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High Achievers
by Benefitz
Recognising students who attain significant achievements in academics, sports, performing arts, and service.
Academic
Cameron Senior (Year 13)
Premier Scholar in the NZQA Scholarship Awards 2020 (Top 12 in New Zealand). Bronze medal at the International Biology Olympiad.
Mason Liu (Year 13)
Bronze medal in the International Chemistry Olympiad. This placed him in the top 150 in the world and he was the top New Zealand student. Predicted score of 40+ in the International Baccalaureate.
Jasmine Jared (Year 12)
Zalan Varga (Year 12)
Represented New Zealand at the International Informatics Olympiad.
Alex Kang (Year 12)
Silver medal in New Zealand Mathematical Olympiad.
Olerato Sibandze (Year 12)
First place in the Education Perfect Essay Writing Competition. This competition was open to senior students learning any language across New Zealand and Australia.
Advanced Open Debating Team Ella Lin, Julia Lim, Caitlin Hodge, Kim Milmine, (All Year 12)
First place in the Advanced Open Grand Final Auckland Schools Debating. Kim Milmine and Ella Lin named in the Auckland Schools Debating Development Squad.
Sport
Ameila Livingston (Year 12) Synchronised Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Synchronised Swimming Nationals, 13-15 Team.
Amy Im (Year 11) Golf
First place in the New Zealand Women’s foursomes.
Angel Lane (Year 11) Cheerleading
Selected for the New Zealand Junior Cheerleading Team.
Antonia Martin (Year 13) Athletics
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Senior Girls 2 km Race Walk.
Ariel Chen (Year 11) Synchronised Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Synchronised Swimming Nationals, 13-15 Team.
Boston Frost (Year 12) Water Polo
Selected to the New Zealand 2004 Youth Men’s Squad. Under-18 New Zealand Water Polo Club Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Caleb Armit (Year 12) Sailing
First place in the New Zealand Sailing Regatta.
Charlie Twose (Year 11) Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships. - 4x50 Medley, 4x100 Freestyle First place in the Aon New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships. - 4x100 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley and 4x100 Medley Selected for the 2021 Swimming Tri Series Tour.
Cooper Morley (Year 13) Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships. - 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, 4x50 Freestyle Mixed, 4x50 Medley Mixed. Selected for the 2021 Swimming Tri Series Tour.
Connor Oakley (Year 13) Volleyball
Named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships Tournament Team.
Darcy Spark (Year 12) Water Polo
Selected for the New Zealand Water Polo Premier League Albatross Team 2020. Selected for the New Zealand Waterpolo Under-17 Squad. Selected for the New Zealand Water Polo Under-20 Trans Tasman Team.
Ethan Skelton (Year 13) Volleyball and Basketball
Named in the Tournament Team and Most Valuable Player at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships Named in the Men’s Senior National Volleyball League. Selected for the New Zealand Junior Men’s Volleyball Squad.
Eryn Westlake (Year 10) Athletics
First place in the New Zealand Year 9 Girls Road Race.
Frederic Pecqueux (Year 12) Judo
First place in the Open Weight Division in New Zealand Secondary Schools Judo Tournament.
Gabrielle Doyle (Year 10) Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships. - 100 Freestyle (15 Girls), 4x50 Medley Relay (Senior Girls), 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Senior Girls), 200 Individual Medley (15 Girls) Placed first at the Aon New Zealand Swimming Championships. - 50 Backstroke First place in the Aon New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships. - 200 Individual Medley, 50 Free and 200 Free Selected for the 2021 Swimming Tri Series Tour.
Gustav Campher (Year 12) Swimming
First place in the Aon New Zealand Swimming Championships. - 200 Backstroke Placed first in the Aon New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships. - 200 Backstroke, 4x100 Medley Mixed and 4x100 Medley Selected for the 2021 Swimming Tri Series Tour.
Honoka Maeda (Year 12) Volleyball
Named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships Tournament Team.
Jack Baker (Year 10) Softball
Named in the Black Sox Development Team.
Jaden Movold (Year 13) Athletics
Hold the New Zealand Under-17 T54 records for 100 m, 400 m, 5000 m. Finalist for the Spirit of Attitude Award at the National Attitude Awards 2021.
Kees Hofma (Year 10) Football
Named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Under-16 Representative Team.
Kaia Buckley (Year 11) Beach volleyball
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Beach Volleyball Championships.
Kiana Stevenson (Year 11) Volleyball and Beach Volleyball
Selected for the Junior New Zealand Women’s Team. First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Beach Volleyball Championships.
Katsuo Ota (Year 10) Karate
First place Male Kumite in the New Zealand Open Karate Championships.
Lenny Thornton (Year 12) Judo
First place in the Open Weight New Zealand Secondary Schools Judo Tournament.
Lucas Payne (Year 13) Volleyball
Named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships Tournament Team.
