NPBHS AWARDS
NPBHS AWARDS
RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT 2009
RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT 2009
Percentage ofNPBHS students gaining a Levell Certificate endorsed with Excellence: 7% The students who gained a Levell Certificate endorsed with Excellence: Christopher Aebig, Joshua Girvan, Chaz Hall, Geoffrey Hewlett, Edward Konijn, Edward Lawley, Sam McComb, Ashley Mellow, Billy Rodenburg, Kyle Simonsen, Matthew Stephenson, Jacob Tomlinson, Robbie Wood, Daixun Zhang Percentage of NPBHS students gaining a Levell Certificate endorsed with Merit: 34% Percentage achieving literacy: NPBHS: 84% Percentage achieving numeracy: NPBHS: 89%
National percentage: 8%
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2nd Prizes to: Matthew Salisbury- Yr 9 3D Art Work; Ieuan McLeod - Yr 9 Individual Project 3rd Prizes to: James Innes - Yr 9 Central Design; Thomas Lawley- Yr 9 Individual Project Merits to: Max Hardie-Boys- Yr 9 Central Design; Ben von Huenerbein & Gabriel Lauderdale-Smith- Yr 9 Individual projects
North Island Secondary Schools Agricultural Competition National percentage: 27% National percentage: 77% National percentage: 86%
4th in teams' competition
LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATION RECORD DUX and Harrop Cup for highest number of Excellences at NCEA Level3- William Tennent PROXIME ACCESS IT - Peter Molloy GENERAL EXCELLENCE- Duncan MacDonald Massey University Calculus Examination Pass rate: 100% 4 marks A- or above: Wayne Geng, Duncan McDonald, Peter Molloy, William Tennent
INTERNATIONAL TESTS: ICAS TESTS Mathematics • Year 9: 5 Distinctions; High Distinction - James Innes • Year 10: 7 Distinctions
World School 2008 Matthew Barham, Aaron Saunders, and Jacob Morton represented NZ at World School2009 in Japan 40 Hour Famine
William Tennent gave outstanding leadership in raising money for this important appeal Year 13 Geography Trip to Thailand A group of senior boys and staff spent 2 weeks study in Thailand San Nicolas De Myra Mitchell Keast, Thomas Burrell, Mark Houwers, Taylor Prichard, Bran Nisbett and Jackson Braddock- Pajo hosted the 2009 party from Chile Global Young Leaders' Conference Jamie Hatch, Dylan Hopkins, Chris Gellen, Patrick Harvey, Jeremy Smith, Luke Stevenson, Sam Mitchell, Oliver Gifford, Dhruv Iyer and Connor Oliver-Rose attended this conference in Washington DC and New York having been selected from representatives from all over the world New Plymouth District Youth Council Brendan Fischer was the NPBHS councillor
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Peer Student Tutoring Team
• Year ll: 2 Distinctions • Year 12: 3 Distinctions; High Distinctions - Sam Mitchell
There was a team of 35 Year 12 students who gave time to the tutoring of junior students in a wide range of subjects International Space School
Science Years 9 and 10 • Year 9: 2 Distinctions; High Distinction -Adrian Robb • Year 10: 4 Distinctions • Year 11: 1 Distinction
Patrick Harvey represented NZ at the International Space School, based at NASA Johnson Space Centre in Houston, USA
CULTURAL RECORD Chess • Taranaki Chess Champs- 1st and 2nd
OTHER ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS
Music
Fonterra Taranaki Science and Technology Fair Year9&10
Mitchell Owen & Julian Weir Mark Houwers
Yr 9 Scientific Investigation Modified Steam Car Challenge
Merit 1st
Senior Steam Car Challenge ANE Taranaki Scholarship Scientific Investigation Human Biology/Health Scientific Investigation
Merit 1st Merit Merit Merit
Year 11- 13
Matt Scott Gray Barnett Glen Baxter
Methanex Maths Spectacular (1,100 entries Taranaki wide) Year 10 Quiz Team competition: 2nd; Year 9 Quiz Team competition: 2nd and 3rd There were altogether 8 prizes and certificates for individual students or groups of students 1st Prize to: Connor Hobbs, Julian Weir & Mitchell Owen - Yr 9 Group Project
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Waikato/BOP Band Festival - Stage/Jazz Band - gold; Concert Band - gold Taranaki Big Sing - Choral group won Best Visual Presentation National Concert Band Championships - Concert Band - silver Super 8 Cultural Festival - Percussion Ensemble 3rd in Senior Music Ensemble SS Chamber Music Contest- "Kristallnacht" Quintet 1st in regional final; Kreutzer Trio highly recommended NP Competitions - Nathaniel Manning - 1st and 2nd in clarinet and recorder solos -Christopher Raynes- 1st and 2nd in recorder solos - Jake Church & Adrian Robb - 1st in senior chamber music -Adrian Robb- 1st in under 14 violin, accompanied and unaccompanied; under 14 string scholarship; best soloist in string section
PERFORMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR- James Fuller ANZ CULTURAL GROUP OF THE YEAR- 4J & A P Chamber Ensemble
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