2015 St Paul's Year Book

Editorial

2015 has seen St Paul’s continuing to strive for excellence in the four cornerstones that make up the school’s foundation. From the rugby and hockey trip to Argentina, the chapel theme of ‘Beyond the Bubble’, this year’s annual production of Brassed Off to our huge number of tertiary scholarships achieved by our leavers, the students of St Paul’s have had countless successes.

Reflecting back through these pages has proved how many amazing achievements and memories staff and students of all ages and years have shared this year. Whether it be during House events, school celebrations or achieving personal goals, this year book celebrates the fine young men and women that make up the body of St Paul’s. However, a huge thank you must be given to the coaches, teachers, leaders, mentors and parents that have made sacrifices, offered support, guidance and endless encouragement to each sportsman, academic and virtuoso - these accomplishments are yours as much as they are the students’. We would personally like to thank Ms Andrea Dela Rue for her organisation and allowance of us taking on such a big role with the Collegian.

To those returning – take a moment to reflect back on 2015. There are many lessons to be learned from this year, so make sure you apply them in the years to come and take full advantage of the fantastic learning environment St Paul’s offers, continuing to grow into the mighty oaks you have the potential to be.

To the leavers – we hope you too can smile back on your final year at St Paul’s and blossom from the opportunities the school has presented, in and out the classroom. We hope this year’s Collegian will allow you to more fully treasure these memories of your last school days. Be proud of your achievements, continue to work hard, and stand firm in the faith.

▲ Sam Goodey and Beth Griffen, Publications Portfolio 2015

Headmaster’s Address

How would each of us respond if asked whether we would count “grateful” as one of our personal attributes? How many of us have perilously short memories about the good things that happen to us? How many take the time to celebrate the small successes in our life?

During the past year, I have found the story told by Andrew Bienkowski, about a polish family forced to leave their homeland for Siberia in WWII profoundly moving and personally inspirational.

In an abbreviated version, the story goes like this; it was the winter of 1940, “Vladislav Paluchowski had been hungry for weeks. A great burning hunger ate up his insides … outside the real sun had long since surrendered its few hours of daylight … the wind raced across the frozen plain and moaned through the hut the family had been lucky enough to find and inhabit, back when the old man was still strong, when he was still the head of the family, before the hunger consumed him. This morning, when food and water were presented to him for the 13th time in as many days, the old man used the last of his energy to turn his head away … as the man’s strength ebbed, he felt his body sink deeper into the straw and envisaged the future his grandchildren would have, the future his death would ensure. In tough times, Vladislav had always turned inwards, towards a greater strength – strength of faith, of wisdom and sacrifice. The time had come. To save the others – his wife, his daughter, his two grandsons – he would give up his meagre portions.

The women – eyes long since drained of tears and exhausted from worry, work and lack of food themselves no longer had the energy to object … to Vladislav it was a simple question of fact: who would be the most useful to the children? He had protected them through banishment from their Polish homeland … and many other challenges … now his last remaining duty was to save the children … his current job was simple. His job was to die.”

The storyteller, Andrew comments, “When times get difficult, I often think about that old man on the steepe, making his final fateful decision. That decision would touch and change every

one of the people for whom he made the ultimate sacrifice … of the five people who lived in the hut and the four who survived to leave the steepe, I am the only remaining member still alive – you see that man was my grandfather and the child he saved was me.”

“Thankfully most of us will never be called upon to make as great a sacrifice as my grandfather made, but we can make a smaller daily sacrifices. We can learn to put others first in ways that create joy and enhance our lives. By sharing my Siberian experience, I hope to inspire you to nurture one of the greatest human attributes: the ability to understand and help others.”

This story intrigued me and with plenty of time to think and reflect, I did further reading on this concept of being grateful or having gratitude

In this Headmaster’s report I want to focus on what we as a school community have got to feel grateful about this year.

As a School we have enjoyed a great year. Upon reflection, what makes St Paul’s so special, is the unique mix of people that make up our community; the real passion and the interest that the staff have for the students; the length that they are prepared to go to provide them with the opportunity to succeed and to fulfil this potential; the lifestyles that the residential staff, both at Tihoi and St Paul’s have to adopt on a daily basis to fulfil their responsibility to testosterone charged teenagers; the lovely mix of the rural and urban families that are the St Paul’s community; the commitment as parents to a common set of values, standards and expectations for our sons and daughters; the relatively unsophisticated down-toearth nature of the students; the daily appreciation and thanks that they extend for the assistance they are provided; their willingness and preparedness to regularly do the things which are outside their comfort-zone; these are all examples of why, in many respects, we are part of a blessed community.

This certainly comes to the fore when we experience the tough or challenging times that are part and parcel of the lifestyle of a school such as ours. To Zoe Lapwood, Jack Davies, and their team of Prefects, I offer the collective thanks of all those

gathered here today. The year did not start in the easiest of ways, but you rose to the challenge and gave your unwavering and valuable support to Mr Robson as he strived to set the scene and establish the culture of the School for the rest of the year. We are extremely fortunate this year, with the quality of the 31 full School Prefects, the 60 or so boarding or day house Prefects; the members of the chapel, publications and worship teams; social committee and the many other Year 13 groups who take responsibility for specific areas of the daily operation of our School. There is no doubt in my mind that we would struggle to offer many of the learning experiences that define this school without the goodwill, support and commitment of its seventh form.

Well-liked and respected by their peers for their approachability and decency and the genuine and sincere manner in which they have carried out their duties in 2015; Zoe, Jack, Bethany and Chris have done a magnificent job in leading the student body and along with a huge group of senior leaders, they have maintained the confidence and support of the school community through both their actions and demeanour in their approach. Our leavers today are our captains of sports teams; section leaders in our bands; the leads in our shows, boarding or day houses. We would like to express our gratitude and applaud you for the crucial contribution that you have made to St Paul’s during your time here.

The final advice that I now give to the leavers is just as applicable for all those in this Chapel. It hasn’t been derived from research or articles, but from personal experience. I realised this time last year, that I’d been previously living my life at warp speed. Chemo and radiotherapy and the odd week spent in hospital or at Waihi beach recuperating, provided me with a time to reflect on what was really important in my life. Over that time, Judith and I were inundated with emails, cards, letters of support and random acts of kindness, which proved both humbling and uplifting. I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you in this room, as whether you know it or not, you all contributed to providing me with the will and strength to fight the challenges that we as a family faced. I believe for me, cancer created a new perspective on gratitude and gratefulness:

Gratitude gives you a sense of perspective. A recognition that the things we own and the opportunities we have, often come from someone other than ourselves and that there is more to life than possessions.

Gratitude improves relationships. Wouldn’t we rather show up to work or school each day to colleagues or peers who freely acknowledge and appreciate our contributions or efforts? Everyone benefits from positive feedback – both the giver and receiver.

Gratitude is healthy for us. Cultivating gratitude increases our happiness levels, allows us to lead more satisfied lives, and increases our levels of optimism and hope.

Gratitude counteracts the “gimmes”. It makes us aware of who has influence or what makes the positive aspects of our lives possible.

Too many of us in this Chapel are trapped in the illusion that we will be more satisfied if we only had a bit more. The problem with satisfaction, is that in reality it is like a constantly receding horizon, there is always more just beyond our reach.

If we can live in gratefulness today, the regrets of the past and the worries of the future disappear. By practising gratefulness, we move out of the self and slow down and appreciate the present.

“Gratitude” said the famous Roman philosopher, Cicero, “is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others”.

My challenge today to the leavers, is to recognise and be grateful for the opportunities you have been given; don’t succumb to the trap of always chasing the elusive more: spend even a little bit of each day reflecting on things that you have to be grateful for; regularly take the time out to celebrate your achievements, to reflect on what is really important to you; think about how important to your wellbeing, close friends, life partners and family are in your life.

There is an ancient Sanskrit Proverb that says “Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow is only a vision. But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope”. It is my wish that as leavers from St Paul’s, you will take with you the values that you have been taught, the experiences you have shared and that you will maintain a genuine pride and sense of gratefulness in reflecting on your time in this very special and unique community.

I want to take this opportunity of thanking my wife, Judith for the love, compassion and amazing support she has offered me and our family over the last year. You have been my consistent rock and soulmate over the past 12 months Judith, and words cannot adequately express my gratitude for what you have done for me.

As a couple, we want to thank the amazing WACT Board and the incredibly kind staff, parents and students of St Paul’s Collegiate School for all your encouragement and support. You have been truly amazing.

On behalf of us both, we wish you an enjoyable and satisfying Christmas break with your friends and loved ones. Until we meet again, may Christ our Lord guide over each and every one of us and provide us with wisdom, resilience and a sense of gratefulness and fulfilment for everything we do and aspire towards.

▲ G W Lander, Headmaster

Head Boy’s Reflection

Time would say that we have twenty four hours a day, every day. But this might be the wrong way of looking at it: as time goes on, our days could be getting shorter and shorter. For a two day old baby, one day is 50% of their life. For me, this day is 0.0016% of my life so far and tomorrow, this percentage will be even smaller.

There’s something beautiful about time – never can you not experience now. The moment in which you heard me say that last sentence is no longer happening, this one is. As you’re listening to this sentence, you are the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you ever will be. And can time change speeds? How come in reality when an opposition batsman skies a top edge, the ball is only in the air for a few seconds, but as you stand under it, ready to take the catch it feels like minutes? How come, when Mr Lander says his speech it feels like it takes an hour? Oh wait, it does.

After my Dad and I watched Japan beat South Africa in this year’s Rugby World Cup, we wanted to know why they would call a rugby team the ‘Cherry Blossoms’ When naming a rugby team, you want a name that will scare the opposition, like ‘The Lions’, ‘The Bulldogs’ or ‘The Hedgehogs’. The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. It represents the fragility and the beauty of life, and it’s a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful, but that it is also tragically short. This is why when offered a shot at goal to draw the game, they chose to go for the try in an attempt to create history. They don’t do things half-heartedly because they realize they don’t have time for mediocrity.

I want us to think about time, this thing we base our lives around, that is built into our language, thoughts and behaviour. I want us to question whether we are making the most of it and also think about what we are going to do with the time ahead of us.

I have spent 22,000 hours here at St Paul’s, which is one seventh of my life so far. This means that if our bodies were made up of the time we have spent in our lives, we would have enough St Paul’s in us to make an arm. The question is, what are we going to do with that arm? Are we going to waste what we have gained from the time at this school, let the muscles

on that arm waste away and fall short of what we are capable? Or are we going to use that arm to bowl for our country, to operate on people as a surgeon, to write notes on a whiteboard as a teacher? Let’s use what we have gained from the time spent at St Paul’s to make our lives extraordinary.

While it is important that we make the most of our time to achieve our goals, it is also important that we don’t get too worried about the finish line and forget to enjoy ourselves. We have a deep intuition that the future is open until it becomes present and that the past is fixed. As time flows, this structure of fixed past, immediate present and open future gets carried forward in time, until for each and everyone of us, there is nothing left but fixed past. I feel that a number of us are guilty of constantly looking at this open future, thinking it will be better than the present. It is inevitable that at some point in our lives, the balance will tip: the past will become better than the future. We will stop looking forward and instead, we will look back and, for some of us, it will be with regret. I think for us leavers, we are experiencing a moment like that right now. For a split second in our secondary schooling years, we have stopped to reflect on the past rather than looking at the future and we’ve realized that we are actually going to miss what we’ve been wishing away. Looking back, I am going to miss the school periods, the formal dinners, the cricket trainings, the dorm raids, the doggy piles, the touch on the turf. It only just hit me that some of these things you can only do at school: you can’t doggy pile your work colleagues, you can’t flip your wife’s bed. If we’ve failed to appreciate these special moments that we will never get back, let’s make sure we don’t do this with the rest of our lives – let’s make sure we seize the day.

To the leavers, today we say goodbye to the direction, guidance and comfort that the last 13 years of schooling have given us and we get unleashed into the world.

Let’s make sure we make the most of the time we have been gifted. Let us use what we’ve gained at St Paul’s as a foundation to make the rest of our lives remarkable, but let us not forget to appreciate the memories formed. Seize every opportunity and make the rest of your lives outstanding.

▲ Jack Davies, Head Boy 2015

Head Girl’s Reflection

The path I will take is unseen yet optimistic, and the path I have taken has left a clear trail. When I gather my memories of the past three years at St Paul’s, I remember my best and my worst, but at the conclusion of my time here, I am thankful for the memories I have made and will take away several lessons that St Paul’s has taught me.

Twelve months ago, I wasn’t convinced I was fit for the role of Head Girl, as there are so many incredible girls here that could have been in this role. But lesson number one: everyone has room to grow, and I have to thank my parents and the teachers who never lost sight of my potential. You didn’t lose faith and you brought out the best in me.

Lesson two: comfort zones. You have none and if you did, St Paul’s will take you outside and beyond them. Public speaking was never my forte, but Jack would tell me “Fake it till you make it”. I acted as though I was confident in public speaking, but really I was petrified! Putting myself forward in such a way helped me to gain new skills – I no longer found I was pretending to be confident, and I realised the reason for this was because I was no longer scared of failure.

This leads me to the third life lesson: nobody is perfect, and we are all going to make mistakes. The thought of failure is scary in itself, not doing yourself justice and, for me, focusing on every little detail. It wasn’t until Mr Lander pulled me aside and said I had to stop focusing on the minor things and not be afraid to make mistakes that I learned this. I have since made mistakes – not because I’m a bad person, but because I’m my own person and am still learning.

At some stage in your life, whether you choose it or not, you will be a leader. I’m not talking about leadership in the form of the next prime minister or Head students, but someone who sets up a sports team or the year 9 tutoring. Filling the role of Head Girl was like a baby learning to walk again. While there was no 101 for dummies or instructions, Mr Robson gave me an analogy to act like a duck on water – smooth on top, but paddling like hell underneath.

The hardest lesson I’ve learnt this year is saying no. The word was scarce in my vocabulary at the beginning of this year, but I had to learn. You will not be able to satisfy everyone, nor have the time or energy to do so and still be able to keep yourself happy. My challenge to both the leavers and returning students is to find a balance between making others happy and making yourself happy. Say yes, say no, do something you want to do, but find a healthy balance. Success comes in many different forms. We have weekly assemblies to recognise those who excel in their field, from academics to sport to music. St Paul’s is a very talented and high achieving school, but as Mr Lander said, the success of St Paul’s is measured in the kinds of people we develop into. St Paul’s is a very successful institution developing young men and women.

Finally, situations don’t define who you are. You may be wondering, what do any of my experiences have to do with choosing what happens in life? You get to choose how situations will affect you. It’s not the circumstance that define you: it’s how you handle it. A popular saying is ‘every setback is a setup for a comeback’ – take every hardship that comes your way and let it make you the best person you can be. Remember – while you don’t get to choose your beginning in life, you do get to choose your pathway.

The world has plenty of dreamers, so be a chaser. Whatever your dream is right now, if you don’t achieve it, you haven’t failed and you’re not a loser; but just as importantly, if you do get your dream, you’re not a winner. It is the morals and the values that we have developed right here in this chapel that make us the people we are. It is hard to describe how much I will miss being a student here, but I know that wherever I go, I’ll always have a family in this school. Leavers, keep a firm hold on the St Paul’s spirit in your new adventures, and to the students returning, continue to grow the spirit of St Paul’s and enjoy your final years of schooling.

▲ Zoe Lapwood, Head Girl 2015

Valedictorian

Te¯na¯ koutou, te¯na¯ koutou, te¯na¯ tatou katoa.

We stand here today on the precipice of the future. It’s not a distant reality anymore. It begins here and it begins today. This is the hardest speech I have ever had to write, not because I had nothing to write about, but because it is so hard to sum up such an important time in all of our lives, when I still haven’t quite realized that it’s actually over. I’ll do my best and try to do this time of laughter and tears a bit of justice. I would like to dedicate my speech to my late Grandfather, Hobo, a man who supported me every step of the way and never once let me give up.

Five years ago, we were all very different people, in very different places – a lot of us didn’t even go to this school five years ago. We still are very different people, but we now have a common thread, a tie that will keep us together no matter how far we venture away or how deep we jump into the unknown that is our adult lives, and that is the thread of the St Paul’s community.

On paper I may not be seen as the best person for this job as I’ve only been here two years: I haven’t been a bait, haven’t had to put up with the difficulty and delirium of Tihoi, or the pain of being a year 11 girl, and I’m not even meant to be a year 13. But at this school none of that really matters. Whether you came here in year 9 or started this year, we all belong, stick together and share our experiences. As Evander even told me, he’s listened to so many Tihoi stories he sometimes he has to remind himself that he didn’t actually go himself. Here, we all belong – we are a group of people from different towns, families and ultimately walks of life, yet the beauty of St Paul’s Collegiate is that it is the ultimate equalizer. It’s a place in which we are all given so many opportunities and no matter where you came from or who you are, when you come to St Paul’s you don’t just come to school – you come to a new home.

And, Class of 2015, I believe we have done that: we have stuck together through a year that could never be described as easy. It has been a troubling year, there has been many downs, tough times, to say the least, but it is the strength not of the individuals in our year group and how close we are that means

we have managed to overcome and deal with these setbacks. We have propped each other up in times of great need and have still had the best year anyone could hope for.

As we all I know, I love Otorohanga, and I loved Otorohanga College: we had hangi every week, I got to pretend I was Maori, we only had five classes a day instead of six and only had assembly once a fortnight. But as much as I loved it, if I had stayed in good old Oto, I would never be who I am today, nor would have had all the opportunities I have been given for my future. I came to this school a fish out of water, but through the support of those around me I have grown in confidence so much, and I can now look back over my time and be proud of how much I have grown. St Paul’s is the little school that has a community feel, yet also gives each and every one of us the opportunity to compete with the best and be the best in New Zealand, and that is one of the things that makes St Paul’s truly extraordinary.

I don’t think I could be here at all if it weren’t for so many of the people in this room. To the teachers who have pushed, guided and helped me achieve what I never imagined I ever could, who believe in us and believe in our potential. Without the strength and care that the teaching staff have at St Paul’s, I don’t think any of us would be half as good academically, even Hugo.

To Mrs Hansen and Mrs Lilley, and on to all the boarding staff. I never envy your job and I’m pretty sure none of the parents do either. You two have arguably the most difficult position in the school being responsible for forty odd teenage girls. The quote that came up the most when I googled raising teenage girls is that it was like being slowly pecked to death by chickens. Whilst this may be a tad of an over exaggeration, and even though we complain, roll our eyes, and pretend to know so much better, all of us girls do truly appreciate all of the continual encouragement, support and love that you have given to each and every one of us, through laughter and plenty more tears. How else would I have gotten over having my heart broken without you, Miss Hansen?

To Mr Lander, on behalf of all the students, staff, and parents in this room, I thank you for the impact on the school you

have had over the years. You are a man who carries always an incredible mana about you, and although you can be pretty scary at times, I think we have all learnt over our time here that you also have a huge heart. It is obvious that you love this place and despite how tough this year has also been for you, you have continued to lead the school in mind and spirit, through the good and the not so good.

To Rev, you have only been with us for a short period of time, but I am know that I am speaking for the entire year level when I say that your presence in the school has been refreshing and uplifting. You are such a wise and caring figure in the school who has really related to the vast majority of us in such a short amount of time. On a personal note, you have really been an amazing role model for me and have opened my eyes up to many things, in and out of religion.

Finally, to my Mum and Dad. I cannot express how much I appreciate the sacrifices you have made to send me here. As much as I hate to say it, you were right, Mum: coming to St Paul’s was the best decision you ever made for me. We may all complain about how much we want to get out of this place, away from the rules, long school days, and the jokes or not so jokes we make about being released from prison. But to me, this means that you, parents, House parents, teachers, Mr Lander, have done your jobs. We are ready: we are questioning, opinionated, striving and sometimes know-it-all young people who are not afraid of what is to come because we have built our foundation and, thanks to all of you and this place, it is one which is strong, deep and fully supported. Although sometime next year, when we have run out of money for the week and are sitting in our cold cramped room with two assignments due the next morning, we will really begin to miss this place. It will be the little things that we will miss: playing blind man’s bluff in the boarding house, having debates with Gordon about feminism and racism, the Tihoi to school race, just to name a few. You know what, I think I will even miss being called Brosie.

The first time I came to this school, I said to Mr Lander that I go to school to learn, not to make friends. I don’t think I have ever been so completely and utterly wrong. Yes, whilst St Paul’s has been great academically, it is not the chemistry

tips from Mr Smith or the, sorry Mr J, statistic analogies that we will remember in our lives to come. It is the people, the fellow pupils and kids in our class who turned into classmates that turned into friends and became the family I see around me today. It’s the endless array of little things, nicknames, stupid jokes and various seemingly meaningless memories. So thank you, Class of 2015, for teaching me so much more than I could ever hope to learn in a chemistry book, or even from Shakespeare himself. You have taught me how to be me and I hope that you all feel the same about yourselves.

So today we begin our future, and it is not going to be easy: it’s going to be really hard, and that is an understatement in itself. There will be times that we wished we were back at high school, but like I said, we have that little thread that can always bring us home we need it. So as we stare at the end, longing for a beginning, I thought I would leave you with words which I hope will remind us not just to look forward as we are often told to do but to also live in the moment or as Olivia and Georgia would say, ‘Live a little, because today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope’.

We are standing on the very edge, the precipice of our future and there’s nowhere else to turn, no going back. We have learnt a lot, academically sure, but also about ourselves, and while I cannot say we are quite adults yet, we have grown up – we’re not the babies, or in my case, the little boy, that stepped into this school, but young adults, confident, scared, confused, excited, anxious, but ultimately ready whether we believe it or not to jump over the edge and see what life brings us. Whatever happens, whether we achieve all that we want to or not, we will always have St Paul’s, but more importantly, we will always have the people we met here.

He aha te mea nui o te ao

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata

What is the most important thing in the world?

It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.

▲ Josie Butcher, Valedictorian 2015

Chaplain’s Reflections

REFLECTION FROM THE HEADMASTER

As a community that places great emphasis on the development of young men and women of good character, it has been heartening to witness the strength of the School’s Christian Dimension. Our senior students in our Chapel and Worship teams have really stepped up with the absence of a Chaplain during the first half of the year. With the enthusiastic support of Mrs Karen Johnson, midday worship ran smoothly and the services were well prepared, presented and thought-out. We were extremely fortunate to enjoy the innovative and engaging preaching skills of the Very Reverend Peter Rickman each Tuesday and the sincere and thoughtprovoking delivery of Bishop Helen-Ann on an amazingly regular basis on Thursdays. As a side benefit of having no Chaplain, it was wonderful for the School to get to know better, the Dean of the Cathedral and the Bishop of Waikato over the first six months. Reverend James Stephenson joined us in July and made an immediate and positive impression. A personable individual, we predict that our new Rev will make a hugely valuable contribution to our School’s pastoral care network.

REFLECTION FROM THE CHAPLAIN REV JAMES STEPHENSON

The School has been exemplary with its pastoral care; this facet of St Paul’s is a great strength. The development of a student’s character reaches far deeper than just excellent pastoral care. The development of character is not often something that can be recorded or measured in an obvious way and yet it is at the heart of a good education. There is no point scoring top marks in exams, playing first violin and first fifteen full back if there has been no development of character. St Paul’s has overt structures in place to develop character such as, a ‘Character Ed’ programme; a house system and mentor groups. But a school ethos that develops character runs deeper than explicit programmes. It is implicit within the fibre of the school. To dissect this nature would take a thesis, but it is unquestionably present at St Paul’s.

Clear, strong and appropriate leadership is necessary but perhaps even more important is the art of being a school master or mistress which is different to being a teacher. Great school masters are also good teachers but this is just a part of their make-up. They guide, inspire, love and role model. In theological language it is called incarnational living – to live out the great virtues as modelled and taught by Jesus. While recognising the vices of human nature and insecurities that we all carry, St Paul’s has more than its fair share of incarnational living school masters (male and female). This is a great strength of the School and arguably its greatest strength, because it serves the students, develops their character and inspires them to be the best that they can be.

