ACHIEVERS LIST 2013

Updated to 17 December 2013

A full list of WHS Achievers’ can be found on the Whanganui High School Website:

www.whanganuihigh.school.nz

Noah Aiono 12 Chamber Music – Highly Commended, WHS Academic Tie

Anahera Allen 13 Speech - National Spanish Speech Contest - 2nd

Amie Back 13 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U18 Pair – Top 10 Badge

Camp Canada Gap Tutorship 2014

Sara Back 12 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze; NISS

Girls U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze, Selected to trial for the NZ

Jnr Squad, WHS Academic Tie

Rhys Bailey 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Jayden Bamford Short 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Olliver Banks 11 Smallbore Rifle Shooting – Wanganui Open D Grade

Jennifer Barrett 12 Equestrian – Winter Series Show Jumping Show 1.0m class –

3rd, WHS Academic Tie

Brylee Barritt 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Bailee Baxter 10 Equestrian – Masterton Interschool Show 1st & 2nd

Keely Beckett 12 Ballroom Dancing – River City Champs, Prelim Girl Standard

– 1st, Jive – 1st

Isaac Bell 12 Cambridge International Maths Exam – Grade B

Ally Bennett 9 Athletics – WSS Junior Girls 300m 1st Place

Harrison Black 12 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Representative

Leila Blackburn 10 Basketball – Manawatu Rep

Roimata Blackburn 11 Athletics – WSS Intermediate Girls 100m 1st Place,

Basketball – Manawatu Rep

Jeanne-Marie Bonnet 10 WHS Cross Country Int Girls -1st. Australian International

Competitions – High Distinction in English

Danielle Bourne 9 WHS Year 9 Speech Comp – Highly Commended

Scott Bowater 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place. U18 Wanganui

Representative, Manawatu Turbos Academy

Christopher Breuer 11 NZQA National Certificate in Agriculture (General Skills)

Louise Brok 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Toby Brooke 12 Kayaking – NZ Champs U16 MK1 5000m 1st, U16 MK1 500m

1st, U18 MK4 1000m 1st; Oceania Champs - U18 MK4

1000m 1st; Australian (Sydney) Canoe Sprint Grand Prix 3 –

U16 MK1 1000m 1st, U16 MK1 500m 1st, U16 MK1 200m

1st, Highest Gold Medal Count, WHS Academic Tie,

Kayaking – Oceania, U18 MK4 1000m – 1st, MK2 1000m –

3rd, MK2 500m – 3rd; National Champs, U16 MK1 500m –

1st, MK1 5000m – 1st, Marathon – 1st; Foxton Loop Race

Open Men – 1st; Wanganui 10km Series Open Men – 1st;

GP3 Regatta, MK1 1000m 1st, MK1 500m – 1st, GP3 Regatta

in Australia, MK1 200m – 1st; Part of the NZ U18 Training

Squad; Adventure Racing- Sir Edmund Hillary Challenge6 hr

– 8th, Mixed High School Team Kapiti – 2nd, Cambridge

International Maths Exam – Grade A

Finn Brown 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, Cambridge

International Maths Examinations – Grade A

Nathan Brown 13 Rockquest – Band ‘The Conspiracy’ – 2nd

Claire Bullock 12 WHS Academic Tie

Renee Butler 11 Netball - U17 Rep

Tane Butler 13 Rockquest – Band ‘Funktional’ -1st, WHS Excellence Tie,

Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver. Victoria

University Excellence Scholarship - $5,000

Kyle Butters 12 National Tennis Championship – NZ U16 Singles – 1st Place,

Tennis –Captain of WHS Boys Tennis Team at NZSS National

Finals, Winner of 2 ITF 18 & Under Double Titles, Runner up

in the NZ 18 & Under singles title, Aotearoa NZ Maori Senior

Men’s Singles & Doubles Champ, Wanganui Tennis Club

Senior Men’s Singles Champ, Wanganui Senior Rep Tennis

Team – Christie & Adidas Cups, NZ Junior Davis Cup Squad

(Korea), Winner of Tennis NZ’s ‘Scholarship to Europe’,

World Ranking of 10 in the 16 & Under ITF Boys Singles

Nikayla Butters 11 Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st

Paris Butters 10 Tennis – NZSS Finals: Captain of the WHS Girls Tennis Team,

Aotearoa NZ Maori 14 & Under Singles & Doubles

Champion, Wanganui Tennis Club Senior Women’s Singles

Champ, Wanganui Senior Rep Tennis Team – Christie &

Adidas Cups

Rebekah Butters-

Chamberlain

9 Tennis – NZSS Nationals Finals WHS Girls Tennis Team

Brooke Caird 12 Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st, Pairs

15+yo Step 6 – 2nd

Nicola Campbell 13 WHS Academic Tie

Ashleigh Candish 12 Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st, Pairs

15+yo Step 6 – 2nd

Georgia Carroll 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, Aerobics –

NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st

Brenna Casey 11 Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st

Bigsia Chainongwar 12 Rockquest –TSB (Internationals) – 3rd

Ben Chamberlain 12 WHS Academic Tie

Sally Chamley 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Underground Youth Fashion Show –

Female Special Award

Amelia Chandulal-Mackay 12 Ballet – Royal New Zealand Ballet Mentoring Programme,

