Ōtūmoetai College Magazine - Trek 2023

TREK 2023

CONTENTS COVER PAGE, designed by Hailey Reece......1 CONTENTS....................................................... 2 Principal’s Report .............................................. 3 Head Students 2023 .......................................... 4 Student Board of Trustees ................................ 5 - 6 Prizegiving Results and Recognition .............. 7 - 10 COLLEGE PHOTOS 2023 Year 9 .................................................................. 11 - 15 Year 10 ................................................................ 16 - 20 Year 11................................................................. 21 - 26 Year 12 ................................................................ 27 - 31 Year 13................................................................. 32 - 35 Staff photo .......................................................... 36

RETIREMENTS ................................................ 37 - 39 Ian Watson ......................................................... 37 Jo Mawer ............................................................ 38 Jude Brown ........................................................ 39

STUDENT ACTIVITIES ................................ 40 - 60 Matariki Art ....................................................... 41 Leo’s Club ........................................................... 42 Market Day ........................................................ 43 Talent Quest ....................................................... 44 Nasa Trip ............................................................ 45 Robotics ............................................................. 46 Stars and Project K ........................................... 47 Queenstown Trip .............................................. 48 Fiafia Night ........................................................ 49 Duke of Edinburgh ........................................... 50 Stonewall Club .................................................. 51 Oteora Camp ..................................................... 52 Student Volunteer Army .................................. 53 - 54 ANZAC Day ...................................................... 55 Leadership ......................................................... 56 2023 College Ball .............................................. 57 - 60

STUDENT COMMITTEES ........................... 61 - 66 Creative Arts Committee ................................. 62 Hauora Committee ........................................... 63 Environment Committee ................................. 64 Special Events & Ruamano .............................. 65 Mentoring Committee ..................................... 66

DEPARTMENTS .............................................. 67 - 100 Art ....................................................................... 68 - 71 Business and Young Enterprise ....................... 72 Careers and Pathways ....................................... 73 - 74 Dance .................................................................. 75 Digital Technologies ......................................... 76 Drama ................................................................ 77 - 78 Early Childhood ............................................... 79 - 80 English ............................................................... 81 - 83

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DEPARTMENTS (continued) Extended Learning .......................................... 84 Food and Soft Materials.................................... 85 Hard Materials .................................................. 86 International Department ............................... 87 Learning Centre ................................................ 88 Library ................................................................ 89 Maths .................................................................. 90 - 91 Media Studies .................................................... 92 Music ................................................................. 93 - 94 Te Whare Māori & Poutama ........................... 95 - 96 Science ............................................................... 97 - 98 Social Science .................................................... 99 Special Needs ..................................................... 100

WHARE REPORT ............................................ 101 - 108 Whare round-up ............................................... 102 Karewa ............................................................... 103 Mananui ............................................................. 104 Maunganui ......................................................... 105 Ōtanewainuku ................................................... 106 Pūwhenua .......................................................... 107 Whare Challenges ............................................. 108

SPORTS .............................................................. 109 - 139 Sports at Ōtūmoetai College ........................... 110 - 111 Student Sports Representatives ....................... 112 Not So Sports Club ........................................... 113 Get 2 Go Challenge ........................................... 114 Athletics ............................................................. 115 Basketball ........................................................... 116 BMX & Cycling ................................................. 117 Cricket ................................................................ 118 Cross Country ................................................... 119 - 120 Equestrian .......................................................... 121 Football & Futsal ............................................... 122 Hockey ................................................................ 123 Netball ................................................................ 124 - 126 Racquet Sports ................................................... 127 Rowing ............................................................... 128 - 130 Sailing ................................................................. 131 Swimming Sports .............................................. 132 Triatholon .......................................................... 133 Volleyball ........................................................... 134 - 139

TREK COMMITTEE REPORT ...................... 140

Principal’s Report Tihei Mauri Ora! E nga mana, e ngā reo, e ngā manuhiri tuarangi, tēnā koutou katoa.

Seymour Papert, a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, once said in 1998, “All skills will become obsolete except one, the skill of being able to make the right response to situations that are outside the scope of what you were taught in school. We need to produce people who know how to act when they are faced with situations for which they were not specifically prepared.” This insight resonates profoundly today, more than ever, as the past four years have taught us the npredictability of the world, the certainty of change, and the disruptive nature of technological advancements. Our approach to preparing students for such unforeseen challenges involves nurturing their potential academically, culturally, in the arts, and through sports. This thinking is encapsulated by and through our school’s graduate profile. Preparing our students for an ever changing world is more important now than ever. So as I reflect back on 2023, I am immensely proud of how our college is setting our students up for a successful life beyond school.

We began the year with outstanding NCEA results at Levels 1, 2, and 3, highlighting the collaboration between our dedicated teachers and hardworking students. For three consecutive years, our students have surpassed the NCEA national average at all levels, demonstrating their remarkable resilience and determination. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all our students for their dedication and discipline in their studies.

Special accolades go to our academic champions Megan Sushames, our Science/Technology Dux; Chiara Lammenett, our Arts/Humanities Dux; and our Proxime Accessit recipients, Karlia Taylor and Hyerin Cho. Their achievements are a testament to the academic excellence at our school. I wish them and all our Year 13 students the best as they plan for their future. It has been a privilege to accompany these wonderful young people on their five-year journey, and I am confident they are poised for a future filled with opportunities and success.

While students achieving to their academic potential is a cornerstone of this college, we also place a high degree of value in a holistic education. In 2023, our students shone in various arts disciplines, including a fantastic production of SpongeBob: the Musical, and excelled in music, dance, and drama. In sports, our girls’ squash team retained the national secondary squash title for the third consecutive year. This is a remarkable feat, and is unlikely to be repeated. This feat complements other impressive performances in artistic swimming, wrestling, artistic roller skating, underwater hockey, BMX, and beach volleyball to name but a few.

I also wish to congratulate Devlin Langton and Grace Duncan for being named Sports Boy and Girl of the Year, respectively.

A special thank you to our staff for their relentless dedication to our students’ success. My gratitude also extends to the parents, guardians, and students who volunteered in various roles, your support has been invaluable. I also wish to acknowledge our School Board Members for their steadfast support and commitment to our students’ holistic development. Their dedication has been a significant pillar of support for me.

Thank you, everyone, for an incredible year. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

Ngā mihi, Russell Gordon

Head Students 2023 We believe the most important part of our five year journey at Ōtumoetai College is that we have navigated it together. Our whakatauki has always been he waka eke noa - we are all in this together. Together we have succeeded and celebrated our achievements, together we have struggled at times, made mistakes, and through that, learnt more about ourselves and each other.

Together we have grown up, well most of us, even if we didn’t realise it at the time.

So much has changed from the time we first walked through those gates to now. We may have started out wanting to be firefighters or doctors, but we’ve slowly become individuals with goals that align with our values and the difference we want to make in the world. With a breadth of resources and a school community to fall back on, we have the support to pathe the life we want to lead. It is not without sadness that we leave behind this place. But it is with confidence that Ōtumoetai College has done their part and will continue to educate well rounded and balanced individuals.

Now is the time to thank all of the amazing people who have helped us along the way and say our goodbyes as we prepare for the exciting journey and endless opportunities ahead of us. We say goodbye to our teachers, our classmates, our friends, and our family as we leave in search of our future, in search of a new purpose in the outside world. All we take with us is our memories of people and places, our friendships, and as our teachers hope, everything we have learnt in the past 13 years. We leave behind laughter and conversations that echo between the walls of our classrooms, we leave behind the impressions we made on our teachers and younger students, and hopefully we don’t leave behind any gum under the desks that we sat at for five years.

We would like to endlessly thank our year level leader team, Mrs Nicholson, Mr Wilson, and Mrs Brown. Throughout our five years, these wonderful people have led us throughout the highs and lows of college. We also thank the Year 13 form teachers, who have equally and constantly supported all of us through the years. We will be forever grateful for your help and love. And finally, we would like to thank our principal, Mr Gordon, who has also been looking out for us since our beginnings as kids with backpacks taller than us. Without the support of all of our whanau here at Ōtumoetai College, we would not be where we are today. We will never forget the impact you have made on us all.

Now is the time to celebrate our journey and look forward to the future with ambition, optimism, and an open mind. We wish every single one of you the best for wherever life takes you and we encourage you to seek meaningful connections, listen more than you speak, follow what matters most to you, be resilient, and most importantly enjoy the ride.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES STUDENT REP REPORT Our five years at this college have certainly been an adventure; we’ve overcome challenges, navigated through the frequently stressful student life, and made lifelong memories that have formed who we are today. We have brought about change to the school that will forever benefit the students to come, while also creating bonds with others that will last a lifetime. Despite some students having a collection of bathroom locks, others have a collection of experiences that will benefit them in the coming years, thanks to our wonderful teachers and staff at our school - special thanks to Mrs. Nicholson, Mr. Wilson, and Mrs. Brown, who have been a fantastic team and role models for all of our kura.

While a few students somehow managed to maintain good grades through COVID-19, we all scraped through the struggles of lockdown and online learning, attesting to our dedication and perseverance - we have made it through an experience never seen before. Our mantra, ‘he waka eke noa’, became more true than initially intended; we certainly were in the same boat through the challenges we faced, only bringing us closer. Though our NCEA journey is just now coming to an end, the friendships, laughter, and memories made will never be forgotten.

Similarly, we definitely won’t forget Mr. Gordon; his speeches and stories have inspired many of us through the obstacles thrown at us. Since 2019, he has always been there to guide and care for the entire student body, and for that, we will always be grateful.

So as the chapter closes on our college life, the memories we’ve made along the way will stay with us forever. For younger students, make sure you get involved in the opportunities available at our school - you won’t regret it.

And for leavers, whether you’re planning on committing to tertiary study, taking a gap year, apprenticeship, or working, good luck - and don’t forget us if you become famous. Like send us autographs or something please!

With the best of luck for the future, Joshua Knill

STUDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTATIVE

WHAT IS IT?

LEADERSHIP

MEETINGS

MONEY

This position will teach you how to become a better leader and want to make positive changes to the school. Leadership means being able to guide people towards the right decisions and wanting to enable them to make a difference.

Part of the role is attending Board of Trustees meetings each month. This means writing a report and presenting it to the Board. You will also be able to share a student’s perspective on issues that you believe are important.

As the Student Board of Trustees Rep, you will also have the chance to earn some money as these representatives are paid for the meetings they attend.

This leadership position allows you insight into the governance of a school, it opens the door to many other opportunities and gives you a big upper hand in university or job applications, along with general life skills. All the opportunities provided to Head Students are provided to the Student Rep too - they’re basically a fifth Head Student. The only difference is Head Students don’t get free food at Board Meetings. Over the last year, I’ve been presented with so many amazing opportunities. The Head Students and I have completed a University paper on Leadership Communication with the Head Students, and also had so many opportunities to give back to the community through fundraisers and other initiatives. You’re also able to make changes to the school through talking with other staff and students. It’s a great opportunity to get to know others from different year levels - even Year 9s - and work to improve our college.