With Love,

▲ Rev. James Stephenson

SERMON FROM JONATHAN MAYER

I want to take this opportunity to talk to you about something central to this School and more specifically to this building. You see it almost every single day, but may not even know what it actually means. I’m talking about the cross etched in the window behind the sanctuary. Obviously the cross shape itself symbolizes the Christian faith, but what about the words inside it? These are the words from Matthew Chapter 5. So what do I want you to hear about today? I want you to understand what is actually being said. And thirdly, I want you to understand the applications of this teaching.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit”. So what does being “poor in spirit” mean? Why are you then blessed? What does being blessed actually mean? And why on earth would you get to the Kingdom of Heaven for being “poor in spirit”? Let’s start with the word blessed. Now this text was originally in Greek. There are two words in Greek that translate to blessed - one has the meaning of happiness, but the one used in Matthew 5 describes the happy state of those who find their purpose and fulfilment in God. Now what does “poor in spirit” mean and how does that make you fulfilled and find your purpose

in God? Well, being “poor in spirit” is basically the centre of Christianity, the reason this Sermon on the Mount is so significant and also the greatest reason people struggle with the teaching itself. Being “poor in spirit” is having a deep humility, it means you realise that you are spiritually bankrupt, that you are separated from God because of your natural born sin, originating from Adam and Eve, and that there is no natural “goodness” that could allow you to be close to God. Therefore you are literally poor, poorest of the poor, you have nothing to show for against a perfect God who cannot coexist with a sinner, someone who isn’t as perfect as he is, because of his divine nature. Being “poor in spirit” means you have realised that there is nothing you can do to earn your way in to Heaven.

Your sins have been paid for by Jesus on the cross and his death has covered up your imperfect nature with his perfect and completely blameless life. All you have to do is believe and accept that you cannot save yourself. This is the reason why you then would have “The Kingdom of Heaven”. Because you will have been saved. And this “Grace” from God is the key. It is a gift, it cannot be earned, only asked for.

Why would he do that? Because there is no greater love, than to lay down your life for another. It’s because he loves you, every single one of you are loved. His love is why you have this opportunity at salvation and the one thing you can be sure of, is that you are loved so much that someone died for you. I hope that has cleared up the importance of this cross and why this particular message was chosen to be put inside. So next time someone asks what makes those words so special? I hope you remember enough of this sermon to give an answer.

SERMON FROM INVINDER SINGH

Theme: What is courage?

In the readings we just heard, Moses, being a 120 year old man who was close to death managed to summon the courage that he drew from God and speak to his people. If it were not for the confidence and courage that Moses had when speaking the words of God the people would not have listened and

said that he was crazy. After Moses passed away, God said to Joshua “Moses my servant is dead” and now Joshua had to take on the amount of courage and the leadership that Moses had at such an old age. It was Christ’s courage, as well as His love, that led Him to the cross. It was His courage that enabled Him to love in those last dark hours. Jesus gives to us the real meaning of courage! Courage is more than power of the will. Courage is more than simply enduring physical pain. Courage is more than stepping into danger. Real courage is a quiet and determined thing, not loud. Courage is firm, unyielding resolution to live out the values of eternity, no matter what forces of destruction throw themselves against us. What is courage? The dictionary definition for courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face a difficulty, danger and pain without fear and with bravery. In far simpler words to stand up for something that is right. I was looking at how courage changes people and this story caught my eye. ‘Late in the evening I was walking in the park. Suddenly I heard a scream coming from behind bushes. I stopped to listen and understood that a woman was being attacked. I heard sounds of fighting and muttering. For several moments I was hesitating, should I get involved? I panicked. I was frightened for my own safety. Maybe it is better to call the police? Then I realized that the woman‘s voice was becoming weaker, so I knew I had to act quickly. Can I run away from this? Finally I decided that I have to help this unknown woman even if I am risking my own life. I felt some strange transformation inside, the moral and physical strength, so I ran behind the bushes. I pulled the attacker off the girl. We fell to the ground and grappled for several minutes. Then the assailant jumped up and ran away. Breathing hard I slowly came up to the girl, who was cowering behind a tree. It was dark, so I could not see her face clearly. I felt, that she is very frightened, so I talked to her from a distance: “You are safe now, it‘s okay, the man has run away”. After a few moments I heard her words with a great amazement in her voice: “Dad, is that you?” And then I realized that the girl was my youngest daughter.’ This man showed courage at the right time to save the unknown women who proved to be his loved one.

Academic Results 2014

Our NCEA results were once again excellent for 2014. Particularly pleasing were the comparative pass rates for Level One, Two and Three – the increase for Level One was particularly notable. For 98% of our Year 11 students to gain Level One NCEA is a real reflection on the hard work, commitment and quality of our teaching staff.

PASS RATES FOR NATIONAL

CERTIFICATE (NCEA):

Level 3: 92% (93% in 2013, 86% in 2012, 83% in 2011)

(13% above the National Average)

Tertiary Entry (UE): 80%

(91% in 2013, 86% in 2012, 79% in 2011) (

21% above the National Average)

Level 2: 96%

(97% in 2013, 91% in 2012, 89% in 2011)

(10% above the National Average)

Level 1: 98%

(96% in 2013, 94% in 2012, 90% in 2011)

(15% above the National Average)

CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS 2014:

EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENTS AND SUBJECT CENTURIONS

To gain an Excellence Endorsement, you need to achieve 50 Excellence credits at that level. To achieve Centurion Status, you need to get Excellence grades in all of the Achievement Standards for that particular subject or an ‘A*’ grade in an IGCSE subject or an A grade in AS Cambridge.

YEAR 13 (LEVEL THREE EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENTS): (12 - compared with 14 in 2013, 15 in 2012 and 10 in 2011)

Timothy Fletcher

Sahil Patil

Jordan Ogilvy

Daniel Johnson

Aditya Sakalkale Tessa Whale

Kate Wilkins

Taylor Deakin

Youngmin Goo Jessica Chanwai

Emma Walker

LEVEL 3 CENTURIONS:

Hugo Brown (Year 12)

Tessa Whale (Chemistry, Art History, Media, Calculus)

Holly Ho (Earth and Space Science, Chinese)

Daniel Johnson (Art Design)

Jordan Ogilvy (Calculus)

YEAR 12 (LEVEL TWO EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENTS): (27 compared with 13 in 2013, 17 in 2012 and 12 in 2011)

Kinneir Groube

Nicholas Simpson

Natasha Peiris

Anthony Chilcott-Parker

Daniel Davis

Josie Butcher

Hairini Meiyappan

Olivia Street

Georgia Burke Stefan Andreef

Matthew Fielding Jack Schicker

James Morritt Vada Hockenhull-Jamieson

Kieran Hitchcock Reed Fisher

Lucy Shilston Lara Wilson

Ryan Van Straalen Brianna O’Donoghue

Simon Morbey Michael Torrance

Jack Davies Hugo Brown

Non Seehamart Bethany Langton

Zoe Lapwood

LEVEL 2 CENTURIONS (* DENOTES ACADEMIC COLOURS):

Hugo Brown* (Biology, Chemistry, English, L3 Physics, L3 Calculus)

Jack Davies* (Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, Physical Education)

Bethany Langton* (Biology, PE, English, AS Maths)

Josie Butcher* (Biology, Chemistry, English, Physical Education)

Non Seehamart* (Physics, Calculus, AS English, AS Maths)

Michael Torrance* (Physics, Computing, AS English, AS Maths)

Anthony Chilcott-Parker* (Physics, AS English, AS Maths)

Zoe Lapwood (History, Music)

Hamish Black (Physical Education)

Georgia Burke (Physical Education)

Matthew Fielding (Physics)

Bethany Griffin (Chemistry)

Kinneir Groube (L3 Ag/Hort)

Kieran Hitchcock (Physics, AS Maths)

Simon Morbey (Physical Education)

Natasha Peiris (Computing, AS Maths)

Jack Schicker (Visual Arts)

Lucy Shilston (English)

Nick Simpson (Ag/Hort)

Ariki Thomson (L3 Earth and Space Science)

Lara Wilson (Chemistry)

Olivia Street (Physical Education)

Lachlan Lee (AS English)

Dean George (AS English)

Connor Gyde (AS Maths)

James Ashenden (AS English)

Georgia Hogg (AS English)

YEAR 11 (LEVEL ONE EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENTS): (24 compared with 29 in 2013, 7 in 2012 and 10 in 2011)

Hayden Trow Michael Weir

Victoria Ware Conor Fuller

Callum McNaughton Amy Kang

Craig Stocker Katie Trigg

Felicity Whale Tully Dickson

James Krippner Blair Foster

Nathan Cleaver Serena Lim-Strutt

Vincent Lu Tom Yarrall

James Christey Jade Henley-Smith

Oliver Soar Ben Russell

Craig Scott Andre Ofsoski

Jack Oliver Seb Ellice

LEVEL 1 CENTURIONS (* DENOTES ACADEMIC COLOURS):

Felicity Whale (English, Spanish, Drama, IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Maths, IGCSE Physics)

James Krippner* (IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE English, IGCSE Maths, IGCSE Physics)

Matthew Sweet* (IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Maths, IGCSE Physics)

James Christey* (PE, IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE English, IGCSE Physics)

Blair Foster* (Accounting, IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Physics)

Tully Dickson* (IGCSE English, IGCSE Maths, IGCSE Physics)

Serena Lim-Strutt* (Accounting, IGCSE Maths, IGCSE Physics)

Craig Scott* (IGCSE Chemistry, AS Maths, IGCSE Physics)

Alastair Blackett (Physical Education)

Nathan Cleaver (IGCSE Chemistry)

Conor Fuller (Computing)

Jade Henley-Smith (Physical Education)

Amy Kang (Art)

Katie Trigg (Music, IGCSE English)

Hayden Trow (Science)

Teri Wathen-Smith (Physical Education)

Tom Yarrall (Accounting)

Vincent Lu (IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Maths)

Craig Stocker (AS Maths, IGCSE Physics)

Ben Negus (IGCSE Chemistry)

Henry Heng (IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Biology)

Aashima Kansal (IGCSE Chemistry)

Suvarn Naidoo (IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Physics)

Michail Andreef (IGCSE English)

Yu Feng (IGCSE Maths, IGCSE Physics)

Ken Chang (IGCSE Maths)

Michael Weir (IGCSE Physics)

CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION RESULTS 2014

The Year 11 IGCSE and Year 12 AS results are clearly the best the school has ever produced with a 99% pass rate for IGCSE and a 100% pass rate for AS! The teachers of Cambridge should again be extremely proud of the results of their students.

22% of IGCSE students gained an ‘A*’ (second highest ever) with 11% of AS students getting 90% or better (highest ever). 48% of IGCSE students gained an A grade (80%) or better (second highest ever), while 59% of AS students gained an A grade or better (highest ever).

AS:

The highest individual mark was Nonthiwat Seehamart - 95% for English.

ENGLISH:

All students gained 70% or better. Seven students gained an ‘A’ grade (80% or better).

They were: Nonthiwat Seehamart (95%), Michael Torrance (88%), Anthony Chilcott-Parker (86%), Lachlan Lee (85%), Dean George (85%), James Ashenden (85%), Georgia Hogg (80%). (This compares with only one ‘A’ grade achieved in 2013).

MATHEMATICS:

All students gained 65% or better. Nine students gained an ‘A’ grade (80% or better).

They were: Kieran Hitchcock (93%), Nonthiwat Seehamart (92%), Craig Stocker (87%), Craig Scott (86%), Anthony Chilcott-Parker (83%), Bethany Langton (82%), Connor Gyde (81%), Natasha Peiris (81%), Michael Torrance (80%). (This compares with only one ‘A’ grade achieved in 2013).

IGCSE:

38 of the students achieved an ‘A*’ (i.e. 90% and above) compared with 42 in 2013 and 14 in 2012.

Top subject performances were achieved in Chemistry - Felicity Whale 97%, English - James Christey 94%, Mathematics - Serena Lim-Strutt 99% (highest individual mark), Physics – Felicity Whale 96% and Biology - Henry Heng 90%.

James Krippner gained four ‘A*’ grades, an outstanding effort. Felicity Whale, James Christey, Matthew Sweet and Tully Dickson all gained three ‘A*’ grades

Global Perspectives (please note that these students were all Year 10 boys):

All students gained a mark greater than 50%. Three gained an ‘A’ grade. They were: Carne Lincoln (85%), Shay Dickson (85%) and Daniel Wheeler (83%).

BIOLOGY:

10 students gained a mark greater than 50%. One gained an ‘A*’ – Henry Heng (90%) and four an ‘A’. They were: Andre Ofsoski (86%), Tara Vishwanath (86%), Aashima Kansal (83%) and Benjamin Russell (80%).

CHEMISTRY:

45 of the students gained a mark greater than 50%. 12 gained a ‘A*’ (13 in 2013 and 4 in 2012).

They were: Felicity Whale (97%), Vincent Lu (96%), Nathan Cleaver (94%), Craig Scott (93%), James Christey (93%), James Krippner (93%), Benjamin Negus (93%), Henry Heng (93%), Blair Foster (91%), Aashima Kansal (91%), Suvarn Naidoo (90%) and Matthew Sweet (90%), and 24 grades of ‘A” or better (24 in 2013 and 10 in 2012).

ENGLISH:

All 14 of the students gained a mark greater than 65%. Five gained an ‘A*’ (5 in 2013 and 5 in 2012). They were: James Christey (94%), Tully Dickson (90%), James Krippner (90%), Michail Andreef (90%) and Katie Trigg (90%), and there were nine grades of ‘A’ or better (8 in 2013 and 5 in 2012).

PHYSICS:

52 of the students gained a mark greater than 50%. 12 gained an ‘A*’ (9 in 2013 and 3 in 2012).

They were: Felicity Whale (96%), Craig Scott (95%), Tully Dickson 93%), Blair Foster (92%), James Krippner (92%), Serena Lim-Strutt (92%), Suvarn Naidoo (92%), Matthew Sweet (92%), James Feng (92%), Craig Stocker (91%), James Christey (90%) and Michael Weir (90%), and 15 grades of ‘A” or better (21 in 2013 and 13 in 2012).

MATHEMATICS:

37 of the students gained a mark greater than 65%. Eight gained an ‘A*’ (12 in 2013 and 4 in 2012).

They were: Serena Lim-Strutt (99%), Felicity Whale (97%), James Krippner (96%), James Feng (95%), Vincent Lu (95%), Matthew Sweet (94%), Ken Chang (93%) and Tully Dickson (91%), and 27 grades of ‘A’ or better (24 in 2013 and 14 in 2012).

Prizegiving

Prizegiving

Prizegiving Awards

TIHOI PRIZES

THE PAVLOVICH CUP

Awarded to a student who showed real development at Tihoi – Intake 1.

John Palmhof

MURRAY HARINGTON CUP

Awarded to a student who showed real development at Tihoi – Intake 2.

Raymond Chen

SETON PRIZE

Awarded to a student who was outstanding in most areas of activity, academic and others, at Tihoi – Intake 1.

Samuel Weir

MORTIMER PRIZE

Awarded to a student who was outstanding in most areas of activity, academic and others, at Tihoi – Intake 2.

Lane Tims

SPORTS AND CULTURE AWARDS

ST PAUL’S AERONAUTICAL TROPHY

Scott Mitchell

DAN BRYANT MEMORIAL TROPHY

Stefan Andreef

THE GUMMER GAVEL

For excellence in Debating.

Josie Butcher

THE JANET COLE CUP

For excellence in the Performing Arts.

Sam Goodey

THE RODNEY HAMEL CUP

For the most significant contribution to Culture.

Jonathan Mayer

THE WAYNE O’BRIEN TROPHY

In recognition of all-round personal success in sport and the contribution towards others reaching their potential.

William Te Tomo

THE DIRECTOR OF SPORT AWARD

For the most outstanding team of the year.

U18 Rowing IV

Henry Wills (Captain)

THE MARGARET FORSYTH TROPHY

Awarded to the most outstanding Sportswoman of the year.

Jade Henley-Smith

THE PETER GILBERT TROPHY

Awarded to the most outstanding Sportsman of the year.

Simon Morbey

THE COLE CUP

To the most outstanding individual sportsperson.

Ryan Ballantyne

THE SHAW TROPHY

Awarded to the House accumulating the most points over the year in the inter-house competitions.

Hall House

ACADEMIC PRIZES

YEAR 9

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Industry Awards are made to students who have narrowly missed winning a prize in a number of subjects, or who are recognised for their consistent effort in the classroom throughout the year.

Harry Coxhead

Henry Mandeno

Jeremiah McDonald

Samuel McNaughton

SUBJECT PRIZES

Art

Jess Allen

French

Leo Ding

Religious Education

Jack Rich

Social Studies

Third in Subject Mathematics

Jack Morton

Music

Third in Subject Drama

Christopher Penno

Social Studies

Third in Subject Drama

Third in Subject Te Reo Maori

Te Waiti Rawiri

Mathematics

Third in Subject Graphics

Third in Subject Spanish

Alex (Yao) Zhong

Drama

Second in Subject Religious Education

Third in Subject French

Fritz Jooste

English

Second in Subject Social Studies

Third in Subject Science

Max McLean-Bluck

Graphics

Te Reo Maori

Sam Ogilvy

Physical Education

Spanish

George Ott

Graphics Science

Third in Subject Materials Technology

Third in Subject Social Studies

Adam Jefferis

Materials Technology

Music

Second in Subject Drama

Campbell Smith

YEAR 10

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Ayden Ellis

Alex Johnson

Toby McDonald

Keith Thorburn

SUBJECT PRIZES

English

Dylan Woodhouse

Graphics

Hugo Van Cingel

Materials Technology

Zachary Collier McCabe

Physical Education

Callum Prosser

Te Reo Maori

Dallas Taikato

Drama

Third in Subject Art

Harry Forte

Music

Third in Subject Spanish

Jack Walters

Art

Second in Subject Science

Patchara Jirapanyayut

Music

Second in Subject French

David Su

English

Second in Subject French

Third in Subject Social Studies

Third in Subject Global Perspectives

Conor Horrigan

Drama

French Fergus Grant

Drama

Social Studies

Second in Subject Global Perspectives

James Sandford

Mathematics Science

Social Studies

Spanish

Global Perspectives

Patrick Dowd

YEAR 11

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Emily Dela Rue

Phoebe I’Anson

Conner Peterson

Daniel Wheeler

SUBJECT PRIZES

Agriculture/Horticulture (share)

Henry Brown

Agriculture/Horticulture (share)

Brad Edwards

IGCSE Biology

Judd Redmond

Computer Studies (share)

Siddhart (Shane) Reddy

Drama

Shay Dickson

Engineering

Mitchell Bailey

French (share)

Emi Ng

Furniture Making

Tony Peacham

Graphics

Shaun Campbell

NCEA Mathematics

Oliver Saunders

Music

Jordan Wise

IGCSE Physics

Zacharias Campbell

Sports Science (share)

Sarah Parker

Spanish (share)

Donata Wilm

Te Reo Ma¯ori

Heath Campbell

Level 2 AS Mathematics

Ji Hoi (Ryan) Kim

Art

Third in Subject Level 1

Graphics

Rose Pickernell

History (share)

Third in Subject Biology

Maggie Powell

French (share)

Second in Subject Accounting

Grace Li

Geography

Second in Subject IGCSE

English

Michael Turnbull

IGCSE Mathematics

Second in Subject IGCSE

Physics

Benjamin Wheeler

History (share)

Second in Subject Drama

Third in Subject NCEA English

Talitha Patrick

NCEA English Sports Science (share)

Third in Subject Level 1 Science

Jessica Hood

IGCSE English

Sports Science (share)

Second in Subject NCEA

Mathematics

Third in Subject IGCSE Chemistry

Third in Subject Economics

Carne Lincoln

Accounting Economics

Science

Matthew Jayasuria

IGCSE Chemistry

Computer Studies (share)

Spanish (share)

Second in Subject NCEA English

Third in Subject IGCSE

Mathematics

Kathy Hastie

YEAR 12

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Nicholas Chen

Nicholas Hansen

Amy Kang

Tara Vishwanath

SUBJECT PRIZES

Accounting

Suvarn Naidoo

Agribusiness

Thomas Wilson

Agriculture/Horticulture

Toby Wallbank

Art Painting

Huiyeon (Amelia) Chu

Computer Applications

Matthew Begbie

Drama

Tully Dickson

Engineering

Reuben Andrews

Furniture Making

Tom Coleman

Geography

Benjamin Russell

History

Victoria Ware

Mathematics with Calculus

Lauren Ring

Mathematics with Statistics (share)

Touch Hemmondharop

Media Studies

James Bickford-Smith

Sports Science (share)

Alastair Blackett

Te Reo Maori

Pianika Taylor

Tourism Emanae Ferguson

Music

Third in Subject Computer Science

Katie Trigg

Sports Science (share)

Second in Subject History

Teri Wathen-Smith

AS English (Share)

Second in Subject Biology

James Christey

AS English (Share)

Second in Subject Chemistry

Third in Subject AS

Mathematics

Third in Subject Computer Science

Third in Subject Physics

James Krippner

French

Mathematics with Statistics (share)

Aashima Kansal

Earth and Space Science

Graphics

Michael Weir

Art Design

Art Photography

Megan Steven

Computer Science

Electronics

Third in Subject Computer Applications

Jack Glasson

Economics

NCEA English(share)

Level 3 Accounting (share)

Blair Foster

Biology

Chemistry

NCEA English

Physics

Spanish

Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics (share)

Felicity Whale

YEAR 13

GRADUATED WITH HONOURS

CERTIFICATE

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Bethany Griffen

Kinneir Groube

Vada Hockenhull-Jamieson

Michael Torrance

SUBJECT PRIZES

Art History (share)

Georgia Hogg

Automotive Engineering

Robert Simmons

Construction

Bradley Hermsen

Computer Studies

James Morritt

Earth and Space Science

Lucy Shilston

English

Bethany Langton

Graphics

Andrei Gavrilov

History

Zoe Lapwood

Media Studies

James Ashenden

Music

Jonathan Mayer

Sports Science (share)

Hamish Black

Te Reo Ma¯ori

Hinehou Te Ua

Tourism

Samisoni Taukeiaho

Art Photography (share)

Second in Subject Computer Studies

Callan Buchanan

Art History (share)

Second in Subject Drama

Helen McLean

Classical Studies

Second in Subject Art Painting

Amy Tombleson

Art Design (share)

Art Photography (share)

Shaun Drew

Art Design (share)

Art Painting

Kai-Wen (Kevin) Hwang

Agribusiness (PW Johnstone Memorial Trophy) (share)

Agriculture/Horticulture

Nicholas Simpson

Drama

French

Ariki Thomson

Mathematics with Statistics (share)

Sports Science (share)

Second in Subject Biology

Josie Butcher

Agribusiness (PW Johnstone Memorial Trophy) (share)

Geography (Waikato

Geographical Society Trophy)

Second in Subject Agriculture/ Horticulture

Aubrey Fish

Mathematics with Calculus

Physics

Second in Subject Biology

Second in Subject Chemistry

Third in Subject Economics

Kieran Hitchcock

Accounting (Share)

Biology

Chemistry

Economics

Hugo Brown

Scholarship Winners

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

University of Canterbury - EnGenius Scholarship

Robert Simmons

Lincoln University - Rugby Scholarship

Gordon Fullerton

Lincoln University - Hockey Scholarship

Declan Keaney

Lincoln University - Global Challenge Scholarship

McKenzie Lunt

Victoria University - Excellence Scholarship (Academic)

Jack Schicker

Victoria University - Excellence Scholarship (Academic)

Amy Tombleson

University of Otago - Nga¯-Mahi-a-Ringa Pu¯taiao Scholarship

Mckinley Vollebregt

University of Otago - Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Brianna O’Donoghue

University of Otago - Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Simon Morbey

University of Otago - Academic Excellence Scholarship

Jack Davies

University of Otago - Academic Excellence Scholarship

Lara Wilson

University of Otago - Academic Excellence

Scholarship

Nonthiwat Seehamart

Massey University - Agricultural Leadership Scholarship

Aubrey Fish

University of Auckland - University of Auckland Scholarship

Hugo Brown

University of Auckland - University of Auckland

Scholarship

Bethany Langton

University of Auckland - University of Auckland Scholarship

Russell McVeagh Scholarship

Josie Butcher

University of Waikato - Engineering Scholarship

Reed Fisher

University of Waikato - Engineering Scholarship

Natasha Peiris

University of Waikato - Engineering Scholarship

Michael Torrance

University of Waikato - Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Excellence School Leaver Scholarship

Christopher Swanson

University of Waikato - Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship

Zoe Lapwood

University of Waikato - Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship

Jonathan Mayer

SPECIAL PRIZES

John van Grootel Memorial Trophy

Awarded for outstanding diligence and persistence in the Junior School. This trophy was donated to the School by the Goldsbury family and is dedicated to the memory of staff member John van Grootel.

Jack Walters

International Relations Prize

Awarded to the student who has contributed most positively to fostering international relations in the School.

Hazuki Yokoyama

Te Reo Trophy

Awarded to an individual who walks in tea o Maori (the Maori world) for cultural wellbeing and who applies themselves to all facets of School life.

