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Term 4
Issue 2
24 October 2014
Sports Person of the Year 2014
It was a pleasure to attend
the Foundation for Youth
Development
2014
Excellence Awards at
Government House on
Wednesday.
Well over
250 dignitaries attended
and the Governor General,
Sir
Jerry Mateparae
presented awards to a
number of young people
who have turned their lives
around.
Our very own Tanaea Heremaia won a Project K
Excellence Award and then spoke to the audience on
behalf of the other recipients. What a daunting prospect!
She was inspiring, and spoke with great honesty,
humility and dignity outlining how she had changed, how
her self esteem had improved and the role Project K
played in her journey. She received a massive ovation, a
very emotional moment for her mother, Ms Tohia and
Whaea Donna.
Sports Prizegiving
This was an excellent celebration of our students’
sporting successes. Our guest speaker, Adrian Leat, was
Deputy Head boy in 2005, and has gone on to gain a
Masters Degree in Architecture, and now works for
Wingate & Farquhar. He is an outstanding Judoka,
winning national and international championships and
then a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow.
He spoke about what it takes to be an international
athlete - the focus, the determination, the travel and the
long hours of practice - 3 times a day, 6 days a week.
He spoke about the loss of his brother, Alistair, and the
impact it has had on him and as a result he touched all of
our hearts.
Tyler Ingram, pr esented awar ds. He was Head boy
2013, Captain of our 1stXV and a Harbour Rep every
year of his school life, and is presently studying at AUT.
Tuesday 28 October is Day 6
Congratulations to Megan Kikuchi, who was deservedly
awarded ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ at our Sports
Awards last night. Megan has not only represented the
school but also represented New Zealand at international
athletic events, her speciality being the 400m.
Adrian Leat, Oban Hawkins, Ollie Beere, Megan Kikuchi, Jessica
Cross, Amy Brooksbank & Tyler Ingram
Congratulations to our other top winners:
JUNIOR GIRLS sports person of the year
Amy Brooksbank 9SN
JUNIOR BOYS sports person of the year
Oban Hawkins 9WT
FEMALE STUDENT who has made the most
contribution to sport at school
Jessica Cross 13ST
MALE STUDENT who has made the most contribution
to sport at school
Ollie Beere 11ME
BYOD - think Christmas gift - see details inside!
Reminder
- school is closed on Monday 27th
October for Labour Day. We re-open on Tuesday 28th
October, and it will be Day 6
J O Mathewson, Principal
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GATEWAY STUDENTS!
Gateway students celebrated the culmination of the Gateway programme for 2014
at a North Shore awards evening held at the Spencer on Byron Hotel on Tuesday
evening. It was an opportunity to thank our employers for their significant role in
guiding and mentoring our students and for parents and others to congratulate
students on their achievements.
On behalf of all the
Gateway students on the
North Shore, our Head
Girl,
Nicole
Barratt,
spoke eloquently about her
rewarding
experiences
with local employer James
Russ and ex-BC student Anna Horley at Epsilon
Lighting.
Two other employers also spoke enthusiastically about
the benefits of taking on Gateway students.
Please contact Mrs Jenkin at the school if you would
like to find out more about the programme. We are
currently recruiting new Gateway students for 2015.
Bring Your Own Device
Next year we would like to encourage students to BYOD
Given that the entire school is on wireless and Christmas is often a time when grandparents ask what you would
like, we thought we would advertise in good time.
The advantages of bringing your own device: you can connect, save, shar e and r etr ieve your wor k
anytime, anywhere. You can be organized, motivated and…successful.
So what should you be buying? Think in ter ms of what you will need to do with your device:
1 – Take notes or wr ite an essay (pr efer ably be able to par agr aph, emphasize and style your wor k)
2 – email and share with other s
3 – Connect to the inter net and r esear ch
4 – Listen (to movies/songs/sounds/speeches/language).
5 – Record photos or videos
You need something with Windows 8, or an iPad (or iPad mini), or equivalent. If you “buy cheap”, you will
probably run into problems. Please see Miss Fuller with any questions. [email protected]
Year 10 Cross Country
Miss Dryburgh’s Year 12 PE class ran a very
successful cross country on Wednesday for the Year 10
cohort.
This was for an Event Planning NCEA
Internal Assessment. Results were:
Boys
st
1 Vlad Zenin
2nd Robert Gannaway
3rd Lwazi Slingile
Girls
1st Gabriella Neubert
2nd Madison Miller
3rd Beth Marshall
Top Form class - 1st 10Ya , 2nd 10Cr, 3rd 10Kr
Congratulations to all participants and a job well done
to the 12PE students.
