ACHIEVERS LIST 2012

Updated to 10 December 2012

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

www.whanganuihigh.school.nz

Annabelle Adkin 10 Hockey – U15 Rep Team

Noah Aiono 11 Winner Adjudicators Award 2012 Regional Chamber Music

Contest

Sam Adams 12 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep

Te Rangiirunga Albert 13 Sport Prefect, ANZ Massey Economics Challenge – 1st

Anahera Allen 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Kate Allpress 13 Social Prefect

Daniel Aplin 13 Sport Prefect, Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 16 & over

100m Freestyle 2nd , 50m Freestyle 1st

Sophie Back 9 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 50 m Breaststroke

3rd

Rhys Bailey 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Katherine Ball 10 Australian Language Exams – High Distinction in French

Aimee Barnes 13 Speedway Ministock Racing – 1st Taranaki Champs, 2nd City

of New Plymouth Classic, Top Female Driver in NZ, NZ Age

Group Champ

Jennifer Barrett 11 Equestrian – Wanganui A & P Show Jumping Class – 3rd

Brylee Barritt 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Crete Beamsley 12 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Ayzak Bennett 9 Basketball – U15 Central District Mixed Touch Team

Tyler Bishop 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Georgia Black 13 Duathlon- WSS Senior Team Award, Wang SS Track and

Feild Champs Snr Girls 1500m 2nd place, 3000m Open Girls

2nd place, Wang SS Cross Country Snr Girls 1st, WHS Cross

Country 3km-1st, WSS Aquathon Senior Girls 1st, North

Island SS Athletics 3000m Snr Girls 3rd, Manawatu Cross

Country W20 1st, Manawatu Road Champs W19 1st,

Regional Representative, 3000m school record, NZSS Road

Race Team

Leila Blackburn 9 Basketball – U15 Manawatu Reps, Wang SS Track and Field

Champs Jnr Girls triple Jump 1st , NZ Basketball Academy

15U Girls Team, Big Hoops Tournament (Las Vegas)

Roimata Blackburn 10 Basketball – U15 Manawatu Reps, NZ U15 Academy, Wang

SS Track and Field Champs Int Girls 100m Final 3rd, Int Girls

Triple Jump 3rd , NZ Basketball Academy Academy 15U Girls

Team, Big Hoops Tournament (Las Vegas)

J J Bloor 11 World Language Champs (Spanish) – 3rd

Jeanne-Marie Bonnet 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Girls 3km – 1st

Dylan Bowater 9 Rugby – U14 Wanganui Rep

Scott Bowater 12 Rugby - U18 Wanganui Rep

Hollie Brasting 9 Hockey – U15 Rep Team

Sommer Breeze 12 Underground Fashion Performers Award – Most Promising

Make Up Artist

Tabea Brenke 13 International Prefect

Samuel Bridger 9 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Backstroke

2nd, 50m Backstroke 2nd

Louise Brok 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award

Toby Brooke 11 Kayaking – U16 K1 1st, U19 K2 1st, National Marathon

Kayaking Champs, Sprint Kayaking National Champs – U16

K2 200m Gold, K2 500m Gold, K4 200m Silver, K4 500m

Silver, U19 K4 200m Silver

Finn Brown 10 Judo – Oceania Judo Comp in Cairns Australia U50kg Silver,

Wellington Judo Comp U55kg Gold, East Coast Judo Comp

U50kg Silver, Judo – Nationals U55kg cadet mens – Bronze,

U55kg Junior Mens - Bronze

Max Brown 13 Underground Fashion Performers Award – Best Musician,

Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award, Sprint Kayaking Champs

U19 K4 200m Silver, Canoe – Australian Youth Olympic

Festival 2013

Nathan Brown 12 Regional Robotics Championship (Soccer) – 1st

Taylor Browne 13 Social Prefect

Jayden Brownlie 12 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Renee Butler 10 Netball – Wanganui U15

Tane Butler 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Kyle Butters 11 NZ Maori Tennis Championships – NZ Maori Mens Single &

Double -1st Place

Kirsten Buys 13 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 16 & over 100m

Backstroke 2nd , 50m Butterfly 3rd

Brooke Caird 11 Cricket – WSS Girls National Tournament

Cassie Cameron 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, WHS Ambassador, Cycling –

WSS Senior Sportswoman, Cycling - Trek Bicycles Junior

Sportswoman of the Year Award, Cycling – NZ U19 Omnium

Champs – 2nd, U19 Individual Pursuit – 1st (NZ Record), U19

Scratch Race – 2nd, Selection for NZ Team to Jnr World

Championships Aug 2012

Sally Chamley 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Swimming - Wang SS Swim

