Karamu High School Yearbook 2015 by Karamū High School

KARAMU

HIGH SCHOOL TIRA ORA

KARAMU THE NAME AND SCHOOL CREST:

The name Karamu has long been associated with the Hastings area. It is the name of the local stream and was the name of JP Ormondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate on the other side of the city. However, Karamu High School derives its name from the Karamu tree Coprosma lucida. The tree had great significance in early Maori belief. It symbolised life and all the goodness in the Earth and mankind. It had the power to cleanse both spiritually and mentally. THE SCHOOL MOTTO: Knowledge is Strength emphasises the role of knowledge in strong successful life and is the basis of citizenship. THE SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT: Karamu High School will provide co-educational learning opportunities that will inspire students to achieve a wide range of success and develop high standards and self-esteem to enable them to become successful members of society. Students will achieve this through a well-balanced education focusing on individual needs in a friendly, safe and attractive environment. SCHOOL VISION STATEMENT: Proudly Karamu: Proud of who we are and what we stand for Proudly Hastings: Actively supporting the community we are in Proudly Learning: Aiming to achieve to our full potential

The 2015 Yearbook team have had a massive task of covering what our Karamu High School students have been up to throughout the year. From travelling Europe to dancing to victory at our Regional Stage Challenge, the students have definitely got involved and made their mark. A significant change in the Yearbook this year is the amount of student participation. This is the first time in three years that students have been in charge of content for the Yearbook. With only a few guidelines, we were given creative and literary control to make the Yearbook something that was, of course, aesthetically pleasing but also a true representation of the year just gone. We used the circle as our theme throughout the book as situated in the heart of Karamu is our school Circle. The Circle is a place of gathering: it ties people together, just as it has tied our Yearbook together. For the students, we hope you look at this year’s Yearbook and are proud of everything we’ve accomplished as a school. We hope you look back on all the good times and feel that strong sense of family that Karamu embodies. We hope you look on this and understand how you’ve been part of a school that is Proudly Karamu, Proudly Hastings, Proudly Learning. To the Year 13s, we wish you the best of luck for the future. You have certainly set a high standard for the next senior groups to follow. It has been through your involvement and commitment to the school that we’ve been able to achieve great things this year (if you want to know what these are, keep reading and you’ll find out). We’d like to thank a few members of staff for their assistance with the team. To Mrs Kirsty van Rijk, thank you for proof reading and editing every piece of writing in this book. To Mrs Tina Travers and the team in the school office we are so grateful for all the hours you have spent working on all the details. To Mr Martin O’Grady and Mrs Viv Hantler, thank you for giving us permission to take over the beloved Yearbook - we hope you’ve enjoyed the extra spare time. To our designer Kim Alves, thank you for the time you’ve put in to making our vision into a reality. And last, but certainly not least, thank you to Miss Maiken Calkoen for dedicating an enormous amount of time to the Yearbook. Without her creativity, design and organisational skills this definitely would not have been possible.

CONTENTS

The Yearbook Team...................................................... 1

Chess, Tennis............................................................. 47

Contents....................................................................... 2

Cross Country............................................................... 48

Proudly Karamu.......................................................... 4

Regional Debating...................................................... 50

Principal’s Report.......................................................... 6

Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award................................ 52

Board of Trustees Chairperson‘s Report...................... 7

Equestrian.................................................................. 54

Staff 2015..................................................................... 8

Karamu Green Team.................................................. 55

Staff Welcomes & Farewells....................................... 10

Football....................................................................... 56

Head Students............................................................ 16

Hockey....................................................................... 60

Leaders...................................................................... 18

Ki O Rahi.................................................................... 62

Year 13 2015.............................................................. 20

Music.......................................................................... 64

Cabaret....................................................................... 32

Orienteering................................................................ 66

Kapa Haka.................................................................. 34

Netball........................................................................ 67

Big Day Out................................................................ 36

Athletics Day.............................................................. 70

Badminton.................................................................. 38

Boys Rugby................................................................ 72

Basketball................................................................... 39

Girls Rugby................................................................. 74

Swimming Sports....................................................... 40

Stage Challenge......................................................... 76

Canoe Polo................................................................. 42

Swimming, Softball..................................................... 80

Clay Target Shooting.................................................. 44

Athletics...................................................................... 81

Cricket........................................................................ 46

Touch Rugby.............................................................. 82

Triathlon...................................................................... 83

Social Science Faculty..............................................115

Volleyball.................................................................... 84

Geography Trip..........................................................116

Weights....................................................................... 85

History Trip................................................................118

Proudly Hastings...................................................... 86

The Arts Faculty....................................................... 120

ANZAC....................................................................... 88

Photography............................................................. 126

Relay for Life.............................................................. 90

Junior Art.................................................................. 128

40 Hour Famine.......................................................... 90

Theatre Technology.................................................. 129

Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser......................... 91

Painting.................................................................... 130

Hastings Blossom Parade & Karamu Blossom Day... 92

Sculpture.................................................................. 133

Proudly Learning...................................................... 94

Design...................................................................... 134

High Achievers........................................................... 96

Technology Faculty................................................... 136

Academic Institute.................................................... 104

Senior Prizegiving 2014........................................... 141

Careers..................................................................... 105

Junior Prizegiving 2014............................................ 147

Library...................................................................... 106

Senior Prizegiving 2015........................................... 152

Englishes & Languages Faculty............................... 107

Junior Prizegiving 2015............................................ 159

Mathematics Faculty................................................ 109

Class Photos............................................................ 164

Physical Education and Health Faculty.....................110

Sponsors.................................................................. 176

Science Faculty.........................................................112 Science Trip...............................................................114

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT It is with mixed emotions that I write my last Principal’s Report for the Tira Ora magazine. The 2015 year got off to the best possible start with the news in January of the NCEA results for our senior students. For the first time since NCEA began back in 2000, we achieved the best ever results across the board for Levels One, Two and Three and this was celebrated by all. It is so heartening to have the foundation of the school, that is academic achievement, in such good health and to build extracurricular activities around this is the perfect platform to create good all-round citizens for the future. We have continued to enjoy high demand for places at Karamu and thankfully our enrolment scheme has prevented us from becoming overcrowded but, at 900 students on day one this year, it would be fair to say that we were completely full with no spare seats. We do not take this faith in our school for granted and continually strive to ensure that our school meets the needs of the community that we serve. This year we received a visit from the reviewers from the Education Review Office (ERO). They spent two weeks at our school and we asked them to spend the majority of their discretionary time speaking to our students rather than the staff. The ERO reviewers were impressed that we had the confidence to do this and we strongly felt that this would make for a much more authentic review. The feedback that they provided was very pleasing. They reported to us that the students clearly understand that the reason they come to Karamu is to learn and that there is an expectation that all students will strive to reach their potential no matter what that might be. I think that once the students of a school know why they are there, the rest is easy. So many of our students have done well this year and I am sure you will enjoy reading about them through this magazine. One of the striking developments in recent years, exemplified by this year’s group, is student leadership. Clearly 2015’s Year 13’s have built on the examples from previous years and leave a strong legacy for others to continue. Their ownership of the spirit of the school, their ability to galvanise other students to get in behind whatever is the focus for the day, have been greatly appreciated by all the staff and students alike. It is appropriate that I acknowledge Head Students Reuben Hinton, Yahaira Williams and their deputies Jasmin Rorrison and Te Moana Bartlett for motivating and leading the student body this year. They can look back on a job well done. My thanks go to our board chair Mr David de Lange and the board members who govern the school so well. They continually ask how we can improve the achievement outcomes for our students but, most importantly, provide the resources for this to occur. I doubt that there is a more supportive Board of Trustees in New Zealand.

Sadly, we must farewell a few staff members this year. Earlier in the year Mrs Ann Rafealov resigned to pursue business interests, Mrs Katrina Derham took up a teaching position at Kowhai School, Mrs Robyn Lambert left to take up an overseas position with her husband working for Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) and Ms Jan Torrey was appointed to the full time position of regional field officer for the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA). As the year came to an end, we farewelled Miss Margaux Powdrell who, after one year, is moving to Dannevirke where her partner is farming and will teach at Tararua College next year. Mr Aron Noble leaves us after ten years to take up a teaching position at Akina Activity Centre and after twenty years our HOF Technology, Mr Dale Prebble, is retiring to pursue other interests in life, including travel, and we wish him well with these interests. We as a school deeply appreciate the efforts that all these staff have made over the years and thank them sincerely. This year I was granted a Ministry of Education sabbatical which allowed me to travel overseas to Helsinki, Finland to attend the World Principal’s Conference along with 1200 Principals from over 40 countries. It was a significant event for me professionally and I would like to thank our Deputy Principals, Mrs June Clark and Messers Michael Leitch and Wayne Wooster for leading the school so well in my absence. I commend Miss Maiken Calkoen and her magazine team for the production of this Tira Ora magazine filled with many highlights of the year and a precious record for the future. In conclusion, I would like to thank all the support staff who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the days run smoothly at Karamu and in particular my PA Mrs Viv Hantler who puts in many hours of extra work to ensure the school runs efficiently. I have enjoyed every moment of my time at Karamu High School and this has been made possible by the support I have received from my wife Sara and my children Georgia and Sam. I leave at the end of this year to take up the position of Principal of Feilding High School and wish Karamu every success in the future. Ka kite Martin O’Grady Principal Karamu High School

BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRPERSON‘S REPORT For most of the year there has been a sign on the Beatson Road corner displaying the 2014 NCEA level endorsements. This highlights another year of significant academic achievement by Karamu students, achievements they can rightfully be very proud of. The sign is headlined with the quote “it’s all about momentum” and, when you think about this, it goes beyond just the 154 level endorsements the students achieved last year as displayed on the sign, but includes everything we do at Karamu.

pass on their knowledge and expertise, thank you, it is really appreciated.

It’s about everyone involved in Karamu demonstrating our values to make Karamu a really positive environment for all students to have the best opportunities possible to achieve their potential.

This year Dr Leslie Buckley was seconded as a trustee. Dr Buckley is a former student and Head Boy of Karamu who has spent a lot of his time voluntarily at the school mentoring students. His secondment and the input from student trustee, Jessica Stowe, adds further skill to a diverse Board committed to its Governance role at Karamu. It is really great to see past students actively involved in Karamu today.

The school itself provides facilities that I think are amongst the best in New Zealand, but the Karamu values are what take the school beyond being a nice place to be, to be an outstanding place to learn, teach and be involved with. At the centre of our focus are the students. Academic achievement has again been outstanding but student engagement in other areas are a real credit to the students, staff, parents and caregivers. It’s really gratifying when I hear people in the community talking about how impressed they are with the appearance, manners and behaviour of Karamu students they have met when visiting the school, or out and about at community, sports and cultural events. The Karamu values aren’t just about the students, all the staff, senior management, teachers, support staff and BOT commit to these values to ensure momentum is maintained. I think across the school everyone is engaged in demonstrating the school values. For several years now we have had a real focus on professional development of teaching and management and support staff so the people who have such a positive influence on the students are able to provide the best leadership, teaching and support possible. Looking back over this year’s newsletters, it’s staggering the opportunities available to, and taken by, students at Karamu. The options are too numerous to list here, but no doubt if you look through this year book, you will be really impressed. The students can be proud of their exploits and endeavour in various sporting arena, cultural events and how they presented themselves in the community locally and even internationally. Obviously, these opportunities would not exist if staff and parent volunteers did not get involved and support, transport and coach the students. To those people who give up their time and

Once again the Student Leaders have really done an outstanding job in further developing and modelling a positive culture at Karamu, displaying a positive work ethic and willingness to get involved, in particular those new to Karamu. This group really contribute to the school in many ways and can be proud of their role over the year

Another significant event marked the end of the school year, with Principal Martin O’Grady advising that he was leaving Karamu after seven and a half years to become Principal at Feilding High School. Our loss is certainly Feilding’s gain as I have no doubt the commitment, passion and vision that Mr O’Grady brought to Karamu, the students, staff and community will continue in his new role at Feilding. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, and personally, I would like to thank Martin, Sara and family for their commitment, dedication and support of Karamu during his time here. His efforts were, and are, still greatly appreciated and he will be missed. The Board are currently in the process of appointing a new Principal in 2016 and are working hard to ensure that the new Principal is someone who will be focussed on maintaining Karamu as an outstanding secondary school with students and staff achieving at the highest levels possible. Finally, to all students, staff, trustees, parents, caregivers and others who have contributed to Karamu over the past year, thank you for your time and efforts, all the best for 2016. Dave de Lange Board of Trustees Chairperson Karamu High School

STAFF 2015 Board of Trustees

Mr D de Lange (Chairperson) Mr K Chadwick, M.B.A. Mr I Horsefield Mrs J Clothier, B.A., Dip. ILS, Dip. Tchg(Staff Trustee) Mrs V Hantler (Secretary) Mr M O’Grady, B.Agr, PGDipEdAdminLead, Dip Tchg (Principal) Mrs K Holden, B.A., Dip. Tchg, AIRMT Mr I Taylor, B.A., LLB Miss J Stowe (Student Trustee)

Senior Management Team

Principal Mr M J O’Grady, B.Agr, PGDipEdAdminLead, Dip Tchg Deputy Principal Mr M P Leitch, B.Ed., Dip. Tchg Deputy Principal Mrs J B Clark, B.Sc., Post Grad.Dip.Ed.(Ed Admin),

Dip. Tchg

Deputy Principal Mr W W Wooster, Dip. P.E., Dip. Tchg

Heads Of Faculty

Science Mr K Beaumont, B.Sc. (Hons), Dip. Tchg Social Sciences Miss H Glenny, B.A., Grad. Dip. Tchg English and Languages Ms J K Morris, M.A.Otago, M.A.Victoria,

Grad. Arts, Dip. Tchg

Health and Physical Education Mr G P Ross, B. Ph. Ed., Dip.Tchg Arts Mr D Hollands, B.Des, Grad. Dip. Tchg Mathematics Mr K May, B.A., M. Sci (Hons). Dip. Tchg Technology Mr D L Prebble, T.T.C.

Teaching Staff

Mrs J Bartlett, BA, Dip Ed, Adv Dip Tchg, LTCL, LSB Speech, FSB Pub Spkg Mrs K Beaumont, B.Ed. B.A(on leave) Mr M Belz, B.B.S., M. Ed Admin., Dip.Tchg Mr T Blake, B.Ed.Tchg - TIC Sport Miss J Bolton, BA, Grad Dip.Tchg Mrs J Burn, B. Des (Hons), Grad Dip. Tchg Miss M Calkoen, B.Arch (Hons), Grad Dip. Tchg Mr P Chamberlain, B.Sc. (Hons), P.G.C.E. M.R.S.C. Mrs A Cooper, B.Mus., B Sc., Grad Dip. Tchg Mr B Crawford, Dip.Tchg - Year 10 Dean Mrs H M Crawford, T.T.C.

Mrs N Crawford, Dip.Tchg - Year 9 Dean Mr C Cummins, Dip Audio Engineering, M.A. Grad Dip. Tchg Miss J Dawson, Dip. Tchg BDES (Design) Mrs K Derham, Dip Tchg Mrs Y Douglas, BA, Grad Dip Tchg Miss P Ferguson, Dip. Tchg Mr N P Field, B.Sc., Dip.Tchg Ms S Gunn, B.Hort Sc, Grad Dip. Tchg Mr L Harmer, B.Maori Performing Arts, B Maori Art & Design, Dip.Tchg Mrs K Hart, B.A.(Hons), L.S.B., L.T.C.L., P.G.Dip.Ed (counselling), Dip.Tchg,

M. Counselling

Ms P Hati, B.Maori Performing Arts, Grad D ip. Tchg Mr T Hunter, B.A., Dip. Tchg Mrs J Hunter, BPhed, Dip. Tchg, Grad Cert Career Development Mr M Jamieson, Dip.Tchg. D ip Special. Needs Mrs R J Lambert, B.Sc. (Hons), Dip.Tchg Mr J Lynex, B.Sc., Dip. Tchg Mrs L McCaffrey, B.Ed. NZAMD Solo Dip. (Jazz, Hip Hop) Mrs F McDonald, B.A., Dip. Tchg Ms J McDowall, B.B.S., Grad. Dip.Tchg Mr J Mallory, B.A.,M.A.E. Mrs R Malton, B.Ed Mr J Matthews, B.Ed., Dip. Tchg Mr R Meijerink, M Sc. Med. Mr N R Moir, B.Sc., Dip. Ed. Studs., Dip. Tchg Mr A Noble, B.Ed, Dip. Tchg - Asst HOF Health and PE,

Year 9 Dean

Mrs V Peffer, ADVTC Electrical..Dip Tchg Mrs A Price, B.B.S.,Dip.Tchg. -Year 12 Dean Miss M Powdrell, B.A., Grad Dip. Arts, Grad Dip Tchg Miss J Primmer, B.RS.,Dip.Tchg Mrs A Rafealov, BA, Dip.P.E., Dip.Tchg, Grad Dip. Arts Mr J Read, B.A., Dip.Policing., Grad Di p. Tchg Ms V Redwood, B.A., Dip. Tchg Ms A Roberts, B.Sc (Hons). Grad Dip Tchg Mrs A Rogers, Adv.Nat Cert Carpentry, Dip .Tchg (on leave) Ms J Symes, Dip.HSC,Dip.Tchg, Asst HOF Technology Mr D A Taylor, Dip Tchg - Asst HOF Mathematics Mrs T Taylor, B.A., Dip.Tchg - Asst HOF Social Sciences, Year 13 Dean Mr C Thompson, B.Sc., Dip. Tchg

Ms J Torrey, B.Sc., Dip.Tchg - Asst HOF Science, SCT Mrs K Van Rijk, B.A. Grad Dip. Tchg, Year 11 Dean Ms J Veen, B.A., Grad Dip. Tchg - Year 10 Dean Mrs V Watson, B.A.Dip.Tchg, L.T.C.L.(Drama) - Asst HOF Performing Arts Ms E Wiggins, B.A., Dip Tchg Mr W R W Whaitiri, M.N.Z.M., J.P., B.A.,- To hu o te Matauranga Dip. Tchg,

Dip Maori Devpt

Instrumental Music Tutors

Dave Boston (Guitar, Electric Bass) B.A, L.T.C.L (Perf), A.I.R.M.T Tessa-May Brown (Voice) Sarah Bryant (Cello) B.A, A.T.C.L, Grad Dip Tchg Cameron Budge (Drums) Mary McHattie (Flute) Dip Tchg, A.I.R.M.T Sally Rutgers (Piano) Norma Smith (Violin) Neville Stewart (Brass) Brigitte Tiedemann (Flute) Anton Wuts (Saxophone, Clarinet) BMus

Support Staff

Miss A Arnott, Teacher Aide Mrs J Clarke, Accounts Clerk Mrs J Clothier, B.A., Dip. ILS, Dip.Tchg RLIANZA - Library Mrs C Cogswell, Administration/Careers Mr B Cottrell, Teacher Aide Mrs F Gray, Receptionist/Cashier Mrs V Hantler, Principal’s PA Mr R McLaren, Groundsman Miss S Maui, Teacher Aide Miss A Mooney, Lab Tech/Teacher Aide, BBMSC Mr R Poulgrain, Caretaker Ms W Prescott, Senior Canteen Assistant Ms M Radley, Administration/ Library Mr M Strickland, NZCE (Ele Eng) - Computer Technician Mrs T Travers, Telephonist/Word-processing Mrs K Treneman, Administration Mrs M Whiting, Q.T.A. (Microbiology) Lab Technician

5 row Mrs J Clothier, Mrs R Malton, Mrs T Taylor, Miss A Mooney, Mrs K van Rijk, Mrs J Burns, Mr N Field, Mr P Chamberlain, Mrs K Derham, Miss J Dawson, Miss M Calkoen, Miss J Bolton, Mr J Matthews 4 row Miss M Powdrell, Mr B Crawford, Mr M Strickland, Mr M Belz, Mr T Blake, Mr J Wright, Mr T Hunter, Mrs N Crawford, Mr N Moir, Mr L Harmer, Mrs A Price, Miss J Veen, Mrs F Gray 3 row Miss S Maui, Mr D Taylor, Ms A Roberts, Ms E Wiggins, Mr J Read, Mr M Jamieson, Mr R Meijerink, Mr C Thompson, Mr C Cummins, Miss D Arnott, Mrs A Cooper, Mrs A Rafealov

2 row Mr A Noble, Ms S Gunn, Mrs V Watson, Miss J Primmer, Ms P Hati, Ms W Prescott, Mrs H Crawford, Mrs R Lambert, Mrs V Hantler, Mrs P Peffer, Mrs F McDonald, Mr J Torrey, Mrs L McCaffrey Front row Mr D Prebble, Mr K Beaumont, Mr K May, Mr M Leitch, Mr M Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Grady, Mrs J Clark, Mr W Wooster, Ms J Morris, Miss H Glenny, Mr D Hollands Absent Mrs T Travers, Miss K Treneman, Mrs M Whiting, Mrs J Bartlett, Mr B Cottrell, Mr B Whaitiri, Mrs J Clarke, Ms M Radley, Ms K Hart,

FAREWELL MR MARTIN O’GRADY

Mr O’Grady arrived on 1 September 2008 to take up the position of Principal at Karamu High School. He came into his office, clean desk, sat down and that’s when it all began.

Mr O’Grady was nervous, first day on the job, but went on the most incredible journey over the past seven and half years and a big thank you to him for taking us along on that journey with him. Mr O’Grady’s biggest achievement was his insight, perseverance, commitment getting the Ministry of Education to award Karamu with a rebuild of a large part of the school, this has been amazing. Not only did he get the rebuild, but went onto manage the project and finances related to it. There was lots of meetings in the builders sheds, wearing gumboots stomping around the building site, and wearing a fluro vest over his number ones! The Beatson Road gate finally got underway and Mr O’Grady’s determination and knowing the right people to talk to and to work with, it was completed. This made Sir Selwyn Cushing very happy, he now feels a lot safer and very grateful. The gate provides extra security to the back of the school. Then who could forget the 50th Jubilee and the Sculpture, once again Mr O’Grady had the vision and leadership to oversee a very successful event, which was amazing. The Sculpture from conception to now standing in its glory, was once again a vision he had and carried through and it will be there for years to come. All of these things have created the momentum which has contributed to Karamu being the school of choice bringing huge roll increase and excellent student successes. Mr O’Grady consistently emphasised to students the importance of gaining the best qualifications they could while at school. For the students to gain a record 166 level endorsements in his last year is something for which he is very proud of. In addition, while Mr O‘Grady was leading all this, he was on the Ministry of Education Property Reference Group who

had meetings in Wellington, was appointed by the Ministry of Education to mentor four first time Principals and then was given the honour of becoming a Justice of the Peace. In 2014, Mr O’Grady was awarded the NEITA Foundation’s National Award for Excellence in Leadership. Mr O’Grady achieved so much for Karamu and the wider community. At the end of the day he, is the true meaning of – Proudly Karamu, Proudly Hastings, Proudly Learning. Mr O’Grady’s wife Sara is amazing. While maintaining a very productive life of her own, including among other things, a busy pre-school teaching career, she was always right beside Mr O’Grady, supporting him as he worked long hours for Karamu High School. From being part of the Year 8 uniform measuring team each year, to making her signature sandwiches, to being with Mr O’Grady at school events, Karamu has been very lucky to have had Mrs O’Grady. Thank you, so very much! And not to forget Georgia and Sam, Mr O’Grady’s children, they had to share some of their precious Dad time with Karamu so we appreciate and thank them for that. Mr O’Grady left us at the end of 2015 to take up the challenge of being the Principal at Feilding High School. We know he will do an awesome job as he has a huge capacity for challenges, achieving his vision, and striving to do his best for the students, staff and school. As well as all the normal school challenges Mr O’Grady will endure, he will certainly enjoy going down to the school dairy farm to check out the milking and the sheep farm at shearing time to check out the wool clip! We are all going to miss working with Mr O’Grady as he has been such an amazing leader of Karamu, we have learnt so much from him and have appreciated his professional leadership, the care and respect he has given us all.

OBITUARY

KARAMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BELOVED KAUMATUA WIREMU (BILL) WHAITIRI

He aitua, he aitua. Kua hinga te totara i te waonui tapu a Tane. Wi Rangi Wiremu Whaitiri, or Matua Bill, as we fondly called him at Karamu, was a man described as humble, insightful, reassuring, a pillar of quiet strength, a pool of wisdom, and a hardcase. Matua Bill and his beautiful wife, Mei, have been part of the Karamu whanau for more than 30 years. First, they were parents with their daughter, Meka, attending Karamu, then Matua Bill became a teacher before finally moving into the esteemed position of Kaumatua for Karamu.

its own Marae and wharenui, which came to fruition in 2012 with the establishment of our Whare Wananga, Te Poho o Rongokako. Matua Bill will be missed and will always be remembered. E te Totara Haemata, hoki atu ki ou tupuna, ki nga ringaringa aroha o te matua nui i te rangi. Moe mai, moe mai, moe mai ra. Wi Rangi Wiremu Whaitiri 1931-2015

Many teachers and students, past and present, have shared memories of Matua Bill. Many of these memoires were the funniest stories that I have heard in a long time. It is heartwarming to know that he was present in so many peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. Although Matua Bill is no longer with us physically, he will always be here in spirit. He had the vision and desire for Karamu to have

WELCOMES Michael Leitch New Deputy Principal, Mr Michael Leitch, has spent the last fifteen years at Napier Boys’ High School where he taught PE, Maths, Science and Agriculture and was Assistant Principal. He also spent two years at an International School in Korea. He is married to Angela and has two sons, Lachie (7) and Cameron (3). He is enjoying the friendly and enthusiastic staff and students at Karamu and the positive environment that has been created here. Mr Leitch says we are exceptionally lucky to have a fantastic physical environment in which we teach and learn but at the end of the day it is the people that make this such a great place to work. Our special school days of Athletics Sports, Swimming Sports and Blossom Day have been a real highlight. Mr Leitch believes these days epitomize the positive spirit amongst the student body.

Julie Burn Mrs Julie Burn teaches Junior Soft Materials and Food Technology. Originally from Scotland, she has lived in Napier for seven years and recently married her Napier-born husband. Having done some relief teaching here last year, she was only too keen to apply for a full-time job. Mrs Burn has started a knitting and felting group for beginners and for experienced people to learn more. She was the girls’ junior A soccer team manager this year. Mrs Burn really enjoyed this and thanks Ben and Ciaran who refereed for her. She had a great time leading students working on the Edible Fashion Awards. Mrs Burn wishes to thank all staff who have helped her this year, and the students for their hard work and efforts.

Julie Bolton Miss Julie Bolton is from Levin and previously taught at Horowhenua College. She is joining the English and Languages Faculty to teach English. She has had the most productive and positive year developing as a teacher and individual. Miss Bolton wishes to thank the amazing and supportive

staff here, especially Emma Wiggins who has looked after her so well. The highlights for Miss Bolton were taking the Canoe Polo team to Schools Nationals in Fielding and watching her year nine form class progress over the year.

Joni Dawson Miss Joni Dawson is a teacher of Visual Art, Photography and Technology. She grew up in Waimarama and, after finishing school at Havelock North High, completed a degree in Interior Architecture. After working in the industry in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, she retrained as a teacher and taught at Waiopehu College, Levin, where she taught DVC, Art and Fabric Technology. Miss Dawson has enjoyed the range of subjects she has picked up throughout the year, in both the Art and Technology Faculties. Highlights so far have been the Year 13 Geography trip up to Tongariro National Park and the Year 12 Photography camp at Blackhead Beach. Another notable achievement was her Year 10 Art students designing a ‚Fantasyland Mural‘ as part of a local competition. Miss Dawson is looking forward to returning in a full time position in 2016.

Maiken Calkoen Miss Maiken Calkoen is a former pupil of Karamu High School and returns to teach Design and Visual Communication (DVC), formerly known as Graphics. After leaving Karamu and spending time in Costa Rica as an exchange student, she studied architecture at Victoria University, Wellington. After travelling and working in the USA, the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland, she taught at Hutt International Boys’ School and Wellington High School. She has really enjoyed settling back into Hastings and being part of the amazing Technology Faculty. The highlights this year have been seeing enthusiasm for Design and Visual Communication grow, and being part of the dynamic and talented yearbook team. She is looking forward to the challenge of returning in 2016 as the Head of the Technology Faculty.

Roland Meijerink Mr Roland Meijerink was born and raised in the Netherlands. He completed an MSc in Electrical Engineering and obtained a teaching degree in both Mathematics and Physics. After teaching both subjects for five years at a secondary school, he felt it was time for a new challenge and decided to move to New Zealand. His partner is working as a doctor at the Emergency Department of Hawke’s Bay Hospital. Mr Meijerink has been teaching Mathematics and coached for the 3rd XII Girls‘ football team.

Jeremy Wright Mr Jeremy Wright was schooled in Central Hawke’s Bay and completed a Bachelor of Visual Art before moving on to a Diploma in Teaching at Massey University. At Karamu, he is currently teaching Year 12 Automotive, Year 11 Building Industry as well as Junior Technology classes. He is a practicing artist and a keen outdoorsman, and is involved in Karamu’s Duke of Edinburgh Hillary programme.

Clancy Cummins Mr Clancy Cummins has taught previously at Auckland Grammar, Koc School in Istanbul and Kingsway College in Auckland, where he taught English and Media. He is teaching English parttime this year while working on his Master’s degree. Mr Cummins has enjoyed his first year at Karamu. His highlights this year include helping first eleven boy’s football team develop their skills and teamwork throughout the year. He is looking forward to returning in a full time position in 2016.

Dana Arnott Miss Dana Arnott worked at Karamu for part of last year on a temporary basis but is back this year as full-time Teacher Aide and assisting in the library. She enjoys equestrian activities and is part of the Hawke’s Bay dressage team. She is a keen netball player and enjoys playing both drums and guitar. Dana coached a school netball team and will do so again this winter.

Sharlena Teiva Maui Ko Tîroto tona Awa. Ko Takitumu me Kura‘aupo ona Vaka. Ko Makatea tona Maunga. Ko Orongomatāne tona Marae. Ko Atiunuimaruarua tona Iwi. Ko Taturoa-i-te-putamarama tona Hapu. Ko Sharlena Teiva Maui tona ingoa. We are most fortunate to have Sharlena join the Karamu whānau this year as a Teacher Aide. She is a former student of Karamu, and was a Cultural Leader in 2011. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and skill; in the classroom, on the sport’s field, and on the kapa haka stage. She works well with students that need extra classroom support, or advice on rugby and touch rugby. He mihi maioha tēnei ki a koe, nau mai, hoki mai Sharlena.

Racheal Malton Whaea Racheal joined the Technology Faculty at the beginning of Term Two teaching Food Technology, Hospitality and SPEC. She has previously worked in Intermediates in Hastings, South Auckland and Palmerston North before moving to the Central Regional Health School, and the Lower North Youth Justice Residential Centre, in Palmerston North. She is excited to join the enthusiastic, motivated a n d dynamic teaching staff at Karamu High School. She is passionate about learning and teaching. Whaea Racheal is of Ngati Kahungunu descent and a special area of interest for her is raising the educational achievement of Maori and Pacific Island students. Whaea Racheal is looking forward to taking up a permanent position next year at Karamu High School.

HELLO AND GOODBYE! Margaux Powdrell Miss Margaux Powdrell is originally from Wairoa but completed her secondary schooling at Iona College, Havelock North. She has been teaching English. The faculty and students have valued her superb teaching skills, bubbly personality and willingness to contribute to school life, both in curricular and co-curricular activities. She has been involved with the equestrian team, having competed successfully at regional and national dressage events herself. She has run the junior extension writing programme and coached junior girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hockey. She relished the welcoming whanau atmosphere at the school and has found the help and support from the staff amazing. We wish her every success in her new teaching role at Tararua College in Pahiatua.

Jo McDowell After the departure of Mrs Derham at the end of Term Two, the Social Sciences Faculty was in need of a Social and Business Studies teacher ready to go from the beginning of Term Three. Mrs Jo McDowall eagerly stepped into place. Mrs McDowall had been involved in a number of business enterprises and companies before deciding that teaching would be a fantastic new challenge. While only at Karamu a short time, she was fully involved in both curriculum and extra curricula activities. She takes up a full time position at Woodford House as Teacher in Charge of Commerce. We wish her the very best in her new position.

Anna Mooney Miss Anna Mooney joined the staff this year as a science technician and teacher aide. She recently completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Victoria University and is very interested in microbiology, especially on the positive impact bacteria have on human health. The Science Faculty thank her for her valuable contribution this year and wish her well for her future.

FAREWELL Dale Prebble Mr Dale Prebble taught at Karamu for 20 years as the Head of the Technology Faculty. Many students and staff benefited from his humour and general kindness over the years, but gained most from the wealth of knowledge he has as a Technology teacher. Seeing all the opportunities he has provided for the students this year alone, is testament to his dedication to students and their progression. We can only imagine the number of students he has positively influenced and positively affected over the many years of teaching here. Mr Prebble is retiring from teaching to spend more time with his growing family and develop his role as a grandparent. He will also enjoy a bit of travel and some technology projects of his own. We wish him very well and thank him for his massive contribution to Karamu High School.

FAREWELL Jan Torrey This year Karamu said farewell to Ms Jan Torrey who was assistant HOF Science and a senior Physics teacher. Ms Torrey had several different roles in her time at KHS including Year 13 Dean, the Specialist Classroom Teacher and overseeing the Boys Mentoring programme as part of the Karamu Achievement Project. She was an avid supporter of Heretaunga house and happy to help any students who asked for extra assistance. Ms Torrey initiated and organised the first Science trip to Europe in 2015 which gave students an insight into ground-breaking science experiments such as the Hadron Collider and Plasma research. She has taken up a new position as a Field Representative for the Post Primary Teachers Association. We wish Ms Torrey all the best for her future endeavours.