Revolution Red Campaign
Last Friday the Year 12 student leaders worked with
our student council to run a sausage sizzle
fundraiser for the Revolution Red Campaign. This
was a hugely successful event, during which the
Year 12s really stepped up and demonstrated their
leadership ability.
A huge thank you to New World in Birkenhead,
Mad Butcher in Glenfield, and Bakers Delight in
Birkenhead, who all donated product for us to use.
This left us with a generous donation to assist in the
prevention of suicide amongst New Zealand
teenagers.
2014 Sports Awards - Thursday 23 October
Congratulations to all of our prize winners!
CHEERLADING: Excellence – Lia Furst 11MF, Leader ship & Commitment – Sophie
Matthews 12BT.
TOUCH: Excellence – Georgia Frankham 12TS, Leadership & Commitment – Oliver Pike 12DG.
ORIENTEERING: Excellence – Tony McLaren 12MC, Leadership & Commitment – Lit Wei Chin
13HM, Or ienteer ing Cup for Excellence – Matt Cox 11ME, Trophy for Girl Orienteer of the Year
– Petra Ashcroft 12MC, Trophy for Orienteer of the Year – Cameron Simms 12NN.
SQUASH: J unior Boys Excellence – Alexander Keijzer 9WT, Junior Boys Leadership &
Commitment – Ben Haigh-McShane 9WT, Senior Boys Excellence – Akil Afghan 10PC, Senior
Boys Leadership & Commitment – Sean Hilson 11WL, Senior Girls Excellence – Laura Hilson
9ED, Senior Gir ls Leader ship & Commitment.
TABLE TENNIS: Excellence – Abhishek Rughani 12BT, Leadership & Commitment – Kyle
Macadam 12TS.
Adrian Leat & Tyler Ingram
TENNIS: J unior Boys Excellence – Jarrod Moreton 9ER, Junior Boys Leadership & Commitment
– Thomas Reid 9WT, Senior Boys Excellence – Aaron Roldan 12MC, Senior Boys Leadership & Commitment - Abhishek
Rughani 12BT, Senior Gir ls Excellence – Jasmine du Plessis 13ST, Senior Girls Leadership & Commitment – Hadassah
Moreton 11LE.
VOLLEYBALL: J unior Boys Excellence – Timothy Webster 9AL, Junior Boys Leadership & Commitment – Marshall St
Bruno-Ferris 9WH, Senior Boys Excellence – Ollie Beere 11ME, Senior Boys Leadership & Commitment – Benjamin
Viliamu 12MN, J unior Gir ls Excellence – Lavenita Tuitupou 10PA, Junior Girls Leadership &
Commitment – Cheyenne Fisher 10YA, Senior Girls Excellence – Feo Kioa 12MC, Senior Girls
Leadership & Commitment – Roimata Walker 13WH.
NETBALL: Year 9/3 Excellence – Brooke Jameson 9SN, Year 9/3 Leadership & Commitment –
Laura Hilson 9ED, Year 9/2 Excellence – Mae Watkins 9SN, Year 9/2 Leadership & Commitment
– Sophie Peyton 9WT, Year 9/1 Excellence – Esther Viti 9ED, Year 9/1 Leadership & Commitment
– Amy Brooksbank 9SN, Year 9 Trophy for Player of the Year – Jenica Ilagan 9ED, Year 10/2
Excellence – Beth Marshall 10FS, Year 10/2 Leadership & Commitment – Onyay Tugaga 10YA,
Year 10/1 Excellence – Georgia-Rose Cuttance-Bhana 10FS, Year 10/1 Leader ship &
Commitment – Jaana Driver 10FS, Year 10 Trophy for Most Promising Junior Player – Tayla
Tokona 10KR, Year 10 Tr ophy for Player of the Year – Samantha Shrimpton 10CR, Team 4
Excellence – Karina Church 11WH, Team 4 Leadership & Commitment – Georgia Kearns-Docker
11DH, Team 3 Excellence – Kayla Peden 11ME, Team 3 Leadership & Commitment – Simran
Rughani 12DG, Team 2 Excellence – Megan Kikuchi 13HM, Team 2 Leadership & Commitment
– Bianca Parore 13WH, Team 1 Excellence – Georgia Frankham 12TS, Team 1 Leadership &
Commitment – Cheyenne Tugaga 13HM, Spain Memorial Trophy for Leadership & Commitment –
Adrian in action!
Jessica Cross 13ST, Ander son Tr ophy for Most Outstanding Player – Megan Kikuchi 13HM.