American Ballet Theatre – 10% of Auditioners (5000

auditioners) scholarship programme 5 weeks New York,

Auditioning for full time dance in New York, WHS Academic

Tie

Tae Charoensub 12 Rockquest –TSB (Internationals)- 3rd

Amy Chapman 12 Horizon’s Regional Council Bus GoCard Design Comp – Joint

Winner

Colin Chen 12 WHS Academic Tie

Samuel Clark 13 Smallbore Rifle Shooting – Wanganui Open B Grade

Zoe Clark 12 WHS Academic Tie

Louise Clifton 9 WHS Year 9 Speech Comp – Highly Commended

Monique Cleeve 9 Speed Skating – Selected for 2013 Oceania NZ U19 Team

Jacob Cogan 10 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Zara Collinson 10 Confucious Institute Chinese Summer Camp – NZ

Ambassador (Out of 80 chosen for exchange)Australian

International Competitions – High Distinction in English

Brendon Cooper 12 Rockquest – Band ‘Funktional’ – 1st

Jeremy Cooper 12 Rockquest – Band ‘Funktional’ – 1st

Cullen Cornaga 10 Athletics – WSS Intermediate Boys 100m Hurdles 1st Place

Daniel Corrigan 12 Thai New Zealand Language Cultural Student Exchange

Award, WHS Academic Tie, Cambridge Maths International

Exam – Grade B

Liam Cosford 10 Motocross - Wanganui Club Series - 13-16yr 85cc - 2nd

Lachie Cotton 13 Motocross – Western Heights Tournament 15-18yo 250cc -

5th, NISS 15-18yo 250cc – 5th, Local Club Series A Grade

250cc – 1st. Wanganui Club Series A Grade , 250cc – 1st

Sophie Couper 11 Swimming – WHS Swimming Sports Intermediate Girls 50m

Backstroke – Record, Swimming – WSS Competition

Intermediate Senior Girls Team – 1st, Duke of Edinburgh’s

Hillary Award – Bronze, WHS Cross Country Snr Girls-3rd ,

Swimming – East Coast Champs, 200m Backstroke – 1st,

50m Backstroke - 2nd,100m Backstroke – 3rd, 100m Fly –

3rd

Liam Cox 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Boys Relay

Team – 1st, Life Saving –SS Boys Team – 2nd

Tegan Cox 9 Underground Youth Fashion Show – Up and Coming

Designer -3rd

Eva Craig 13 WHS Cross Country Snr Girls-2nd, WHS Academic Tie,

Triathlon – Individual Short Course, Off Road – 2nd, Summer

Series – 2nd; Surf Lifesaving – Surf Lifeguard Award Exam –

2nd. Otago University Excellence Scholarship - $5,000

Naomi Craig 11 Athletics – WSS Intermediate Girls 800m, Intermediate Girls

1500m 1st , WHS Cross Country Snr Girls-1st

Caitlin Cresswell 12 Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team 1st, Rockquest – Best

Female Musicians Award, WHS Academic Tie, Underground

Youth Fashion Show – Female Special Award

Connor Cresswell 10 Australian International Competitions – High Distinction in

English

Lachie Cromar 12 Kayaking – NZ Champs U18 MK4 1000m, 200m – 1st,

Kayaking – Oceania, U18 MK4 1000m – 1st, MK4 200m –

1st, MK2 1000m – 3rd, MK2 500m – 3rd, MK1 5km – 4th;

Nationals, Marathon U18 – 2nd ; Foxton Loop Race Open

Mens – 2nd ; Wanganui 10km Series – 2nd, Made the U18

NZ Training Squad; Adventure Racing – Sir Edmund Hillary

Challenge, 6hr – 8th,Kapiti Open Team – 4th; Wanganui SS

Athletics – 1500m – 3rd

Griffin Culver 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Boys – 3rd

Riley Culver 11 WHS Cross Country Snr Boys – 2nd

Bianca Cvitanovich 12 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Competition-

3rd Equal, WHS Academic Tie

Regan Davey 10 Kayaking – National Champs U14 K4 200m 1st, U14 K4 500m

2nd, U14 K1 200m 3rd

Cameron Davies 11 Softball – Wanganui/Manawatu rep at the U17 & U19

National Softball Tournaments

Cullum Deighton 13 WHS Academic Tie. Victoria University Excellence

Scholarship - $5,000

Jasmine Dempsey 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Underground Youth Fashion Show – T

Shirt Design – 2nd

Sinead Dempsey 12 Dancing – West Coast Champs Rock ‘n Roll Dancing

Andrew De la Haye 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Boys – 2nd

Rachel Dickison 13 WHS Excellence Tie. Victoria University Excellence

Scholarship - $5,000

Charlotte Dixon 12 Hockey – Central U18 Hockey Team

Hashini De Silva 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Nina Eades 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Senior Girls

Team – 1st

Madison Engert-Cooney 10 Sport Stacking – Wanganui Regionals 13-14yo Female

Individual Events 3-3-3, 3-6-3, Cycle- 1st in NZ for Age

Group, Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team – 1st

Freya Ewing 12 Senior Model United Nations General Assembly – Best

Delegation, WHS Academic Tie, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary

Award – Silver

Stevie Ewing 12 WHS Academic Tie

Brigham Fantham 12 Rockquest – Band ‘Funktional’-1st

Makerita Faumui 13 WHS Excellence Tie. Victoria University Excellence

Scholarship - $5,000, Victoria University Achievers

Scholarship, Pasifika - $20,000

Boston Flanagan- Connors 9 WHS Year 9 Speech Comp – Highly Commended

Brodie Flower 12 Netball – U17 Rep

Niamh Flower 9 Netball-U15 Netball Team. U15 Aotea Maori Representative

Team, Maori Sports Tournament, Mixed Secondary School Grade

team member – 1st

Lauren Flutey 13 Underground Youth Fashion Show –Technical Most

Photogenic

Elena Forlong 10 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Girls Relay