Ann Rafealov Mrs Ann Rafealov taught at Karamu 14 years. She is a talented printmaker and painter and her knowledge in these areas will be missed. Over her years at Karamu High School, Mrs Rafealov has enabled countless students to develop their understanding and technical ability in the Visual Arts. Many of these students have gone on to careers as a direct result of the support and passion Mrs Rafealov displayed for her subject.

Robyn Lambert Mrs Robyn Lambert started at Karamu in 1999, taking on the role and responsibility as Head of the Social Sciences Department. In her time here at Karamu, Mrs Lambert has proudly supported the students in their endeavors attending all events and, of course,

supporting her house, Te Mata. She managed netball and football teams as well as supporting students in their quest to achieving in the Asia Wise competitions and more recently - the great China Race. In 2011 Mrs Lambert relinquished her role as Head of Department to focus more on being in the classroom with students. After 16 years, she and her husband have taken the plunge to give back that little bit more and move on to a different challenge - in Vanuatu where she is working with the Volunteer Services Abroad Organisation. We wish her all the best in this new venture.

Katrina Derham Mrs Katrina Derham has been a huge part of Karamu High School, having taught in many different subject areas across the faculties over a number of years. She started here working as a dependable and organised relief teacher until the school found her skills, knowledge and flexibility far too precious and was able to convince Mrs Derham to take on part, then full time classes. Karamu was extremely lucky to have her! She always went above and beyond to offer new learning experiences to the students. Mrs Derham left Karamu at the end of Term Two to work at Kowhai Special School and we wish her best in this venture.

Aron Noble Mr Aron Noble has been an enthusiastic and conscientious member of the Karamu family for the many years teaching in Health, Sport, P.E. and Visual Arts. He mentored his colleagues and his students toward selfimprovement. He is a talented painter and passionate about health and fitness. He expected the most from every student and himself, his inspirational approach always producing student success, be it in the classroom or on the field. Although it is sad to see him leave we are happy to know that there will be many more young men and women that will lead better lives through there contact with him.

HEAD STUDENTS Head Boy Reuben Hinton Each year of high school has exceeded the last in terms of enjoyment, with this year being the best of the five. Mostly because I had the honour of being Head Boy. Thanks to the other leaders and people that got along with each other which created a nice environment to be a part of. Over the course of this year I have tried to get involved with as much as I can, which has kept me very busy but I have enjoyed the challenge of balancing it all. With all of these activities I have encountered, there have been new and different experiences, such as Stage Challenge and Relay for Life. Without trying those new things I wouldn’t have had the chance to enjoy all of the moments that they provided me with or the new people that they allowed me to meet. So my advice to everyone is just to say, yes, to every opportunity offered because it will lead you to new and interesting things you may not have known you would enjoy, and gain positive and happy memories from it To finish, I would like to say that Karamu has been a huge part of my life and without it I wouldn’t be the person I am today, I am grateful for everything that has been offered to me by this wonderful school. Thanks to Mr O’Grady and the staff.

Head Girl Yahaira Williams I would love to say it feels like yesterday I was only Year Nine. But it doesn’t. It feels like I have been at Karamu High School my whole life. For the past five years I have been involved in numerous activities and experiences, which allowed me to meet many different personalities. The opportunities that Karamu has offered me have been endless, and my only regret is that I did not utilize all of them. It may be a challenge, but my biggest advice to all of our students is to make sure you get to the end of your time at Karamu, feeling no regret for what you didn’t do. The greatest opportunity that I was given by our school was the chance to help people. Helping others aided me in so many ways. It gave me satisfaction, helped me understand other perspectives and meet even more people. On top of this, it showed me that I want to help people in the future as well. Just because it feels like I have been here for a long time, does not mean that I do not want it to continue on longer. In reality, we all must leave home one day and I believe Karamu has prepared me for this. Thanks to Mr O’Grady and the staff at Karamu.

Deputy Head Boy Te Moana Bartlett Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, tena ra tātou katoa! Kia ora, my name is Te Moana Bartlett and I was privileged to be chosen as the Deputy Head Boy for 2015. Since my first year here at Karamu in 2011, I admired the approachable and inviting nature of senior leaders, from House Leaders right through to Head students. I knew I would love to become a leader one day, but never did I imagine it would be Deputy Head Boy. Helping lead a school as vibrant as Karamu can be a very daunting task, but with a team of three other amazing head students, this year we were able to lead Karamu with pride. One personal highlight for me this year was being able to mentor Year 9 students. It has been great passing my experiences on to others but it also has been great to see the Year 9s turn from shy, quiet statues on the first day, to the confident, bubbly and focussed students they are today. Leading the school this year has been great, it has taught me a lot about how to lead and how to set good examples. I thank Mr O’Grady and all the staff for giving me the opportunity to be Deputy Head Boy. I wish all the students carrying on next year the best, have fun, enjoy each day and take every opportunity you are given! And remember, that knowledge is strength!

Deputy Head Girl Jasmin Rorrison It has been an absolute honour to be Deputy Head girl at Karamu this year. This year really solidified for me how great a school environment we truly have, and how privileged we are to attend a school where there is so much positivity and love. When starting school in Year Nine, I had no idea what to expect. Yet, after the first day, I knew I was going to love Karamu, and I knew I was going to make some friends for life. From not so flash memories such as getting a pen stuck in my braces for an hour or two in Year Nine, to the many flash memories that I will always look back on; Karamu has been a place where I have learnt, been challenged, had many laughs and, most importantly, have grown. I am leaving Karamu having found my passions and with a clear sense

of direction for my future. Also importantly, with invaluable friendships from past students, my peers, and students that are yet to finish their years at Karamu. Karamu has taught me that you should never underestimate the power of positivity, that you should always extend yourself, grasp opportunities, and encourage those around you to do the same. Lastly, that you should always aim to be the change you hope to see around you. To the Years below me, who have become great friends of mine, continue to push yourselves in every way. Any opportunities you are offered; take them. Continue setting new goals that are realistic and challenge you; don’t compare your ability to anyone else. Most importantly, have fun. They always say, ‘time flies.’ I rolled my eyes when they said that in Year Nine. Turns out, teachers are always right! Jazz

House Leaders

L - R: Shaniece Eagan, Brooke Linnell, Emily Griffin, Mitchell Turner, Sarah Morley, Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett, Jack Holden, Eleazer Spooner, Stanley Chilton, Adam Ward, Poppy Savage, Aries Moore-Wilson, Tiffany Buckley, Baileigh O’Donoghue, Keriana Salisbury, Dayna Carswell

Community Leaders Back Row (L - R) Larissa Hoogendoorn, Mikaelah-Grace Radtke, Emma Mackereth, Jayden Black, Angus Fulford, Breanna Lenz Front Row (L - R) Haylee Nolan, Tayla Hunnam, Shannon Walford, Chinayd O’Sullivan

Area Leaders Back Row (L - R): Larissa Huata-Lucas (Culture), Liam Karekare (Culture), Wilson Pearse (Sports), Sarah Davison (Academic) Middle Row (L - R): Isaac Cox (Performing Arts), Coco Kerckhoffs (Academic), Jessica Stowe (Sports), Levi Cox (Academic), Bongani Sikupa (Sports) Front Row (L - R): Hera Kahukura (Culture), Chantel Slade (Performing Arts), Alana Rowsell (Performing Arts), Jaime Stewart (Academic)

Year 13 2015

Mrs T Taylor, Holly Keesing-Schermann, McKenzie Grant, Shaquelle Leitch, Maria Hapuku-Te Nahu, Antonia Healey, Lyric Smith, Cheyanne Auckram, Natasha Mudgway, Mitchell Turner, Tayla Hunnam, Shannon Walford, Bella Murdoch, Brooke Linnell, Natalie Pallesen, Faith Anderson-Graham, Keriana Salisbury, Seanne Tonga, Alysha Morgan, Jessica Robert

Front Row

Jessica Stowe, Jasmin Rorrison, Chantel Slade, Alana Rowsell, Sarah Morley, Bongani Sikupa, Vinh Tran, Levi Cox, Jayden Kelly, Arawhiu Crawford, Tahlia Hopkins, Laura Jones-Butcher, Baileigh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue, Tiffany Buckley, Larissa Hoogendoorn, Nadia Rasell, Samantha Peffer, Shaniece Eagan, Gabriel le Frewin

Haylee Nolan, Noema Taunoa, Eleazer Spooner, Seth Hawkins, Joshua Adams, Matt Paley, Taine Walford, Reuben Hinton, Max Steadman, Wilson Pearse, Stanley Chilton, Daniel Hannam, Kyle Adams, Darth Cornelius, Te Moana Bartlett, Angus Fulford, Emile Karauia-George

Second Row

Third Row

Hera Kahukura, Alexander Pene-Holmes, David Prebble, Jack Holden, Shailyn Pillay, Daniel Coppell, Liam KareKare, Adam Ward, Reid Douglas, Kris Funnell, Shanon Abraham, Trent Wehi, Caylum Green, Luke Doyle, Brad Brider, Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett, Dylan Tonks, Thomas Southey

Yahaira Williams, Mikaelah-Grace Radtke, Jayleece Puriri-Tai, Emma Mackereth, Larissa Huata-Lucas, Te Haina Kupa, Sarah Davison, Poppy Savage, Hannah Stroud, Isaac Cox, Georgia Walker, Coco Kerckhoffs, Billy Michael, Georgia Biss, Aries Moore-Wilson, Georgia Urquhart, Awhina Wainohu

Fourth Row

Back Row

Coco Kerckhoffs

Daniel Hanna

Daniel Coppell

Darth Cornelius Most known for: Afro Future career: Toppling the New World Order Hashtag: #darthvader

Emily Griffin

Elezaer Spooner Most known for: Cabaret Prince, always being in t he dance room, being straight up. desired future: High School Dance teacher.

Emma MacKereth #VGT Most Known For: Missing my mouth when eating, amusing others via the unfortunate things that happen to me. Desired Future: Being a financially stable member of the middle class

Emile Karauria-George Most known for: going too hundy in the haka (and also being out of time) Desired Duture: becoming a more humble and better person. #Shpeak

Gabrielle Frewin

Georgia Walker #georgie Desired future: primary sch ool teacher Most known for: always smi ling and having nice legs

Haylee Nolan Most known for: being Eminems daughter, watery eyes Desired future: to be the real slim shady #rapgoddess

Jack Holden Most known for: tecktonik

Desired future: physio for the NZ wome n’s hockey team

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Hannah Stroud

Isaac Cox

Jayden Kelly

What I’m known for: cars especially my eskys and rotarys. Future career: something to do with cars #StreetSocietyHB

Jessica Stowe

Most known for: having a love for carrots, being part of the BBB line up. Desired future: Being Sonny Bill William’s physiotherapist #Queenbee

Larissa Hoogendorn Most known for: photography, having a huge smile Desired future: owning a suave restaurant #sassqueen

Levi Cox waiter Future: sports physio and in level 2 nce elle exc ing Most known for: gett unfamiliar #squadgoals

Mia Heeney

Most known for: breaking awkw ardness with an awkward laugh. Desired future: tattoo artist and hosting the next project X #faceonfleccckk #ruthless&tooth less

Larissa Konia

Luke Doyle Desired future: being a rocket surgeon. #pukelord

Mikaelah-Grace Radtke

Laura Jones-Butcher: Future career: dog handler Most known for: being Loud

Max Steadman Most known fo r: be ing tall and hilarious #b irtday

Mitchell Turner

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Noema Taun

Poppy Savage Reuben Hinton Most known - 100% attendance for every class future â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Desired future: captain of the nz indoor netball team hashtag: #weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re breaking free

Sarah Davison g equipped with Most known for: always bein any situation. the appropriate stationery for icine med er: care re Futu #rubikscube

Shailyn Pillay

Sarah Morley

Seanne Tonga most known for Yah! Nuh jook-eul-lae?! future career plans: teach english in asia #IfYouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;reRichImSingle

Shaniece Eagan 5 years Staying the same height for for: wn Best kno ker wor ial Future career plans: Soc #shawty

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Shannon Walford Most known for: dressing like a carrot and driving like a boss Desired future: manager at uncle Bills #wingingit #whatarebrakes

Stanley Chilton

Tahlia Hopkins

Te Haina Kupa

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Vinh Tran Most known for: Hatin g dogs and little kids Desired future: being a minion #teamedward

Tiffany Buc Most know kley: n fo laughing at r: Having the laugh ev and over ex eryone ends aggera up that nobody believes wha ting stories so often t she says Future Car anymore. eer Plans: New York D ance Acade #canthand my. letwocruiser s

Trent Wehi Most Known For: Eating nothing, ever. Desired future: Horror movies or music/ scaring people #GiveDivasAChance

Yahaira Williams Most known for: be ing a 7 on insta an d a 3 in real life Future - motivation al speaker that ow ns a successful milkshake shop #weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all in this tog ether

Wilson Pearse Most known for: All the polo â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any money from Future career: Nomad, can polo #pololife #wagging

Adam Ward ep/ : Only listens to Dubst for n Most know car crazy d an d ner s art He EDM, Kingdom Supra or Silvia Future plans: get a ietyHB Hashtag: #StreetSoc

Antonia Healey

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Georgia Biss Future career: Mother of 7 children Hashtag: #youcantsitwithus Most known for: Being captain and most valuable player of the Karamu rugby team Faith Anderson-Graham

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Jaime Stewart Most known for: Being a part of the BBB line up, not knowing what an umbilical cord is. Desires future: Brain surgeon by day, professional surfer. #fatjokes #brocoolstory #roadconewaas

Hera Kahukura Most known for: hav ing too many nicknames, a carve r at sports and everything to do wit h Te Ao māori!!!

Jazz Rorrison hard knock Most known for: singing it’s a life most periods in legally Desired future: to be Elle Woods wife ell’s Cow n Simo be to blonde, or tkiss isfirs #Lev : htag Has

Jordan Lowe

Jordan Taiki

Larissa Huata-Lucas

Lyric Smith Future career: Flight attendant Most known for: Chicken legs and being too straight up Hashtag: Wazowski

MacKenzie Grant

Kris Funnell Memes, King of the bus. for: n know most entry. Desired future: Electrician or Carp #MemesAreLoveMemesAreLife

Liam KareKare Most known for: adding a Kapahaka element to everything I do! Future career plans: Maori performing arts Teacher or the Police forc e. #MrStealYourGirl

Matt Paley

Nadia Rasell Future career: wo rking at Mary Do yle Known for: Favo urite student #youcantsitwithus

h Shaquelle Leitc r driver ca ly ral r: ree Ca Future #queen of skids

Samantha Peffe

Tayla Hunnam What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m most know n for: having a restin g sass face Future- travel and tou rism

Taine Walford

CABARET Baileigh O’Donoghue

As a Junior, I can remember logging into Facebook around June and scrolling through the abundance of photos of the Year 13s in suits and dresses – all done up and looking their best. ‘Someday soon, that’s going to be me!’ I thought to myself, while looking up numerous ball gown sites for an event that was only 3 or 4 years away… But time flew and now here I am, in Year 13, and gushing over the fantastic night that was The Cabaret of 2015. The night was a perfect mix of eating, dancing and just celebrating what it is to be a Year 13 with the bunch of people I’ve ultimately grown up with. Now I could write pages about the amazing evening but I think I’ll just let the photos do the talking.

KAPA HAKA Liam Kare Kare

Tena Koutou Katoa! This year, Karamu High School’s Kapa Haka group was led by cultural leaders Hera Kahukura, Larissa Huata-Lucas and myself, Liam Kare Kare. The vision for our group this year was to place at the Ngati Kahungunu Kapa Haka festival which is held once a year at the Napier Municipal Theatre. To succeed at this goal, the Ropu had to step up their skill which was definitely achievable for our group of committed Junior and Senior students – but first we had to come up with a theme. Earlier this year, internationally renowned exponent of Maori performing arts, Tama Huata sadly passed away. Because of his dedication and success in regards to Maori Performing Arts over the years, we decided to honour this talented man by performing some of his most beautiful Waiata and Haka. The Ropu had a variety of acts, including Whakaeke (entrance,) Waiata-a-Ringa (action songs,) Haka, Poi and Whakawatea (Exit.) We began practising mid-way through Term One with the vision always in our minds, and also the fact that we were honouring such a well known and respected man. On the day, the Kapa Haka group performed with a high level of intensity and heart. We came away with 6th place, we were all so ecstatic and proud of our efforts. We left with our mana on that stage and touched a lot of honourable Hawke’s Bay Kapa Haka tutors. After the amount of hard work and numerous hours, us leaders, Hera, Larissa and myself had put in – we stepped back and looked at what we had created and were incredibly proud. From us leaders, we wish each and every one of our group good luck for future years, and remember to always uphold the mana of our Kura, Karamu High School.

Back row Tyla-Rose Halton, Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu, Karalea Halton, Manaaki Whatarau, Bailee Kennedy, Ihipera Martini, Janine Kahukura, Te Aatakura Smith

Middle row Ms P Hati, Celine Kaur, Cortez Te Pou, Te Moana Bartlett, Taylor-John Ave, Pounamu Tipiwai-Chambers, Jayleece Puriri-Tai, Aaliyah Halton, Miss S Maui, Mr L Harmer Front rowJamie-Tyla Wharepapa-Gray, Awhina Wainohu, Larissa Huata-Lucas, Liam Kare Kare,Hera Kahukura, Makayla Whatarau, Arawhiu Crawford, Talon Robinson

I decided to volunteer for the Big Day Out because I thought it would be an enjoyable experience plus a great opportunity to meet some of the Year 9 students who had just started at Karamu High School. On the way there the bus was pretty quiet but I soon found this to just be a facade covering nerves. By the end of the day I was tired and half deaf but, nevertheless, astonished by the transformation of shy teenagers into roaring and enthusiastic Karamu students.

So what is the Big Day Out? Well, let me explain. Everything can be a little overwhelming in the first few days of high school, especially for those just starting out. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole bunch of new subjects, new buildings and new faces to remember which can all be incredibly scary to the new Year 9 students. To combat this problem, Karamu created a team-building day called the Big Day Out. All the Year 9 form classes, the Year 9 Deans and a bunch of Year 13 students go down to Pakowhai Reserve for a day to play some games and get to know each other.

BIG DAY OUT Baileigh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue

The day is filled with name games, tipping out of canoes, getting chased by classmates with noodles and climbing up the Pakowhai Bridge (which I must say, is incredibly entertaining to watch.) And by the end of the day you can definitely see the bonds beginning to form between Year 9s, teachers and Year 13s. I asked a couple of Year 9s what they thought was beneficial about the day. Jonty Tresidder said he got to learn everybody’s

names and find out new things about his form class while Katie Scales commented on how she was able to make new friends and trust her class. I was glad to hear that what they’d taken from the day was exactly what we’d intended the day to be about. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Greg Ross and Mr Aron Noble who put a massive amount of effort into the overseeing of the day and making it a huge success!

Back row Holly Davison, Sarah Davison, Miss H Glenny Front row Olivia Broderick, Taylor Brown, Mikayla Harrison-Franco

Back row Lisa-Marie Appleby, Sophie Wells, Miss H Glenny Front row Shayne Brown, Prestine Abejero, Darnah Chenery

Back row Larissa Hoogendoorn, Laura Jones-Butcher, Mrs F McDonald Front row Shannon Walford, Haylee Nolan, Seanne Tonga

BADMINTON Sarah Davison

Back row Annabelle Andrews, Lian Hontalba, Libby O’Hanlon, Miss H Glenny Front row Amber Flashoff, Kahurangi Stevens, Casey Ralph

This year we saw a great intake of new players with many Year 9’s joining up to be involved in Badminton. It was fantastic to see the development of players’ skills over the year and encouraging to witness players putting their new abilities into practice. A main highlight this year was the performance of the Girls A team. They played exceptionally well and only lost one very close match right at the end of the season. This was an impressive achievement, as the team included many new faces, several of whom had not played badminton before. We are proud of all teams and wish to acknowledge the help of teachers Miss Hannah Glenny, Mrs June Clark and Mrs Faye McDonald.

Back row Ben Tresidder, Jacob Fraser, Mrs J Clark Front row Daniel Brown, Isaac Cox, Tate Gorton

Back row Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Shinae Lawrence, Hannah Hemi-Robinson, Mrs F McDonald Front row Suitte Presbitero, Georgia Hopkins, Sage Templeton

Back row Liam Davies, Niels Clayton, Josiah Barlow, Mrs J Clark Front row Phillip Buckley, Sem Hoogendoorn, Logan Wells

BASKETBALL Mr Byron Crawford

Senior Girls A Team: This year was a chance to rebuild the team after several Year 13 students left in 2014. While the core group of girls remained in the side, we were able to introduce a number of first time players and Year 9 students to this level of basketball. The biggest challenge this year as a team was trying to fit training and playing into the girls busy schedules outside of basketball. Several of the girls represented their clubs or region in other sports which often meant some were missing or not able to play all the games of a Friday night. Having said that the school team only dropped one game before

Back row Arawhiu Crawford, Grace Nolan, Yahaira Williams, Mr B Crawford Front row Tia Ward, Sydney Crawford, Summer Crawford, Talon Robinson Absent Tamia Edwards, Hera Kahukura

the final and played really well during the season. The semi-final against Wairoa was a chance to step up our play and the team really worked hard for a good win, setting up a finals appearance against HGHS at the Pettigrew Arena. Unfortunately, our numbers were down due the girls having other commitments, and we played our worst game of the season. HGHS deserved the win and hopefully we have learned a valuable lesson for next season. A big thanks to all the team members for their efforts, as often they were stretched across various sporting codes at times, yet we still had a good season. Looking forward to 2016.

Back row Liam Kare Kare (Coach), Hagar Keepa, Joshua Matthews, Manaakitanga Tumanako, Eleazer Spooner (Coach) Front row Nick Palmer, Romayne Araia, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Tadhg Stephens

Back row Joshua Matthews, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Mr B Crawford Front row Ruia Waite, Eleazer Spooner, Liam Kare Kare Absent Tamari Gray, Ethan Murray, Alexander Pene-Holmes, Bongani Sikupa, Ethan Tarrant, Saelem Watson

SWIMMING SPORTS

CANOE POLO Miss Julie Bolton

Madison Gaiger

The New Zealand Schools Nationals were held in Feilding 27 29 March. We sent four teams, Seniors coached by Miss Julie Bolton and the Juniors by Mr Greg Ross. The Senior Girls gained a Bronze medal, and the Senior Boys gained a Silver medal. Both Junior teams won a Bronze medal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all our teams coming away with a medal. It was a fantastic weekend and all the students were awesome.

Overall this year, we had a great season! It consisted of a lot of training, the bulk of this being at 6:30am in the morning and a lot of dedication and hard work. The improvement we saw over the few months playing together was crazy and we went from losing to Napier girls 8-1 to keeping them at a draw of 0 - 0. We managed to place second at Regionals and then gained a third at Nationals (div 1). Big thanks to coach Miss Julie Bolton for developing us into the players we are today and all the hard work she put into us. Another huge thank you to Meghann Corbett (manager who always made sure we had everything we needed,) Mr Greg Ross and Mr Tom Blake for all their efforts and to the Year 13 students Aries Moore-Wilson and Jessica Stowe for playing such a huge role in the team.

Reuben Hinton This year for nationals we set a goal to win the competition as we had done the year before. We had the talent, the hard work was put in and our new coach, Miss Julie Bolton, had been pushing us to achieve our best. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really happy with the efforts all the boys showed in the lead up to the competition. Even though we lost in the final to a very good NBHS side, it was a very fun last year of playing. Thank you to Mr Greg Ross, Miss Julie Bolton and Mr Kevin Beaumont for helping us.

Back row Caitlyn Clark, Jemma Green, Jessica Stowe, Madison Gaiger, Ashleigh ThorpeLoversuch, Phoebe Hinton, Millie Hannam, Aries Moore-Wilson, Mr G Ross Middle row Miss J Bolton, Te Aatakura Smith, Jorja Fryer, Cailtin Nicol, Serenatie Kokaua-Smith, Tia Ward, Courtleigh Julius, Martha Wilson, Cortez Te Pou, Michaela Horsefield Front row Piper Jones, Jesca-Lee Bron, Kendal Gowan, Amy Saunders, Sharnie O’Connor, Rawinia Hekau, Taylor ThorpeLoversuch, Te Waiarangi Randell

Back row Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett, Jack Holden, Romayne Araia, Alexander Pene-Holmes, Wilson Pearse, Reuben Hinton, Shailyn Pillay Third row Sam Thorpe-Loversuch, Jayden Griffiths, Liam Robson, Caleb Williams, Jake Snow, Hagar Keepa, Mathew Lindsay, Andrew Tong, James Morley, Mr G Ross Second row Ms J Bolton, Liam Walker, Luke Sinclair, Mitchell Davis, Zack Matthews, Jacob McNeil, Cian Stafford,Tyler Wyllie-Cooper, Mitchell Heney, Karsyn Wylie Front row Te Au Skipworth, Ethan Hope, Tadhg Stephens, Isaac Hinton, Taine Doyle, Zak Wallace, Jaymie Wright, Tyler Boyes, Ethan Hope, Harrison Klempel Back row James Morley, Karsyn Wylie, Mr G Ross

Front row Romayne Araia, Jacob McNeil, Taine Doyle Absent Matthew Jones

Back row Zarah Moore-Wilson, Millie Hannam, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Mr G Ross Front row Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Amy Saunders, Sharnie O’Connor, Rawinia Hekau

Back row Aries Moore-Wilson, Phoebe Hinton, Ms J Bolton

Front Row Jessica Stowe, Michaela Horsefield, Madison Gaiger, Kendal Gowan

CLAY TARGET SHOOTING Georgia Boyes

The Karamu Clay Target Shooting Team is involved in the Central & Lower North Island Secondary School Series- CLNISS. This involves 60 shooters from local schools such as Hastings Girls High, Napier Boys High and Central HB College as well as Palmerston North Boys High, Rathkeale and Wairarapa College. The Karamu Team had a fantastic season with team members Mitchell Davis and Cody Gill having outstanding results. Mitchell Davis Year 11 said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being involved in the series means we travel all over the lower North Island to compete against other High Schools with competitors ranging from Year 9 to Year

13. The team competed in Woodville, Palmerston North, Taupo, Ekatahuna and Hastings. The Nationals were in Hamilton. I travelled to Timaru to compete in the South Island Secondary Schools Championships and won the South Island Point Score championship. Cody and I won the NZ Secondary School Two Man Skeet Team title at the NZ Nationals later in the year. Cody made the HB Regional Team at Nationals. In the local series, Cody was second overall in the Single Rise and I was third. With some strong talent in the current team, we hope to see more Karamu students getting involved in Clay Target Shootingâ&#x20AC;?.

Mr Nigel Field Clay Target Shooting had an outstanding year with the highlight being Mitchell Davis Year 11 and Cody Gill Year 11 winning the NZ Two Man Skeet Team at Nationals. Mitchell added this championship to his South Island Point Score championship, won earlier in the year at Timaru. Mitchell was also in a qualifying shoot-off to get into the North Island Skeet Team. Cody injured his foot in a skateboard accident part way through the season but still managed 5th overall in the Central and Lower North Island Circuit which involves 78 shooters from Wairoa to Wellington. He was 2nd in the Single Rise, 6th in the Point Score and 7th in the Single Barrel. In this series, Mitchell won the Single Barrel, was 3rd in the Single Rise and 8th in the Point Score. Corbyn Jacobs, Year 10, continued his improvement with three Circuit shoots, scoring 85/100. His personal best was 19/20 in the Single Rise at Patangata and 55/60 in the Point Score at HB. Corbyn participated in the National Championships and equipped himself well gaining valuable experience at this level. Darth Cornelius Year 13 and Keegan Bowey Year 10 both competed in two of the six shoots in the circuit. Darth’s best was 85/100 at Palmerston North. Keegan’s was 83/100 at the same shoot. Three Year 9 shooters, Daniel Stuart, Jack Barry and Oliver Wiggins-Crowe helped complete the Karamu Team in various shoots. Daniel’s best score was 41/60 in Point Score at HB, Jack

42/60 in the same discipline and Oliver 50/60. Oliver was very close to being the most improved shooter in the CLNISS circuit. These boys are keen to improve and are regular attendees at practice. Non Team shooters were Max Crossan and Ethyn GeorgettiBrown who are developing their skills to a level that would enable selection to the team. Mitchell Davis continued to build on his rich vein of form in clay target shooting winning the High Gun for B Grade at the Hawke’s Bay Open Provincial Championships with 211/250. He started the competition with 25/25 in the skeet which matched the score of the Provincial Champion and the winner of the B Grade. He went on to win the Triples B Grade 45/50, and was 3rd in both the minis (11/15) and Single Rise (24/25). The success of the Clay Target Shooting team is a direct result of many people who contribute their time, expertise and money. First, there are the parents who wholeheartedly support their children in this sport. Secondly, Sue Field who fundraises, organises entries, keeps tabs on results and generally acts as “Auntie Sue” enabling the team to compete at their highest level. Thirdly, Mr O’Grady for his continued support of the clay target team. Finally all the Clay Target Club members throughout NZ who have helped run shoots for the secondary school shooters, given advice, fixed guns and had words of encouragement when scores did not match expectations.

Back row Ethan Georgetti-Brown, Clayton Hughes, Jack Barry, Oliver Wiggins-Crowe, Max Crossan, Mr N Field Front row Daniel Stuart, Mitchell Davis, Corbyn Jacobs, Cody Gill, Darth Cornelius, Keegan Bowie

Mr Dave Taylor

Cricket at Karamu High School is on a roll. The 1st XI boys team went through Term One undefeated and have, therefore, been moved up to Division 2 from Term Four onwards. This competition is a blend of school teams and club teams (adults) from throughout Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay. The Karamu Junior team (comprising of Year 9/10 students) also went through Term One undefeated. The group was very keen and enthusiastic, with a team emphasis on each member being able to contribute fully with both bat and ball. It was great to see several Junior cricketers stepping up and going from their Junior game in the morning to play for the 1st XI team in the afternoon. Next year we hope to engage in a few more exchanges similar to our annual exchange with Fielding High School. This year both teams spent the day at Fielding High School and the day, as always, was full of friendly competition and enjoyment from both schools.

Back row Dominic Cacace, Toby Hunter, Connor McGhee, Daniel Hannam, Shayden Howie, Nick Palmer, Taine Doyle, Mr K May

Front row Benjamin Revell, Isaac Fothergill, Finn MacKenzie, JonJoseph Scales,Christian Walker, Kyle Burlace

Cricket 1st XI

CRICKET

JJ Scales ( Captain Boys 1st XI) As captain I could not have asked for anything more from my team this season. We were undefeated in Division 3 which means that next season we look forward to tougher competition in Division 2. Several members of the team are being looked at for Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay Representative teams, which is a great achievement for the school. I think our success this season came from the fresh talent of our juniors which inspired and motivated the entire team. Next year I look forward to the challenge of Division 2 and think that we should aim to solidify ourselves mid table. Thanks to our coaches and parents.

Back row Mr M Belz, Jean Dubery, Katie Scales, Jonty Marsh, Taine Doyle, Caleb Williams, Bradley Lomas, Benjamin Revell, Mr D Taylor Front row James Gowan, Ioane Hopkins, Nick Palmer, Christian Walker, Zachary Burlace, William Goldsmith, Daniel Stuart

Cricket Junior A

CHESS Mr Craig Thompson

Karamu chess players enjoyed a strong showing in the individual Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay chess Tournament this year. Levi Hawkins defeated the eventual winner of the tournament on the way to his overall second place finish. Many other players also did well, with particularly good performances by Michael-Lee Taitapanui, Ben Randle and Dane Skogstad. Congratulations to our new Karamu Chess champion which, for the first time, was won by a Year 9 student, Ben Randle.

Back row Kauri NiaNia, Decodah Purcell, Liam Urquhart, Solomon Bakker Reynolds, Kelton Stewart-Whiting, Everard Paku, Jayden Taylor, Mr C Thompson

Front row Alex Ngui, Dante Saddlier, Hagar Keepa, Dane Skogstad, John Liu, Bradley Petitclerc,Portia Sutherland

TENNIS Mr Craig Thompson

It has been a developmental year for our Tennis players. Valuable experience was gained on our Fielding Tennis exchange and Junior players have been very competitive in the Term Four Interschool Tennis Championship. Many congratulations to our Senior and Junior Tennis Champions. The Senior Champions are Paris Kendrick and Nathan Bryers, and the Junior Champions are Casey Ralph and Zachary Burlace. We look forward to a competitive year of Tennis in 2016. Back row Rutendo Sikupa, Jean Dubery, Brandon Le Comte, Taylor Brown, Mrs J Hunter

Front row Te Au Skipworth, Liam Davies, Margaret Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Alanis Robinson, Casey Ralph

Back Row Mikayla Harrison-Franco, Liam Robson, Josiah Barlow, Oliver Chamberlain, Ethan Hope, Tyler Ernst, Todd Culver, Henry Hosford, Keagan Klempel, Mr C Thompson Front Row Cyprus Kendrick, Felicity Johnstone, Alanis Robinson, Casey Ralph, Courtney Spooner, Sydney Crawford, Rylee Munro-Wallis, Alaina Robinson, Bayley Baxter-Kirby

CROSS COUNTRY Mrs Faye McDonald

Karamu students were involved in three large interschool events during the year. The first was the Hawke’s Bay – Gisborne Relays held at Anderson Park, Havelock North on May 11. Six teams, which is for 4-person relay teams competed, each runner individually timed. Our teams were two Senior Boys’, two Senior Girls’, a Junior boys team and a Year 9 girls’ team. The best individual performance by a Karamu student, and our fastest runner, was Isaac Cox in the very strong Senior Boys’ grade. He had a great race, with the third fastest time in this grade (and overall). Also, in the B grade, Jack Holden, Stanley Chilton, Daniel O’Donoghue and Mathew Lindsay were the fastest finishing team. In the Junior Boys’ team, Samuel WaltonSexton ran a very strong race to record the fourth fastest time in that grade. Our fastest female runner was Year 13 Baileigh O’Donoghue and Year 9 Casey Ralph had the second fastest time of all the Karamu girls.

