Congratulations to all of our junior prize winners for 2024! Here is a full list.

Junior Te Māhuri award

Heperi Metekingi (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Toarangatira (ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara))

Heperi is a member of Ako Haemata and is fully immersed and engaged in te ao Māori. She represented Horoeka Haemata at Manu Kōrero, the national te reo Māori speech contest, and has completed NCEA level 1 te reo Māori while in year 9. She always encourages her peers to kōrero Māori and even challenged teachers during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori!

Year 9 prize winners (celebration held on Wednesday 11 December 2024)

Academic awards

Xanthe Adams: Fabric Technology
Ilana Baker: Fabric Technology
Corbin Barker: Japanese
Luca Baskiville: French
Carter Bedford: Sports Plus
Jada Bentham-Pati (Waikato-Tainui): Physical Education
Jorja Bramley: Dance
Mac Brosnahan: Maths
Leisha Buena: Music
Tristan Butcher: French
Charlie Campbell: Dance
Maddie Campbell: Spanish
Angel Chan: Japanese
Savisha Chandra: Paint and Draw
Jay-Lee Claassen: Fabric Technology
Nadia Cokojic: Dynasties and Dragons
Mackenzie Cook: Dance
Oliver Cramond: Japanese
Briar Croskery: French
Claudia Culley: French
Mia Davidson: Fabric Technology
Connor Day: Sports Plus
Harriet Dunnlogan: Music 101
Rileigh Eaderson: Fabric Product Technology
Sapphire Fiddler: Digital Technologies
Thomas Findlay: Social Studies
Georgina Ford: Social Studies
Joss Geldard: Drama
Ambar Gillman Jurado: Music
Cameron Glover (Te Ātiawa (Te Waipounamu)): French
Larischke Groenewald: French
Ella Hapuku (Ngāti Kahungunu): Physical Education
Nixon Herd (Kāi Tahu): Sports Plus
Caitlin Highsted: Fabric Product Technology
Rosa Hocken: Dance
Henry Houliston: Science
Maxwell Ingram: Sports Plus
Hugo Johnson: Sports Plus
Alexis Jones: Spanish
Kylah Karaka (Kāi Tahu, Waitaha (Te Arawa)): Sāmoan
Meer Katurji: Spanish
Bableen Kaur: Social Studies
Brooke Kroening: French
Ben Kyle (Raukawa (Waikato)): Science
Rynal Lal: Maths
Dang Le: Spanish
Amber Leggett (Kāi Tahu): Japanese
Anya Li: Design and Visual Communication
Madison List: Tinana
Tamai Lloyd: Design (visual art)
Connie Lu: French
Melene Mare: Design (visual art)
Jensen Marsh (Te Ātiawa): Spanish
Lucy Martin: Sports Plus
Frankie May: French
Gemma McGlinchey: Social Studies
Michael McHaffie: Design and Visual Communication
Kent Mclaren: Music 101
Heperi Metekingi (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Toarangatira (Te Whanganui-a-Tara)): Ngā Taonga Tākaro
Benny Middleton: Sports Plus
Meghan Moffat: Dance
Leah Murdoch: Fabric Product Technology
Isabel Murphy-Carter: Dance
Snoham Pawar: Japanese
Vienna Pierce: Dance
Lilly Pope: Fabric Technology
Olive Pow: Spanish
Ruby Purdon: Dance
Leah Robinson: Dynasties and Dragons
Jasmin Roche: French
Jacob Roy: Sports Plus
Nagisa Sakai: Japanese
Hassan Shahid: Physical Education
Tristen Sharan: Japanese
Jackson Silvey: Japanese
Ishika Singh: Japanese
Harjot Singh: Japanese
Avi Singh: Numeracy
Lucas Sumpter: Science
Harper Tamou (Ngā Rauru): Te reo Māori
Charlotte Taylor: Japanese
Faith Thacker: Japanese
Ruby Tibbotts: Spanish
Jelena Unkovich: Spanish
Jackson Upperton: Japanese
Stuart van der Heijden: Drama
Sammy Voyce: Dance
Josh Wentworth (Ngāpuhi): Sports Plus
Abbey Wheal: Te reo Māori
Claudia Whitfield: Spanish
Edison Willan: Te reo Māori
Austin Wills: Social Studies
Eli Wilson: Numeracy
Gustav Wolf: Music 101
Liam Woodworth: Sports Plus
Logan Young: Japanese