Team – 1st, Swimming – East Coast Champs, 400m Freestyle

– 1st, 100m Freestyle – 3rd

Michael Galvin 9 WHS Year 9 Speech Comp-1st. Australian International

Competitions – Distinction in English

Tangihaere Gardiner 12 Rockquest – Best Song

Dana Garrett 13 WHS Academic Tie

Nitisha Gaundan 12 WHS Academic Tie

Kadee Gedye 12 WHS Academic Tie

Reuben Gedye 11 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze (cox);

NISS Girls U17 Coxed Quad (cox)

Nader Ghamri 12 WHS Academic Tie

Anna Gilligan 11 Equestrian – Masterton Interschool Show – 1st

Sara Gorringe 10 Artistic Skating – Regionals Figures 3rd, Precision 1st

Ryan Gray 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Boys – 1st

Tobias Green 12 WHS Academic Tie

Caleb Greene 12 WHS Academic Tie

Olivia Griffiths 13 WHS Academic Tie

Zoe Groves 12 WHS Academic Tie

Rory Gudsell 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, U18 Wanganui

Representative

Poutama Hamahona-Taiaroa 11 World Challenge Expedition Program – Cambodia & Laos

Taylar Hamilton-James 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Smallbore Rifle Shooting – Wanganui

Open D Grade

Isiah Hamlin 10 Basketball – U15 Manawatu Rep, Maori Sports

Tournament, Mixed Secondary School Grade team member

– 1st

Stefan Hannan 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Boys Relay

Team – 1st, Swimming – NZ Division Two Champs Breastroke

100m 2nd, Breastroke 200m 2nd, Life Saving – SS Boys Team

2nd, Swimming – East Coast Champs, 200m Backstroke –

2nd, 400m Freestyle - 2nd, 200m Freestyle – 3rd

Amelia Hardcastle 13 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Gold, Voice – Advanced

Concert Certificate (Merit), WHS Excellence Tie, Rockquest –

Band ‘The Conspiracy’ -2nd, Underground Youth Fashion

Show – Something Old To Something New – 2nd and 3rd,

High Fashion – 2nd. Auckland University Excellence

Scholarship - $40,000

Matthew Hardcastle 13 Voice – ATCL Voice – Distinction, Associate of Trinity

College, London, Rockquest – Band ‘The Conspiracy’ – 2nd,

Underground Youth Fashion Show – Streetwear – 1st

Devon Harnett 10 Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team 1st, Underground Youth

Fashion Show – Promising Female Singer. Lifesaving –

Bronze Medallion

Anton Hartell 12 WHS Academic Tie

Jordan Hatch 10

Motocross - Wanganui Club Series - 14-16yr 250cc - 3rd

Georgia Heffernan 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Life Saving –SS Girls Senior Team – 1st,

Netball – Manawatu U19 Rep. Auckland University

Excellence Scholarship - $40,000

Isabella Henderson 10 Australian International Competitions – Distinction in

English

Gabrielle Hiri 10 Tennis – Wanganui Senior Rep Tennis Team – Christie &

Adidas Cups

Brianna Hobson 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Baylee Hodges 12 Smallbore Rifle Shooting – Wanganui Open D Grade,

Manawatu Open D Grade, Final Five D Grade & Handicap

Pairs

Georgia Hodges 13 Smallbore Rifle Shooting – Wanganui Open D Grade,

Manawatu Open D Grade, Final Five D Grade & Handicap

Pairs

Eleishah Hodson 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Girls Relay

Team – 1st, Swimming – NZ Division Two Champs 100m

Backstroke – 3rd, Swimming – East Coast Champs, 200m

Freestyle – 3rd

Louis Hogan 10 WHS Cross Country Int Boys – 1st

Gabrielle Hogan 13 Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd Division – 1st

Rachael Horrocks 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Netball - U17 Rep Captain. Otago

University Excellence Scholarship - $5,000

Alannah Hoskin 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver, WHS Academic

Tie, Gold Award World Languages Championship – French

Alister Hughes 9 WHS Year 9 Speech Comp-2nd,Life Saving- SS Boys Team 2nd

Lifesaving – Bronze Star, Australian International

Competitions – Distinction in English

John Hughes 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, Smallbore Rifle

Shooting – Wanganui Open D Grade, Manawatu Open D

Grade, Soccer - Robocup NZ Junior Secondary Competition -

1st

Laura Hughes 12 WHS Academic Tie, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award –

Silver

Neal Hughes 9

Soccer - Robocup NZ Junior Secondary Competition - 1st

Abby Hurley 10 Kayaking – National Champs U16 Womens K4 500m 2nd,

U16 Womens K4 200m 3rd

Larissa Hutchins 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Harry Iliffe 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Thomas Ireton 13 Swimming – WSS Competition Open 50m Fly – WHS Record,

Intermediate Senior Boys Team – 1st, WHS Excellence Tie,

Swimming-NZ Age Group Champs Backstroke Finals- new

Wanganui Record 50m

Alex James 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Victoria University Excellence

Scholarship - $5,000

Nadia Jenner 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Bronze

Ryan Joblin-Alward 13 Motocross – Western Heights Tournament Novice 125cc,

250cc -6th

Joseph Johnson 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Courtney Jones 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, WHS Academic