JOSHUA KNILL 2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE 6

PRIZE GIVINGS 2023

Top Academic Award Winners 2023 Megan Sushames – 2023 DUX Science/Technology Chiara Lammenett – 2023 DUX Arts/Humanities Karlia Taylor – Proximate Accessit to DUX Science/Technology Hyerin Cho – Proximate Accessit to DUX Arts/Humanities Ashlyn Judkins – 3rd Aggregate in Year 13 – Science/Technology Chloe Davison – 3rd Aggregate in Year 13 – Arts/Humanities

SENIOR ACADEMIC AWARDS 3RD AGGREGATE IN YEAR 11 2ND AGGREGATE IN YEAR 11 1ST AGGREGATE IN YEAR 11

NOAH DOUGLAS ISABELLA STENHOUSE ZOE QUARMBY

3RD AGGREGATE IN YEAR 12 2ND AGGREGATE IN YEAR 12 1ST AGGREGATE IN YEAR 12

BEATRICE PROVERBS CAITLIN WAIN CHARLES ANDERSON

Recognition of CREATIVE ARTS AWARDS NEW WORLD BROOKFIELD CULINARY ARTS CUP

Outstanding Excellence in the Culinary Arts ...............................................................Lydia Forsman

BERNINA AWARD

Outstanding Technical Skills in Soft Materials ................................................................. Stevi Sykes

BIDFOOD HOSPITALITY AWARD – JOINT AWARD ....................................... Andrew Gabolinscy Outstanding Commitment and Dedication in Hospitality ........................................ Alex Williamson

DMS PROGROWERS AWARD ................................................................................. Lucy Stephens

Extra Curricular Commitment to the Visual Arts

HERRING TROPHY FOR PERFORMING ARTS .........................................................Chiara Giacon

Outstanding Commitment in Performing Arts

LEE FAMILY TROPHY .................................................................................................. Patrick Farrell

Contribution to extra-curricular Drama throughout College life

GASKELL TROPHY .......................................................................................................Chiara Giacon

Outstanding Contribution to Dance during College life

HELEN GREG MEMORIAL TROPHY .............................................................................. Sofia Arias Excellence in Creative Writing

MEDIA STUDIES TROPHY ......................................................................................... Chloe Davison Commitment to producing quality media during their senior years

NONA COOK TROPHY ................................................................................................ Oliver Parker Outstanding Excellence in Creative Arts

ROBOTICS TROPHY

Design, Build, Amaze Award Outstanding Commitment and Contribution to Robotics ............................................. Chaelim Kim BUSINESS AWARD FOR YOUNG ENTERPRISE Most Innovative Student ................................................................................................. Zykyia Peka BUSINESS AWARD FOR YOUNG ENTERPRISE Most Outstanding Student .......................................................................................... Chloe Davison

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Recognition of SPORTS AWARDS GLEN JACKSON SUPREME SERVICE TO SPORT AWARD .......................................... Charlie Minshall

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD - 2023 New Zealand Representation in Year 13

NZ Artistic Swimming .........................................................................................................Chloe Boyt NZ WSrestling Team – Oceania Champs ......................................................................... Isaac Dobbs NZ Artistic Roller Skating ................................................................................................ Sophie Hock NZ Underwater Hockey and Surf Lifesaving ................................................................... Edie Jackson BMX World Championships ....................................................................................... Hannah Mason NZ Squash Team ..........................................................................................................Grace Spencer Youth Commonwealth Games – NZ Beach Volleyball ................................................ Calum Stewart NZ Squash Team ................................................................................................................ Erin Wyllie

BOB ADDISON CUP

For Individual Sporting Achievement – Female .........................................................Alex Rawlinson

CROWTHER CUP

For Individual Sporting Achievement – Male ............................................................. Calum Stewart

2023 SPORTS GIRL OF THE YEAR ............................................................................ Grace Duncan

For All-round Ability

2023 SPORTS BOY OF THE YEAR ........................................................................... Devlin Langton

For All-round Ability

Recognition of SUPREME MᾹORI AWARDS FIRST IN TE REO MᾹORI YEAR 13 ............................................................................... Nina Turner TOP FEMALE ALL ROUND STUDENT ....................................................................Evi Cabemaiwai Awarded for all-round academic, sporting and cultural achievement and contribution to the school community

TOP MALE ALL ROUND STUDENT ..................................................................................... Eli Kapi

Awarded for all-round academic, sporting and cultural achievement and contribution to the school community

TANE-NUI-A-RANGI ............................................................................................. Grace O’Sullivan Awarded for consistent and exceptional contribution school-wide and commitment in their chosen craft of the Arts.

This student is a tohunga in the making.

TE KAHA O MURIWAI ......................................................................................................... Eli Kapi

Awarded for overarching leadership, vision, action and kaitiakitanga for the benefit of others.

TIKANGA MᾹORI TAONGA - TŪTARA WᾹNANGA .................................................. Nina Turner Awarded for outstanding contribution, leadership, high achievement and commitment to Tikanga Māori and Te Reo Māori.

TE TAONGA MAUMAHARA A KAY GATFIELD ............................................................. Bella Ritai

Awarded to a student who has overcome many obstacles to reach his or her success thus far, emanates resilience and perseverance, and is enrolled in tertiary study from next year.

MATAHAUARIKI TAONGA .................................................................................. Mystique Nathan

Awarded for full involvement and contribution to school life, outstanding academic record, leadership qualities and excellent role model.

TE MOANANUI-A-KIWA ...................................................................................... Melanie Prakash

Awarded for all rounded mana culturally, through sport, academically, as well as strong representation of their own heritage from within the Pacific ocean.

NGᾹI TAMARᾹWAHO TAONGA ........................................................................... Zachaia Tarawa Awarded for all round excellence and leadership and contribution to school, the wider community & local iwi.

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9ABW

9AKS

Back Row: James Cameron-Green, Chevy Angell, Jordan Meredith, Honor Whitaker 3rd Row: Seth Chow, Makena Daisley, Lennox Lee, Stella Harvey, Ezra Tekotia 2nd Row: Carly Dunn, Tom Linney, Willie Rossouw, Liam Old, Luke Thompson, Esther Stevens, Abby Watson (Teacher) Front Row: Danika Loots, Annie Park, Jazmine Tipene, Buthmi Seyansa, Harper Woodcock, Nikita De Oliveira, Jasmine Credo

Back Row: Raffi Cimadom, Thomas McGrath, Ashley Mitchell, Ford Pearson, Josh Gilbert, Max Nicol, Porter Patton 2nd Row: Deirdre McFie (Teacher Aide), Oliver GanleyRushton, Bella Hill, Maddy Meadows, Jai Costello, Blake Gadsby, Ethan Retimana, Asokan Sadayan (Teacher) Front Row: Hannah Richards, Georgia Fikkers, Paige Legae, Stella Sale, Teresa Li, Anaya Lawrence, Mia Walker

Absent: Hunter Cole, Francois Deysel, Alyssa Hoani

Absent: Nate Whitewood, Ben Muspratt, Zam Rivera, Sofia Stenhouse, Jaed Bowring

9ANW

9CRB

Back Row:vvOliver Catt, Tyler Lovell, Brooklyn Neame, Jamie McKay, Pounamu Temoana 3rd Row: Rico Rawlinson, Indie-Rose Dwyer-Vianello, Caleb Armit, Jordan Jackson, Coco Symons, Micah Buxton, Brooke Zvagulis, Guy McLauchlan 2nd Row: Ashton Jarratt, Harry Black, Jacob Ruka, Sovann Thompson, Raynardt Botha, Beau Marsters, Jack Veale, Andrea Ward (Teacher) Front Row: Brie Ferguson, Zoe Abbott, Zaria St Clair, Charli McDonald, Jesse Cairns, Isabella Herd, Andrejka Bennett, Indy Kapi

Back Row: Nelly Jones, Diago Hopkins, Zoe Conquer, Ayla Bain-Bluegum, Oliver Reid, Lachlan Green, Seth Alderson 2nd Row: Jhael De Jesus, Georgia Cook, Jacob Bostock, Jackson Mortimer, Maisie Crawford, Ari Bussenschutt Front Row: Talia Tipper, Larissa Nafoi-Seumalo, Georgi Gregory, Eunsol Kweon, Ember Carroll, Meg Beech, Carmen Xie

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Absent: Varna Rookes, Lachlan Reid, Hunter Guo, Shae-Lee Dawson, Katie Blair, Kaitlyn Hoare, Carter Gillard, Jaxon Hamill, Weini Sun, Ceri Blears-Woodcock (Teacher)

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Back Row: Toby Stephen, Marley Sykes, Ruby Dowling, Cole McFarlane, Benjamin Simpson 3rd Row: Jude Putty, Jack Corbett, Emma Wensor, Adrianne Hains, Ayla Parker, Ella Mason, Dartagnan Witeri, Vida Hancock 2nd Row: Dylan Sherriff, Mylo Webb, Sam Hesmondhalgh, Sophie Stocks, Arthur Christian Caibiran, Grace Gilchrist, Hugh Robinson, Hinemoana Wilson, Caitlin Menzies (Teacher) Front Row: Lucy Salmon, Maia Basile, Kaylah Newson, Milla Sowman, Doné Lightfoot, Kayla McCabe, Brooke Hennessy, Saraya Nichols

Back Row: Zac Stewart, Joey Sirohi, Louie Sorenson, Jack Rodgers, Clayton Grobler, Riley Fagan 3rd Row: Varny Sun, Cassia Bestel, Aurora Stacey-Hudson, Te Kiriwai Bidois, Hannah Manos, Isabella Fitt, Imogen Suttie 2nd Row: Reid Mannion, Shane Marjoribanks, Liam Downing, Aidan Swinburne, Blake Edwards, Toa Ronaki-Kissling, Eleanor Clark (Teacher) Front Row: Fynn Jacka, Briahna Forbes, Kate Griffin, Carly Hines, Shania Rolls, Cassie Tonkin, Chelsea Irving Absent: Pare Towers Te Pere, Cayla Louw, Rize Soper-Ransfield

Absent: James Park, Gabriella Woolright

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Back Row: Justin Rose, Xavier Bumby, Lily Daniels, Connor Alexander 3rd Row: Dante McFetridge, Keira Hamilton, Isabelle Duske, Holly Feist, Genevieve Kiikoro, Shaista Khan, Kieran Clark 2nd Row: Finn Shaw, Jake Ritchie, Dohyun Ann, Kody Smith, Ethan Van Der Heijden, Adam Lewis Front Row: Mahleigh Puhipuhi, Xaleah Conn, Zoe Ross, Lucy Rout, Anika Bailey, Aaliyah Tana, Isla Beattie

Back Row: Yadavi Singh, Ruby Gee, Jay Low, Jack Loader, Joshua Watson, Aleesa Stebbings, Pilar Bejarano Valdazo 2nd Row: Lily McKane, Nathan Van Rooyen, Nathaniel Doody, Sophie Edkins, Ari Franklin, Sophie Young, Prabh Singh, Lara Richardson (Teacher) Front Row: Audra Thorne, Paquita Newman, Maddi Eden, Holly Rudd, Fenella Price, Eva Golsby, Khimverly Gapuz