Soph Aldridge: Fabric Technology; Spanish
Zach Andrews: Science; Food and Nutrition
Sophia Arteza: Japanese; Paint and Draw
Daniel Ashworth: Science; English
Summer Bennett: Numeracy; Fabric Product Technology
Max Chambers: Numeracy; Sports Plus
Crusoe Craighead-Marshall: French; Te reo Māori
Pascalle de'Blecourt: Social Studies; Japanese
Nancy Ditmer: English, Japanese
John Gameson: Spanish; Sports Plus
Leon Green: Japanese; Te reo Māori
Jake Herd: Science; Social Studies
Pagan Hey (Kāi Tahu): Fabric Technology; French
Phoebe Ira: French; Japanese
Lily Jones: Literacy; Dynasties and Dragons
Isaac Jones: Spanish; Sports Plus
Tomo Leopoldo: Design and Visual Communication; Te reo Māori
Bernardita Llorens: Social Studies; Spanish
Clara Longuinhos: Physical Education; WANA
Olive Lowe: Social Studies; Spanish
Samantha Marsh (Te Ātiawa): Science; Literacy
Emma McAnally: Science; Spanish
Quinn McAuley: Spanish; Sports Plus
Emily Melling: Design and Visual Communication; Japanese
Kayla Moulder: English; Japanese
Cooper Murray: Design (visual art); Digital Technologies
Kevish Nadan: Spanish; SportsPlus
Katie Neil: Dance; Spanish
Braith Pelling: Ako; SportsPlus
Miecke Potgieter: Literacy; Spanish
Sana Sharma: Social Studies; Numeracy
Georgia Stuart: English; Literacy
Evie Taylor: Literacy; Drama
Soph Thomson: Social Studies; English
Vaughn Viado: Japanese; Sports Plus
Ryan Wang: Science; Ako
Daniel Weir: Science; Maths
Emma Williams: Dance; Drama

Lexie Bankier: Maths; Social Studies; Fabric Technology
Zaara Binte Mohammed Yunus: Numeracy; Fabric Product Technology; Japanese
Savanah Dennison: English; Design and Visual Communication; Spanish
Tayla Gernetzky: Social Studies; Dance; French
Bethany Gonzalez: Social Studies; Ako; French
Alice Larsen: Ako; Dance; French
Olivia Lessels: Maths; Social Studies; Fabric Product Technology
Blake Martin: Ako; Spanish; Sports Plus
Luise Palad: Science; Maths; Literacy
Dasha Petrenko: Social Studies; English; Drama
Farhad Sazli: Literacy; Numeracy; French
Sana Sharifi: Social Studies; English; Literacy
Leilani Van Rheede van Oudtshoorn: Social Studies; English; French

Amelia Aramakutu (Ngāti Porou): Literacy; Physical Education; Spanish; Sports Plus
Ekam Cheema: Science; Maths; Social Studies; English
Molly Ford: Science; Social Studies; Ako; PE
Aria Ryan: Social Studies; English; Design (visual art); French

Luke Angland: Science; Maths; English; Numeracy; Design (visual art)
Evie Campbell: Science; Social Studies; English; Japanese; Paint and Draw
Caitlyn Hellyer: Social Studies; English; Numeracy; Fabric Product Technology; French
Emily Keene: Science; Maths; Social Studies; Design (visual art); Fabric Product Technology
Emily Spencer (Ngāti Raukawa): Science; Social Studies; English; Ako; Physical Education

Jessica Black: Maths; Social Studies; Numeracy; Ako; Fabric Product Technology; Paint and Draw

Wero awards

Hōtoke: Vaughn Viado
Kōanga: Luke Angland
Raumati: Tayla Gernetzky
Ngahuru: Fletcher Turpin

Student Volunteer Army award

Lilly Pope

Community Cup

Jessica Black

Year 10 prize winners (celebration held on Friday 6 December 2024)