On Wednesday 3 June the annual East Coast North Island cross country champs were held in Gisborne. In the Year 9 girls’ race, Ruby Brett was 6th equal, and in the 4km Junior Boys’ race, Samuel Walton-Sexton was 8th. These were great results in a large field. The most impressive result was Isaac Cox who ran a very strong race in the 6km Senior Boy’s event to finish in 2nd place. Based on this strong performance, two weeks later Isaac travelled down to Dunedin and competed in the NZSS cross country championships. In very wet and muddy conditions at the Gladfield Golf Course, he had a strong run, coming 97th out of 208 runners in the Senior Boy’s event, with the fastest time of the ECNI entrants. This was a strong performance to finish a good year of running for Isaac.

Back row Jacinta Foreman, Liam Frost, Cerys Sanders-Jones, Sophie Wells, Jack Holden, Isaac Cox, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Martha Wilson, Ruby Brett, Georgia Hopkins, Mrs F McDonald

Front row Jordan Auckram, Jason Nande, Ella McKay, Casey Ralph, Hagar Keepa, Bongani Sikupa, Reuben Lyndon, Lucy McKay, Baileigh O’Donoghue, Felicity Johnstone Absent Stanley Chilton, Tahlia Hopkins

CYCLING Mr Murray Jamieson

The team had an exceptional cycling weekend at the HB Secondary Schools Cycling Championships. The team time trial was on Saturday. The Junior team, Justin Parker, Jason Yan, Jacob Coady and Luke Shaw raced over 16kms. Their time was taken on the 3rd rider to cross the line. The team finished 2nd for a Silver Medal. The Senior team, Josh Ratcliffe, Cameron Ratcliffe, Daniel O’Donoghue, Cadell Heney and Sam Thorpe-Loversuch raced the same course. Their time was taken on the 4th rider across the line. The team finished first to win the Hawke’s Bay School Road Cycling Cup and Gold Medal. On the Sunday a road race was held. Luke Shaw and Josh Ratcliffe competed in the Under 16 Boys’ race of 50kms. Josh finished in 3rd place with Luke also in the bunch finish. The Under 20 Road race was over 62kms. In a sprint finish, Sam Thorpe-Loversuch crossed the line first for the Gold Medal.

Gold Medal and Hawke’s Bay School Road Cycling Cup for Boys Senior Time Trial • Sam Thorpe-Loversuch • Cadell Heney • Daniel O’Donoghue • Joshua Ratcliffe • Cameron Ratcliffe

Bronze Medal – Boys Under 16 Road Race • Joshua Ratcliffe

Gold Medal – Boys Under 20 Road Race • Sam Thorpe-Loversuch

Well done boys.

REGIONAL DEBATING Holly Davison

A record number of five teams from Karamu High School were entered into the highly anticipated Russell McVeagh Regional Debating competition held at Karamu over the second weekend in March. In the weeks leading up to the competition, both students and teachers, including Ms Jo Morris and Mrs Amy Price, put in the hard yards spending many early morning sessions practising and discussing moots in preparation. After a gruelling weekend of debates, astonishingly four Karamu teams came out on top, taking all four of the semi-final positions. Unfortunately, the competition only allowed two teams from any one school to continue into the semi-finals. After another heated round of debates, Karamu B team advanced into the final against Hastings Girls’ High School. Students Te Moana Bartlett, Poppy Savage and Caitlyn Clark argued an excellent case, however, Hastings Girls’ High just took the win. Once all the debates were concluded, the members of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Team were announced. This year was another outstanding first with all students selected coming from Karamu; Jasmin Rorrison (Year 13), Yahaira Williams (Year 13), Mikel O’Connell (Year 12) and Caitlyn Clark (Year 12) named as reserve. Karamu students also received top awards such as Best Speaker of the Tournament going to Yahaira Williams, along with Georgia Boyes (Year 12) and Toby Hunter (Year 11) named as Promising Speakers.

Back row Holly Davison, Emily Kenny, Phoebe Hinton, Tate Gorton, Oliver Chamberlain, Toby Hunter

Front row Scarlett Garvey, Kassie Mercer, Kate Jones, Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Hannah Hemi-Robinson, Georgina McCallum, Bethany Cox

Back row Mikaelah-Grace Radtke, Romaine Crawford, Te Moana Bartlett, Yahaira Williams, Mrs A Price

Front row Jasmin Rorrison, Mikel Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, Abigail Hussey, Tiffany Buckley, Caitlyn Clark, Georgia Boyes Absent Poppy Savage

Back row Tiffany Buckley, Georgia Boyes, Toby Hunter, Phoebe Hinton, Te Moana Bartlett, Oliver Chamberlain, Romaine Crawford, Yahaira Williams, Ms J Morris

Front row Georgina McCallum, Caitlyn Clark, Mikel Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, Holly Davison, Abigail Hussey, Jasmin Rorrison, Kate Jones, Hannah HemiRobinson

Back row Hannah Hemi-Robinson, Georgia Boyes, Romaine Crawford, Oliver Chamberlain, Te Moana Bartlett, Tate Gorton, Toby Hunter, Holly Davison, Kate Jones

Third row Caitlyn Clark (Coach), Georgina McCallum (Coach), CharliBoston Wynyard, Lian Hontalba, Jacob Ansell, Reanna Browning, Sophie Williams, Abigail Masengi, Tayah-Daisy Coleman (Coach), Jasmin Rorrison (Coach),

Second row Mrs J Clothier, Sydney Crawford, Logan Wells, Dean Polak, Cameron Young, Benjamin Winterson, Liam Robson, Lucy McIvor, Abigail Kilkolly, Mr J Read

Front row Amethyst-Rose Halford, Jacinta Foreman, Mikayla HarrisonFranco, Hannah Bursnall, Jorge Fothergill, Amy Saunders, Camryn Toki, Rhian Hanara

DUKE OF EDINBURGH HILLARY AWARD Scarlett Garvey

I doubt that many people get as many opportunities as the Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award students do. This year, for example, a group of nine students attempting to obtain the second level of Duke of Edinburgh, the Silver Award, travelled down to the Queen Charlotte Sounds in the South Island. We kayaked through the Sounds for two days and not only did we see the most amazing sights just of the raw landscape, but we also came within touching distance of a dolphin.

The Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award is a great way to involve yourself in new experiences and meet new people (plus you get a cool badge at the end). I would highly recommend this for anyone with a love for adventure and in pushing themselves to new limits. Thanks to Mrs Kirsty van Rijk, Mr Jeff Lynex, Mr Jeremy Wright and parent Mr Ken Laurie for helping out on the many tramps, camps and kayaks.

“Coming from a family that isn’t particularly outdoorsy, Duke of Ed has opened up opportunities for me that I wouldn’t have experienced without it. I’ve also been through thick and thin, rain and sun, with an amazing bunch of people that I wouldn’t have known without the programme” – Kate Jones

“I have loved being a part of Duke of Ed! When I signed up two years ago I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to kayak with dolphins or help my community in a beach clean up.” – Isla Christensen

“I have been on trips that I probably wouldn’t have if it hadn’t been for the programme and have thoroughly enjoyed them. I made friends with people who I have never even had a conversation with and found that they are lovely people with similar interests as myself. Very worthwhile programme!” – Ailsa Laurie “Duke of Ed has been absolutely amazing for me, I have overcome challenges that I had never even thought of facing! It is a place where I have made life long memories and life long friends. Truly a life changing programme.” – Emma Bone

“D.O.E has been super helpful as not only have I learnt about the basic survival skills for when tramping but because of having to find a new skill and service I feel as though it has prepared me as an indidvidual for when I leave home.” – Camryn Toki

EQUESTRIAN Jasmin Rorrison

Although significantly smaller than our other sporting teams, our Equestrian Team is undoubtedly just as gifted as any other. This team is made up of three students, Year 11 student Holly Hughes, Year 11 student Lucy Holden and Year 10 student Hunter Durrant. This year the team competed in two Hawke’s Bay competitions, and one competition held in Taupo, where they gained some great successes. Lucy Holden commented, “for a small team who hadn’t been together for very long and with minimal training together before competitions, we did really well as a team and as individuals.” This is proven by the range of placings that were achieved by the three students over these

Back row Miss M Powdrell, Ms E Wiggins Front row Holly Hughes, Hunter Durrant, Lucy Holden

three competitions, with the best results being gained in the dressage competition. Lucy also commented that, “the highlight of Equestrian this year was spending a significant amount of time as a team, and having a lot of fun in the process.” Given the success Karamu had this year, hopefully this activity will continue to grow in popularity, and we will see similar success at next year’s competitions.

The Karamu Green Team is a new group to Karamu in 2015. This group is made up of all year groups with a focus to do its part in the world and give back to the environment. The group has a passion for New Zealand’s wildlife and environment. The group members, thanks to Ms Andrea Roberts, have had the opportunity to have up close, hands on experiences with both Pāteke (New Zealand’s rarest water fowl) and Kiwi. The Green Team also held a school wide fundraiser to raise funds for Kara(mu) the Kiwi, who lives at Pan Pac Kiwi Crèche at Lake Opouahi. The group’s Bake Sale managed to fund over $400 which was enough to pay for Kara’s leg monitor. As well as this, the school were able to enjoy some tasty treats, including Kiwi shaped cookies! Emma Bone and I were also able to attend the Bug Man (Ruud Kleinpaste’s) lecture at EIT. The talk was called “messages from below” and focussed on the idea of learning through insects through biomimicry. This talk was inspiring for Emma and I as we learnt of the dangers of a loss of biodiversity. An important message that we took from this lecture was the idea of, “putting eco back into economy.” This is exactly what the group wanted to do. So, on September 5, the Green Team

attended the Awatoto beach clean-up. This was an eye opening experience for everyone as we quickly realized the consequences of pollution in our own backyard. In only two hours 580kg of rubbish was collected which ranged from food packaging, alcohol cans, tiles and rope. The beach was left in a clean, green state and we left inspired to make more of a positive daerence. The Karamu Green team hope to continue to grow and give back, through easy, helpful and fun activities in our school and community. A big thank you to Ms Roberts from the Green Team. Above Photo: Logan Wells reintroducing Pāteke to Lake Opouahi

KARAMU GREEN TEAM Isla Christensen

Green Team Kiwi fundraiser

Charley Ropitini at the Kiwi Crèche

Some Green Team members at Awatoto beach clean up

Isla Christensen, The Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste and Emma Bone

FOOTBALL Mrs Vicky Peffer Girls’ football saw record numbers this year, with five teams in the local Hawke’s Bay competition. Many parents helped out with coaching and transport to get the girls to their games. The Girls 2nd XI won the Division 3 competition, only conceding one game. It was great to see six junior girls in our 1st XI this year, which also competed very well. A relatively new division for Hawke’s Bay is the junior division and we had two teams in this grade. Karamu Junior A placed 3rd out of the 10 teams in the division. These girls showed

commitment to their team and their school with practices and games. We took a team of 14 girls away to Hamilton for the National tournament, 11 from the 1st XI and three others that were bought up from other teams. This was a very successful trip with the team reaching their goal of making top half of the 24 team tournament. Our final placing was 8th. As there were no Year 13s on the trip, we look forward to having an even stronger team for next year’s tournament.

Bongani Sikupa The football season was full on and, as always, packed with entertainment from the Boys 1st XI. Although we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gain the results we wanted, a lot of effort was put into the team and we had some memorable wins. This season there were some outstanding goals scored, along with some near misses, and wonderful saves. There were several Year 13s in the team this year so I am sure everyone will be looking forward to the fresh talent coming through next season.

FOOTBALL Back row Ezra Cash, Mason Templeton, Daniel Hannam, Max Steadman, Yuma Iwasawa, Nathan Bryers, Mr C Cummins Front row Corey Anderson, Jaymie Wright, Sem Hoogendoorn, Bongani Sikupa, Alexander Pene-Holmes, Liam Frost

Back row Nadia Rasell, Katie Scales, Zarah Moore-Wilson, Tyler McCourt, Isla Christensen, Abigail Kilkolly, Mrs V Peffer (Coach)

Front row Piper Jones, Shanae Mullooly, Casey Ralph, Amy Burns, Baileigh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue, Hannah Foulkes, Brooke Linnell

Back row Rutendo Sikupa, Jordan Taiki, Samantha Peffer, Larissa Konia, Georgia Hopkins, Taylor Brown, Mr L Temo (Coach) Front row Kendal Gowan, Shayne Brown, Tayla Hunnam, Jasmin Rorrison, Natalie Pallesen, Rose Stratton

Back Row Scarlett Garvey, Suitte Dane Presbitero, Tegan Voice, Natasha King, Bradey Flemming, Mr R Meijerink (Coach) Front row Krista Walford, Kate Jarvis, Shannon Walford, Laura Jones-Butcher, Shannon Singer, Ella McKay

Back row Mrs J Burn (Manager), Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Laura Burns, Paige Morgan, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Hannah Norfolk, Ellie McGhee, Lucy McKay, Nicole Fincham, Mrs V Peffer (Coach)

Front row Amethyst-Rose Halford, Ryley Clark, Annie Wykes, Alice Watts, Ruby Brett, Sophie Law, Abbie Turner, Jacinta Foreman, Tyla Dillon

Back row Ms R Tostevin (Coach), Erin Fraser, Danielle van Schaik, Kahlee Cameron, Pearl Burrell, Mikayla Harrison-Franco, Sophie Williams, Mr R Levick (Assistant Coach), Mr T Ryan (Assistant Coach)

Front row Chelsea Bridge, Katherine Levick, Kayla Lowe, Meg Ryan, Kayla Winter, Monique Peard, Lian Hontalba, Abigail Masengi

Back Row Jamie Nitschke, Zachary Burlace, Cian Stafford, Jacob McNeill, Tyler Ernst, Benjamin Winterson, James Morley, Mr M Winterson (Coach)

Front Row Ethan Bird, Bradley Wroe, Xavier Hunnam, Finn Wotherspoon, Liam Robson, Lennon Chenery, Luke Shaw

Back row Jacob Astridge, Charlie Brooker, Jack Garvey, Ben Randle, Jake Perry, Logan Seymour, Liam Bryers, Mr M Brooker (Coach)

Front row Robert Bailey, Dane Skogstadt, John Liu, Ricky Samways, John McLean, Trent Beale, Jack Burns

HOCKEY Jess Stowe

This year was a huge game changer for girl’s hockey. There was a massive intake of willing new faces, enough in fact to create a whole new team. We also welcomed a new coach, Mr Doug Mills. Mr Mills coached both the First XI and the Third XI, with Miss Julie Bolton coaching the Second XI. Mr Mills lead the First XI to the national competition, the Mary Clinton Cup

tournament. In the end, the girls placed 9th overall, which was a great achievement for the first Karamu team ever to compete. However, the first XI’s goal for nationals was not to achieve a podium place, but instead to get Karamu’s name out into the world of hockey and for us all to gain valuable experience.

Alice Watts

My name is Alice and I strongly suggest you should take on Hockey. In Year 9 I was asked by my lovely step sister to help them out and join junior hockey. I wasn’t sure how to play hockey or how to even start, but now I know how to play the game thanks to Miss Margaux Powdrell and Miss Amber Garret. They taught me how to play, control the ball and skills that I wouldn’t learn on my own. When the first game came around, I was very unsure what to do and was very nervous, but after I played I knew it was going to be great. Hockey is a team sport, you play as a team and think as a team! We started winning more games as we learnt that. I can honestly say that hockey is one of my favourite sports! There is so much activity and fun in 1 hour

Back row Chontelle Leitch, Lucy McCallum, Casey Ralph, Georgina McCallum, Jahnna Boden, Kayla Winter Middle row Mrs T Travers (Manager), Zara Blake, Isla Christensen, Bailee Kennedy, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Tahl Southwick, Mr D Mills Front row Ella McKay, Jamie-Tyla Wharepapa-Gray, Arawhiu Crawford, Tamar Hoogendoorn, Jessica Stowe, Shaquelle Leitch

Back row Amy Webber, Charlotte Rameka, Georgia Walker, Emily Kenny, Ms J Bolton Front row Scarlett Garvey, Jordann Sexton, Jesca-Lee Bron, Caitlyn Clark, Emma Bone, Ashleigh Blackman Absent Emma Williams

of hockey every Monday, you will honestly want to play every night. I play a few sports and I have only played hockey for two terms and can say it’s my top sport. I am going to take hockey every single year for the rest of my time at Karamu because it is honestly great! One of my favourite moments of playing hockey was when it was pouring and was like 4 degrees and we still played! Some of us even had glasses and couldn’t even see the ball, but we still tried our hardest and did our best. We still lost that game but the enjoyment that came out of it is what is important. I would like to say a big thanks to Amber and Miss Powdrell for teaching hockey this year and my wonderful team for making those terms the best terms ever!

Back row Ben Colquhoun, Ben Revell, Daniel O’Donoghue, Jorge Fothergill Middle row Alex Dean, Shae McKenzie, Luke Doyle, Adam Ward, Isaac Fothergill, Mr D Mills (Coach) Front row Callum Stewart, Isaac Cox (Captain), Zac Flowers, Laikyn Hapi (Vice-captain), Jayden Griffiths

Back row Renee Blackman, Alice Watts, Georgia McCallum, Brooke Foster, Jahnna Boden Middle row Miss M Powdrell (Manager), Victoria Sammons, Courtney Thompson, Hayley Porter-Samuels, Tennille Hellyer, Miss A Garratt (Coach) Front row Lucy McCallum, Kayla Winter, Casey Ralph, Jade Ubels

KI O RAHI Jasmin Rorrison

Ki o Rahi at Karamu High School has really taken off, and this year has reflected massive success in both regional and national competitions. Not long ago, it was a growing sport at Karamu that was slowly being introduced into our list of sporting activities, yet after this year it has proven to be one of Karamu’s strongest sporting areas. Year 13 student and Captain of the Ki o Rahi team, Liam Kare Kare, commented, “Initially we began this year with an open mind, and a goal to compete well in regionals.” They were successful in this quest and won the regional competition. This meant that the Ki o Rahi team travelled to Gisborne in March to compete at the National

Ki o Rahi event. After playing with “mana in our hearts and representing our school with pride,” Karamu won the second division. Year 12 student Talon Robinson was selected for the Secondary Schools National Ki o Rahi team. This was an amazing result and the fact that this team included many junior students means that Karamu is in good hands for future Ki o Rahi years. Further success, Karamu Ki o Rahi team won the Ngati Kahungunu Sports Team of the Year. This is a massive achievement for this team, and for our school. Hopefully the same success will be seen next year.

Back row Ms P Hati, Ms S Gunn, Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu, Talon Robinson, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Makayla Whatarau, Miss S Maui, Mr J Matthews (Co-coach), Mr L Harmer (Co-coach)

Front row Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert (Cocaptain), Awhina Tangen-Wainohu (Co-captain), Joshua Matthews, Cortez Te Pou

Back row Mr J Matthews, Keelia Johnston, Tamia Edwards, Awhina Wainohu, Arawhiu Crawford, Talon Robinson, Miami Walsh, Mr L Harmer Front row Cortez Te Pou, Saelem Watson, Jacob Kershaw-Horua, Yvaaa HapukuLambert, Liam Kare Kare, Tyson Timu

Back row Mr J Matthews, Keelia Johnston, Makayla Whatarau, Charm Sandilands, Jamie Nitschke, Larissa Huata-Lucas, Summer Crawford, Summer Wynyard, Hastings Laau, Miami Walsh, Mr L Harmer

Front row Jamie Thompson, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Romayne Araia, TaylorJohn Ave, Luke Kupa, Jaedyn WharepapaGray, Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu

Back row Mr L Harmer, Keelia Johnston, Talon Robinson, Summer Wynyard,

Cortez Te Pou, Arawhiu Crawford, Awhina Wainohu, Summer Crawford, Tamia Edwards, Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu, Miami Walsh, Mr J Matthews

Front row Jayden Wharepapa-Gray, Saelem Watson, Tyson Timu,

Jacob Kershaw-Horua, Yvaan HapukuLambert, Liam Kare Kare, Luke Kupa, Samuel Walton-Sexton

MUSIC Coco Kerckhoffs This year the main competition that our instrumental musical groups were involved in was the 2015 Hawke’s Bay Chamber Music Competition. Karamu had several groups entered but, with very tough competition from other schools in the region, we did not have a group make it into the finals. We did, however, get some really positive feedback from the judges, who commented on our great intonation and the great teamwork and ‘togetherness’ that each group showed. It was a highlight to see students from Year 9 to Year 13 working together towards a common goal. It’s said quite often that playing in a group is quite different from playing as a solo musician; you have to be keenly aware of what each person in the group is playing and how it all fits together. You also have to learn to be patient at times, as often groups have individuals of different

skill levels. Everyone involved in chamber music developed their ability to work in a group, which I think is really fantastic as it is an important skill to have under your belt. Later on in the year, a string group was put together for the Performing Arts Evening held in Term Four. Being a part of this group was a lot of fun and the Performing Arts Evening provided the perfect platform for everyone in the group to showcase their skills as individuals and as a group. As part of the music department we worked closely with Mrs Amanda Cooper and Mrs Sarah Bryant. They both gave us great advice and help for our parts: whether it was telling us to pay more attention to the dynamics or to get our notes more in tune, they were always a lot of fun to work with.

Isaac Cox There has been a series of fresh changes to choir this year including new director Mrs Carol Della Barca coming in to take Coro Notabile, our auditioned choir at Karamu. Mrs Della Barca had an effective influence on the quality of our performance especially at Big Sing, the regional secondary schools choir competition, held at St John’s Cathedral in Napier. Coro Notabile came away with the award for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Music Teacher’s Trophy for Other Styles, in which we performed Bohemian Rhapsody. All comers choir Ultimately Vocal and student led choir Nga Korimako also participated at Big Sing and gained positive comments from the adjudicator. Over my five years at Karamu, I’ve really appreciated being involved in choir at Karamu. Any kind of performance is challenging, however, performing alongside a group of my friends after months of rehearsals and getting to know new people has given me five years of enjoyment. Choir for me is about having fun, but also being challenged and I feel that the choirs at Karamu have satisfied this for me. Big thanks to Mrs Amanda Cooper, Jayleece Puriri and Mrs Carol Della Barca for directing the choirs this year – always keeping us motivated, on-task and sounding amazing!

Back row Angus Fulford, Liam Davies Middle row Mrs A Cooper, Isla Christensen, Sophie Wells, Mikaelah-Grace Radtke Front row Holly Keesing-Schermann, Ella McKay, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Ryley Clark, Jeriel Sajan

Back row Hannah Hemi-Robinson, Ailsa Laurie, Sophie Wells, Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Kate van Ingen, Jeriel Sajan Middle row Mrs A Cooper, Sarah Davison, Cameron Young, Khalael Uelese, Ezra Cash, Miss S Bryant Front row Isaac Cox, Charlotte Rameka, Mikaelah-Grace Radtke, Yahaira Williams, Holly Davison, Levi Cox

Back row Baileigh O’Donoghue, Ailsa Laurie, Henry Hosford, Levi Cox, Jaime Stewart, Jeriel Sajan Middle row Mrs A Cooper, Hatipi Pani-King, Nick Palmer, Rowe Te Meihana, Romayne Araia, Ezra Cash, Isaac Cox Front row Madison Gaiger, Yahaira Williams, Phoebe Hinton, Sophie Wells, Mikaelah-Grace Radtke, Charlotte Rameka

Back row Alex Ngui, Ezra Cash, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Isaac Cox, Mrs A Cooper Front row Ryley Clark, Ella McKay, Isla Christensen, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Jeriel Sajan Absent Mr A Wuts (Director)

Back row Alexander Hape-Tonihi, Larissa Huata-Lucas Middle row Jayleece Puriri-Tai (Student Director), Te Haina Kupa, Te Moana Bartlett, Romayne Araia, Mrs A Cooper Front row Zion Harris, Summer Wynyard, Karalea Halton, Tyla-Rose Halton, JamieTyla Wharepapa-Gray, Liam Kare Kare

Back row Ryley Clark, Chantel Slade, Ella McKay, Holly Keesing-Schermann Middle row Mrs A Cooper, Ezra Cash, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Liam Davies, Sophie Wells, Isaac Cox, Miss S Bryant Front row Pearl Burrell, Charlotte Rameka, Mikaelah-Grace Radtke,Isla Christensen, Jaime Mossman, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch

ORIENTEERING Holly Davison

Mrs Faye McDonald

Stanley Chilton

Orienteering is a strong and well organized sport in Hawke’s Bay, with events at least once a fortnight throughout the year. Students from Karamu High School compete in Hawke’s Bay club events as well as several interschool competitions held both locally and nationally throughout the year. We had runners at the HB Schools Sprint Champs, Individual Champs and Relay Champs as well as the NZSS Champs. This year our best results came from the HB Individual Championships held at Tauroa Station behind Te Mata Peak. Students ran a variety of courses depending on their age and ability, varying in length from 2 to 5.8 km over rolling farmland. All our students ran well but the best on the day were Ella McKay, who was 2nd in the Intermediate Girl’s Standard grade, and, in the Senior Girls Standard grade, Tahlia Hopkins came 3rd.

Being my final year taking part in orienteering, I had the personal goal of placing top three in an event. Throughout this year, I had the opportunity to compete all around the North Island and upper South Island in Levin, Masterton, Auckland and Nelson, to name a few. Going to Nelson for the New Zealand Secondary School Champs was a real highlight, although I didn’t get some of the results I’d hoped for, it was still an amazing experience. One of our greatest team challenges was competing in the mixed pairs New Zealand Secondary Schools Rogaine competition. With my team-mate Tahlia Hopkins (Yr 13) we had 4 hours to collect as many controls as possible covering a huge distance of 27km. After completing the Rogaine in complete darkness and in the rain we managed to achieve 2nd place, an amazing personal achievement for myself and a proud moment for our team.

Later in the year, two Year 13 students, Stanley Chilton and Tahlia Hopkins, represented Karamu at the NZSS Rogaine Championships held on Saturday August 8 in the Waitarere Forest in Manawatu. A rogaine is a long distance, team orienteering event, where you need to carefully plan your route and then navigate your way to your chosen checkpoints. Teams must choose which checkpoints to visit within a set time period to try and get the highest number of points. Our Karamu team took out 2nd place in the Mixed Grade, which was a fantastic effort. A special thank you to team captain, Stanley Chilton, who has been orienteering for Karamu since Year 9. Stanley is an enthusiastic orienteer who has been very committed to the sport, always keen to proudly represent Karamu at school events around New Zealand, and his experience will certainly be missed.

Back row Olivia Taaffe, Toby Hunter, Lucy McKay, Mrs F McDonald

Front row Thomas Steinmann, Ella McKay, Georgia Hopkins, Liam Frost

Absent Stanley Chilton, Tahlia Hopkins, Ben Prebble

Mrs Tash Crawford This year Karamu Netball entered 11 teams into the Saturday morning competition. All teams are to be commended for their presentation, sportsmanship and enthusiasm throughout the season. All teams were competitive in their grades and it has been pleasing to see how far their skills have developed. Congratulations to Hikurangi and Wharite for winning their grade. A huge thank you to all coaches, managers, parents and whanau for your continued support throughout this year and over the years. Bring on 2016.

Yahaira Williams For my last year of Netball at Karamu, my goals for the team were to come in the top four again and to just enjoy my last season as captain. Our first success for the year was getting in the top 12 in Hawke’s Bay. From there, we split into two different pools where we managed to come second in ours. We then went on to play as part of the top six teams of the grade. This pool was very challenging as we were playing against some of the best schools in Hawke’s Bay. We still made it into the top four and overall came 4th in Hawke’s Bay. Every game really tested us but, considering we have a relatively young team and that we’re from a co-ed school, I’m incredibly proud of what we achieved.

NETBALL Baileigh O’Donoghue

NETBALL

Back Miss Primmer (Manager) Keelia Johnston, Phoebe Hinton, Grace Nolan, Mrs Crawford (Coach)

Back Courtleigh Julius, Kahurangi Stevens, Raegan Robinson, Mrs Crawford (Coach)

Back Talisha Farmer(Coach), Amber Flashoff, Courtney Thompson, Georgia Lawes, Amelia Hunt, Sophie Williams(Captain), Parekura Simpson(Coach)

Back Jaime Stewart(Coach), Brooke Hatton, Georgia Boyes, Makayla Whatarau,

Front Amber Ray, Summer Crawford,Yahaira Williams (Captain), Talon Robinson, Summer Wynyard Absent Tia Lewis

Front Breanna McRae, Chelsea Thompson, Chelsea James, Brooke Foster, Mya Stothers

Back Emerald Flavell(Coach), Nikora Fitzgerald, Shani Ross, Olivia Wilkins, Grace Williams, Miami Walsh (Coach) Front Jessica Horsefield, Caitlin Robin, Reece Sullivan, Portia Sutherland, Sahibpreet Kaur

Front Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu, Tetris Mohi, Charli-Boston Wynyard, Serenatie Kokaua-Smith, Cortez Te Pou

Front Emerald Flavell, Holly Davison, Rutendo Sikupa, Ruby Mawley, Aaliyah Halton

Back Taylalee Boag, Tanisha Fitzgerald, Larissa Konia, Samantha Peffer, Olivia Smith, Mrs Crawford (TIC of Netball) Front Jordan Taiki, Talisha Farmer, Laura Winstone(Captain), Parekura Simpson, Jane Hannam

Back Sydney Crawford, Honey McLean

Middle Shanae Mullooly(Coach), Miracle Wereta, Camryn Watson, Emma Varcoe, Romaine Crawford (Coach)

Front Anna Barbridge, Briar Mckinley, Ella Tieman, Charm Sandilands, Lian Hontalba

Back Summer Wynyard(Coach), Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Millie Hannam, Paige Morgan, Ms Gunn(Manager)

Front Sela Tupou, Kate Jarvis, Sharnie O’Connor, Amy Saunders, Annie Wykes

Back Shanae Mullooly, Bailee Kennedy, Romaine Crawford, Aries Moore-Wilson, Olivia Taaffe, Mrs Pene Hati

Back Reanna Browning, Jaime Mossman, Ana Marks, Dana Arnott (Coach)

Back Alaina Robinson, Margaret O’Brien, Greer Curran

Back Lucy McKay, Raiha Winterburn,Courtney Hatton, Brooke Gude, Mrs Crawford (TIC of Netball)

Front Jesca-Lee Bron, Keriana Salisbury,Brooke Linnell (Captain), Kendal Gowan, Bianca Southey

Middle Lisa-Marie Appleby, Anna Lawrence, Emily Burton,Mrs Robinson(Coach) Front Alanis Robinson, Shannon Singer, Angel Thompson, Jacobi Farmer, Shayna Wilson

Front Abigail Masengi, Ashlee Cunningham-Johnson, Ryley Clark, Camryn Toki

Front Tk Smith, Hastings Laau, Beverley Hussey, Vanessa Smith, Te Waiarani Randell

ATHLETICS

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BOYS RUGBY Mr Maurice Belz The 2015 season for the Karamu High School 1st XV began with the return of Mr Blake to the role of backs coach. After a gap of 4 years, he re-joined the existing coaching team of Mr Andy Green as forwards coach and Mr Belz as Manager.

Back row Hagar Keepa, Tytin Hickmott-Smith, Manaakitanga Tumanako, Joshua Lett, Mathew Lindsay, Laikyn Hapi, Delvin Doak

Middle row Mr S Sexton (Coach), Kody Giddens, Jakob Gouldsmith, Taylor Walton-Sexton, Tazman Kaio, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Paakanui Tawera, Mr J Read (Manager) Front row Kyle Burlace, Ioane Hopkins, Nick Palmer, Jarred Bailey (Captain), Liam Tosh, Liam Kupa, William Goldsmith

Absent Mr M Tomoana (Assistant Coach), Saelem Watson, Maki Kelly, Alex Tonihi, Rome Nicholson

This year the Karamu team featured one of the biggest forward packs in the competition. Week in and week out they usually dominated opposition forward packs. Giant front row props of Ethan Murray, Jayden Black and Wilson Pearse as hooker were never outmuscled all season. Replacement frontrower, Brad Brider, ensured that Karamu always had a size advantage up front. The power to the scrum came mostly from Finn MacKenzie and the team’s most improved player for the season, Taylor-John “TJ” Ave. TJ, one of the biggest players in the team impressed this year as he shifted from being a support player to one of our strongest ball carriers. Supporting these two players were Morgan Nitschke and, later in the season, Noema Taunoa who really began to make his presence felt after shifting into the forwards from the backs. In the loose forwards, flankers Mikel O’Connell, Jon-Joseph Scales and Ruia Waite made a great combination in concert with regular number eight and vice-captain Rowe Te Meihana.