Absent: Kiarn Gibb

Absent: Daetyn Excell, Jack Thompson, Camryn Gilmer, Luka Bain, Ethan Rowan

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Back Row: Brayden Swinburne, Aiden Duvenhage, Serenity Rice, Olivia Pelham, Lachlan Perry, Reid Lyons, Theo Lange 3rd Row: Xander Fierro, Keegan Hodgetts, Samantha Barr, Seth Willetts, Kaia Burney, Peter Aue-Teiho, Spencer Roebeck 2nd Row: Kirsty Henricks (Teacher Aide), Erin Moseley, Cooper Sullivan, Weylin Mellor, John Wilson Williams, Jessica Stewart, Seth Sutton, Lisa Weaver (Teacher) Front Row: Caitlin Thorpe, Joanne Park, Jaymee CollerHorscroft, Emily Cong, Mia Paris, Taniqwa Timoti-Maaka, Charlotte Lander

Back Row: Lachlan Frost, Tylar Gibb, Cadence Grant, Callie Breen, Cooper Chapman-Taylor, Cooper Butterworth 3rd Row: Archie Roden, Bronte Edwards, Dean Cornwell, Joshua Kim, Maric Henderson, Gwen McNae, Eloise Smith 2nd Row: Ruby Elia, Bryony Scandlyn, Jonah Sargent, Jayden Pinkerton, Jayden Volp, Calai Johnstone Ruthe, Harper Cave, Sanet Bircham (Teacher) Front Row: Lara Beetz, Ellie Hennessey, Abbey Alford, Jaydah Walker, Aliayha Munroe, Amelie Woolright, Brylee Davis

Absent: Sophie Phelan

Absent: India King, Ruby Allan

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Back Row: Joshua Scarfe, Yukta Singh, Ryan Fletcher, Max Saienni 3rd Row: Zavier Adams, Elsa Choi, Alayla Van Niekerk, Cael Young, Ryan Allen 2nd Row: Emmeline Godfery (Teacher Aide), Mia Kururangi, Gurshaan Singh, Oliver Dixon-Saunders, Troy Ellerby, Vishnu Karavatt Jinoy, Aiden Taljaardt, Sally Price (Teacher) Front Row: Paige Addison, Grace King, Faenza Ricardi, Caitlynn Armstrong, Sophia Neale Reid, Elliott Swney, Charlotte Akenson

Back Row: Gurshant Singh, Riley Hunter, Harry Scott, Liam Jones, Flynn Hunter, Jhazzel Latungan 3rd Row: Justin Paterson, Keira Torr, Danika Strydom, Diljodh Singh, Trinity Toa-Davis, Elani Kinsella, Lucas Davidson 2nd Row: Rainen King-Mosen, Unique Hauwaho, Luka Wilmshurst, Laila Elliott, Ella-May Chapman, Cam Bowman, Lily Grogan, Simon Quin (Teacher), Kevin Wang Front Row: Jessie Wilkinson, Erica Chen, Ashley Orchard, Tula Bowers, Grace McGrath, Cynthia Forsman, Keisha Patel

Absent: Mia Thomson, Lulu Austin

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Absent: Zam Rivera

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Back Row: Roman Bristowe-Edwards, Lyla Cooper, Sophie Pilkington, Cambria Gear 3rd Row: Ella Holtom, Jake Manning, Kaze Borman, Leon Watkins, Bayley Pask 2nd Row: Kaito Bell, Kyan Freeland-Smith, Lauren West, Jackson Iva, Dylanne Dawson, Ethan Culver, Steven Gilvear (Teacher) Front Row: Isis Rameka, Brooke O’Brien, Alexia Rogers-Hibell, Olive Reay, Ava Robinson, Holly Arthur-Worsop, Katy McLeod

Back Row: Jauntae Close, Brooklyn Richmond, Jade Willcox, Draco Currin, James Shores, Isaac McKerrow 3rd Row: Jhordana James, Rongomai Angell-Kennedy, Lexi Time, Fern Freeland-Smith, Maonga Harrison, Heaven-Lee Palmer-Smith, Ngakau Redshaw 2nd Row: Kallagher Puke, Jayden Nielsen-Dbbagh, Sjaequarn Bartlett, Hikairo Solomon, Wahiawa Andres Korewha, Ava Wright, Stevie-Jane Mutu (Teacher) Front Row: Mercedes Harrison, Sahara Mackay, Milan Low, Calleigh Wathey-Boot, Bella White, Stevie Perry, Cheyanne Ronaki Kissling

Absent: Angus Morrison, Maddox Clarkson, Charlotte Elsmore

Absent: Karah Pikimaui

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Back Row: Piper Harvey, Mason Crockford, Sam Robinson, Ram Karavatt Jinoy, Cerys Britton, Aroha Ormsby, Noah Allen 2nd Row: Cindy Mattson (Teacher Aide), Emily Mockford, Keyahn Cottam-Moore, Dylan Beca, Jacob Lambert, Jesse Shiells, Fianna Gardner, Stephanie Townsend (Teacher) Front Row: Sarah Hamer, Lila Wyatt, Cleo Bentley, Georgina Farrell, Olivia Firth, Maelee Robbetze, Leia Giffard

Back Row: Levi Weeks, Simonè Wilken, Summer Stowe, Hamish King, Ayla Cutbush, Trey Barker 3rd Row: Mercy Meegavel, Finn Playford, Ben Williams, Jaksyn Kuka, Alexis Matthews, Aurora Tutbury, Jade Crump 2nd Row: Zarah Hull, Connor Nesdale, Grace Clarke, Xander Goddard, Hunter Smith, Reece Martin, Vaughan Smith (Teacher) Front Row: Maxcy Stevens, Abbie Fagan, Vincent Fabert, Isla Larking, Chase Anderson, Rylee Jamieson, Jaylah Murray

Absent: Rafael Percy, Declen Whitehead, Sofiya Sykes, Hayden Hall, Ella Wilce, Cale Waite, Rangi Kira, Annabel Moon, Andre van Wyk

Absent: Izzy Campbell, Summer Evans-McLeod

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Back Row: Finn Taylor, Brooklyn Harvey, Ben Scott, Blake Gerrish 3rd Row: Ashton Zhou, Troy Edhouse, Josh Gilmour, Hunter Phillips, Edie Jackson, Paddy Mita, Lily Follett 2nd Row: Kiora Murray, Ben Hawkes, Cody Bryan, Fabian Rhind, Francis Lulu, Sienna Brewer, Alesha Ridealgh (Teacher) Front Row: Liam Oakes, Lyla Botha, Alantra Cochrane, Anri Ogura, Priya Gamble, Samara Irwin, Joseph Vanko Aberde

Back Row: Raen Kaimoana, Matenga Bowring, Kishya Gibson 2nd Row: Chayn Tahau, Daisy Marshall, Tama Pearson, Jerry Kissling, Delamare Langton, Adam Braddock (Teacher) Front Row: Khyla Miller, Evelyn Bennett, Jaime Ponton, Caylah-Marie Tapara, Penny Kissling Absent: Melakai Tanner, Jacey Knox, Hemi Gates, Lalueni Fuapoivaha

Absent: Anaiya Steyn, Deklan Waites, Byron Whitehead, Ruby Stow, Van Bryant

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Back Row: Drew Bryan, Peyton Clode, Summer Desmond, Lauren Harris, Agnès Anderson, Xavier Groves 3rd Row: Kaleb Cairns, Felix Lange, Aisha Scott, Jackson Jane, Shaelyn Matthee, Felix Wain, Tobyn Harrison 2nd Row: Noah Lagas, Cean Korohina- Maude, Reef Chaffey, Ollie Joyce, Indie Minshall, Luke Wyatt, Brent Smith (Teacher) Front Row: Ella Mustard, Cathy Liu, Jackson Ward, Ares Rameka, Marc Rutland, Harmony Leef, Sophia Johnsson

Back Row: Asta Coles, Sophia Brown, Chae Johnson, Connor Mewis 3rd Row: Rylee Brooker, Louis Edgecombe, Matthew Reade, Ryder Drake, Karamveer Singh, Jay Ceelen, Elia Speirs 2nd Row: Vanessa Henderson-Jones (Teacher Aide), Daniel Hall, Ethan Kenworthy, Mark Jung, Alex Wallis, Shaun Bradnock, Jaymin Corn, Charlotte Armstrong (Teacher) Front Row: Sam Gooderham, Ember O’Donoghue, Ruby Fox, Anna Hays, Tegan Stewart, Adelle King, Dilsher Kaur, Pietra Robertson Absent: Rico Whitewood, Mattanja Kinley, Imogen Ford, Danica Feek

Absent: Lillie Hyde-Hills, Anneaya Ngamoki

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Back Row: Nathaniel Walkerdine, Jess Torrey, Aadit Tandon, Sammy Adams 3rd Row: Alec von Bultzingslowen Newington, Reuben Bopf, Holly Sanders, Pauline Beetz, Catelyn Evans 2nd Row: Bella Hall, Amelia Saotui, Jacob Potts, Keahi Read, Michael Hawkins, Emma Hurley, Cordula Taiwo (Teacher) Front Row: Jayda Davies, Ashley Moore, Paxton Bryson, Mathis Pöttker, Tyler Griffin, Maddie McCormack, Milly Simon

Back Row: Kayla Stewart, Chloe Cameron, Amber Corney, Rosie Hunt 3rd Row: Caelan West, Matthew Sewter, Ruahn Jagger, Zandru De Bruin, Jayden Green, Dante Lusby, Stella Han 2nd Row: Riley Castles, Acacio Martinez, Kayden Robertson, Bradley Murray, Levi Shepherd, Tyler Kay, Frances McAdam (Teacher) Front Row: Lisa Hoggard, Jeongyun Kwak, Paige Munro, Cj Slattery, Lilly Shere, Willow Price, Sophie Lane

Absent: Harlem Tihema, Holly Blair, Lucia Poff, Jordan Hika, Marcedez Kohu

Absent: Tia Tane, Shelby Pezelj

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10JLS

Back Row David Smith, Elliot Jamieson, Michael Butts, Aj Finch 3rd Row: Coby Read, Cole Cairns, Ava Edwards, Samuel Waylen, Kirsten Orrick 2nd Row: Ciaran Saundry, Jude Chua, Kauri Bowman, Samuel Bishop, Sebastien Percy, Leo Liu, Guntis Atvars (Teacher) Front Row: Beka New, Katie Page, Ella Minshall, Caoimhe Conner, Catarina Kingston, Bex Spinley, Griya Sale

Back Row: Esmee Newland, Charlotte McCauley, Sam Wadsworth, Izzy Donnelly, Sam Bettley, Lincoln Hodge 3rd Row: Oscar Downard, Jackson Reinsfield, Emily Finlay, Cj Reid, Dion Waddicor, Jason Langdon, Benjamin Hanrahan 2nd Row: Miley Wreaks, Reuben Brewerton, Nicholas Wilson, Felix Pearmain, Cole Maher, Joseph Hersey, Becky Doets, Julie Secker (Teacher) Front Row: Serenity Barnett, Jasdeep Deol, Minyou Kim, Maria Churchman, Blossom Hubbard, Citlali Keys Flores, Taylah Boyd

Absent: Jasmine Griffiths, Tawhiao Major, Jimmy Johnstone

Absent: Lachy Hambleton, Ocean-Lee Mason

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10KLM

10MAS

Back Row: Tyler Smith, Brooklyn Drummond, Myke Luarez, Amélie Dougherty, Owen Hill, Alex Bell, Zac O’Connor 3rd Row: Ella Cleaver, Elissa Stocks, Sihwan Yoo, Josh Blackstock, Ash Forster, Kenshin Kuramoto, Laura Carr, Isha Hays 2nd Row: Paisley Hackett, Elliot Ryland, Izaac Scrivens, William Hofsteede, Tom Dunn, Nathan Mohi, Emily Baker, Kelly McNamara (Teacher) Front Row: Mac Dackers, Abbey Smith, Jenna Salgado, Iris Pearmain, Alisha Adie, Madden Jamieson, Leonor Castaneda Gereda, Sadie Roolvink

