Senior Prizegiving
Thursday 12 November 2009
With the end of the senior academic year, all staff and parents gathered in the Memorial Hall to congratulate this year’s winners.
Invited guests, Board members, Principal, Staff, Head Boy and Deputy Head boy made up the official party, who were welcomed to the stage with a rousing haka. After the introductions were undertaken the Sports and Cultural Awards were read by DP, Mr F Whata and presented by Councillor Dave Donaldson (representing the Mayor and RDC).
The first of the musical items was a guitar solo by Kerry Maxwell.
The Academic Awards were read by DP, Mr D Glynn and presented by Mr Todd McClay MP
The second musical item was “Kahu-o-te-rangi” presented Raukura’s Kapa Haka group.
Our Head Prefect, Jordan Bird, read to the packed hall his valedictory speech outlining his years here at RBHS, and specifically hi year as Head Prefect.
The third musical item was a piano solo by Daniel Barbour.
Mr Grinter followed with hi annul speech outlining the successes the school has experienced this year, and what we are looking forward to in 2010 by way of anticipated academic, cultural and sporting achievements.
The fourth and final musical item was “Wandering Eye” by big band Skaxwell and the Rest.
The first 11 Prefects and their responsibilities were announced for 2010 by Mr Grinter and presented by Mr G Hall of the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust. The Recipients for these coveted badges were: Aperahama Hurihanganui – HEAD PREFECT, Tuwharetoa Hapi – Moari Achievement Captain and DEPUTY HEAD PREFECT, Ethan Fett – House Captain Raleigh and DEPUTY HEAD PREFECT, Kieran Botha – Environment Captain, Timothy Easthope – House Captain Frobisher, Shannon Eldridge – Arts Captain, Teimana Harrison – House Captain Drake, Ryan Nixon – Sports Captain, Robert Pak – Academic Captain, James Pakoti – House Captain Nelson, Joel Prakash – Pasifika Captain.
This year’s Ultimate Awards were again read out by Mr Grinter and presented by My Hall:
Jordi Webber - Year 11 Speech and Drama Scholarship
Ngarangi Haerewa – Year 11 General Excellence
Yuki Takahashi – Year 11 Proxime Accessit
Himesh Gosai – Year 11 Dux Litterarum
Tuwharetoa Hapi – Year 12 General Excellence
Robert Pak – Year 12 Proxime Accessit
Timothy Easthope – Year 12 Dux Litterarum
Kaperiere Wharewera – Year 13 Top Sports Academy Student, NZ Schools’ Rugby Representative and Captain, Josh Dennett Personnel Development Trophy
Rokini Seruvakula – Year 13 Prefect, Best Pacific Island Role Model
Rakei Amohau – Year 13 Prefect. Best Maori Role Model, Receives a ‘Maori and Pacific Island Entrance Scholarship to Otago University’
Morgan Godfery – Year 13 Prefect, Top Maori Scholar
Henry Kershaw – Year 13 Deputy Head Prefect’s Award
Tutere Waenga – Year 13 Senior Athletic Champion, 1st XV Rugby’s MVP, NZ Schools’ Condor Sevens Representative and Captain, Rotorua Young Achiever, Dux Ludorum
Tom Kelly – Year 13 Rotorua Young Achiever, Joint Proxime Accessit
Min Ho Lee – Year 13 Rotorua Young Achiever, Joint Proxime Accessit
Daniel Walker – Year 13 Prefect, Rotorua Young Achiever, General Excellence
Jordan Bird – Year 13 Rotorua Young Achiever, Head Prefect’s Award
Nikhil Balakrishnan – Year 13 Top Chemistry Student, Prefect, Rotorua Young Achiever, Dux Litterarum and receives an ‘University of Auckland Scholarship for 2010’
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