Hinehou Te Ua

Short Story

Awarded for the most outstanding piece of writing produced by a student during the school year.

Helen McLean

Beckett Prize for Literature

Awarded to the student who excelled in the study of Literature in Level 3 English.

Josie Butcher

Senior Oratory Prize

Awarded for the most outstanding public speaker in the School student body.

Josie Butcher

The Thornton Gallery Trophy

Awarded to the most promising artist at St Paul’s who will continue in the Arts.

Kevin Hwang

The Photo Life Studios Graphics Art Award

For excellence in Graphics and Art Design. We acknowledge the generous donation of this prize from Photolife Studios.

Jack Schicker

David Harries Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the most outstanding Graphics student in the School, across all levels.

Andrei Gavrilov

Mike Powell Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the student who displays the most outstanding craftsmanship in the School, across all levels.

Robert Simmons

St Paul’s Graphics and Technology Department and Waikato Master Builder’s Award

Awarded to the senior student in the Construction Course who has shown: enthusiasm; teamwork; a great attitude to all aspects of the course; pride in their finished work; and have completed all the theory and practical units to a very high standard.

Bradley Hermsen

New Era ICT Cup

Awarded to a member of the iTeam who has displayed dedication and commitment to ICT support.

Scott Mitchell

Kaueranga Plaque

Awarded to the student who has excelled in the area of Practical Science.

Lucy Shilston

Deloitte Prize

Awarded to the top student in the Business Sciences area who is continuing with his/ her study of the Economic Sciences at University.

Zoe Lapwood

St Paul’s Parents’ Association Scholarship

Awarded to a Year Twelve student who started at St Paul’s in the lower band and has now qualified for a full NCEA Level 3 (Achievement Standards) course next year.

Hayden Trow

St Paul’s Award for Year 9 and the Lander Family Trophy

Awarded to the top Year 9 student who has excelled in all areas of School life, academics, sport, culture and leadership.

Adam Jefferis

Campbell Smith

St Paul’s Award for Year 11 and the Haylett-Petty Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the top academic Year 11 student who has excelled in all areas of school life, academics, sport, culture and leadership. The Haylett-Petty Memorial Trophy was donated to the School by the Oliver family and is dedicated to the memory of former staff member, Paul Haylett-Petty.

Jessica Hood

St Paul’s Award for Year 12 and the John Oehley Cup

Awarded to the top academic Year 12 student who has excelled in all areas of School life, academics, sport, culture and leadership.

Felicity Whale

Headmaster’s Prizes

Awarded for outstanding service to the school in a wide variety of areas, academics, leadership, sporting, cultural and/or service – each of these students has made an extraordinary contribution to the School in their respective areas.

James Ashenden

Shaun Drew

Sam Goodey

Bethany Griffen

Kinneir Groube

Lachlan Lee

Simon Morbey

Blake Phillips

Chris Swanson

Joshua Voigt

BNZ Awards

Awarded to Year 13 students who have excelled academically and/or in leadership, sport and cultural areas.

Georgia Burke

Jonathan Mayer

Jack Schicker

Non Seehamart

Olivia Street

de Jong Trophy

Awarded to the student who has put in a really consistent effort in all areas of School life. Someone who always gives of their best in everything they do.

Daniel Scanlon

The Luman Family Trophy

Awarded in recognition of outstanding leadership both inside and outside of the classroom.

Stefan Andreef

The Fitchett Trophy

Awarded to the most outstanding female leader in the School.

Bethany Langton

Andrea Jean Jenkins Cup for the Head Girl

Awarded to the Head Girl for her outstanding leadership and commitment in all areas of school life.

Zoe Lapwood

Leggatt Prize & Old Collegians’ Trophy for the Head Boy

Awarded to the Head Boy for his outstanding leadership and commitment in all areas of School life.

Jack Davies

Galatians Trophy

Awarded to the student who in the opinion of the staff, displays the following qualities: patience; kindness; faithfulness; humility and self-control - a decent young man or woman who has proven to be an excellent and influential citizen by the strength of their character.

Bethany Langton

Seavill Cup

Awarded to the student who has contributed most to the School in a wide variety of activities.

Josie Butcher

The Evan McCulloch Trophy for Proxime Accessit

Josie Butcher

Katrina L Ward Cup for Dux of the School

Hugo Brown

Board of Trustees and Staff

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

GA Brown (Chairman)

JH Jackson (Deputy Chairman)

PJ Morgan, QC

SK Wootton

AD Johnson

RM Ludbrook

RJ Mandeno

Dr KB Morris

JM Reeves

Very Rev’d PA Rickman

MJ Smith

Headmaster

GW Lander, BA Auckland, DipSchMan, DipTchg

SENIOR FACULTY

Associate Headmaster

AP Robson, BSc(Tech) Waikato, PGDipEdLead, DipTchg

Deputy Headmaster – Academic

PG Hampton, BSc, MEd Waikato, DipTchg

Deputy Headmaster – Pastoral

J Rowlands, BA Otago, DipTchg

Assistant Headmaster

HM Bradford, BA Massey, DipTchg

Director of Teaching and Learning

JE McGrath, BSc, MSc(Hons), PhD Waikato, GradDipTchg

Director of Extra Curricular Activities

PC Gilbert, DipSportRec, DipTchg

Chaplain

Rev’d JA Stephenson, BSc(Hons) Durham, BTh Oxford

Guidance Counsellor

GJ Henley-Smith, BSc Washington State, PGDipCouns, DipTchg

Careers Advisor

PJ Wilson, BEd Waikato, DipTchg

HOUSEMASTERS

Clark NW Muirhead, HDE, FDE

Fitchett CJ Lewis, BEd South Africa

Hall PJ Wilson, BEd Waikato, DipTchg

Hamilton IS Campbell, BA Otago, DipTchg

Sargood CH Neethling, BEd(Hons) Johannesburg

School ADR Gibbs, BEd Massey, DipSchMan, DipTchg

Williams

GJ Henley-Smith, BSc Washington State, PGDipCouns, DipTchg

Harington JJ Lock, BSc(Hons) Pretoria, HDE

Harington Boarding KL Lilley, BEng(Hons) Loughborough, PGCE

Boarding Administrator AJ Constable, BSocSc Waikato, BA(Hons)

Canterbury, MA Macquarie, BLitt Deakin, DipEdSt, LRPS

TEACHING STAFF

RJC Aldridge, BA(Hons) Victoria, DipSLT, DipArts, DipTchg, CELTA

KR Allen, BPRTM Lincoln, MEnvEd Griffith, DipTchg (Director of Agribusiness Curriculum)

RG Bell, BEd Waikato, DipTchg

LER Bennett, BA Wintec, GradDipSecTchg

HR Chileshe, BA Canterbury, DipTchg

PA Clement, DipTchg, AdvTradeCert

CA Coates, BFA Auckland, DipTchg

JJ Coley, BA Waikato, DipEd

FJ Cowan, BMus Victoria, DipTchg, LTCL – Term 1

BG de Beer, BSc Auckland, GradDipSecTchg

AJ Dela Rue, BMS(Hons), MMS Waikato, GradDipTchg

RM Don, BA Canterbury, DipTchg

M Flint, BEd(Hons) Derby, PGDipMusicEd, ALCM(TD), AVCM (Director of Instrumental Music)

CJ Foot, BSc(Hons) Cape Town, GradDipTchg

ED Geange, LLB Waikato, GradDipEd

MP Groom, BEd Waikato

BP Hansen, BA Auckland, PGDipELT, GradDipTchg

CM Hardman, BSpLS, BTchg Waikato

TE Harfoot, BA Waikato, GradDipTchg

AS Harries, DipTchg, AdvTradeCert

TA Hastie, HDE

MR Hewett, GradDipEng, GradDipTchg

KB Hogg, BSc Waikato, DipTchg

MP Holmes, BCom Victoria, DipTchg

JDF Howard, BA Waikato, GradDipTchg

GL Judkins, BSc(Hons) Montana State, DipTchg

M Markham, BA Auckland, DipTchg

RR McCarthy, BPhEd Otago, GradDipTchg

CI Morton, BA Massey, DipTchg

HA Munn, BSc Massey, GradDipTchg

EJ Pitu, BCom Auckland, PGDipAcc, DipTchg

MW Rameka, BSpLS, BTchg Waikato

BI Rawson, BA Waikato, GradDipTchg

I Rudkin, BTechEd(Hons) Glasgow

KL Saunders, BDes Victoria, DipTchg

MC Simmonds, BEng(Hons), PhD Salford, GradDipTchg

DD Smith, BSc(Tech) Waikato, DipTchg

DW Sole, BA Massey, DipTchg

JE Spenceley, BSc, MSc Waikato, GradDipTchg

KT Stewart, BSc Waikato, GradDipTchg

HI Tamihana, BA Canterbury, DipTchg

AJ Tharratt, BA South Africa, MEdPsych Massey, PGDipSNRT, DipTchg, HDE, DSE

B van Meygaarden, BSc, MSc Auckland, DipTchg

AL Visagie, BSc Potchefstroom, HDE

SB Ward, BSc(Tech), GradDipTchg (Director of Digital Learning)

DH Williams, BA Canterbury, DipTchg

NA Williams, MMus(Hons) Auckland (Director of Vocal Performance)

– from Term 2

LEARNING SUPPORT

MS Foulds, BSc Auckland, MLIS Dublin, DipTchg (Teacher Aide)

SV Langton, ASCON(UK) (Teacher Aide)

RF Keene, NZCE (Science Technician)

DN Lyes, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ (New Era Network Support Technician) – until October

MM Farrath, BInfoTech, NatCertComp (New Era Network Support Technician) – from October

M Badenhorst, BA(Hons) Free State (High Performance Fitness & Conditioning)

PS Hodder (Coordinator, High Performance Cricket & Rugby) Hornsby Library

AJ Constable, BSocSc Waikato, BA(Hons) Canterbury, MA Macquarie, BLitt Deakin, DipEdSt, LRPS

JM Clark (Assistant)

BA Goggin, BEng Sydney, CEng, FIChE (Weekend Supervisor)

International Centre

HM Richardson, DipBusMan (Director of International Students)

LM Elliott, BTchg Waikato, DipEd, CertTESOL

MEA Benefield (Homestay Coordinator)

TIHOI VENTURE SCHOOL

CS Wynn, BPRTM, DipTchg, NZOIA (Director)

CJ Smith, BPRTM, PGDipEdLead, DipTchg, NZOIA (Director)

CW Findley, BSRM, GradDipTchLn, DipTraumaMgmt, PGCE, NZOIA

KP Chandler, DipOLG, NZOIA

DG Firth, BEd, DipTchg, NZOIA

SD Goodwin, BA(Hons), DipTchg, NZOIA

MJ Liu, DipOutEdLead, NZOIA

HE McDonald, BA(Hons), DipTchg, NZOIA

S Tukerangi, DipSportRec, NZOIA

CD Walker, DipOutEdLead, NZOIA

JP Frost (Reception)

GA Pasco (Chef)

MUSIC TUTORS

I Campbell (Singing/Barber Shop)

A Grady (Drums)

M Griffiths (Cello/Double Bass)

A Hepburn (Strings)

C Komaki, BA, AIRMT (Piano/Chamber Music)

Sam Koretz, BA (Guitar)

Simon Koretz (Guitar)

K Orbell, BMus(Hons), LTCL, FRSM (Flute)

I Parsons, GRNCM, PGCE (Clarinet/Saxophone/Bassoon/Band Programme)

D Shaw (Guitar/Rock Band)

W Stoneham (Trumpet/Brass)

G Taylor (Piano/Trombone)

P Trenwith (Banjo/Blue Grass Band)

C Tsao, MMus, LTCL (Piano)

HEALTH CLINIC

Z Khouri, MBChB, DipObst, DipSportsMed (School Doctor)

JM Williams, RN (School Nurse)

KM Taylor, RN (Relief Nurse)

ADMINISTRATION

Business Manager

PB Welham, BCom, BCompt(Hons)

Marketing & Development

MC Smith, DipPublicRel, AdvCertGraphicDesign (Director of Marketing & Development)

KA Pickering, BComm(PR), DipEvents (Marketing & Communications Executive)

KA Gibson, BVMA (Marketing)

Accounts

PE Nicholls, BCompt, AIMTA (Accountant)

SE O’Keefe (Creditors)

KM Rice (Debtors)

JG Stewart (Creditors)

Administration Support

DM Chapman (Receptionist)

RC Porteous (Resource Manager) – until August

KA Conaghan, DipSocSc (Human Resources; Health & Safety)

JM Purvis (Headmaster’s PA)

DM Shalloe (Management Secretary)

PM Ure (Academic Secretary)

JM Kilmister (Extra-Curricular Assistant)

Old Collegians’ Association

DM McRae (Executive Officer)

School Shop

SA Koopman (Manager)

KM Jenkins (Assistant Manager)

BOARDING

Matrons

BT McCarthy; LF Morris; GM Thompson

Duty Staff

R Beale; A Brown; S Brown; T Challender; D Ford; L Ford; T Hill; S Holmes; B Light; N Read; O Simmonds; R Standing; J Strong; A Tripp;

A Young

Gap Tutors

T Henderson; C Nutt; A Pescod; T Robinson; J Rowe; L Tekotte; J Thompson; P von Thenen; N Wright

Services

AM Robinson, BBus (Facilities Manager)

CA Warner (Catering Manager)

Facilities

G Jakes; WW Cameron – until July; OJ Koolen – from October

Catering

R Lacey; CA Down; MJ Hickey; TJ Benge; PA Berkers; RG Derix; SB Gerrand; E Jones; S Kaur; CD Mai; SL Piercy; LA Sigley; SW Singh; A Tihore Pere; JM Tipene; J Wilson

Grounds

WD Goodman; HC Mackie; JP Murphy; KS Nygren; TTO Popham

Housekeeping

CM Brennan; FA Faauila; JA Gleeson; MA Grajales Jurado; LM Iane; M McIntosh; EA Nelson; AN Pussedeniya; TK Thomas; PR Wanasinha

Mudiyanselage; QS Weherua; LM Wilson

Laundry

MH Larsen; JA Poultney; GJ Ruiz Olaya

Roger Bell’s commemorateimages the Gallipoli anniversary

This year marked the centenary of Gallipoli and the history of the ANZAC forces, Roger Bell captured this significant moment through his camera.

The talented photographer, and biology teacher at St Paul’s, photographed two ANZAC memorials which were on display during the centenary week earlier this year. Roger later produced the images in black and white with touches of the distinct ANZAC poppy red and a warm tint that “kept with the time” of the early 1900s.

“It was quite a sombre scene, with the poppies and the chapel. The originals were too harsh, the tint added a bit more warmth,” Roger said.

Roger’s artwork is on permanent display in the St Paul’s management centre to pay continued respect to the ANZACs.

Roger also gifted an image of the St Paul’s Chapel of Christ the King to Reverend Craig Luccock on his departure from the school in late 2014.

International Centre

The International Centre has had another busy year. Term1 commenced with 36 international students which increased to 42 throughout the year. Whilst students from China and Thailand still hold the lion share we also have students from 6 other countries represented as well. It has been good to see an increase in students from Germany and Italy. They are choosing to study with us from a minimum of one term up to a full year and really enjoy their time with us at St Pauls.

Our students have all worked steadily during the year to master a second language, keep up with a busy academic schedule and have participated in various extracurricular activities.

The students had a wonderful time planning, organising and participating in our International Week. The school was treated to a showcase of international cultures including a beautiful display of Thai dancing, magic show, flowing silk dance, international games and prayers, themed food in our Dining Room and even a performance by our first XV led by

our boys from Tonga. The whole student body supported the international food stalls: our students cooked up a wonderful range of cultural delicacies which were sold during our morning break with all of the proceeds donated to the Sherpa people of Nepal.

Mid-year a group of our students attended the official welcome ceremony from the Mayor of Hamilton City Julie Hardaker. They received a warm welcome and watched the Kapa Haka items with awe. The students received gifts from the ANZ Bank who sponsored the event and enjoyed the opportunity to mix and mingle with other international students whilst enjoying a ‘Kiwiana’ style afternoon complete with Tip Top ice-cream and scones with jam and cream.

The students from Yahata High School in Japan returned for their annual visit. The buddy system and an opportunity to share lessons in the afternoons were extremely popular. The final Sayonara party as always was a bitter sweet occasion,

filled with beaming smiles of pride and achievement as they demonstrated their new English prowess, followed by hugs and tears at the end of the evening.

Our trips to Tihoi have been a fun day out for our new international students. They loved the opportunity to explore the campus, try their skill on the ropes and to simply see what the Tihoi programme is all about. Many of our students come from very large cities, so Tihoi really does need to be seen to be believed!

The ‘Happy Birthday’ morning tea is always looked forward to in Term 3. We celebrated with a mixture of international dishes and home baking topped off with a very large birthday cake.

I would like to acknowledge the contribution from our International Representatives this year. They have been excellent role models, supported their peers, acted as buddies for new students and assisted with visitors. It is always such a pleasure to see them wearing their badges with pride.

A special thank you to our Prefects that selected the International portfolio. These young men have taken the role seriously and really impressed us with their dedication to the role, their sense of humour and their efforts to be a part of our international student family. It has been a pleasure working and getting to know them over the past year.

Our end of year farewell function included ten pin bowling followed by a fun dinner at Gengys. This year we farewelled 14 of our students. It has been a privilege working with these young people and we do hope their time with us has been positive and rewarding experience. We look forward to hearing of your achievements in the next chapter of your lives, and to welcoming our new students in 2016.

▲ Helen Richardson, Director of International Students

Collegians

NZ ACTORS MAKE INTERNATIONAL BREAK

Two Old Collegians. A 10 year age gap. Same award-winning Australian television series. Seems like a one in a million chance but two of New Zealand’s most talented actors both made the cut as male leads for Offspring, a hit Australian TV show.

The show ended in 2014, after five successful seasons on air and a final episode that attracted 1.5 million heartbroken viewers. In mid-2015 the show’s network, Channel 10, announced plans to bring back the quirky comedy-drama, giving viewers another chance at seeing inside Nina and Billy Proudman’s lives.

Ido Drent (Fitchett 2000-04) and Ben Barrington (Hall 1990-94) both starred as love interests of the Proudman sisters in the fifth and ‘final’ season of the show. Both have now moved on to other projects with Ido based in LA, chasing the American market, and Ben starring on Shortland Street as Dr Drew McCaskill.

Ido was the first to land a role on Offspring. He was new to Australia and had just secured an agent to represent him when he was called into an audition that he didn’t quite understand the significance of.

“I knew it was Offspring but I had no idea what it was or how big it was. Once I found out that I had the role I started reading about it and realised it was a big deal. Then I discovered who Asha Keddy was and it was next level,” Ido explained.

He was cast in the role of Lawrence Pethbridge, the dreamy therapist of Nina Proudman (Asha Keddy) in season four. He was the invited back for season five as the love flame of Billy Proudman (Kat Stewart), Nina’s neurotic sister.

Ben joined the cast for the fifth season with Ido as Thomas Buchdahl, a character who steals Nina Proudman’s heart after the death of her husband Dr Patrick Reid (played by Australian heartthrob Matthew Le Nevez).

A complete turn in events in the final episode left viewers reeling with anger and their jaw’s embedded on the ground when Ben’s character was exposed as a cheating narcissist with a wife and second child on the way (which Nina, an obstetrician, delivers).

“I didn’t know that was going to happen at the beginning but I was glad that it did. He had been this white knight kind of guy, all that vanilla kind of stuff, and then all of a sudden you read that he has a double life,” Ben said.

“It all of a sudden became a lot more interesting. There was a layer of depth to the character.”

The bright lights and big name of the show didn’t intimidate Ben who had the experience of acting on a few TV shows under his belt.

“All of the branding, marketing and popularity of the show is a real abstract thing. Once you’re doing the job it’s just you and the other actor, all the other stuff is irrelevant to what you are doing.”

“They skip their lines too. They’re much on the same level.”

For Ido, working on Offspring with big Australian names was “like a five year old going to school for the first time.” Going from a soap to something like Offspring was a nerve-racking experience.

“I was so nervous, sitting opposite Asha Keddy and trying to be professional. It was my first job outside of Shortland Street and it showed me that the real world of acting is actually like.”

Both actors started their careers on hit New Zealand TV shows before hitting the big time in Australia. Ido on Shortland Street and Ben on Outrageous Fortune and the Almighty Johnsons.

Ido played bad boy character Daniel Potts on Shortland Street for three years. He says the show helped build his credibility as an actor.

“Spending three years on one of the highest rating shows in New Zealand helped build my profile. Even though overseas producers might not know the show, they know that you have been part of something significant,” Ido explained.

Shortland Street has been on the air for 23 years and still upholds the status as one of New Zealand’s most popular shows. The soap has maintained viewers while free-to-air TV has been on a steady decline with the increasing popularity of online streaming and companies like Netflix.

This year Ben stars on show as Dr Drew, a high-flying plastic surgeon who loves women, booze and drugs. At the end of this season viewers can expect the usual “big drama like a fire of explosion” after which Dr Drew’s fate will hang in the balance.

While shooting Shortland Street, Ben has also been involved in Dancing with the Stars which was “absolute mayhem from start to finish.” Ben and fellow contestant Shane Cameron were

eliminated in the middle of the competition, something that didn’t come as a shock.

“The main thing for me was that I didn’t want to be the first to go. By the time I was eliminated I had become aware that there was much stronger competitors.”

Ben spent about 30 hours each week rehearsing for the show.

“It was really demanding. We rehearsed almost every day. There were times that I was doing 10 hours on Shortland and a few hours at night in the dance studio. There was about two or three weeks where it was just frantic.”

As for Ido, he starred on a mini-series at the start of 2015 that commemorated the 100 year anniversary of Gallipoli, When We Go To War. His character Charles Smith was far removed from the other characters that Ido has played in the past, adding to his diverse portfolio of acting roles.

Now, Ido is based in LA with wife Mandy and new born son Bastion who hasn’t given the star much sleep over the past three months. He is looking to make a break in the American market either in film or TV.

“I think ultimately I want to play at the top of my field. I want to be one of the go-to men internationally,” Ido said. The young actor is swaying towards film but he wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to work on another TV series with the quality of shows lifting over the past few years.

▲ Karen Pickering

PROJECT SET TO REDUCE FARMING FOOTPRINT

After almost a decade of study that armed her with a bachelor’s degree and PhD, Anne-Maree Hill (Harington 2004–05) is now working on a $20 million dollar research project for Ballance Agri-Nutrients, one of New Zealand’s largest nutrient management companies.

Anne-Maree is working as a research associate managing the finance, administration and reporting for Ballance’s Clearview Innovations PGP programme.

The programme is a Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) through the Ministry of Primary Industries which aims to improve

nitrogen and phosphorus fertiliser use and reduce losses (runoff) to the environment and water ways.

Adding nitrogen and phosphate to pasture is vital for growing grass at optimum levels to feed stock, but fertilising runs at an increasing cost year-on-year and has the potential to harm New Zealand’s environment.

As part of the project, Ballance is releasing a number of products to help famers improve efficiency of nitrogen fertiliser; reduce nitrogen run off; increase efficiency of fertiliser use; and decrease soil accumulation and/or plant uptake of fertiliser.

Anne-Maree says the first of four products was released to the commercial market last July, three years into the seven year project. N-Guru™ is a nitrogen monitoring system that helps farmers identify how much nitrogen the soil needs, if any at all.

“Farmers are required to get a total nitrogen soil test for each block on their farm. By inputting the results of this test into N-Guru™ a farmer can determine which areas of their farm could receive more nitrogen fertiliser.”

Two other successful PGP products are close to completion and commercial release, including a variable rate aircraft and a product called MitAgator™ which is a decision support tool similar to N-Guru™. “The variable rate aircraft is able to apply fertiliser to hill country at different rates depending on the requirements of farmers. This is compared to the traditional blanket application of fertiliser at a single rate. The ability to do this means fertiliser may be used far more efficiently and effectively, potentially saving farmers money and helping the environment at the same time.”

Environmental sustainability in farming was a major draw card for Anne-Maree to enter the agricultural industry. The 27-year-old is passionate about science and says her PhD –which was fully funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – was driven by her passion to reduce the environmental footprint of farming.

▲ Karen Pickering

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

School Ball

This year’s Oriental Express was a huge success, with a record number of people attending. Well over 400 students and staff packed into the St Paul’s gym, decorated with wonderful coloured lights, beautiful designs and the smell of delicious Asian cuisine.