Back Row: Savana Priestley, Gracie Cooper-Reid, Imogen Otto, Lucy Stevenson, Chaeeun Lee, Dylan Barnard 3rd Row: Saxon Poulton, Ivan Park, Hannah Lines, Holly InglisCollis, Nina Louw, Carter Mills, Jaxon Clarke 2nd Row: Chris John, Devyn Morris, Alexander RinkeMailman, Cruz Gonzalez, Cooper Stewart, Tyler Luke, Martenette Strauss (Teacher) Front Row: Myesha Wilson, Caoimhe Dobson, Vaibhavi Jamwal, Yume Nakabayashi, Summer Taruia, Diaz Haig, Saffron Dennis

Absent: Brayden Excell, Lola Griffith

Absent: Jay Kerr, Oscar Bayer, Ryan Woodhouse, Shay Heier

10MRB

10NCH

Back Row: Rosie Nguyen, Emilie Allan-Gemmell, Izaiah Mercer, Niall McDonagh 3rd Row: Aj Hennessey, Adam Sushames, Reweti Kohere, Lukas Moore, Jack Swift, Corbyn Patterson 2nd Row: Kale Brooking, Lennon Hayward, Campbell Roberts, Justin McMechan, Jesse Jenner, Luca Pakes, Mary-Ann Braddock (Teacher) Front Row: Luka Seffinga, Chloe McMillin, Jayme Savill, Marjolein Steyn, Holly Marjoribanks, Rhea Courtenay, Tomoka Okuda Absent: Gabi Bird, Micah Christie, Leila Wilson, Tyson Waihirere, Ava Burston

Back Row: Zen Miyanami, Chelsea Brown, Abby Keen, Hunter Swetman 3rd Row: Shadow Jack-Kino, Jayden Dent, Yuki Matsunaga, Ryan Adams, Charlie Pritchard 2nd Row: Clara Holmes, Jett Lett, William Battersby, Caleb Friar, Benji Wallis, Morgan Petzer, Nicola Hawkes (Teacher) Front Row: Jazz Ormsby, Ali Brough, Kiara Sternberg, Holly Walpole, Gabrielle Stimpson, Parepaora Falwasser-Kipa, Emearie Elliott-Warren Absent: Adrian Grogan, Luca Morris, Rose Brockelbank

10PLP

10SNB

Back Row: Jami Astill, Alyssa Dines, Brandon Lightfoot, Kimber Foot, Alena Sprunger, Jacob McSeveney 2nd Row: Keagen Becker, Noah Muspratt, Hannah Brown, Kiaan Kairuz, Cooper Goodhew, Seth Pike, Jasper Connor, Paula Purser (Teacher) Front Row: Xanthe Brosnan, Qiqi Adams, Michelle Young, Saige McDonnell, Laura Wallace, Poppy Muir, Shanae Pennell

Back Row: Isabella Burston, Jennifer Elton, Corben O’Riordan, Edward Webb, Max Halford, Paige Osborne, Quintin Forsythe, Charli Hollis 3rd Row: Rieley Clarke, Noah Nicholson, Alexander Carratu, Toby Miedema, Shay Guise, Harrison Miles, Ryan Paxie 2nd Row: Chelsea Turner, Bernardo Vilela Torres, San Lee, Matt Smith, Oliver Pearson, Alex Ironside, Damian Mazzutti, Sandra Boubee (Teacher) Front Row: Izzy Iacono, Chelsea Olesen, Harriet Spearman, Chelsea Williamson, Chelsey Joubert, Lize Terblanche, Toby Cole

Absent: Tasha-Lee Whipp-Barlow, Daniel Ferguson, Travis Playford, Bella Claydon, Hiyona Sato, Mae Cunningham

Absent: Finn Burgess, Yuvraj Yuvraj

10WRM Back Row: Sean Dixon, Anania Woller, Asher Gill, Grace Spencer 3rd Row: Simon Usseglio, Ethan Flowerday, Jack Brown, Hayden Pennell, Lucia Lightfoot 2nd Row: Jamie O’Connor, Dongkwon Shin, Thom Jackett, Arthur Crimmins, Jonty Smith, Andre Chisnall, Warren Mahy (Teacher) Front Row: Arthena Caibiran, Ruby Lennox, Crystal Hanney, Olivia Woods, Sienna Neale-Snashall, Jess MacMurdo, Violet Bland Absent: Marina Jackson, Shaunav Kumar, Maya Reynolds Hoyos, Keila-Rose Capil-Akinson

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11ASP

11ASW

Back Row: Sophie Thomson, Kaelyn Timms, Jade Honore, Chloe McGillan 3rd Row: Asher West, Sam Hancock, Isaac Gregory, Tyrone Tukiri, Riley Hennessy, Tuesday Brown, Georgia Hickman 2nd Row: Freddie Holden, Joshua Fenn-Garrett, Riley Morgan, Luca Henderson, Isaac Loye, Parker Lyons, Ashika Prasad (Teacher) Front Row: Loralei Feist, Ruby Turner, Mia Bowles, Amelie Harrison, Briahn Tuhura, Mae Hine, Jo Lilley

Back Row: Seth Bicknell, Miya Prescott, Lochy Webb, Sophie Read, Randell Pito 2nd Row: Travis Knibbs, Harlem Matkovich-Piripi, Emily Keith, Harman Singh Kalsi, Olivia Whiteside, Jordan Taylor, Ashley Woodford (Teacher) Front Row: Paige Hunter, Siobhan McLeod, Sophie Garrett, Molly Boyd, Melissa Phirun, Lydia Matic, Sophie Hooper

11BNQ

11DVC

Back Row: Caley Angell, Estee Taylor, Isaac Moore, Sharne Willcox, Anae Garratt, Simarjot Natt 2nd Row: Cruz Stevenson, Jayden Harvey, Tyson Buchanan, Felix von Brause, Caleb Griffiths-Knight, Reco Quaife, Bernice Quartermain (Teacher) Front Row: Karla Wilken, Quinn Casey, Zoe Armit, Olivia Middleweek, Kira Feuchter, Keira Mewis, Rosa Sharp

Back Row: Shelby Adlington, Liliana Smith, Brianna Dempster, Emily Potter 3rd Row: Izzy Adams, Poppy Shere, Taylan Still, Miah Smith, Jacob Keen, Piper Emery, Poppy King 2nd Row: Ayla Webb, Hannah Mason, Hagiyu Hagiwara, Isaac Allan, Bradley Wiessing, Conrad McIntyre, Tara Hensberg, David Collis (Teacher) Front Row: Tasmin Jacka, Shinate Haynes, Sophie Rutherford, Tessa Taylor, Stella Carmignani, Charlotte Oehm, Layla Ramadan Absent: Zoe Quarmby, Maddox Morley

Absent: Ella Wilson, Hayley De Bruin, Ava Butterworth, Nisa Waihirere, Micah Rangihika, Brianna Gilmour

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Absent: Michi Nakai, Finn O’Sullivan, Nrusingha Rath, Hunter Fowler-Oates, Aaliyah Attrill

11KDH

11KNH

Back Row: Tiana Guy, Alexia Thomas, Ethan Coe, Garbi Olsen, Uzair Khan, Isabella Stenhouse, Shiloh Pieters 2nd Row: Lukas Armit, Joseph Marjoribanks, Diablo Storer, Finnlay Reed, Kaden MacDonald, Rocco Huxtable, Kendall Harrington (Teacher) Front Row: Zainab Harmine, Larissa Rowe, Georgie Miller, Anahera Hawke, Alena Cabemaiwai, Rachel Stevens, Katie Muspratt

Back Row: Ivy Liu, Ella Griffin, Tom Van de Pol, Alliya Buchanan 3rd Row: Felix Ford, Tatum Connal, Richie Perry, Marshall Flint, Annabel McLean, Keanu Tarawa, Sami Wiles 2nd Row: Bebe Campbell, Lucas Thompson, Paul Lee, Micah Adnit, Hayden Lines, Izrael Adams, Tristan Tarawa, Kaine Hansen (Teacher) Front Row: Lucie Locke, Stevie Newton, Ella Murray, Grace Duncan, Latoya Bristowe, Emma Orchard, Ava Bastin

Absent: Dhruvi Patel, Riley Boryer, Layla Sutcliffe

Absent: Jared Whaanga, Connor Rowan, Paul Lee

11KTB

11LSS

Back Row: Sammy Berwick, Lyric Angell, Stevee Knox, Hinetuahiahi Attwood 3rd Row: Kariah Rewiri, Makenzie Kamo, Te Poono NgaperaNgatai, John Marwick, Manaia Tata, Ava Wills, Reuben Roberts 2nd Row: Kaylis Ngawharau, Jesse Joss, Devlin Langton, Mikaere Wilson, Tai Matika, Marcus Harman, Kahu Gates, Kathryn Brewer (Teacher) Front Row: Marni Stowe, Maia Solomona, Isabella O’Reilly, Ajah Wilson, Faith Harris, Pascalle Savage, Azarliah Peka

Back Row: Ayla McLaughlin, Mya McLachlan, Dante Currin, Shaylah Kurth 3rd Row: Kaia Needham, Neve Barnard, Zahrea Barkes, Sierra Dresner, Saphire Te Utupoto, Tony Tan, Ava Harsant-Brown 2nd Row: Bridie Rickey, Essence Soper, Ayden Gilbert, Ruby Exelby, Sofia Bostock, Cai Evans, Neeve Wilson, Lisa Sushames (Teacher) Front Row: Elle Griffin, Lucy Mohi, Liam Taylor, Jamie Hesmondhalgh, Luca Mockford, Alea Von Westernhagen, Maia Greaves Absent: Rhyz Langdon

Absent: Layla Crump, Pania Attwood, Levi Retimana, Isabella Church, Heremaia Samuel

11MCR

11MKT

Back Row: Michael Espiritu, Essie Kang, Greta Faber, Milla Campbell, Skye Mills, Clara Kiikoro Haurua 2nd Row: Mya McKerrow, Anveer Singh, Toni John, Dominic Absalom, Inge Van Wyk, Anton Pennell, Michael Rayner (Teacher) Front Row: Portia Williams, Ava de Ridder, Bree Torr, Holly O’Loan, Mackenna Ellis, Carys Pope, Charlotte Maguire

Back Row: Elliot Watts, Poppy-Flores Cowman, Blake Stevenson, Jose Berger Pinto, Rhys Sawyer, Carter Waters, Daniel Brown 2nd Row: Benjamin Paratene, Fynn O’Connell, Rj Jacobsen, Sam Dominikovich, Oleh Kostiuk, Christian Timms, Mark Thomas (Teacher) Front Row: Deelai Brown, Sasha Tumai, Rylee Bell, Elia Friis, Lizzi Dixon-Graham, Ayla Rookes, Nicole Vlok