Back row Reuben Lyndon, Jack Holden, Ruia Waite, Liam Tosh, Taylor Walton-Sexton, Ioane Hopkins, Bongani Sikupa, Mikel O’Connell Middle row Mr T Blake, Brad Brider, Noema Taunoa, Jarred Bailey, Finn McKenzie, Thomas Black, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Mr A Green, Mr M Belz

Front row Alexander Pene-Holmes, Ethan Murray, Rowe Te Meihana, Reuben Hinton, John Joseph Scales, Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert, Taylor-John Ave, Morgan Nitschke

The backs were ably served by half back and our youngest regular for the team, Reuben Lyndon. We look forward to two further years from him in the first XV! This year our backs battled with settling on a regular line up at both first five and in the midfield as we lost Tyson Timu early on in the season. This often forced regular second five Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert to cover the first five position which he did admirably. At centre, captain Reuben Hinton had an outstanding season in his 3rd and last year for the First XV leading the team well and scoring many individually brilliant tries, often creating something from nothing. The “back 3” consisted of Year 13 players, two of whom were new to rugby. It has to be said that the “find” of the season was Bongani Sikupa who began the season at full back with the ability to side step would-be tacklers when returning the ball. On the wings were the experienced Jack Holden and new-comer to the team, Alex “Potz” Pene-Holmes who became a strong winger. The season began well with a win against Hastings Boys High School, and won big games against Taradale and Havelock North High School. This ensured Karamu was the top co-ed school in both Napier and Hastings. Losses were against Te Aute, Central Hawke’s Bay College, Lindisfarne and Napier Boys. A loss to Wairoa College was worthy of note being played in great spirit at Karamu High School.

Back row Michael-Lee Taitapanui, Manaaki Whatarau, Kauri NiaNia, Caleb Williams, Jeremy Bixley, Dante Irving, Jordan Auckram

Middle row Mr N Bruce (Coach), Isaac Thompson, Linkin Smith, Mitchell Knowles, Decodah Purcell, Liam Hansen, John McLean, Ammon Kaio, Mr D Taylor (Manager)

Front row Isaac Hinton, Jason Nande, Thomas Steinmann, Blake Tresidder, Jonty Tresidder (Captain), Te Hihiko Edwards, Tadhg Stephens

2015 was a promising indicator for next year and beyond, which was demonstrated at the end of year Central 16 Competition. Karamu went on to lose to the well-drilled sides of Wanganui and Freyberg winning against twice against Taradale during the tournament. With so much to build on, the team is very much looking forward to next year!

Rep players for the team were Jon-Joseph Scales, Reuben Lynden for under 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Reuben Hainton for the colts.

Reuben Hinton Thanks to our coaches; Mr Andy Green, Mr Tom Blake and help from Mr Maurice Belz.

GIRLS RUGBY Mr Maurice Belz Back to back 2014 and 2015 champions – another successful year for our Karamu Girls’ First Fifteen Rugby Team. Mr Tom Blake was joined by Miss Sharlena Maui as coaches of this well drilled team. With last year’s secondary school title under our belts, we were excited and ready for the up and coming 2015 season. Losing experienced seniors, the new and inexperienced juniors stepped up tremendously and added to the flavour of our team which helped us go through the season unbeaten. This set up a final against our rivals, Napier Girls’ High. This game had everything from tries, line breaks, huge hits and drama as at one stage of the game, we had 3 people sin binned at the same time. This made the win of 19 to 5 even sweeter. This was a massive

achievement! We now hold the 2015 title of being the Girls’ Secondary School Rugby champions. The improvement in these girls over this season has been outstanding as each of them stepped up in every game. Congratulations to players Tamia Edwards and Talon Robinson who were named in the 2015 WPC Women’s Tuis Team and the NZ 7’s identification programme. Also congratulations to Cortez Te Pou, Hera Kahukura, Moki Beckham, Makayla Whatarau, Tetris Mohi and Kahurangi Stevens who, along with Tamia and Talon, were all named in the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Team. Lastly, thank you to the coaches Mr Blake and Miss Maui, the supporters and the players. With all the effort put in by everyone this season would have not been possible. Bring on 2016!

Back row Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu, Charli-Boston Wynyard, Raegan Robinson, Tetris Mohi*

Middle row Miss S Maui, Tanisha Fitzgerald, Georgia Biss, Keelia Johnson, Kahurangi Stephens*, Makayla Whatarau*, Mr T Blake Front row Moki Beckham*, Honey McLean, Cortez Te Pou*, Hera Kahukura* (Captain), Talon Robinson*, Charm Sandilands, Jamie Thompson Absent Tamia Edwards*, Sivia Roberts, Nora Paul-Hapuku, Awhina Wainohu, Keriana Salisbury, Jose Marsh

*Denotes Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay Secondary Schools Selection

Back row Miss S Maui, Charli-Boston Wynyard, Raegan Robinson, Katie Scales, Mr T Blake

Front row Charm Sandilands, Moki Beckham (ViceCaptain), Keelia Johnson (Captain), Aaliyah TangenWainohu, Tetris Mohi Absent Sivia Roberts, Nora Paul-Hapuku, Cortex Te Pou, Eraina Tonihi

STAGE CHALLENGE Georgia Boyes

Stage Challenge is an event Karamu students, both experienced performers and those looking for fun, love to participate in every second year. This year’s challenge consisted of two parts. The first was to produce a fantastic performance as there are fierce competitors for the Hawke’s Bay region. The more daunting challenge was to avenge our previous placings, third in 2011 and second in 2013, by gaining first place in 2015. However, the eight minute performance came from around eighty hours of hard work and strong Karamu spirit. The process began in April when a group of Year 12 and 13 students were chosen as the leaders of all areas in the performance and production. Following the moving memorial held at Karamu commemorating 100 years since World War I, the leading team chose to use the idea of war as the theme, specifically the way in which it is hard for us today to understand the hardships and sacrifices made by both the soldiers and nurses. So, came the name of the piece ‘A Century to Remember.’ Eighty hours of work as well as co-operating with 110 students seems like a mammoth task and undeniably it was just this. Working through auditions, choreography, set, costume and make up design, choice of music, placements for dances and so on was a lot to tackle. Also, putting over 100 students from different performance backgrounds in the same room for five hour weekend practises,

left a lot of time for characters and talents to be revealed. A new family was formed within the school and the students never failed to support one another and have a good laugh. The Stage Challenge team couldn’t have been more thrilled when it was announced that their hours of fun, laughter and hard work had won them first place for 2015. To top this off further, the team also won ten other awards consisting of: the award for stage crew, stage use, concept, costuming character, visual enhancement, set design and function, choreography, performance skill, soundtrack and drama. Year 13 and Performing Arts leader Chantel Slade commented on the event as her last ever Stage Challenge performance. Chantel said, “As one of the Performing Arts Leaders, it was an amazing experience being able to, not only perform in Stage Challenge during my final year at Karamu, but to have been a part of the whole process as a director and choreographer. I am so incredibly proud to be a Performing Arts Leader this year, as it is the overall experience in events like Stage Challenge that I know have such a positive impact on not only myself, but on so many other people involved, especially for Year 13 students this year. Stage Challenge is definitely something to be a part of, and it is something that I know I’ll remember when looking back on my final year at Karamu.”

Left to Right Te Moana Bartlett, Mikel O’Connell, Ailsa Laurie, Thomas Black, Harrison Keefe, Emma Bone, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Tia Ward, Jessica Abelson, Libby O’Hanlon, Georgia Walker, Jasmin Rorrison

Back row Xanthia Coombe, Ethany Gibson, Michael Rix, Jean Dubery

Front row Logan Hurrey, Jayden Kelly, Caleb Williams, Curtis Preston, Joshua Ratcliffe

Back row Courtney Thompson, Dylan Huata-Lucas, Ruia Waite, Eleazer Spooner, Adam Ward, Michaela Pearse Middle row Tyler Boyes, Rangimarie Harrison, Ashleigh Clay-Nicol, Miami Walsh, Te Au Skipworth Front row Kendal Gowan, Shaniece Eagan, Brookelyn Parker

Back row Hannah Stiver, Georgia Boyes, Chantel Slade, Alana Rowsell, Emily Coppell, Bethany Cox

Front row Ana Marks, Jaime Mossman, Beverley Hussey, Hope McCleland, Brooke Foster, Briar Fraser, Reanna Browning

Back row Hannah Norfolk, Aries Moore-Wilson, Sarah Morley

Front row Samantha Richards, Krista Walford, Amy Saunders

Back Row Reuben Hinton, Liam KareKare, Emile Kararauia-George, Adam Ward, Ruia Waite, Max Steadman, Ethan Murray, Eleazer Spooner 5 Row Rangimarie Harrison, Ashleigh Clay-Nicol, Miami Walsh, Tyler Boyes,Shaniece Egan, Brookelyn Parker, Ashlee Cunningham-Johnson, Kendal Gowan, Dylan Huata-Lucas 4 Row Curtis Preston, Jean Dubery, Michael Rix, Isaac Cox, Jack Holden, Alexander Pene-Holmes, Noema Taunoa, Finn MacKenzie, Reece Sullivan, Sahibpreet Kaur, Cameron Young, Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Beth Eastham 3 Row Logan Hurrey, Xanthia Coombe, Jayden Kelly, Joshua Ratcliffe, Courtney Thompson, Michaela Pearse, Te Au Skipworth, Abigail Masengi, Peyton Douglas-Puna, Shannon Walford, Jahnna Boden, Renee Blackman 2 Row Amy Saunders, Hannah Norfolk, Aries Moore-Wilson, Tia Ward, Jessica Abelson, Te Moana Bartlett, Harrison Keefe, Thomas Black, Jasmin Rorrison, Emma Bone, Ailsa Laurie, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Krista Walford, Libby Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hanlon, Samantha Richards, Sarah Morley Front Row Ana Marks, Jaime Mossman, Bethany Cox, Brooke Foster, Reanna Browning, Georgia Boyes, Alana Rowsell, Chantel Slade, Emily Coppell, Hope McCleland, Briar Fraser, Beverley Hussey, Hannah Stiver

Left to Right Samantha Richards, Hannah Norfolk, Krista Walford, Aries Moore-Wilson, Sarah Morley, Amy Saunders

Back row Hannah Stiver, Adam Ward, Emily Coppell, Dylan Huata-Lucas, Liam Kare Kare, Briar Fraser

Front row Ruia Waite, Georgia Boyes, Jasmin Rorrison, Jack Holden, Harrison Keefe, Chantel Slade, Alana Rowsell

Back row Max Steadman, Emile Karauia-George, Ruia Waite, Reuben Hinton, Noema Taunoa, Ethan Murray, Liam KareKare Third row Finn MacKenzie, Dylan Huata-Lucas, Alexander Pene-Holmes, Isaac Cox, Jack Holden, Eleazar Spooner, Courtney Thompson Second row Ashleigh Clay-Nicol, Michaela Pearse, Te Au Skipworth, Miami Walsh, Adam Ward, Bongani Sikupa Front row Ashlee Cunningham-Johnson, Rangimarie Harrison, Kendal Gowan, Tyler Boyes, Brookelyn Parker, Shaniece Egan

Back row Beth Eastham, Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Peyton Douglas-Puna, Cameron Young, Summer Crawford, Reece Sullivan, Sahibpreet Kaur Front row Abigail Masengi, Shannon Walford, Hannah Stiver, Renee Blackman, Jahnna Bodean

SWIMMING TEAM Jasmin Rorrison

The competitive Swimming Team had another enjoyable night at the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Swimming Competition at Flaxmere Waterworld; cheering one another on and racing against Hawke’s Bay’s best swimmers. After our Karamu swimming sports, our fastest swimmers were selected to then represent our school at this competition. They did this in fine form, with many of our swimmers placing in races, and achieving

Back row Kenah Abraham-Smith, Sydney Crawford,Jadah Elers

Front row Alex Ngui, Emily Burton, Jim Missen, Ashleigh Mosen, Matthew Jones

some fantastic personal best times. The students in this team commented that this year they had a larger Karamu team than ever before, which is a testimony to how many fantastic Junior swimmers we have recently gained. Therefore, Mrs Sarah Gunn who is in charge of this group, hopes to see Karamu continuing to succeed at inter school swimming sports in the next few years to come, and it sure is looking hopeful!

Back row Sydney Crawford, Yahaira Williams, Shayna Wilson, Kenah Abraham-Smith, Ms S Gunn Front row Ashleigh Mosen, Matthew Jones, Jim Missen, Romaine Crawford, Emily Burton

SOFTBALL Back row Jemma Green, Arawhiu Crawford, Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu, Paige Lenz, Kailah French, Ms P Hokianga Front row Chelsea Thompson, Serenatie Kokaua-Smith, Charm Sandilands,

Hera Kahukura, Tetris Mohi,Jacobi Farmer

ATHLETICS Baileigh O’Donoghue

This year, a large group of Karamu students competed in the East Coast Secondary School Athletic Championships on 11 March at the Regional Sports Park. Some notable results were Ruby Brett, Year 9, placed 2nd in Junior Girls 200m and 1st in Junior Girls 800m and Nick Palmer, Year 10, who placed 1st in the Intermediate Boys Shotput and Hammer and 2nd in the Intermediate Boys Discus, and Rowe Te Meihana, Year 12, who placed 2nd in the Senior Boys Shotput. Ruby Brett then went on to compete at the North Island Colgate

Games where she made it to finals. She also competed in the Potts Classic Event where she placed 1st in the 400m and 1500m and placed 2nd in the 100m and 800m in the under 14 female category. Nick Palmer went to the New Zealand Championships where he placed 4th in Shotput and 6th in Hammer in the under 18 male category. His next event is the National Secondary School Championships where he hopes to place 1st in Shotput in the under 16 male category.

Back row Amy Saunders, Bongani Sikupa, Zachary Burlace, Nick Palmer, Manaakitanga Tumanako, Baileigh O’Donoghue, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Miss J Primmer Front row Tia Ward, Levi Cox, Zarah Moore-Wilson, Taine Walford, Stanley Chilton, Phoebe Hinton, Isaac Cox, Cortez Te Pou, Ruby Brett

Championship Place Getters Back row Casey Ralph, Baileigh O’Donoghue, Manaakitanga Tumanako, Darian Culver, Cortez Te Pou, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch, Reuben Lyndon, Ruby Brett Front row Amy Saunders, Ioane Hopkins, Zarah Moore-Wilson, Reuben Hinton, Taine Walford, Matthew Jones, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Grace Nolan, Talon Robinson

TOUCH RUGBY Jasmin Rorrison This year Karamu had a fantastic Touch Rugby season, with a whopping total of four teams. This included Junior Girls’ and Junior Boys’ teams, a social team, and a mixed competitive team. It was brilliant to have four teams with a variety of skill levels and ages, and each team had great success this year. The Junior Girls’ team placed second in A grade, with a narrow loss in the final to Hastings Girls. Year 9 student Cortez Te Pou, who was a member of this team commented, “My highlight was becoming close with my fellow team mates, and showing those who hadn’t played Touch before how fun it really is”. The mixed competitive team also had great success,

Back row Mr T Blake, Blake Tresidder, Jason Nande, Jacob-Lee Bull, Isaac Hinton

Front row Tadhg Stephens, Manaakitanga Tumanako, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Jamie Nitschke, Jonty Tresidder

placing first in the mixed grade and winning every game with ease. This team then moved on to compete at Zones, hoping to qualify for Nationals. Although they were unable to place as highly as they had aspired, they placed sixth in a very competitive competition which is immensely credible. JJ Scales, a member of the mixed competitive team said, “As the season progressed, the team got to know each other and gelled really well. Our coach Mr Crawford improved our skills a lot!” With players Talon Robinson, Summer Crawford, Annie Wykes, Cortez Te Pou, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Hagar Keepa and Saelem Watson selected for representative teams, it seems that Karamu has a bright future ahead in this sport! Thanks to Mr Byron Crawford, Mr Tom Blake and Miss Sharlena Maui.

Back row Cortez Te Pou, Tamia Edwards, Liam Kare Kare, JonJoseph Scales, Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert, Keelia Johnston, Talon Robinson, Mr B Crawford Front row Annie Wykes, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Summer Crawford,

Back row Sivia Roberts, Annie Wykes, Kaia Williams, Raegan Robinson, Jade Gude, Ereina Tonihi, Sophie Law, Miss S Maui Front row Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu, Brooke Gude, Serenatie KokauaSmith, Charli-Boston Wynyard, Tetris Mohi, Cortez Te Pou, Kenah Abraham-Smith, Courtleigh Julius

TRIATHLON Mr Wayne Wooster

Early in March, the Senior Boys Triathlon team of Jim Missen (swimmer), Sam Thorpe-Loversuch (cyclist) and Isaac Cox (runner) won the Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay Senior Boys Secondary School Triathlon held at Pandora Pond in Napier. This win gave the team entry to the Nationals held in Taupo later in the month. The team placed a very creditable sixth in the Under-19 section. This was a very good result and the first time our Senior Boys had won this title.

Jim Missen and Sam Thorpe-Loversuch were part of the team that had previously won the Junior title in the Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay Secondary School Triathlon held at Pandora Pond in Napier in 2014. We farewell Isaac Cox Year 13 who leaves this year and look forward to Jim Missen and Sam Thorpe-Loversuch competing again in the Senior Boys Grade in 2016.

The triathlon course consisted of a 750m swim, 20km bike ride and a 5.26km run.

Back row Mr W Wooster Front row Sam Thorpe-Loversuch, Isaac Cox, Jim Missen

VOLLEYBALL Mr Damien Hollands

Once again Volleyball has been a popular sport with students at Karamu High School, with nearly 100 senior and junior students competing in the Hawke’s Bay Schools competition. It has been a year of change with the inclusion of the new coach Mr Lepani Temo, who has brought his experience as a Hawke’s Bay coach along to the school to increase the skill level of both the students and the assistant coaches.

fought games and very close sets. Overall, it was an enjoyable and rewarding season and would not have been possible without the support of the school and especially Mrs Emma Wiggins, Mr Damien Hollands, Mrs Kirsty van Rijk, who week in week out took the teams across to Napier for their games.

Our Senior students, some of whom have played for the entire five years of their time at Karamu High School, have grown in skill and maturity, displayed when representing our school on the court.

2015 was one of the biggest years for Karamu Volleyball, with five senior teams and six junior teams. The year looked very promising with the appointment of a new coach, Mr Lepani Temo who brought in a fresh set of skills and tactics to the games. One of the biggest achievements was our top Senior Girls and Senior Boys teams playing in the top division. While none of our teams placed in the grade, the teams can both be very proud of themselves for the way they represented Karamu at every game. A big thank you to the staff who organised, coached and transported teams throughout the season – especially Mr Hollands.

Our Junior teams have performed well and the long winter coaching sessions with the junior boys is now starting to payoff with some good wins early in the Term Four season. Our Senior Girls finished around the top of their pools and the increase in skill level, especially in the service area, has been fantastic to see. The Senior Boys team continued to grow and, with the guidance of Mr Temo performed well in the top division, with some tough

Bongani Sikupa

Back row Ms E Wiggins, Talon Robinson, Tamia Edwards, Arihi Tonihi, Emily Hammond, Mr L Temo Front row Kate Jones, Kendal Gowan, Amy Burns, Ashleigh Clay-Nicol, Tahl Southwick

Back row Ms E Wiggins, Jordan Taiki,Samantha Peffer, Shayne Brown, Mr L Temo Front row Larissa Konia, Georgia Boyes, Romaine Crawford, Natalie Pallesen, Jesca-Lee Bron

Back row Mr D Hollands, Bongani Sikupo, Alexander Pene-Holmes, Ezra Cash, Caleb Minogue-Russell, Mr L Temo Front row Ruia Waite, Mason Templeton, Yuma Iwasawa, Max Ward, Adam Ward

Back row Mr D Hollands, Khalael Uelese, Darian Culver, Mr L Temo Front row Te Au Skipworth, Trent Beale, Liam Walker

Back row Ms E Wiggins, Yahaira Williams, Grace Nolan, Jamie-Tyla Wharepapa-Gray, Baileigh O’Donoghue, Mr L Temo Front row Summer Wynyard, Holly Davison, Phoebe Hinton, Makayla Whatarau, Rutendo Sikupa

WEIGHTS Mr Aron Noble

As always the weight room was a great place to be this year with everyone working together towards their individual goals. The camaraderie and respect for each other and the weight room itself has been to the highest standard and I congratulate everyone for a sensational year.

Back row Shailyn Pillay, Daniel Hannam, Ethan Murray, Wilson Pearse, Max Steadman, Corbyn Jacobs, Rowe Te Meihana, Emile Karauria -George Third row Gurkamal Bhangal , Jeriel Sajan, Jason Nande, Huirangi Khan, John Apai, Mitchell Turner, Gagan Kaur, Chinayd Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan

Second row Peyton Douglas-Puna, Isaac Thompson, Kade Jacobs, Tyler Jacob, Lewis Filipo, Ezra Cash, Rylee Clayton, Caleb Williams, Mr A.Noble Front Row Caylum Green, Levi Cox, Brad Brider, Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett, Shanon Abraham, Alex Pene-Holmes, Kris Funnell, Vinh Tran

ANZAC Mrs Kirsty van Rijk

Every year on ANZAC day we commemorate those of us who have fought and died in military service for New Zealand. We specifically remember the landings at Gallipoli in the First World War, especially this year, 100 years since that happened. But what is ANZAC day? What does it mean to you? To me? It can be hard to imagine what anything that happened 100 years ago was like. We are told dates, places, times; we are told numbers. How does any of that become real to us, here, now? After the landing on Gallipoli beach, the campaign, or battles, went on for another 8 months. In August of that year, 1915, the ANZACs began their assault on Chunuk Bair, a high ridge overlooking the sea. More names, dates, but what was it actually like to be waiting at the bottom of that hill, readying for the attack? I think I know what it might have been like for my grandfather Alexander Mackenzie who was a part of that. 760 soldiers began that assault. That’s about the same number of all of you students here. My grandfather, Alexander would have looked around himself. He’d have seen people he knew from back home, here in New Zealand, relatives, people he had spent a year with in the army, training in New Zealand, traveling to Egypt, friends. He would have seen his cousins, his brother. So, look around you, how many might you have known? Then they began the fight to win the hill, Chunuk Bair. Picture Te Mata Peak, and you have to get to the top, by walking, crawling, climbing. There were no roads, no airplanes to help out. You have to carry all the weapons and ammunition you need and, on the top, along the ridge, firing down on you are machine guns, mortars firing shells, bombs. Grenades, rifles. Hundreds of soldiers are up on the top of the ridge, protected behind bunkers and dirt walls. Have you looked at Te Mata Peak lately? There aren’t a lot trees or anything you could hide behind up there. But, that’s what Alexander had to do. Unbelievably, they got to the top. Well, not all of them. Only 70 made it. Imagine the people around you, your friends, relatives. They are gone. Alexander made it to the top with those few other people. He had seen his friends die beside him. But he got there, fought off the Turkish soldiers, and in that moment a metal shell fragment tore through his neck. With help from a comrade, he dragged himself down that hill to the beach below. That’s a long way. It is no coincidence that near the top of Te Mata Peak is the ANZAC memorial pine, planted in memory of those who did not get back down that hill so long ago, so far away from their home. I have commemorated many ANZAC dawns by that very tree and always thought of my grandfather Alexander Mackenzie and Chunuk Bair. That was not the end of the war for Alexander, he went on to fight on other battlefields, wounded twice more, before finally coming home. He lost many many friends, cousins and his brother. I read on a British website that we Kiwis “celebrate” ANZAC day… but we don’t. We commemorate or co –memorate. We share memory. We join together and remember, because, if we forget, they are gone completely. They only live in our memories. And our hearts. So please, as you grow older, continue to commemorate this day, not just for ANZAC soldiers from 1915, but for all those New Zealanders who, in the past and now, walk toward danger while we stay safe at home.

RELAY FOR LIFE Yahaira Williams

The biggest driving force for any Karamu High School student to get involved is to show them that they are helping the community. When I started to organise Karamu High School’s Relay for Life team, I never expected the mass support that was offered. Relay for Life is an event run every year, in every region of New Zealand, dedicated to raising money for the Cancer Society. Teams fundraise and then spend 20 hours out on the track, completing as many laps as possible. The event requires major commitment, as was evident amongst the 50 students involved, Mr Tom Blake, Mrs Amanda Cooper and a few more individuals that made up our team. The event began at 3:00pm on the Saturday with a survivor’s lap and then the teams were left to run for the weekend. Out on the track, our runners began doing laps all by themselves, however, as time went on we quickly transitioned to 100m sprints by 7:00pm. Off the track, our team could be found relaxing at our site, bonding over sore muscles and participating in extra activities. Unfortunately, our all-star basketball teams did not make the final, but our menacing tug of war squad went away as winners. As darkness fell, members were either sprinting their share of the effort or resting their bodies. Our team pushed through the challenge during the early hours, as many other teams continued to sleep. Some were so dedicated to the cause that we had to drag them away from the track. Luckily, our Juniors returned at 7:00am on the Sunday to replace our team. The team continued to sprint for the next three hours, with the release of thousands of purple balloons marking the end of the event at 10:00am. In the end, Karamu High School ran over 300 kilometres, coming third overall. But the best result was that the team had participated in the first place. Without the team putting their hand up, Karamu High School would never had entered the event, we would never had made so many great memories with each other and we would never had participated in such a fantastic weekend that is so important, not only to Karamu students and staff, but to our whole community. I would like to thank every student that was involved in the team, as they all represented our school extremely well by putting in such a massive effort. I would also like to thank Mrs Amanda Cooper and Mr Tom Blake for supervising our team over the weekend.

40 HOUR FAMINE Tiffany Buckley

The 40 Hour Famine has always been something Karamu students enjoy getting involved with and this year was no different. This year’s Famine was all about raising money for people in Bangladesh with funds going towards emergency feeding programmes, teaching families how to grow vegetables and improving access to health and nutrition services. With an overwhelming response from the Year 13 group, it was arranged that our year group would contribute to the cause by half going without sleep and the other half, without food. Each of the halves

started their respective deprivations on Friday and, to keep up the support, we all congregated at school at 6:00pm on Saturday night. The night started with plenty of energy, with dodge ball, tag and basketball being played at the gym. At about 10:00pm, everyone headed over to the Careers Room where some of the boys played Xbox and the rest of us played charades and watched scary movies. This was only the start of a very long night. By 1:00am everyone was knackered after going all day without food or sleep, but we stayed up encouraging each other

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE FUNDRAISER Emma Bone

In Term Two, along with the help of the Year 13 students, I organised a Mufti Day to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Wellington. Since spending time with the people there in the New Year, I felt an extremely personal connection to the House and the support they offer families from across New Zealand. For my family, the house took us in when we had to travel to Wellington after my brother had suffered a brain bleed. We didn’t have a place to stay or shower, and we were sleeping on hospital couches. Ronald McDonald House gave my family a temporary and the people there felt like your temporary family. It was because of the selfless work that the house had done that I was inspired to give back.

Wellington Ronald McDonald House. They gave us a tour of the house which reminded me again of the selfless care that these people have for all New Zealanders that stay there. The money was given and the House was extremely grateful to the Karamu students who had all pitched in. This donation was one that will help so many families just like my own.

The day consisted of students coming to school in mufti clothing and bringing a donation towards Ronald McDonald House in Wellington. Later in the day there was a sausage sizzle, bake sale and an opportunity to throw wet sponges at teachers and other students. All money collected would go to the House. In first period we went around classrooms collecting the mufti money. The response warmed my heart. Students were not only bringing gold coins but they were bringing $5, $10 and $20 notes. I could not believe the support our school was showing to this amazing cause. The school came together as a family on this day, as a Year 12 student I have never felt so much love and support within a school. It was a day that will be cherished for years to come. Our school had raised $2000. Later in the Term Two holidays Mr O’Grady and I met in Wellington and took the money to the

with company. At the 3:00am mark, crankiness hit, but this soon dissolved into laughing at how tired everyone was looking – it was at about this point that those who had gone without food decided to go to sleep. Finally at 5:00am, Mr Wayne Wooster and Mr Tom Blake woke everyone up for a cooked breakfast which was very much appreciated. After a quick clean up, we all dashed home to our beds for some much needed rest. The night was a fun twist on the traditional 40 Hour Famine but it made us truly think about the sort of things that people in

Bangladesh have to go without every day. It was an eye opening experience for all involved and was a great way to strengthen the bonds within our Year 13 group. I’d just like to thank Mr Martin O’Grady and Mr Wayne Wooster for helping to organise the event and allowing us to take over the Gym, Careers Room and Whare for the night. Also a huge thanks to Mr Maurice Belz, Mrs Robyn Lambert, Miss Julie Bolton, other teachers and security guards for supervising the night.

HASTINGS BLOSSOM PARADE & KARAMU BLOSSOM DAY

Katie Scales Year 9 Cricket Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Cricket team Selected and played for The Hawke’s Bay Women’s Cricket team Football Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Football team Futsal Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Futsal team

Dylan Bagley Year 9 Golf Selected to the Hawke’s Bay Junior Elite Golf Academy

Te Waiarani Randell Year 9 Softball Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 13 and Under 15 Representative Girls’ Softball teams

HIGH ACHIEVERS

Alex Dean Year 9 Hockey Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Boys’ Hockey team

Abigail Kilkolly Year 9 Futsal Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Futsal team Football Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Football team

Tia Ward Year 9 Basketball Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 13 Representative Girls’ Basketball team

Cortez Tepou Year 9 Rugby Selected for Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Representative Rugby team Touch Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 and Under 17 Girls’ Touch team

Charm Sandilands Year 9 Softball Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Softball teams

Kahurangi Stephens Year 9 Rugby Selected for Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Representative Rugby team

Charlie Spooner Year 9 Hockey Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Boys’ Hockey team

Tetris Mohi Year 9 Rugby Selected for Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Representative Rugby team

Chontelle Leitch Year 10 Hockey Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Hockey team

Amy Saunders Year 10 Canoe Polo Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Senior Women’s B Grade Canoe Polo team

Tia Lewis Year 10 Netball Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Netball team

Casey Ralph Year 10 Football Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Football team Selected and played for Central Regions Under 15 Representative Football team Selected to National Training Squad Futsal Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Football team

Nick Palmer Year 10 Athletics Competed in the East Coast North Island Athletics competition - placed first in Discus and First in Under 16 Shot Putting. Competed at Nationals. Placed fourth in the Under 18 Shotput and fifth in the Hammer

Annie Wykes Year 10 Touch Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Representative Girls’ Touch team

Corbyn Jacobs Year 10 Power-lifting Placed first in Central Districts Under 18 Power-lifting competition

Sharnie O’Connor Year 10 Canoe Polo Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Senior Women’s B Grade Canoe Polo team

Christian Walker Year 10 Golf Selected to the Hawke’s Bay Junior Golf Academy and Under 16 Boys’ Interprovincial Golf team Sam Sexton-Walton Year 10 Rugby Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 16 Representative Rugby team Rugby League Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Rugby League team Touch Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Touch team

HIGH ACHIEVERS Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch Year 10 Gymnastics Selected as part of the Bay Open Representative Gymnastics team Jorge Fothergill Year 10 Hockey Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 15 Boys’ Hockey team

Levi Cox Year 11 Gymnastics Placed first in the Hawke’s Bay Gymnastics Championships. Named top Senior Male Gymnast Selected and competed in the NZ National Gymnastics Championships. Placed first on rings

Phoebe Hinton Year 11 Canoe Polo Played Canoe Polo for the Hawke’s Bay A Grade Women’s team Selected for the Regional Canoe Polo Tournament team

Cody Gill Year 11 Clay Target Shooting First place North Island Secondary Schools Single Rise First place NZ Secondary Schools Two man skeet champion

Kailah French Year 11 Softball Selected to play in the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Softball team placed 8th at Nationals

Michaela Horsefield Year 11 Canoe Polo Played Canoe Polo for the Hawke’s Bay B Grade Women’s team

Mitchell Davis Year 11 Clay Target Shooting Placed first in South Island Points Score Placed first North Island Secondary Schools Skeet First place NZ Secondary Schools Two man Skeet champion

Lachie Mills Year 11 Motocross Placed third in the Open Hawke’s Bay Championship for the 125250cc class Second in the Taupo Motorcross 15-16 years 125cc class

Lara Giddy Year 11 Golf Placed second in the Central Regions Under 17 Easter Tournament Hawke’s Bay Golf Academy team member

Reuben Lyndon Year 11 Rugby Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 16 Representative Rugby team

Tamia Edwards Year 12 Rugby Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Senior Women’s Rugby Tuis team Girls’ Rugby 7’s Selected for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby team Selected to the Hawke’s Bay Women’s 7’s Representative team Basketball Selected and played for the Central Basketball League Women’s Hawke’s Bay Basketball team

Madison Gaiger Year 12 Canoe Polo Played Canoe Polo for the Hawke’s Bay A Grade Women’s team Selected and played for the East Coast Under 18 Canoe Polo team and the Hawke’s Bay Women’s team

Yvaan Hapuku- Lambert Year 12 Softball Selected to play in the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Softball team which was placed third at nationals

Summer Crawford Year 12 Touch Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Girls’ Representative Touch team

Ethan Murray Year 12 Rugby League Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Representative Rugby League team

Makayla Whatarau Year 12 Girls’ Rugby Selected for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby team

Talon Robinson Year 12 Girls’ Rugby 7’s Selected to the Hawke’s Bay Women’s 7’s Representative team Touch Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Mixed and Under 21 Representative team Rugby Selected for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby team Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Senior Women’s Rugby Tuis team Ki o Rahi Named in the Secondary Schools National Ki o rahi team

Abigail Hussey Year 12 Netball Umpire Qualified Hawke’s Bay White Umpire Qualified Central Zone Umpire Umpired Twilight, Club, Secondary Schools and Representative Netball Umpire for the Betty Steffenson Representative Tournament Umpire for the Lower North Island Secondary Schools Netball Tournament Passed NZ Umpiring theory in 2015

Adidas Kepa Year 12 Football Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Girls’ Under Football team

Jon-Joseph Scales Year 12 Rugby Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 16 Representative Rugby team Selected for the Hurricanes Under 17 team

Toby Hunter Year 12 Debating Named Promising Speaker at the Regional Russell McVeagh Tournament

Amber Ray Year 12 Softball Selected and played for Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Softball Girls’ team

Isla Christensen Year 12 Environmental Selected to the 2015 Youth Enviro-Leaders Forum in the Rotorua, Bay of Plenty area Selected as one of 14 students nationally for the Young Blake Expedition to the sub –Antarctic Islands with a research focus on the rare NZ seal lion

Beckham Moki Year 12 Girls’ Rugby Selected for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby team Beckham Girls’ Rugby Selected for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby team

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Georgia Boyes Year 12 Debating Named Promising Speaker at the Regional Russell McVeagh Tournament

Kendall Lucas Year 12 Drama Placed first at Regional Theatre Festival competition Sam Thorpe-Loversuch Year 12 Cycling Placed first in Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Under 19 Road Cycling Placed first in Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Under 19 Road Time Trial Placed first in Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Under 19 Road Race Placed first Regional Club Road Race and first in 4 Stage North Island Road Race Selected to the NZ Under 19 Development Squad William Wilks Year 12 Academic Finalist in Bright Sparks competition, in three categories: Science, Engineering and Environment. (The main judging is done by people in industry and from the Royal Society)

Ailsa Laurie Year 12 Drama Placed first at Regional Theatre Festival competition

Jim Missen Year 12 Swimming Competed in 15 – 18 age group at National Swimming Championships. Placed 5th in the Short Course and 7th in the Long Course.