Champs 16 & over 50m Backstroke 3rd

Amelia Chandulal-Mackay 11 Contemporary Dance – NZ Association of Modern Dance

Level 5 Contemporary Exam – 100%, Ballet – Royal Academy

of Dance Advanced 2 Exam – Distinction, Imperial Society of

Teachers of Dancing Advanced 1 Modern Theatre Exam –

Distinction, Wellington Contemporary Dance Scholarship

Awards - Nominee

Suzanne Chen 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence

Devon Clark 9 Underground Fashion - Chronicle Award for Most Creative

Samuel Clark 12 Wings for Flying, Shooting – RSA D grade Championship Cup

-1st

Gareth Clay 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Academic Prefect

Ethan Clements 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Boys 3km – 3rd

Aysha Collinson 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Head of Academia,

Duke of Edinburgh – Gold Award, Young Leadership

Conference, Proxime Accessit

Emma Conley 10 Australian Language Exams – Distinction in French

Jamie Cook 9 Rugby – U14 Wanganui Rep

Joel Cooper 12 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Int Boys Triple Jump 2nd

Cullen Cornaga 9 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Boys 80m Hurdles 2nd,

WHS Cross Country Y9 Boys 3km – 2nd

Daniel Corrigan 11 Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Liam Cosford 9 Rugby – U14 Wanganui Rep

Grace Couper 13 NCEA L2 with Excellence, Social Prefect

Sophie Couper 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m Backstroke

2nd, WHS Cross Country U16 Girls 3km – 2nd

Liam Cox 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m Backstroke

– 2nd, 50m Butterfly 2nd, Swimming – National Swim Meet

Freestyle and Medley Team Relay 2nd

Eva Craig 12 Underground Fashion – Something old to Something New

Award 2nd, SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design

Competition – Highly Commended, WHS Cross Country Snr

Girls 3km – 3rd

Naomi Craig 10 WSS Cross Country Jnr Girls 1st ,WHS Cross Country U16

Girls 3km – 1st

Emma Crawford 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Head of Environment

Connor Cresswell 9 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 200)

Lachie Cromar 11 Sprint Kayaking – National Champs U16 K4 200m Silver, K4

500m Silver, U19 K4 200m Silver, Wanganui Regional

Secondary Schools Sports Award – Junior Team (Kayaking) –

1st equal

Phoebe Cromar 13 WHS Cross Country Snr Girls 3km – 2nd, Young Leadership

Conference

Abby Culver 13 Head of Social, Underground Fashion - Joint Prize for Best

Organisation, T Shirt Design Award, SGCNZ/Bernina

Shakespeare Costume Design Competition – Highly

Commended

Riley Culver 10 WHS Cross Country U16 Boys 4.2km – 2nd

Ryan Curry 10 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 200)

Ella Cvitanovich 13 Sport Prefect, Hockey – U18 Girls Rep Team

Max Davidson 9 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Boys 800m 3rd

Logan Davy 9 Equestrian – Taranaki Regional Games winner of ‘Frank

Moody Memorial Shield’

Jasmine Dempsey 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare

Costume Design Competition – 3rd equal

Hashini De Silva 10 Australian Language Exams- Distinction in Japanese

Jesse De Vincentis 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Boys 3km – 1st, WSS Cross Country

Yr 9 Boys 1st

Rachel Dickison 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Charlotte Dixon 11 Hockey – U18 & U15 Girls Rep Team, Hockey – Palmerston

North Senior A Womens League for Collegians Women

Shareece Dixon 11 Hockey – U18 & U15 Girls Rep Team

James Dorgan 12 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Emma Dowman 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Sport Prefect, Hockey –

Wanganui U18 Rep, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award –

Gold

James Dowman 11 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 50m Breaststroke

3rd

Nina Eades 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Backstroke

3rd, 50m Backstroke 2nd, 100m Individual medley 3rd,

Swimming – National Swim Meet U14 100m backstroke –

1st, 50m Backstroke 1st (Wanganui records), 200m

backstroke 2nd

Joe Edwards 12 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep

Tegan Edwards 10 Hockey – U15 Rep Team

Madison Engert-Cooney 9 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Breaststroke

1st, 50m Breaststroke 1st

Alec Ewing 13 Academic Prefect, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Gold

Makerita Faumui 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Brodie Flower 11 Netball – Wanganui U17 Rep