Absent: Dominik Bennett, Cameron Leigh, Jacirah Rowling

Absent: Legend Kingi, Layla MacKenzie, Riley Langman, Sebastean Hull

11NCW

11PTG

Back Row: Ocean Muskan, Maia Rout, Desire Te Huia, Skye Redwood, Brooke Jeffery, Reilly McDermid 3rd Row: Savannah Ireland, Emily Parkes, Jacob Lewis, Flynn Chapman-Taylor, Brook Campbell, Leni Fischer, Renee Gledhill 2nd Row: Lily Hill, Michael Williams, Lucy King, Jayden Reynolds, Lachlan Shefferd, Ava Stocks, Nicola Wolken (Teacher) Front Row: Hannah Fidler, Alice Gardner, James Richardson, Cameron Stewart, Thomas O’Sullivan, Aleisha Reece, Lillie Allen

Back Row: Sophie Patrickson, Courtney Geary 3rd Row: Quinn Miller, Greta Stripling, Jack Ouwejan, Keita Kubo, Jacob Vivas, Clara Choi 2nd Row: Khan Grant, Aja Samuela, Jubae Taruia, Tai Rimmer, Jack Pearce, Marlowe Thwaites, Nadia Bills, Peter Grant (Teacher) Front Row: Morgan-Mae Hodson, Ella Cooper, Jack Halford, Louis Cairns, Sean Kuba, Charlie Cole, Aaliyah Murphy

Absent: Aaron Bloxham, Liam Smythe

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Absent: Jasmine Armstrong, Emilie-Mae Seffinga

11SHC

11SNC

Back Row: Charlotte Reid, Jada-Kaye Gallagher Harrison, Taylor Patton, Charlie Murray, Trent Walker 3rd Row: Abby Miller, Daniella Johnston, Chaz Stensness, Kerr Campbell, Ryan Coombe, Louise Erler, Holly Fitzgerald, Jj McGibbon 2nd Row: Connor Grobler, Andres Bejarano Valdazo, Crispin Cave, Troy Turner, Quinn Cave, Seb Newman, Alexanda Warner, Sherie Curry (Teacher) Front Row: Briarna Greig-Merrett, Anika Mitchinson, JamieLee Hayson, Dayna Bennett, Mackenzie Grant, Isabella Chaney, Jaydene De Roles, Amber Beattie

Back Row: Tochi Tochizawa, Kaela Kolesky, Paige Martley, Ethan Bramley, Bradie Saunders, Simone Coldrick 2nd Row: Lewis McGrath, Noah Evans-McLeod, Whataati Martin-Tangitu, Thomas Cummings, Ben Kerr, Darius Stewart, Seong Chang (Teacher) Front Row: Maddy Howell, Victoria Geck, Matthew Groves, Mordecai Simeona, Jake Inggs, Madison Cooper, Rhea Lal Absent: Oliver Frost, Erin Wyllie, Logan Carver, Noah Douglas, Olle Hancock

Absent: Rachael Jury, Sahib Singh, Nakita Ngamoki

11STE

11SZK

Back Row: Fynn Barker, Sahara Kirkham, Rihanna Lewis, Ella Oehm, Darius McFetridge 2nd Row: Mia Aitken-Schofield, Dominic Clarke, Adam McKay, Harry Yoo, Liam Stewart, Eddie Couston, Steven Enefer (Teacher) Front Row: Isabella De Maudave Bestel, Eden Jeffery, Briar Doake, Zara Larsen, Valerie Bell, Katelyn Legae, Millie Beech

Back Row: Lyla Britton, Sophie Vanderpoel, Freddie Finch, Mia Maginness, Jersie Ottaway, Irish Cabalfin 2nd Row: Donna Brown (Teacher), Hunter Sygrove, Ashton Wilson, Tyler Sainty, Lucas Conroy, Matt Wakerley, Lykin Kaimoana, Suzanne Kirk (Teacher) Front Row: Kaysha Currin, Sequoia Trass, Christiana Firth, Amaya Shipton, Hana Henderson, Makenzie Owen, Amariaj Miguel

Absent: Olivia Parkes, Chloe Wallsgrove, Oliver Service, Fati William

Absent: Morgan Mulholland, Rico St George, Journey Gibson, Starlia Marsh

11TMC

11TYB

Back Row: Asha Reid, Lukas Taylor, Brooke Doherty, Caitlin Beets, Venah Sok 2nd Row: Jensen Arundel, Loukas Rainger, Bradley Jenner, Nico Bidois, Elle Jervis, Macgregor Crockford, Tom Collier (Teacher) Front Row: Caitlin Gow, Hollie Murray, Hayley Adams, Tara Barnes, Catalena Jones, Kelly Chen, Terryn Lee

Back Row: Jasper Forsythe, Rebecca Leonard 3rd Row: Jackson MacKinnon, Oliver Wilson, Blake McGowanCanton, Johnny Hesketh, Hunter Prime, Billy Fraser 2nd Row: Jan Gorschak, Kane Mowry, Matthew Carter, Blake Eden, Hunter Bumby, Riley Antonopoulos, Taylor Brown (Teacher) Front Row: Chelsea Fitt, Nadia Gates, Kaylee Cattley, Phillipa Hurt, Ocean Forward McGregor, Indi Bussenschutt, Neve Fitzgerald

Absent: Ethan Cleave, Aria Wheeler, Aliyah Evans, Sophie Heyward

Absent: Stella Jeffs, Dee Elle Mackie

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12AHY

12ARC

Back Row: David Choi, Gabriel Espiritu, Thomas Wigley, Dayleze Viljoen 3rd Row: Jule Jager, Kobi Notman, Dominic Brown, Charles Anderson, Michael Griffits 2nd Row: Charlotte Mitchell, Wesley Newland, Benny Drake, Ollie Simonsen, William Scott, Alexis Cory, Ashleigh Yates (Teacher) Front Row: Cori McLaughlin, Amelia Nicholas, Aela Willoughby, Beatrice Proverbs, Emily Aldridge, Natalie Watkins, Britney Austin

Back Row: Te-Rahi Kaata, Elliot Gillespie, Dylan Stratford, Hughstyn Tate, Tj Kaur 2nd Row: Rome Kukutai, Desiree Lewis, Tristan Whiteland, Matt Baulcomb, Taska Kemp-Green, Arden Carter (Teacher) Front Row: Oshiana Cooper, Paiana Smith, Haeleigh Armstrong, Jake Sykes, Reese Kerehoma Absent: Kingston Runga, Makaiden Tihema, Raylene Kohu, Matewhakarau Whitewood, Eseta Fifita, Emily Bibi, Manaia Kururangi

Absent: Jani Botha, Charlie Minshall

12CRN

12DNW

Back Row: Ashley Bell, Ariadna Martinez, Kayden Shanks, Joshua Brown, Keira Chantler, Samantha Doets 2nd Row: Seth Rex, Logan Castles, Charlie Hinde, Charlie Ironside, Benjamin Wheatley, Hamish McCauley, Carolyn Norquay (Teacher) Front Row: Charlotte Simpson, Luna Kim, Erin Walpole, Lucy Penellum, Paige Peters, Abby King, Alex Rawlinson

Back Row: Kyra Batten, Till Lendeckel, Megan Sushames, Kaitlyn Napier, Jacob Sugrue, Ethan Balderston 2nd Row: Zara Wright, Ollie Percy, Zac Baveystock, Fletcher Gillard, Troy Adams, Abby Duncan Front Row: Skyla Dix, Ava McMechan, Shayla White, Marissa Barber, Danica Price, Chloe Ward, Taelah Brewer

Absent: Kelvin Foppen, Ryan King, Shelby Paterson, Tiani Rae, Hunter Ross, Dylan Pasco

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Absent: Logan Breach, Mitchell Butts, Alexander Hall, Deon Wessels (Teacher)

12ELR

12HYR

Back Row: William Ozanne, Sebastian Umana Lolic, Mitchell Shannon 2nd Row: Emilie Gotterbarm, Manaaki Petera, Jayden Moore, Cooper Fellows, Antonio Matofa, Ellen Rombouts (Teacher) Front Row: Jamie Hood, Milla Mason, Holly Bisset-Larsen, Eden Cornwell, Ella McIvor

Back Row: Yana Osilla, Chaeli Campbell, Walter O’Connor, Jaz Howan, Mani Rai 2nd Row: Hyeonseo Kwak, Riley Puru-Wilson, Egor Alekseev, Nathan Murray, Matty Poff, Katie Kennerley, Hayley Russell (Teacher) Front Row: Chelsea Johanson, Joshua Joubert, Olivia Thomson, Badi Hancock, Akshita Saxena, Kobe McFarlane, Sarah Best

Absent: Kaylee Comeskey, Dj O’Donnell, Charlotte Coe, Ava Elton, Hanya Hennessey, Aiden Rupapera-Goldie, Cypris Piripi, Tanieka Ratana

Absent: Blake Fisher, Alyssa Wilson, Delta Kendall, Oscar Maybury, Carlotta Attanasio, Jashandeep Singh

12INW

12JSB

Back Row: Skyla Still, Danielle Severinsen, Riley Clode, Sophie Matthews 3rd Row: Zara Cooper, Sharnay Gonzales-Duffy, Sam Lake, Zane Adams, Harleen Bains 2nd Row: Isaiah Dougherty, Sam Lambert, Leif Fuchs, Ben Foster, Tayziah Harte-Pauro, Jamie Venman, Ian Watson (Teacher) Front Row: Sharon Liu, Hope Kennerley, Briar Blennerhassett, Chloe Hunt, Elsa Alexander, Kara Blackstock, Amelia Aitchison

Back Row: Riki Roelofs, Flloyd Robinson, Jack Attwood 2nd Row: Gaia Bowers, Sebastian von Brause, George Collis, Luiza Baumert, Cameron West, Jack Farrell, Joshua Buxton (Teacher) Front Row: Zavier Wichman, Malachai Jolly, Klarion Janes, Minette Whitehead, Lily Ruebe-Haig, Jamie Murphy, Janus Dahncke

Absent: Jonathon Rogers-Hibell, Charlie Goodhue, Emma Bettley, Milosh Tomic

Absent: Q’rious Bennett, Rico Huxtable, Lexey Walker, Levi Kira

12KMS

12KRL

Back Row: Ace McCluskie, Lucia Wilton, Jordan O’Connor, Riley Ermens 3rd Row: Emily McKay, Matthew Ireland, Jacob Hall, Joshua Breite, Nathan Childs 2nd Row: Bridget Hinton, Joaquin Umana Lolic, Flynn Wilson, Cameron Davitt, Jackson Cottam, Grayson Numa, Fletcher Harbutt, Kimberley Schumacher (Teacher) Front Row: Priya Tuhura-Singh, Rebecca Parkes, Hannah Dunn, Ali Pask, Eliza Browett, Poppy Fowler, Bailee Traynor

Back Row: Akashdeep Singh, Harrison Dent, Carmen Green, Haylee Hextall, Emily Bibi, Mitchell Butts, Marcus Lee 2nd Row: Emilee Akenson, Emma Searle, Liam Orrick, Ezekiel McCafferty, Tane Ririnui, Noah Brenchley, Olivia Hays, Kristy Lance (Teacher) Front Row: Annabel Bremner, Caitlin Wain, Amelia Edgecombe, Lexie de Mey, Brea Miller, Jana Turezkiy, Sophie Hock

