Waitaki Boys’ High School senior prizes
PROXIME Accessit: Glen McClea; Dux: Zachary Lay.
Sports awards
Rugby: Most points scored: Mason James; 1st XV service: Bayley Sullivan; contribution 2nd XV: Alejo Linares Fontona. Hockey: captain 1st XI: Caleb Scarlet; most valued interschool player, 1st XI: Caleb Scarlet. Trapshooting: highest overall shooter: Ben Tiffen; contribution: Ben Tiffen. Football: 1st XI captain: Blake Martin; contribution: Blake Martin; most valuable 1st XI: Flynn Reyntjes. Badminton: Grayson Morton, Riley Hartland. Crosscountry: Intermediate: Kaleb Hayes; senior: Ethan Johnston. Basketball: service: Scott Kitto; Basketballer of year: Scott Kitto. Athletics: Intermediate champion: Kaleb Hayes. Cricket: dedication: Jack Price, Scott Kitto; captain 1st XI: Mason James; highest batting average 1st XI: Scott Kitto; best bowling 1st XI: Ben Mavor; outstanding merit: Scott Kitto. Swimming: senior: Mackenzie Rayne; intermediate: Micah Hayes. Rowing: allround contribution: Alejo Linares Fontona; commitment: Alejo Linares Fontona. Golf: most valued: Angus Mercer; winner long drive competition: Ben Mavor. Croquet: Sebastian Ruehorn. Squash: Connor Bolitho; Mountain biking: Ryan Smit. Indoor bowls: Taine Stirling. exceptional performance in individual sport: Luke Hayman; sportsman of year: Scott Kitto.
Academic awards
Year 11 1st accounting: Jake Gilchrist; 1st economics: Jake Gilchrist; 1st geography: Jake Gilchrist; 1st history: Patrick Kane; 1st English: Jake Gilchrist; 1st= visual art: Taylor Morton; 1st= visual art: Regan Mahuika; 1st agriculture: Johan Edzes; 1st= science: Joshua Kinnaird; 1st= science: Matthew Slemint; 1st mathematics: Jared Perkins; 1st physical education: Blake Martin; 1st digital technology: Iyzach den Dulk; 1st graphics: Joshua Kinnaird; 1st metal technology: Regan BellTaylor; 1st wood technology: Blair Searle; 1st= technology: Daniel Baxter; 1st= technology: Marshall Palmer; 1st music: Benjamin Brosnan.
Year 12 1st accounting: Michael GoreSymes; 1st economics: Jacob Pledger; 1st history: Joshua ThompsonHolloway; 1st painting: Yanchen Zhang; 1st music: Joshua Acheson; 1st English: Joshua ThompsonHolloway; 1st mathematics: Alejo Linares Fontona; 1st agriculture: Mackenzie Rayne; 1st biology: Alejo Linares Fontona; 1st chemistry: Joshua ThompsonHolloway; 1st physics: Joshua ThompsonHolloway; 1st= science: Michael GoreSymes; 1st= science: Mackenzie Rayne; 1st= physical education: Jack Willans; 1st= physical education: Ryley MacColl; 1st construction: Blake King; 1st digital technology: Joshua ThompsonHolloway; 1st= engineering: Forrester Smyth; 1st= engineering: Mackenzie Rayne; 1st furniture making: Kadin Turner; 1st= technology: Forrester Smyth; 1st= technology: Jack Willans; 1st ready for work: Jamie McGrath; 1st ESOL: Yanchen Zhang; 1st geography: Jack Thorp; 1st graphics: Jackson Smith; 1st photography: Cameron Smith.
Year 13 1st geography: Caleb Scarlet; 1st history: Glen McClea; 1st media studies: Caleb Pitches; 1st photography: Bayley Sullivan; 1st= English: Robbie Kinnaird; 1st= English: Zachary Lay; 1st statistics: Joshua Undrill; 1st physical education: Caleb Scarlet; 1st agriculture: Farhan Mohd Idris; 1st biology: Joel Brosnan; 1st= chemistry: Jack McGeown; 1st= chemistry: Zachary Lay; 1st physics Zachary Lay; 1st digital technology: Deegan Alding; 1st gateway: M Zahin Mohd Idris; 1st calculus: Glen McClea; 1st economics: Arie den Dulk; 1st ESOL: Farhan Mohd Idris; 1st graphics: Robbie Kinnaird; 1st music: Henry Tran; 1st construction technology: Angus Mercer.
Special awards
Contribution chess: Elliot Smith; contribution ICT: Deegan Alding; contribution senior painting: Damien Robertson; contribution school music: Jack McGeown; Oamaru Youth Orchestra prize: Zachary Lay; talent quest overall winner: Jacob Tuisani; music best vocalist: Henry Tran; music best performance: Matthew Slemint; best senior writing: Robbie Kinnaird; year 11 speech winner: Gabriel Byrnes; year 12 speech winner: Alejo Linares Fontona; memorial speech competition winner: Harry Wilson; debating: Jack McGeown, Benjamin Brosnan, Joshua Kinnaird; senior mastermind champion: Elliot Smith; excellence agriculture: Jack Price; carpentry skills: Denzil Edwards; most improved graphics pupil: Thomas Fielding; special contribution learning support: Bradley Jones; farm award: Jack Price; Iho Pumanawa: talented and dedicated Maori pupil: Taine Stirling.
Leadership awards: Head of house: Don: George Parker; Forrester: Elliot Smith; Lee: Ben Tiffen; Sutherland: Joel Brosnan; deputy head prefect: Jacob Tuisani; head prefect: Jordan McCully.
Prestige and heritage awards: Academic ability and allround contribution: Alejo Linares Fontona; North Otago Masonic Charitable Trust Scholarship: Caleb Scarlet; Lachlan McLean Bluelight Prize: Dylan Slemint; Performing Artist of Year Cup: Jacob Tuisani; Peter Yeoman Cup & Scholarship: Jordan McCully; NS Woods Prize: Ethan Johnston; Peter McHugh Cup: Shay Fearn; Shrimski Prize & Trophy: George Parker; Milner Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Tuisani; Denis Blundell Award: Glen McClea; Eunice Brown Award: Robbie Kinnaird; Eunice Brown Award: Siketi Tevao; Eunice Brown Award: Ethan Johnston; Otago University Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship: Jordan McCully; Otago University Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship: Ethan Johnston; Otago University Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship: Zachary Lay; Otago University Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship: Joel Brosnan; Otago University New Frontiers Excellence Entrance Scholarship: Arie den Dulk; Otago University Performance Entrance Scholarship: Jack McGeown; University of Canterbury Emerging Leaders’ Scholarship: Jacob Tuisani.
Scholars awards: Top year 11: Jake Gilchrist; top year 12: Joshua ThompsonHolloway.
Rectors Waitakian awards: George Parker; Shay Fearn; Dylan Slemint; Elliot Smith; Siketi Tevao; Lance Ruehorn; Ben Tiffen.
Honours Black Pockets: Glen McClea; Jordan McCully; Caleb Scarlet; Ethan Johnston; Joel Brosnan; Scott Kitto; Jacob Tuisani.