Wilson Pearse Year 13 Canoe Polo Played Canoe Polo for the Hawke’s Bay A Grade Men’s team Played for the East Coast Under 21 Canoe Polo team. Placed second in the inter-provincial Championship Selected as Captain for the NZ Under 18 Canoe Polo team that was placed first in the Oceania Championships

Isaac Cox Year 13 Cross Country Placed second in the East Coast North Island Cross Country Championships.

Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett Year 13 Body-building Placed First in the Under 21 Hawke’s Bay NABBA-WFF Championships

Yahaira Williams Year 13 Netball Selected and played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 19 Representative Netball team Debating Awarded Best Speaker at the Regional Russell McVeagh Tournament Second speaker for the Hawke’s Bay Regional Russell McVeagh team that competed at Nationals

Tahlia Hopkins Year 13 Orienteering Placed second in the NZ Mixed Orienteering Championships

Levi Cox Year 13 Gymnastics Placed first in the Hawke’s Bay Gymnastics Championships. Named top Senior Male Gymnast Selected and competed in the NZ National Gymnastics Championships. Placed first on rings.

Stanley Chilton Year 13 Orienteering Placed second in the Senior mixed grade at the Orienteering Nationals

Hera Kahukura Year 13 Girls’ Rugby Selected for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Girls’ Rugby team

HIGH ACHIEVERS Jasmin Rorrison Year 13 Drama Placed first at Regional Theatre Festival competition Debating First speaker and Captain of the Regional Russell McVeagh team that competed at Nationals

Mikel O’Connell Year 13 Debating Third speaker for the Hawke’s Bay Regional Russell McVeagh team that competed at Nationals

Caitlyn Clark Year 13 Debating Reserve for Hawke’s Bay Regional Russell McVeagh team that competed at Nationals

Coco Kerckhoffs Year 13 Academic Selected as one of five New Zealand Representatives to attend International Science Camp in Thailand

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Back Row L – R Emma Bone, Sarah Davison, Mason Templeton, William Wilks, Kees Bakker-Reynolds, Sam Thorpe-Loversuch, Yahaira Williams

Middle Row L – R Jamie Thompson, Georgia Boyes, Grace Duncan, Tahlia Hopkins, Dylan Tonks, Coco Kerckhoffs, Ashleigh Mosen, Tiffany Buckley Front Row L – R Scarlett Garvey, Shanae Mullooly, Ailsa Laurie, Nadia Rasell, Kate Jacobs, Larissa Hoogendoorn, Emily Griffin

Level 1 Excellence Endorsement Back Row L – R Zoe Hannay, Ally Janssen, Tyler McCourt, Max Ward, William Wilks, Wai Tupaea, Mason Templeton, Jim Missen, Ezra Cash, Sam Thorpe-Loversuch, Mikel O’Connell

Middle Row L – R Ailsa Laurie, Christopher Sutton, Georgia Williams, Grace Duncan, Emma Bone, Isla Christensen, Ashleigh Mosen, Abigail Hussey, Georgia Boyes, Kate Jacobs, Scarlett Garvey Front Row L – R Mia Braddock, Shayne Brown, Caitlyn Clark, Grace Lyndon, Serena Newton-Clark, Shanae Mullooly, Kendal Gowan, Jeriel Sajan, Hannah Stiver Absent Romaine Crawford, Grace Nolan

Level 1 Merit Endorsement

Back Row L – R Sophie Wells, Alex Hape-Tonihi, Pounamu TipiwaiChambers, Joshua Nicol, Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert, Ethan Murray, Zack Matthews, Morgan Nitschke, James Lowe, Kees BakkerReynolds, Liam Urquhart

Third Row L – R Boston Pollock, Connor McGhee, Claudia Hintz, Tasia Pishief, Kendall Laking, Brad Petitclerc, Charlotte Rameka, Arihi Tonihi, Jaymie Wright, Joshua Waite Second Row L – R Dominic Cacace, Summer Wynyard, Jamie Thompson, Danika Thorpe, Lieze Marais, Tanisha Fitzgerald, Zion Harris, Brooke Hatton, Emma Moat, Michaela Pearse, Laura Winstone

Front Row L – R Tori Cowan-Smith, Nakitah Hall, Rochelle Mercer, Ashleigh Blackman, Amy Webber, Mikayla Neil, Ellen Wykes, Jacqueline Funnell-Potts, Hannah Taylor, Jesca-Lee Bron Absent Darnah Chenery, Gurkamal Bhangal, Madison Gaiger, Cate Laing, Kendall Lucas, Samuel Thompson

Level 2 Excellence Endorsement

Back Row L – R Yahaira Williams, Sarah Davison, Te Moana Bartlett, Poppy Savage

Middle Row L – R Jasmin Rorrison, Nadia Rasell, Tiffany Buckley, Tahlia Hopkins, Levi Cox, Emma Mackereth Front Row L – R Jaime Stewart, Baileigh O’Donoghue, Larissa Hoogendoorn, Chantel Slade, Coco Kerckhoffs

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HIGH ACHIEVERS University Scholarship Recipients 2016

Back row Te Moana Bartlett, Jasmin Rorrison, Coco Kerckhoffs, Yahaira Williams, Tiffany Buckley, Poppy Savage

Front row Mikaelah-Grace Radtke, Nadia Rasell, McKenzie Grant, Chantel Slade, Jaime Stewart, Levi Cox, Sarah Davison

Level 2 Merit Endorsement

Back Row L – R Larissa Huata-Lucas, Benjamin Prebble, Stanley Chilton, Wilson Pearse, Reuben Hinton, Angus Fulford, Dylan Tonks, Isaac Cox Middle Row L – R Natalie Pallesen, Tayla Hunnam, Alana Rowsell, Breanna Lenz, Georgia Walker, Mikaelah-Grace Radtke, Sarah Morley, Jessica Stowe, Gabrielle Frewin

Front Row L – R Dayna Carswell, Brooke Linnell, Alysha Morgan, Mitchell Turner, Natasha Mudgway, Bella Murdoch, Keriana Salisbury, Holly Keesing-Schermann, Emily Griffin

NCEA Level Cups L – R Grace Duncan L3, Coco Kerckhoffs L2, Scarlett Garvey L1

Year 13 High Achievers

Back Row L – R Georgia MacKenzie, Isabelle Mulders, Justin Alsleben, Laura Wills

Front Row L – R Simon Glew, Anicka Ward, Jonathan Carr

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ACADEMIC INSTITUTE The Academic Institute, which consists of students who have gained an Excellence Endorsement, operates to encourage, support further academic achievement. This is the third year that the Academic Institute has operated. As part of the programme, a number of the Academic Institute members have given academic tutoring and have mentored other students. Our Patron, Dr Karen Cooper, continues to support the Institute as well as suggesting some very suitable speakers. We are grateful to our sponsor(s) for their on-going support, especially The PaperPlus group of stores. The Academic Institute has enjoyed a number of workshops from successful business people. The year started with the students hearing the career journey of Patron Dr Karen Cooper. Jenny Brown who represents Callaghan Innovation in Hawke,s Bay which assists businesses to grow through innovation gave an interactive presentation that included an insight into purpose designed school furniture, SIRtrack, Food packaging and Robotics. Mike Purchas discussed the academic and professional journey he took to become an entrepreneur and highly successful respected business leader in the IT and digital

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media space. His presentation helped the students appreciate the speed at which technology is expanding and its affect. The final presentation for the year was from Professor Paul Spoonley – Pro Vice Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University - who focussed on the changing job market and what important skills are needed. Year 12 Members: Emma Bone; Caitlyn Clark; Mia Braddock; Georgia Boyes; Ezra Cash; Kate Jacobs; Alexandra Janssen; Kendal Gowan; Tyler McCourt; Ailsa Laurie; William Wilks; Serena Newton-Clark; Jim Missen; Georgia Williams; Grace Lyndon; Waitawhara Tupaea; Mason Templeton; Jeriel Sajan; Ashleigh Mosen; Mikel O’Connell; Shanae Mullooly; Grace Nolan; Abigail Hussey; Max Ward; Romaine Crawford; Isla Christensen; Shayne Brown; Hannah Stiver; Sam Thorpe-Loversuch; Jesca-Lee Bron; Kees Bakker Reynolds Year 13 Members: * Denotes second year Tiffany Buckley*; Te Moana Bartlett*; Levi Cox*; Sarah Davison*; McKenzie Grant*; Larissa Hoogendoorn*; Tahlia Hopkins*; Holly Keesing-Schermann*; Coco Kerckhoffs*; Emma Mackereth*; Alysha Morgan ;Baileigh O’Donoghue*; Nadia Rasell; Jasmin Rorrison*; Poppy Savage*; Chantel Slade*; Jaime Stewart; Yahaira Williams*.

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Careers have this year focussed on the Ministry Initiative of Future Pathways. Along with their NCEA, students gain credits towards one or more of the 6 Vocational Pathways: • Service • Primary Industries • Construction & Infrastructure • Creative Industries • Service Industries • Manufacturing & Technology To gain a particular Vocational Pathway, students need 60 credits from school subjects and 20 Industry based credits. Careers is supporting students to gain these Sector related credits via career related subjects we offer at Karamu High School – Tourism, Building and Hospitality. Careers supports other students to gain their Sector related credits through Outside Providers, e.g. Equine, Farm Skills, Barista and Early Childhood. Our Gateway programme has allowed a number of

students to gain Sector Related credits through work placements with an employer in Retail, Travel and Tourism, Teaching and Engineering. We are always very grateful for the support that these employers give our students. We aim to expose students to a range of Career options through providers who visit the school to talk to our students or we take groups of students to a variety of businesses and expose, e.g. Horticulture, Engineering, Architecture and Johnny Appleseed. This year we had our own Karamu High School Careers Expo showcasing a number of training options from the Army, PORSE, Johnny Appleseed Cadetships, Taratahi Agricultural courses and each Faculty of EIT. For our Senior students, the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board introduced our students to the wide variety of careers within the Health Sector. Each of the Universities and EIT discuss career and study options with our students which are later followed up with visits to the institutions and support in applying for Scholarships.

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LIBRARY Ten things about the library for 2015

1. The Choc-o-Lit Quiz was won this year by Year 11s Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Kate van Ingen and Hannah Hemi-Robinson in a tense tie-breaker from Year 9s Ethany Gibson, Tyla Dillon and Amber Flashoff. 2. We now have a large screen for use by teachers and library staff, which made a great electronic scoreboard for the quiz, among other things! 3. The three most popular books this year are Fault in Our Stars, Divergent and Girl On-line. 4. Our book spine poetry competition got almost a hundred entries! 5. Book Club continues to meet regularly to discuss books and set the world to rights. 6. The librarians this year are: Year 12s Daniel Brown, Jane Hannam, Holly Foulkes, Shayne Brown, Sophie Wells and Year 10s Logan Wells, Cameron Young and Maja Sanders. Big thanks to them for all their help. 7. Ms Mandy Radley and Ms Dana Arnott have been part of the library team with Mrs Jan Clothier. 8. New computers downstairs. Fast, beautiful and always in use. 9. Our upgraded library homepage means students can reserve and re-issue their books on-line from home, as well as to access e-books and databases from home. 10. Most popular non-fiction book â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Child Called it by Dave Pelzer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the tenth year in a row.

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ENGLISH & LANGUAGES FACULTY

2015 has been another exciting year in the English Department. The students have enjoyed a wide range of opportunities to enrich and expand on their love for communication and literature. This context and focus for teaching and learning has been developed and reinforced at all year levels. It is our vision to provide students with the skills and knowledge to become discerning, empathetic and capable members of tomorrow’s society.

Communication is the cornerstone of our course. Students develop the skills to communicate visually, orally and in written form. As citizens of an ever evolving world, the skills and ability to decipher and decode language and present an informed understanding of what they see will become more important than ever. The ideas explored through literature and film provide further knowledge and understanding of aspects of the world we live in and the situations we will come across in the future. Debating and Extension Writing are two of the extra curricular activities offered. The juniors debate within the school and the seniors are involved in the Hawke’s Bay Inter School Debating competition. Our extension writing students have met on a regular basis to develop and workshop their writing. We also ran the second Annual

Karamu High School Writers’ Conference. After the success of the first year, we pushed the boundaries and developed this concept further. This year, we had five young writers from Wellington run workshops and keynote speeches for our enthusiastic students. The comments they made included how much they enjoyed the variety of advice, and the ability to workshop their writing with young and talented writers. After an amazing year we are looking forward to 2016. Our team of dedicated and passionate teachers are always looking for new ways to inspire and motivate our students. The coming year offers more than ever before with a proposed trip to the Wellington Arts Festival and an Island in the pacific and a renewed focus on ‘Our English’.

Back row Bethany Cox, Shinae Lawrence, Josiah Barlow, Oliver Chamberlain, Tate Gorton, Cameron Young, Shani Ross, Jack Chamberlain, Abigail Kilkolly

Third row Georgia Hopkins, Rilee Prebensen, Scarlett Garvey, Holly Foulkes, Lian Hontalba, Portia Sutherland, Abigail Masengi, Sage Templeton

Second row Miss M Powdrell, Caitlin Nicol, Shayne Brown, Kassie Mercer, Martha Wilson, Ella McKay, Amy Griffiths, Ms J Morris

Front row Mia Sutton, Amber Flashoff, Jane Hannam, Holly Davison, Kate Jones, Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Tamar Hoogendoorn, Mikayla Harrison-Franco

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Maori

The Karamu Whānau have been super busy this year. With a combined whānau effort, we have seen a successful Matariki Week, plus an awesome Māori Language Week, loads of Leadership camps, and successes in the Ngā Manu Kōrero regional speech competition and the Te Reo Kori Competition. It is thanks to student leaders who took the reins in both hands and organized activities to make every event a success. A Māori Language Week highlight would have been Te Moana Bartlett leading an audience participation sing-along “Ma

is white, whero is red” to a packed crowd on the circle during “Putea or the Kete”. The Matariki Po Whakanui, an evening for whānau of Year 12 and 13 students to acknowledge and celebrate their child’s successes, was beautiful, especially with Oriana Kershaw coming back as the guest speaker and enriching the event with her stunning singing. Edith Nee Harland did well representing Karamu in the Junior English Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition. All in all, senior students like Liam Kare Kare, Larissa HuataLucas, Hera Kahukura, Zion Harris and Te Moana Bartlett have to be congratulated for their leadership. Students like them were at the forefront, leading the Karamu Whānau. He waka eke noa, mauri ora.

Japanese 日本語 Japanese at Karamu High School is going from strength to strength with a renewed focus on full immersion in Japanese in all classes. The enthusiasm from the students has led to increases in class sizes in the junior school and the organisation of a trip to Japan next year together with the Maori language students. We are also looking forward to repeating the fun of hosting Japanese students from the Kobe area in August of next year. 2016 is looking to be a very exciting for Japanese at Karamu High School.

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MATHEMATICS FACULTY The 2015 academic year started very well with the success of Jonathan Carr and Simon Glew gaining Scholarship in Statistics. This followed the success of our Year 11 students who gained our best ever results in NCEA, both at the end of the year and in the MCAT (Mathematics Common Assessment Task in Algebraic Methods). As with last year, the faculty ran two weeks’ worth of tutorials at lunch and an evening before the exam. As the main entry requirement into both courses in Year 12 Mathematics and Statistics, the students work hard and the tutorials were well attended. Hopefully, their efforts will be rewarded and improve upon the results garnered last year. Mathematics has continued a programme, started 2 years ago, which involves Year 13 Calculus and Statistics students tutoring struggling students in the junior school. This has been taking place after school in the faculty where they can access the resources of the faculty. Every year, Karamu High School is asked by Hastings Intermediate to be judges for their Mathletics competition. Each judge is responsible for two teams of three primary or intermediate school students. The faculty is proud of this tradition and every year we gladly sent 25 of our brightest Year 11 and Year 12 leaders to partake in the event. In addition, we welcomed the Accelerate Year 8 Mathematics class to Karamu

High School for two separate Mathematics extension sessions. The students get to experience the Mathematics behind the game Tetris and maintenance of stadium fields. This included the use of the school’s drone to show aspects of scale. Last year was the first time electronic devices were allowed and encouraged to be used in the classroom: using devices such as a calculator, looking up historical figures in the world of mathematics, apps for angles of elevation and GPS coordinates to determine the circumference of the earth. This year an entire standard was taught and assessed using the faculty’s own computers and we look forward to incorporating this tool along with other methods into our teaching practice. The Faculty of Mathematics is very proud of what we offer students both in and outside the classroom. We are always looking for new and exciting opportunities for the students and are already looking ahead to 2016.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH FACULTY

BETTER YOUR BEST Students heard it, read it and did it. We surfed, paddled, climbed, swam, lifted, ran, threw, hit and bettered our best physically - “faster, stronger, healthier”. Students improved their skills and tactics by playing everything, from the classic “dodge ball” to the proven “Rima Hoe”, to the new “Ki o Rahi”. We also aimed to “better our best” as learners and as team members.

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Every year Haka keeps getting better and better, and the (un) balance routines are always a laugh. This year students gained unit standards using the Mud Run at Level 2 and power lifting Level 3. Mr Aron Noble introduced a new level three course based around the Weights Gym. It was great to have Mr Tom Blake add his special touch teaching Year 9 PE this year.

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SCIENCE FACULTY HB Science and Technology Fair Thanks to Ms Sarah Gunn, Karamu was well represented during the 2015 Hawke’s Bay Science Fair. There were a number of placings and awards gained. Congratulations to all involved!

Geophysics Mr Philip Chamberlain and a group of science students spent a day at the National Aquarium in Napier learning about tectonic subduction zones with Dr Laura Wallace, from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, and other scientists.

Waikato University Science Summer School and Otago University Hands-on Science. Coco Kerckhoffs and Yahaira Williams attended the science summer schools provided by both Waikato and Otago Universities.

Europe trip Mr Kevin Beaumont, Ms Jan Torrey and 12 students went to France, Switzerland and Germany. The purpose of the trip was to see the large Hadron Collider in CERN Laboratory, the Plasma Research Institute in Lausanne, plus interactive science museums, the BMW factory and many other interesting sights.

Ms Jan Torrey We had to say farewell to Ms Torrey as she moved to a new job. Ms Torrey has been a valued member of the Karamu Science Faculty and will be greatly missed.

Asia Science Camp 2015 Congratulations to Coco Kerckhoffs for gaining a place at the Asia Science Camp in Thailand. Held in July, facilitated by the Royal Society of NZ, one of five students in NZ selected for the Asian experience.

Young achievers Coco Kerckhoffs (left), from Karamu High School, and Georgia Lock, from Hastings Girls’ High School. PHOTO/PAUL TAYLOR

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Science EOTC As a consequence of their work in the Year 9 Estuary Project in May, 15 Year 10 students attended a “hands on” day at the Boundary Stream Mainland Conservation Island in Tutira. Everyone had an amazing time and learnt so much about the conservation of our special flora and fauna. Highlights were getting to touch Kiwi (which felt like teased hair full of hairspray) and observing their health checks at the Kiwi Crèche. Observing wild Kaka feeding and using walkie talkies on the Tumanako track walk were also memorable.

12 Chemistry trip to Massey Mr Kevin Beaumont, Miss Anna Mooney and Mr Philip Chamberlain accompanied 43 Year 12 Chemistry students on their visit to Massey University Chemistry Department laboratories on 8 September 2015. Whilst there, the students carried out several Analytical Chemistry Techniques including solvent extraction, thin layer chromatography, acid-base reactions, oxidation and visible light spectroscopy. They worked in small teams to extract anthocyanins by heating with selective solvent under reflux. They then subjected their extracts to several analyses in order to determine some clues about its structure. The students thoroughly enjoyed their experience and the Massey University staff thoroughly enjoyed teaching them. The topics and techniques were of relevance to topics being taught in school and so it was a very useful experience for all concerned.

The “Bugman” lecture Isla Christensen and Emma Bone photographed with ‘Bugman” Ruud Kleinpaste at EIT recently. The girls attended his lecture “Messages from Below” about biomimicry, or learning from nature. His talk ranged from the loss of biodiversity, the importance of insects, the Cape to City programme aimed at eradicating pests in order that native species could flourish, and the importance of environmental education.

Human Evolution Lecture A group of our Biology students and teachers attended an inspiring and eye-opening lecture by Professor Tom Higham from Oxford University, Thursday 17 September. The talk focussed on the migration of Modern humans out of Africa and the interactions with Neanderthal and Denisovan people. The molecular evidence suggests that all non-African people have on average between 1.2-2% Neanderthal DNA. What really blew our minds was that around 40% of the Neanderthal genome is conserved within different modern humans. Another point of interest was how far technology has come in accurately dating ancient bone and DNA, as well as how rapidly new information is being discovered. Human evolution is covered in detail in the Level 3 Biology programme which made the talk even more relevant to our students. Everyone was excited to meet with Professor Higham after the lecture.

Year 9 Ahuriri Estuary Trip Recently, all Karamu High School Year 9 students had the privilege of spending time at the Ahuriri Estuary. Students worked in groups using their biological skills and knowledge to complete the Department of Conservation Kiwi Ranger Programme. Students learned about the many adaptations plants and animals require in order to survive in such an extreme environment. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, students discovered via experience that the mud at the estuary is full of life with many fascinating interrelationships. The trip was rewarding for both students and teachers, students were respectful of the environment and each other and a good time was had by all.

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SCIENCE TRIP Scarlett Garvey

Summer Wynyard Getting to travel 17 days through three different countries with my friends was an experience of a lifetime. I am so fortunate to have not only learnt more about the world of science, but also more about the world in general, which I find is important looking towards the future. Along the way we learnt to become independent and to rely on ourselves instead of our parents. We met people of different cultures and different backgrounds who taught us a lot about life outside of New Zealand. Our world opened up to different possibilities and career opportunities that we had never even known existed. Now that we’re back, we have memories that we’ll treasure forever. Ultimately, this trip opened my eyes to the world of science and how seriously vast and complex it is. From seeing the many different museums across Europe and experiencing all that they have to offer – radiology, particle accelerators, plasma research,

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diffusion – I realise just how much more I’d like to know. The trip also encouraged me to pursue a career in health sciences. I am fortunate to have learnt more about the history of the world I live in. I value the understanding I have gained about the different people – their cultures and their beliefs. Looking at their lives and the way they live has made me feel grateful I live in such a free and beautiful country. I learnt that New Zealand is my home and I’m proud of that. I recommend this trip to those students who have a thirst for knowledge in history, our modern day world, science, people and culture. Know that every day will be filled with planned activities so I recommend bringing good walking shoes. Be hungry to learn as much as you can and remind yourself that you may never be there again so spend every day maximising the opportunities that lay in front of you. Even if you’re tired, push through… you can sleep on the plane home.

Photos on this page from top right to left: Catacombes, Geneva Science Museum, Universal Studios, Technorama, National History Museum, Cern, Eiffel Tower

SOCIAL SCIENCE FACULTY Social Studies In Social Studies contexts are drawn from the past, present, and future and from places within and beyond New Zealand and complement other subject areas from within the school. We get to have a lot of fun with our Social Studies programme – often looking at contexts from student choice so it can be very different from year to year. Learning about our world and the people who inhabit it is the main drive behind the subject. The topics covered are diverse and aim to inform and challenge existing perceptions. Co-operative learning activities such as forming production companies to write, direct, act and edit Consumer Movies and forming Charities as part of the Human Rights topic are just two such examples. Other topics have included learning about Gallipoli and different leadership styles of people from around the globe.

Geography 2015 was another exciting year in the Geography. There were field trips a plenty and many opportunities for students to gain some great results. A brand new set of computers for the Social Sciences meant more students were able to work on assessments digitally and present some very professional looking work. Topics across the three levels are a mix of both natural and human geography – and based on local, national and global contexts. The spread of Malaria, The pattern of Tsunami, People Smuggling and Human Trafficking, Tropical Cyclones, Earthquakes and Geographic Planning of the Rhythm and Vines Festival are just some topics covered in Geography.

Highlights from the year include the annual Year 13 trip to the Tongariro National Park, where a number of students are challenged mentally and physically to complete the climb. The trip out along the Napier Coastline with Year 11 students studying coastal erosion, and up into the skies with the Year 12s who were researching urban planning, were also very successful. The Great China Face Race was followed closely by a number of students this year with one student narrowly missing out on winning the competition. This was a fabulous experience for our students.

History So what’s new in History? Nothing - that’s the point! We have completed our fourth History Trip to Europe, changing the itinerary slightly to include a five day bus tour of Europe. Dachau was very memorable. There were lots of highlights on this tour which will be written about elsewhere in this magazine. World events nicely tied in with the topics we studied in class. Race riots continue in the U.S.A emphasizing that although you can change laws, it takes a very long time to change people’s attitudes. This was the main idea from The Black Civil Rights Unit in Year 11. Religious War and its devastating impact on society was the theme of Year 13 and this is reflected with ISUS activities around Europe and particularly in Syria. On a lighter note, we took four teams to the annual Secondary Schools History Quiz, taking out 2nd and 7th places in the senior section and 2nd and third in the Yr 11 section. Yes, it was another good year in History. Nothing changes.

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Business Studies 2015 2015 has seen many small businesses begin their journey at Karamu High School.

Year 10 Market Day Market Day has continued to be an event looked forward to both by the students presenting it and the rest of the school! With three Market Days being run this year, many Year 10 business teams worked hard on developing business plans and products to present to the rest of the students in the school. The many hours of preparation bring a variety of products (usually food!) to hungry students at lunch time. Market Day has continued to be a highlight for Year 10 students as they not only put their skills into practice, it also provides them with the opportunity to pick up 6 Level 1 credits towards their NCEA.

Year 11 BP Business Challenge Three days of intense product development ensured our Year 11 Students were fully engaged in their “companies” developing innovative new products. Their innovations were to be presented to a panel of “dragons” on the 3rd day. The Business Challenge is a three day programme sponsored by BP and presented by the Young Enterprise Trust to give students the opportunity to learn skills such as teamwork, presentation and time management in a friendly, familiar and competitive environment.

The winning “Wifi Anywhere” team with CEO Ben Revell present to “Dragon” Kris McAinsh of the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce

The Hawt Dawgs team are good to go for Market Day……..!

Young Enterprise – Year 12 and 13

The winning teams for the Dragon’s Den 2015 – “O’Fudge” (4th place), “Scroffee”(3rd), and “Aura” (2nd) the winning team was “Common Scents” from Iona House

2015 signalled an increase from 12 teams who entered last year, to twenty teams entering this year. Last year Karamu High School enjoyed success at the Regional Competition winning with the Sockurity team of Levi Cox and CEO Sarah Davison. The Sockurity team went on to the Nationals to represent the Hawke’s Bay with a lot of credit. This year a “finals” was added for the Dragon’s Den where teams pitched to a group of dragons for cash. Karamu High School made up 4 of the 6 teams who were in the finals and picked up a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place. The YES programme provided the opportunity for students to hold a senior Market Day this year, which prepared them to put on a great look when they went to the Hawke’s Bay Farmers Market to sell their products.

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On Thursday 2 April, 24 students, three teachers and three adults set off for the 2015 History Trip. After 27 hours of flying time alone, we arrived at Heathrow Airport, tired but excited to be on the other side of the world. We spent six nights in London. Our first few days in London included Big Ben, London Eye, Madame Tussauds, many street performers, a few art museums including the National Portrait Museum and Trafalgar Square. We then began the most hectic three days with our London Pass. Mrs Tracey Taylor fitted in the most insane amount of sights, some of which were: Churchill War Rooms, Westminster Abbey, Banqueting Hall, Tower of London, Crown Jewels, Globe Theatre and a river ride along the Thames. A few highlights for me personally in London were going to see Wicked, ice skating and the Imperial War Museum. We then took the Eurostar to our next destination, Paris. We stayed in Paris and whilst there we met up with the Karamu Science trip. A few highlights of Paris were the Notre Dame, the lock bridge, Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Sacre Coeur Basilica and some people even had the chance to try snails! After Paris we began our five-day bus tour through Germany and Austria to Venice. Our next destination was Rothenburg, an old medieval town and very picturesque. Then to Nuremberg. We had a tour around the Nuremberg Rally grounds. It was an incredible feeling to stand where Hitler once stood. Our final night in Germany was in Munich. On our way to our hostel we went to Dachau Concentration camp. Dachau was the first concentration camp and set up as a model for others. We even saw the crematorium and walked through the gas chambers. Our only night in Austria was in Salzburg, with a free day and we all enjoyed the sunshine and explored the city. Traveling to Venice from Salzburg took seven hours, through many mountains. Our bus driver stopped to let us touch the snow, for some it was the first time they had touched snow. Arriving in Venice we took a (vaporato), a water taxi to San Marco. Highlights in Venice included the Bell Tower, gelato, St Marks Basilica, Rialto Bridge and Grand Canal. Our bus trip from Venice to Rome took eight hours and by now we were well accustomed to sleeping sitting upright. Our first full day in Rome we explored the Colloseum, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Victoria Manuel Memorial Building. Our second day we had a guided tour through the Vatican and Sistine Chapel and saw the Spanish Steps. Then we flew to Singapore for two nights, three days. We were not allowed to sleep so that we would adjust to the time zone change so we were all very exhausted. We spent the day swimming at Sentosa Island and shopping both at a mall and the markets. Dr Les Buckley, Karamu High School Board of Trustees member, met us and took us to a very local cafeteria where we were able to sample many different local foods. Our second day in Singapore we spent at the zoo and the night safari, the zoo is, as Mrs Taylor says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the best in the world,â&#x20AC;? or is it one of her favourites in the world? Our last day in Singapore we went to Universal Studios where we met up with the Karamu Science Trip again. That night we flew to Auckland and we arrived home on the 25 April. The History Trip has to be one of the best things you can do, it is worth every dollar and lets you experience so much. I would like to thank Mrs Tracey Taylor for making her last Karamu History Trip one of the best.

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HISTORY TRIP Larissa Hoogendorn

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THE ARTS FACULTY The Arts Faculty is now in its second year as a larger faculty, encompassing the Performing Arts – Dance, Drama, Music, Theatre Technology and Maori Performing Arts – along with the Visual Arts – Art, Media Studies and Photography. This larger group has merged many talented teachers and students and has presented fantastic opportunities for the group as a whole, to develop both student focussed collaborative events and for the staff to develop and support each other’s programmes. As the dust has settled and the portfolios and performances have been done, we can reflect on a year that has seen public exhibitions and performances where our students have shown their skill and determination to express themselves through their Art. This would not be possible if not for the long hours all the members of the faculty, both staff and students, have put into their work. There have been many nights when the rest of the school have left for the day and the lights are still on in the studios with students putting the finishing touches to their masterpieces. As a faculty we have tasted success on several occasions over the year.

Music What a fantastic year we have had in Music. From our success with Coro Notabile in the Big Sing Festival, through to the wonderful experience of the Performing Arts Tour to Wellington in September, it has been very busy for us all. We have participated in the NZ Chamber Music Contest, performed for the Hastings Music Society and also at the Havelock North Community Centre. We joined with the other Arts subject areas to produce the ‘Art Is’ Evening Showcase of student work. It has been a very productive year with a lot of positive feedback about the quality of our students at Karamu High School and the wonderful variety of performers we have.

Drama Drama in 2015 has been a bumper year for quality work by the students. Successes this year have been ‘Maidens of War’, a senior Devised Drama written and directed by Jasmin Rorrison, Ailsa Laurie and Kendall Lucas. This play won many awards in the TheatreFest competition and was chosen to represent Hawke’s Bay in the second round. Many of our students were involved in writing and performing in a Pantomime called ‘Murder at Peach Manor’ which also won recognition at TheatreFest. The highlights of each year are the Class Plays. The Level 1 play, ‘Porky Pies’, was directed by Mikel O’Connell, a Year 12 student, in a very innovative and exciting way. The Senior Drama class presented ‘The Crucible’, which was a powerful and professional production. We used the performance space in our Performing Arts room for both these shows with great success. Prospective NCEA Scholarship students attended a workshop and learnt about the expectations of this practical exam. In September, we travelled to Wellington for a Performing Arts Tour to experience first hand what tertiary opportunities there are for Drama students. At Arts Evening Showcase, our students displayed their versatility once again. In November, a team of Junior Drama students attended an Improvisation evening to showcase their skills in competition with other schools in the area. It has been a very full and productive year for Drama.