Absent: James Smuts

Absent: Lachlan Jensen, Tomas Andrew, Zachary Walkerdine, Robyn Mc Clure

12MNS

12MRS

Back Row: Michelle Langdon, Lucy Couston, Levi Ormsby, Ryan Logan, Toby Currin, Elsje Pretorius, Carlé Steyn 2nd Row: Toby Childs, Leslie Ryland, Reuben Lightfoot, Hunter Murray, Christian Hays, Zac McLeod, Kaua Macedo, Megan Smith (Teacher) Front Row: Charlotte Willacy, Hayley Potts, Alice China, Jasmine Somerville, Abygale Sherriff, Taylor Miller-Herewini, Anthea Narayan

Back Row: Riley Hambleton, Samuel Kleymann, Toby KennedyHone, Stevie Allison 3rd Row: Lilee Hudson, Zhan Price, Abbie Francis, Kalani Maheno, Neon Rhind 2nd Row: Matthew Ryder, Mackenzie Quan, Sam Shea, Oliver Williams, Campbell Downing, Charly Robb-Collins, Mark Simpson (Teacher) Front Row: Enika Daisley, Amy Benfell, Maddy Jolly, Lucy Dibble, Lily Frieswyk, Mikayla Reece, Aroha Mita

Absent: Daisy Saunders, Eden Wyatt, Finn Elliott-Lowe

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Absent: Bri Brietler, Darina Avan

12SRS

12TNG

Back Row: Mia Gray, Alyssa Toomer, Stevie Neels, Lucy Rutland 2nd Row: Paige Kerr, Brodie Hiku, Angus Healey, Angus Colquhoun, Micah Stoodley, Kiefer Bland Front Row: Courtney Kidd, Amelie Hoskin, Rosanna Kember, Alex Reade, Tay Collinson, Isabella King, Cleo Putty

Back Row: Dani Brewerton, Jack Evans, Hamish Boyt, William Dunn, Jacob Gillette, Manjinder Kaur 2nd Row: Anton Brewerton, Jack Page, Rhys Manning, Ash Larsen, Rhys Tinnion, Jake Milne, Mel Gregory (Teacher) Front Row: Ellie Kapactsis, Amelia Shorter, Amy McMann, Ariel Hoebers, Maddy Parker, Mackenzie Lock, Kayla Bonner

Absent: Zoe Brockelbank, Maz Black, Nicole Faleiro, Manaia Kururangi, Lyrik Sharland, Lucia Eckermann Garcia, Sarah Smythe (Teacher)

Absent: Opal Bennett, Lillia Blair, Toby Crook, Danielle Rose, Jade Ronaki-Kissling, Ocean Mangat, Gurleen Kaur

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13DDH

123HLW

Back Row: Jazz Paterson-Lipinski, Cherry Sharma, Deep Kaur, Lucy Stephens 3rd Row: Sam Lemberg, Juross Olivar, Florentina Brosch, Fred Swift, Shayne Kahika 2nd Row: Patrick Farrell, Harry Sutherland, Angus Scott, Ben Kingston, Mason Kritz, Kaleb Wensor, David Henderson (Teacher) Front Row: Holly Scott, Lara Rickey, Ava Price, Eva VBNewington, Abby Finlayson, Olivia Cleaver, Bentje Brunner

Back Row: Emma Catran, Sarah Carter, Kaye Mc Clure, Keira Brenchley 3rd Row: Sam Attwood, Jarrell Vivas, Lia Tonkin, Seton Davis, Izla Morris 2nd Row: Sarah Aldrige (Teacher Aide), Brianna Newlove, Isaac Dobbs, Lucas Grant, Matt Smith, Theo McKay, Teia Peddle, Holly Wilson (Teacher) Front Row: Alysha Pakes, Chaelim Kim, Sapphire Redwood, Karlia Taylor, Madeleine Steed, Lucy Dixon-Graham, Rilee Barnes

Absent: Corbin Wagner, Tristan Cochrane, Faith Werndle, Micah Dela Rosa, Gloria Kim, Hyerin Cho

Absent: Emily Bateman, Zoe Pricken, Rose Hennessey

13JNH

13MAL

Back Row: Riley Anderson, Lily Bills, Stevie Green, Renee Daniels 3rd Row: Chiara Giacon, Emma Cade, Sofia Arias, Natalie Ashton, Emma Warby 2nd Row: Macy Donaghy, Devon Haffenden, Adam Kerr, Ieuan Pope, Justin Yoon, Vikas Mall, Jane Harnett (Teacher) Front Row: Cassie Stevenson, Ashleigh Strawn, Emily Bateman, Jemma Dawson, Alyssa Kebbell, Nikita Shepherd, Charlotte Grey

Back Row: Jesse-James Kereopa, Mark Lunjevich (Teacher), Raedan Ngawharau Front Row: Lydia Forsman, Te Ariki Berryman, Eli Kapi, Javahn-Lee Falwasser-Kipa, Paige Van Herpen-Jacobs

Absent: Nathan Herk, Holly Jeffries, Sanjot Singh Samra, Darian Hodson, Eve Griffith

Absent: Aria Goldsmith, Mark Lunjevich (Teacher)

13MGF

13HLW

Back Row: Taitum Robinson, Flynn Hurford, Achilles Burne, Immi Hill 3rd Row: Jess Stewart, Bella Ritai, Zachaia Tarawa, Gaby Lilley, Marc Lulu, Abby Gilchrist 2nd Row: Jack McClutchie, Joel Beets, Jett Beaton, Logan Purser, George Farrar, Cody Bryant, Josh Torrey, Megan Fritsch (Teacher) Front Row: Chloe Davison, Nina Turner, Bella Harris, Ella Douglas, Natalya Rowe, Alex Williamson, Anne Van de Pol

Back Row: Sienna Mattson, Joseph Jobe, Charlotte Raikes, Caitlin Spalding, Charlotte Robb 2nd Row: Jemma Stewart, Abhishay Narayan, Jaxon Brett, Fletcher Currin, Nicola King (Teacher) Front Row: Jessica Battersby, Henry Simonsen, Connor Yarr, Tommy Zhang, Ava Gledhill

13NTF

13PHN

Back Row: Sarina Hooper, Melanie Prakash, Mystique Nathan, Ellie Hunt, Holly Speirs, Evi Cabemaiwai, Alice Sampson, Mia Mackenzie 3rd Row: Marika Porteners, Katie Phelan, Gheran Van Wyk, Ameerah Wilson, Annabelle Rice, Arwin Viduya, Emely Müller 2nd Row: Elske Van Wyk, Ryden Torrey, Brayden Collins, Shane Purser, Andrew Gabolinscy, Cole Hayson, Dan Cleary, Nathan Farey (Teacher) Front Row: Sania Harmine, Zykyia Peka, Ella Sadler, Kaylee Marjoribanks, Hannah Stevens, Chloe Boyt, Izzy Olsen, Dakota Filer

Back Row: Joshua Harper, Charo Heijnen, Olivia Chappell, Alejandra Calderon Valdazo 2nd Row: Christian Lemi, Mikyla Rowe, Greg Szabo, Angus Walpole, Luke Muspratt, Liana Needham, Phillip Newton (Teacher) Front Row: Shyana Jeet, Jackie Heaton, Erin Cooper, Chiara Lammenett, Hailey Reece, Katie Chua

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Absent: Anika Terblanche

Absent: Tessa Grace-Kakau, Joshua McLeod, Laura Faleiro

13SHB

13SMS

Back Row: Rachel Wahab, Julian Usseglio, Seth Turner, Christopher Robinson, Leo Buzowsky, Haru Nakai 2nd Row: Joseph Demir, Robert Unsworth, Ethan Cairns, Drayvn Morris, Hayden Clarke, Peter Colonna, Shane Blake (Teacher) Front Row: Hyerin Cho, Sophie Edser, Isaac Lawrence, Calum Stewart, Eric Yoo, Mae Grinlinton, Ashlyn Judkins

Back Row: Jocelyne Milde, Danielle Fowler, Kelsey Brosnan, Tasha Patel, Dana Doyle, Lucie Burns 3rd Row: Byron Hyland, Josh Hayman, Alec Anderson, Reuben Timms, Kayla Adlington, Josh Knill, Zane Styles-Archer 2nd Row: Scarlett Nicholson, Lachie Parsons, Cole Jackson, Oliver Parker, Hadley Armstrong, Alec Attwood, Oliver Bishop, Simon Sheppard (Teacher) Front Row: Gloria Kim, Sam Bainbridge, William Brown, Levi Hersey, Joshua Wheatley, Celine Wagner, Anita Courtenay

Absent: Kaeden Bell, Shlok Kansara, Olivia McQuade-Wright, Jordan Skelton, Aidan Roberts, Taro Pieters

Absent: Jack Gilchrist, Oli Gore Cerdeira, Brodie Hodgetts, Fergus Thamm

13SSB Back Row: Marcus Adams, Kody Neels, Lilly Walpole 2nd Row: Liam Harris, Sarah Laban-ten Dam, Stevi Sykes, Olly Harris, Aimee O’Dea, Havana Guzzo, Susan Blakemore (Teacher) Front Row: Nicole Becker, Neva Carnachan, Grace O’Sullivan, Griffin Hudson, Aaliyah Lonergan, Lucy Lloyd, Zalia Dykes Absent: Charlotte Spearman, Amber Treadaway

