Meet the 2022 Student Captains

Academic Captains Sarah Anthony, Luke Zhu and Tom Edwards, Cultural Captains Rachel Holyoake and Lucy Ojala, and Sports Captains Adam Redway and Madeline-Rose Morrow (all Year 13)

Academic Captains

Sarah Anthony Sarah is honoured to be selected as an Academic Captain, and in 2022, wants to inspire students to remember the three ‘Es’ from the Academic Captains’ address: Effort, Excellence, and Enjoyment. Alongside established programmes, Sarah plans to implement other academic activities, and promote New Zealand Scholarship examinations to students.

Sarah has maintained a top five ranking, passed NCEA Level 3 with Excellence in Year 12, and has a New Zealand Scholarship. She is also Head Librarian and Head Sacristan in 2022. Next year, she plans to study a Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Massey University.

Luke Zhu Luke feels privileged to have been selected as an Academic Captain. He plans to continue to build the Peer Tutoring and LEAP Reading programmes, and increase support for students planning to go overseas to study. He would like to help students to reduce the burden and stress that comes with the academic side of school. Luke was awarded four New Zealand Scholarships, and is an exceptional mathematician who has already studied two 200-level papers at university. He plays the clarinet in the College Orchestra, and next year, plans to travel to the USA to study Mathematics on a Scholarship.

Tom Edwards Tom is grateful for the responsibility of being an Academic Captain, and alongside the continuation of existing academic programmes, he is keen to offer academic events for Year 9–10 students, such as Spelling Bees, along with academic evenings for older students. Tom would like to encourage all students to strive towards achieving their academic personal bests. He has a top five academic ranking, has Excellence endorsements at Level 3, won two New Zealand Scholarships, and was Best Speaker at the Canterbury Debating Competition. Tom is considering studying humanities once leaving St Andrew’s.

Cultural Captains

Rachel Holyoake Rachel is excited to be a Cultural Captain in 2022 with Lucy Ojala. She is passionate about promoting the diverse talents of St Andrew’s students to the rest of the student community, while raising awareness and pride in the various cultural groups and their activities. Alongside the popular Cultural Week, Rachel was proud to help drive the introduction of StAC Music Month, to coincide with New Zealand Music Month, which showcased many of the College’s music groups.

Rachel has taken part in numerous cultural groups and activities at St Andrew’s, including six productions, being a member of the Middle School and Senior College choirs, a member of the Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Pipe Band since Year 9. She was selected for the New Zealand Youth Pipe Band in 2021. Next year, Rachel plans to study a Bachelor of Earth Sciences at either Canterbury or Auckland University.

Lucy Ojala Lucy is grateful to have the opportunity to work alongside Rachel Holyoake as a 2022 Cultural Captain, and is particularly proud of their StAC Music Month initiative which saw many different music groups perform in the Quad on Friday lunchtimes throughout May. Alongside the Cultural Council, Lucy plans to implement more competitions and activities for different cultural groups this year, which will involve students from right across the College.

She would like to create a positive environment in which people can freely express themselves and share their unique talents, while building greater appreciation for cultural activities, without judgement, in the wider College community.

Lucy has been part of three productions, and is involved in StAC Dance. After leaving St Andrew’s, she is planning to take a gap year working in an English boarding school.

Sports Captains

Madeline-Rose Morrow Madeline-Rose (Maddie) is excited to take on the role of Sports Captain this year. She is keen to establish new ideas and sports events which could be carried on in future years. She is passionate about competition among students in sport, while also upholding a great sportsmanship culture. She would love to see a growth in the inter-school House spirit, through sports and consistent in-House competitions.

While at St Andrew’s Maddie has been involved in football, volleyball, basketball, and cricket. She has played in the Girls’ Senior A and Canterbury A basketball teams for the last five years, and is captain of the Senior A Girls’ squad in 2022. Maddie has been selected for the New Zealand U18 Women's National Team who will attend the FIBA Asia Championships in India in early September. She plans to study at a New Zealand or Australian university next year, and continue competing in basketball.

Adam Redway Adam is honoured to be a 2022 Sports Captain, and is enjoying helping out with all sporting activities at the College. He has been involved in organising a range of House sporting events, the Preparatory and Secondary Schools’ cross county events, and Athletic Sports Day, and is looking forward to the popular House basketball tournament in Term 3. One of Adam’s goals for the year is promoting recreational sports to students, and encouraging involvement. Encouraging a loyal supporter group that attends school sporting events is another focus.

Adam has played in a range of Canterbury age group hockey teams, and is representing Canterbury in the National U18 Hockey Tournament. He is considering his options for next year, which potentially include completing a Sports Management degree at Lincoln University, or taking a gap year in Europe.