A massive effort was put in by the ball committee, led by Mrs Lock, Mr Wilson, Mr Gilbert, Henry Wills and Meg Skilton. We used the decorator, Michael Knapp, and his team to change the inside of the gym into an oriental festival. We would like to thank the extended ball committee who tirelessly worked on ticket designs, spreadsheets and other jobs during lunch times, study periods and the day prior to the ball. A huge thank you to our three teachers this year who did an outstanding job, and made the ball such a success.

AWARDS OF THE NIGHT:

Prince: Jack Gordon

Princess: Amelia Chu

Queen: Olivia Street

King: Saladin Bell & Soni Taukeiaho

Cutest Couple: Nelly Conway & Blake Phillips 私たちは、あなたがオリエンタルエクスプレスを楽

We hope you enjoyed the Oriental Express!

School Ball

Grandparents’ Day

Good Vibrations

This year’s show was again a resounding success where the musical talent astounded the audience. The Kapa Haka group, under the direction of Matua Tamihana and Matua Hamana opened proceedings with beautiful harmonies and an imposing haka.

Under the baton of Mr Ian Parsons, the Big Band played three rousing numbers, the third of which had Brianna O’Donoghue on vocals with “Sway” – the audience is still talking about that performance. Zoe Lapwood, who had just heard that her songs will be professionally recorded and videoed, sang one of her own compositions entitled “You’re Around”, and then Fizzi Whale brought rapturous applause with her exquisite playing of “Llegada”, on her custom made Paraguayan harp.

Conor Fuller followed with a masterful rendition of Chopin’s Nocturne, Opus 9 No 2 on piano and then Aidan Phillips wowed the audience with his aria “Avant de Quitter ces Lieux”.

The Hamilton House group, comprising of James Ashenden on drums, Emi Ng on piano, Phoebe I’Anson on bass and vocals and Henry Crawford on guitar and vocals, changed the genre to rock with a Hozier number entitled “Arsonist’s Lullaby”.

Katie Trigg followed with a marvellous rendition of the Kate Bush number entitled “Woman’s Work”. Jonathan Mayer brought the organ to life with “Suite Gothique – Toccata” by Léon Boëllmann, before electric guitar maestro John Richardson belted out a Jimi Hendrix and then a Stevie Ray Vaughn number.

Jonathan Mayer led the Fitchett House group in a mesmerising acapella Icelandic chant before the first half of the show concluded with a memorable Chinese performance, “Long Silk Dance” by Amber Zhang.

The second half was set alight by the Concert Orchestra who played “Ammerland” and “The Lion King” under the direction of Mr Bill Stoneham. Two promising song writers, Ella Reilly

and Helen McLean, sang their own composition entitled “Do You Know?” before Emi Ng captivated the audience on violin with her playing of “Praeludium und Allegro” by Fritz Kreisler, accompanied by Chikako Komaki.

The Clark House group, comprising of Robert Simmons, Zac Newdick, Sam Forte, Matt Jayasuria with Josh Voight on vocals, performed a quality rendition of the Eagles’ classic “Hotel California”, which was followed by a return to the stage by Zoe Lapwood who sang a Beyonce version of “Ave Maria”, beautifully accompanied on harp by Fizzi Whale.

The Chamber Music group comprised of Conor Fuller, Emi Ng and Beth Griffen played “Sonata Five” before the School House Band made up of Aubrey Fish, Michael Torrance, Craig Scott and Victoria Ware performed “Drops of Jupiter”.

Katie Trigg, with special guest Elaine Wogan, sang “The Flower Duet” next and people in the audience commented that the performance was so incredible that it made their

bodies tingle. Although this was a tough act to follow, Brianna O’Donoghue did not disappoint with an amazing rendition of “Lost Stars”.

Under the baton of new choir master, Mr Nigel Williams, the School Choir sang two beautiful songs with magical harmonies: “Poem about the Sun Slinking off and Pinning up a Notice” and “Shenandoah”, before performing the Grand Finale which closed the show on an incredible note: accompanied by timpani and electric keyboard, the Choir performed the first movement of The Cantata, “O Fortuna” by Carl Orff. The audience was left in awe of the talent of the students from St Paul’s.

Producer Peter Gilbert was immensely proud of all of the performers and is excited knowing that a good number of them will be returning next year.

▲ Peter Gilbert, Head of Culture and Sport

Athletics

The 2014 /15 Athletics season began in December 2014 with the New Zealand Secondary School Track and Field and Road Championships and finished in April 2015 with the North Island Secondary School Track and Field Championships.

Our athletes once again performed with distinction, winning National titles and gaining New Zealand representation. The outstanding male athlete for the season was Ryan Ballantyne. Throughout the season he was in record breaking form either at school or Waikato level. The quality of his performances was such that he also gained New Zealand representation by qualifying to compete at the World Youth Track and Field Championships in Columbia. In his first taste of world class competition Ryan performed creditably to finish with a world ranking of 21st. Ryan’s performance has also seen him added to Athletics New Zealand “Pathway to Podium” high performance squad. Membership of this squad provides Ryan with access to a support programme that will include competition opportunities, plus exposure to and education of the requirements of High Performance through Camps and other event specific initiatives.

Jessica Hood was also in impressive form this season and this culminated in her achieving, as a 15 year old, a national ranking of 6th over 400m in the Open Women’s grade. Her time also ensured she was ranked 1st in the Youth Women’s grade for 400m. Jessica’s performances over 800m also saw her ranked 2nd in New Zealand in the Youth Women’s grade. The level of achievement by Jessica and Ryan was recognised by them both being finalists in the Sport Waikato regional sports awards.

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD AND ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS WANGANUI DECEMBER 2014

Saturday the first day of competition saw James Wilkins and Paris Kingston-White competing in the Open Boys and Girls 300m Hurdles respectively. Both athletes were very new to this event and they both acquitted themselves very well. Neither athlete made the final but James did run a personal best and Paris finished with a ranking of 20th in New Zealand. The sprinters also competed on Saturday in heats over 100m,

200m and 100m hurdles. In the 200m Jade Henley-Smith (Junior Girls), Sal M’Boge (Senior Boys) and Emanae Ferguson (Senior Girls) all ran well to qualify for the semi-finals on Sunday. Jade was one of the top 3 qualifiers for the semis. In the 100m Jade and Emma Walker (Senior Girls) also qualified for semifinals. Emma also ran strongly to easily qualify for the Sunday final, as one of the fastest competitors in the 100m hurdles. Ryan Ballantyne in the Junior Boys Shot Put was also in action on the first day. Ryan was at his third National Secondary Schools and had the added pressure of being one of the favourites for the event. He did not falter and immediately put his competitors under pressure with his early “Puts”. His best effort of 16.36m was 40cm better than his nearest rival and he deservedly went on to win the gold medal.

Two “rookie” 400m runners in the form of Ryan Wilkins and Jack Gordon both qualified from their heats and had the added complication of having to run their semi-finals on the same day. Jack ran very well but didn’t quite have the “legs” to qualify for the final and instead finished with an impressive 11th in New Zealand ranking. Ryan though, went one better and ran another fantastic race to place 7th.

Sunday saw an early start for Ryan, Junior Boys Discus; Jimmy Junior Boys Triple Jump; Seb, Junior Boys Road Race; Jack Davies, Senior Boys 3000m; Jade, Junior Girls 100m and Emma, Senior Girls 100m. The first of this group to complete their event was Seb. In a field of 74 athletes he ran superbly to make up for the disappointment of the previous days 1500m by placing 5th in the road race.

Jack Davies was the next St Paul’s athlete to complete their competition. In a season plagued by injury, Jack did well to be able to race and because of these problems he did find the pace very tough, but he hung in there to place 22nd. Jimmy also competed positively in the Triple Jump in tough conditions to place 12th. In the Discus, Ryan Ballantyne was holding 3rd place going into the final round but one of the lower ranked qualifiers in the top 8 nailed his last throw to pass Ryan, meaning he had to settle for 4th place, which was still a fine effort at a National level.

Jade and Emma then both competed in their 100m semifinals with Jade again one of the top qualifiers as she moved to the final. Emma’s performance didn’t quite have her qualifying for the final but she did have the satisfaction of a ranking of 13th in New Zealand.

After the lunch break, Jade’s 100m final was the first event for our team. The standard of competition was amazingly high in the Junior Girls final, with all three place getters running faster or as fast as the winner of the Senior Girls final. Jade ran her heart out in this final but she couldn’t quite match the speed of the defending title holder and placed an extremely impressive 3rd (8 hundredths of a second behind 2nd). Less than 80 minutes later she was again back in action in the final of the Junior Girls 200m. Jade again gave it everything and ran the best that she could, after 7 races in the weekend, and earned herself another bronze medal by placing 3rd.

This left our final individual competitor to step out onto the track before the relay finals and Ryan Wilkins did not disappoint in his final of the Junior Boys 400m. He put in an amazingly gutsy effort in his third race over this gruelling distance in the weekend. He can be proud of the 7th place finish he achieved in the final.

So all eyes then turned to the Junior Boys 4 x 400m relay team of Jack Gordon, Seb Ellice, Connor Gordon and Ryan Wilkins. The coaches (Wilson, Henley-Smith and Holmes) were confident that this team could perform well and they did not disappoint. Jack ran first and ran a strong leg to have the team easily in second place behind St Pat’s Silverstream. He handed the baton to Seb who ran a fantastic leg (after having raced over 4km in the morning). Seb held second for the team before handing the baton to our secret weapon Connor. Connor had 20 metres to make up on St Pat’s and he flew the first 200m, narrowing the gap all of the time. Entering the straight he was still 8 metres behind but he dug in and passed the St Pat’s runner as he handed the baton onto Ryan. For the first 150m the two teams were neck and neck until Ryan made a little surge to hit the front with 200m to go. He at first maintained the small lead his surge had gained him and then gradually extended out to just under 1.5 seconds. He was

absolutely “spent” as he crossed the line but he had crossed in first place. The training the boys had put in really came to the fore in this relay as other teams faltered up the home straight into the strong wind our boys got stronger and took time off their competitors.

The winning of the relay was a fantastic way to finish the meeting and was great reward for the boys.

ZONES RESULTS 2015

St Paul’s athletes were in record breaking form at the Central Zone Athletic Championships held at Porritt Stadium on Tuesday 3rd March. Ryan Ballantyne, Jess Hood and Sarah Parker were the athletes to achieve this feat.

Ryan further confirmed his standing as one of the best young shot putters in the world by putting the shot 19.08m in the Intermediate Boys event to again post a qualifying mark for the World Youth Track and Field Championships. He then came back later in the day to break the Zone record for the discus by throwing over 50 metres for the first time in competition.

Jess Hood also further enhanced her reputation as one of the best young female middle distance runners in NZ by breaking the record for the Intermediate Girls 800m. Sarah Parker our third record breaker added a metre to the Intermediate Girls Javelin record in her first competition of the year and she also displayed her versatility by placing third in the Shot Put.

Fourteen titles in total were won by our athletes and 36 athletes in total qualified for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools based on their results.

WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS ATHLETICS

It was a successful day of athletics with Ryan Ballantyne and Jess Hood in record breaking form. Ryan threw the shot put 19.28m in the Intermediate Boys to blitz the field by over 6 metres and add 3 metres to the Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools record. He also backed it up with a personal best throw in the Discus of 51.74m to win this event by close to 10 metres. Jess Hood in a dominant front running display

in the Intermediate Girls 800m broke the record in a time of 2.11.62 to further enhance her reputation of one of the best young female middle distance runners in New Zealand.

The following also gained placings: Asipeli Mafuataiui , Ryan Wilkins, Jack Davies, Seton Mason, Jack Gordon, Albert Talakai, Emanae Ferguson, Jackson Morgan, Maddy Tims, Sal M’Boge, Valynce Crosby-Te Whare

All athletes mentioned above have been selected to represent Waikato Bay of Plenty at the North Island Secondary School Championships.

ATHLETICS NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ryan Ballantyne and Jade Henley-Smith competed at this prestigious event over the weekend and both athletes came away with medals. Ryan continued his fantastic season by winning a gold and silver medal in his favoured event the shot put. Competing in his own age group he easily won the Youth Mens title with another qualifying distance for the World Youth Championships. He had earlier warmed up for this event by entering the Junior Mens competition against athletes four years older than himself. This also involved throwing a shot put that is 1.25 kg heavier than the usual shot he throws and to finish second in this event was another fantastic effort.

Jade, competing at her first Athletics New Zealand Championships came away with a gold medal from the Junior Women’s 4 x 100m and with placings of 7th and 5th in the finals of the Youth Womens 100m and 200m respectively.

NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

St Paul’s contributed fifteen athletes to the Waikato Bay of Plenty team competing at this event.

Our athletes came away with three individual North Island titles, three second place finishers and two third placings. Three of our athletes were also members of relay teams that achieved top three finishers and another school record was broken, taking the tally of broken records for the season to ten!

Jess Hood had a busy weekend but it was worth it as she finished her season on a high note with a commanding win in the Intermediate Girls 800m; in a race where she led from start to finish. She backed this up by finishing second in the 200m and then she also ran a fantastic leg in the Open Girls 4 x 400m relay to help her team to first place.

Ryan Ballantyne notched up another victory in his favoured event the Shot Put to confirm that he was the dominant shot putter of his age group this season. He also placed 4th in the Discus. Sarah Parker was in record breaking form again in winning the Intermediate Girls Javelin on her final throw. She added over 1.5m to the School record she had broken earlier in the year. Lane Tim’s in the Junior Boys High Jump was our 10th school record breaker for the year with a jump of 1.75m, placing him 2nd. Sal M’Boge and Albert Talakai were also members of successful 4 x 100m relay teams with Sal’s team placing second in the Senior Boys and Albert’s third in the Junior Boys.

Our female 300m Hurdlers also had fine days with Maddy Tims placing 2nd and Emanae Ferguson placing 3rd in this Open event. Jackson Morgan gained his first top three placing at a major meeting with an encouraging 3rd place performance in the Senior Boys Shot Put.

Other top 8 performances were:

James Wilkins: 5th Open Boys 300m Hurdles

Seton Mason: 6th Open Boys 300m Hurdles

Albert Talakai: 6th Junior Boys 100m

Ryan Wilkins: 7th Intermediate Boys 400m

Jack Gordon: 8th Intermediate Boys 100m Hurdles

Jack Davies: 8th Senior Boys 3000m

Maddy Tims: 8th 80m Hurdles

▲ Martin Holmes

Basketball

PREMIER BOYS BASKETBALL

The best and worst thing about college sport is that no matter how one season ends, there’s always the next season to look forward to.

Our opposition proved a touch too strong for our team, but we showed that we are closing the gap on a lot of big programmes. Our competitiveness will only continue to strengthen as more opportunities develop for our elite teams. It reinforced my belief that we need further work on building the value of our game. One of our strengths is that

Badminton

BOYS’ BADMINTON TEAM WINS BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONSHIP

After winning ten of eleven round robin matches, the boys’ team met Fairfield College’s senior boys’ team in the final. It was a tense and highly competitive match, but the boys began well winning three of the four singles. A vital win by Steven Wen, in a highly-competitive close encounter reduced the pressure on the team before the doubles matches. They went on to win three of the four doubles games to secure an excellent championship-winning victory. This was a huge turnaround on the earlier defeat by Fairfield in the round robin. Congratulations to Blair Wang, Pitt Srisa-An, Alex Wang, Steven Wen and Ryan Liu.

GIRLS’ BADMINTON

The girls’ team, consisting of Hazuki Yokoyama, Aashima Kansal, Emily Dela Rue, Kathy Hastie and Grace Li have had a great season. They were a committed team and all played with spirit and enthusiasm. The team played in Division 2 and after winning ten matches and losing only two, they ended up in fourth place. Hazuki lead the team well and had the best individual performance. Aashima and Grace are both determined players whose excellent contributions to the team ensured many good wins. New-comers Emily and Kathy proved to be real assets; both of them showing focus and determination throughout the whole season.

we have a passionate basketball community. We look forward to rebuilding a programme able to compete in the regional tournament and to face other teams from around the region.

Offense: C+ The boys have had a tough, but challenging season with lots of support from the rest of the basketball programme and staff involved. They were not very fluid much of the season, inconsistent for the most part and had a habit of going cold at the most inopportune times, but when this team was on, they were really on. Michael

Scott

could dominate the paint, William Te Tomo could make it rain from three point land and Jay Huanng built a portfolio full of spectacular drives to the bucket.

Defence: C- This should really be a C-, but the fact of the matter is that Evan Morgan showed very good defence from time to time. If the Hornets could have just worked a little bit harder in this area, many other areas would have improved as well.

Front court: B- Charles Christey, Matt Nicholson, and Evan Morgan started to become real threats underneath however couldn’t dominate our own paint by boxing out and keeping the boards clean.

Back court: B- Jay Huanng and Kerwan Rose did a respectable job handling the offense. Both were inconsistent and had off nights but also proved to be effect weapons when they got hot. Blake Phillips showed how much he missed being part of the team lightening the 3 point line at will in his final match.

Bench: C+ Logan Jarvis, Logan Van Den Broek, Jimmy Christey, and our youngsters improved as the season went on.

SOCIAL GIRLS BASKETBALL

It was the heart-warming story of the season for our Queen Bees! The 2015 season still feels like a dream. The story of this Girls team 2015 season was one of a team that was able to keep improving their game until they claimed the basketball ultimate 3x3 prize.

When the Queen Bees won their first competition, they were a gang of young upstarts who had the element of surprise on their side. Next year this won’t be the case.

JUNIOR PREMIER BASKETBALL REPORT

The St Paul’s Collegiate Junior Basketball season was a tale of two halves. The first portion of the winter term saw a bunch of keen and enthusiastic players who had a real range of experience playing the game. The variation in skill level was quite marked. The boys’ played on a Tuesday night at Fraser High School and went up against teams such as Fraser High, Hillcrest, St John’s College and others. Some struggled initially with the defensive intensity of teams but as the season progressed, they grew accustomed to it and gave it right back.

The return of Intake 1 from Tihoi was a real boon for our side with the experience and tenacity of Max Dobbe, Dylan Bartels and Ryan Phillips adding some much needed steel. A real find was Jarrod Mealings who had a real nose for the ball and gave it his all every time he stepped on the court. The standout player was Clay Richardson who led the point and would push the ball and offload with aplomb. He also had a nice set shot and relished the competition, especially against the older players. Clay will be a key player in the development of St Paul’s basketball over the next few years.

The team narrowly missed out on the playoffs for the Waikato Junior Basketball competition, but with a solid core of talented young players coming through, basketball is looking healthy at St Paul’s.

The nuances of offensive and defensive sets along with the tactics of the game are best learned with a solid skill set behind the players.

INTERSCHOOL FIXTURE VERSUS TAURANGA BOYS’ COLLEGE

The Junior Premier Basketball Team had their only interschool game against Tauranga Boys’ College in Tauranga. Unfortunately, it was not a tight contest and the boys’ had a tough time of it against the more gifted athletically and skilled opposition. Despite the lopsided score(12444), they played with heart and managed to have periods of real intensity. Clay Richardson ran the point position extremely well and found his shooting rhythm. He was supported well by Alex Zhong who was aggressive offensively and played stern defence. Both players were constantly harassed all game. Sam Harcourt toiled all day against their tall timber and Jeremiah McDonald and Jacob Gibbs were impressive off the bench and showed real heart. The rest of the squad all contributed and they held their heads up and played to the final whistle. It was an example of the next level of competition for the boys and they will learn from the experience. Regardless, they had an enjoyable trip over the Kaimais and will look forward to the challenge in 2016 on our home turf.

Chess

Chess provides students with a unique means of critical thinking and logical reasoning and is a proven educational tool. It instils the value of hard work and concentration. It is very beneficial to those who lack confidence in their academic studies as chess has an undisputed intellectual pedigree. Chess is being played by more students than ever before at the school.

Every Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 is proper chess coaching for the more serious players. The top player in the school throughout the year was Daniel Davis, with Craig Scott a close second. The most improved player was James Hogg, who was a regular at the after school Thursday training sessions. The best girl player was a tie between Lara Wilson and Grace Li.

The first NZCF tournament of 2015 was the Bay of Plenty Rapid held in the Papamoa Community Centre Mt. Maunganui on 28 February. Daniel and Craig Scott both played in the B tournament (below 1800 rating) and did well. Daniel finished with 3.5 points and Craig 2.5, which is not bad considering that Mr Judkins only ended up with 3 points in that Division.

The Latvian Rapid NZCF chess tournament was held on Saturday 21st of March in Auckland. Daniel Davis and Craig Scott played in the C Division. Craig had a good tournament scoring 3.5 points as the maximum possible was 6 points. However, Daniel outplayed all the players in that Division, scoring 5.5 points gaining first place in this Super Class Event. This was a fantastic result as most of the top C players in the country, including adults, were at this tournament. On Saturday March 7th during Open Day, simultaneous exhibition, Daniel Davis, Craig Scott, Micˆhail Andreef,

Benjamin Wheeler, Daniel Wheeler, Michael Torrance, Emi Ng, Darius Hasan-Stein, James Hogg, Campbell Smith and Aaron Taylor played against Alexei Kulashko, who has won the New Zealand chess championship three times. He played eighteen students as eight Southwell students also played. This was the fifteenth year that Alexei has gone undefeated.

The Tauranga sports exchange was played June 17 and St Paul’s only lost 2 out of 24 games and drew 1 for a 21.5 to 2.5 final score. Team members were: Board 1 – Daniel Davis (won all games); Board 2 – Craig Scott (won 3 and drew one); Board 3 – Micˆhail Andreef (won all games); Board 4 – Aaron Taylor (won all games); Board 5 – Michael Torrance (won 3 games); and Board 6 – Grace Li (won 3 games).

The Waikato Inter School Chess Tournament was held Sunday 2nd of August at Southwell. Winners of the primary, intermediate and secondary division’s teams of four player’s qualified for the National tournament. Our teams placed second and fourth in the High School division. Playing for the first team was Daniel Davis, Craig Scott, Micˆhail Andreef and Michael Torrance. On the second team were Daniel Wheeler, Benjamin Wheeler, Tony Wu and Ben Chungsuvanich.

The House Chess competition was held 11 September with School House first and Hall just one point ahead of Sargood. The other placings were Fitchett fourth, Hamilton fifth, Williams sixth and Clark seventh place.

Cricket

1ST X l

With a team that had played together for a number of years, hopes were high for a successful season in 2014/15. Chris Swanson was in his second full season as captain and he had a number of experienced senior players around him.

The team started in early October 2014, with a very narrow loss to St Kentigerns from the penultimate ball of the match. The team then had good results to make the semi finals of the Waikato Valley Senior Mens T20 competition and to finish 3rd in the pre Christmas Mike Cotter Cup. However, these matches were all really a warm up to the highly anticipated Gillette Cup finals held at Lincoln from the 6th to the 10th December, 2014. This was only the third time St Paul’s had reached this prestigious competition and the first time since 2004.

St Paul’s started the first match against champions Christchurch Boys with a roar, to be 72 without loss after only 12 overs and then 124 for 3, only to be all out for 134 and subsequently lose the match by 7 wickets. On day two, St Paul’s bounced back to beat Nelson College with a comprehensive team performance, led by Dillon Kelliher and Aubrey Fish with fifties. On day three, after bowling well to roll bottom team King’s High School for 124, St Paul’s made a mess of the chase to lose by only 8 runs. After this huge disappointment, the character of the team shone through as the boys picked themselves up the next day to this time chase down another small total against well performed Hutt International Boys’ School. The final match was against old rivals King’s College and although St Paul’s posted a handy 210, chiefly through Chris Swanson with 60 and Tom Yarrall had King’s struggling at 2 for 0, the King’s captain snatched the match away from St Paul’s with a brilliant 137 not out. St Paul’s finished a very creditable fourth at the tournament and therefore fourth in New Zealand.

The Gillette Cup brought the curtain down on the stellar 1st XI careers of vice-captain Kippa Fawcett and nagging medium pacer Cameron Wratt. However, exciting new players Mitchell Bailey and Reuben Rajan joined the team, for the Student Horizons T20 in Auckland in January.