2023 ŌTŪMOETAI COLLEGE STAFF Back Row: Tom Collier, Mark Lunjevich, Vaughan Smith, Mark Thomas, Craig Grant, David Henderson, Guntis Atvars, Arden Carter, David Collis, Phillip Newton, Joshua Buxton, Leo Wilson, Ian Watson, Taylor Brown, Gary Irvine 5th Row: Julie Secker, Raewyn Higgins, Caroline Reynolds, Nathan Farey, Warren Mahy, Maree Cotter, Ellen Rombouts, Asokan Sadayan, Peter Grant, David Peek, Suzanne Kirk, Ashley Woodford, Kim Whyte, Simon Quin, David Williams, Mark Williams, Joc McCreary 4th Row: Vanessa Hays, Vanessa Gibb, Ashika Prasad, Neroli Sole, Frances McAdam, Cordula Taiwo, Martin Turner, Paula Purser, Michelle Burling, Brent Smith, Caitlin Menzies, Sanet Bircham, Jessie Fauntleroy, Megan Fritsch, Ashleigh Yates, Andrew Rapley 3rd Row: Raewyn Douglas, Nicola King, Jane Harnett, Nicola Hawkes, Michael Rayner, Nick Page, Neil McDermid, Cindi Lett, Kristy Lance, Steven Enefer, David Shefferd, Gwen Livingston, Steven Gilvear, Lynn Lethbridge, Lisa Sushames, Abby Watson, Kimberley Schumacher 2nd Row: Nicola Wolken, Rocio Serrati, Susan Blakemore, Viv Couch, Juanita Fahey, Bernice Quartermain, Tamson Kaiawe, Seong Chang, Hayley Russell, Lisa Weaver, Stephen Binns, Vicky Jeffares, Sherie Curry, Alesha Ridealgh, Eloise Stephen, Carolyn Norquay Front Row: Stacey Shefferd, Jamie Davis, Nyssa Poffley, Matt Bodman, Mandy Rowe, Maria Veronese, Dave Cleland (Deputy Principal), Jude Brown (Deputy Principal), Russell Gordon (Principal), Phillipa Woodward (Deputy Principal), Richard Brown (Deputy Principal), Sarah-Jane Smith, Lauren May, Carolyn Harrowfield, Julie Sutton, Kim Beaton, Kevin Meyer Absent: Sarah Aldrige, Jim Allan, Elizabeth Anderson, Charlotte Armstrong, Roy Ballantyne, Anita Bax, Jim Bennett, Shane Blake, Ceri Blears-Woodcock, Melinda Botha, Sandra Boubee, Adam Braddock, Mary-Ann Braddock, Paul Braddock, Andrea Broatch, Kathryn Brewer, Tamati Broughton, Andrew Brown, Donna Brown, Patty Carlson, Adrienne Carter, Eleanor Clark, Jane Cox, Tracy Darkes, Sharon Dewhurst, Retta Dunn, Kristy Edhouse, Tony Gadsbey, Charrissa Gaskell, Emmeline Godfery, Wayne Graves, Mel Gregory, Kaine Hansen, Janice Hardy, Kendall Harrington, Lorena Hemingway, Vanessa Henderson-Jones, Kirsty Henricks, Dayna Hill, Corisha Hitchcock, Sarah Holford, Leigh Johnston, David Kenworthy, Bobby Ketu, Paul Kirstein, Annemarie Kotze, Ashleigh Lack, Mianna Laing, Claire Lander, Brent Laraman, Ros Lee, Nino Leonardo, Hannah Light, Margot Longley, Sam Loudon, Joe MacPherson, Christine Matheson, Cindy Mattson, Josephine Mawer, Debbie McBride, Christine McClymont, Deirdre McFie, Iain McGregor, Kelly McNamara, Penny McPhail, Jeanette Meza, Tapene Mika, Lana Moore, Stevie-Jane Mutu, Debbie Ngata, Melissa Nicholson, Andrea Notman, Pip Palmer, Tracy Parker, Chris Parr, Caly Pillay, Sally Price, Russell Prout, Ben Radford, Karen Raikes, Peter Rainford, Lesley Redward, Lara Richardson, Ian Ridgway, Andy Roberts, Geoff Roberts , Rachael Rutherford, Simon Sheppard, Mark Simpson, Brianalycia Smith, Megan Smith, Sarah Smythe, Martenette Strauss, Mary Tatley, Stephanie Townsend, Adam Tyson, Kate Vaaulu, Andrea Ward, Emma Webb, Deon Wessels, Andrew Whyte, Holly Wilson, Jelena Zdravkovic

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RETIREMENTS – Ian Watson Ian Watson is unique. Ian was born two days after Christmas in 1958 and grew up in South Auckland as an only son with three sibling sisters. He was THE man, the fix–it man who came to be called upon for everything. When he had time, he attended James Cook High School and when he left school took initial employment as an apprentice and later a tradesman at Air New Zealand. However, despite not being a model student himself, he concluded that a teaching career would gain him more satisfaction than working for the rest of his life on the rear end of a plane and provide him also with long holidays to enjoy all his sporting interests. At age 24, he started teaching at Manurewa High School (they probably would never have let him back into James Cook High School!) and there he stayed eight years living in Wiri and where the two boys – Stuart and Michael were born.

He applied to Ōtūmoetai College on 11 December 1989, for a PR1 as the assistant to HOD of Technical – one, Ross Davidson. Appointed by Peter Malcolm on 22 January 1990, Peter requested that he arrive by the end of the following week, Ian complied and so began 34 years on the staff. His salary on arrival was $41,885 so Ian that was a long time ago and now you are a wealthy man with a much larger salary! Ian and Ross both applied for Teacher Study Awards in 1995 and both were successful which meant that Ian was HOD for the first half of the year and then absent for the second half of the year. His return in 1996 saw the addition of now another PR unit meaning a total of two Units. A further MMA was added in 2011.

Ian has a formidable intellect, is a very avid reader and has many interests both in and out of school. He sought to grow and expand his career by becoming involved in NZQA moderation back in 1997 when the School Certificate exam introduced an internal weighting and then when NCEA commenced Ian travelled around the country completing the work. Ian became the schools Health and safety officer and has filled this role admirably. In 2008, Ian taught the top Technology student in the country, at the time the second only Top Scholar at Ōtūmoetai College. In 2016, Ian completed the requirements to be appointed a Justice of the Peace, an action he took when he noticed how often JP services were required by the college and how difficult it was to track one down. In 2017 he was appointed to the Ōtūmoetai College in school Kahu Ako role which he has found immensely satisfying. Ian has been the recipient of several study awards; a 14-week award in 2010 permitted Ian and the other technical staff to complete a qualification to move to the top of the salary scale. Ian studied part time and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Technology Education from Waikato University. Ian studied Te Reo part time and graduated with a Te Kunenga o Te Reo Level 4.

This resulted in another award in 2018 allowing Ian time to spend at the Kura immersed in Te Reo. A keen sportsman, sailing is his real passion. Ian has always been a yachtie person involved in the local boat club, he has had past and still current shared ownership in a racing yacht which he races at least once a week. He also helps with the ladies’ yacht racing team which I can assure you he greatly enjoys! He coached the college yachting team for a decade. Taking them a second and third place at National level, only giving up in 2001 to spend more time with his sons. His retirement from that role saw him honoured as the BOP Sport’s Coach of the month. A devoted father, he has been heavily involved with all aspects of his son’s sporting and musical careers to the extent of proposing an idea to strengthen the floor of the Rec centre to fill such with sand to replicate a beach for an indoor beach volleyball tournament. The idea did not proceed. Ian has been heavily involved in Michael’s very successful volleyball career.

Ian’s other son, Stuart has become a very successful businessman ably guided by his father.

Ian is in every way a real ‘tech bloke’. He always has at least one project on the go. Some that are remembered include: building a convertible Mini, building three campervans, the major refurbishment of a Zephyr single person sailing yacht along with an enclosed trailer, a complete restoration of a triumph Spitfire – this is still on-going – and what seems endless house renovations for himself and now his son Michael. There have been a few accidents along the way, hit by a boom in very rough water on the harbour and saw him nearly drown and he would have to be the only bloke known that has taken on a train in a mini and come out unscathed! In 2015 we were able to get Ian MOE funding to take part in the Zephyr week-long yacht race and every year he would make his way to the DP’s office wanting three days off to participate in the Tauranga to Auckland Yacht race. There was no funding for that but knowing Ian’s contribution and commitment to the college, every year the DP agreed. Ian has given his all and now on behalf of those past and present we simply say - THANK YOU.

RETIREMENTS – Jo Mawer Jo was born in Waipukurau in the Hawke’s Bay in 1958 and that is when she attended the local primary school and, in 1971, commenced her secondary education at Central Hawke’s Bay College. However, after two years, the family moved to Tokoroa where Jo attended Tokoroa High School – lead by Tom Ryan – from 1973 to 1975. Waikato University called and Jo moved into Hamilton where over the next five years, she completed a Masters of Social Science which she gained with Honours in Economics. She spent her last two years at university tutoring in Economics to gain some well needed cash. 1981 was the year Jo spent at the Waikato College of Teacher Education and then she was already to go for her first year of teaching at Ngaruawahia High School. After two years there it was back into Hamilton for two teaching at Fraser High School.

By now Jo had met one Carl Mawer – also a teacher - and together they decided life would be much more enjoyable by a beach and so at the end of 1985, off went the applications to Mount Maunganui College. They were – of course – successful and so began three years of teaching Mathematics and Economics. The birth of their first child Joshua towards the end of 1988 meant a temporary end to full time teaching and when Casey was born two years later there was no going back fulltime. The family unit was completed by the birth of Jordan in 1994 and Jo was not to return to full time teaching until 2001. During these years – besides regularly meeting with a group of young mothers who still meet up together every Friday even now for a wine – Jo did some day relieving, some part time teaching and for four years, she was the chief supervisor of the Mount College’s NZQA exams. In 2001, she took to a full time relieving position at Mount College and then at the very end of that year Ōtūmoetai College advertised a full time relieving position in Mathematics.

Jo applied and the very last task of that year for Dave Randell and Bruce Farthing was to interview Jo on 18th December very late in the day. They still remember the interview and talking with Jo about getting over the bridge and through the traffic to get to Ōtūmoetai College. Jo must have seen the traffic just get worse and worse over the 22 years she have been on the staff.

Jo’s relieving position was made permanent in October 2002 and by 2006, she held a Unit in the Maths Department to assist with all the responsibilities. In 2007, she was appointed an in-school facilitator for the Numeracy project run through her old university and then, in 2013, she added to her responsibilities by being appointed Year 9 Dean and she very successfully led that year group through for five years. So successful she was as a Dean that the following year, she stepped into the breech as Year 13 Dean for a term. Jo inputted into the collaborative teaching required by the open learning environment at the base of F Block and has regularly been called upon over all these years for quiet counsel in the teaching of mathematics. Jo is very kind, always highly organised but with the one exception of regularly losing her keys! Somehow they always turn up!

Over these years there have been periods of family time away in Australia; in 2012 when both her elder children graduated at the same time, and then again in 2018 to go and visit Joshua in Europe. Jo is an avid reader and the only disagreement the DP ever had with Jo was when she told him she just hated the book The Luminaries and just could not finish it while on the other hand, the DP just could not put the book down and absolutely loved it. They simply agreed to disagree. Now grandparents, Jo and Carl love to spend as much time as possible with the grandees. Jo prepared herself for retirement being part time for the last two years and now the time has come. Time to walk on the beach, read even more books – the DP will not offer suggestions - and simply do whatever you want to do. Enjoy yourself with the family and may it be all that you want. Thank you for all that you have done for the college.

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RETIREMENTS – Jude Brown Judith Ann Brown was born on 12 February 1957 in Hastings in the Hawkes Bay where she spent all her early life. A member of a large family – two brothers and three sisters – she attended Mayfair Primary School and then Karamu High School where, in her final year, she gained her Higher School certificate and was accredited her University Entrance in five subjects. Jude moved on to Otago University – as far from Hastings as she could legitimately go – where she graduated with a major in Geography in 1978. A year at Christchurch Teacher’s College and then a return to Southland to start her teaching at Menzies College. Why – one would ask – did she head back to the cold of the deep south?

The straightforward answer is that she had fallen in love with a southern man named Daryl Brown. The newly married Jude taught at Menzies College until 1985 when at the end of that year son Rory was born and son Ashley arrived 20 months later in July 1987.

Jude took five years out of teaching to be a mum and returned in 1991 to St Peter’s College in Gore for two years before an appointment to Gore High School where she taught for ten years. Keen to move her career forward she returned to where she started – Menzies College – as Deputy principal a position she held for eight years before Daryl eventually saw the light and realized that life in a warm climate meant an easier life. Jude was offered the position and accepted the position on 21 May 2010 – thirteen and a half years ago. Jude left Daryl in the deep south to sort everything out while she travelled north, lived with an old Aunt, went house hunting, and most importantly found a squash club that she could join. Daryl eventually found his way north, but it was not an easy journey as the car ‘blew up’ halfway up the North Island. Jude was not happy!