CURLING: Senior Girls Excellence – Tina Akimoto 13MV, Senior Girls Leadership & Commitment – Eloise Pointon 11MK,
Senior Boys Excellence – Shota Nakano 12MC, Senior Boys Leadership & Commitment – Kurt Haynes 12TS.
BADMINTON: J unior Girls Leadership & Commitment – Sherry Ng 10YA, Senior Girls C2 Commitment – Vivian Tan
13BL, Senior Gir ls C1 Excellence – Roimata Walker 13WH, Senior Girls B3 Excellence – Hadassah Moreton 11LE, Senior
Girls B2 Commitment – Paige Boyed 12BT, Senior Girls B1 Excellence – Melina Latu 12DG, Junior Boys Leadership &
Commitment – Simon Loh 10YA, Senior Boys B3 Excellence – Cyrus Raitava-Kumar 12NN, Senior Boys B2 Excellence –
Lit Wei Chin 13HM, Senior Boys B1 Excellence – Kyle Macadam 12TS.
CRICKET: Excellence – Frankie Sturny 11MF, Leadership & Commitment – Jonty Hawkins 11MK, Junior Cricketer of the
Year & Excellence – Oban Hawkins 9WT, School Council Trophy for Cricketer of the Year – Jayson Jooste 12NN.
BASKETBALL: J unior Girls Tawhai Trophy for Most Valuable Player – Georgia-Rose Cuttance-Bhana 10FS, U17 Gir ls
Leadership & Commitment – Sistine Bayangos 11LE, U17 Girls Leadership & Commitment – Sarah Earle 11LE, U17 Girls
Gilbert Fraser Trophy for Most Valuable Player – Beth Marshall 10FS, U15B
Excellence – Timothy Webster 9AL, U15B Leadership & Commitment –
Byron Hollington 9SN, U15A Excellence – Kees Grootjans 10WH, U15A
Leadership & Commitment – Jayden Marsters 9WT, U17 Yr 10 Excellence –
Vladislav Zenin 10CR, U17 Yr 10 Leader ship & Commitment – Kees
Grootjans 10WH, U17B Excellence – Luke Molloy 11MF, U17B Leadership
& Commitment – Eric Lemalu 12MN, U17A Excellence – Ollie Beere
11ME, U17A Leader ship & Commitment – Saga Naniseni 12NN, U17A
Tony Pompellier Trophy for Achievement – Frankie Sturny, U19 Excellence
– Jayson Jooste 12NN & Joshua Faaee 13BL, Open Mens Leader ship &
Commitment – Jacob Pirie-Marsters 12MN, Open Mens Tr ophy for
highest point scorer – Phil Miranda 12NN, Open Mens Trophy for Player of
the Year – Isaac Nonoa 12DG.
.HOCKEY: 2ndXI Girls Excellence – Jilliane Ilagan 10YA, 2ndXI Girls Armstrong Cup for Dedication & Leadership –
Milika Walters 10FS, 1stXI Gir ls Excellence – Stephanie Neeve 11WL, 1stXI Girls Leadership & Commitment – Rebekah
Cancare 13BL, 1stXI Gir ls Leader ship & Commitment – Brooke Dudley 13MV, 1stXI Girls Muir Hitchcock Trophy for
Outstanding Ability – Ariane Ilagan 13HM, 1stXI Girls Howarth Trophy for Most Improved Player – Francesca Kingston
11LE, 1stXI Gir ls Wolfenden Tr ophy for Spor tsmanship – Paige Boyed 12BT, 1stXI Girls
Northcote / Glenfield Trophy for Contribution to Hockey – Carlie Watt 11ME, 1stXI Boys Trophy for Sportsmanship – Matt
Cox 11ME, 1stXI Boys Tr ophy for Most Impr oved Player – Jackson McLay 10FS, 1stXI Boys Trophy for Excellence in
Performance – Jonty Hawkins 11MK.
SWIMMING: F lann Cup for J unior Girls – Amy Brooksbank 9SN, Flann Trophy for Junior Boys – Waimana Rossi-Baker
9WH, Flann Cup for Inter mediate Gir ls – Rebecca Percy 11MK, Flann Cup for Intermediate Boys – Ollie Beere 11ME,
Flann Cup for Senior Girls – Kate Grieve 12MC, Flann Cup for Senior Boys – Caleb Belsham 12MN.
WATERPOLO: Excellence – Caleb Belsham 12MN, Leadership & Commitment – Jovan Babic 10YA.
