TE AWAMUTU COLLEGE PRIZE GIVING
Cultural and Special Awards: Danica Reweti, Sean Embling Trophy for Contribution to Music in Year 11; Martha Newland, Page Trophy for Most Improved Vocalist; Mariana Puarere, Berquist Trophy for Vocalist of the Year; Alex Fonoti, MadCow DrumAward for Most Improved Drummer; Asarina Johnson, George Brooks Trophy for Most Improved Musician; Oliver Gold, Derbyshire Trophy for Instrumental Soloist; Ella Thackray, Rob Pye Trophy for Outstanding Pianist; Troy Jeffcoat, Hamilton Piano Awardfor Musical Performance; AbbyWeaver, The OwenJoyceCup for Contribution to Music; Shanjali Singh, Drama Department Award for Outstanding Performance— Senior; Sophie Jackson, The Little TheatreCupfor Contribution to Drama; Brylee Gibbes, Baird Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to Dance.
EmmaAwards for the Arts (Outstanding Achievement, Contribution and Leadership—$250): Bethany Hughes, Visual Arts; Sophie Jackson, Drama; AbbyWeaver, Music; Brylee Gibbes, Dance.
Madison Coleman, Senior Public Speaking Cup; Shanjali Singh, Norris HallCup— Best Debater.
Significant Leadership ofMāori and Pasifika Achievement and Success: Mariana Puarere, Piata Rapana, Rona Rapana, Haevyn Takataka, HemiTe Huia, Eternal Te Moananui, Kirk van Marrewijk. Alex Fonoti, Ka HikitiaAwardfor Outstanding Student Leadership of Māori and Pasifika Achievement and Success.
Liam Leppard, QuayAward— Learning Support CentreAwardfor Participation and Success.
Liam has supported the promotion ofNewZealand Sign Language at the College.
Hehas also been an active sportsperson in school including being part of the TeAwamutuCollege NZSS champion lacrosse team.
Eva Oosterman, Soanes Senior Environmental Leader Trophy.
Eva has passionately and purposefully led the revitalisation of the Environment Committee in 2022. She has proposed numerous ideas; developed good relationships with other students, staff and external people and worked hard with others tomake275 rat traps for a predatorfree Waipā project.
Ella Yarndley, Service to the School— Flag Raiser Ensuring the NewZealand Flag is raised and taken downevery day.
Ella has been responsible for the daily raising and lowering of the school flag and has also undertaken the training of the two other students for the continuation of this task.
Cavalier Prize); Patrick Milgate, First in Outdoor Education (Wintec Excellence in the Outdoors Cup); Eva Oosterman, First in Chemistry (McKinnon Cup), English Extension (Cath Parr Cup), Mathematics and Statistics (Bill Crombie Cup), Mathewson Cup for Excellence in the Sciences; Brooke Penny, First in Senior Sport Elite; Zoe Percy, First in Art— Painting; Hailey Stuart, First in Agricultural Studies (TeAwamutu
College Rogers Charitable Trust Trophy and Prize—$500); Adam Swney, First in Physics (Rutherford Cup), Sports Science (Keith Bain Cup); Cameron Tosse, First in English; Chloe Vile, First in Graphics and Design (Noel Cox Cup, Paper Plus Prize); Abby Weaver, First in Performance Music; Holly Young, First in Tourism and Travel (Waikato GraduateWomenEducational Trust prize).