeters
Annabelle Yang
Chloe Tapp
Liesl Whitaker
Nakeisha Chu

WHANAUNGATANGA
Victoria Uriostegui Cordero
Toby Brogden
Ella Ross
Ryan Sipthorpe
EJ Gonzaga
Ben Owens
Ethan Chan
Callum Tomlinson
Junie Chang

AKO
Sky Huang
Rewi Wang
George Nichols
Saya Stratton
Ryan Li
David Wu
Oliver Hopkins
Jacob Sutton

KAITIAKITANGA
Penelope Yang
Jessica Sutton
Seika Harada
Petra Brown
Lucy James
Tristan Tranter

MANAAKITANGA
Sam Lamont
Ella Johnson
Katy Mitchell
Shoka Ito
Savannah Lin
Jamie Aroyo
Joserry Felices
Gale Comendador
Caitlin Brinch
Laila Ross

Te Kotiritiri Awards

Pataitai Pod:
Christopher Kim
Junie Chang
Riki Smillie
Taylor Begg
Soomin Song
Wonu Park
Alara Guzel
Nikkie Wu
Laila Rohland
Julia Mitchell
Samantha Riley

Mahuta:
Year 5
Namiko Johnson
Liam Gumley
Ishani VK
Ashlyn Rogers
Coco Morizono
Josh Lamont
Hiroto Yokoyama
Petra Brown
Theo Eulink
Annabelle Yang
Takuto Takahashi
Jack Cusack
Norhan Mohamed
Issy Clarke
Maddie Penney
Ethan Zhao
Savannah Lin
Seika Harada
Felix Choi
Samantha Soeters
Alex Guillemot
Tillie Hawkins

Year 6
Shoka Ito
Gabriella Smith
Daniel Howie
Caitlyn Waddams

Tuakana Whetū:
Year 7
Charlotte Carey
Woojin Song
Jack Guillemot
Penelope Yang
Katy Mitchell
Mia Dunnage

Year 8
Noah Dunnage
Meshwa Soni
Natalie Wu
Sam Lamont
Ethan Ng
Ella Johnson
Jood Almutairi
Kimberley Sutton

Kirkwood Technology Certificates:
Ethan Ng
Meshwa Soni
Woojin Song
Ella Johnson
Olivia Dawson
Jhetro Viloria
Joos Almutairi
Jahstys Tawhai
Nazmi Nursaleha
Sapphire Cotton
Charlotte Carey
Isabel Phoon

In this issue

Congratulations to Gaby and Daniel for finishing your Te Kotiritiri challenges.