Otamatea students set the bar high

 

Otamatea High School held its senior prizegiving on October 30. A year of hard work saw Nina Linnell (pictured) win Dux, the top academic award.

Caleb Young won the next highest academic prize of Proxime Accessit.

Year 13 students secured a total of over $60,000 in scholarships towards their tertiary studies.

Monica Jaques was the winner of the top academic award in Year 12 and Danielle Hyland the equivalent award in Year 11.

The top sporting awards of Victrix and Victor Ludorum went to Tyler Porteous and Dylan Sims respectively.

The Haydn and Mary Hutching Cup for Outstanding Sporting Achievement went to Cullen Curtis for his success winning the 2015 New Zealand Motorcycle TT Championships (ATV 450cc production).

The 2016 student leaders are Ashton Coates (Head Boy), Rita Hames (Head Girl), Jesper Smyth (Deputy Head Boy), Ruby-Rose Halamore (Deputy Head Girl).

They will be supported by prefects covering all areas of the school; Monica Jaques (Student Learning), Erin Mooney (Community Services), Kelly Mace (Senior Welfare), Natasha Tornquist (Arts), Baylee van Dalsum (Sports), Kate Hallisey (Environmental), Samantha Allen (BOT Representative), and House Captains Tamati Abel (Arawa), Emily Parker (Maniapoto) Latina Te Awa (Ngapuhi) and Joshua Royds (Whatua).