St Paul’s were in excellent early form sweeping through their pool unbeaten with wins over St Peter’s College from Auckland

by 31 runs, Westlake Boys’ 2 by 6 wickets, Kelston by 113 runs and a win over Westlake Boys’ 1 by 47 runs. In the semi final against St Peter’s, St Paul’s bowled well to restrict St Peter’s to 124 for 8 with Mitchell Bailey bowling well to take 3 for 13. St Paul’s were cruising early but quick wickets halted momentum. Needing 7 to win from the last over, St Paul’s lost 2 wickets in the over and could only score 5 to lose the semi by just 1 run. St Paul’s then comfortably beat Westlake Boys’ 1 by 64 runs in the 3rd/4th play off with Reuben Andrews scoring 62 and Blackett 52. Alastair Blackett was named all rounder of the tournament while spinners Eli Spadoni and Mitchell Bailey were jointly named bowlers of the tournament. Club cricket post Christmas saw St Paul’s continue their excellent form with the only loss being a last ball thriller to major rivals Kaipaki. During these matches, Reuben Andrews scored his maiden hundred for the 1st XI with 109 v Hinuera, Chris Swanson made 105 not out v Otorohanga and Dillon Kelliher also made his first hundred for the 1st XI with 109 not out v Morrinsville. On the bowling front, Swanson took an outstanding 7 for 27 against Cambridge, and Simon Morbey took 6 for 47 in the return match against Kaipaki. To the final against Kaipaki and spinner Bede Higgens produced a stunning display of control and guile to take an amazing 7 for 36 against a full strength Kaipaki to bowl them out for 198. With day two being rained out, St Paul’s were crowned Waikato Valley Senior Mens champions for 2014/15, an amazing achievement for an all schoolboy side.

While the traditional Old Collegians fixture was washed out, the big inter school with Lindisfarne was totally dominated by St Paul’s with Chris Swanson scoring his 5th hundred for the school with a magnificent 154. Simon Morbey and Declan Keaney also shared a record 88 run stand for the 8th wicket and the St Paul’s bowlers then totally dominated Lindisfarne to secure a huge victory by an innings early on day three.

So to the Northern Districts Schools tournament in late March. Despite a poor start against Pukekohe High, the innings was held together by both Reed Fisher with 41 and Alastair Blackett who was the final wicket to fall for 61 as St Paul’s made 198. In reply Pukekohe never really threatened the total as they were bowled out for 104. Against Tauranga Boys’, St Paul’s were in some early trouble before Chris Swanson 39, Alastair Blackett

48, Reuben Andrews 41, Tom Yarrall 49 and Aubrey Fish played well late on for 28 not out as St Paul’s worked their way through to 257 for 9. Tauranga got off to a flying start to be 47 without loss from 5 overs before spinners Bede Higgens 3 for 22 from 10 and Eli Spadoni 2 for 28 from 10 turned the game for St Paul’s, with Tauranga eventually bowled out for 204 for St Paul’s to win by 53 runs.

Match Three was effectively a semi final against St Peter’s. Chris Swanson bowled a full length in the damp conditions decimating St Peter’s in taking 6 for 19 as St Peter’s were rolled for only 61. In reply St Paul’s were teetering at 27 for 3, but Dillon Kelliher 19, Bede Higgens 18 not out and Alastair Blackett 19 not out were able to see St Paul’s home to a comfortable win.

In the final v Hamilton Boys’, St Paul’s lost an important toss on a tired wicket and then made a poor start with too many extras and misfields which prevented pressure to be built early as Boys’ High reached 68 without loss after 18 overs.

Spinners Bede Higgens with 3 for 23 from 10 and Eli Spadoni 1 for 27 from 10 put the brakes on Boys’ High while Chris Swanson returned to take 4 for 45 as Boys’ High made 208 all out. St Paul’s again got off to a disappointing start to be 32 for 3, but Swanson and Alastair Blackett 42 set about resurrecting the innings before Swanson was tragically run out for 23. Reuben Andrews with 57 then played a sparkling innings with shots all round the ground before he and Blackett were dismissed in quick succession. At 161 for 9 St Paul’s were in danger of surrendering meekly but no 11 Scott Spence played a fine hand in getting 24 from 20 balls as he and Declan Keaney put Boys’ High under real pressure. With 2 balls to go, Spence launched another big shot into the outfield which was caught just inside the rope and St Paul’s fell only 10 runs short of victory on 198.

Special mention must go to curator Ian Boyle who has worked long hours to provide the boys with outstanding wickets and outfields, as good as any at secondary school level in New Zealand.

Finally to our coach Mark Bailey, we thank you for the hours of energy, thought and wisdom you put into the team and we look forward to your involvement for many years to come.

▲ Garth Littlejohn

1ST XI AWARDS FOR 2015

Bowling Award: Simon Morbey & Eli Spadoni

Batting Award: Alastair Blackett

Tim Smithells Cup for Fielder of the Season: Chris Swanson

Loyalty Award: Aubrey Fish

Contribution to 1st XI Cricket: Chris Swanson

Littlejohn/Johl Cup for the Most Improved Player: Reuben Andrews

HONOURS BOARD PERFORMANCES

Batting:

R T Andrews: 109 v Hinuera 24/1/15

C J Swanson: 105 not out v Otorohanga 31/1/15

C J Swanson: 154 v Lindisfarne 9/2/15

D J Kelliher: 109 not out v Morrinsville 14/2/15

Bowling:

C J Swanson: 7 for 27 v Cambridge 28/2/15

S R Morbey: 6 for 47 v Kaipaki 1/3/15

C J Swanson: 6 for 19 v St Peter’s 25/3/15

B W Higgens: 7 for 36 v Kaipaki 28/3/15

RECORD PARTNERSHIPS

88 for the 8th wicket in school matches against Lindisfarne between Simon Morbey & Declan Keaney.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS

Chris Swanson: Northern Districts U17, Waikato Valley

Emerging and Secondary Schools

Alastair Blackett: Northern Districts U17, Bay of Plenty

Emerging and Bay of Plenty Lakelands Secondary Schools

Bede Higgens: Waikato Valley Senior Mens and Secondary Schools

Dillon Kelliher: Waikato Valley Emerging and Secondary Schools

Tom Yarrall: Bay of Plenty Lakelands Secondary Schools

TEAM NOTES

N.B: Aggregates for wickets and runs given below are for the summer season of 2014/15 and not the calendar year of 2015.

Chris Swanson (Captain)

Chris once again had a fine all round season scoring 984 runs at 41 and 46 wickets at 12.11. He led the team from the front on the field and set a fantastic example for all his players in his attitude towards training. Chris was again chosen by his

peers as the fielder of the year, which was just reward for the speed, anticipation and commitment he consistently showed. In scoring two more hundreds this season, he equalled the school record of five. Chris will be sorely missed when he leaves at the end of 2015.

Alastair Blackett (Vice Captain)

Alastair had a very consistent season with the bat in scoring 1086 runs at 36.20 to win the teams batting award for the first time. He took useful wickets at times with his brisk medium pace and has worked hard to develop himself into a very useful second slip. Alastair was recognised as the all-rounder of the tournament at the Student Horizions T20 in Auckland. Alastair is amongst the most committed and dedicated trainers ever to play for the St Paul’s 1st XI and will play a huge role in leading the team into 2016.

Simon Morbey

Simon once again was the undisputed leader of the pace bowling unit with 48 wickets at 20.50 and thoroughly deserved to share the bowling award. He bowled with pace and fire and was rewarded with his second honours performance against Kaipaki. Simon also played some useful innings at times in the lower and featured in the only record partnership of the season against Lindisfarne with Declan Keaney. Simon was a sound and reliable fielder and will also be sorely missed in 2016.

Dillon Kelliher

Dillon was once again very tidy with his wicketkeeping and was a consistent run scorer at the top of the order with 922 runs at 26.34. He performed well at the Gillette Cup and thoroughly deserved his maiden hundred for the 1st XI later in the season. Dillon has also helped to set an excellent training ethic amongst the team and is highly respected amongst the group. Dillon was another of our players who performed well enough to gain representation at a senior level during the season. Dillon will be a big loss in 2016.

Reuben Andrews

Reuben had a break through season where he managed to fulfil the promise he had shown in earlier years in scoring 992 runs at 32.00 and score his maiden hundred for the 1st XI in the process. He thoroughly deserved winning the most improved player for the season. Reuben, through sheer hard work has developed himself into an outstanding first slip

fielder, especially to the spinners, giving his bowlers plenty of confidence. Reuben will be a key player for the 1st XI in 2016.

Bede Higgins

Bede continued to flourish as our senior spinner and was deservedly rewarded when he was called up to make his senior mens Fergus Hickey debut for Waikato Valley. He also must have been very close to making the Northern Districts U17 side when he was named as a non-travelling reserve. Bede took the third most wickets with 46 at 18.22 at an economy rate of 3.46 meaning he could always be relied upon to put the brakes on, especially in the middle of one day matches. Bede had some success as a top order batsman at various times and may well fulfil that role in future years. Very quick in the outfield, Bede showed a very safe pair of hands at all times.

Tom Yarrall

Tom bowled with real pace and hostility at times during the season, formed an excellent new ball partnership with Simon Morbey and was the pick of the pace bowlers at the Gillette Cup in very flat conditions. Tom took 37 wickets at 17.38 and thoroughly deserved the recognition of being a non-travelling reserve for the Northern Districts U17 side. He played several very useful innings throughout the season and will be a key all rounder for the team in 2016. While still working on his throwing arm, Tom showed plenty of anticipation and speed in the field and showed a very safe pair of hands throughout the season.

Reed Fisher

Reed was the back up wicketkeeper to Dillon Kelliher throughout the season and always did a very tidy job when the opportunity arose. With the departure of Kippa Fawcett, Reed was also handed the very difficult assignment of opening the batting for the second half of the season. While Reed found runs hard to come by, he did see the new ball bowlers off at times and had some valuable knocks notably in the T20 in Auckland when he batted through an innings for 40 not out and against Pukekohe in the Gillette Cup where he made 41. Reed also proved a reliable fielder in the outfield.

Eli Spadoni

Eli provided a beautiful foil to senior right arm spinner Bede Higgens with his left arm orthodox deliveries. Eli’s accuracy improved throughout the season and in taking the equal most

wickets at 48 at 17.48 he thoroughly deserved to share the bowling award for the team. Eli was very unlucky to miss representative selection for Hamilton and is poised to make a big impact at a higher level very shortly. Eli continued to improve in the field and is now much more reliable with his catching and ground fielding.

Aubrey Fish

Aubrey started slowly in club cricket in October 2014, but burst onto the scene with a bang in scoring a rapid fire 51 not out to help set up our first win at the Gillette Cup over Nelson College. He continued on to play several destructive innings in the lower order throughout the season, frequently putting the icing on the batting cake in scoring 344 runs at 17.20. Aubrey always put his body on the line in the field, trained extremely hard and deserved to receive the teams loyalty award at the end of the season.

Scott Spence

Scott also started in club cricket in October 2014 with his nagging medium pacers and hard lower order hitting. He was the unlucky player to miss out on a trip to the Gillette Cup, but joined the side full-time at the Student Horizons T20 where he took 4 for 13 in one match. Scott also provided the heroics when batting at number 11 in the Northern Districts Gillette Cup final when he scored 24 from 20 balls to get St Paul’s within 10 runs of an unlikely victory. Scott consistently showed a safe pair of hands in the field and is another player who will be missed in 2016.

Declan Keaney

Declan joined the team from Hamilton Boys’ in term one and made an immediate impact with his reliable medium paced outswingers. He took 18 wickets at 20.11 and at 2.99 had the lowest economy rate of any bowler who played during the season. His batting was steady and determined and he featured in the only record breaking partnership of the season with 88 for the 8th wicket with Simon Morbey against Lindisfarne. Declan is yet another year 13 who leaves and will be missed at the end of 2015.

Also Played:

Mitchell Bailey who took 10 wickets at 14.10 overall and was jointly named spin bowler of the tournament at the T20 in Auckland.

Reuben Rajan made a start to his career in January and then also played at the T20 in Auckland, taking 6 wickets at 23.00 with his medium pace outswingers.

Andrew Finlayson got onto the park to made his debut against the Old Collegians scoring 2 runs before the rains came.

Chris Higgens made his debut at the T20 in Auckland taking a wicket and scoring a run in the process.

2ND Xl

After losing a number of players to the 1st XI at the end of 2014, the St Paul’s Collegiate 2nd XI cricket team faced another tough battle in the Waikato Secondary School 1st XI cricket competition.

The talented but generally inexperienced side took the field each Saturday with excellent commitment and a good week’s practice behind them. Led by Andrew Finlayson and assisted from behind the stumps by Jack Davies, the team struggled to put together the big team totals that the team from the previous season was able to do consistently. Davies and Reuben Rajan proved to be the most consistent of the batsmen and provided a strong middle-order combination on a number of occasions. Both batsmen averaged around the 30 runs per innings mark without carrying on to get the really big score that their ability suggested they might. Chris Higgens’ always looked threatening and Mitchell Bailey scored well towards the end of the season, but the batting order was unable to hit form together and found itself struggling to post scores in excess of 200.

This placed the bowling attack under pressure and they too struggled for consistency throughout the season. Young Matt Fisher was the spearhead of the pace attack and surprised many opposition batsmen with his pace. He collected a team-high 14 wickets for the season and his natural ability suggests he will be an excellent strike-bowler for the first team sooner rather than later. The spin duo of Andrew Finlayson and Simran Singh proved to be a good combination, with both players picking up wickets and being miserly with their runs conceded. Another good season from Finlayson saw him pick up 12 wickets whilst conceding just three runs per over. In general, however, the bowlers where unable to collectively apply pressure and would offer up a ‘boundary ball’ in most overs. This was perhaps best highlighted by the fact the entire team was able to bowl just three maiden overs all season.

An area of weakness that was highlighted throughout the season was the team’s generally poor fielding. Each of the players will be looking to work on that aspect of their game to become more effective all-round cricketers as they move through the ranks.

The team’s heart and commitment could never be faulted and they represented the school superbly every Saturday. They were able to win crucial games during the season and in doing so, made the semi-finals of the 1st XI competition, losing a hard-fought game to top qualifiers St John’s College. The team can feel duly proud of this result, once again confirming that they belong in the top division of Waikato secondary school cricket. In non-competition fixtures, the team gained a very creditable draw against Lindisfarne but will forever wonder how they managed to lose from a dominating position against Francis Douglas.

Mr Boyle and Dr McGrath were very proud of the team’s effort throughout the season and look forward to seeing these players once again showcase the great depth of cricketing talent at St Paul’s Collegiate.

3RD Xl

A good number of players turned out to the first net session in Term 1 and it was obvious that there was a good level of skill within the squad. We had good top order batsmen, spin bowlers and real pace to our disposal.

This year we moved up to Division 2A, which was going to challenge the players as it meant we would face other school’s first or second teams.

This year was also special as for the first time we had a girl, Sarah Parker, make her debut for the school. Sarah is a talented cricketer and she is a valued member of the team.

As the season progressed it became obvious that it would be very difficult to win games. We therefore set ourselves the goal of improving on basics and for the team to perform better each week.

Jamie Carlson, Tom Watson, Daniel Clark, Sam Densem, Hamish Tapp , Amit Chatrath and Jeevan Singh made valuable individual contributions each week. The team was well captained by Craig Stocker and the older boys, Daniel Sarikaya and Matthew Nicholson gave those around them confidence.

The overall progress of the team could be seen in the way the play of players like Invinder Singh and Aaron Alderslade improved. The team achieved its goal and came really close to winning the final game of Term 1.

For the first time, the 3rd XI is also playing cricket in Term 4. The team has won two games this term and narrowly lost their game against HBHS by one wicket. It is pleasing to see the enthusiasm grow amongst the team and that new players are joining every week.

Overall it was a most enjoyable season and the team can be most pleased with their efforts.

COLTS

The Colts had a disappointing Term 1 finishing 7th in the Waikato Secondary Schools Boys Competition.

Despite this there were still a lot of positives with new players (Year 9’s) Jack Collins establishing himself as an able opening batsman, alongside fellow young leg spinner George Ott showing exceptional promise with the ball.

The theme running through all these players and the squad in general is how young it is with great potential to turn into a toptier side. Despite only recording two league wins, the side pushed some of the top sides in a number of fixtures and were unlucky to not pick up maximum points on a number of occasions. There was also a number of individual highlights with Jack Collins and Edward Sclater both scoring 50s, and George Ott taking a large 5 wicket bag.

The squad looks forward to next term and building on the strong team morale gained this year to come back stronger and with more success.

YEAR 9

The St Paul’s Year Nine cricket team stated the season with a good win against Hamilton Boy’s White by 26 runs. It was evident from the beginning of the season that the team would be very competitive. Unfortunately, the next game saw us go down to a very strong Hamilton Boys’ Maroon side, who, batting first scored 151 all out and scuttled us for 74: incidentally this was the only match that we lost during the season

The following game against Otorohanga saw us once again on the winning streak, winning by 8 runs. An entertaining match was played against Hillcrest girls’ (Year 9-13), who scored 95 runs. Batting second we overtook their score within 18 overs. Other highlights include a win over Hamilton Boys’ Grey, Hillcrest and a combined girls’ team.

At the end of the season we were the joint winners of the Hamilton Secondary Schools Cricket Year Nine Premier Competition sharing the Puna Shield with Hamilton Boys’ Maroon.

Two of our players received individual awards at the Hamilton Secondary Schools Cricket Prize giving: Sam Metcalfe for bowling; taking an average of 1 wicket for every 7.8 runs and Owen Comber for batting, with an average of 39.8 runs per match.

Many thanks to the parents for their support, with special mention to the Singers, McLean-Bluck, Aspin, Metcalfe and Dhaliwal families for their support and helping out with umpiring and scoring.

WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY SECONDARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY

The 2015 edition of this annual event was held in wet conditions in Tokoroa. The course was challenging and the weather ensured it was a true cross country event.

The first St Paul’s runner to compete was Clay Richardson who placed 61st in the Junior Boys event. The next to run were Lui Chileshe, Seb Ellice and Drew Gordon in the Intermediate Boys age group. Their race was over 4km and Lui led the way in finishing 7th with Seb next in 13th and then Drew in 22nd. The team finished 4th.

Fizzi Whale was the sole girls’ representative from the school in the Senior Girls race. In a field of 30 runners, Fizzi ran determinedly to finish in 12th place.

Cross Country Cycling

2015 has been an exciting year. It has seen new faces joining on the road and the track.

The first event of the year was the Track Nationals held at the Avantidrome. Jack Deane represented the Waikato in the U15 age group. He rode well, and finaled in the Scratch and Points race. He was unlucky to not medal and will be looking to continue his technical style next year, competing as an U17 rider.

In the Waikato Bay of Plenty schools event, Jack Deane and Aaron Parkinson showed good form to post competitive finishes. Matt Bond, Callum Herbert and Jamie Brown gave intelligent performances dealing with windy conditions, and will need to focus on their starting position.

At the North Island Schools event in July at Karapiro, Matt, Aaron and Jack competed in the road race. All produced solid rides. Aaron and Jack then competed in a fast and tight Criterium course. This involves racing laps around a set course with blistering downhills followed by chicanes, and requires a lot of skill and power. Jack then had a full day of racing on the track and finaled in the 4000m and elimination events.

September brought the NZ Schools Nationals Road Cycling event in Levin. Aaron was unfortunate to suffer a technical

Jack Davies lined up in the 6km Senior Boys race and ran extremely well to earn the highest individual placing of the day by a St Paul’s athlete by placing 5th.

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY

A small team of six embarked on the journey to Dunedin. The weather was surprisingly good although cold and the course was very soft and muddy underfoot, with plenty of hills. Large fields made for exciting racing but our athletes did struggle in the conditions.

In the Junior Girls race, Maddy Tims placed 55th and in the Senior Girls Fizzi Whale placed 84th. In the seniors boys race, the 3 man team placed 18th with Lui Chileshe the best placed in a field of 208. Lui placed 65th with Jack Davies in 82nd, Seb Ellice 120th and Drew Gordon 130th.

Although the team as a whole and individuals didn’t achieve their personal goals they are to be commended on their effort and attitude.

issue with his bike in the road race and had to fix it before continuing: in races where seconds can count, this was a major setback. Jack raced in the A grade for the U15 and produced a pleasing finish. Both of these riders showed promise in the Criterium and hung in at lightning pace.

Looking to next year, we will aim to grow the numbers riding and especially competing at events. Another group of riders have gained accreditation to ride on the Avantidrome and are looking to move beyond gaining confidence to racing.

Endurance

WAIKATO INDIVIDUAL TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Waikato Schools Individual Triathlon Championships took place on Tuesday, 11th March at the Mighty River Domain at Karapiro in hot, sunny conditions. St Paul’s was represented by two students in the U19 age group, Adam McCarthy and Connor Egan. Their race consisted of a 500m swim, a 17k bike leg and a 4k run.

Adam was up with the lead bunch at the end of the swim and the bike. Gaps built up during the run with Adam finishing as the 2nd Waikato student, thereby gaining a silver medal. Connor showed excellent pace judgement to finish 3rd in what was his first competitive triathlon.

Adam McCarthy: U19 Silver medal

Connor Egan: U19 Bronze medal

WAIKATO SCHOOLS TEAMS TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS

St Paul’s had three teams competing at this event which was held at the Lake Karapiro Domain on Tuesday, 17th March. Conditions were cool and overcast – ideal for racing.

In the U19 age group, the race consisted of a 500 metre swim, a 17 kilometre cycle and a 4 kilometre run. We were represented in the girls’ race by Olivia Warlow, Josie Butcher and Maddy Tims. This team raced very well against tough opposition to finish in 5th place out of a field of 11 teams.

Competitors in the U16 age group raced over the same distance as the U19 age group. Our team in this category consisted of Simon Cox, Matthew Bond and Lui Chileshe. This team also performed strongly to place 4th.

In the U14 division we were represented by Jacob Gibbs, Jack Deane and George Wilson. Their race consisted of a 300m swim, a 12k bike and a 3k run. The boys raced superbly throughout the race – gradually extending their lead over the other competitors to finish comfortably in 1st position.

Jacob Gibbs, Jack Deane, George Wilson: U14 Gold medal

NZSS TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP

On the 26th and 27th March, Connor Egan and Matthew Bond travelled down to Taupo to participate in the NZ Secondary Schools Triathlon Championship.

Matthew Bond competed in the U16 age group triathlon which consisted of a 500 metre swim, a 15k bike leg and a 4k run. Matthew finished 33rd out of 41 competitors in a time of 51:04. Of special note, Matthew achieved the fastest run split in his race.

Connor Egan competed in 3 events. Firstly, in the U19 Open Water Championship, he swam the 1.5k course in 19:53 and placed 9th. In the Aquathon, which consisted of a 500m swim and a 2.5k run, he achieved a third placing in a time of 16:35 and thereby won the bronze medal. In the U19 triathlon, which consisted of a 750m swim, a 20k bike leg and a 5k run, he finished the event in 27th position in a time of 1:10:03.

Prior to the NZ Championship, Connor competed in the Marra Triathlon Tauranga event, where he placed 1st in the U19 race.

Congratulations to both Matthew and Connor who are both new to triathlon for taking on the challenge of competing against the best secondary school triathletes from around NZ. Their results indicate a promising future in the sport of triathlon.

Connor Egan: Aquathon Bronze medal

WAIKATO / BAY OF PLENTY SCHOOLS TEAMS DUATHLON

On Wednesday 3rd June, St Paul’s had six teams participating in the regional duathlon championships, held at the Karapiro Domain. The event was held on a very demanding course in cool and rainy conditions.

In the U14 age group race, Jack Russell competed as the runner and Jack Deane as the cyclist. Against a field of 10 teams, they finished in a highly creditable fourth position in a time of 42.55. Jack ran two legs of 2.5k each and Jack Deane completed a 12k bike leg.

In the U16 race which consisted of 11 teams, Lui Chileshe and Matthew Bond finished in 6th place in a time of 47.36: Lui ran 3.5k in the first leg and 2.5k in the second leg, and Matthew completed a 16k bike leg. Lane Tims as the runner and Henry Carr as the cyclist also competed in the U16 race and placed 7th.

In the U19 race, competitors competed over the same distances as in the U16 age group race. Maddy Tims and Josie Butcher competed very well against a small number of quality teams and were very successful in gaining third place. In the boys’

“Relentless Forward Motion!” – Tom Riley

race, Jack Davies and Adam McCarthy were also very successful against strong opposition from Boys’ High and placed second in a time of 41.48. Connor Egan competing as the runner and Aaron Parkinson competing as the cyclist did very well to finish in 4th position in their first team duathlon event.

Congratulations to all the students participating in this event who put a huge effort into their races against the best from schools throughout the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions.

Maddy Tims & Josie Butcher: U19 Bronze medal

Jack Davies & Adam McCarthy: U19 Silver medal

Results

Football

1ST XI BOYS

The 1st XI Football team has had a successful 2015 season. The team had to quickly adapt to a new style from our new coach, Warrick Gibson, with long-time coach and mentor, Mr Mike Groom, moving on from 1st XI duties. After a tough pre-season full of physical conditioning, the Referee’s Cup signalled the beginning of the Premier Boys Competition, where losses to St John’s College and Hamilton Boys’ showed the team how much work they needed to do to be competitive and qualify for the NZSS Premier Boys Football Tournament.