Georgia Flower 13 Deputy Head Girl, Wang SS Track and Field Champs Female

Hammer Throw 1st, Snr Girls Discus 1st, Snr Girls Javelin 1st,

Netball – U19 Wanganui Rep, Wanganui Regional Secondary

Schools Sports Awards – WSS Coach (Netball), WSS

Contribution Award (Netball)

Leilani Fonotoe 13 Head of Pasifika

Elena Forlong 9 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 50m Butterfly 3rd

Elliette Fromont 13 Sport Prefect

Dana Garrett 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Cricket – WSS Girls National

Tournament

Kadee Gedye 11 Hockey – U18 Rep Team, Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Adam Gill 11 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Conor Grant 9 Rugby – U14 Wanganui Rep

Eilish Graves 11 Cricket – WSS Girls National Tournament

Tobias Green 11 Wanganui Regional Secondary School Sports Awards –

Junior Team (Kayaking) – 1st Equal

Jacob Groves 9 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Freestyle 3rd,

50m Breaststroke 3rd, 100m individual medley 3rd

Zoe Groves 11 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m Freestyle

1st, 50m Backstroke 2nd, 50m Breaststroke 3rd, Swimming –

U15, Wanganui Record Holder 1500m Freestyle

Carolin Gruber 11 Wang SS Track and Field Champs 300m Hurdles 2nd, Int Girls

100m final 2nd, Int Girls 200m Final 1st, 80m Hurdles Int Girls

3rd, Long Jump Int Girls 3rd

Tesco Grunwald 9 Football – Central North Island U14 Boys Team, National

Talent Centre for Football

Rory Gudsell 12 Rugby - U18 Wanganui Rep

Sean Gudsell 9 Rugby – U14 Wanganui Rep

Taylar Hamilton-James 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Jordan Hamlin 13 Basketball – U19 Manawatu Reps

Stefan Hannan 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m Freestyle

3rd, 100m Backstroke – 1st, 50m Backstroke 1st, Swimming –

National Swim Meet Freestyle and Medley Team Relay 2nd,

West Coast Champs -1st place in 5 events

Amelia Hardcastle 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Underground Youth Fashion – NZ

Streetwear 3rd, Evening Trendz Highly Commended

Something Old to Something New Award 1st, Duke of

Edinburgh – Silver Award

Matthew Hardcastle 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Underground Fashion Most

Promising Male Dancer, Manawatu Vocal Competitions

Most Promising & Best Diction Awards, 1st Restricted,

Traditional, 2nd Leider, Character, Sacred Solo, 3rd 20th

Century Art Song

Lara Hawker 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence

Genevieve Healy 12 Underground Fashion Performers Award – Most Promising

Hairdresser

Georgia Heffernan 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Netball – Wanganui U17

Development Team

Trent Hemi 13 Head of Maori

Nikita Hiroti 13 L2 NCEA Excellence

Eleishah Hodson 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 50m Freestyle 2nd,

100m Individual Medley 2nd

Josiah Hodson 13 Head Boy

Louis Hogan 9 Wang SS Track and Field Champs 1500m Jnr Boys 3rd, WSS

Cross Country Y9 Boys 3rd

Jamie Hood 12 Regional Robotics Championship (Soccer) – 1st

Abbey Hopper 13 Academic Prefect

Sam Hopper 13 NCEA L2 with Excellence, Head of Sport, Wang SS Track and

Field Champs Male 2000m Steeplechase 2nd, 1500m Snr

Boys 3rd, 3000m Open Boys 3rd, WHS Cross Country Snr Boys

4.2km – 1st, Wanganui Regional Secondary Sports Awards –

WSS Contribution (Multisport)

Rachael Horrocks 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Netball – Wanganui U17

Development Team

Alannah Hoskin 11 Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Kalib Houltham 9 Touch – U15 Central District Boys Team (4th at NZ

Nationals), Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Boys 100m

Final 2nd, Jnr Boys 200m Final 1st

Tanisha Houltham 12 Touch – NZ Mixed U21 Team

John Hughes 10 National Bank Maths Competition (Merit), World Language

Championships (Spanish) - Gold

Sorren Hunter 10 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 30)

Thomas Ireton 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Swimming - Wang SS Swim

Champs 16 & over 100m Backstroke 2nd, 50m Backstroke 1st

, 50m Butterfly 1st , Swimming – West Coast Champs

Wanganui Open record in 100m Butterfly, 200m Butterfly,

50m Backstroke

Alex James 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Kaela Janiten 13 NCEA L2 with Excellence, Environment Prefect