Lucy Leith (Year 12)
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Open Fleet. First place in the New Zealand Open Nationals 29er Class.
Luke Sipkes (Year 13) Diving
First place in the New Zealand Diving Nationals. - Boys Junior League Platform, Boys Synchro, Mixed Synchro, Boys 1 m Springboard
Maria Lee (Year 11) Synchronised Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Synchronised Swimming Nationals, 13-15 Team.
Melissa Cowen (Year 12) Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships. - 16 year 200 Breaststroke, 16 year 50 Breaststroke, 4x50 Medley Relay, 4x100 Freestyle Relay, 4 x50 Freestyle Mixed Relay, 4 x50 Mixed Medley Relay First place at the Aon New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships. - 4x100 Mixed Relay, 200 Breaststroke, 400x100 Freestyle, 4x100 Medley Mixed, 100 Breaststroke, 4x100 Medley and 50 Backstroke Selected for the Swimming Tri Series Tour.
Nadja Kumerich (Year 11) Athletics
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Junior Girls for Shot Put and Hammer Throw.
Nico Lietz (Year 13) Volleyball
Named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Volleyball Championships Tournament Team. Named in the Men’s Senior National Volleyball League. Named in the New Zealand Junior Men’s Squad. Scholarship to California State University Long Beach NCAA Division 1 School.
Sam Westerkamp (Year 11) Skateboarding
First place in the Bowlzilla National Skateboarding Championships.
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Open Fleet. First place in the New Zealand Open Nationals 29er Class. First place in the New Zealand WASZP Slalom Nationals. Named New Zealand Yachting Volvo Young Sailor of the Year 2020. New Zealand Yachting Youth Performance Award 2020. Awarded New Zealand Yachting Fast Track Squad Status 2020.
Shaunna Li (Year 13) Badminton
First place in the New Zealand National Championships for Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. First place in the Wisden Team Event.
Stefan Kumerich (Year 10) Wrestling
First place in the New Zealand Wrestling Nationals.
Summer Osborne (Year 11) Swimming
First place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships - 16 year 100 Individual Medley, 16 year 50 Freestyle, 16 year 100 Freestyle, 4x50 Medley Relay, 4x100 Freestyle Relay, 4x50 Mixed Freestyle Relay, 4x50 Mixed Medley Relay First place in the Aon New Zealand Swimming Championships. - 4x100 Freestyle First place in the Aon New Zealand Age Group Swimming Championships. - 100 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 400x100 Mixed Relay, 50 Freestyle, 4x100 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 4x100 Medley Mixed, 200 Freestyle, 400x100 Medley, and 100 Backstroke Selected for the Swimming Tri Series Tour.
Tamsin McAsey (Year 11) Stand Up Paddling
First Place in the New Zealand Stand Up Paddle Boarding National Championships.
Zach Riley (Year 13) Basketball
Selected to play in the National Basketball League. Named Youth Player of the Year in the National Basketball League. Selected for the Junior Tall Blacks. Accepted a four-year scholarship to Fordham University, New York, in the Division 1 Basketball League.
Performing Arts
Abigail (Hyelim) Lee (Year 13)
Selected in the Top 5 national finalists for New Zealand School of Music Jazz Improvisation Competition. Winner of the Outstanding Soloist Award at the Auckland Schools Jazz Band Competition.
Amelia Ullrich (Year 12)
Named Top Senior Dancer at the New Zealand Dance Awards.
Stacked (Year 13 band)
Tyler Jamieson, Alasdair Miller, Aidan Wright, Connor McNab
Top 20 selection for National Smokefree Rockquest Band Finals.
Trio Noir (Year 13 Chamber Group)
Jesse Oh, Junghwan Choi, Amy Wang
Top 12 selection at Auckland District Finals. Top 12 selection at Northern Region Finals of NZCT Schools Chamber Music Contest.
North Sea Jazz Combo
Abigail Lee, Eliot Hahm, Hamish Long, Paris Chen
Platinum Award at Auckland Schools Jazz Band Competition.
Service
Olivia Taylor (Year 9)
Selected for the Youth Advisory Group to the Ministry of Education for Tāmaki Makaurau.
Kelly Cha (Year 13)
Selected for the Youth Advisory Group to the Ministry of Education for Tāmaki Makaurau.
Service Committee
Leaders: Madison Smith and Lucas Dearlove (Year 13) Sua Cho, Kiera Sumner, and Marcia Kilpatrick (Year 13) Aurora Chen, Atiya Hossain, Andre Leader, Lianne Marino, Cynthia Li and Amy Henderson (Year 12) Rebecca Huang, Liam Senior and Joshua Peng (Year 11) Anna Richards and Ryan Thorley (Year 10) Allae Syed and Aqib Hossain (Year 9)
World Vision Gold Award for the 40 Hour Famine.
