Sporting and Cultural Awards

Posted on November 16, 2016

Aerobics

Award	Student
Cup for Excellence in Aerobics	Bronte Croad. Bronte was also named Counties Manukau student Coach of the Year
Main Family Cup for Gymsports	Kaylee Goodyer. Kaylee received two Golds & a Silver at the NZ Gymsports National Tournament for Aerobics and won a Silver medal at the NZ Secondary Schools Trampoline Championships

Aerobics Kaylee Goodyer — Kaylee Goodyer

Athletics

Award	Student
Year 11 Boys	Jarod Hellier
Year 11 Girls	Lauren Adamson
Year 12 Boys	Yen Wang
Year 12 Girls	Esme Du Plessis
Vili Cup – Senior Girls Athletics	Grace Cronin
Yee Cup for Senior Boys Athletics and Senior Rugby Player of the Year	Paula Folau. Paula is also a member of the Auckland Under 18 Divisional Team and Under 18 Auckland Blues Training Squad

Regional and National Representatives

Award	Student
Ranked 1st in NZ for Under 18 Long Jump	Kamal Singh
Auckland & North Island 800m Champion	Flynn Palmer

Athletics — Jarod Hellier, Lauren Adamson, Yen Wang, Esme Du Plessis, Grace Cronin, Paula Folau, Kamal Singh and Flynn Palmer.

Badminton

Award	Student
Girls Player of the Year and member of the Auckland Under 19 Team	Sally Fu
Boys Player of the Year	Eric Li

Representatives:

Award	Student
Auckland Under 17 Team	Matthew Yang
Auckland Under 19 Team	Adam Fu

Basketball

Award	Student
Most Valuable Boys	Blake Van Uden
Most Valuable Girls	Paige Hansen

Cricket

Award	Student
Boys Player of the Year	Le Shur Vermeulen
Girls Player of the Year	Jamie Bird

Cross Country

Award	Student
Senior Boys	Theo Quax. Theo also gained 2nd place in the North Island & NZ Secondary Schools Athletics Championships
Senior Girls	Charlotte Smaill

Fencing

Award	Student
North Island Secondary Schools Sabre Champion	Michael Purcell

Football

Award	Student
Boys Most Valuable Player	Nick Burke. Nick is also a member of the NZ Under 17 squad
Cup for Services to Girls Football	Zoe Brown
Regional Representative: Member of Auckland Under 17 Training Squad	Emily Gillion

Golf

Award	Student
Auckland Under 19 Representatives	Connor Barker and Jerry Song

Hockey

Award	Student
Senior Girls	Grace Uden
Senior Boys	Owen Hood-Edwards. Owen is also a member of the Auckland Under 18 Development Squad along with: Jim Hembrow and Chad Woolridge

Ice Hockey

Award	Student
NZ Ice Hockey Senior Womens Representative	Tessa Broadbent

Netball

Award	Student
Senior Netball Cup	Holly Thirwall

Rowing

Award	Student
Members of Regional Under 18 Training Squad	Jack MacDonald, Harry Newbury-Lee, Daniel Pickles, Thomas Stuart, Ben Wight and Thomas Duffett.
Member of the Auckland Blues Squad	Thomas Duffett

Rugby

Award	Student
Auckland Under 18 Divisional Team	Sam Beere

Swimming

Award	Student
Intermediate Boys and National Age Group & National Short Course 15 year old Champion in Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly	Adrian Chong
National Age Group & National Short Course 16 year old Champion in Breast Stroke and Individual Medley	Thomas Hughson
Senior Boys	Karl Zhu
Senior Girls	Kimberly Pfister

Table Tennis

Award	Student
Cup for Long Service and Excellence	Lawrence Shum
Auckland Under 18 & NZ Under 18 Representative	Zhi Ying Chen

Tennis

Award	Student
Senior Boys	Henry Shen
Senior Girls	Kaitlyn Wilkinson

Touch Rugby

Award	Student
NZ Under 15 Team Member	Sean Wilkie

Volleyball

Award	Student
Senior Boys	Randy Jiang. Randy is also a member of the Auckland Under 18 Volleyball Squad
Senior Girls	Athena Kaisa

Cultural Awards

Award	Student
Special Prize for Debating	Zachary Wong
Special Prize for Stage Challenge	Siobhan Bishop
Special Prize for Theatresports	Jack Chipperfield
Year 11 Speech Contest Winner	Rahil John
Year 12 Speech Contest Winner	Helen Wu
Year 13 Speech Contest Winner	Catherin Chen

Debating Stagechallenge Theatresports Speechcontest — Zachary Wong, Siobhan Bishop, Jack Chipperfield, Rahil John and Helen Wu. (Catherin Chen - absent).

Service to the School for Kapa Haka Award

To recognise the contribution to the Kapa Haka Group of one senior boy and one senior girl each year.

This year’s recipients are: Cory Hopa and Rhythm Hauraki-Manukau.

Cups for Music, Art, Dance and Drama

Music

Group	Award	Student
Senior Concert Band	Player of the Year	Katherine Chen
Chamber Orchestra	Player of the Year	Stephanie Wang
Stage Band	Player of the Year	Chris Lee
	Singer of the Year	Emily Hamilton
	Musician of the Year	Bomi Kim
	Musical Production	Hannah Reynecke
	Symphony Orchestra Player of the Year, Performer of the Year & Winner of Senior Piano Competition	Tony Chen
	Outstanding Contribution to Music	Bailey Nunes & Gabriel Weon

Music Bailey Nunes Gabriel Weon — Bailey Nunes and Gabriel Weon

Art

Award	Student
Female Artist of the Year	Natasha Pinker
Male Artist of the Year	Haojun Huang
Painter of the Year	Laura Coppard
Photographer of the Year	Thomas Trevilla
Designer of the Year	Ju Hui Choi
Significant Student	Melissa Wong

Art — Natasha Pinker, Haojun Huang, Laura Coppard, Thomas Trevilla, Ju Hui Choi and Melissa Wong.

Dance

Award	Student
Choreographer of the Year	Kayla Steele
Dancer of the Year	Cullen Neale

Drama

Award	Student
Actress of the Year	Zoe Jansson-Bush
Actor of the Year	Ben Fisher
Commitment to Shakespearian Drama	Hamish Regan

Zonta International Leadership Award

The Zonta Leadership award is supported by the Zonta Club of East Auckland and is presented to a young woman in Year 12 to recognise and reward leadership qualities.

Specific criteria relating to leadership for the selection of the winner are:

Demonstrates leadership in one or more areas of school life, including service
Provides a positive influence on others
Exhibits personal growth in undertaking and accepting challenges
Guides mentors and inspires others

This award goes to: Sara Khatau