Josh Jonas 12 Senior Maths Competition Merit Certificate (Top 15%),

Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Joshua Jones 13 Academic Prefect, Young Leadership Conference, Duke of

Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Gold

Kara Jurgens 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Hockey – U18 Girls Rep Team,

Hockey – Palmerston North Senior A Womens League for

Collegians Women

Neihana Kahl 10 Football – Central North Island U16 Boys Team, National

Talent Centre For Football

Alexandros Kaplanis 11 Wakaama – Va’a World Spirit Championships (Calgary,

Canada) V6 500m & 1000m, V12 500m - 3rd

Daniel Kauika 10 WHS Cross Country U16 Boys 4.2km – 3rd, Wakaama – Va’a

World Spirit Championships (Calgary, Canada) V6 500m &

1000m, V12 500m - 3rd, U19 V12 500m – 1st, Wanganui

Regional Secondary School Sports Awards – Junior

Sportsman (Waka Ama)

Sarah Kauika 10 Wakaama – Va’a World Spirit Championships (Calgary,

Canada) U16 V12 500m – 2nd, Hockey – U15 Rep Team

Adelle Kemp 13 Environment Prefect

Lucy Kennedy 13 Social Prefect

Ben Ker 13 Environment Prefect

Kate Kim 13 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Gold

Allie King 12 SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Competition –

Highly Commended

Anna Kong 11 Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Vilimoni Koroi 10 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Boys 100m Final 1st,

Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep

Kameli Kuruyabaki 12 Rugby - U18 Wanganui Rep

Kelera Kuruyabaki 11 Netball – Wanganui U15 Team

Jayden Laing 11 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 50m Breaststroke

1st

Jamie Lambe 11 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Luke Lambe 10 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Jayden Lane 12 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Int Boys 100m Final 2nd,

Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Nicolous La Roche 13 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Male 2000m Steeplechase

3rd, Snr Boys 800m 2nd

Karen Larsen 11 Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Robert Lavin 13 Rugby - U18 Wanganui Rep

Amber Leathem 13 Environment Prefect, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award - Gold

Kymberly LeLievre 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Fagan Lemalie 11 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep

Kevin Li 13 World Language Championships (Chinese) - Bronze

Beth Lochhead 13 Academic Prefect, Senior Maths Competition Merit

Certificate (Top 15%)

Ben Lockwood 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Paige MacDonald 10 Hockey – U15 Rep Team

Kodi Madams 10 WHS Cross Country U16 Girls 3km 3rd

Layce Madams 13 Social Prefect

Sam Malcolm 12 Rugby - U18 Wanganui Rep

Brad Mancer 13 Brass Band Central Districts Solo U19 1st Air Varie,1st Slow

Melody, Winner KBB Music Award (Brass Group) 2012

Regional Chamber Music Contest

Jacob Mancer 11 Brass Band Central Districts Solo U17 3rd Air Varie,3rd Slow

Melody, Winner KBB Music Award (Brass Group) 2012

Regional Chamber Music Contest, Football – Central North

Island U16 Rep Team

Justis Manley-Green 12 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep

Millie Manning 9 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Girls 100m final 3rd, Jnr

Girls 200m Final 1st, WHS Cross Country Y9 Girls 3km – 2nd,

Gymnastics – Manawatu Rep Artistic Nationals

Daniel Marks 13 ANZ Massey Economics Competition – 1st

David Mariner 9 Rugby – U14 Wanganui Rep

Akira Marsters 13 Basketball – U19 Manawatu Reps, Wang SS Track and Field

Champs Snr Boys High Jump 1st, Basketball – Manawatu U17

Reps, Boys Captain

Porchers Marsters 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Basketball – U19 Manawatu Reps,

Basketball – Manawatu U17 Reps

Caleb Martin 11 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m Freestyle

2nd, 50m Butterfly 1st, 100m individual medley 1st,

Swimming – U15 Champs, National Swim Meet – U16 400m

Individual Medley 2nd, 200m Butterfly 3rd, Freestyle and

Medley Team Relay 2nd

Waimarama Matena 10 Manu Korero – Junior English 2nd

Heather Matoe 9 Manu Korero – Junior Maori 3rd

Harerangi Meihana 10 Touch – NZ Maori Boys U16 Team

Amaan Merchant 10 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 200), Model United

Nations – Best Delegate (Joint Award), Australian Language

Exams – High Distinction in French

Rachel McDonald 11 Underground Youth Fashion – Up & Coming Designer Award

1st

Sarah McDonald 12 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Snr Girls 400m 2nd, Snr