Tie, Gold Award World Languages Championship – French

Jacinda Jones 11 Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd Division – 1st

Lockie Jones 9 Australian International Competitions – Distinction in

English

Gee Jongjintman 12 Rockquest – TSB (Internationals)-3rd

Kara Jurgens 13 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver, Camp Canada

Gap Tutorship 2014

Tuupuhi Karaitiana 10 Netball – U15 Rep

Julian Kasner 12 WHS Academic Tie

Daniel Kauika 11 Waka Ama – National Champs Final Single (W1) 250m Sprint

– Gold, Athletics – WSS Intermediate Boys Triple Jump,

Intermediate Boys Javelin 1st Place, WHS Cross Country Snr

Boys-3rd , Waka Ama – ActivePost NZSS Champs U16 Boys

W1 250m (Heat)-1st , Rugby - Wanganui U16

Representative

Sarah Kauika 11 Waka Ama – ActivePost NZSS Champs U16 Girls W1 250m

(Heat) -1st

Cameron Ker 11 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Comp-2nd

Taylor Kirkwood 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, Rugby - Wanganui

U18 Representative

Anna Kong 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver, WHS Academic

Tie

Vilimoni Koroi 11 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, Athletics – WSS

Intermediate Boys 100m 1st Place, Rugby - Wanganui U16

Representative, Most valuable player, U15 Hurricanes

Rugby Tournament

Benz Kotcharin 12 Rockquest –TSB (Internationals)-3rd

Jordi Kotuhi-Brown 12 Softball – Secondary Schools Div 2 Tournament – WHS Most

Valuable Player

Kameli Kuruyabaki 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, Wanganui U18

Representative

Kelera Kuruyabaki 12 Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd Division – 1st;

Netball – U17 Rep

Benjamin La Cock 10 Australian International Competitions – High Distinction in

English

Mark Lace 12 Kayaking – NZ Champs U18 MK4 200m – 1st, WHS Academic

Tie, Canoe Racing - Oceania Sprint Championships, U18

Men K4 1000m - Silver, U18 Men K4 200m - Gold; NZ Sprint

Championships, U18 Men K4 1000m - Silver, U18 Men K4

200m - Gold; Kayaking- Foxton Loop 18Km Marathon U18

K1 - 5th, Wanganui 10km winter series U18 K1 - 4th.

Fagan Lemalie 12

Rugby - Wanganui U18 Representative

Grace Lee 12 WHS Academic Tie

Kymberly LeLievre 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Ben Lockwood 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Rockquest – Band ‘The Conspiracy’-2nd

Victoria University Excellence Scholarship - $5,000

Stephanie Lockwood 10 Lifesaving – Bronze Star

Amber Lovelady 9 Underground Youth Fashion Show – Up and Coming

Designer -2nd

Nathan Luff 10 WHS Cross Country Int Boys-2nd

Rachel McDonald 12 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Comp- The

Supreme Award, WHS Academic Tie, Underground Youth

Fashion Show – Streetwear – 3rd, High Fashion – 1st,

Supreme Design, Outstanding Performer

Sarah McDonald 13 Athletics – WSS Senior Girls 400m, Senior Girls High Jump

1st Place

Anahera McDonnell 12 Scholarship to participate in Maori Achieving Success in

Health Seminar 2013

Jacob McGregor 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Emily McGuinness 12 WHS Academic Tie

Lauren McInnes 13 WHS Academic Tie

Katelin McKenzie 9 WHS Year 9 Speech Comp – Highly Commended

Nita McKenzie 12 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Competition –

Highly Commended, WHS Academic Tie, Underground Youth

Fashion Show – Streetwear – Highly Commended, Evening

Trendz – Highly Commended and 2nd, Canteen – 2nd, Special

Award Organisation, Newmarket Fashion Awards Finalist,

Science-Rotary National Science and Technology Forum,

placement to attend Forum at Auckland

University. Design – National Shakespeare Design Competition –

Highly commended, Underground Youth Fashion – Wow award

for outfit with most visual impact, Economics – University of

Auckland Economics Competition – Credit mark.

Trent McKinlay 10 Moto Cross - Wanganui Club Series - 13-16yr 85cc - 1st

Liam McMillan 12 Senior Model United Nations General Assembly – Best

Delegation, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Silver

Rikki-Lee Madams 12 Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd Division – 1st

Sam Malcolm 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, Wanganui U18

Representative. Manawatu Turbos Academy

Justis Manley-Green 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place

Millie Manning 10 Athletics – WSS Junior Girls 200m, Junior Girls Long Jump

1st Place, WHS Cross Country Int Girls – 3rd

Alexandria Maples 9 Athletics – WSS Junior Girls 100m 1st Place, WHS Cross

Country Y9 Girls – 2nd, Life Saving –SS Girls Senior Team 1st,

Lifesaving – Bronze Star

Porchers Marsters 13 Softball – Secondary Schools Div 2 Tournament – Most

Improved Player, Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd

Division – 1st

David Mariner 10

Rugby - Wanganui U16 Representative

Caleb Martin 12 WHS Academic Tie, Rugby - Wanganui U16 Representative

Waimarama Matena 11 Victoria University ‘Cybrospace’ Wananga, January 2014

Shaquille McKay 12 Rugby - Wanganui U16 Representative

Lily Meade 9 Water Skiing – NZ Nationals Junior Girls Tricks – 1st, Slalom

Finals -2nd, Selected for U17 Personal Development Squad in

Ukraine 2014, US training Cory Pickos Ski School - Florida

Harerangi Meihana 11 Rugby - Wanganui U16 Representative

Catriona Mellows 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver, WHS Academic