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Dance Another busy and successful year of Dance has come to an end. The first challenge for the year was preparing our entry for the 2015 Stage Challenge competition, which Karamu enters every second year. There was a large team of Year 12 and 13 students who lead the production, being responsible for the concept, creation, running of rehearsals and organisation of over 100 students involved in the competition team. Months of rehearsal paid off and Karamu came away with 10 Excellence awards and 1st place overall of the Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay competition. This was followed up with a Dance showcase where the Stage Challenge team got another chance to perform their winning piece for friends and whanau along with performances from various groups across all levels of Dance classes. Some of these groups also performed at our open evening, entertaining prospective students and parents as they were shown around the school. Term Three brought a new and exciting challenge of preparing dance pieces to accompany Karamu High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s float entry into the Blossom Parade. An enthusiastic group of juniors came up with a set of seven different dances that they performed while parading around Hastings.

A small group of Dance students were also involved in the Performing Arts Tour that happened for the first time this year. They went down to Wellington for four days where they had the chance to perform and travel around various Performing Arts schools and see performances by well reputed groups. It is important that our students know the options for career pathways in this area and have a chance to experience that as they are making their decisions for post-secondary education. In Term Four, the Arts Faculty put on a war themed showcase in which several dance groups performed across a range of styles. The Dance students also had an assessment afternoon to finish off their performances for the year. Year 13 students Chantel Slade, Alana Rowsell and Sarah Morley worked with Year 9, 10 and 11 students, teaching them a dance that they had conceptualized and choreographed themselves. It was great to see these seniors taking total creative control and giving younger students more performance opportunities. The year has gone by so quickly with a lot of Dance packed in and we are all looking forward to the challenges, learning and performance opportunities that next year will bring.

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Maori Performing Arts Participation in the Secondary Schools’ Regional Kapa Haka competition was led and tutored by our Cultural Leaders Liam Kare Kare, Larissa Huata-Lucas and Hera Kahukura. Hera was rewarded with a well-deserved 3rd place for Female Leader. We have once again been fortunate to be invited to perform within the Hastings community throughout the year in events such as the Hastings’ City Central Matariki celebrations, performing for local pre-schools as part of their Matariki celebrations, and performing at the Hastings Intermediate Kapa Haka Festival. As well as this, we supported Kahuranaki Marae 100 year centenary by helping with the restoration of tukutuku panels in the Whare Tipuna. This years’ Matariki Hand Games Competition saw our students win all game categories as well as Best Overall School. With more performances and events booked for Term Four, we will continue to be busy supporting Hastings and proudly representing our school up until the end of the school year.

Media studies Media Studies has had a productive and successful year at both junior and senior level. Our Year 9 students have been the biggest yet, producing work of a high standard in both practical and theoretical parts of the course. Our seniors have really shone in their production pieces, with many gaining Excellence for highly entertaining short films. The Year 13 fieldtrip to the Wellington Film Festival in July was enjoyed by all. We are looking forward to making this trip an annual event and perhaps work towards an Arts trip further afield in the next year or so.

Art and Photography The participation in the Art and Photography programme continues to grow and change especially in the digital based aspects of the course. The Year 12 Photography camps to Blackhead Beach were another great success along with the Year 12 Exhibition in which many of our students sold works for the first time. The Junior programme has seen some great talent emerge and the future looks exciting.

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Performing Arts Tour Chantel Slade Performing Arts Tour – undeniably one of the biggest highlights this year. Whilst in previous years this tour was limited to music students at Karamu High School, 2015 opened up even more opportunities, and all of those involved in extra-curricular Performing Arts groups were welcomed. Towards the end of Term Three, 32 students from Dance, Music, Drama, Maori Performing Arts and Theatre Tech, travelled to Wellington to explore furture opportunities available for tertiary study in regards to Performing Arts. This trip allowed everyone to get a taste of what other performing arts areas were like, and, in most cases, people were required to go out of their comfort zones – participating in areas I’m sure many of us never dreamt of. During these four days, there were several key stops in Wellington – Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, Weta Workshop and Whitireia Performance Centre were three workshops which showed the variety of career paths you can take in Performing Arts. As well as workshops, we also had the time to sit back and experience the varied talent from Whitireia and listen to a breath-taking performance by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. We also had the opportunity to showcase our talents at Mt Cook School.

allowed many of us to showcase our talents. But what really pushed people well out of their comfort zone was the Maori/ Pasifika workshop. This was a truly amazing experience which many of us would never have thought to try without going on this tour, and this particular workshop at Whitireia was many people’s highlight. We also had the privilege of watching the Whitireia students perform the musical ‘Serial Killer Barbie’. This, I know, was another highlight for majority of the students on tour. Whitireia was surreal, showed everyone that you can choose the performing arts as a career path and that there are so many places to choose from just in the Wellington area. Thanks to Mrs Amanda Cooper and Ms Jo Veen for organizing the tour.

An experience I know many of us will never forget, was at Whitireia Performance Centre. Most people on the Performing Arts tour were dancers, singers and actors – so the workshops which revolved around hip hop, singing and drama were enjoyable and

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Photography Camp Shanae Mullooly

You would never think to wrap yourself in Christmas lights at ten o’clock at night just to get an amazing photo, right? Well, this was just one of the many quirky and eye opening learning curves I experienced on the Year 12 Photography Camp. Upon arrival we were armed with cameras and spent most of the day shooting, re-grouping, sharing and reflecting on our work. Before leaving the next day, we were even able to try our hand at some night photography and early morning shoots. Blackhead Beach was a location rich in a range of photographic material, from a bathroom sink in the roof and rustic farm buildings, to sunset seascapes and an abundant collection of wildlife. I would say the most advantageous part of the trip was that we were not only in an environment perfect for photography, but we were also equipped with the necessary resources to make the most of this opportunity. When asked what made the photography trip such an enjoyable experience, Olivia Maddison (Year 12) said, ‘It was the

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spontaneous moments’ and I couldn’t agree with her more. A few of my other favourites were opting to ditch our quarters and sleep amongst our class mates under the stars, and creating a fully functional bowling alley with empty water bottles. A highlight for all the classes was the night photography. This involved a barricade of tripods mounted with cameras, students frantically waving glow sticks and drawing with LED lights (or in my case, running around wrapped in Christmas lights). “It was amazing and something different I wouldn’t have thought to try on my own,” said Laura Winstone (Year 12). I think, in a way, this statement also sums up the overall experience of the Year 12 Photography Camps. We were out of the classroom and trying things we wouldn’t normally be able to do in the classroom or at home, in a great atmosphere with people who share a common bond. It was a great way to kick start the year, not only learning loads but getting to know our teachers and classmates as well.

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L2 Photography - Dainel Brown L2 Photography - Ashleigh Blackman

L2 Photography - Alex Hape-Tonihi

L2 Photography - Kendall Lucas

L2 Photography - Dominique Harmer-Higgins L2 Photography - Darnah Chenery

L2 Photography - Olivia Smith L2 Photography - Pounamu Tipiwai-Chambers L2 Photography - Michaela Pearse

L2 Photography - Shanae Mullooly

L2 Photography - Michaela Pearse L2 Photography - Shayne Brown

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L3 Photography - Larissa Hoogendoorn L2 Photography - Stephanie Taka

L2 Photography - Zion Harris

Y12 Photography Task

L3 Photo - Bella Murdoch

L2Photography - DarnahChenery

L3 Photography - Mia Heeney

L2 Photography - Tori Cowan-Smith

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L2 Photography - Trent Wehi

L2 Photography - Sacha Eaves

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Y10 Te Are Ropitini

Y10 Alyssa McKenzie

Y10 Acacia Fairweather

JUNIOR ART Y10 Jacob McNeil

Y10 Converse Shoes

Y10 Oil Pastel Drawings

Y9 Joy Song

Y9 Kahleen Cameron

Y10 Drypoint Prints

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THEATRE TECHNOLOGY Arts Evening Set Design Fox hole

2015 Arts Evening Set Design

Theatre Tech Set, Props, Costume, Lighting, Sound

Paige Lenz Special FX make up

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L1 Art - Ella McKay

PAINTING

L1 Art - EllaMcKay

L2 Painting - Ashleigh Mosen

L2 Painting - Ellen Wykes

L1 Art - Zara Blake

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L1 Art - Martha Wilson

L1 Art - Cayli Corlett

L1 Art - Nina Osborne

L3 Painting - Shanon Abraham

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L2 Painting - Scarlett Garvey

L3 Painting - Tahila Hopkins

PAINTING

L3 Painting - Jaime Stewart

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L1 Art - Seb Delvin-Hall

L2 Painting - Bianca Southey

L1 Art - Saelem Watson

SCULPTURE

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L3 Sculpture - Alysha Morgan

L2 Design - Zoe Hannay

L2 Design - Danika Thorpe

DESIGN

L2 Design - Danika Thorpe L2 Design - Hannah Stiver

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L2 Design - Zoe Hannay

L3 Design - Nadia Rasell

L2 Design - Hannah Stiver

L3 Design - Emile Karauria-George

L3 Design - Brooke Linnell

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TECHNOLOGY FACULTY Some quite exciting projects were created by all levels this year, particularly Year 10 where some innovative shelf designs were well constructed and at Year 12 some amazing small containers. This year has been the most innovative at Level 3. Year 13 Angus Fulford created a wind turbine. He designed and made the turbine blade from mainly fibreglass with some of the other components being outsourced. A washing machine motor with the terminals reversed creates the generator. His uncle gets the rewards of the work and has to build the tower to house the turbine. Angus is entering Scholarship with this project. William Wilks, Year 12 and doing Scholarship Technology off line, has created a Kea Cavitometer. A cavitometer is a device designed to remotely monitor the nest cavities of Kea and send the information out via VHF radio so that DOC staff can more closely monitor the chick survival of these birds. He has worked

in conjunction with his father and DOC developing the software, testing signals, trialling waterproofing techniques, etc. During the July holidays, William took seven of these cavitometers down to the West Coast to trial for the Department of Conservation. Following testing, they have requested 10 more. This is an exciting project for William and Karamu High School. Bongani Sikupa decided that the school needed a new scoreboard to replace the one lost in a tractor shed fire a couple of years ago. He has researched manual and digital scoreboards and come up with a trailer-mounted, digital scoreboard with a remote for changing the wording. This is a greatly appreciated gift from Bongani to the school. Stanley Chilton has also created a gift for the school in the form of a seat for people to sit at the front of the school outside the June Clark Centre.

Junior Hard Materials Technology Mr Dale Prebble was joined this year by three new teachers in the workshop. Miss Joni Dawson, Mr Jeremy Wright and Miss Maiken Calkoen taught year 9 Hard Materials Technology and enjoyed the enthusiasm, creativity and skills of the students. Many wooden boxes were made followed by students designing and making Taonga from all manner of materials and utilising a range of skills and processes available in our excellent workshops.

Y9 Camryn Watson

Building Industry

Y9 Hard Tech - Pewter Demonstration

This year Mr Jeremy Wright taught the Level 1 Building class for the first time and some great bedside cabinets were produced. Year 12 classes again created outdoor chairs and tables gaining valuable skills along the way. This year the Year 13 class took on the construction of a playhouse for a client. The students have gained great practical experience and a huge amount of

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Y9 Luke Berry

Y9 Trent Beale

Y9 Hard Tech - Darian Culver

knowledge working on this project. In August, a group of three lucky students accompanied Mr Dale Prebble on the BCITO Building tour. Along with students from other schools’ they toured various building related businesses around Hawke’s Bay. It was a great learning experience.

Above left: 3 of the 5 builders Chinayd O’Sullivan, Caylum Green, Daniel Hannam

Angus Fulford with wind turbine design

Bongani Sikupa Yr 13

Joshua Waite Yr 12

Stanley Chilton Yr 13

Finn McKenzie Yr 12

Stanley Chilton Year 12 project

Lauchlan Mills Yr 11

Reuben Lyndon Yr 11

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Automotive Mr Jeremy Wright took up the Level 2 Automotive class this year. Students built a “Pocket bike” – a miniature racing motorcycle. All worked on the same basic design so the body panels could be fitted and 5 students were able to have their bikes finished for the school Blossom Parade. Races were held towards the end of the year.

Food Technology

Food and Nutrition

Mrs Jacqui Symes took leave earlier in the year so Ms Racheal Malton took her place from Term Two to Four to teach senior food technology. Mrs Julie Burn and Miss Joni Dawson worked with the junior food technology classes.

Year 11 had a great year with the most popular recipes coming from the Indian culture. The students made several different curry dishes, rice and naan bread. The students have increased their knowledge of teenage nutrition and specific dietary needs.

Year 9 produced a frozen dessert and developed their skills in writing a brief, concept design and evaluation of their recipes. They also learnt about kitchen safety which is a key component of Food Technology.

Year 12 has been a small and enthusiastic class this year. The students have learnt to analyse issues linked to a group with specific food needs and how this affects wellbeing. The students have enjoyed the practical cooking sessions and recognise the value of Food Technology and its contribution to the development of important life skills. Veganism was a very popular unit where students widened their food experiences. Our shared buffets were a highlight.

The highlight for Year 10 was the class gourmet burger competition. The students have a lot of fun designing and developing their tasty and creative burgers.

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Pics below from left - clockwise: Henare Makoare, Y9 FoodTech, Hospitality Equipment, Practical Exam, Y9Food Tech, Hospitality Equipment

Hospitality

Open Evening

A highlight for this year was the ‘own choice buffet’ where the students selected their own recipes to cook. It allowed the students to demonstrate creative flair and share foods from their own cultural background. The students also enjoyed learning about vegetable cuts and different cooking methods such as roasting, and shallow and deep frying. They also learnt how to prepare, make and serve hot and cold sandwiches for a commercial setting.

A small but committed group of Food Technology students volunteered to help with the Karamu High School Open Evening. They made over 80 pizzas which proved to be a popular part of the evening for many of the visiting parents and prospective students.

Soft Materials Technology Junior Year 9 Soft Materials Technology has grown to four full option classes with almost all students achieving. Year 9’s sit their Sewing Machine License before designing and creating a bag. Year 10’s learn more about the sewing machines and overlockers and sit an Advanced License, as well as learning about basic garment construction skills, fastenings and embellishments. Mrs Julie Burn introduced a knitting and felting club for anyone interested in learning basic skills. Mrs Leanne McCaffrey had a team of sewing machinists that came on board to make the nurses costumes for the Stage Challenge competition. Their work contributed to gaining the 5+ A Day Excellence Award for costuming character. For the first time in recent years, a group of students entered into the Hastings Pak ‘n’ Save Edible Fashion Awards. We had two teams, one junior and one senior, entered as well as one solo entry. All three were entered in the M>Phosis Hair Studio Senior Designer, 14-17 years, and all qualified for the finals held that night.

Jorja Fryer Edible Arts

Year 11 student Tayah-Daisy Coleman came away with a 3rd placing for her ‘Cleopatra’ creation which was purchased by Rockit Apples Hastings as the garment was mostly made out of their packaging. We had three entries into the Design, Make and Model competition at the Hawke’s Bay Show in October. Gurkamal Bhangal won 3rd prize and $150 in the Senior Designer Category. Everybody had a great day and we got to see what other schools make in their Soft Materials classes too.

Edible Arts

Adidas Kepa Edible Arts

Design make & model

Tayah-Daisy Coleman This year the Hastings PAK’nSAVE Edible Fashion Awards event was held at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Showgrounds in June. The theme for 2015 was ‘Legends of the Silver Screen’, so I decided to make Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘Cleopatra’ costume from the 1963 film. This involved sewing around 500 bread tags, cutting 200 leaf shapes from apple packaging from Rockit, using pasta and fondant – all of which took months to complete. After sewing and gluing everything it took around seven cans of spray paint to make the outfit completely gold. It was an exciting competition during the day in front of judges Kate MacKenzie, a local artist and WOW award winner, Chris Sisarich, a photographer and director, and lastly the famous Colin Mathura-Jeffree. I made it through to the evening show. It was completely packed and an incredible experience to have so many people seeing the design I had made modelled by my sister. I ended up placing third in my section and was thrilled with my achievement. Overall, I had so much fun making and showcasing my own design and got to meet lots of other people at the show. The theme for next year is Fantasy, meaning you can let your imagination go wild and create anything weird, fanciful or bizarre. I plan on competing again and I encourage anyone who is interested to participate in this amazing competition.

Tayah Daisy Coleman Edible Arts

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DVC – Design and Visual Communication - Graphics DVC has had a great year with students at all levels designing innovative and creative projects. Year 9 students enjoyed designing an array of things including a dream room, skyscrapers to rival the worlds tallest, and a café or restaurant. Year 10 were challenged to come up with ideas for a shelter that included them making a “mini-me” and photoshopping themselves into their own designs. Year 11 had a bumper year achieving highly and designing diverse options for buildings that could be put on top of other buildings. These “Rooftop Hideaway” designs all showed interesting concepts and the students completed complex instrumental drawings and effective final presentations for these. Year 12 designed a retail store for central Hastings providing alternative ideas for Albert Square. Year 13 students completed a range of individually driven projects including the

design of Science Museums, Cafes, Restaurants and Design Agencies. Congratulations to all students who worked hard and aimed high. The future is looking bright!

Year 9 DVC

Zoe Hannay Year 12 DVC

Nadia Rassell Year 13 DVC

Ella McKay Year 11 DVC Ethan Hakopa Year 11 DVC

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SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2014 CULTURAL DISTINCTION AWARDS Karamu High School Cup for the Best Contribution to Sound and Lighting Brendin Graham-Ireland Karamu High School Cup for Contribution and Commitment to Kapa Haka Liam Karekare Karamu High School Cup for Senior Maori Oratory Larissa Huata-Lucas Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Co-curricular Music Morgan Clark Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Small Musical Groups Dominik Wilson Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Instrumental Music Coco Kerckhoff Shares the Bowey Cup for Contribution and Dedication to Senior Dance Jessie Kupa Shares the Bowey Cup for Contribution and Dedication to Senior Dance Shea Robertson Collins Cup for most outstanding performance in the School production Joshua Lawrence Shares the Toastmasters Trophy for Leadership and Communication Larissa Hoogendoorn

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Senior debater Justin Alsleben Contribution to Senior Debating Judith Bartlett Cup for Best Senior Speech Board results Jasmin Rorrison Karamu High School Cup for Contribution and Commitment to Kapa Haka Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Vocal Music Nadine Daniel

HONOURS for CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SPEECH CERTIFICATES

New Zealand Speech Board Associate Diploma in Public Speaking Georgia MacKenzie New Zealand Speech Board Associate Diploma in Public Speaking Anicka Ward Associate New Zealand Speech Board Diploma in Speech and Drama Jasmin Rorrison

HONOURS MEDALS

Honours for Debating Selected to the regional Russell McVeagh team that competed at Nationals Anicka Ward

Karamu High School Cup for Best Intermediate Speech Board results Wai Tupaea

Honours for Debating Selected to the regional Russell McVeagh team that competed at Nationals for the second year. Awarded best speaker at the Regional Russell McVeagh Tournament Justin Alsleben

Shares the Jill Allan Memorial Cup (donated by Pei Huang) for services to Debating Anicka Ward

Honours for Writing Highly commended in BNZ Literacy Awards, Young Writer Awards Laura Revell

Shares the Toastmasters Trophy for Leadership and Communication Te Moana Bartlett

Shares the Jill Allan Memorial Cup (donated by Pei Huang) for services to Debating Georgia MacKenzie Karamu High School Cup for the Best Intermediate Debater Mikel O’Connel

Honours for Writing Runner up in the Senior Section – NZATE National Poetry Competition Madeleine Ross Honours for Writing Runner up in the Senior Section –

NZATE National Poetry Competition Jade Lindsay

SPORTS DISTINCTION AWARDS Best Senior Girl Gymnast Brittny O’Hanlon Best Senior Boy Gymnast Levi Cox Taylor Trophy for the most improved Girls’ Hockey player Jessica Stowe Most outstanding E Grade Rugby player Mikel O’Connell Karamu High School Trophy for the Chess Champion Delano Murray Karamu First XV Rugby Cup for the most improved First XV player Caleb Minogue-Russell Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Badminton over a number of years Phillip Sue Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Boys’ Hockey Thomas Green Karamu High School Trophy for Commitment to Canoe Polo Alys Taylor Helen Fitzpatrick Cup for Service and Leadership to Netball Yahaira Williams Brent Dark Memorial Cup for the Best Senior Boy Volleyball player Bongani Sikupa Shares the Anita Cossey Trophy for the best Contribution to Girls’ Hockey Laura Wills Shares the Anita Cossey Trophy for the best Contribution to Girls’ Hockey Arawhiu Crawford Sutherland Trophy for Contribution to Girls’ Football Natasha Little Karamu High School Cup for the Best Senior Boy Football player Nathan Whelan

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Clark Cup for the Best Senior Girl Badminton player Sarah Davison

Blake & Caccioppoli Trophy for the most Outstanding Girls’ Rugby player Hera Kahukura

Distinction and First in in Food Technology Mikayla Neil

Clark Cup for the Best Senior Boy Badminton player Munnik Pretorius

Karamu High School Cup for the Senior Boys’ Cross Country Champion Isaac Cox

Distinction and First in Level One Japanese Laura Winstone

Ki o Rahi Trophy for the Best Female player Awhina Wainohu

Karamu High School Trophy for the most Outstanding Girls’ 7s Rugby player Maia Wati-Cooper

Distinction and First in Level One Soft Materials Technology Kate Jacobs

Ki o Rahi Trophy for the Best Male player Liam Karekare

Baxendine Trophy for the Senior Girls’ Athletic Champion

Ryan Olsen Memorial Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Business Studies Georgia Williams

Allen Grey Silver Jubilee Cup for Cricketing Efficiency Jaskaran Singh Field & Thompson Trophy for the Best All Round Cricket player Jon-Joseph Scales Waters Family Cup for the Best Boys’ Hockey player Jovaan Kingi Karamu High School Cup for the Most Valued Senior Boy Basketball Player Eleazer Spooner Karamu High School Cup for the Most Valued Senior Girl Basketball Player Kaleel Spooner Mills Trophy for the Senior Girls’ Swimming Champion Ashleigh Mosen Mills Trophy for the Senior Boys’ Swimming Champion Jim Missen Best Senior Girl Touch player

Karamu High School Cup for the Most Valued Senior Netball player Laine Robinson Taylor Trophy for the Most Outstanding Girl Hockey player Kezia Taylor Karamu High School Trophy for Excellence in Senior Boys’ Canoe Polo Reuben Hinton Karamu High School Trophy for Excellence in Senior Girls’ Canoe Polo Griffiths Cup for Senior Girls’ Tennis Champion Laura Wills

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Karamu High School Cup for the Senior Girls’ Cross Country Champion Baileigh O’Donoghue Karamu High School Cup for the Most Outstanding First XV Rugby player

Rex Wilson Trophy for the Senior Boys’ Athletics Champion Joshua Burlace

LEVEL ONE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AWARDS First in Level One Building Caleb Williams Distinction in Level One Food Technology Amy Webber Distinction in Level One Hard Materials Technology Dominic Cacace Distinction in Level One Art Ellen Wykes Distinction in Level One Art Michaela Pearse

Distinction and First in Level Two Design Kees Bakker-Reynolds Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One DVC Zoe Hannay Distinction in Level One Science Jim Missen Distinction in Level One Physical Education

Karamu High School Print for the Best Level One Composer Sophie Wells Distinction and First in Level One Hard Materials Technology

Karamu High School Cup for Level One Technology Grace Lyndon Distinction and First in Level One Maori Performing Arts Distinction and First in Level One Te Reo Maori Jamie Thompson

Distinction in Level One Physical Education Romaine Crawford

Distinction in Level One DVC

Distinction in Level One Business Studies Kendall Laking

Distinction in Level One Digital Technologies

Distinction in Level One History Ally Janssen Distinction in Level One History Wai Tupaea Distinction in Level One English Shanae Mullooly Distinction in Level One English Caitlyn Clark

Distinction in Level One Art Ashleigh Mosen

Distinction in Level One Geography Max Ward Distinction and First in Level One Drama Distinction and First in Level One Theatre Technology Mikel O’Connell

Distinction and First in Level One Food Technology Distinction in Level One Mathematics

SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2014 Distinction in Level One English Jeriel Sajan Distinction in Level One Physical Education

Hawke’s Bay and Zone premier umpire. Selected to the New Zealand Development program. Lower North Island competition umpire

Distinction in Level One History

Hawke’s Bay Junior Umpire of the Year Abigail Hussey

Distinction in Level One Mathematics

Honours for Canoe Polo Played for the Hawke’s Bay Senior Women’s Canoe Polo team Aries Moore-Wilson

Distinction in Level One Science Tyler McCourt Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One English Isla Christensen

HONOURS and GOLD HONOURS for SPORT HONOURS MEDALS Honours for Darts

Placed first at Darts Nationals in the Under 18 section Daniel Kibblewhite Honours Medal for Triathlon

Placed second at the New Zealand Triathlon Championships in the Under 16 Male section Zack Matthews Honours for Gymnastics

Competed in the National Gym Sports Championships. Placed sixth in Level 7 High bar Levi Cox Honours for Kick-Boxing

North Island Kick-Boxing Champion in the Under 65kg section Kelvyn Jones Honours for Softball

Played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 and 19 representative Women’s Softball team Amber Ray Honours for Touch

Played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Girls’, Under 17 Mixed, and Under 21 Mixed Representative Touch team Talon Robinson Honours for Women’s Rugby

Played for the Hawke’s Bay Senior Women’s Rugby team Awhina Wainohu Honours for Netball Umpiring

Honours for Canoe Polo

Played for the Hawke’s Bay Senior B Open Women’s Canoe Polo team Alys Taylor Honours for Canoe Polo

Played for the Hawke’s Bay Senior Open Women’s Canoe Polo team Laura Wills Honours for Netball Played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 representative Netball team Yahaira Williams Honours for Hockey

Played for the Hawke’s Bay secondary Schools team; the Under 18 Hawke’s Bay Women’s team; the Hawke’s Bay Open Women’s team and the Central Districts Under 18 and Under 21 representative Hockey teams Hawke’s Bay Secondary School’ Female Hockey Player of the Year Kezia Taylor Honours for Triathlon

Placed second at the New Zealand Triathlon Championships in the Under 16 Male section Honours for Cycling First in A grade in The Hawke’s Bay Open Event Sam Thorpe-Loversuch Honours for Triathlon

Placed second at the New Zealand Triathlon Championships in the Under 16 Male section Gold Honours for Swimming

Qualified and competed at the National Swimming Championships

Broke Hawke’s Bay/Poverty Bay record for Under 15 Boys’ 50m freestyle Jim Missen

Honours for Athletics

Competed in the North Island East Coast Athletics Championships – placed first in the Discus and third in Shot put Honours for Rugby

Played for the Hawke’s Bay Senior Women’s representative Rugby team

Hawke’s Bay Secondary School’ Female Hockey Player of the Year Maia Wati –Cooper

LEVEL ONE ACADEMIC OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Distinction in Level One English

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Business Studies Distinction and First in Level One Geography

Karamu High School Cup for Level One Social Sciences Kendal Gowan Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One English

Distinction and First in Level Two Technology

Karamu High School Trophy for Senior Technology William Wilks Distinction in Level One Media Studies Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One English Mia Braddock Distinction in Level One History

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One English

Distinction and First in Level Two Drama Emma Bone Distinction in Level One Geography Distinction in Level One English Distinction in Level One Music

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Steel Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Science Ezra Cash

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SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2014 Karamu High School Print for Distinction and First in Level One Art Di Fairley Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Music Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One English Grace Duncan

Distinction and First in Level One Dance Distinction and First in Level One Media Studies Distinction and First in Level One History Distinction in Level One Science

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One English Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Mathematics Georgia Boyes Distinction in Level One Geography

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Science

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Physical Education Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Digital Technologies Mason Templeton

LEVEL TWO ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AWARDS

Education Jessica Stowe Distinction in Level Two History Poppy Savage Distinction in Level Two Geography Tayla Hunnam Distinction in Level Two Business Studies Georgia Walker Distinction and First in Level Two Geography Benjamin Prebble Distinction and First in Level Two Soft Materials Technology Alana Rowsell Distinction and First in Level Two Dance Dayna Carswell Distinction and First in Level Two Sculpture Ruby Levett Young Distinction and First in Level Two Digital Technologies Dylan Tonks Distinction and First in Level Two Hard Materials Technology Angus Fulford Esme MacDonald Cup for Distinction and First in Level Two Music Mikaelah- Grace Radtke Distinction in Level Two English Chantel Slade

First in Level Two Automotive Bongani Sikupa

Distinction in Level Two English Jasmin Rorrison

First in Level Two Building Chinyd Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan

Distinction and First in Level Two Te Reo Maori

First in Level Two Tourism Sarah Morley Distinction and First in Level Two Food Technology Te Moana Bartlett Karamu High School Print for the Best Year 12 Composer Holly Keesing-Schermann Distinction in Level Two Physical Education Reuben Hinton Distinction in Level Two Physical

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Distinction and First in Maori Performing Arts Larissa Huata-Lucas Distinction in Level Two Biology

Distinction in Level Two English McKenzie Grant Distinction in Level Two English

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Jaime Stewart Distinction in Level Two Physics

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Baileigh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donoghue

Distinction in Level Two English Karamu High School Print for Distinction and First in Level Two Photography Larissa Hoogendoorn Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Karamu High School Trophy for Distinction and First in Level Two Physical Education Levi Cox Distinction in Level Two Biology

Distinction in Level Two Chemistry Distinction in Level Two History Tahlia Hopkins

Distinction and First in Level Two DVC Distinction and First in Level Two Painting

Karamu High School Print for Level Two Art Nadia Rasell

LEVEL TWO ACADEMIC OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Distinction in Level Two English Distinction in Level Two Biology

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Distinction in Level Two History

Distinction in Level Two Media Studies Tiffany Buckley Distinction and First in Level Two Biology Distinction and First in Level Two Business Studies

Distinction in Level Two Chemistry

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Distinction in Level Two Physics Distinction in Level Two English Sarah Davison

Distinction in Level Two English Distinction in Level Two Biology

Distinction in Level Two Physics

Distinction in Level Two Chemistry

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics

Distinction and First in Level Two History Yahaira Williams Distinction in Level Two Biology Distinction and First in Level Two Physics

Distinction in Level Three Geography Maggie Boyes

Distinction and First in Level Three Hard Materials Technology

Distinction in Level Three Business Studies Rachel Ormerod

Distinction in Level Three Calculus

Distinction in Level Three Statistics Rachael Gee

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level Two English

Bicknell Cup for Level Three Visual Arts Rachel Carrington

Distinction in Level Three Statistics

J & C Struthers Print for First in Level Two Mathematics Coco Kerckhoffs

Distinction and First in Level Three Physical Education Laura Wills

Michelle Smith Cup for Distinction and First in Level Three Business Studies Anicka Ward

LEVEL THREE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AWARDS

Distinction in Level Three English

Distinction in Level Three Statistics

Distinction and First in Level Two Chemistry

Karamu High School Cup for Level Two Sciences

Distinction and First in Level Two Media Studies

Distinction in Level Three Tourism Brandon Bailey

Distinction in Level Three Biology Madeleine Ross Distinction in Level Three DVC

Sir George Seymour Trophy for Distinction and First in Level Three Tourism Chemice Ahu

Distinction and First in Level Three Sculpture Teagan Doyle

National Certificate in Early Childhood

Distinction and First in Level Three Photography Isabelle Mulders

Haka a Tane Rore Trophy for Distinction and First in Level Three Maori Performing Arts (haka a tana rore) Nadine Daniel Distinction and First in Senior Hospitality

Distinction and First in Level Three Food Technology (by Correspondence) Ashleigh Fincham Distinction and First in Level Three Drama Joshua Lawrence

Distinction in Level Three History

Distinction in Level Three Geography Distinction and First in Level Three Painting Kaleighsha Bardell

Ellison Cup for Distinction and First in Level Three Music

Karamu High School Print for the Best Level Three Composer Morgan Clark Distinction and First in Level Three DVC

Distinction and First in Level Three Dance Jessie Kupa

Distinction and First in Level Three Art - Design Laura Revell

Distinction in Level Three Physical Education Joshua Burlace

Distinction in Level Three Physics

Distinction in Level Three Geography Ashliegh Sargison Distinction in Level Three Geography Olivia Matson Distinction in Level Three Biology Jessica Ward Distinction in Level Three English Wilkie Thornton

Distinction in Level Three Media Studies|

Distinction in Level Three Biology

Distinction and First in Level Three Geography Natasha Little Distinction in Level Three History

Distinction and First in Level Three Media Studies Distinction and First in Level Three English Georgia MacKenzie Distinction and First in Level Three Chemistry Distinction and First in Level Three Physics Distinction and First in Level Three Computer Applications

Karamu High School Cup for Senior Computing Distinction and First in Level Three Calculus Distinction and First in Level Three Statistics

Karamu High School Cup for Level Three Mathematics Jonathan Carr

Distinction and First in Level Three Te Reo Maori Maia Wati â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooper

Distinction in Level Three Chemistry

Distinction and First in Level Three Biology

Distinction in Level Three Statistics Simon Glew Distinction in Level Three History

Distinction in Level Three Biology

Distinction and First in Level Three Japanese Jade Lindsay

Distinction in Level Three Physics

Distinction in Level Three Calculus

Anna Couchman Memorial Cup for Distinction and First in Level Three History Justin Alsleben

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SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2014 SPECIAL AWARDS Principal’s Prize for the Deputy Head Girl Anicka Ward Principal’s Prize for the Deputy Head Boy Kevan Rasell Principal’s Prize for the Head Girl Maia Wati – Cooper Principal’s Prize for the Head Boy Justin Alsleben

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TERTIARY STUDY George Seymour Trophy and Scholarship Reggae Harris Hawke’s Bay Careers Expo Scholarship Rachael Gee Auckland Alumini Scholarship Jessica Ward France Trust Tertiary Scholarship Laura Wills Year 13 Leavers Scholarship Natasha Little EIT Year 13 Degree Scholarship for Bachelor of Computing Systems Stephen Foulkes EIT Year 13 Degree Scholarship for Bachelor of Computing Systems Joseph Austin

Massey University Vice Chancellor’s High Achievers Scholarship for Excellence in the Arts Rachel Carrington Otago University – Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship Kezia Taylor Victoria University Achievers Scholarship Jonathan Carr Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship Anicka Ward Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship Georgia Mackenzie Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship Bernadette Mulders Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship Teagan Doyle University of Auckland Scholarship for all round excellence Maia Wati - Cooper University of Auckland Scholarship for all round excellence Justin Alsleben

PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS AWARDS Barker Cup for Sportsmanship Jaskaran Singh

EIT Year 13 Degree Scholarship for Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design Kaleighsha Bardell

Karamu High School Cup and miniature for Sporting Excellence Maia Wati-Cooper

EIT Year 13 Degree Scholarship for Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design Te Puawai Pirret

Roff Cup and miniature for the Senior Sportsman of the Year Joshua Burlace

EIT Year 13 Degree Scholarship for Bachelor of Arts (Maori) Nadine Daniel

Lucas Cup and miniature for the Senior Sportswoman of the Year Laura Wills

EIT Year 13 Degree Scholarship for Bachelor of Business Studies Ryan Lovell

PRESTIGIOUS CULTURAL AWARDS

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McLeod Cup for Service to the school Shea Robertson

Allan Cup for Creative Writing Madeleine Ross Karamu High School Cup – for Cultural Excellence Morgan Clark Te Taonga Trophy for Contribution to Maoritanga Nadine Daniel

PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC AWARDS YEAR 11 PRIZES Karamu High School Year 11 General Excellence Cup for Academic, Sports and Cultural Excellence Georgia Boyes Karamu High School Year 11 Academic Cup Grace Duncan

YEAR 12 PRIZES Karamu High School Year 12 General Excellence Cup for Academic, Sporting and Cultural Excellence Yahaira Williams Karamu High School Year 12 Academic Cup Coco Kerckhoffs

YEAR 13 PRIZES Sir Paul Holmes Memorial General Excellence Cup for Academic, Sporting and Cultural Excellence Justin Alsleben Shares the Clark Cup for Proxime Accessit to the Dux Justin Alsleben Shares the Clark Cup for Proxime Accessit to the Dux Georgia Mackenzie Karamu High School Dux Cup Michael Hill Watch for the Dux Karamu High School Prize for the Dux The J Mills Family Scholarship for the Dux Jonathan Carr

KARAMU HIGH SCHOOL DUX – JONATHAN CARR Jonathan has studied at Karamu High School since 2010.