Girls High Jump 1st

Raumati McDonnell 9 Netball- Wanganui U15

Tyler McElwain 13 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Snr Boys Long Jump 2nd

Jacob McGregor 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Emily McGuiness 11 Cricket – WSS Girls National Tournament

Nita McKenzie 11 Underground Youth Fashion – Best Up & Coming Designer

2nd & 3rd, Chronicle Creations 2nd

Harerangi Meihana 10 Touch – U15 Central District Boys Team (4th at NZ Nationals)

Mitchell Millar 9 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Boys Triple Jump 2nd,

Touch – U15 Central District Mixed Team, Rugby – U14

Wanganui Rep

Samantha Miller 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Freestyle 2nd,

50m Butterfly 2nd, 100m individual medley 2nd

Sarah Miller 10 Australian Language Exams- High Distinction in French

Poppy Mitchell-Anyon 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Silver

Michael Millward 13 Social Prefect

Elena Morgan 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Swimming - Wang SS Swim

Champs 16 & over 100m Backstroke 1st, 100m Breaststroke

1st , 100m Individual Medley 2nd, Selected for NZSS

Symphony Orchestra Course, Duke of Edinburgh – Silver

Award, Winner 2012 Regional Chamber Music Contest

Ellenor Morgan 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence

Sean Morgan 12 Wakaama – World Competition Canada U16 and U19

Team, Wakaama – Va’a World Spirit Championships

(Calgary, Canada) V6 500m & 1000m, V12 500m - 3rd,U19

V12 500m – 1st

Jacob Mosen 13 Academic Prefect

Heidi Mosen 12 Regional Robotics Championships (Dance) – 1st, National

Robotics Championship (Dance) – 3rd

Richard Mosen 10 Regional Robotics Championships (Dance) – 1st, National

Robotics Championship (Dance) – 3rd

Sam Munneke 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Max Munneke 11 Winner Adjudicators Award 2012 Regional Chamber

Music Contest

Alice Murphy 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Bronze

Ashlee Murphy 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Netball – Wanganui U17

Development Team

Sammy Murphy 10 Netball – Wanganui U15 Team

Logan Nel 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, World Language

Championships (Spanish) – Gold, Victoria

Excellence Scholarship 2013

Bradley Newell 12 Land Based Training Agricultural Challenge – 2nd

Elia Nicolin 10 Australian Language Exams – Distinction in Chinese

Saki Nishinami 13 International Prefect, Winner Adjudicators Award 2012

Regional Chamber Music Contest

Alex Norman 13 Environment Prefect

Brayden Norris 11 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 200)

Aiden Nossiter 12 Canoe – National Sprint Champs U16 Mens: K2 500m 1st, K2

200m 1st, K4 200m 2nd, K4 500m 2nd, k1 4000m 2nd, U19

Mens: K4 1000m 2nd, K4 200m 2nd, K2 1000m 3rd, Sprint

Canoeing – NZ Team Europe Tour, National Champs U16 K2

200m Gold, K2 500m Gold, K4 200m Silver, K4 500m Silver,

U19 K4 200m Silver, Sprint Canoe – Slovakian Nationals

(Europe), Czech Nationals K1 1000m B final 1st, Junior K4

Team 2nd , Canoe – Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2013,

Wanganui Regional Secondary School Sports Awards –

Senior Sportsman (Kayaking)

Clarissa Nowak 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Breaststroke

2nd, 50m Freestyle 1st

Renee Nyman 13 Head of Sport, Inline Speed Skating – Road Nationals – Gold

200m, 500m, 20km, Bronze 500m, 1km, 5km, Banked Track

Nationals – Gold 300m, 3km, Silver 500m, 1km, 2012 Tour of

Timaru – Gold 200m, 2nd Overall, 2012 Oceania Champs,

Duke of Edinburgh – Gold Award, Tutorship Gap Year –

England (2013), Wanganui Regional Secondary School

Sports Awards – Senior Sportswoman (Speed Skating)

Sarah O’Kane 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Laura O’Keeffe 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Freestyle 1st,

100m Backstroke 2nd, 50m Butterfly 1st , National Age group

13 Freestyle 800m, 200m, 100m (Wanganui Record),

Swimming – Wanganui Open and Age Group 1500m

Freestyle (Wanganui Record), West Coast Champs 100m

Freestyle – 1st

Nicholas O’Leary 9 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 50m Breaststroke

1st, Rugby – U14 Wanganui Rep

Rebekah O’Leary 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Katie O’Neil 13 Duathlon – WSS Senior Team Award