Tie

Amaan Merchant 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, Debating –

Russell McVeagh Central NI Regional Debating Competition

– 1st, Highly Commended

Mitchell Millar 10

Netball - Maori Sports Tournament, Mixed Secondary

School Grade team member – 1st

Samantha Miller 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Girls Relay

Team – 1st, Swimming – East Coast Champs, 100m Freestyle

– 2nd, 50m Freestyle – 3rd, 400m Medley – 3rd

Sarah Miller 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Poppy Mitchell-Anyon 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver, WHS Academic

Tie, Horizon’s Regional Council GoCard Design Comp – Joint

Winner

Tessa Mitchell-Anyon 12 Cambridge International Maths Exam – Grade A

Kevin Mischefski 10 Athletics – WSS Junior Boys Shot Put 1st Place

Debra Momoisea 13 National Samoan Speech Contest – 6th out of 8

Sean Morahan 13 Softball – Wanganui/Manawatu rep at the U19 National

Softball Tournament, Rugby - Wanganui U18

Representative

Elena Morgan 13 Orchestra – Selection to the NZ Secondary Schools

Symphony Orchestra, Swimming – WSS Competition

Intermediate Senior Girls Team – 1st, WHS Excellence Tie,

Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team-1st, Duke of Edinburgh’s

Hillary Award – Gold, Performing Arts – Manawatu

Instrumental Competition, Sonata Open classes – 1st,

Performance of NZ Work -1st, Senior Championship-1st, Own

Choice -1st (with top marks), Pre C20th Class-1st (with top

marks), Awarded MPAC sash for the Most Promising String

Player, Chamber Music – Highly Commended, Trio-1st,

Wanganui Performing Arts Competition – Scholarship

Recital -2nd, Own Selection - 1st, 20th Century – 1st, Sonata

Movement – 2nd, Wanganui City Orchestra Cup, Freda

Watson Trophy; Awarded Mitre 10 Gilbertson Young

Achiever Scholarship

Jadzia Morris 10 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Max Munneke 12 WHS Academic Tie, Chamber Music – Highly Commended

Alice Murphy 12 Senior Model United Nations General Assembly – Best

Delegation, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze,

WHS Academic Tie, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award –

Silver

Ashlee Murphy 13 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U18 Pair – Top 10 Badge, Netball

– Manawatu U19 Rep

Sammy Murphy 11 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze; NISS

Girls U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze, Selected to trial for the

North Island U18 Squad, Netball – U17 Rep, U17 Aotea

Maori Representative Team

Riana Ngahue 11 Victoria University ‘Cybrospace’ Wananga, January 2014

Joshua Ngapeka 10 WHS Cross Country Int Boys -3rd

Brylee Noble 10 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Brayden Norris 12 WHS Academic Tie

Jack Northover 11 World Challenge Expedition Program – Cambodia & Laos

Aiden Nossiter 13 Kayaking – Oceania Champs Men U18 K1 1000m 3rd, K2

1000m 1st, K4 1000m 1st, K1 500m 3rd, K2 500m 1st, K2

200m 2nd, K4 200m 1st; National Champs Mens U18 K1

5000m 2nd, K1 1000m 3rd, K2 1000m 1st, K4 1000m 1st, K1

500m 3rd, K2 500m 1st, K2 200m 2nd, K4 200m 1st,

Kayaking – Czech Nationals - K2 1000m – 1st, K4 1000m 1st,

K1 1000m – 4th ; Jnr World Champs (Canada) – K2 B Final –

14th, K4 B Final – 10th; Youth Olympics – K1 1000m – 7th,

K2 1000m – 6th, Wanganui 10Km series - 3rd, Waitara 10km

series - 2nd. Canoe Racing - NZ National 10km U18 - Gold,

Men’s Open - 3rd.

Clarissa Nowak 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Girls Relay

Team – 1st, Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team 1st, Cambridge

International Maths Exam – Grade A

Maria Nowak 13 WHS Academic Tie

Sarah O’Kane 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Laura O’Keeffe 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Senior Girls

Team – 1st , Swimming – NZ Age Group Champs 200m

Freestyle – Wanganui Age Group Record, 50m Freestyle set

new time, Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team 1st, Swimming

– East Coast Champs, 200m Fly – 1st, 50m Fly – 1st, 50m

Freestyle – 1st, 400m Medley – 1st, 100m Backstroke – 1st,

100m Fly – 1st, 200m Individual Medley – 2nd

Nicholas O’Leary 10 Equestrian – National Horse of Year Show; Pony of the Year

Show Hunter, National High Points – 1st

Tiana Oldale 12 Horizon’s Regional Council Bus GoCard Design Competition

– Joint Winner, WHS Academic Tie

Taylor Ollerenshaw 13 Smallbore Rifle Shooting – Wanganui Open D Grade,

Manawatu Open D Grade

Ashley O’Neil 11 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U15 Double – Silver

Blair Osborne 10 Maori Sports Tournament, Mixed Secondary School Grade

team member – 1st

Imaera Osborne 12 Rugby - Wanganui U16 Representative

Daina Pa’a 9 Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team 1st , Bronze Star

Philip Palmer 10 Moto Cross - Wanganui Club Series - 14-16yr 250cc - 1st

Mapihi Paringatai 13 Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd Division – 1st

Joshua Parker 11 Football – Selected as Official for 2013 National Women’s

League

Lauren Parker-Fata 13 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Competition –