Academic awards

Charlie Alston: Numeracy
Mason Anderson: Band Quest (semester 2)
Leah Boyce (Kāi Tahu): Te reo Māori (semester 1 and 2)
Lainah Bratton (Ngāti Kuri): Pacific Studies (semester 1)
Isla Brigham: Spanish (semester 1)
Isaac Burton: Of Monsters and Men (semester 2)
Ben Calvert: Physical Education
Mia Caro Riedel: French (semester 2)
Liam Connor (Kāi Tahu): Food Product Development (semester 1)
Marshall Cummings: Wood Technology (semester 1)
Kaylin Daubermann: Sports Plus (semester 1)
Indi Fidow (Ngāti Porou): Pacific Studies (semester 1)
Tiaan Carr: Of Monsters and Men (semester 2)
Zoe Casey: Numeracy
Erin Chaney: Food Product Development (semester 1)
Lucas Coetzer: Numeracy
Yasmin Forsyth: French (semester 1)
Bethany Garrod: Food Product Development (semester 1)
Logan Glossop: Numeracy
Ellyahn Harper: Drama (semester 1)
Riley Hayman: Drama (semester 2)
Jack Henderson: Digital Technologies (semester 1)
Ocean Hill: Wood Technology (semester 1)
Ashlee House: Mythos (semester 1)
Briana Husband: Dance (semester 1)
Fergus Johnson: Hard Materials (Wood) (semester 2)
Matthew Johnson: Digital Music (semester 1)
Paul Karnapke: Numeracy
Kashmala Khan: Food Product Development (semester 1)
Mithili Khangarot: Pacific Studies (semester 1)
Brodie Kraj: Metal Technology (semester 1)
Jayda Layne (Ngāi Te Rangi, Kāi Tahu): Te reo Māori (semester 1)
Eillish Lewis: Drama (semester 2)
Zachary Liu: Hard Materials (Wood) (semester 2)
Leo Lu: Photography (semester 2)
Michael Masanga: Digital Music (semester 1)
Haidee McGregor (Kāi Tahu): Paint and Draw (semester 2)
Paige Mitchell: Dance (semester 1)
Dylan Monaghan: Digital Music (semester 1)
Siloe Moreno: Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Caitlin Munro: Fabric Product Development (semester 1)
Kadyn Murphy: Drama (semester 2)
Ben Murray: Hard Materials (Wood) (semester 2)
Shaunak Naidu: Strike a Chord (semester 2)
Ranu Nand: Dance (semester 1)
Jake Nel: Design and Visual Communication (semester 2)
Nathan Nguyen: Numeracy
Suwanmee Nimhara: Maths
Autumn Nuku (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui): Te reo Māori (semester 1)
Greer O'Connor: Design and Visual Communication (semester 2)
Cory Palliser: Strike a Chord (semester 2)
Alex Phillips: Digital Technologies (semester 1)
Isla Pithie (Aotea): Sports Plus (semester 1)
Georgia Rainey: Japanese (semester 1)
Drew Scotland: Hard Materials (Wood) (semester 2)
Makereta Seniyasi: Maths
Jack Snowdon (Te Ātiawa): Metal Technology (semester 2)
Jacques Snyman: Science
Kristina Stepchenko: Design and Visual Communication (semester 2)
Jorja Tawaka (Ngāti Kahungunu): Japanese (semester 1)
Lorranny Tomaz De Aguiar: Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Riley Triggs: Sports Plus (semester 1)
Ainara Troncoso: Spanish (semester 1)
Nina Ward: Mythos (semester 1)
Conner Woodcock (Kāi Tahu): Sports Plus (semester 2)
Wincent Yue: Numeracy