Olivia O’Neil 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Kenneth Padberg 12 Wang SS Track and Field Champs 300m Hurdles 3rd, Int Boys

800m 1st, Int Boys Long Jump 3rd, WHS Cross Country Snr

Boys 4.2km – 3rd

Shannon Park 9 WHS Cross Country Y9 Girls 3km – 3rd, Netball – Wanganui

U15

Joshua Parker 10 WSS Cross Country Jnr Boys 3rd, Wanganui Regional

Secondary School Sports Awards – WSS Official (Football)

Ihi Patea 11 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep

James Penn 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Deputy Head Boy, Debating

– Captain of Russell McVeagh NZ Debating Team, ANZ

Massey Economics Competition – 1st, Auckland University

Economics Challenge – 5th, Model United Nations – Best

Speaker, Russell McVeagh Law Scholarship, Kelleher

Economics Foundation Scholarship, Dux of the School (Dux

of Arts)

Dinuka Perera 11 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m Individual

Medley 2nd, National Bank Maths Competition (Merit)

Methmi Perera 9 National Bank Maths Competition (Merit)

Stephen Perofeta 11 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep, Touch – NZ

Maori Boys U16 Team

Bradley Peters 10 Land Based Training Agricultural Challenge – 2nd

Linh Pham 13 International Prefect

Shea-lee Phillips 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award

Te Wai Potaka-Osborne 10 Netball – Wanganui U15

Karihi Potaka-Osborne

Whanarere

10 Touch – U15 Central District Boys Team (4th at NZ Nationals)

Waimanawa Potaka-Osborne

Whanarere

13 Head of Maori, Touch – U17 Central Districts Mixed Team

(3rd at Nationals), Netball – U19 Wanganui Rep

Hinewai Pouwhare-

Anderson

12 Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award

Raymond Powell 13 Social Prefect

Thomas Powell 13 Sport Prefect, Trampoline – Nationals 17yo and over Male

Category- 3rd

Tom Pringle 13 Head of Social

Paige Plumley 11 Minature Horse Showing – International Youth Challenge

Matt Puryer-Smith 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Silver

Aleisha Rainey 10 Hockey – U18 & U15 Girls Rep Team, Hockey – Palmerston

North Senior A Womens League for Collegians Women

Joshua Rainey 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Wati Ranginui 10 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Boys High Jump 1st

Joseph Redpath 9 National Bank Maths Competition (Merit)

Josiah Riddell 11 Land Based Training Agricultural Challenge – 2nd

Justis Rikihana 9 Football – Central North Island U14 Boys Team, National

Talent Centre For Football

Cade Robinson 13 Rugby - U18 Wanganui Rep

Ruby Roach 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Matt Robertson 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Hamish Ross 13 Rugby - U18 Wanganui Rep

Jordan Ross 13 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 16 & over 100m

Breaststroke 1st, 50m Breaststroke 1st , 100m Individual

Medley – 2nd

Madison Ross 11 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m

Breaststroke 1st, 50m Butterfly 3rd, 100m Individual Medley

1st

Sarah Rostron 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence

Dante Rubianes 12 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Joel Rudolph 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Swimming - Wang SS Swim

Champs 16 & over 100m Freestyle 1st, 100m Backstroke 3rd,

50m Butterfly 2nd, Swimming – National Swim Meet U19

400m Individual Medley 3rd

Christie Sage 12 Regional Robotics Championships (Dance) – 1st, National

Robotics Championships (Dance) – 3rd

Iona Sammons 13 World Language Championships (French) - Gold

Abinaya Saravanapavan 10 Australian Language Exams – Distinction in Japanese

Julian Schurhammer 10 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 100)

Matt Selby-Craig 12 Brass Band Central Districts Solo U17 2nd Air Varie, 2nd

Slow Melody, Winner KBB Music Award (Brass Group) 2012

Regional Chamber Music Contest

Tipene Shepherd 10 Touch – U15 Central District Mixed Team, Wang SS Track

and Field Champs Jnr Boys Discus 2nd

Ivan Siemonek 13 Lead Role in Amdram’s ‘Are You Being Served’

Pratibha Singh 10 STANZA National Spanish Speech Contest – 1st, World

Languages Championships (Spanish) – Elite Medal, The

School of Young Writers Re-Draft Poetry Competition, New

Zealand Association of Teachers of English Poetry

Competition – 1st, Australian Language Exams – High

Distinction in French

Chelsea Smith 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Swimming - Wang SS Swim