3rd Equal

Sarah Parker-Fata 12 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Competition-

Highly Commended

Ihimaera Patea 12 Victoria University ‘Cybrospace’ Wananga, January 2014

Hugh Pawson 12 Rowing – Maadi Cup Boys U18 Pair B Final – Top 10 Badge;

NISS Boys U17 Single - Bronze

Tom Pearce 13 WHS Academic Tie

Gabrielle Penn 10 Debating-Russell McVeagh Central NI Regional Debating

Comp-1st, Reserve Member of Central NI Team

Dinuka Perera 12 Senior Model United Nations General Assembly – Merit Best

Speaker, Regional United Nations Speech Award – 1st,

Attendee of National Conference of the United Nations

Association of NZ, Swimming – WSS Competition

Intermediate Senior Boys Team – 1st, Life Saving – SS Boys

Team 2nd, Girls Senior Team Instructor, WHS Academic Tie,

WHS Excellence Tie, Gold Award World Languages

Championship – French and Latin - Lifesaving – Award of

Merit, Instructor, Cambridge International Maths Exam –

Grade A

Methmi Perera 10 Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team 1st

Siana Perez 12 WHS Academic Tie

Stephen Perofeta 12 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament – Most Valuable Player, Final -1st Place

Shea-lee Phillips 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Life Saving –SS Boys Event Won Best

Instructor, Girls Snr-1st, Award of Merit - Victoria University

Excellence Scholarship – $5,000

Shayden Pirikahu-Phillips 13 Softball – Wanganui/Manawatu rep at the U19 National

Softball Tournament - Rugby - Wanganui U18

Representative

Poipoia Poa 10 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze - Australian

International Competitions – Distinction in English

Te Wainuiarua Poa 12 Waka Ama – ActivePost NZSS Champs U19 Girls W1 250m

(Heat) – 3rd, WHS Academic Tie

Title Poonsin 12 Rockquest – Mainz Musicianship Award, TSB

(Internationals)-3rd

Tegan Pope 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Karihi Potaka-Osborne 10 Whanganui Maori Sports Tournament, Mixed Secondary

School Team member – 1st

Rhiannon Pritchard 12 Debating – Russell McVeagh Central NI Regional Debating

Comp – 1st, Dance – NZ Federation Of Dance - Teachers

Gold Award, Jnr Combined Styles – 1st, Jnr Preliminary

Standard – 1st ; Russell McVeagh Debating Regional

Competition

Keanu Puki-Kaa 12 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, Wanganui U18

Representative

Matt Puryer-Smith 13 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Silver

Quintin Purvis 11 Rugby - Wanganui U16 Representative

Aleisha Rainey 11 Life Saving – SS Girls Senior Team 1st, Bronze Medallion

Emma Rainey 9 Athletics – WSS Junior Girls 1500m 1st Place, WHS Cross

Country Y9 Girls -1st

Joshua Rainey 13 Hockey – Central U18 Hockey Team

Seth Reardon 11 Motocross - Wanganui Club Series - 14-16yr 250cc - 2nd

Joshua Redpath 10 Athletics – WSS Junior Boys Triple Jump 1st Place

Daisy Rendell 12 WHS Academic Tie - Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award –

Silver

Kasey Reyland 10 Artistic Skating – Regionals Precision 1st

Ruby Roach 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Matt Robertson 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Chamber Music – Highly Commended,

Underground Youth Fashion Show – Promising Male Singer -

Victoria University Excellence Scholarship - $5,000

Cade Robinson 13 Rugby - Wanganui U18 Representative

Josh Roebuck 13 WHS Academic Tie

Emily Ross 12 WHS Academic Tie

Madison Ross 12 WHS Academic Tie, Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team

Performance – 1st

Dylan Rowe 12 Tennis – NZSS Nationals Finals WHS Boys Tennis Team

Timothy Rowe 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Joel Rudolph 13 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Senior Boys

Team – 1st, WHS Excellence Tie, Chamber Music – Highly

Commended, Sheila Winn Shakespeare Regional Comp-

most Outstanding performer, Selection for National Sheila

Winn Shakespeare Squad - Victoria University Excellence

Scholarship - $5,000

Sam Russell 9 Tennis – NZSS Nationals Finals WHS Boys Tennis Team

Tessa Russell 10 Australian International Competitions – Distinction in

English

Abinaya Saravanapavan 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Bronze

Benjamin Schmidt 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, Cambridge

International Maths Exam – Grade A

Annabelle Schurhammer 12 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze; NISS

