Year 9 students were recognised for their academic achievements, sports efforts, and leadership at the Year 9 Prizegiving, held on the last day of the term.

The college hall was packed with the large number of parents, caregivers and whānau who attended the Prizegiving. We all enjoyed one of the highlights of the morning, the performance of the Year 9 Percussion Group - Lucas Warenczuk and Henry Pritchard Glen, accompanied by their tutor, Maurice Phillips.

The major award of the morning was The Sir Edmund Hillary Cup, awarded to a Year 9 student for their classroom achievement and their commitment to the core values of Upper Hutt College. This year, it was awarded to Vetri Senthilkumar, but as Vetri was unable to attend, his good friend Ko Than received the award on his behalf.

Vetri has been a role model in and out of the classroom. He has volunteered to help with Committees and events, has taken on both leadership and service roles in the Year 9 cohort and also joined the Head Students and senior leadership as an ambassador at our contributing intermediate schools to share with them why UHC is the place to be. 

House Cups for All Round Excellence went to:

• Te Kanawa House - Joel Meijer
• Jackson House - Jess Frew
• Hillary House Cup - Henry Pritchard Glen
• Blake House Cup - Mia Montgomery and Junior Vavaloa (pictured above)
  

Certificate of Achievement

The Certificate of Achievement recognises academic achievement, self-management and social co-operative skills and work completion. It also takes into account attendance and participation in co-curricular activities.

In order to achieve a Certificate of Achievement endorsed with Excellence students must gain a minimum of 900 credits out of the maximum of 1060.

Mia Montgomery was the student who gained the top score for the whole year level with an impressive total of 1024 out of 1060.

The following students gained their Certificate of Achievement, endorsed with Excellence:

Riko Jacomb, Thea Martin, Jeneveve Zoremsangi, Annabelle Greentree, Mina Nguyen, Keltia Robinson-Reidy, Jess Barrett, Sophie Glynn, Hazel Don, Riley Nind, Dylan Summers, Charlotte Holding, Matthew Kerslake, Varsha Sitikond Prashanth, Summer Shaw, Scarlett Cowley, Cindy Giddens, Ellie Trueman, Hoana Waikato, Hebba Khan, Suzanne Adriaanse, Carmen Tran, Kaleb Demanser, Jessica Fox, Ryan Wilks, Henry Tegg, Samara Bridgen, Ryleigh Gray, Ella Waight, Mela Campbell, Duc Matthews, Rory Braddock, Jacinta Prince, Luke Skeggs, Hunter Wilks, Sophia Olsen-James, George Kananghinis, Marcus Lim, Cooper Philips, Lucy Allen, Emily Don, Reaghan Garbutt, Mieke van Zyl, Jessica McLennan, Henry Pritchard Glen, Brooke Holmes, Taylor Cooper, Olivia Lingard, Joel Meijer, Kiera Williams, Jacob Huang, Lucy Robinson, Ariel Van Midden, Lucas Warenczuk, Jess Frew, Vetri Senthilkumar, Koh Than, Layla Martin-Smith.

Year 9 Class Awards

The following awards recognise the achievements of students in their respective classes:

1st in 9AJ  Vetri Senthilkumar

Academic Achievement: Koh Than, Mela Campbell

1st in 9CD  Mia Montgomery

Academic Achievement: Ella Waight, Summer Shaw

1st in 9HS  Keltia Robinson-Reidy

Academic Achievement: Lucy Robinson, Ariel Van Midden

1st in 9KL Devan van Herwaarde

Academic Achievement: Karaita Taunana, Brodie O'Sullivan-Young

1st in 9JF Reaghan Garbutt

Academic Achievement: Charlotte Holding, Sophia Cameron

1st in 9IC Jeneveve Zoremsangi

Academic Achievement: Kaleb Demanser, Ryleigh Gray

1st in 9JY  Thea Shaw

Academic Achievement: Cody Singleton, Aidan McEnirney

1st in 9MT   Duc Matthews

Academic Achievement: Stevie Webster, Accacia Jacobsen-Clarke

1st in 9KE  George Kananghinis

Academic Achievement: Taylor Cooper, Pippi Campbell

1st in 9SN  Jess Barrett

Academic Achievement: Layla Martin-Smith, Sophie Glynn

1st in 9WT  Lucas Warenczuk

Academic Achievement Henry Pritchard Glen, Lucy Allen