Champs 16 & over 100m Freestyle 2nd, 50m Butterfly 2nd

Daniel Smith 13 Academic Prefect

Emily Smith 9 Artistic Skating – Bronze Medal Preliminary Figures NZ

Championships

Fergus Smith 9 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 13U 100m Backstroke

1st, 100m Breaststroke 1st, Swimming – National Swim Meet

Freestyle and Medley Team Relay 2nd

Hannah Smith 11 Artistic Skating – NZ National Championships Gold in Figures

(NZ Title) Intermediate, Bronze in Creative Solo Dance

Intermediate, Artistic Skating – Level 5 Dance, Level 4 Figure

Skating

Jacob Smith 10 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m

Breaststroke 2nd, Swimming - National Relay Division 2 –

2nd, West Coast Champs - 5 wins in age group including

(200m Breaststroke,100m Breaststroke)

Lee Smith 13 Kickboxing – Wanganui Championships 1st

Matthew Smith 11 Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Rachel Smith 13 NCEA L2 with Excellence, Judo – East Coast Champs Jnr

U57kg – Bronze, Hong Kong International Youth and Junior

Judo Tournament Women under 57kg – 3rd, Singapore

International Cadet Judo Championships U21 under 57kg –

2nd

Rebecca Smith 11 Inline Speed Skating – 2012 NZ Road and Track Overall

Junior Girls National Champion, Road 1000m Gold, Track

3000m gold, Track 800m gold (National record), Track Junior

Girls Pairs Relay Gold, Inline Speed Skating – WSS Junior

Sportswoman Award, Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Raphael Solomon 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Manawatu Performing Arts

Society MPACS Cotton Cup – Vocal Solo, Hawera Performing

Arts Association – Natalie Scott Challenge Cup; Peter Doyle

Challenge Cup; Devadhar Family Trophy – Vocal Duet; Song

with Accompaniment Cup, Wanganui Eric Lind Cup for Men

Rhaz Solomon 10 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 30), Model United

Nations – Best Delegate (Joint Award), Hawera Performing

Arts Association – Devadhar Family Trophy

Sarah Somerville 11 Rowing – Maadi Cup Top 10 Team Selection

Maggie Spapens 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Kayla Spencer 10 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Girls High Jump 1st

Felicity Stanley 13 Hockey – U18 Girls Rep Team, Hockey – Palmerston North

Senior A Womens League for Collegians Women

Matthew Standley 12 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Selected as one of

20 students Royal Society of NZ Youth Science Conference,

Language - STANZA National Spanish Speech Contest – 3rd,

Rotary National Science & Technology Forum 2013

Jack Stewart 13 WHS Cross Country Snr Boys 4.2km – 2nd

Lucy Stewart 13 Cricket – WSS Girls National Tournament (Captain)

Vladimir Stewart 12 Road Cycling – WSS Junior Sportsman Award

Eden Stone 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Cricket – WSS Girls National

Tournament

Shaan Stuart 13 Head of Environment

Alexander Stuteley 13 NCEA L1 and L2 with Excellence, Head of Academia, Young

Leadership Conference, Dux of the School (Dux of Sciences)

Joey Suh 13 International Prefect

Hannah Symonds 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare

Costume Design Competition – 2nd

Ruhia Tamati 9 Touch – U15 Central District Girls Team (2nd at NZ

Nationals), Netball – Wanganui U15 Team, Touch – NZ

Maori Girls U16 Team

Matenga Tamehana 10 Wakaama – Va’a World Spirit Championships (Calgary,

Canada) V6 500m & 1000m, V12 500m - 3rd

Pirihira Tamehana 12 Wakaama – Va’a World Spirit Championships (Calgary,

Canada) U16 V12 500m 2nd

Taniko Tamehana 10 Netball – Wanganui U15, Touch – NZ Maori Girls U16 Teams

Touch – U15 Central District Girls Team (2nd at NZ

Nationals)

Tana Tanoi 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Sarah Tastard 11 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, STANZA

National Speech Spanish Contest L1 – 2nd

Amethyst Taylor 13 Academic Prefect

Henry Taylor 11 Regional Robotics Championship (Soccer) – 1st

Reece Taylor 9 Land Based Training Agricultural Challenge – 2nd

Kiela Te Awhe-Taylor 11 Rugby - U16 Wanganui Rep, U14 Wanganui Rep

Riana Te Ngahue 10 Wang SS Track and Field Champs High Jump Jnr Girls 3rd

Craig Thomas 11 Language - STANZA National Spanish Speech Contest – 3rd,

Australian Language Exams – Distinction in Japanese

Alexandra Tonkin 12 Underground Fashion Performers Award – Most Promising

Female Dancer

Jessica Van Bentum 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Speed Skating – 2012 Oceania Jnr