Girls U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze, WHS Academic Tie

Julian Schurhammer 11 Soccer - Robocup Junior NZ Secondary Competition - 1st

Seth Scrimshaw 11 Judo-North Wellington Competition Junior Mens – 3rd,

Debating – Russell McVeagh Central NI Regional Debating

Competition-1st

Matt Selby-Craig 13 WHS Academic Tie

Mitchell Sherman 13 Gap Tutorship, England 2014

Sapere Simon 10 Lifesaving – Bronze Star

Shae Simon 10 Athletics – WSS Junior Boys Long Jump, Junior Boys High

Jump 1st Place

Pratibha Singh 11 Debating-Russell McVeagh Central NI Regional Debating

Competition-1st

Chelsea Smith 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd

Division – 1st

Emily Smith 10 Artistic Skating – Regionals Open Loop 1st, Freeskate 3rd,

Precision 1st

Eden Smith 10 Speed Skating – Selected for 2013 Oceania NZ U19 Team

Fergus Smith 10 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Boys Relay

Team – 1st, Swimming – East Coast Champs, 50m

Backstroke – 1st, 200m Backstroke – 2nd, 200m Backstroke

– 3rd

Hannah Smith 12 Artistic Skating – Regionals Solo Dance 2nd, Open Loops 3rd,

WHS Academic Tie, Artistic Skating – Laurie Hastie

Palmerston North Comps; Junior International Solo Dance &

Free Dance – 2nd, Jnr International Figure – 3rd

Helena Smith 12 Gold Award World Languages Championship – Spanish

Jacob Smith 11 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Boys Relay

Team – 1st, Swimming – NZ Age Group Champs Breastroke

200m Wanganui Record, Swimming – East Coast Champs,

100m Breaststroke – 3rd, 400m Medley – 3rd, 100m Fly –

3rd, 200m Breaststroke – 2nd ; Wanganui Records in 50m

Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke & 200m Breaststroke

Matthew Smith 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver - Rugby -

Wanganui U16 Representative

Rebecca Smith 12 Speed Skating – National Champs 5km Team Senior

Women’s Relay 1st , Women’s 3km Track Relay 1st , 1500m

Track 2nd, 1km 3rd, Open 10km Points 3rd; NZ Banked

Track Champs – Open 10km Points 3rd, 500m 3rd; Selection

for 2013 Oceania NZ U19 Team, Inline Speed Skating -

World Inline Cup Marathon Suzhou, China – No Age Group

30th out of 79 in 30 km; Oceania Championships – 15-19yo

– 3rd, 10km points - 3rd, Relay – 3rd, Marathon – 3rd

Tyler Smith 9 Kart Racing – Reverse Manawatu Track Champs – 3rd

overall

Raphael Solomon 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Singing – Winner of Manawatu Cup,

2012 Classical Studies Scholarship (as Y12), PACANZ

Wanganui Singing Competition, Wanganui Competition

Society Scholarship – Senior Vocal, Eric Lind Challenge Cup

(Men), Tim Lawson Challenge Cup – Highest Mark Lieder,

Madam Ivey Perett Challenge Cup – Vocal Solo, Dee Gray

Memorial Trophy – Jazz Solo - Victoria University Excellence

Scholarship - $5,000, Victoria University Vice Chancellor’s

Scholarship - $20,000

Rhaz Solomon 11 Senior Model United Nations General Assembly – Best

Speaker, Debating – Russell McVeagh Central NI Regional

Debating Competition-1st, Selected to be member of Central

NI Debating Team, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award –

Bronze, PACANZ Wanganui Singing Competition, Eric Lind

Challenge Cup – Boys – Highest Aggregate Mark Classes

32,35,36, David Rowe Challenge Cup – Boys Sacred

Sarah Somerville 12 WHS Academic Tie

Vitek Sosnowski 9 Life Saving –SS Boys Team 2nd Bronze Star

Kasey Souness 10 Underground Youth Fashion Show – Up and Coming

Designer -3rd

Jack Southee 9 WHS Year 9 Speech Comp – 3rd, Life Saving –SS Boys Team

2nd, Bronze Star

Kayla Spencer 11 Rowing – Maadi Cup Girls U15 Double – Silver, Girls U17

Coxed Quad – Bronze; NISS Girls U16 Single – Silver, Girls

U17 Coxed Quad – Bronze, Netball – U15 Rep

Matthew Standley 13 2012 Chemistry Scholarship – Outstanding WHS Excellence

Tie, Elite Award World Languages Championship – Spanish

- Otago University Young Leaders Scholarship - $30,000,

Cambridge International Maths Exam – Grade A

Eden Stone 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Melissa Stratford 11 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Comp – Highly

Commended

Rachael Stratford 10 Artistic Skating – Regionals Precision 1st

Taliah Su’a 9 Underground Youth Fashion Show – Up and Coming

Designer -2nd, Gold Award World Languages Championship

– Spanish & Te Reo Maori

Hannah Symonds 13 Horizon’s Regional Council Bus GoCard Design Competition

– Joint Winner WHS Excellence Tie, Underground Youth

Fashion Show – T Shirt Design – 3rd, Most Commitment

Evie Symonds 12 WHS Academic Tie

Ruhia Tamati 10 WHS Cross Country Int Girls – 2nd, Netball – NZ U15 Maori

Netball Team, Touch – NZ U16 Maori Team, Netball –

Wanganui U15 Rep, Lower North Island Marj Cup

Tournament Team (Wellington), NZ Maori U15 team, U17

Aotea Maori Representative Team, Whanganui Maori

Sports Tournament, Mixed Secondary School Grade team

member – 1st

Tana Tanoi 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Erica Tanner 11 Kayaking – National champs U16 Womens K4 500m 2nd,

U16 Womens K 200m 3rd, U16 Womens K1 5km 3rd,

Kayaking – Marathon Nationals 2013 U16 Women 8km -1st

David Tastard 9 Australian International Competitions – High Distinction in

English

Sarah Tastard 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, WHS Academic

Tie

Jesse Taupa’u-Rogan 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, Softball –

Wanganui/Manawatu rep at the U19 National Softball

Tournament - Rugby - Manawatu Turbos Rugby Academy

Kerry Taylor 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Silver

Kiela Te Awhe-Taylor 12 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place, Wanganui U18

Representative

Riana Te Ngahue 11 Victoria University ‘Cybrospace’ Wananga, January 2014

Mikal Terrey 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Girls – 3rd, WHS Year 9 Speech Comp

