New leaders and high achievers named at Nga Tawa School
Dux shared by Lydia Whyte and Bridget Bone; 2019 head girl is Rebecca Nesdale and deputy Holly Hodgson
Nga Tawa School named its new leaders and celebrated its achievers at its annual prize-giving ceremony for 2018.
Feilding’s Rebecca Nesdale has been named as the head girl for 2019 and Holly Hodgson, of Hunterville, will be her deputy.
Nesdale has always viewed the role of head girl as one that is challenging and busy, but also rewarding and influential.
She is excited about the challenge. “In my years at Nga Tawa, the head girl has always been someone I have looked up to and inspired me to be a woman of influence,” Nesdale said.
“I believe having strong female role models is important for every young girl and I’m honoured that I now have the opportunity to inspire our younger students.”
The big winners on the night were Bridget Bone and Lydia Whyte, who were named joint winners of the Claire Anderson Cup and Prize Dux Litterarum.
Both Bone and Whyte had a grade point average of 100, making them the top academic students at the school on Calico Line in Marton.
Whyte featured in the Chronicle early this year when she received a double scholarship and when she was part of Nga Tawa’s successful debating team.
Bone was this year’s head girl at Nga Tawa and featured in the Chronicle when she was named as one of nine Nga Tawa students to win a university scholarship.