At the Karamu High School Senior Prize-giving ceremony Jonathan won the Karamu High School Cup and the Karamu High School Prize for the Dux, the Michael Hill Watch for the Dux and the J Mills Family Scholarship.

Technologies, Calculus, and Statistics and received the Karamu High School Cup for Level Three Mathematics. Jonathan also received a Distinction award for Chess. In 2015 Jonathan plans to attend Victoria University to complete a degree in Electronics and Computer Systems. His plans for the future are to become a software developer.

Jonathan was first in class in Level Three Chemistry, Physics, Digital

CULTURAL DISTINCTION AWARDS Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Junior Dance Harrison Keefe Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Instrumental Music Michaela Horsefield Music Machine Cup for Contribution to Junior Vocal Music Romayne Araia Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Debater Toby Hunter Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Speech Board Results Hannah Hemi-Robinson Marion Stronach Cup for the most improved string player Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Junior Co-Curricular Music Jaime Mossman

HONOURS and GOLD HONOURS for SPORT Honours for Karate Competed at Karate National Championships – placed first in Under 14 Girls’ Black Belt division Honey – Marie Purcell- Porter Honours for Karate Competed at Karate National Championships – placed second in

Under 14 Girls’ Under 50kg division Madeisha Kaimoana Honours for Karate Placed second at the Karate National Championships in the Under 14 Black Belt heavyweight section Placed third at the Karate National Kata in the Under 14 Black Belt section Abigail Masengi Honours for Netball Played for the Hawke’s Bay Under 17 Representative Netball team Tia Lewis Honours for Athletics East Coast Athletic Championships – First in Junior Boys’ Shot put, Second in Junior Boys’ Discus and Second in the Open Hammer section North Island Athletic Championships – First in Junior Boys’ Hammer and Sixth in Shot Put Nicholas Palmer Honours for Clay Target Shooting South Island Secondary Schools’ Championships received a Bronze Medal for Single Barrel Mitchell Davis Gold Honours for Clay Target Shooting New Zealand Open Handicap by Distance Champion. Selected for the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Regional Team. HOA individual in the Regional Secondary Schools Cody Gill

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 2014 HONOURS and GOLD HONOURS for CULTURE Honours for Writing Runner up in the Year 10 Section – NZATE National Poetry Competition Holly Davison Honours for Writing Highly Commended – Australasian Poetry Object competition – placed in the top 1% Cameron Young Gold Honours for Writing Winner of the Year 10 Section – NZATE National Poetry Competition Martha Wilson

SPORTS MERIT and DISTINCTION AWARDS MERIT AWARDS Most improved player in the E Grade Rugby team Nicholas Palmer Most improved Junior girl Football player Amy Burns

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Most promising Junior girl Football goal –keeper Laura Burns

Nilsson Cup for Junior Boys’ Swimming Champion Matthew Jones

DISTINCTION AWARDS

Nilsson Cup for Junior Girls’ Swimming Champion Jadah Elers

Best Junior Girl Gymnast Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch Best Junior girl Ki o Rahi player Awatea Dougherty Best Junior boy Ki o Rahi player Jacob Kershaw-Horua

Karamu High School Cup for Junior Boys’ Cross Country Champion Daniel O’Donoghue Karamu High School Cup for Junior Girls’ Cross Country Champion Emily Coppell

Best Year 9 Clay Target Shooter Corbyn Jacobs- Middleton

Karamu High School Cup for the Year 9 Boys’ Athletics Champion Manaakitanga Tumanako

Most improved Year 10 Clay Target Shooter Mitchell Davis

Karamu High School Cup for the Year 10 Girls’ Athletics Champion Lucy Holden

The Most Promising Junior Boy Cricket Player Christian Walker

Karamu High School Cup for the Year 10 Boys’ Athletics Champion Saelem Watson

Karamu High School Cup for first year Boys’ Badminton players Benjamin Tressider

I.G. Field Cup for the best Overall shooter Cody Gill

Karamu High School Cup for the Junior Boys’ Tennis Champion Joshua Matthews

Best Junior Girl Touch player Karamu High School Trophy for the Most Promising Girls’ Rugby player Moki Beckham

Karamu High School Cup for Most Outstanding Junior Netball player Tia Lewis Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Boy Hockey player Laikyn Hapi Karamu High School Cup for the best Junior Girl Badminton player Holly Davison Karamu High School Cup for the Boys’ Intermediate Badminton Champion Tate Gorton Karamu High School Cup for the Best All Round Junior Boy Cricket player Kyle Burlace Quality Engravers’ Cup for the Best Junior Boy Football player Lennon Chenery Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Girl Hockey player Jamie-Tyla Wharepapa -Gray

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Best Junior Boy Touch player Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Boy Basketball player Samuel Walton-Sexton Quality Engravers Cup for the Best Junior Girl Football player Karamu High School Cup for the Year 9 Girls’ Athletics Champion Zarah Moore-Wilson Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Girls’ Volleyball player Karamu High School Trophy for Excellence in Junior Girls’ Canoe Polo Phoebe Hinton

9PM First in 9PM Mathematics John Liu First in 9PM Science Taine Doyle First in 9PM Social Studies Paige Morgan First in 9PM English Reanna Browning 9SD First in 9SD Mathematics Marsellus Whaanga First in 9SD Science Corbin Jacobs-Middleton First in 9SD Social Studies First in 9SD English Emily Coppell 9RE First in 9RE Mathematics Alyssa McKenzie First in 9RE Social Studies Jade Graham First in 9RE Science First in 9RE English Charley Ropitini 9HA First Equal in 9HA Science Chevy Abraham First in 9HA English Karalea Halton First in 9HA Social Studies Christian Walker First in 9HA Mathematics

First Equal in 9HA Science Keegan Bowey 9JM First in 9JM Mathematics

YEAR 9 MERIT AWARDS

First in 9JM English Jason Yan

9PF

First in 9HA Science

First in 9PF Mathematics Cameron Young

First in 9HA Social Studies John Rouse

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 2014 YEAR 9 DISTINCTION AWARDS

Distinction in Year 9 Music Henry Hosford

Distinction in Year 9 Health Charley Ropitini

Distinction in Year 9 DVC Chontelle Leitch

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Tia Lewis

Distinction in Year 9 Japanese Sara Hazelwood

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Joshua Matthews

Distinction and First in Year 9 Dance Emily Coppell

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Paige Morgan

Distinction and First in Year 9 DVC Samuel Walton-Sexton

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Keagan Kemplel

Distinction and First in Year 9 Visual Art Solomon Bakker-Reynolds

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Matthew Jones

Distinction and First in Year 9 Business Studies Jacob McNeil

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Luke Kupa Distinction in Year 9 Business Studies Brinae Pomare-Waitute Distinction in Year 9 Drama Adrianna Jade Warner Nukunuku Distinction in Year 9 Drama MacKenzie Sullivan Distinction in Year 9 Te Reo Maori Romayne Araia Distinction in Year 9 Te Reo Maori Hayley Porter-Samuels Distinction in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology Hannah Foulkes Distinction in Year 9 Visual Art Beth McLean Distinction in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology Jacob Coady Distinction in Year 9 Soft Materials Technology Hannah Norfolk Distinction in Year 9 Soft Materials Technology Ana Marks Distinction in Year 9 Food Technology Destynee Flanders Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies Jayden Taylor Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies Portia Sutherland

Distinction and First equal in Year 9 Digital Technologies Jasper Temburu Distinction and First in Year 9 Te Reo Maori Awatea Dougherty Distinction in Year 9 English Camryn Toki Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Benjamin Winterson Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Amy Griffiths Distinction in Year 9 Science Brittney Fyfe Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Tyler Ernst Distinction in Year 9 Music

Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch Distinction in Year 9 DVC

Distinction in Year 9 Visual Art Reece Sullivan Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies

Distinction and First equal in Year 9 Digital Technologies Liam Robson Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Distinction in Year 9 Music

Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch

Distinction in Year 9 Food Technology Distinction in Year 9 Business Studies Distinction in Year 9 English Bayley Baxter-Kirkby Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Nicholas Palmer Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Jorge Fothergill Distinction in Year 9 Health Distinction in Year 9 Drama Distinction in Year 9 Japanese Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Abigail Masengi

YEAR 9 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 9 Mathematics James Gowan Distinction and First in Year 9 Food Technology Distinction in Year 9 English Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Cameron Young Distinction in Year 9 Japanese Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Distinction in Year 9 Science Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 9 English Acacia Fairweather Distinction in Year 9 Food Technology Distinction and First in Year 9 Music Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Distinction in Year 9 English Distinction in Year 9 Science Karamu High School Cup for First in Year 9 Social Studies Jaime Mossman Distinction in Year 9 Health Distinction and First in Year 9 Soft Materials Technology Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Distinction in Year 9 English Melinda Pope

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Distinction in Year 9 Visual Art Distinction and First in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology Distinction in Year 9 English Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Caitlin Mannell Distinction in Year 9 Health Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Distinction in Year 9 Digital Technologies Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Distinction in Year 9 English Karamu High School Cup for Distinction in Year 9 Science Amy Saunders

YEAR 10 MERIT AWARDS 10WG First in 10WG Mathematics Cadell Heney 10RO First in 10RO English Peyton Douglas-Puna First in 10RO Mathematics Bailey Seymour First in 10RO Social Studies First in 10RO Science Shinae Lawrence 10MS First in 10MS Science Crystal Riley

Khalais Waerea 10FD First in 10FD English Margaret O’Brien First in 10FD Social Studies First in 10FD Mathematics Rutendo Sikupa First in 10FD Science Jazzmin Te Huia 10HT First in 10HT English First in 10HT Social Studies First in 10HT Science First in 10HT Mathematics Prestine Abejero 10NL First in 10NL Mathematics Zofika Rehana First in 10NL English First in 10NL Social Studies First in 10NL Science Supreme Smith

YEAR 10 DISTINCTION AWARDS Distinction in Year 10 Health Braedyn Wereta Distinction in Year 10 Health Mathew Lindsay Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education Nathan Bryers Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education Jamie-Tyla Wharepapa-Gray

Distinction in Year 10 Hard Materials Technology Kyle Burlace Distinction in Year 10 Food Technology Kirsten Rutten Distinction in Year 10 Food Technology Kassie Mercer Distinction in Year 10 Visual Arts Elan Lee Distinction in Year 10 Visual Arts Seb Devlin-Hall Distinction in Year 10 DVC Ethan Hakopa Distinction in Year 10 Music Liam Davies Distinction in Year 10 Japanese Sage Templeton Distinction and First in Year 10 Dance Krista Walford Distinction and First in Year 10 Food Technology Emily Hammond Distinction and First equal in Year 10 Digital Technologies Josiah Barlow Distinction in Year 10 Hard Materials Technology Distinction in Year 10 Visual Arts Olivia Watts Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education Distinction and First in Year 10 Soft Materials Technology Kailah French Distinction in Year 10 Media Studies Distinction and First equal in Year 10 Visual Art

First in 10MS Mathematics Daniel O’Donoghue First in 10MS English First in 10MS Social Studies

Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education Moki Beckham

Greer Curran

Distinction in Year 10 Drama Peyton Douglas-Puna

Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Jack Chamberlain

First in 10RG English Lucy Holden

Distinction in Year 10 Te Reo Maori Emerald Flavell

Distinction in Year 10 English Emily–Rose Penberthy–Hutchins

First in 10RG Science Delaney Bates

Distinction in Year 10 Te Reo Maori Brookelyn Parker

First in 10RG Social Studies

Distinction in Year 10 Hard Materials Technology Taylor Epplett-Fletcher

Distinction in Year 10 Music Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Niko Slade

10RG

First in 10RG Mathematics

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Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education Daniel O’Donoghue

Bianca Southey

Distinction and First in Year 10 Drama Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 2014 Tate Gorton Distinction in Year 10 Science Distinction in Year 10 English Hannah Hemi-Robinson Distinction in Year 10 Media Studies Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction in Year 10 English Tayah-Daisy Coleman Distinction in Year 10 Health Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction in Year 10 Science Toby Hunter Distinction in Year 10 Food Technology Distinction in Year 10 English Distinction in Year 10 Science Georgia Hopkins Distinction in Year 10 DVC Distinction in Year 10 Visual Arts Distinction in Year 10 Media Studies Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Ella McKay

YEAR 10 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Distinction and First in Year 10 Business Studies Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 10 Social Studies Kate Jones Distinction in Year 10 Media Studies Distinction in Year 10 Music Distinction in Year 10 Business Studies Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction in Year 10 Science Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 10 English Holly Davison Distinction in Year 10 Health Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education Distinction and First in Year 10 Music Distinction in Year 10 English Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 10 Science Phoebe Hinton Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education

Distinction and First in Year 10 Hard Materials Technology Distinction in Year 10 Science Distinction in Year 10 English Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Reuben Lyndon Distinction and First in Year 10 DVC Distinction and First equal in Year 10 Visual Art Distinction in Year 10 Science Karamu High School Cup Distinction and First in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction and in Year 10 English Scarlett Garvey Distinction in Year 10 Health Distinction and First equal in Year 10 Digital Technologies Distinction in Year 10 English Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction in Year 10 Science Oliver Chamberlain Distinction in Year 10 Music Distinction in Year 10 Business Studies Distinction and First in Year 10 Japanese Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Distinction in Year 10 Science Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Bethany Cox

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS Karamu Junior High House Cup Te Mata Karamu High School Cup for Year 9 Speech Cameron Young Karamu High School Cup for Year 10 Speech Holly Davison Anna MacKenzie Creative Writing Cup for the best National Writing results Martha Wilson PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS & CULTURAL AWARDS Mark Young Cup for the Best Junior CoCurricular Musician Liam Davies

Turner Family Trophy for Sporting and Cultural Excellence Phoebe Hinton Karamu High School miniature for Sporting Excellence Cody Gill Karamu High School Cup for the Junior Sportswoman of the Year Phoebe Hinton Karamu High School Cup for the Junior Sportsman of the Year Samuel Walton Sexton

YEAR 9 PRESTIGIOUS PRIZES RSA Scholarship {for a Year 9 student who is performing well who does not currently hold a Scholarship} Cameron Young Karamu High School General Excellence Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Academic, Sport and Culture at Year 9 Amy Saunders Karamu High School Cup for Year 9 Academic Excellence Jaime Mossman

YEAR 10 PRESTIGIOUS PRIZES Karamu High School Cup for Excellence in Sport, Culture and Academic at Year 10 Phoebe Hinton Karamu High School Cup for Year 10 Academic Excellence Holly Davison

House Cup Summary 4th

Kaweka 109

3rd

Heretaunga 115

2nd

Tuki Tuki

117

1st

Te Mata

127

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SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2015 CULTURAL DISTINCTION AWARDS Karamu High School Cup for the Best Contribution to Sound and Lighting

Caleb Williams

Performer

Toastmasters Trophy for Leadership and Communication Judith Bartlett Cup for Best Senior Speech Board results over a number of years

Karamu High School Cup for Contribution and Commitment to Kapa Haka

Jasmin Rorrison

Karamu High School Cup for Contribution and Commitment to Kapa Haka

Trinity College Diploma in Speech and Drama

Liam Kare Kare

Hera Kahukura

Contribution to Senior Debating

Te Moana Bartlett

Contribution to Intermediate Debating

Oliver Chamberlain

CULTURAL HONOURS SPEECH CERTIFICATES Rose Stratton

Associate Speech Board Diploma in Public Speaking

Jasmin Rorrison

Associate Speech Board Diploma in Public Speaking

Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Extra Curricular Music

Advanced Certificate in Professional Speaking

Bowey Cup for Contribution to Extra – Curricular Dance

Associate Speech Board Diploma in Public Speaking

Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Extra –Curricular Drama

Larissa Hoogendoorn

Isaac Cox

Alana Rowsell

Mikel O’Connell

Karamu High School Cup for Senior Maori Oratory

Larissa Huata-Lucas

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Intermediate Debater

Toby Hunter

Karamu High School Cup for Best Intermediate Speech Board results

Tayah-Daisy Coleman

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Dance performer

Chantel Slade

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Music Performer

Mikaelah-Grace Radtke

Jill Allan Memorial Cup for service to Debating Karamu High School Cup for the Best Senior Debater Collins Cup for the Best Drama

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Coco Kerckhoffs

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Intermediate Girls’ Badminton player

Holly Davison

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Senior Boys’ Badminton player

Tate Gorton

Commitment and Service to Orienteering over a number of years

Stanley Chilton

Best Senior Boy Touch player

Tyson Timu

Best Senior Boy Gymnast

Levi Cox

Karamu First XV Rugby Cup for the most improved First XV player

Taylor-John Ave

Brent Dark Memorial Cup for the Best Senior Boy Volleyball player

Alexander Pene-Holmes

Sutherland Trophy for Contribution to Girls’ Football

Adidas Kepa

Advanced Certificate in Professional Speaking

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Senior Boy Football player

Associate Speech Board Diploma in Public Speaking

Griffiths Cup for the best Senior Girl Tennis player

Advanced Certificate in Professional Speaking

Bongani Sikupa

Paris Kendrick

Te Moana Bartlett

Griffiths Cup for the best Senior Boy Tennis player Nathan Bryers

HONOURS MEDALS for CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Ki o Rahi Trophy for the Best Female player

Honours for Debating

Mikel O’Connell

Honours for Debating

Yahaira Williams

Honours for Debating

Jasmin Rorrison

SPORTS DISTINCTION AWARDS Karamu High School Cup for Best Intermediate Boys’ Badminton player

Sem Hoogendoorn

Awhina Tangen-Wainohu

Ki o Rahi Trophy for the Best Male player

Liam Karekare

Allen Grey Silver Jubilee Cup for Cricketing Efficiency

Jon-Joseph Scales

Field & Thompson Trophy for the Best All Round Cricket player

Kyle Burlace

Waters Family Cup for the Best Boys’ Hockey player

Isaac Fothergill

Karamu High School Cup for the Most Valued Senior Boy Basketball Player

Eleazer Spooner

Karamu High School Cup for the Most Valued Senior Girl Basketball Player

Grace Nolan

Mills Trophy for the Senior Girls’ Swimming Champion

Jadah Elers

Mills Trophy for the Senior Boys’ Swimming Champion

Jim Missen

Taylor Trophy for the Most Outstanding Girl Hockey player

Jessica Stowe

Karamu High School Trophy for Excellence in Senior Boys’ Canoe Polo

Wilson Pearse

Karamu High School Trophy for Excellence in Senior Girls’ Canoe Polo

Karamu High School Trophy for Commitment to Canoe Polo Karamu High School Cup for the Most Outstanding First XV Rugby player

Rueben Hinton

Helen Fitzpatrick Cup for Service and Leadership to Netball Karamu High School Cup for the Most Valued Senior Netball player

Yahaira Williams

Best Senior Girl Touch player Karamu High School Trophy for the Most Outstanding Girls’ 7s Rugby player Karamu High School Trophy for the Most Promising Girls’ Rugby player

Talon Robinson

HONOURS and GOLD HONOURS for SPORT HONOURS MEDALS

Madison Gaiger

Honours for Cross Country

Blake & Caccioppoli Trophy for the most Outstanding Girls’ Rugby player

Honours for Swimming

Tamia Edwards

Karamu High School Cup for the Senior Girls’ Cross Country Champion

Tahlia Hopkins

Rex Wilson Trophy for the Senior Boys’ Athletics Champion

Taine Walford

Baxendine Trophy for the Senior Girls’ Athletic Champion

Baileigh O’Donoghue

I.G. Field Cup for the best Overall shooter

Mitchell Davis

Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Badminton over a number of years

Clark Cup for the Best Senior Girl Badminton player

Sarah Davison

Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Boys’ Hockey

Karamu High School Cup for the Senior Boys’ Cross Country Champion

Isaac Cox

Jim Missen

Honours for Canoe Polo

Madison Gaiger

Honours for Canoe Polo

Phoebe Hinton

Honours for Motocross

Lachlan Mills

GOLD HONOURS MEDALS FOR SPORT Gold Honours for Clay Target Shooting

Cody Gill

Gold Honours for Clay Target Shooting

Mitchell Davis

Gold Honours for Cycling

Sam Thorpe-Loversuch Gold Honours for Netball Umpiring

Abigail Hussey

Gold Honours for Canoe Polo

Wilson Pearse

Gold Honours for Gymnastics

Levi Cox

Honours for Girls’ Rugby 7’s Honours for Girls’ Rugby Honours for Touch Gold Honours for Ki o Rahi

Talon Robinson

LEVEL ONE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AWARDS Distinction in Level One Japanese

Suitte Presbitero

Distinction and First in SPEC

Ruwai Archibald

Distinction and First in Level One Building

David Bailey

Honours for Body –building

Distinction in Level One Physical Education

Honours for Orienteering

Distinction in Level One Visual Art

Honours for Orienteering

Distinction in Level One Visual Art

Honours for Netball

Distinction in Level One Physical Education

Harrison Walmsley-Bartlett Tahlia Hopkins

Stanley Chilton

Yahaira Williams Honours for Rugby

Jon-Joseph Scales Honours for Golf

Lara Giddy

Honours for Girls’ Rugby Honours for Girls’ Rugby 7’s Honours for Basketball

Tamia Edwards

Emily Hammond Cayli Corbett Zara Blake

Michaela Horsefield

Distinction in Level One Physical Education

Taylor Epplett-Fletcher

Distinction in Level One DVC

Ethan Hakopa

Distinction in Level One Food Technology

Paris Kendrick

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Distinction in Hard Materials Technology

Kyle Burlace

Distinction and First in Level One Dance

Harrison Keefe

Distinction and First in Level One Soft Materials Technology

Toby Hunter

Rutendo Sikupa

Distinction and First in Level One Food Technology

Kassie Mercer

Distinction in Level One English

Olivia Abelson

Distinction in Level One English

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Physical Education Distinction and First in Level One Materials Technology Karamu High School Cup for the best overall Level One Technology results

Reuben Lyndon

Shinae Lawrence

LEVEL ONE ACADEMIC OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Distinction in Level One Science

Josiah Barlow

Distinction in Level One History

Distinction in Level One English Distinction in Level One Visual Art Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Mathematics

Martha Wilson

Distinction in Level One Mathematics

Jacob Fraser

Distinction and First in Level Two Art Painting

Tayah-Daisy Coleman

Bianca Southey

Distinction and First in Level One Maori Performing Arts Distinction and First in Level One Te Reo Maori

Janine Kahukura

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Drama

Distinction and First in Level One Drama Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One History Distinction in Level One Business Studies

Tate Gorton

Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One History Distinction in Level One English Distinction in Level One Media Studies

Niels Clayton

Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One Digital Technologies

Kate Jones

Jack Chamberlain

Karamu High School Print for Distinction and First in Level One Visual Art Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One DVC

Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One Physical Education Distinction in Level One English Di Fairley Cup for First in Level One Music

Ella McKay

Phoebe Hinton

Distinction in Level One English

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One English Distinction in Level One Business Studies

Distinction in Level One Science

Georgia Hopkins

Distinction in Level One English Distinction in Level One History Distinction and First in Level One Theatre Technology

Hannah Hemi-Robinson 154

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Karamu High School Print for the best Level One Music composer Distinction and First in Level One Media Studies

Scarlett Garvey

Sportsperson of Year (Reuben Hinton & Talon Robinson)

Distinction in Level One English Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction and First in Level One History

Niko Slade

Distinction in Level One History Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Geography Distinction in Level One Science Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One English

Holly Davison

Distinction in Level One English Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Geography Ryan Olsen Memorial Cup for Distinction and First in Business Studies Karamu High School Cup for Level One Social Sciences Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Digital Technologies Steel Cup for Distinction and First in Level One Science

Oliver Chamberlain

Distinction in Level One Mathematics Distinction in Level One Science Distinction in Level One English Distinction and First in Level One Geography Distinction and First in Level One Japanese

Bethany Cox

LEVEL TWO ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AWARDS Distinction in Level Two Building Industries

Isaac Fothergill

Distinction and First in Level Two Maori Performing Arts

Talon Robinson

SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2015 Distinction in Level Two Mathematics

Summer Wynyard

Distinction in Level Two Biology

Max Ward

Distinction in Level Two Geography

Sam Thorpe-Loversuch

Distinction and First in Level Two Dance

Hannah Stiver

Distinction in Level Two History

Distinction in Level Two Business Studies

Caitlyn Clark

Distinction in Level Two Chemistry

Prebble Trophy for outstanding craftsmanship in Wood Technology

Distinction and First in Level Two Food Technology

Kendall Lucas

Tyler McCourt

Distinction and First in Level Two Tourism

Distinction and First in Level Two Soft Materials

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics with Statistics

Joshua Waite

James Lowe

Gagandeep Kaur

Distinction and First in Level Two History

Karamu High School Trophy for Distinction and First in Level Two Physical Education

Distinction and First equal in Level Two Drama

Distinction and First in Level Two Business Studies

Ally Janssen

Zack Matthews

Distinction in Level Two Media Studies

Distinction in Level Two DVC

Distinction and First in Level Two Art – Design

Distinction in Level Two Physical Education

Distinction in Level Two English

Mikel O’Connell

Shanae Mullooly

Hannah Taylor

Distinction and First in Level Two DVC

Jeriel Sajan

Zoe Hannay

Distinction in Level Two Photography

Karamu High School Print for Distinction and First in Level Two Photography

Distinction and First in Level Three Visual Arts - Design

Distinction in Level Two Hard Materials Technology

Karamu High School Print for the best Level Two Art student student

Kees Bakker Reynolds

Distinction in Level Two Business Studies

Distinction in Level Two Building Industries

Kendal Gowan Olivia Smith

Finn McKenzie

Georgia Williams

Distinction and First in Level Two Hard Materials Technology

Shayne Brown

Michaela Pearse

Distinction and First in Level Two Automotive

Caleb Williams

Grace Lyndon

Distinction in Level Two Tourism

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics with Statistics

Darnah Chenery

Kate Jacobs

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics with Statistics

Nakitah Hall

Distinction and First in Level Two Te Reo Maori

Alex Hape-Tonihi

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics

Yuma Iwasawa

Distinction in Level Two Photography Karamu High School Print for the best Level Two Music Composer Esme MacDonald Cup for Distinction and First in Level Two Music

Sophie Wells

Distinction and First in Senior Theatre Technology

Distinction and First equal in Level Two Drama

Ailsa Laurie

Bignell Cup for Level Three Visual Arts Distinction in Level Two Biology Distinction in Level Two English Allan Cup for Senior Writing

Holly Foulkes

Distinction in Level Two English

Distinction in Level Two Physics

Distinction and First in Level Two Mathematics with Statistics

Jesca-Lee Bron

Distinction in Level Two Biology Distinction in Level Two English

Distinction in Level Two Media Studies

Isla Christensen

Distinction and First in Level Two Japanese

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Distinction in Level Two English

Mia Braddock

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LEVEL TWO ACADEMIC OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Distinction in Level Two English Distinction in Level Two Chemistry Distinction in Level Two History Distinction in Level Two Mathematics

LEVEL THREE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION AWARDS National Certificate in Early Childhood

Antonia Healey

National Certificate in Early Childhood

Georgia Urquhart

Shares the Karamu High School Trophy for the Best Senior Technology student

William Wilks

Distinction and First in Level Three Physical Education

Jack Holden

Distinction and First in Level Three Visual Arts – Paint

Emma Bone (collected by Head Girl –

Distinction and First in Level Two Hospitality

Distinction in Level Two English Distinction in Level Two Geography Distinction in Level Two Physics Distinction and First in Level Two Biology Distinction and First in Level Two Chemistry Karamu High School Cup for Level Two Sciences J & C Struthers print for Distinction and First in Level Two Mathematics

National Certificate in Early Childhood

Distinction and First in Level Three DVC

Distinction and First in Level Three Building

Ellison Cup for Distinction and First in Level Three Music

George Seymour Trophy for Distinction and First in Level Three Tourism

Distinction and First in Level Three Te Reo Maori

Haka a Tane Rore Trophy for Distinction and First in Level Three Maori Performing Arts

Distinction in Level Three History

Distinction in Level Three Business Studies

Distinction in Level Three Geography

Yahaira Williams)

Ezra Cash

Distinction in Level Two Chemistry Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Distinction in Level Two Biology Distinction in Level Two History Distinction and First in Level Two Media Studies Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level Two English

Georgia Boyes

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Distinction in Level Two Biology Distinction in Level Two Chemistry Distinction and First in Level Two Geography Distinction and First in Level Two Physics

Mason Templeton

(collected by Head Boy – Reuben Hinton)

Distinction in Level Two Mathematics Distinction in Level Two Biology Distinction in Level Two Geography Distinction in Level Two Chemistry Distinction in Level Two Physics Distinction and First in Level Three Electronics Technology Shares the Karamu High School Trophy for the best Senior Technology student

William Wilks 156

Cheyanne Auckram

Chinayd O’Sullivan

Breanna Lenz

Liam Kare Kare

Larissa Hoogendoorn

Distinction in Level Three Hard Materials Technology

Tahlia Hopkins Nadia Rasell

Mikaelah-Grace Radtke

Larissa Huata-Lucas

Distinction and First in Level Three Dance

Chantel Slade

Michelle Smith Cup for Distinction and First in Level Three Business Studies

Georgia Walker

Bongani Sikupa

Distinction in Level Three Business Studies

Distinction in Level Three Statistics

Distinction in Level Three Drama

Distinction in Level Three Calculus

Distinction in Level Three DVC

Mitchell Turner Shailyn Pillay

Distinction in Level Three Chemistry

McKenzie Grant

Distinction in Level Three History

Poppy Savage

Distinction in Level Three Physical Education

Jessica Stowe

Distinction and First in Level Three Photography

Larissa Konia

Distinction and First in Level Three Hard Materials Technology Shares the Karamu High School Trophy for the Best Senior Technology student

Angus Fulford

Te Moana Bartlett

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Level Three Digital Technologies

Dylan Tonks

Distinction in Level Three Statistics

Distinction in Level Three Chemistry Distinction in Level Three Physical Education

Levi Cox

Distinction in Level Three Calculus

Distinction in Level Three Media Studies Distinction in Level Three Geography Distinction and First in Level Three English

Baileigh O’Donoghue

Distinction and First in Level Three

SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2015 Media Studies

Distinction and First in Level Three Biology Distinction and First in Level Three Physics Distinction and First in Level Three Chemistry Distinction and First in Level Three Calculus