– Highly Commended

Craig Thomas 12 WHS Academic Tie, Cambridge International Maths Exam –

Grade C

Emma Thomas 12 Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st,

Individual 15+yo Step 6 – 2nd ; Sailing -WSS Starling – 1st,

Overall – 1st, Wanganui Regatta – Junior – 1st, Manawatu

Junior – 1st

Kendra Thomson 13 Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd Division – 1st

Jaquetta Thongskul 12 WHS Academic Tie

Alexandra Tonkin 13 Gap Tutorship, England 2014

Alexander Torrie 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze

Nicole Travers 12 Speed Skating – Selected for 2013 Oceania NZ U19 Team,

Inline Speed Skating – U19 Jnr Womens Oceania Team,

Relay Team – 3rd, Elimination 20km – 5th, Points 10km –

6th

De-Ann Tyrell 9 Netball – U15 Aotea Maori Representative Team, Maori

Sports Tournament, Mixed Secondary School Grade team

member – 1st

Jessica van Bentum 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Speed Skating – World Speed Skating

Champs in Belgium – U19 NZ Team

Jack van Bussel 13 WHS Excellence Tie, Rowing - Maadi Cup Boys U18 Pair B

Final - Top 10 Badge - Rugby - Wanganui U18

Representative, Manawatu Turbos Rugby Academy

Kate Van Elswijk 12 WHS Academic Tie

Josefa Veiogo 13 Rugby - Wanganui U18 Representative

Grace Verhoek 13 WHS Excellence Tie

Aidan Voice 12 Judo – East Coast Champs +81kg Gold Medal and Open

Weight Bronze Medal, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award –

Bronze, Judo – Oceania Judo Champ NZ Finalist, Judo -

North Wellington Open Champs, Cadet Mens’ Open Weight

– 1st, Jnr Mens U90kg – 1st, Jnr Mens Open – 1st, Judo -

North Wellington Open Champs, Cadet Mens’ Open Weight

– 1st, Jnr Mens U90kg – 1st, Jnr Mens Open – 1st, NZ judo

Champs, Junior Mens Open – 3rd, Cadet Weight Open – 3rd

Adam Wadey 11 Basketball – U17 Manawatu Rep

Rose Wainhouse 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver - Victoria

University ‘Cybrospace’ Wananga, January 2014

Johanna Wallbaum 13 Gold Award World Languages Championship – Spanish

Alan Wang 10 Australian International Competitions – Distinction in

English

WHS Aerobics

Team

Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st

WHS Debating

Team

Debating – Russell McVeagh Central NI Regional Debating

Comp – 1st

WHS Life Saving

Boys Team

Life Saving – SS Comp – 2nd

WHS Life Saving

Girls Snr Team

Life Saving – SS Comp – 1st

WHS Motocross

Team

Motocross – Western Heights Tournament -9th

WHS Mixed Tennis

Team

Tennis – NZSS National Finals – Finished 5th in NZ

WHS Relay Junior

Boys Team

Athletics – WSS 4 x 100m 1st Place

WHS Relay Int

Boys Team

Athletics – WSS 4 x 100m 1st Place

WHS Rugby Sevens

Team

Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st Place , District Champs

-1st

WHS Snr A Girls

Volleyball Team

Volleyball – Wanganui Local Comp 3rd Division – 1st

WHS Waka Ama

Girls Team

Waka Ama – National Champs U19 Girls W6 250m Plate

Final – 1st, U16 Girls W6 250m Plate Final – Gold

Corbin Warren 11 Softball – Wanganui/Manawatu representatives at the U17

National Softball Tournament

Jessica Watkin 10 Softball – Secondary Schools Div 2 Tournament – Most

Improved Player, Hockey – Central U18 Hockey Team

Kasey Watson 9 Judo - North Wellington Champs, Snr Boys Plus 55kg – 2nd,

Snr Boys Open – 2nd, Judo – NZ Judo Champs, Junior Boys

Open Weight – 1st

Scott Willan 13 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Silver

Jessica Williams 12 Victoria University ‘Cybrospace’ Wananga, January 2014

Trey Willis-Croft 10 Athletics – WSS Junior Boys 100m 1st Place

Te Rau Wirihana 13 Rugby - Palmerston North Boys High School Invitational

Sevens Tournament Final – 1st, Manawatu Turbos Rugby

Academy

Ella Wilsher 12 Aerobics – NZSS Gymsport Team Performance – 1st

Tabitha Wilson 12 WHS Academic Tie, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award –

Bronze

Olivia Wood-Bodley 13 WHS Excellence Tie

James Wright 12 Swimming – WSS Competition Intermediate Senior Boys

Team – 1st, Tri Sports – Youth Academy Camp at National

High Performance Centre in Cambridge, Athletics – WSS

Intermediate Boys 1500m 1st Place, WHS Cross Country Snr

Boys – 1st

Jessica Van Bentum 13 Speed Skating – Selected for 2013 Oceania NZ U19 Team

Jack Van Bussel 13 Rowing – Maadi Cup Boys U18 Pair B Final – Top 10 Badge

Julia Van Niekerk 9 Artistic Skating – Regionals Freestyle 1st, Solo Dance 1st,

Figures 2nd, Precision 1st

Aidan Voice 12 Judo – East Coast Champs +81kg Gold Medal and Open

Weight Bronze Medal, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award -

Bronze

Michelle Xie 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Silver, WHS Academic

Tie

Kirsten Young 10 Australian International Competitions – Distinction in

English