Speed Skating Team NZ Bank Track Nationals – Gold Int

300m, 1000m; NZ Speed Skating Track Nationals – Int

1500m Gold, Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award

Jack van Bussel 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence, Rugby – U18 Wanganui Rep

Lindii Van Schalkwyk 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Grace Verhoek 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Aidan Voice 11 Judo – Auckland International Comp Over 81kg mens – 2nd,

Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award – Bronze, Judo – East

Coast Champs Cadet 81kg & over – Silver, Open Weight –

Bronze; Wellington Open – Junior Mens under 90kg – Gold,

Cadet 81kg over – gold, Open Weight – Bronze, North

Wellington Open – Cadet 81kg & over – Gold, Open Weight

– Gold, NZSS Openweight – Bronze, North Island Grade

Tournament – Young men 3 Kyu – 1st, Auckland

International Open – Cadet 81kg & over – Silver, North

Island Champs Cadet 81kg & Over – gold, Open Weight -

Bronze

Michelle Xie 11 Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award

Sereece Waara 10 Netball – Wanganui U15

Adam Wadey 10 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Int boys High Jump 1st

Rose Wainhouse 10 Winner KBB Music Award (Brass Group) 2012 Regional

Chamber Music Contest, Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award

- Bronze

Chelsea Walls 12 NCEA L2 with Excellence, Environment Prefect

Alan Wang 9 National Bank Maths Competition (Top 100)

Queenie Wang 13 NCEA L2 with Excellence, International Prefect

Jessica Watkin 9 Wang SS Track and Field Champs Jnr Girls Shot Put 1st , Jnr

Girls Discus 2nd, Jnr Girls Javelin 2nd, Hockey – U18 & U15

Girls Rep Team, Hockey – Palmerston North Senior A

Womens League for Collegians Women

Haylee Watson 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

WHS Boys Track

and Field Relay

Team

Wang SS Track and Field Champs: Jnr Boys 4x100m Relay 1st,

Int Boys 4x100m Relay 1st, Snr Boys 4x100m Relay 2nd, Open

Boys 4x400m Relay 2nd

WHS Football

Boys Team

Football – Rex Dawkins Cup Tournament – 1st

WHS Girls Track

and Field Relay

Team

Wang SS Track and Field Champs: Jnr Girls 4x100m Relay

2nd, Int Girls 4x 100m Relay 3rd, Snr Girls 4x100m Relay 2nd,

Open Girls 4x400m Relay 2nd

WHS Kapahaka

(Kia Whaiora)

Pae Rangatahi Contest – 2nd

WHS Rugby Boys

Team

Football – Rex Dawkins Cup Tournament – 1st

WHS Senior

Boys Basketball

Team

Basketball – NZ Nationals – 20th

WHS Senior Girls

Basketball Team

Basketball – NZ Nationals – 20th

WHS Snr A1

Netball Team

Netball – WSS Fairplay Award

WHS Swimming

Relay Team

Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 100m Freestyle Relay:

13U Boys 2nd , 13U Girls 1st, 14-15 Boys 1st & 2nd, 14-15 Girls

1st, 16 & Over Boys 1st

Daisy Wilkie 10 Australian Language Exams – High Distinction in French

Scott Willan 12 Duke of Edinburgh’s Hillary Award - Silver

Mathew Wills 11 Land Based Training Agricultural Challenge – 2nd

Jamie Wilsher 12 Football – Central North Island U16 Rep Team

Danjelle Wilson 13 Sport Prefect

Kiri Wilson 13 Head Girl, Basketball – U19 Manawatu Reps, Basketball –

Manawatu U17 Reps

Tabitha Wilson 11 Trinity College Music Theory Examination – NZ Highest

Mark Winner

Olivia Wood-Bodley 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

Emily Wrigglesworth 12 NCEA L1 with Excellence

James Wright 11 Swimming - Wang SS Swim Champs 14-15 100m Freestyle

1st , 100m Breaststroke 1st, 1500m Int Boys 2nd , WHS Cross

Country U16 Boys 4.2km – 1st , WSS Cross Country Jnr Boys

– 1st

Year 9 Spanish

Extension Class

9 STANZA National Spanish Video Competition - Gold

Braedy Young 10 Australian Language Exams – Distinction in French

Michael Young 12 Regional Robotics Championships (Rescue) – 1st

Jessie Zhou 13 Environment Prefect, SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume

Design Competition – Commended, Duke of Edinburgh’s

Hillary Award - Gold