Jude’s CV – which she submitted on-application – concludes: “I believe that education systems must work beyond structured boundaries to involve all groups that influence learning, including parents and the local community.” Jude has spent the last thirteen and a half years putting this belief into practice to the betterment of very many students, staff and families. She is a constant enthusiast for outdoor Education and your establishment and development of the Duke of Edinburgh programme in this college – and at Menzies College – is to be admired and commended. She has given many hours of time and worked very hard to support and help grow the students and encouraged other staff to become involved in the programme. Her constant support for students from every walk of life can be seen in the considerable effort she put into overseeing AE and the improvements she made happen in the system to get students back on track. A big challenge for Jude was picking up the behaviour focus across the school, which has been a huge amount of work and she also implemented such across the AE centres. She has supported the deans amazingly – they all call her ‘Mama Jude’. She has always supported the work of Te Wero - the focus on Māori achievement, and been part of the planning team for the Māori and Pasifika Awards, now called Te Moana Nui A Kiwa Awards. Jude has also been instrumental in supporting Kahui Ako to develop a Hauora model and all the community, student and staff consultation that went with that as well as NZCER data gathering and analysis. She has consistently supported Restorative Practice in the school.

A really passionate teacher, Jude’s real love is the Social Sciences, and this carried through into a real interest in what was the building structure that would best fit with current pedagogical thinking. To further this interest, Jude was awarded the staff scholarship in 2013. After more than one application, Jude was awarded a Teacher’s sabbatical in 2018 which she used to further her interest in school design. It is a real pity that Jude retires before all comes to fruition on this site. She and Daryl spent an enjoyable time in Europe even given the narrow one-way street incident in Spain when Daryl drove in the wrong direction!

Jude has been a great member of the SLT – always friendly, supportive, and very kind with the best interests of all at heart. Wednesday morning meeting always heard the squash score from the night before, the travel stories of when she was in the Middle East, the lovely stories, and photos of the boy’s weddings in Northland and Queensland and the joy of the birth of the grandchildren.

A new life awaits, more travel, more time with those grandchildren in Matua and above all time for yourself to walk down the beach and simply do what you want to do. Thank you.

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I volunteered to speak here today because both my great great grandfathers had fought in World War 1 and 2. This was an opportunity to learn the real impact these wars had on my family and thousands of others. I recently looked through photos, letters, medals, and notebooks my family has kept from the wars. I was surprised at how different the lives people lived were. Their biggest worry was not whether they would pass their essay, it was if their previous conversation would be their last. It has allowed me to connect with past generations of my family and our country in a deep and personal way.

My great great grandfather, Henry George Burton, who’s medals I wear today, fought towards the end of World War 1 by putting his age up. In World War 2, he served with the 25th Battalion, but this time he had a wife and four children, one being my great grandad.

I am grateful I will never feel the fear and uncertainty my great grandad felt wondering when or if his dad would come home. Today I honour the sacrifices the soldiers and their families made to allow us to live in safety and peace.

Stories of war are filled with terror and loss, but also with courage, comradery and sometimes miracles. Percy Frederick Wilson, another of my great great grandfathers, was at Gallipoli. He survived being shot by a sniper, as the bullet hit his ammunition belt across his chest, stopping it penetrating his body. It is important for all stories of war, both good and bad, to be shared at gatherings like these for upcoming generations. With them comes learning and gratitude. Gratitude that our lives look different to those of our ancestors, but also the understanding that it could happen again.

In New Zealand we are incredibly sheltered from the horror stories of war happening right now in places like Ukraine. Unfortunately on an international scale we are not past violence and war as a means to making something happen, but there is a balance that we must maintain between standing up for what we deem is right and compromising the lives of our people. 108 years after the ANZACs landed at gallipoli we have the power of hindsight. We are fortunate enough to have not directly experienced the devastating impact of war. We live in a country where freedom and acceptance is more of a reality today than it has ever been before. I challenge you to use your freedom to stand up for what you believe in and to find your purpose and follow it. We owe it to those that fought, to those that lost their lives for our country, and to those that lived to see peace on the other side, but could never escape the recollection of battle and the fall of their comrades.

Today we stand together to commemorate the bravery and unity of the Australian and New Zealand Soldiers and are reminded that our history will always be an integral part of who we are as a nation.

Lest we forget.

Karlia Taylor

LEADERSHIP INSTEP YOUNG LEADERS The Instep Young Leaders Forum is a leadership space where secondary students from across Tauranga have the opportunity to connect, learn and grow. Three to four year 12 or 13 students are selected to join this programme, inviting us into an environment where we begin to build connections for our future. Every month, we would all meet at different businesses and organisations to learn about what they did, who they were, and how it had an impact on Tauranga, while also being involved in workshops to develop us further as leaders. Being a year 13 on this programme brought me some amazing opportunities, attending the Festivals for the Future event in Wellington over three days, co-hosting a panel at the careers expo, and lastly dining at a VIP table at the BOP Young Growers Gala dinner.

DALE CARNEGIE SCHOLARSHIP This year, Angus Scott and Mia Mackenzie were lucky enough to be the chosen recipients of the Dale Carnegie Youth Scholarship, enabling them to attend a three day personal development course. There, they learnt the Dale Carnegie five drivers of success: building greater self-confidence, strengthening people skills, enhancing communication skills, developing leadership skills and reducing stress and worry. While they grew as people during the three days, they also grew amongst themselves - creating valuable friendships with students from other schools in Tauranga.

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Katy Mcleod, Lucy Rout and Faenza Ricardi entered the film they made in English class to the International Youth Silent Film Festival and they made the nationals. The New Zealand competition was held at Baycourt theatre where they won 'Best Shot' , and were nominated for 'Best Wahine Filmmaker' and 'Best Cinematography.'

Oh cupid, stab me with thy blunt narrow blades Sticky sushi tasted as Nail my hands to wood and cut my white feathered wings good as gold, I'm sorry for my sins and beg thy forgiveness Like heaven melting in As i have done thy wrong and now confess my truths my warm mouth, Tear soaked sleeves and blood soaked skin beyond repair The fresh crunchy My knees and arms torn from begging for thy true love carrots were so cold, To hold scraps of his affection and trust tightly My ever travelling taste As i am afraid to never be seen nor touched buds headed south, He has never loved me, such a foolish feeling Only to find the rotten He looks at her with such admiration and love fish, I look at her with only betrayal and disgust That spoilt my perfect As i am blind to such addiction and therefore not dish.

I love you so much how I wish to be like her I love you so much, how I wish you to be mine

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KIA TOKA TŪ MOANA - NAVIGATING THE WAVES OF SUCCESS - A REFLECTION ON SPORT AT ŌTŪMOETAI COLLEGE IN 2023 In the ebb and flow of competitive sports, Ōtūmoetai College stood resolute in 2023, weathering both traditional team sports and individual athletic pursuits with unwavering strength. This reflective journey throughout the year celebrates the triumphs, acknowledges the integral role of teachers in charge of sport, bids farewell to esteemed colleagues, and welcomes fresh perspectives, innovations, and new beginnings. Ōtūmoetai College experienced a year of unprecedented success across a spectrum of sports. Traditional team sports and individual endeavours both experienced their moments in the spotlight. The resounding achievements of our student-athletes on the world stage, proudly representing New Zealand, marked a pinnacle in the school's sporting history.

Guided by the powerful whakataukī kia toka tū moana, our sports teams embodied resilience in the face of challenges. Standing steadfast and strong like the great rock in the ocean, we stood together, strong and undeterred by the size or relentlessness of the waves. This whakataukī encapsulated the unity and determination that fuelled our teams and individual student-athletes to overcome adversities and achieve great new heights.

Behind every victorious team and accomplished athlete stood the unwavering dedication of our teachers in charge of sport. Their tireless efforts in growing and solidifying their respective sports have been instrumental in this year's sporting success. Their passion for fostering a love for both physical activity and competition has left an indelible mark on the Ōtūmoetai College sports community.

As we bid farewell to the invaluable contributions of Paul Braddock and Abbie Johnston - who played pivotal roles in shaping the sports culture at Ōtūmoetai college - we embrace new beginnings. The arrival of Dennis Playford and Emma Henderson injects fresh energy into the sports department, joining the team of Chris Matheson, Debbie McBride, and Ian Ridgway.

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KIA TOKA TŪ MOANA - NAVIGATING THE WAVES OF SUCCESS - A REFLECTION ON SPORT AT ŌTŪMOETAI COLLEGE IN 2023 The year unfolded with remarkable innovations, such as the highly successful 'Have a Go Thursdays.' this initiative not only led to students' participation in physical activities skyrocketing but also fostered inclusivity and a love for sports.

The opening of our new Strength & Conditioning facility at the beginning of Term 2 emphasised the importance of periodised physical development, ensuring the holistic growth of our students.

In the spirit of unity, we extend heartfelt gratitude to all our staff members, community coaches and managers, supportive parents, and most importantly our committed and enthusiastic students. The collective effort of these pillars of support is the bedrock upon which our sporting success in 2023 rests. Thank you for contributing to a year of resilience, triumphs, and collective growth.

As we reflect on the waves of 2023, we anticipate the uncharted waters of the future which our school community will continue to navigate with strength, unity, and an unwavering commitment to sporting excellence.

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As Teacher in Charge of TREK again for 2023, one of the best parts of putting this publication together is reading about all the incredible things our students have achieved this year, despite 2023 bringing more disruption to our kaiako and ākonga. From successes on the field, the stage, or the screen, 2023 has again seen our ākonga earn regional, national, and international accolades across multiple disciplines. As the most significant archival publication our college has, we are so, so thrilled to be able to share this with you all. For a second year, TREK is distributed in a digital format. Our team of TREKKIES are wonderfully talented students with a keen and discerning eye for design and we wanted this year to be more eye-catching, more colourful, and bigger than 2022.

As always, putting together a publication of this size and magnitude would not have been possible without the help and input of some exceptional people at Ōtūmoetai College. We would like to thank Karen Raikes who offered much sage advice and guidance on the use of the Adobe programmes so that we would be able to format this correctly. We would like to thank Frances McAdam, English teacher extroadinaire, who gave many hours to this project to help with proofreading. We also need to thank all the Heads of Departments, our teachers, our coaches, administrators, volunteers, and members of our wider school community for making sure all information was shared to us in such a timely manner this year, allowing us to have more time to dedicate to the creative aspect of this magazine. We also need to thank Carolyn Harrowfield and Vanessa Gibbs – our college Librarians. As the TREK Committee, we were huddled away at the back of the library, sitting and staring at screens for weeks and, every day, these lovely wāhine allowed us to use the space to work constantly on putting these pages together. An enormous thank you also needs to go to Viv Couch without whom - quite frankly - this publication would not exist.

And finally, the biggest thank you needs to go to the three outstanding Year 10 students who are the reasons you are reading this publication today. Assembling more than 100 pages of content is a daunting enough task as it is, but having these three incredible students work tirelessly on the design aspects of TREK has made this feel like a truly collaborative passion project. To Zen, Aadit and Catelyn – you have been true assets to the TREK committee and it has been a pleasure working with you again.

I am so unbelievably proud of this final publication and I hope that you have enjoyed reading TREK as much as we enjoyed putting it together. If anyone is interested in being part of this design team for 2024, email us at trek@otc.school.nz 2023 Committee: Staff: Melissa Nicholson and Frances McAdam Students: Catelyn Evans, Zen Miyanami, Aadit Tandon

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