Annie Bearsley: Drama (semester 2); Food Product Design (semester 2)
Dieter Bezuidenhout: Metal Technology (semester 2); Strike a Chord (semester 2)
Sophia Bool: Japanese (semester 1); Japanese Mangaka (semester 1)
Amber Byers: English; The Apprentice (semester 2)
Neo Carter (Ngāpuhi): Digital Music (semester 1); Band Quest (semester 2)
Anna Cherian: Maths; Science
Marlouise Claassens: Ako, Food Product Development (semester 1)
Aidan Delahunty: Wood Technology (semester 1); Sports Plus (semester 2)
Taylan Endicott-Davies: Numeracy; Metal Technology (semester 1)
Nicolas Gooch: Spanish (semester 1); Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Emma Happer: Social Science; Sports Plus (semester 1)
Fane Kotoiwasawasa: Pacific Studies (semester 2); Strike a Chord (semester 2)
Paulo Kroll: Spanish (semester 1); Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Tora Maitland: Literacy; Sports Plus (semester 2)
Amelia McDermott: Fiesta and Celebrations (Spanish) (semester 1); Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Sophie Miller: Strike a Chord (semester 1); Band Quest (semester 2)
Ryan Palmer: Digital Music (semester 1); Digital Technologies (semester 2)
Olivia Pita: Japanese Mangaka (semester 1); Pacific Studies (semester 2)
Megan Roberts: Hard Materials (Wood) (semester 2); Of Monsters and Men (semester 2)
Lewi Rowlands: Sports Plus (semester 2); Hard Materials (Wood) (semester 2)
Raffy Tabay: English; The Apprentice (semester 2)
Anthony van Soest: English; Digital Technologies (semester 2)
Kayla Wallace: English; Photography (semester 1)
Ella Wilson: Design (semester 1); Paint and Draw (semester 2)
Maddie Winfield: Maths; Drama (semester 2)

Ilham Ahmad Sufi: Design and Visual Communication (semester 1); Japanese Mangaka (semester 1); Japanese (semester 2)
Jean Arias: Design and Visual Communication (semester 1); Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); The Apprentice (semester 2)
Addi Baxter-King: Fiesta and Celebrations (Spanish) (semester 1); Spanish (semester 1) Fiesta! Spanish) (semester 2)
Jackson Black: Maths; Numeracy; Sports Plus (semester 2)
Shae Evangelista: Numeracy; Strike a Chord (semester 1); Band Quest (semester 2)
Toni Fisher: Social Science; Science; Numeracy
Jarrod Harris: Maths; Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); Sports Plus (semester 2)
Evelyn Hay: Numeracy; Save a Life (semester 1); Strike a Chord (semester 2)
Azalea Ladbrook: Numeracy; Fiesta and Celebrations (Spanish) (semester 1); Spanish (semester 1)
Kathryn McKenzie: Numeracy; Photography (semester 1); Sports Plus (semester 2)
Elliott McNutt: Literacy; Paint and Draw (semester 1); Design (semester 2)
Iesha Merito (Ngāti Awa, Kāi Tahu): Design and Visual Communication (semester 1 and 2); Paint and Draw (semester 2)
Ryzi Montemayor: Social Science; Numeracy; Design and Visual Communication (semester 2)
Adriaan Mouton: Maths; Numeracy; Strike a Chord (semester 2)
Zaraiah Notoa: Literacy; Pacific Studies (semester 1); Sāmoan (semester 1)
Tanisha Prasad: Numeracy; Fabric Product Development (semester 1); Japanese (semester 1)
Ben Prestage: Digital Music (semester 1); Strike a Chord (semester 2); Design and Visual Communication (semester 2)
Mekael Robertson: Fiesta and Celebrations (Spanish) (semester 1); Food Product Design (semester 2); Photography (semester 2)
Dennis Soshnikov: Social Science; Ako; Save a Life (semester 1)
Alexis Venter: Japanese Mangaka (semester 1); Japanese (semester 2); Paint and Draw (semester 2)

Umar Bin Nur Muhammad: Maths; Numeracy; Animate (semester 1); Of Monsters and Men (semester 2)
Hazel Burwell: Literacy; Spanish (semester 1); Of Monsters and Men (semester 2); Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Luke Holcroft (Ngāti Mutunga ki Taranaki): Science; Numeracy; Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); Save a Life (semester 2)
Sofia Madriaga: Literacy; Literacy Fiesta and Celebrations (Spanish) (semester 1); Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2); Save a Life (semester 2)