The first competitive matches of the season saw the boys pick up valuable league and qualification points against Hillcrest (2-0) and St John’s (6-1). They dropped points against eventual champions St Peter’s, but bounced back with three straight wins heading into a key match vs HBHS. After a tight first half, the boys undeservedly went down 4-2 , with fantastic goals from defender Chris Swanson and new boy Zac Newdick. This saw us qualify 2nd for the Top Four Competition round to decide the winner. A second loss in two weeks to HBHS put an end to our hopes but the boys stepped up next match and easily beat Cambridge 2-0, with two goals to star Year 9 player, George Ott. Last match of the league was against St Peter’s who had won every game up to this point. A fantastic performance from our team saw them comeback to 2-2 after falling down 2-0 early in the match. Waikato Ball and Reed Fisher were in fine form in a game we should have won at the death.

The National Tournament was in Nelson this year. We did very well to finish top of our group, however, unluckily that drew us against our old foes St Peter’s who were too strong on the day. We still managed to finish 20th in New Zealand, a remarkable achievement for a school of our size.

This year we say goodbye to a number of Year 13’s who have given a huge amount to football in the school. Best of luck to Tom Goodwin (captain), Luke Goodwin, Matthew Fielding, Chris Swanson, Matthew Collier, Reed Fisher, Sam LockwoodGeck, Stefan Andreef, Waikato Ball and Jonathon van Nes, and thank you for your exceptional commitment. We also say goodbye to Mrs Julie Goodwin, long-time manager who has worked tirelessly to organise the boys and the team over the

years. She is simply irreplaceable and will be sorely missed. Lastly, thank you to Mr Warrick Gibson who coached the boys exceptionally this year. Dealing with an injury list as long as his arm, he managed to get the team to perform week in and week out no matter who was available. League Season Record: Played 10, Won 6, Lost 3, Drew 1.

Keegan Stewart, Assistant Coach 1ST XI GIRLS

2015 saw us start off well with two wins in the grading games, but two subsequent losses put us into Division One, rather than the Premier Division.

Olivia Street stepped up and volunteered to fill the vacant Goalkeeping position. She was brand new to the sport this year, so it was a big ask for her to do this. She developed significantly over the season, and her performance at Tournament was outstanding, showing how much she had developed during the season.

We had a few good wins early on, and then a few losses. An excellent game against Forest View in freezing and wet conditions showed how well we could work together when we had everyone firing at once! The same was shown when we almost held off second-placed Tokoroa High School, losing 2-1 in the last 30 seconds of the match.

An outstanding game against one of the front runners in the Premier Grade, Cambridge High School in the knockout cup showed us how well we really could play. Unfortunately this standard wasn’t held consistently through the season, and we didn’t finish as high up the table as we could have. However, we did have some excellent games, and the girls improved dramatically over the season.

Tournament saw us off to a fantastic start, with two good wins on the opening day. Weather and injuries then hampered us for the remainder of the week, and we did well to have a win on the final day to finish 15th. Given that we were down to the bare minimum by the Friday due to injuries, we can hold our heads high that we finished ahead of other teams that were ranked higher than us.

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Georgia Burke and Brittany Griffin were both awarded MVP for the team, with the highest number of MVP votes from our opposition throughout tournament.

A big thank-you to Richard Collier for giving his time and energy to coach the girls. His positivity and enthusiasm remained high. Regardless of the result, win or lose, Richard always had something positive to focus on.

▲ Helen Chileshe, Manager

1ST XI DEVELOPMENT

With a final win, draw, lose record of 5-3-8, the season of 2015 will be remembered as a year of epic highs and crushing lows. At times the team has strung together some incredibly slick and cohesive passages of play, outshining any of their opponents. In all bar one of the 16 games played, the team has looked as good if not better than their opposition. However, scoring goals has been an issue, and often the game would finish with SPC leading the stats in all areas except for the one most important, goals for! Yet despite these frustrations the team has stayed strong and united. Attendance at training has always been excellent and the enthusiasm amongst the group is infectious. In short, what a great bunch of guys! Team spirit and unity was a defining feature of the team, with everyone enjoying each other’s company. Outstanding camaraderie and unity has made this a most enjoyable season.

After grading games the team was placed in the third division. The standard of football was excellent with all six teams in the division being evenly matched. The season started with a game that could only be described as an omen, with a bizarre 5-1 loss to HBHS Pink, the eventual winners of the competition. SPC looked to have ascendance, dictating the play for long periods of time. Yet goals were conceded at regular intervals almost against the flow of play. It was also an insight to the character of the team, as at no point did their heads drop or look to hide away from the challenge. This was a team of fighters, as reflected in the cup run, eventually getting knocked out in the semi-finals.

When the team clicked they were unstoppable. This is

illustrated perfectly in the 6-3 victory over Te Awamutu in the cup, a team who finished 2nd in the league and the demolition of HBHS Black 8-2 in the final game of the season. The team finished 5th in the competition, and while this is a disappointing result, I can honestly say there are far more positives than negatives that can be taken away. Every player in the team improved over the season and produced meaningful performances. Stand outs included the captain Reuben Rajan, who was the talisman for the team in the middle, using his strength, vision and passing to control much of the game. Harrison Newdick was a rock in defence and along with Fintan Cooper and Daniel Clark, were in many respects the heart and soul of the group. Freddy Corkill was the conductor in the midfield and Bede Higgens provided that X factor going forward.

Truth be told, I could go through all 15 players in the squad and list their positive attributes. At no stage did I feel like I was carrying anyone or have any hesitations getting that player out on the field. This has been a thoroughly enjoyable winter, with a group of outstanding young men. While the group was definitely good enough to win the division, the development of the team has been excellent. There is a good crop of young players who will challenge for a spot in the first XI next year.

▲ Ainsley Robson, Coach

3RD XI

The 3rd Football Team had an enjoyable yet mixed season when it came to results. We were entered into the 8th grade after playing grading games against 2nd, 4th and 6th grade teams, against which we lost convincingly and as a result depleted the team’s confidence. However, once we were in the correct grade we managed to hold our own and were competitive. Late in the season we were in the top 3 places but lack of training sessions and games injury, illness, examinations and other competitions we lost momentum and ended up in 4th place.

Played 8: Won 2, Draw 1, Lost 5. Goals For 13, Goals Against 30

The team was ably captained by Stephen Pitts and supported by Jamie Carlson. Most Improved Player (MIP) went to Tamati

Thomson and Most Valuable Player (MVP) went to Stephen Pitts. Special mention must be made of One Tuantong our goalie, Aaron (Pablo) Alderslade, Liam Tyndall, Lachlan McLean, who were all strong contenders for the MIP and MVP nomination.

Special thanks to Pascal von Thenen and all the parents and supporters who turned up for every game

▲ Andrew Tharratt, Coach Y13

The Y13 Football Team enjoyed a successful season. Over 13 games, they won 11, drew one and lost one. The team was led by the Tim Husband-Dravitzki. Throughout the season, the team stayed true to a flowing, attacking style of play that saw them score many memorable goals through the attacking duo of Andrei Gavrilov and Rjinder Randhawa. A strong desire to win meant that even when the team fell behind, they always fought back. Going into the last game of the season, three points clear and needing a point to win the division, the team was 2-1 down with 15 minutes to go. The team dug deep, our talismanic captain headed the ball into an open net. Just as the supporters were about to celebrate, an opposition player appeared from nowhere to head it over the bar. A disappointing end to a great season.

Many players contributed to our season including the tireless work of our Captain, Tim Husband-Dravitzki. Our enigmatic goalkeeper, Jono Bloor, whose occasional attempts at being a rush goaly left the supporters shaking their heads, classy defending by Sam Treloar, charismatic midfielder Daniel Austin and the steel in midfield Richie Bloor and Ethan Kimpton. In truth, every player in the team made a valuable contribution with Simran, Paddy, Jordan, Luke, Junting and Stefan all stepping up.

Special thanks to our coach Rory, who handled our mercurial talents with firmness and patience and our dedicated team of parent supporters who were entertained and exasperated in equal measure!

▲ Mike Simmonds, Manager

COLTS A BOYS

The previous 2014 season laid a strong foundation for this season’s 2015 Colts A to be a competitive unit and return to competing in the Boys Premier Competition.

With nine of the 2014 Colts A returning as Year 10’s and some talented Year 9’s, the squad came together quickly and worked very hard to build a team culture and spirit.

Grading:

The boys faced three tough grading games – all against traditional top Premier sides. The boys gave everything every week and remained undefeated after this phase. The boys were in a confident mood and had certainly sent a message to the other sides in securing their Premier status. During these games a special mention needs to be made of Zac Collier who took the captain’s armband and showed excellent leadership within the group.

Season:

As the season unfolded the boys continued to work hard as a team, with outstanding individual performances, these didn’t go unnoticed with George Ott and Owen Comber both receiving call ups as cover for the 1st XI through the season.

The early games resulted in a couple of close losses, but the boys showed tremendous character throughout. With the Tihoi changeover, we said goodbye to the nine Year 10’s and welcomed to the group a further five Year 10’s and three Year 9’s came up from Colts Bs, to give us a new look team and a fair bit of work to do.

The new team welcomed the challenge, and with preparing for 2016 in mind, Owen Comber (Year 9) was made captain, a natural leader and hardworking creative midfielder. The team came together very quickly working hard to get up to Premier Competition level. Despite losing our first game 4-3 against Cambridge, the team rallied and won 2 and drew 1 of the following 4 games, the last a pleasing and dominant 3-1 win

over Cambridge who, just 4 weeks previously, had deservedly taken all the points against us.

More pleasing was that nine Year 9 players were in the final game, putting St Paul’s Colts Football in a good position for 2016

The Colts teams this season have played a good open and entertaining style of Football, free flowing with tempo and passion – the way the beautiful game should be enjoyed.

Most Valuable player:

Jakob Merson – A quiet but strong member of the Team, a leader in waiting.

Special mention:

Zac Collier – Always willing to put his body on the line and took on the captaincy with a mature attitude.

Jack Morton – Goalkeeper, showed real courage through the season, and really got the team through some tricky situations.

Most Improved:

Carlin Vollebregt – Came into the side as a quiet member of the group, Carlin took his time to impose himself while taking on board new techniques and positional play, resulting in some excellent goals and interplay – with the volley against Hillcrest a highlight.

Special Achievement:

George Ott – A special player with a goal scoring pedigree, George for the second year Top Scorer for the Colts despite only being a Year 9, George played in 2014 for the Colts as a Year 8.

COLTS B BOYS

Go the “Mighty Beez”! I say “mighty” because that is what this team became as the 2015 season progressed, a season filled with highs and lows but one in which quitting was never an option.

It certainly was a season of two teams. The first team was prior to the Tihoi changeover and which involved them in the grading round and most of the competition round. These boys

battled it out with teams who should not have been in the 7th Division but who, through the efforts of Dillon, Joshua, Joseph, Lewis, Oliver, Jack, Jarrod, Blair, Blake, Ryan, Miah, Aaron, Leo and Captain Nikolai kept the spirit of the team alive. A big win of 5-0 over Te Kuiti/Piopio certainly added motivation because some big losses were exacting a toll on morale. The second team resulted from major changes with players being promoted to Colts ‘A’, boys going to Tihoi and new players coming in from Tihoi. So the “Mighty Beez” started all over again. The addition of the Bens, of Jason, of Ayden, of Bradie, of Alex and of all the other Year 10s who helped the team to move forward. Beating St John’s in the second round 5-2, having been beaten by them 5-0 in the first round, was the highlight match of the season.

This change of form and development of this great group of young men must surely go to Mr Mike Groom and his superb “Bounce” philosophy at every Thursday training session. Such inspiration will never be forgotten by any who were in attendance.

Thanks also must go to Mr Hamuera Tamihana, the team manager. Such a keen player at training and a wonderful organiser for getting the boys to where they needed to be.

MVP – Dillon Mulgrew

MIP – Joshua Slattery

▲ Roger Bell, Coach of the “Mighty Beez”

Futsal

Travelling to the futsal nationals in Wellington is an annual event for the school’s team and the goal of the futsal season is to win the Nationals which are held at the ASB Centre in Wellington. The team of 2015 were: Harry Porritt, Waikato Ball, Sam Dean, Matt Collier, Owen Comber, Hamish Comber, Luke Goodwin, Tom Goodwin, and Zach Newdick. With the status of having finished runner’s –up for the previous two years, the SPC team were justifiably the name on everyone’s lips, along with St Patrick’s of Wellington, whose school is but the length of a futsal court from the stadium. Unsurprisingly, St Pat’s train at the stadium every day. Would 2015 be the year the SPC team would take that one step further and be crowned national champions?

The team started the tournament decisively, and with their characteristic panache, progressed stylishly through their opening three games. They beat Horowhenua 7-1, Otago Boys’ 10-4, and Buller 13-1. Due to the vagaries of the draw, what followed was the preposterous situation where last year’s finalists (St Paul’s and St Pat’s) and being in the same pool, were to play one another for a solitary quarter-final spot.

The SPC brotherhood lost that crucial and win-at-all-costs encounter, and it came as no surprise to anyone that St Pat’s went on to win the tournament. Why the two top teams from

the tournament the previous year were in the same pool remains to this day an enigma.

Such an absurdity in the fixture list, and its consequence, left all those normally so positive and optimistic people associated with the team, feeling somewhat disgruntled.

The team eventually finished eighth, which in itself, is a commendable achievement. But with SPC’s pedigree and past achievements at the Nationals, anything less than number one is always going to be a disappointment.

But, now is time to look to the future where everything is positive and filled with possibility. The team of 2016 will set about climbing to the summit of the mountain that has been so tantalisingly close to them in the past. As is always the case, futsal is in the SPC soccer DNA. Consequently, no one would be at all surprised if the current crop of futsal players from the school will be seen standing atop the summit in 2016. With half the team of 2015 back for 2016, recollection of the events of last year may awaken their souls to carry them to the top of the mountain! And what a view it would be!

▲ Tom Goodwin

“Standing atop the summit in 2016.”

Hockey

1ST XI HOCKEY BOYS

Coach: Craig Hardman Assistant Coach: Matt Reese-Gibbs

Manager: Gary Henley-Smith

Physiotherapist: Paul Head

Played 32, Won 25, Drew 3, Lost 4, Goals scored 192, Goals Against 27

PLAYERS IN ORDER OF CAPS ()

Reuben Andrews (113) Aakaash Chimanlal (108)

Simon Morbey (100) Conor Shalloe (91)

Jono Bloor (90) Maks Wyndham-Smith (88)

Daniel Scanlon (82) Isaac Van der Vossen (70)

Aubrey Fish (65) Bede Higgens (63)

Callum Jarvis-Hall (62) Daniel Sarikaya (59)

Richie Bloor (35) Felix Rolls (32)

Declan Keaney (30) Robert Morbey (29)

Leon Hansen (26) Callum Prosser (11)

Midlands Under 21 Representatives: Daniel Scanlon, Declan Keaney

Midlands Under 18 Representatives: Reuben Andrews, Aakaash Chimanlal, Jono Bloor, Maks Wyndham-Smith, Daniel Scanlon , Declan Keaney

Waikato under 18 Representative: Richie Bloor

Waikato under 15 Representatives: Felix Rolls (Captain), Callum Prosser

St Paul’s hosted the ANZAC tournament in 16th April – 18 April. The 1st XI team ANZAC squad (20 in total), consisted of four year 10’s, four year 11’s, three year 12’s, nine year 13’s. This year we have 12 members returning from the 2014 team that went to Rankin Cup.

Once again, a number of quality hockey schools from Rankin Cup to India Shield attended the pre-season tournament with many of them travelling the day before the tournament commenced. Six teams stayed onsite in the boarding houses. All schools had large squad numbers which provided lots of opportunity for coaches to watch their players perform against quality opposition. The weather conditions were good which enabled the players and team to show off their hockey skills.

Nine teams attended: Hastings BHS, Wairarapa College, St Andrew’s College, Wellington College, Christ’s College, Napier BHS, New Plymouth Boys’ HS, St Kentigern College.

Results:

Won 8-1 Napier BHS

Won 6-0 Christ’s College

Won 3-0 St Andrew’s College

Won 4-0 Wellington College

Won 6-0 Hastings’ BHS

Won 4-0 Wairarapa College

The 1st XI hockey team was very well supported by a number of parents who billeted boys. It was a busy three days of hockey action, team bonding, and team coaching and gaining an insight of individual and team responsibilities. We would like to thank and greatly appreciate New World Rototuna and Little India Rototuna for their ongoing sponsorship of the team, and Donna Shalloe for organising the dinner and food during the day. The team management are optimistic from what the boys achieved during the three days of hockey. The tournament is a vital component in the build-up for Rankin Cup, as it helps give our boys a greater understanding the difficulties of tournament play, level of hockey required to compete and the importance of self-management and high fitness levels.

WAIKATO SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Won 14-0 Hillcrest 1st XI

Won 7-2 Hamilton BHS 2nd XI

Won 13-0 Hillcrest 1st XI

Won 11-0 St Peter’s College

Won 2-0 Hamilton BHS 1st XI

Won Matt Allen Trophy & Bartholomew Cup

Won 11-0 Hamilton BHS 2nd XI

Semi final

Won 1-0 Hamilton BHS

Waikato Sec School Championship

Traditional Games

Draw 3-3 Westlake BHS

Won 11-0 Wanganui Collegiate Won Tingey Cup

Won 6-0 Tauranga College Won Kaimai Cup

Won 4-1 Feilding High School

In the second half the season the First XI have played another 9 games in either Traditional fixtures or Midlands Competition. The team has lost only one game, drawn one and won seven games. Unfortunately the Pitu Cup and Bartholomew Cup to Westlake Boys’ High school who also won the Auckland Intercity Competition.

Midlands Competition

Won 9- 2 Bethlehem College

Won 10-0 Hillcrest High School

Won 11-1 Hauraki Plains College

Drew 2-2 Tauranga Boys’ College

Won 10-0 Hillcrest High School

Won 6-1 Tauranga Boys’ College

Won 12-1 Pukehohe High School Semi Final

Loss1-2 Hamilton Boys’ High School

Pitu Cup

Won 7-2 Tauranga Boys’ College

Loss 0-4 Westlake Boys’ College

Rankin Cup

Pool play Won Pool G

Won 10-1 St Bedes College

Won 4-0 Whangarei Boys’ High School

Drew 2-2 Tauranga Boys’ College

Top Sixteen Won 4-0 Waiopehu College

Top eight Won 4-1 Palmerston North Boys’ High School (Winners of Super 8)

Top Four Lost 2-1 Westlake Boys’ High school (Winners of Rankin Cup)

3 and 4 Play off Drew 1-1 but lost in overtime 1-0

SUMMARY OF RANKIN CUP

In the pool play the team played some excellent hockey. Winning the pool was significant and allowed the team to have a softer top sixteen game. In the Top sixteen knock out game, the First XI played against Waiopehu College. The

team struggled mentally and their skill level dropped at times playing against an unstructured physical side. However, after much discussion with the Coaching staff, the team realised that they needed to make some changes in their mental preparation and on field psyche. Playing against Palmerston North Boys’ High School, and the Super Eight Champions in the top eight knock out. The First XI needed to play to their potential for a full sixty minutes. Coaches Hardman and Reese-Gibbs formulated a plan to shut down the opposition. The First XI carried out the plan and St Paul’s dominated the game. Unfortunately, Daniel Scanlon was tragically hurt in scoring the team’s third goal, meaning he missed the final two games. His absence was significant and created some issues for the teams overall performance. However, the team carried on and played some great hockey both against Westlake BHS and King’s College. In both games the boys played to their potential and can be very proud of their achievement. Each player played with total commitment, enthusiasm and showed some great skills. The team was well led by their leadership team and Captain Conor Shalloe worked hard tirelessly in the midfield all week.

The team’s MVP was awarded to Reuben Andrews. He showed his excellent hockey skills throughout the week and made a significant difference in the game against Palmerston North Boys’ High School.

The First XI Hockey boys had a highly successful tournament at Rankin Cup. We were very lucky with the great support of our parents and coaching staff. The team’s goal was to achieve top four. This was achieved with a lot of determination and grit. The team was very unlucky not to achieve higher success, than their placing of fourth.

A special thank you to the Chimanlal family who have once again been an amazing supporter of the First XI hockey and hockey at St Paul’s Collegiate School. Also, to the van der Vossen family for their sponsorship of Paul Head (Physiotherapist) who provided excellent rehabilitation and medical aid during the week.

GIRLS 1ST XI HOCKEY

Coach: M. Vickers

Manager: N. Muirhead

Captain: Z. Lapwood

Vice-Captain: K.Keddell

Squad: Sarah Collinson-Smith, Emanae Ferguson, Jade Henley-Smith, Katherine Keddell, Zoe Lapwood, Brianna O’Donoghue, Ish Rawal, Willow Lodge, Elena Saunders, Renee Saunders, Hinehou Te Ua, Georgia Thompson, Phoebe Thompson, Maddy Tims, Donata Wilm, Millie Yarrall

Our domestic season saw us face Dio 1st XI first up. Always a tough opposition, this encounter proved no exception with Dio winning the match. We played St Peter’s for our second match. Building on what we had learned the previous week, we were unfortunate not to have converted opportunities created in the first half. It was only in the last quarter that our pressure was rewarded with three goals scored to leave us 3-0 victors. A tough win against Sacred Heart was followed by a loss to HGHS. We weren’t able to field a side against Hillcrest and then played Dio 2nd XI to complete the domestic season to record another win. A successful season in the A-division saw us finish with 3 wins from 6 matches.

In our exchanges, we travelled to Wanganui Collegiate where we played a very close fought game – Wanganui scored first and we replied with a goal of our own; this continued with Wanganui eventual 4-3 winners. Our second trip was to Bethlehem College to play their 2nd XI and, once we had got used to playing on a sand turf, were able to dominate quite convincingly with a comprehensive win.

We moved into the inter-city competition for the second half of our season. As sometimes happens with draws, we were scheduled to play Dio 2nds and St Peter’s again with the inclusion of Aquinas in our pool. We started the round poorly, only managing a draw against Dio 2nd. This ‘wake-up call’ saw us approach the Aquinas game with determination and a solid 7-3 win. A hard win against St Peter’s saw us top our pool. Our pool semi-final saw us at 2 all at half time and an exciting but nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out saw

us go through to pool finals. Playing Aquinas didn’t see us exactly on top of our game, and although we came back in the second half, we went down 2-3. Due to play Pukekohe in the division semi the following week, we were unable to get a full team to Pukekohe for the scheduled start (benchmark examinations) and they were unable to accommodate us at an alternate time so the match was not played. A number of very good performances, with a few under par, saw a season of generally very good progress by both the team as a whole and on an individual basis! The girls are to be congratulated on another gritty season – something our girls are becoming known for. A special thank you to Maggie for her time, effort and commitment to the coaching of our girls this season!

SEASON AWARDS WERE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING –

Most improved 1st XI player: Millie Yarrall

Most goals scored: Maddy Tims

Player of the year: Zoe Lapwood

EVELINE HANKERS MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOLGIRL TOURNAMENT

Entered as a composite side meant that we were unable to play in the final and that 3rd place was the highest we could finish. The girls set about their task in earnest on day one and their performance improved game by game. The toughest game was our semi-final against Longbay and the girls from both sides produced a wonderful spectacle – we came from 1-0 down to win 2-1. Winning this semi is the best result a St Paul’s girls’ team have achieved at a national tournament!

Results:

Papatoetoe 5-0 win PoD: Jade Henley Smith

Aquinas College, Washed out so shared the points

Birkenhead College, 9-0 win PoD: Brianna O’Donoghue

Tuakau College, 4-0 win PoD: Maddy Tims

Bream Bay, 6-0 win PoD: Renee Saunders

Semi-final

Longbay College, 2-1 win PoD: Ishita Rawal

3rd/4th playoff

Te Puke High School, 1-0 win

Undefeated in 6 played matches with 27 goals for and 1 against

Top goal scorers: Emanae Ferguson 10, Maddy Tims 7

Most valuable player: Renee Saunders

All players are to be congratulated on great results and a wonderful effort on the turf, throughout the season and especially through a tiring tournament week!!

BOYS HOCKEY 2ND XI

The Boys 2nd XI had a season of mixed results. Matters were further complicated by the large number of hockey players returning to the main campus from the first Tihoi intake. They arrived part way through the season which meant that an additional boys’ hockey team had to be created and the 2nd XI had to have some changes to their player line-up. Despite this, the 2nd XI quickly re-established itself as a cohesive unit thanks to the leadership and guidance of senior players like Amrit Rai, Hemi McLaren and Josh Voigt, and their coach Kobi Nicholson.