Coco Kerckhoffs

Distinction in Level Three English

Principal’s Prize for the Deputy Head Boy

Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship

Principal’s Prize for the Head Girl

Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship

Te Moana Bartlett Yahaira Williams

Principal’s Prize for the Head Boy

Reuben Hinton

SCHOLARSHIPS for TERTIARY STUDY George Seymour Scholarship

Tayla Hunnam

Distinction in Level Three Biology

France Trust Tertiary Scholarship

Distinction in Level Three Chemistry

Careers Expo Scholarship

Distinction in Level Three Physics

Distinction and First in Level Three Statistics

Sarah Davison

Distinction in Level Three Biology

Distinction in Level Three Statistics

Distinction in Level Three Media Studies Distinction and First in Level Three English Distinction in Level Three History

Tiffany Buckley

Distinction in Level Three Statistics Distinction in Level Three Physics Distinction in Level Three Biology

Distinction in Level Three Chemistry Anna Couchman Memorial Cup for Distinction and First in Level Three History

Yahaira Williams Distinction in Level Three History

Distinction and First in Level Three Drama Distinction and First in Level Three Geography Distinction and First in Level Three English

Jasmin Rorrison

SPECIAL AWARDS Principal’s Prize for the Deputy Head Girl

Jasmin Rorrison

Tahlia Hopkins Te Haina Kupa

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

Noema Taunoa

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

Jordan Lowe

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

Brad Brider

Tiffany Buckley

Jasmin Rorrison

Otago Scholarship of Tomorrow

Jaime Stewart

Otago Scholarship of Tomorrow

Levi Cox

Otago – Academic Excellence Scholarship

Sarah Davison

University of Auckland Scholarship for all round excellence

Yahaira Williams

University of Auckland Scholarship for all round excellence

Coco Kerckhoffs

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS AWARDS

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

McLeod Cup for Service to ExtraCurricular Sport and Cultural activities

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

Barker Cup for Sportsmanship

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

Karamu High School Cup for Sporting Excellence

Poppy Savage Haylee Nolan

Georgia Walker Breanna Lenz

Isaac Cox

Yahaira Williams

EIT Year 13 Scholarship

Wilson Pearse

Auckland Jubilee Scholarship

Roff Cup for the Senior Sportsman of the Year

Alexander Pene-Holmes Mikaelah-Grace Radtke

Massey University Vice Chancellor’s High Achievers Scholarship for Excellence in the Arts

Nadia Rasell

Victoria University Achievers Scholarship

Chantel Slade

Victoria University Achievers Scholarship

McKenzie Grant

Victoria University Achievers Scholarship

Te Moana Bartlett

Reuben Hinton

Lucas Cup for the Senior Sportswoman of the Year

Talon Robinson

PRESTIGIOUS CULTURAL AWARDS Karamu High School Cup– for Cultural Excellence

Jasmin Rorrison

Te Taonga Trophy for Contribution to Maoritanga

Liam Kare Kare

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SENIOR PRIZEGIVING 2015 PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC AWARDS

Wilson Pearse

YEAR 11 PRIZES

Roff Cup for the Senior Sportsman of the Year

Karamu High School Year 11 General Excellence Cup for Excellence in Academic, Sports and Culture

Lucas Cup for the Senior Sportswoman of the Year

Holly Davison

Shares the Karamu High School Year 11 Academic Cup

Bethany Cox

Reuben Hinton

Talon Robinson

PRESTIGIOUS CULTURAL AWARDS

Shares the Karamu High School Year 11 Academic Cup

Karamu High School Cupâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; for Cultural Excellence

YEAR 12 PRIZES

Te Taonga Trophy for Contribution to Maoritanga

Oliver Chamberlain

Karamu High School Year 12 General Excellence Cup for Excellence in Academic, Sport and Culture

Georgia Boyes

Karamu High School Year 12 Academic Cup

Ezra Cash

YEAR 13 PRIZES Sir Paul Holmes Memorial Cup for the Year 13 General Excellence Cup for Excellence in Academic, Sport and Culture

Yahaira Williams Clark Cup for the Proxime Accessit to the Dux

Jasmin Rorrison Liam Kare Kare

PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC AWARDS YEAR 11 PRIZES

Karamu High School Year 11 General Excellence Cup for Excellence in Academic, Sports and Culture

Holly Davison

Shares the Karamu High School Year 11 Academic Cup

Academic Cup

Oliver Chamberlain

YEAR 12 PRIZES Karamu High School Year 12 General Excellence Cup for Excellence in Academic, Sport and Culture

Georgia Boyes

Karamu High School Year 12 Academic Cup

Ezra Cash

YEAR 13 PRIZES Sir Paul Holmes Memorial Cup for the Year 13 General Excellence Cup for Excellence in Academic, Sport and Culture

Yahaira Williams Clark Cup for the Proxime Accessit to the Dux

Yahaira Williams

Karamu High School Dux Cup Michael Hill Watch for the Dux Karamu High School Prize for the Dux The J Mills Family Scholarship for the Dux

Coco Kerckhoffs

Bethany Cox

Shares the Karamu High School Year 11

Yahaira Williams

Karamu High School Dux Cup Michael Hill Watch for the Dux Karamu High School Prize for the Dux The J Mills Family Scholarship for the Dux

Coco Kerckhoffs

PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS AWARDS McLeod Cup for Service to ExtraCurricular Sport and Cultural activities

Isaac Cox

Barker Cup for Sportsmanship

Yahaira Williams

Karamu High School Cup for Sporting Excellence

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Yahiara Williams (Proxime Accessit & General Excellence) + Coco Kerckhoffs (Dux).

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 2015 CULTURAL DISTINCTION AWARDS

Taylor Trophy for the Most Improved Girl Hockey player

Karamu High School Cup for the Year 10 Girls’ Athletics Champion

Marion Stronach Cup for the most improved string player

DISTINCTION AWARDS

Best Junior Girl Touch player

Jaime Mossman

Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch

Commitment to Kapa Haka

Karamu High School Trophy for the Chess Champion

Commitment to Kapa Haka

Best Year 9 Clay Target Shooter

Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Junior Extra – Curricular Music

Best Year 9 Clay Target Shooter

Shares the Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Junior Extra- Curricular Dance

Chontelle Leitch

Jacob Kershaw- Horua Te Atakura Smith

Romayne Araia

Reanna Browning

Shares the Karamu High School Cup for Contribution to Junior Extra- Curricular Dance

Jaime Mossman

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Debater

Liam Robson

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Speech Board Results

Cameron Young

Mark Young Cup for the best Music Performer

John Liu

Karamu High School Cup for the best Dance Performer

Emily Coppell

SPORTS MERIT and DISTINCTION AWARDS MERIT AWARDS Most improved player in the E Grade Rugby team

Liam Hansen

Leadership and commitment to Junior Girls’ Football

Paige Morgan

Most promising Junior Girls’ Football goal –keeper

Laura Burns

Ben Randle

Oliver Wiggins-Crowe

Corbyn Jacobs-Middleton

Anita Cossey Trophy for the Best Contribution to Girls’ Hockey Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Girl Hockey player

Tamar Hoogendoorn

Best Junior Girl Ki o Rahi player Best Junior Girl Rugby player

Cortez Te Pou

Zarah Moore-Wilson Annie Wykes

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Girl Basketball player

Tia Ward

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Boy Basketball player

Tadhg Stephens

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Girls’ Volleyball player

Abigail Masengi

Karamu High School Trophy for Excellence in Junior Girls’ Canoe Polo

Amy Saunders

Karamu High School Trophy for Excellence in Junior Boys’ Canoe Polo

Jacob McNeil

Best Junior boy Ki o Rahi player

Karamu High School Cup for the Year 9 Girls’ Athletics Champion

Most Outstanding Boy in the E Grade Rugby Team

Ruby Brett

Hagar Keepa Linkin Smith

Karamu High School Cup for Most Outstanding Junior Netball player

Tia Lewis

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Boy Hockey player

Jorge Fothergill

Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Girl Badminton player

Kahurangi Stevens

Quality Engravers’ Cup for the Best Junior Boy Football player

Xavier Hunnam

Nilsson Cup for Junior Girls’ Swimming champion

Melinda Pope

Karamu High School Cup for Junior Girls’ Cross Country Champion Karamu High School Cup for the Best Junior Girl Tennis player Quality Engravers Cup for the best Junior Girl Football player

Casey Ralph

The Most Promising Junior Boy Cricket Player Karamu High School Cup for the Junior Boys’ Tennis Champion

Zachary Burlace

Nilsson Cup for Junior Boys’ Swimming champion Karamu High School Cup for the Year 10 Boys’ Athletics Champion

Matthew Jones

Karamu High School Cup for the Best All Round Junior Cricket player

Best Junior Boy Touch player

Karamu High School Cup for the Year 9 Boys’ Athletics Champion

Karamu High School Cup for the Most Outstanding Junior Rugby player

Christian Walker

Ioane Hopkins

Karamu High School Cup for Junior Boys’ Cross Country Champion

Samuel Walton-Sexton

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HONOURS for SPORT Honours in Girls’ Cricket

Katie Scales

Honours in Power-Lifting

9JPR First in 9JPR Mathematics First in 9JPR Science

Corbyn Jacobs- Middleton

Sophie Law

Honours in Football

First in 9JPR Social Studies

Casey Ralph

Honours in Canoe Polo

Amy Saunders

Honours in Golf

Jessica Young

Honours in Golf

Lauren Hunt

YEAR 9 MERIT AWARDS 9JUB

First in 9JUB Mathematics

Logan Seymour

First in 9JUB Science

Charles Spooner

First in 9JUB Social Studies

Danielle Van Schaik

9MJA First in 9MJA Science

Mana Wichman

First in 9MJA Social Studies

Sivia Roberts

First in 9MJA Mathematics

First in 9JWR Mathematics First in 9JWR Science First in 9JWR Social Studies First in 9JPR English

Sydney Crawford

9MAP

Distinction in Year 9 Visual Arts

Amelia Hunt

Distinction in Year 9 Visual Arts

Kahlan Marshall

Distinction in Year 9 Soft Materials Technology

First in 9MAP English

Tia Ward

Libby O’Hanlon

Victoria Sammons Ellie McGhee

9JOM

Distinction in Year 9 Soft Materials Technology

Jayden Griffiths

Distinction in Year 9 Drama

First in 9JOM Mathematics First in 9JOM Science

Jasmine Fannin

First in 9JOM Social Studies

Tyler Boyes

First in 9JOR Science

YEAR 9 DISTINCTION AWARDS

First in 9MAC Science

Zachary Burlace

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education

Charli- Boston Wynyard

Ra Munro

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education

First in 9MAC English

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education

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Kade Jacobs

First in 9MAP Social Studies

First in 9MAC Mathematics

Hastings Laau

Distinction in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology

Distinction in Year 9 Music

Jack Raggett

Shakoa Puketapu

First in 9MAC Social Studies

Amelia Farley-Pye

First in 9MAP Science

Eraina Tonihi

First in 9MJA English Jacob-Lee Bull

John McLean

Distinction in Year 9 Food Technology

Distinction in Year 9 Dance

Tennille Hellyer

Isaac Thompson

Rhian Hanara

First in 9MAP Mathematics

9JOR

9MAC

Distinction in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology

Beverley Hussey

Dylan Bagley

Azalea Quintin

Zachary Burlace

Honours for Athletics

Christian Walker

Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies

Jorja Fryer

9JWR

Nicholas Palmer

Tamar Hoogendoorn

First in 9JPR English

Honours in Gymnastics

Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch

Distinction in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology

Eraina Tonihi

Cian Stafford

Tyla Dillon

Jacinta Foreman

Distinction in Year 9 Drama

Leah Stanford

Distinction in Year 9 Drama

Jack Garvey

Distinction in Year 9 Te Reo Maori

Te Atakura Smith

Distinction and First in Year 9 Te Reo Maori

Tetris Mohi

Distinction and First in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology

Courtney Hatton

Distinction and First in Year 9 Food Technology

Briar McKinley

Distinction and First in Year 9 Digital Technologies

Sharn Hessell

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 2015 Distinction and First in Year 9 Music

Dane Skogstad

Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics

Shakoa Puketapu

Distinction in Year 9 Science

Distinction in Year 9 Visual Arts Distinction and First in Year 9 DVC

Pearl Burrell

Distinction in Year 9 Japanese

Lian Hontalba

Distinction in Year 9 DVC

Alexander Dean

Distinction in Year 9 Japanese

Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics

Tadhg Stephens

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 9 Mathematics

Lachlan Costello

YEAR 9 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Distinction in Year 9 DVC

Distinction and First equal in Year 9 Media Studies

Hannah Rikkers

Distinction in Year 9 Japanese

Distinction and First in Year 9 Soft Materials Technology

Ethany Gibson

Liam Byers

Distinction in Year 9 Science

Lucy McKay

Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies

Dylan Bagley

Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies

Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics

Distinction in Year 9 Food Technology

Distinction in Year 9 English

Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies

Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies

Jessica Rix

Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies

Distinction in Year 9 Visual Arts

Abigail Kilkolly

Distinction and First in Year 9 DVC

Samuel Bailey

Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics

Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Business Studies Distinction and First in Year 9 Physical Education

Cortez Te Pou

Distinction in Year 9 Dance Distinction in Year 9 Music

Tia Ward

Distinction in Year 9 Drama Distinction in Year 9 Music

Thomas Steinmann

Distinction in Year 9 English Distinction in Year 9 Te Reo Maori

Aaliyah Tangen-Wainohu Distinction in Year 9 Dance

Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies

Te Au Skipworth

Distinction in Year 9 Science

Danielle Van Schaik Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education Distinction in Year 9 Health

Liam Walker

Distinction in Year 9 Dance Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies Distinction in Year 9 Health Distinction in Year 9 English

Tyler Boyes

Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies

Sami Rashid

Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 English

Sophie Williams

Distinction in Year 9 Media Studies

Distinction in Year 9 Digital Technologies

Distinction in Year 9 Physical Education

Jayden Griffiths

Distinction in Year 9 Visual Arts Distinction and First in Year 9 DVC

Max Crossan

Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics

Xanthia Coombe

Distinction in Year 9 Japanese Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Distinction in Year 9 English Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 9 Science

Benjamin Colquhoun

Distinction and First equal in Year 9 Media Studies Distinction in Year 9 Food Technology Distinction in Year 9 Health Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Social Studies Distinction in Year 9 English

Amber Flashoff

Distinction and First in Year 9 Visual Arts

Distinction in Year 9 Food Technology

Jasmine Fannin

Distinction in Year 9 English

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 9 English

Rilee Prebensen

Distinction in Year 9 Hard Materials Technology

Amy Saunders (General Excellence) and Jaime Mossman (Academic Excellence)

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YEAR 10 DISTINCTION AWARDS Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education

Tia Lewis

Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education

Joshua Matthews

Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education

Taine Doyle Benjamin Colquohoun (Academic Excellence) and Isaac Hinton (General Excellence)

Distinction in Year 9 Science Distinction in Year 9 Mathematics Distinction in Year 9 English

Isaac Hinton

Distinction and First in Year 9 Business Studies

10ARO First in 10ARO Mathematics

James Morley First in 10ARO English

Charley Ropitini

Distinction in Year 9 English

First in 10ARO Science

Distinction in Year 9 Science

First in 10ARO Social Studies

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 9 Social Studies

Shani Ross

Darian Culver

10DPR

YEAR 10 MERIT AWARDS

Caitlin Robin

10S First in 10SGU Mathematics

Madeisha Kaimoana First in 10SGU Science

First in 10SGU Social Studies

Karalea Halton First in 10SGU English

Zachariah Sebley Newton

10LHA First in 10LHA Science

Brinae Pomare-Witute First in 10LHA Mathematics

Brandan Torea First in 10LHA English First in 10LHA Social Studies

Lucas Hemi-Robinson

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First in 10DPR Mathematics First in 10DPR Science First in 10DPR English

Portia Sutherland First in 10DPR Social Studies

Caitlin Nicol

10MAB First in 10MAB Mathematics

John Liu First in 10MAB Science First in 10MAB Social Studies First in 10MAB English

Claire Barrett

10PCH First in 10PCH Mathematics

Khalael Uelese

Distinction in Year 10 Physical Education

Samuel Walton-Sexton

Distinction in Year 10 Digital Technologies

Nathan McCourt

Distinction in Year 10 Media Studies

Amethyst â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rose Halford

Distinction in Year 10 Food Technology

Henare Makoare

Distinction in Year 10 Visual Art

Azariah Sebley-Newton

Distinction in Year 10 Dance

Reanna Browning

Distinction in Year 10 Business Studies

Ethan Hope

Distinction in Year 10 Te Reo Maori

Romayne Araia

Distinction in Year 10 Visual Arts

Reece Sullivan

Distinction in Year 10 Drama

Ashlee Cunningham-Johnson Distinction in Year 10 Music

Nick Palmer

Distinction and First in Year 10 Dance

Emily Coppell

Distinction and First in Year 10 DVC

John Liu

Distinction and First in Year 10 Digital Technologies

Keegan Klempel

Distinction and First in Year 10 Soft Materials Technology

Chontelle Leitch

Distinction and First in Year 10 Music

Henry Hosford

Distinction and First in Year 10 Visual Art

Solomon Bakker-Reynolds

JUNIOR PRIZEGIVING 2015 Distinction and First in Year 10 Te Reo Maori

Nesha Mete

Distinction in Year 10 Health Distinction in Year 10 Science

Bayley Baxter-Kirby

Distinction in Year 10 Digital Technologies Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

Jayden Taylor

Distinction in Year 10 English

Camryn Toki

Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics

James Gowan

Distinction in Year 10 Science

Tyler Ernst

Distinction in Year 10 Te Reo Maori Distinction in Year 10 Science

Edith Nee Harland

Distinction in Year 10 Japanese Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

Khalael Uelese

Distinction in Year 10 Health Distinction in Year 10 Media Studies Distinction in Year 10 Digital Technologies

Liam Robson

Distinction and First in Year 10 Media Studies Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics

Sahibpreet Kaur

Distinction in Year 10 Japanese Distinction in Year 10 Science

Abigail Masengi

Distinction in Year 10 Media Studies Distinction in Year 10 English

Jacob McNeil

Distinction in Physical Education

Distinction in Year 10 Hard Materials Technology Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch

Distinction in Year 10 Food Technology

Distinction and First in Year 10 Hard Materials Technology Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

Melinda Pope

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 10 Social Studies

Amy Saunders

Distinction in Year 10 Food Technology

Distinction and in Year 10 DVC

Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics

Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 10 English

Distinction and First in Year 10 Business Studies

Ana Marks

YEAR 10 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Distinction and First in Year 10 Drama Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Distinction in Year 10 English Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 10 Science

Amy Griffiths

Distinction in Year 10 Japanese Distinction in Year 10 Visual Art Distinction in Year 10 English Distinction in Year 10 Science Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

Acacia Fairweather

Distinction in Year 10 Dance Distinction in Year 10 Science Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies Distinction in Year 10 English Karamu High School Cup for Distinction and First in Year 10 Mathematics

Jaime Mossman

Cameron Young

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS Karamu Junior High House Cup

Tuki Tuki

Karamu High School Cup for Year 9 Speech

Abigail Kilkolly

Karamu High School Cup for Year 10 Speech

Amy Griffiths

PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS AWARDS

Karamu High School Cup for the Junior Sportswoman of the Year

Cortez Te Pou

Karamu High School Cup for the Junior Sportsman of the Year

Samuel Walton-Sexton

Turner Family Trophy for Sporting and Cultural Excellence

Nicholas Palmer

YEAR 9 PRESTIGIOUS PRIZES

Karamu High School General Excellence Cup for all round Excellence in Year 9

Isaac Hinton

Karamu High School Cup for Year 9 Academic Excellence

Distinction in Physical Education

Benjamin Colquhoun

Distinction in Year 10 Hard Materials Technology

Benjamin Colquhoun

Distinction in Year 10 Mathematics Distinction in Year 10 Social Studies

Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch Distinction in Year 10 Health

Distinction in Year 10 English

Distinction in Physical Education

Mikayla Harrison-Franco

Distinction in Year 10 Business Studies

Distinction in Year 10 Science

Distinction in Year 10 English

Distinction in Year 10 Visual Art

RSA Scholarship

YEAR 10 PRESTIGIOUS PRIZES

Karamu High School Cup for all Round Excellence

Amy Saunders

Karamu High School Cup for Year 10 Academic Excellence

Jaime Mossman

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9JOR Back row Felicty Johnstone, Katherine Levick, Hannah Bursnall, Sami Rashid, Jacob Astridge, Andrew Tong, Jessica Rix, Jessica Abelson Middle row Samuel Raggett, Shakoa Puketapu, Reon McKeesick, Mitchell Knowles, Kahurangi Stevens, Kahlan Marshall, Dylan Dempsey, Jonty Marsh, Raegan Robinson, Mr J Read

Front row Abigail Kilkolly, Tamar Hoogendoorn, Jade Gude, Casey Ralph, Hannah Rikkers, Rawinia Hekau, Amelia Farley-Pye, Jade Ubels, Jack Barry Absent Luca August, Joy Song

9JOM Back row Molly Hooper-Gilmore, Georgia Goodsell, Breanna McRae, Jasmine Fannin, Sharn Hessell, Lian Hontalba, Tyler Boyes, Mauro Cattaneo

Middle row Courtney Thompson, Jayden Griffiths, Charli-Boston Wynyard, Quinten Rutten, Joshua Walford, Zak Wallace, Cortez Te Pou, Briar McKinkey, John Apai Front row Jacob Ansell, Lucy McCallum, Abbie Turner, Meg Ryan, Courtleigh Julius, Briar Fraser, Lagi Magele-Timu, Autumn Bates, Travis Martin

Absent Mr J Mallory

9JPR

Back row Nathan Parkins, Jorja Fryer, Clayton Hughes, Huirangi Khan, Kahlee Cameron, Jasmine-Grace Manley, Xanthe Baker, Sophie Law Middle row Sarsha Ramirez, Caleb Williams, Cameron Spargo, Kade Jacobs, Zachary Burlace, Lewis Filipo, Clayton Rylee, Courtney Hatton, Miss J Primmer Front row Kera Patuwai, Ayla Miller, Kayla Lowe, Jonty Tresidder, Ethyn Georgetti-Brown, Dante Saddlier, Chelsea Thompson, Katie Scales Absent Meadow Georgetti, Honey McLean, Aleeyah Te Ngaru

164

9JUB Back row Danielle van Schaik, Xavier Hunnam, Anna Barbridge, Aaliyah TangenWainohu, Ashleigh Mildenhall, Alice Watts, Charles Spooner

Middle row Paige Wilson-Taylor, Camryn Watson, Ben Randle, Jae Paipa, Tyler Jacob, Morgan Macaulay, Jake Perry, Logan Seymour, Miss Julie Bolton Front row Kade Hall, Nerida Marshall, Liam Watt, Ruby Brett, Hope McCleland, Monique Peard, Leah Stanford, Ella Tieman, Annabelle Andrews

Absent Victoria Sammons, Lewis Fun-nell

9JWR Back row Kayla Winter, Mitchell Heney, Sydney Crawford, Rasharn Epere, Angus Christieson, Zane Beckham, Beverley Hussey

Middle row Kayden Lomas, Te Otane Harrison, Mitchell Raison, Azaleas Quinten, Ioane Hopkins, Linkin Smith, Pearl Burrell, Mya Stothers, Mr J Wright Front row Max Crossan, Samuel Bradley, Blair Berg, Lauren Hunt, Chelsea James, Shaylah Princeton, Dante Irving, Blake Tresidder, Ethan Hope

9KMA Back row Tyla Dillon, Rilee Prebensen, Dylan Bagley, Isaac Hinton, Oliver WigginsCrowe, Liam Walker, Sophie Williams, Rhian Hanara, Jack Burns, Tadhg Stephens

Middle row Logan Johnston, Darian Culver, Alexander Dean, Dean Polak, Cian Stafford, Shae McKenzie, Ethany Gibson, Jack Garvey, Jake Snow, Mr K May

Front row Lucy McKay, Jacinta Foreman, Lachlan Costello, Amber Flashoff, Amelia Hunt, Samuel Bailey, Liam Byers, Te Au Skipworth, Xanthia Coombe

165

9MAC Back row Alexander Fraser, Charm Sandilands, Hagar Keepa, Charlie Brooker, Serenatie Kokaua-Smith, Ngapera Pakoti

Middle row Ammon Kaio, Raturoa Munro, Isaac Thompson, Tarona Wairau, Kree Allen, John McLean, Eden Daly-Wright, Miss Maiken Calkoen Front row Pacey Tomoana-Paku, Tia Tangiora, Robert Bailey, Danielle Bailey, Jeremy Bixley, Hastings Laau Absent Rangimarie Harmer-Higgins, Rylee Clayton

9MAP Back row Luke Berry, Libby Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hanlon, Zac Arkell, Emilee Adams, Trent Beale, Olivia Cherry, Piper Jones, Te Waiarani Randell

Middle row Kylie Mulligan-Wright, Jack Raggett, Tia Ward, Raiha Winterburn, Emma Varcoe, Georgia Lawes, Ellie McGhee, Dane Skogstad, Brooke Gude, Miss M Powdrell Front row Stazia Hoskin, Steven Heke, Ereina Tonihi, Vanessa Smith, Erin Fraser, Miracle Wereta, Tetris Mohi, Jemma Green, Te Aatakura Smith

9MJA

Back row Chanelle Bond, Kauri NiaNia, Tennille Hellyer Middle row Michael-Lee Taitapanui, Jacob Bull, Angel Nicholson, Te Hihiko Edwards, Manaaki Whatarau

Front row Sivia Roberts, Letisha Ross, Hannah Le Monnier, Maddison Purcell-Porter, Paora Christie, Ripeka Edwards, Amelia Wigzell

166

10ARO Back row James Morley, Dylan Beckham, Jacob Coady, Jade Graham, Jamie Nitschke, Lawrance Goodburn-Watene, Alyssa McKenzie, Kurt Bentley, Campbell McGrannachan

Middle row Jaedyn Wharepapa-Gray, Matthew Mildenhall, Samuel Walton-Sexton, Christian Walker, Shani Ross, Keegan Bowey, Justin Parker, Trinity Hape, Ms A Roberts Front row Olivia Wilkins, Sela Tupou, Tyla-Rose Halton, Charley Ropitini, Zane Mathieson, Caitlin-Tomairangi KirekaWaikato, Rhiannon Eaves, Monique Boyd, Maiden Fox

10DPR Back row Shannon Minogue, Kate Jarvis, Ngaire Tonihi, Hunter Durrant, Hamish Fun-nell, Maja Sanders, Sharnie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Emily Coppell

Middle row Caitlin Nicol, Tanner McGhie-McIntyre, Rome Nicholson, Matiu McRae, Luke Kupa, Solomon Bakker-Reynolds, Corbyn Jacobs, William Goldsmith, Marsellus Whaanga, Mr D Prebble

Front row Jessica Horsefield, Portia Sutherland, Caitlin Robin, Natasha King, Quinn Feeney, Annie Wykes, MacKenzie Sullivan, Fin Mackereth, Nicole Fincham

10JMO Back row Sahibpreet Kaur, Nathan McCourt, Sara Hazelwood, Acacia Fairweather, Lennon Chenery, Amy Griffiths, Camryn Toki, Jorge Fothergill, Melinda Pope

Middle row Amy Saunders, James Gowan, Henry Hosford, Luca Dunston, Tyler Ernst, Jacob McNeil, Cameron Young, Nick Palmer, Ashleigh Thorpe-Loversuch, Todd Culver Front row Mia Sutton, Reece Sullivan, Keagan Klempel, Jaime Mossman, Liam Robson,Caitlin Mannell, Ana Marks, Taylor Thorpe-Loversuch Absent Ms J Morris

167

10LHA

Back row Jaimz Horne, Robert Foster, Lucas Hemi-Robinson, Brandan Torea, Nicholas Yule, Mr L Harmer

Front row Jason Nande, Sean Bainbridge, Brinae Pomare-Witute, Jacinta Grace, Jordan Auckram

10MAB

Back row Logan Wells, Beth McLean, Hayley Porter-Samuels, John Liu, Liam Hansen, Destynee Flanders, Decodah Purcell, Reef Liddington, Galilee Marsh

Middle row Zac Flowers, James Bailey, Scott Harding, Ricky Samways, Millie Hannam, Henare Makoare, Te Wairama Te Aho-Chapple, Mr M Belz

Front row Nikora Fitzgerald, Nesha Mete, Cezanne Boyce, Renee Blackman, Elissya Robinson, Jahnna Boden, Hannah Foulkes, Claire Barrett

10PCH Back row Zac Linnell, Reanna Browning, Laura Burns, Paige Morgan, Taine Doyle,Tia Lewis, Alex Ngui, Mikayla Harrison-Franco Middle row Zarah Moore-Wilson, Finn Wotherspoon, Ethan Hope, Khalael Uelese, Romayne Araia, Matthew Jones, Joshua Matthews, Hannah Norfolk

Front row Jayden Taylor, Gustav Hendricks, Chontelle Leitch, Cyprus Kendrick, Karsyn Wylie, Jasper Temburu, Abigail Masengi, Finn Roark Absent Mr P Chamberlain

168

10SGU Back row Luke Shaw, Jake Kelly, Awatea Dougherty, John Rouse, Bradley Wroe, Ashlee Cunningham-Johnson

Middle row Honey Purcell-Porter, Oliver Wilkinson, Azariah Sebley-Newton,Chevy Abraham, Jacob Kershaw-Houra, Jacob Wilkinson, Ms S Gunn

Front row Te Are Ropitini, Madeisha Kaimoana, Natalie Pakoti, Grace Williams, Karalea Halton, Shania Archibald, Ethan Bird

11ARA Back row Tegan Voice, Delvin Doak, Lara Giddy, Shayna Wilson, Aaliyah Halton, Victoria Woodcock, Briana Hasler Middle row MacKenzie Chasse, Kevin Karnbach, Dylan Huata-Lucas, Harrison Compton, Jakob Gouldsmith, Crystal Riley, Daniel O’Donoghue, Travis Eaton, Mrs A Rafealov

Front row Rebecca Ragupathi, Natasha Roselli, Greer Curran, Samantha Richards, Gabriella Wilson, Deanna Clafferty-Painter, Krista Walford, Rylee Munro-Wallis

11CRT Back row Dylan Foote, Hamish Kerr, Zachariah Wakefield, Jade Ferrier-Black, Margaret O’Brien David Bailey

Middle row Joshua Lett, Keelia Johnstone, Liam Davies, Adam Botha, Nathan Bryers, Kiara Pledger, Mr C Thompson

Front row Rutendo Sikupa, Taylor Brown, Elan Lee, Sophie Johnstone, Angel Thompson, Callum Stewart, Letice Frederikson, Emily Kenny

169

11HGL Back row Niko Slade, Mathew Lindsay, Jack Chamberlain, Jacob Fraser, Kody Giddens, Cerys Sanders-Jones, Michaela Horsefield, Reuben Lyndon

Middle row Josiah Barlow, Benjamin Wright, Caleb Brothers, Taylor EpplettFletcher, Tate Gorton, Niels Clayton, Bradley Carrington, Phoebe Hinton, Oliver Chamberlain, Miss H Glenny

Front row Holly Davison, Sage Templeton, Kate van Ingen, Martha Wilson, Kate Jones,Tayah-Daisy Coleman, Emily Hammond, Jaime-Tyla Wharepapa-Gray, Hannah HemiRobinson, Bethany Cox

Absent Toby Hunter, Emily PenberthyHutchins, Scarlett Garvey, Ella McKay

11JMA Back row Jamie Bainbridge, Celine Kaur, Erica Wakelin, Holly Hughes, Paige Lenz, Riley Bennett Middle row Saelem Watson, Khalais Waerea, Harrison Keefe, Jarred Bailey, Michael Rix, Caleb Hussey, Lucy Holden, Mr J Matthew

Front row Moki Beckham, Kauranga Edwards, Miami Walsh, Lisa-Marie Appleby, Delaney Bates, Kathryn Botherway, Maruisa Hendricks, Jean Dubery

11KAD

Back row Celina Ross, Damon-James Carroll, William Kaui, Dylan Nicholson, Paakanui Tawera, Mrs K Derham

Front row Simratpal Dhillon, Ethan Colquhoun, Bradley Lomas, Ruwai Archibald, Jacobi Farmer

170

11NFI Back row Peyton Douglas-Puna, Zara Blake, Brooke Williams, Shinae Lawrence, Levi Hawkins, Dryden La Monte, Amy Burns, Bianca Southey

Middle row Emma Ludeman, Kyle Burlace, Joshua Ratcliffe, Lachlan Mills, Bailey Seymour, Liam Tosh, Anna Lawrence, Emily Burton, Luke Sinclair, Mr N Field

Front row Jadah Elers, Oliva Abelson, Cohen Hughes, Beth Eastham, Keri Karena, Ashleigh Clay-Nicol, Suitte Presbitero, Shalyn Grant, Kailah French

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12GRE Beck row Brittney Brown, William Wilson, Amber Ray Middle row Joshua Bron, Joshua Nicol, Waitawhara Tupaea, Ethan Jacobs,

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12LEM

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12VWA Back row Ashleigh Mosen, Travis Thompson, Everard Paku, Joshua Waite, Arihi Tonihi, Madison Gaiger, Cate Laing,

Middle row Ally Janssen, Bradley Petiticlerc, Emma Williams, Declan Ramsay, Samuel Thompson, Yvaan Hapuku-Lambert, Liam Urquhart, Kendall Laking, Mrs V Watson Front row Zoe Hannay, Shayne Brown, Tamia Edwards, Mikel Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, Kate Jacobs, Ailsa Laurie, Ashleigh Blackman, Kendal Gowan, Emma Moat Absent Joshua Stapp, Jordann Sexton, Georgia Williams

13ACO

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13KEB Back row Yahaira Williams, Hannah Stroud, Isaac Cox, Sarah Davison, Coco Kerckhoffs, Aries Moore-Wilson

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13RLA

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