ATHLETICS: J unior Girls Champion – Amy Brooksbank 9SN, Junior Boys Champion – Zach Haynes 10FS, Intermediate
Girls Champion – Julie Ilagan 11MK, Intermediate Boys Champion – Jacob Thompson 11LE, Moller Cup for Senior Girls
Champion – Megan Kikuchi 13HM, Jaden Cup for Senior Boys Champion – Lit Wei Chin 13HM, Rooney Cup for Open
Boys 1500m – Oban Hawkins 9WT.
FOOTBALL: Blue Girls Excellence – Rachael Harrison 13HM, Blue
Girls Leadership & Commitment – Nicole Walters 12BT, Gold Girls
Excellence – Laura Hilson 9ED, Gold Girls Leadership & Commitment –
Hannah Milligan 9WT, 1stXI Gir ls Leader ship & Commitment –
Jasmine du Plessis 13ST, 1stXI Gir ls Gar y J acobson Memor ial
Trophy for Greatest Contribution to Girls Football – Paige Tibbits 13ST,
1stXI Girls Mustang Trophy for Player of the Year – Madison Miller
10YA, J unior Boys Excellence – Joshua Irwin 10YA, Junior Boys
Leadership & Commitment – Daniel Anderson-Lambert 9ED, 2ndXI
Boys Excellence – Jayson Jooste 12NN, 2ndXI Boys Leadership &
Commitment – Ashreet Lal 11DH, 1stXI Boys Excellence – Reveliani
Ntahogwisiga 12MC, 1stXI Boys Holden Cup for Commitment &
Leadership – John Short 13MV.
RUGBY: Girls Rugby Excellence – Mikayla Robinson 9SN, Girls Rugby
Leadership & Commitment – Mya Fraser 9VI, 6th Grade Excellence – Delane Bell 10CR, 6th Grade Leadership &
Commitment – Frey Chamberlin 9SN, 5th Grade Excellence – Anthony Latu 10PC, 5th Grade Leadership & Commitment –
Marshall St Bruno-Ferris 9WH, 4th Grade Excellence – Frankie Sturny 11ME, 4th Grade Leadership & Commitment – Peter
Woodriffe 11MK, 2ndXV Excellence – Joshua Latu 11ME, 2ndXV Leadership & Commitment – Luke Mower 11WH,
1stXV Excellence – Cameron Simms 12NN, 1stXV Leadership & Commitment – Sam Ratcliffe 13HM, Trophy for Junior
Player of the Year – Isileli Kioa 10KR, 1stXV Norm McLeod Cup for Team Spirit – Lui Lagaaia 13WH, 1stXV Northcote /
Birkenhead Rugby Cup for Dedication to Rugby – Hines Fatani 12DG, 1stXV Birkenhead College Coaches Cup for
Outstanding Attitude & Commitment – Quinn Ashby 12BT, 1stXV Northcote / Birkenhead Rugby Cup for Player of the Year
– Joshua Faaee 13Bl.
STUDENT COACHES: Year 9/3 Girls Netball Coach – Briar Smith 11MF & Leisha Matthews 11MK, Year 9/2 Gir ls
Netball Coach – Demi Fredrick 13BL & Cheyenne Tugaga 13HM, Year 10/2 Netball Coach – Katrina George 13HM, Year
10/1 Netball Coach – Rebecca Percy 11MK & Jessica Cross 13ST, J unior Boys Volleyball Coach – Nicholas Lealaitafea
11DH & Ollie Beere 11ME & Benjamin Viliamu 12MN, J unior Gir ls Volleyball Coach – Feo Kioa 12MC & Florence
Ulutunu 12MC & Vienna Fisher 12NN & Parris Tugaga 12NN, J unior Gir ls Touch Coach – Georgia Frankham 12TS,
Junior Boys Badminton Coach – Lit Wei Chin 13HM.
STUDENT UMPIRES: Hockey Umpire – Alexander Little 11LE & Carlie Watt 11ME, Netball Umpir es – Rebecca Percy
11MK, Demi Fredrick 13BL & Jessica Cross 13ST.
SPORTS BLUES: Touch – Georgia Frankham 12TS, Athletics – Megan
Kikuchi 13HM, Netball – Jessica Cross 13ST.
SPECIAL AWARDS:
BIRKENHEAD COLLEGE CUP FOR JUNIOR GIRLS sports
person of the year – Amy Brooksbank 9SN
BIRKENHEAD COLLEGE CUP FOR JUNIOR BOYS sports person
of the year – Oban Hawkins 9WT
KELLY CUP FOR A FEMALE STUDENT who has made the most
contribution to sport at school - Jessica Cross 13ST
KELLY CUP FOR A MALE STUDENT who has made the most
contribution to sport at school – Ollie Beere 11ME
SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR – Megan Kikuchi 13HM