The team played in the B Grade of the secondary boys’ competition. The results for the team in the final deciding round were 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses which placed them just below the middle in the rankings for the season.

The majority of the teams in this competition were actually secondary school 1st Xl from around the Waikato. Our 2nd XI team did very well considering that all their wins were against such teams. Two of the losses were very much against the run of play and could, with more accurate finishing, have easily produced a very different result.

Despite the losses, the whole team can be congratulated for the sportsman-like spirit they brought to each match and their commitment to giving their best in each game. Even when they were losing they showed great enthusiasm and considerable determination. This was particularly evident in the work of players such as Kieran Hitchcock, Michail Andreef, Raj Belling, Oliver Saunders, Mitchell Bailey and Ryan Steer. Other players making a significant contribution to the team during the season were; Ben Hunter, Mike Hunter, Henry Mandeno, Sam McNaughton, Brad Edwards, Tom Wilson and George Wilson.

3RD XI BOYS

The 3rd XI hockey team began their season with an auspicious start, winning two of their first four games. As the season progressed, so too did the boys’ basic skills, speed in reacting to the play, and structure in which they played the game. The senior members of the team lead from the front, and the boys can be proud of finishing seventh in the Waikato Secondary School Boys’ hockey competition. This can be accredited to the teams’ enjoyment in playing hockey, and development as individual players. MVP of the season was Brad Edwards.

Campbell Smith, Tom Wilson, George Wilson, Henry Mandeno, Chris Higgens, Hugo Brown, Sanraj Dhaliwal, Sam McNaughton, Max Wilkinson, Callum Shepherd, Kobe Young, Oliver Saunders, Ronan Fuller, Brad Edwards, Hamish Haycock, Harry Forte, John Palmhof, Daniel Rickman, Hemi McLaren Games Played 10, Won 4, Lost 5, Draw 1, Coach: Sam Holmes

Manager: Mr P A Clement

4TH XI BOYS

The 4th XI Hockey team comprised a mix of Year 9 and Year 12 boys who enjoyed their hockey and finished the season with six wins, two draws and three losses during round robin play. Their final position in the Waikato D Grade Boys competition was 5th. Most notably the boys were able to beat Hamilton Boys’ High School, both at the beginning and the end of the season.

The first half of the season the boys were coached by Gap Tutor Adam Pescod, who encouraged each and every player to perform their best, always ensured the hockey was fun, and the team was able to win more often than not. Coaching support by Declan Keaney and Conor Shalloe from the 1st XI ensured this continued in the second half of the season.

Captain Blair Foster was always enthusiastic and encouraging, ably assisted by Callum McNaughton who controlled the midfield, Ben Russell who was always solid in defence and Finn McDonald the top goal scorer for the season.

Team members included: Aidan Nelson, Baiden Thompson, Ben Russell, Blair Foster, Callum McNaughton, Cam Truebridge, Chris Penno, Daniel Rickman, Finn McDonald, Gagan Singh, George Elstob, Hilton Dawson, Jack Rich, Jacob Nelson, Joshua Yee, Matt Moana, Max Watson, Tab Hickmott Manager: Miss Pitu

TANNER CUP

This has been the 5th year that St Paul’s Collegiate has organised and hosted the Tanner Cup under 15 hockey tournament. Tanner Cup invited 12 teams from all around the country, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, Bay of Plenty and Auckland. We had the privilege of Nic Woods from the Black Sticks team being our guest speaker for our formal dinner and sharing his experiences as a top hockey player.

St Paul’s Collegiate started the tournament with a good 4-1 win over New Plymouth Boys. Our next pool game was against Lindisfarne College, this was a busy game with loads of pressure and running but St Paul’s stuck to the game plan and ending up winning 2-1.

We woke up on Tuesday to the rain and a flooded turf that could not be played on, all morning games had to be decided on penalty strokes. Campbell Smith was focused in goal for us and stopped 2 of the Palmerston North Boys’ strokes which allowed us a 4-3 win and put us through to the semi-final. Games were able to be played on Tuesday afternoon as we prepared to play Lindisfarne College again. Both teams had opportunities to win the game but St Paul’s had slightly more control of the game and managed a hard fought 1-0 win putting us into the final of the Tanner Cup.

In the final we played St Andrew’s College, the big occasion brought out some nerves among the players. As the game went on we gained in confidence but couldn’t break through the St Andrew’s defence or convert our opportunities into goals. Final score 2-0 win to St Andrew’s.

St Paul’s can be very proud of their achievements and making the Tanner Cup final. This is the highest placing we have gained in this tournament against some of the best hockey schools in the country.

A special mention needs to be given to Sam Brown and Truman Wee who did a great job coaching the team and teaching them new skills and understanding the craft of hockey. Thanks also to all the parents for their support.

This has been a great experience for all players involved and the strength of Hockey at St Paul’s is looking good. Thanks must go to Craig Hardman for organising this event, supported by Jan Kilmister, Andrew Harries, Sam Brown and Sam Holmes for running the tournament over the 4 days.

Goals scored during the tournament:

Sam McClay – 1

Harry Johnstone – 1

Logan Jarvis – 1

Jamie Sandford – 1

Bennet Groube – 1

Carne Lincoln – 1

Bevan Muirhead – 1

Callum Prosser – 4

Motocross

On Friday the 4th April 2015, St Paul’s held a schools’ motocross on the Eyre’s farm out the back of Huntly. With 13 students racing from St Paul’s, we had some awesome results that came from the day: Judd Redmond 11th in the Aspiring 125 class, Jesse Guscott 18th and Andre Eksteen 17th in the Aspiring 250 class, Toby Coupar 14th in the Aspiring 85 class, Josh Voigt 7th in the Beginners All In class, Tor Pedersen 7th and Liam Allen 13th in the Competitive 250 class, Andrew Barr 10th, Bailey Read 17th and Otis Berridge 18th in the Competitive 125 class, William Eyre 7th in the Competitive 85 class, Melissa Barr 7th and Niamh Berridge 12th in the Ladies All In class. Overall, St Paul’s had a great day, placing 14th out of the 30 schools that rode.

Hauraki Plains Secondary Schools motocross was held on the 17th of October 2014. St Paul’s had 6 students racing at this event and had some outstanding results. Andrew Barr came 1st place in the Competitive 250 class and also took out 2nd place for the fastest lap time of the day; Ben Juby came 2nd place in the Aspiring 250 class; Reece McKie came in 6th place in the Aspiring 125 class; Otis Berridge 6th place in the Competitive 125 class; Niamh Berridge was 7th place and Melissa Barr 8th place in the Ladies All In class. Out of the 12 schools competing on the day, St Paul’s came 4th equal.

Melissa Barr

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Mountain Biking

On the 14th and 15 of March, 5 students headed up to Hunua Regional Park for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Mountain Biking Championships. There were 3 categories that could be entered, Downhill, Cross Country and Supersprint –which is a fun point to point race. The Downhill course was the same one used for the National Downhill Series. The cross country course was a mixture of 40% technical, 60% single track, 30% gravel and 10% grass.

Lachlan Dent competed in the U16 18km cross country and come a creditable 27th and 26th in the supersprint event.

Sam Metcalfe competed in the U14 12km cross country and finished 21st.

Shaun Campbell had a very successful weekend in the U17 class. 21st in the cross country, 3rd in the downhill and 3rd in the supersprint. These results meant Shaun had an overall placing of 5th.

John Richardson gaining the silver medal in the U17 Downhill event.

Cole Lucas also gained a silver medal for the U20 Downhill. Cole also had the opportunity to travel overseas and compete in four mountain bike events, three of them were World Cup Downhill Events. He qualified in the top 30 in each of these events that allowed him to compete in the main event on race day. First event was in Mont-Sainte-Anne in Quebec, Canada – finishing 16th. Next stop was Windham in New York State, unfortunately a crash sent him back to 28th place. The next few races were in Europe, Val di Sole in Italy – 13th place then Andorra (small country between France & Spain in the Pyrenees). Due to illness, Cole could only manage a 23rd placing. This was a great opportunity for Cole to experience some world class events and he is hoping to return next year and improve on his results.

All riders can be proud of their efforts and we look forward to next year.

▲ Andrew Harries

“Supersprint – which is a fun point to point race.”

Netball

DEVELOPMENT NETBALL – WINNERS OF SENIOR SECTION 2

The Development Netball team made the finals in their division against the same Waikato Diocesan team they had previously lost narrowly to. As it was the last game for the team for the Year 13 girls, the entire team wanted to do their very best to make it memorable.

Excellent shooting by Briarna Rae and Greer Baldwin rewarded the intercepts from good mid-court play from Olivia Carter and Jessica Crow. Defence played very well and made good use of the rebounds. A number of “held ball” proved that we were definitely the stronger team on the day. This ended a very good season for the Development team, having won most of their games. Thanks must go to Melissa Bird for her superb coaching and dedication throughout the entire season.

DEVELOPMENT TEAM MEMBERS:

Olivia Gray, Allaynah Hill, Maggie Powell, Greer Baldwin, Emma Smith, McKinley Vollebregt, Olivia Carter, Jessica Crow, Abigail Helm and Briarna Rae.

Most Improved Player: Allaynah Hill

Most Valuable Player: Jessica Crow

Biggest Contribution: Abby Helm

OPEN A NETBALL TEAM – WINNERS OF SATURDAY PREMIER RESERVE

The Open A played entered the final round against a very competitive Cambridge side. St Paul’s took an early dominance of the game, but the score line remained relatively even. St Paul’s were working hard on defense in preparation for the UNISS Tournament. The St Paul’s girls stayed calm and took the lead in the third quarter, which we maintained till the end of the game. This saw the St Paul’s Open A win the premier reserve grade for the Saturday netball season – a good result, which indicates the growth of the strength of netball within the School.

OPEN A TEAM MEMBERS:

Georgia Dobbe, Jessica Hood, Kate Littlejohn, Sarah Parker, Kelly Forde, Serena Lim-Strutt, Talia Namana, Teri WathenSmith, Ella Petursson and Meg Skilton

ST PAUL’S NETBALL – IMPROVED RANKING UNISS

The Open A, having won their grade final on the Saturday, went into the Upper North Island Secondary Schools’ (UNISS) Netball Tournament on a high.

We started well and achieved our first goal of securing a place in the top 16 of the ‘A’ Grade. St Paul’s convincingly won the games against Lynfield College (37-21) and Kristin School (28-16). A narrow loss to Westlake Girls’ High School by two, showed us that we could foot it with teams that were in the top four positions.

The pinnacle of the tournament was a closely fought match between St Paul’s and Waikato Diocesan. On paper, Dio was a superior team. However, St Paul’s pushed them hard in a tightly fought battle. Many local Hamilton Netball staff watched this game and commented that it was widely considered the game of the tournament. Although we lost, the girls can be extremely proud of their performance. Mentally and physically we did struggle to pick back up from this game, knowing we could no longer reach top eight.

The rain didn’t stop all week as we continued to play schools from the Waikato, Auckland, South Auckland and North Shore. The team had prepared extremely well for this arduous tournament and it was pleasing to rise in seeding to 15th position from 22nd place last year, beating Alfriston College in our final game 34 -28. There were 122 teams in this tournament.

We wish Mrs Hannah Munn and our Year 13 players all the best for their futures as they leave school. It is exciting to see the talent, commitment and drive in the younger members of the team and we look forward to the 2016 season.

A huge thanks to our families, supporters, school staff (Mesdames Munn, Bradford and Landen) and pupils who supported us during UNISS 2015.

AWARDS OPEN A

Most Improved Player: Georgia Dobbe

Most Valuable Player: Kate Littlejohn

Biggest Contribution: Teri Wathen-Smith

GOLD NETBALL TEAM – SEMI FINALISTS

The senior Gold netball team has had a very successful season with very few losses. Thanks to the coaching team of Briarna Rae and Mrs Lock, the team has learnt to work together and co-operate as one. Every girl in the team has vastly improved as they continue to learn different game strategies and skills. The shooters of the team, consisting of Helena Light and Pianika Taylor, have consistently improved their partnership in the goal circle to maintain a steady and reliable amount of goals per game. The attackers of the team, consisting of Sara Ryan, Ella Reilly and Evia Nakarawa have learnt to successfully bring the ball down the court to provide the shooters with goal scoring opportunities. The defenders of the team are Sarah Kosoof, Zoe Smith and Victoria Ware. As a group, the three girls have consistently fought for the ball by intercepting and guarding the opposition to regularly take possession of the ball. All of the girls in the team have committed throughout the season by attending all trainings and games. The season has been an enjoyable and successful year for the girls, especially the leaving players. We wish the remaining players a high spirited and rewarding netball season next year.

Most Improved Player: Evia Nakarawa

Most Valuable Player: Zoe Smith

Biggest Contribution: Pianika Taylor

▲ Sarah Kosoof and Zoe Smith

TRANS-TASMAN QUADRANGULAR NETBALL TOURNAMENT APRIL

7TH – 14TH 2015.

OPEN A WINNERS OF THE TIM OUGHTON A DIVISION CUP. During the recent holidays, the Open A and Development netball squads travelled to Melbourne, Australia to compete in our annual quadrangular tournament. The four participating schools were Kristen (Auckland), Scotch College (Adelaide) and The Geelong College (Geelong), who were the hosts of the tournament.

On arrival we stayed in the Melbourne Youth Hostel for the first night, where we spent time bonding as a squad and had the opportunity to shop. We then travelled west to Geelong to meet up with the other schools and move into the old boarding facilities. We were welcomed officially in a chapel service and experienced a very moving didgeridoo performance by a local.

The three day tournament began on Thursday with four games scheduled for day one. With our squad of 24 players, we were fortunate to have numbers to manage this first day injury free. The development team had a difficult draw and struggled against all three schools’ first teams, but managed to form tighter bonds and try out new play.

For the Open A squad, this tournament was a great start to our oncoming season. After a few preseason games before we left for the tour, this was a good start to bond our squad and work out combinations. We played really well in all of our games, improving more in each game we played and leaving this round undefeated.

The third game finished at 1:30pm, which meant we were able to go out to Bells Beach for a surfing lesson in the afternoon. This was an amazing experience, only two days before the World Surf Tour had taken place on this beach. It was great for us all to relax after two full days of netball and we enjoyed having time together again.

The third and final day of netball took place on Saturday the 11th of April. By this time we were all pretty tired. We only had two games in the morning, as it was finals day. The development team played in the second division the first game being against Scotch A. In this game we played well as a team but were not able to come out with a win. We played well in our final game and were able to keep the score close for the whole game making it a tight final. Though we again played well, we were not able to come out on top.

The Open A on the last day of the tournament played Kristen A in our semi. After a rocky first half with a few nerves throughout the team, we settled nicely into the game and won this game comfortably. Similar to last year’s tournament, the final was against Geelong College A. This was again a nail biting game with no team ever being up by more than 2 goals. With full credit to the entire team, we kept our cool and won the game by 1 goal in the last 19 seconds. This was a brilliant ending to a wonderful tournament and a great start to a promising year for the Open A.

After a formal prize giving held by Geelong College on Saturday night, we headed back to Melbourne. A new experience for most girls was attending an AFL game at the MCG, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the game. A visit to Melbourne Zoo and experiencing the Night Ghost Tour of the Old Melbourne Jail was fun after the intense days in Geelong. On our final day we went to the Victoria Markets before catching our flight home arriving in the early hours of the morning.

Well done to all the girls who played. Both teams played well and we wish them luck for the rest of their netball season. The trip was a success, enjoyed by all and strong bonds amongst the girls have developed. Thank you to our staff Mrs Bradford, Mrs Lock, Mrs Munn and Marg Landon and all parents who supported us on this trip. Special thanks to Anna Petursson for her work in organizing our High Tea fundraiser.

▲ Meg Skilton and Abby Helm

Rowing

The 2015 Rowing Club season will quite possibly go down as one of the most successful season in recent history. Ably led by the coaching team of Graham Oberlin-Brown, (Head Coach), Adam Tripp (Assistant Head Coach), Tim Wilson (Manager/Coach), Kirsty Dunhill (Coach), Jack Thompson (Coach/Gappy), Louise Ford and strongly supported by the Captains and vice Captains – Henry Wills and Tom Hislop, Zoe Lapwood and Zoe Smith. The primary reasons for our success were:

■ Three fun –filled hardworking camps at the luxury accommodation at Mangakino

■ The largest number of girl members in ten years

■ Real commitment and determination shown by Senior U17/18 boys and girls, which filtered down to other crews

■ Large very competitive novice contingent of both boys and girls

■ Success at the major regattas, including the first medal won by a girls’ eight at the school and winning the Springbok Shield for the Boys U18 Fours (first time since 2003)

■ One North Island representative and three NZ Junior trialists.

REGATTA FINAL BREAKDOWN

Some of the racing result highlights from the season follow:

CAMBRIDGE TOWN CUP REGATTA (JAN 2015)

After a mixed lot of results from the Christmas regatta, the rowers began training throughout the summer holidays to then be faced with erg testing upon their return. At the testing, Deputy Club Captain, Thomas Hislop, pulled a massive 6 min and 7 sec 2 km erg to gain him an automatic NZ Junior trial and a placing in the top five 2km ergs in the country so far this season. With this morale booster, the club headed to Mangakino to attend the post-holiday training camp. After a tough week at camp the rowers then headed back to Karapiro to race at the Cambridge Town Cup Regatta (no girls though as they had headed off to Tihoi!). Highlights from the regatta were:

1st in the Boys U18 four (H. Wills, J. Ingham, C.Christie, C. Gordon, H. Campbell)

2nd & 4th in the Boys U18 pairs (J. Ingham, H Wills) (C.Christey, C. Gordon)

4th in the Boys U18 eight (H. Wills, J. Ingham, C.Gordon, E. Tangiti, T. Husband-Dravistski, T. Hislop, K. Rose, H. Campbell)

5th in the Boys U18 single (T. Hislop)

5th in the Boys Novice four (B. Clare, J. Balme, S. Cox, B. McColgan, H.Campbell)

6th in the Boys Novice eight (B. Clare, J. Balme, S. Cox, B. McColgan, P.Keyte-Williams, A Parkinson, A. Khatkhar, C. Saxton)

North Island Club Champs (Feb 2015)

Gold in the Mens U19 four (H. Wills, J. Ingham, C.Christie, C. Gordon, K. Forde)

Silver in the Womens Novice four (K.Littlejohn, G. Burke, Sinead Kingstone-White, C. Gyde, K. Forde)

Bronze in the Mens Novice eight (B. Clare, J. Balme, S. Cox, B. McColgan, P. Keyte-Williams, A Parkinson, A. Khatkhar, C. Saxton)

NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS:. (MARCH 2015)

We achieved huge success with 13 A finals and 4 B Finals.

GU18 Double: Z.Smith, Z.Lapwood 4th

GU18 Novice 8+ S. Kingston-White, G.Burke, C. Miles, K.Littlejohn, J. Crowe, T. Namana, C. Gyde P. Kingston-White, K.Forde (cox), 3rd

BU18 Novice 8+ B. Clare, J. Balme, S. Cox, B. McColgan, P. Keyte-Williams, A Parkinson, A. Khatkhar, C. Saxton (cox) 4th

BU18 Novice 4+ B. Clare, J. Balme, S. Cox, P. Keyte-Williams, C. Saxton (cox) 5th

GU18 Novice Georgia Burke, Kate Littlejohn 6th

Sinead Kingston-White, Claudia Miles

GU17 2x Zoe Smith, Katherine Keddell 8th

BU18 4+ H. Wills, J. Ingham, C. Gordon, C.Christey and coxswain K.Forde 2nd (by 0.4secs)

BU1x Tom Hislop 2nd

BU18 8+ H. Wills, J. Ingham, C. Gordon, T.Hislop, T. Husband-Dravitzki, S. Porritt, K. Rose

C. Christey, coxswain Kelly Forde 3rd

GU18 Novice 4+ S. Kingston-White, G.Burke, K. Littlejohn

C. Gyde, K. Forde 3rd

T. Namana, J. Crow, C. Miles

P. Kingston White, C Saxton 5th

BU16 1x Matthew Caskie

MAADI CUP REGATTA 2015 (MARCH 2015)

Star Trophy – Overall points 13th (16th in 2014)

Executive Trophy – Overall Sweep 8th (9th in 2014)

7th

in the A Final, but had to settle for third in the B final. The really exciting news for him is that he has been given a New Zealand Junior trial.

■ Boys’ U17 four of Sam Porritt, Cam Smale, Jack Oliver, Hamish Haycock and cox Charlie Saxton, having narrowly missed out on making the A Final, rowed their B Final in the new Hudson boat. They had a good B final race, finishing second but with a time that would have placed them 6th in the A final.

■ The girls U17 double, of Zoe Smith and Katherine Keddell, had a demanding route to their B Final, through a heat, quarter-final and then a semi-final where they placed fifth, which means they just missed the A Final. They did well however in their B Final finishing 3rd which would have put them in 6th place overall if they had been in the A Final.

■ Girls U18 novice four of Paris Kingstone-White, Jess Crow, Claudia Miles, Talia Namana, and Heath Campbell were one of our clubs most improved crews. Their B Final route was via a heat, repecharge and semi-final. They placed an excellent third in their B Final, making them 11th overall in this class

■ Matt Caskie finished his week in good style by claiming 5th in his B Final. Not bad considering Matt only started rowing a single in January- to finish 13th in the country!

■ Boys’ U15 four; William Porritt, Henry Carr, Elliot Ware, Toby Coupar, Heath Campbell, cox, also had a long road to their B final through a heat, repecharge, semi-final. They finished their racing with their best race of the week, finishing 3rd in the B final, making them also 11th in the country.

A FINALS (WE MADE 7 A FINALS, FOUR MEDALS):

1.Girls U 18 Double:

From a club of 56 rowers, we had 30 crews entered in this regatta. This year there were over 2100 competitors from 122 schools. On Friday and Saturday which are the finals day, over 10,000 people turned out to watch the finals from the banks. The rowers are very grateful for the support shown by their fellow schoolmates, especially on Friday when a large number to watch them win the Boys U18 Four and then performed a fantastic, spine chilling haka for our four boys and a girl!

From our thirty crews, we made 7 A Finals, 8 B Finals and one C Final, and finished 8th in the sweep oar points and 13th on the overall points table- out of 122 schools!

Here are some of the highlights B Finals:

■ The boys U15 B Double, Elliott Ware and Brad Edwards, were new to this boat a few weeks ago. They had to race a heat, quarter and semi-final. They finished 6th in their B final.

■ Rowing in his U18 single,Tom Hislop’s racing didn’t quite go to plan. His B final was a sterling effort, but not really a reflection of his real form from the North Island Secondary School’s Champs, where he had gained a silver medal. Tom posted a fast time that would have gained him 7th place

Our two Zoes, Smith and Lapwood, had a busy week in their double scull, amongst their other races. They had to fight their way through a heat, quarter-final and semi-final to make their A final. Their racing, particularly their quarter final, took its toll, and so in their A final they didn’t manage the medal podium. Nevertheless they finished eighth in the country in one of the women’s premier races.

2. Boys U18 Novice Eight

The boys U18 novice eight of Josh Balme, Phoenix KeyteWilliams, Ben Clare, Shaun Cox, Aaron Parkinson, Aneil Khatkar, Will Porritt and cox Charlie Saxton also then rowed their best race of the season, showing courage and heart to finish fifth in a very tightly contested race. The top five positions were all with 10 secs of each other, a testament to the intensity of the competition, especially when you consider all of these rowers are in their first season of rowing.

3. Boys U18 Novice Four

Four of these boys then went on to race in the novice fours the next day. Josh Balme, Phoenix Keyte-Williams, Ben Clare, Shaun Cox and Charlie Saxton, had to fight their way though the heats, repecharges and semi-final to race the race of their season to finish third in commanding style and clinch the bronze medal.

4. Girls U18 Novice Four

10 minutes before the boys won their medal, the novice crew of Sinead Kingstone-White, Kate Littlejohn, Ciara Gyde,

Georgia Burke and Kelly Ford had clinched the bronze medal themselves in a nailbiter of a race. They showed great courage and resilience as they had to fight off a fast approaching crew and only just crossed the line in front of them. It was so close, they didn’t know for several minutes whether they had in fact got the third place.

5.