Isabella Borjas Rangel: Social Science; Maths; Numeracy; Dance (semester 1); Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Nyah-Bella Dinnington (Ngāti Raukawa): PE; Literacy; Drama (semester 1); Save a Life (semester 2); Band Quest (semester 2)
Sareeha Fatima: Maths; Science; Ako; Design and Visual Communication (semester 1); Save a Life (semester 1)
Zeke Hopkins: PE; Maths; Numeracy; Ako; Food Product Development (semester 1)
Arthur Hunt: Social Science; Maths; Numeracy; Digital Technologies (semester 1); Of Monsters and Men (semester 2); first equal in year 11 History
Chloe Majam: Social Science; Numeracy; Design and Visual Communication (semester 1); Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1) Design and Visual Communication (semester 2)
Hannah Nunez: Social Science; Literacy; Numeracy; Ako; Mythos (semester 1)
Sargun Randhawa: Social Science; Literacy; Numeracy; Ako; Mythos (semester 1)
Sulaksha Sishob: Social Science; Numeracy; Design and Visual Communication; (semester 1); Save a Life (semester 1); Japanese (semester 2)
Zara Watson: Science; Literacy; Mythos (semester 1); French (semester 2); Of Monsters and Men (semester 2)

Taisia Afanasyeva: Social Science; Maths; Numeracy; Design (semester 1); Drama (semester 2); Fabric Technology (semester 2)
Daniel Drury: Social Science; Literacy; Numeracy; Fiesta! Spanish (semester 1); Digital Technologies (semester 2) Design and Visual Communication (semester 2); first in year 12 Maths for
STEM
Oliver Grey: Maths; Literacy; Numeracy; Ako; Digital Music (semester 1); Band Quest (semester 2)
Erica Keo: Social Science; Literacy; Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); Pacific Studies (semester 1); Paint and Draw (semester 2); Save a Life (semester 2)
Myra Khan: Science; Numeracy; Ako; Design and Visual Communication (semester 1); Save a Life (semester 1); Japanese (semester 2)
Teri Torkington: English; Social Science; Maths; Science; Numeracy; Dance (semester 1)
James Watts: Maths; Literacy; Numeracy; Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); Mythos (semester 1); Strike a Chord (semester 2)
Kelsi Barton: English; Social Science; Literacy; Ako; Fabric Product Development (semester 1); Food Product Design (semester 2); Animation (semester 2)
Alice Chen: Social Science; Maths; Literacy; Numeracy; Design and Visual Communication (semester 1); Japanese Mangaka (semester 1); Japanese (semester 2)
Kayla McQueen: English; Literacy; Numeracy; Ako; Japanese (semester 1); Of Monsters and Men (semester 2); Fabric Technology (semester 2)
Aditi Smibil Kaniyath: Social Science; Maths; Science; Numeracy; Fiesta and Celebrations (Spanish) (semester 1); Fiesta! Spanish) (semester 2); Japanese (semester 2)
Kate Vee (Kāi Tahu): Social Science; Literacy; Numeracy; Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); Spanish (semester 1); The Apprentice (semester 2); Fiesta! Spanish (semester 2)
Meg Brooks: English; Maths; Literacy; Numeracy; Ako; Fabric Product Development (semester 1); Mythos (semester 1); Food Product Design (semester 2)
Brianna Hellyer: English; Social Science; Science; Ako; Design and Visual Communication (semester 1); Save a Life (semester 1); French (semester 2); Drama (semester 2)
Liam Reid: English; Social Science; Maths; Science; Literacy; Numeracy; Design and Visual Communication (semester 2); Digital Technologies (semester 2)

Jia Cercado: English; Social Science; Maths; Literacy; Numeracy; Japanese (semester 1); Paint and Draw (semester 1); Design (semester 2); Fabric Technology (semester 2)
Adham El-Sayed: English; Social Science; Maths; Science; Numeracy; Ako; Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); Save a Life (semester 1); Design and Visual Communication (semester 2)
Max Lister: English; Social Science; Maths; Science; Numeracy; Ako; Animate (semester 1); Design and Visual Communication (semester 2); Save a Life (semester 2)
Shivesh Swamy: Physical Education; Social Science; Maths; Science; Numeracy; Ako; Like a Boss (Business Studies) (semester 1); Sports Plus (semester 2); Digital Technologies (semester 2)

Wero awards

Hōtoke: Cooper Ruri (Ngāti Pikiao)
Kōanga: Alice Chen
Raumati: Kate Vee (Kāi Tahu)
Ngahuru: Adham Al-Sayed

Student Volunteer Army award

Megan Roberts

Kindness Matters award

Dennis Soshnikov

Community Cup

Brianna Hellyer