The day before these girls from the novice four, together with Claudia Miles, Jess Crow, Talia Namana and Paris KingstoneWhite had rowed an outstanding race in the novice eights, to fiercely defend a challenge from Christchurch Girls High and grab the silver medal. These girls rowed so well and now hold the record for the first eight in girls rowing at SPC to have ever won a medal. St Paul’s has had girls eights before, back in the nineties, but have never won a medal.

6.

This is the flagship race of boys rowing in NZ. Following our success in the boys U18 Four the day before, H. Wills, J. Ingham, C. Gordon, C. Christey, T.Hislop, T. HusbandDravitzki, S. Porritt, K. Rose, coxswain Kelly Forde, really believed they were in the hunt to pick off one of the top three positions. Despite our boys’ truly valiant efforts, they had to settle for fourth in the Maadi Cup final. Whilst this is obviously very disappointing and gut wrenchingly hurtful, our crew should be really proud of what they have achieved. Fourth in the country at the highest level of rowing is really a fantastic achievement. The courage and determination these boys have shown in their training and racing has been a real example to others in our club. They have been an outstanding example and true ambassadors of our very proud school. The four of them that won the Springbok Shield could not have done it with the other four members of their eight. All of these fine young men have trained for two years for this, which is what makes accepting fourth so hard, but in the end they should stand tall and be unbelievably proud of their achievement.

7. Boys U18 Four

Of course we are exceptionally proud of these four boys, who together with Kelly Forde put St Paul’s back on the National map, with the second most important national title in Boys rowing in this country. The press report reads:

“St Paul’s Collegiate claimed their first Springbok Shield success for 12 years in the penultimate race of a rousing first day of finals at the 2015 Aon Maadi Cup at Lake Karapiro.

“On a perfect day for rowing with very little wind, St Paul’s Collegiate took early control of the men’s under-18 coxed fours establishing a lead of half a length from the 15-times former winners Hamilton Boys’ High.

“By 1500m the St Paul’s crew of Henry Wills, James Ingham, Connor Gordon, Charles Christey and cox Kelly Forde opened out a three quarter length advantage from Hamilton before piling on the agony for their opposition to win by more than a length in a time of 6:30.22. Hamilton Boys secured silver in

6:33.09 with Christ’s College rowing from lane eight nicking third to hold off Marlborough Boys College”

These boys truly dominated this race earning themselves the prestigious Springbok Shield. Two of them have been invited to trial for higher honours: Connor Gordon for the U18 North Island team and Henry Wills, together with Tom Hislop, as mentioned earlier, for the NZ Juniors.

Huge congratulations to these boys

PRIZEGIVING 2015

At the rowing dinner on Friday 24th April 2015, trophies were awarded the following rowers:

Les Varney Trophy Most Improved Novice rower

Claudia Miles

Coxswains Cup Best Coxswain

Kelly Forde

Veterans Trophy Best support from a rowing member

Heath Campbell

Most Conscientious Member Best support from non-rowing member

Felicity Wilson

St. Paul’s Shield Most improved rower-all age groups:

Tom Hislop and Matt Caskie

“Nick Winkelmann Award” (new award)

Nick Winkelmann

School Oar Most successful Team of the Year

Boys U18 4+ of Kelly Forde (cox), Henry Wills, James Ingham, Connor Gordon, Charles Christey

The “ERG” Trophy Tom Hislop

Highest erg score in a season 6 mins 05.3secs

Womens ERG Trophy Talia Namana

Highest score for women in a season 7 mins 20.4 secs

1x Trophy Best Sculler in all grades

Tom Hislop

Seath Cup Best rower in all Grades

James Ingham/Henry Wills

Presidents Cup For outstanding leadership from the boys

Henry Wills and Thomas Hislop

Steiner Trophy For outstanding leadership from the girls

Zoe Lapwood and Zoe Smith

Caps

Awarded to: Zoe Lapwood, Zoe Smith, Kelly Forde, Henry Wills, James Ingham (reaward), Connor Gordon, Charles Christey, Tim Husband-Dravitzki, Tom Hislop, Kerwan Rose, Sam Porritt

▲ Chris Foot (Director of Rowing)

Girls U18 Novice Eight

Boys U18 Eight

Rugby

1ST XV

After a very successful 2014 the 1st XV started the year in high spirits. 2015 saw the addition to the coaching staff of Mr Paul Hodder as a technical advisor and Mr Matthew Markham as manager. Preparations for the season began as early as February with potential team members involved in some gruelling fitness sessions. These trainings were the foundation of the boys very high levels of fitness that would prove to be a real strength of the team.

The season started with our traditional hit out against Palmerston North Boys’ at the start of the term one school holidays. For many of the team this was their first taste of 1st XV rugby and it proved to be steep learning curve. While the game was close with Palmerston North securing a narrow 17-7 win, some simple mistakes and inexperience proved telling against a talented and experienced opposition.

At the end of the holidays there was a three day training camp at Tihoi followed by a game against Hastings Boys’, the first rugby game to play on the newly developed field at Tihoi. The game proved to be rather one sided with Hastings running away 42-15 winners. While Hastings were a talented team the result was disappointing with inexperience once again proving costly.

The Chiefs’ Cup was next up and the team was keen to put in a good performance against Manurewa High School. In a very scrappy game, St Paul’s eventually prevailed 9-6 with the trusty boot of Ferg Burke securing victory.

An excellent 39-7 win against Cambridge in the second round of the Chiefs’ Cup saw us take on Rotorua Boys’. Against the soon to be national champions the team put in a courageous performance and were one intercept pass away from victory. The eventual 46-33 scoreline flatted Rotorua.

The loss saw us in a 3rd and 4th playoff game against arch rivals Hamilton Boys’, who had a surprising loss against Wesley College the week before. The game was played in terrible conditions with constant rain and a heavy field. Despite the conditions both teams attempted to use the ball and an excellent game resulted.

Despite a massive effort St Paul’s couldn’t penetrate the Hamilton Boys defence and the game ended with an agonising 15-14 loss. The team should feel very proud to have got so close to Hamilton Boys’, who in the last five or so years have been the most successful rugby school in the country.

After a strong performance in the Chiefs’ Cup, the 1st XV entered the Central North Island competition full of confidence and keen to defend the title the team won in 2014.

Like last year, the first fixture for the team was against St John’s College from Hastings. On a dry and firm field, St Paul’s completely overwhelmed a limited St John’s side. St John’s had no answer to the skill, pace and fitness of St Paul’s, who scored 15 tries in an impressive show of running rugby to win 97-0. Tom Yarrell, Ferg Burke and Della Neli all scored two tries each

Another equally one sided game against Rathkeale followed with a 59-0 win. The margin should really have been greater but through poor handling the boys struggled to put multiple phases together. Blake Wilson had a strong game, but Asipeli Mafuataimi was the star of the show scoring four tries.

The following weekend we had our first away fixture against Wanganui Collegiate. When we arrived the day before the field was dry, but torrential overnight rain meant that the field was unplayable. Whanganui experienced its worst flooding on record and with nearly all roads out of Whanganui closed we were very lucky to be able to drive back to Hamilton.

The washout meant that by the time we faced St Peter’s the following weekend, we hadn’t had any rugby for a fortnight and it showed. Combinations looked rusty and the handling at times was very average. Despite this the team played well enough to secure a 28-0 win which rates as one of St Paul’s biggest winning margins against St Peter’s.

Since the CNI draw came out last November, we knew that the second half of the competition would prove extremely difficult, with games against the top teams one after another. The first of these games was against Feilding in what proved to be the most intense game of the season. Feilding brought a very talented team with an exciting back three and tough forwards.

Earlier in the season they dispatched arch rivals Palmerston North Boys’, Hastings Boys and Gisborne Boys so we knew we would be in for a very tough encounter. The game was broadcast live on Sky Sport which added extra spice.

St Paul’s got off to a poor start, conceding a penalty and try early on. Towards the end of the half, St Paul’s started to get back into the game, but at half time trailed 10-0. The second half was one way traffic as the forwards started to dominate, with Connor Gordon turning over much ball. Tries to Connor and Josh combined with strong goal kicking by Ferg Burke saw St Paul’s prevail 17-13 in a thrilling match which showcased all the best the CNI competition has to offer.

After a much needed holiday, the team travelling down to sunny Hawkes Bay to take on Lindisfarne College. There was great excitement when the boys arrived and saw a hard and fast pitch. It would be the first time we would play on a firm field since April! Despite conditions being perfect, the game proved to be a stop start affair with Lindisfarne determined to slow the pace of the game down. There was plenty of niggle and this coupled with some poor decision making by the referee meant that we struggled to play our normal game. While St Paul’s eventually won 20-10 due to a try in the last few minutes to Tom Yarrall, we left the Hawkes Bay in sombre mood with Alex Mitchell suffering a season ending knee injury.

There would prove to be plenty of feeling in our next fixture against last year finalists, Francis Douglas. Francis Douglas had lost many of their stars from previous years but as a school with such a rich rugby tradition it was always going to be a challenge. While St Paul’s won 28-3, the game was far tougher than the score suggests. Despite conditions being soft underfoot, the game was played a breakneck speed with the boys commenting that it was the fastest game they had played all season.

We were off to Tihoi next for a catch up game against Wanganui Collegiate. Despite knowing that we were the stronger side, the boys entered the game with some nerves as we needed to win with a bonus point to secure an allimportant home final. In the end, the boys had no need to be nervous as we romped to an 81-0 win. Thank you to Chris

Wynn and Cyn Smith for hosting us. The boys always enjoy returning to Tihoi, and playing two games there this year was fantastic.

With the bonus point win, we were drawn to play Francis Douglas again in the semi-final. On yet another cold and wet Saturday, Francis Douglas started well and applied pressure early, forcing St Paul’s into errors. They pushed out to an early lead with two long range penalties. St Paul’s hit back with two penalties and a converted try to Josh Balme late in the first half. St Paul’s lead 13-9 at the break. In the second half, St Paul’s enjoyed the benefit of a strong tail wind and most of the possession. Sal M’Boge scored in the left hand corner and a try late in the half to Samisoni Taukei’aho and a penalty to Ferg Burke saw us win the match 30-9. While the game was a close and tough encounter, St Paul’s were dominate throughout most of the match with strong defense and ball carrying.

The win saw us reach the final of the CNI competition for the third year in a row. As expected, we faced Feilding again. After the tight nature of the round robin clash,we expected a battle with many pundits predicting a Fielding win. St Paul’s produced a breath-taking first half of rugby to enter the half time break with an incredible 28-0 lead. Five tries were scored with Sal M’Boge claiming two and Tom Yarrell, Josh Balme, Ferg Burke also getting on the scoreboard. It was an unbelievable effort, with the handling and skill of St Paul’s worthy of a Super 15 game.

The second half returned to script with the physicality of the game stepping up a notch. Feilding mounted a spirited comeback, scoring three tries in the first twenty minutes to make it 28-19. St Paul’s were rattled and nerves crept in, and it seemed that the boys looked like they might throw it away. However, they showed a lot of grit, dug in and late in the half started to dominate. A late try to Samisoni sealed the CNI championship 35-19.

Back to back titles is no small feat, and the boys should be incredibly proud of their performance. It was a fitting way to see of the leavers all of whom have given so much for St Paul’s rugby.

The team were well lead by powerhouse hooker Samisoni Taukei’aho. His damaging runs constantly wreaked havoc for opposition defences and this year, he added a passing game to skill set which made him an even more dangerous for the opposition. Props Gordon Fullerton and Alex Mitchell were never beaten at scrum time and their high work rate meant they were extremely important members of the side. Locks Sam Porritt, Josh Balme and Romke Hoogstra dominated the tight exchanges with Josh having a happy knack of popping up at the right time to scoring some very important tries. In the loose, Connor Gordon and Jackson Morgan performed strongly, with Connor strong over the ball and Jackson being an ever present threat on attack.

Sam Cooper, Jock Yarndley, and George Dyer in their first season of 1st XV rugby showed much promise and enjoyed an excellent season. They impressed with not only their natural ability, but also their intelligent play and high work ethic. Ferg had an excellent season with the boot and slotted some vital penalties and conversations.

In the backs, Blake Wilson and Della Neli were solid in the midfield with Tom Yarrell, Dillion Kelliher and Sal M’Boge proving to be a formidable back three. Sal in particular had an excellent season and was one of teams strongest performers despite missing a few games due to injuries. Our two half backs Connor Collins and Callum Brown provided good service to the backs and their speed, oppositions found them hard to handle.

With the majority of the squad returning next year, the future of the 1st XV looks bright. St Paul’s has now firmly established itself as the powerhouse of the CNI competition, and the boys are very keen to maintain this reputation next year.

Thank you to the St Paul’s community for your support throughout the year, especially those supporters who attending our away games. Some supporters would have easily clocked up 1000kms supporting the boys this year. When playing in places such as Palmerston North, New Plymouth and the Hawkes Bay, it is always reassuring to see some friendly faces on the sideline.

DEVELOPMENT XV

After winning all three grading games, the Development Rugby XV fancied their chances in the First Division for 2015.

The team comprised of exciting young players who joined a handful of individuals who had played at this level in the previous season.

Despite demonstrating superb courage and determination, we remained winless after the 7 pool games. This was agonisingly frustrating as we lost three of the seven games by less than 3 points and knew that we were better than the results reflected.

Unfortunately, this misfortune continued in the playoff stages where we lost to Te Awamutu 1st XV in spite of being the dominant team and leading for 65 minutes. Summarised, it was a season that could have been, but never was.

We did, however, play attacking rugby throughout the entire season and were victorious in numerous annual exchanges. Our final game of 2015 was against Fielding 2nd XV who we beat convincingly 29 - 0 and played cohesively as a team.

Overall, the team was captained by Alastair Blackett who led outstandingly on and off the field. The boys were always optimistic and fully committed to every training, developing as players and a team as the year progressed. It was an honour coaching the Development XV in 2015 and special thanks must go to James Wilkins Snr who assisted me and gave of his time to be at every practice and game.

3RD XV

The mighty thirds experienced an exceptional rugby season, with a new inclusion to the coaching staff the man himself Wayne Smith. The culture within the thirds team was very strong this year, even though not too many results went our way in the preseason, we ended up runners up in our division. The team was held together by co-captains Matthew Bailey and Connor Joyce who showed some great form throughout the season. The 3rd XV this year (also known as the Development Development team or Potential Development team) upheld the legacy and culture that has been shown in previous years, and we challenge those returning next year to upheld the traditions the team with hopefully a few more wins!

▲ Connor ‘Steve’ Joyce and Matthew Bailey

U16

Two new coaches were appointed to this team with Paul Hodder, the newly appointed High Performance Rugby & cricket coordinator, and new-to-coaching Albert Heron who had an extensive playing background in the Deep South with Otago.

Preparation for the season started with a field day at HBHS with us winning both games comprehensively against HBHS Black and St Peter’s. The 9 team round robin competition started with a good bonus point win v HBHS RED and ended with a win v HBHS White to give us and unbeaten season leading into the semis. The only glitch to 8 wins out of 8 was a hard fought draw v Tokoroa. Plenty of bonus point wins with 243 points for and only 40 against with the highlight beating HBHS U15A 10-8 in a tight battle, with some quality defensive work shown by all.

A semi-final win 31-17 v HBHS White set up a final v HBHS U15A at Boy’s High. In very wet and windy conditions the ability to keep the ball was paramount and unfortunately we couldn’t achieve this as we had our first loss 27-5.

A very successful season with all making a great contribution throughout the season, with special mention to Elliot Ware and Aaron Humble who lead the team well. MVP was Valynce Crosby Te Whare, Most improved went to Matt Fisher, and Best Team man was richly deserved to Ben Johnson.

Our traditional fixture away to Tauranga gave us a great win as we hung on to the lead and won 26-20. A real positive season with plenty of talent coming with ensure rugby within the school will continue to grow. A special thanks to Albie for giving up his time to coach the team.

U14

With seven Year 10 boys in the squad at the beginning of the season, the prospects were promising and reinforced by the team easily winning their grading games.

The first five competition games saw the team win four of them comfortably, but a hiccup against HBHS B team

gave them a lesson in underestimating the opposition. This prompted them to give a commanding performance against a strong St John’s side. Led by outstanding captain, Daniel Johnson, the team scored seven ties to the opposition’s three.

Unfortunately the team lost seven boys to Tihoi and only three returned. This severely tested the team’s playing depth. Losses followed to HBHS A and Piopio/Te Kuiti, however they had done enough to qualify third in the semi-finals. St Paul’s had to travel a second time to Piopio to play the semi-final. The team was boosted by six Tihoi players, but still only had fifteen to run onto the field. The game was more closely contested than the 40 point loss two weeks before, and although trailing 17-14 mid way through the second half, Piopio ran out winners 24-14.

In the play-off for 3rd and 4th against St John’s, the team played the best rugby of the season. They dominated all phases of play, running in nine tries (six to player of the day Albert Talakai) with Dalllas Taikato converting six of them.

Standout forwards for the season were Daniel Johnson, Alex Johnson, Luka Benseman and Dalllas Taikato with Mercedes Hodge and Albert Talakai being the most outstanding backs.

▲ Peter Gilbert and Paul Wilson

U65KG

Mr Lander has had numerous successes with St Paul’s Collegiate School underweight grades. Several titles with the Under 55 SPC Hedgehogs and winning the Waikato 65kg for the first time last year. Our hopes were dashed in the grading games when the Porcupines suffered heavy defeats to Cambridge and St John’s, with a squeaky win against the Hamilton Boys’ C team. We were aware that ten boys would disappear to Tihoi for the second half of the season, so we recruited boys who weighed in at Under 65kg. These included boxer Seb Ellis, whose outstanding positional play, tackling, and ability to read and run a game, gave us revenge over Cambridge in the round robin. We had a big loss to HBHS A, and a couple of low scoring draws with HBHS B and a big win

over St Peter’s. Ultimately, we reached the semi-finals. This was against St John’s – played on their boggy lower fields – it was an uphill battle. The ‘Johnnies’ took their opportunities and scored out wide. Despite practising the ‘perfect try’ –getting the ball out to the wing – fourteen men putting one man over the line, at the end of every practice, we failed to execute this opportunity when the try was on out wide. We also failed to use the wind in the second half as instructed. In the end it was a satisfying season, but we could have done better in the semi with less individual play and more teamwork. A 5-0 loss was a big improvement on our early season loss to the ‘Johnnies’. Hugh Jackson, our captain, stood out as our Most Valuable Player. Ever enthusiastic Tom Watson was our top team man, and Henry Laycock was most improved on defence and attack. Thanks Mr Lander and Mr Morton for coaching the team, and Mr John Jackson for coaching assistance and advice.

U55KG

We had our initial weigh in and some skills sessions at the end of the first term. The skills and game plans introduced by Mr Hodder left everyone feeling a real sense of purpose and excitement for the new season.

One of the challenges we faced was that we did not have as many players to our disposal as what we had in the past. The advantage, however, was that we could develop all the players by giving them regular game time. It was also pleasing to see that we had real potential within the squad. Another huge help was that we had many players returning from the 2014 season. They were all of great value as they could help the new players and form a strong core to build a team around.

Building on the success of this team in 2013 and 2014 was one of the main objectives for the team. The boys came to training with enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and develop their game. The biggest challenge was to try and convert an abundance of loose forwards into a tight five. We soon established a pack of forwards that could supply the backs with quality go-forward ball.

The season started with an official weigh in day and some warm-up matches at St Paul’s. On the day, we came up against St John’s and two of the HBHS teams. Our boys played really well, winning all the games which was most promising for the season ahead.

The official season started with wins over a well-coached Matamata team (22-7) and HBHS Red (14-5). Our next game against St John’s would be a challenge, and we could not hold off a very strong second half challenge in very wet conditions resulting in a loss (5-17). In the games that followed against HBHS White (22-7) and Te Awamutu (75-7), we recorded good wins. The second round of the competition started with a great come-from-behind win against Matamata (27-15). The last game before many of our players left for Tihoi was against HBHS Red. We unfortunately played poorly and was convincingly beaten (5-45). After the holidays, we lost our game against St John’s (0-38), confirming that we would have to continue working hard without the boys who had gone to Tihoi if we were to make the semi-finals. We then lost to HBHS White (8-14) but managed to pick up a vital bonus point. The last game before the semi-finals was against Te Awamutu and we recorded a good 41-29 win.

This meant that we qualified third and that we would play HBHS Red in an away semi-final. The boys approached the game with enthusiasm and a desire to succeed. On the day however, we were outplayed on a very muddy field and we suffered our biggest loss (0-53) of the season. It was interesting to see Matamata go on to win the final, knowing that we beat them both in the home and away fixtures.

It was a privilege to work with such keen and talented players. Conner Peterson was awarded Forward of the Year, Clay Richardson was Back of the Year, and Gus Hanham was recognised as most valuable team member at the end of season prizegiving.

A big thank you to Mr Ivan Posa for the time and effort he put into this team.

Shooting

The 2015 shooting season opened with the Interschool Shoot at Pukekohe. This is always an interesting competition as it gives all the schools a good look at the competitors from the various schools in the Waikato – South Auckland region.

Although we shot quite well, no one was able to complete the “possibles” over the three disciplines. Best scores of the day were Jackson Mead and James Kenna with 19/20 in the Single Rise and Jonathon Porritt, Hunter Johnson and Jackson Mead with 9/10 in the Single Barrel.

The next competition was held in Thames, and this proved to be a difficult event with everyone’s scores well below their potential ability.

Taupo proved to be a far more successful venue. Max MitchellClifford and James Kenna scored the “possible” 20/20 in the Single Rise. Max was able to follow this up with a respectable 59/60 in the Points event and he was closely followed by Jonathon Porritt with 58/60. Our team score also improved with a 253/300. Max rounded off a successful day by scoring 9/10 in the Single Barrel and James Kenna recorded the same score.

The Matamata Interschool event once again saw us in difficulty with poor scores being posted across the board. Max Mitchell-Clifford held the team together scoring 20/20 in the Single Rise, 56/60 in Points and 9/10 in Single Barrel. This gave him a very respectable score of 85/90 over all three events.

We fared little better at Putaruru: inconsistency and lack of concentration were severely penalised with weak scores from most shooters.

The final interschool clay target competition was held in difficult conditions at Oropi, Tauranga. This was the final competition before Nationals, so we were hoping for a change in form from our two previous outings. Best results of the day were in the Single Rise with James Kenna scoring a very creditable 19/20. In the Points event Jarrad Dixon scored

58/60, Max Mitchell-Clifford 56/60 and Dylan Woodhouse and Taine Groube both scoring 55. The team score of 265/300 was one of the best that we have posted this year. With a little more consistency over all 5 shooters a score of 280 may have been possible. In the Single Barrel event both Max and Dylan scored 9/10.

NISS AND NATIONALS CLAY TARGET SHOOTING COMPETITION

This 2 day competition was held in the Waikato this year. Day One began on a very positive note with Max Mitchell-Clifford scoring a possible 20/20 in the opening Single Rise event. This was followed later in the morning with James Kenna and Jackson Mead scoring the possible 10/10 in the Single Barrel competition. This was a PB for each of these shooters this year.

All of these scores allowed them to progress through to the medal rounds later in the afternoon. Unfortunately the shoot offs did not go so well for us and all 3 competitors were eliminated early in both of their respective events. However, Max placed in the top 15 for the Single Rise, and James and Jackson in the top 20 for these events on the day.

Day 2 proved to be more difficult for us and we struggled to produce the necessary points to move on to the shoot offs. Max and Jackson both scored 19/20 in the Single Rise and Max and James shot a creditable 57/60 in the Points Event.

It was not until the Single Barrel competition that Taine Groube shot the necessary 10/10. This was also a PB and allowed him to progress on to the afternoon medal event. However, the shoot off proved a major hurdle and Taine was eliminated early.

Overall, we were very pleased with our final efforts. With 3 PB’s and the experience of competing in a major tournament it places us in a strong position to build towards the future.

Softball

Softball in 2015 was a season of highs and lows. This season, the team travelled away to Palmerston North and competed for the first time in the Division 2 North Island champs. Over the 4 day tournament, the boys played 7 games, winning 4 of them, to leave us 7th place. The highlight of the event was the final game, which saw the teams tied at the end of regulation time. With only 1 run needed to win the game, there was a lot of nervous energy in the team. Two of our team got on base, however after 2 outs things looked like they were heading to a tie breaker. This saw the Captain Logan Fortescue up at bat. He managed to hit an RBI to bring Richie Bloor home, closing out the tournament with a 10-9 victory.

With many of our team moving on next year, 2016 will see some changes to the program, as we regroup and continue to develop. The challenge will be good as we look for new opportunities to grow the sport in the school.

▲ Joshua Howard

Table Tennis

BOYS A

On Fridays, the team commuted to the stadium in Edgecumbe Street to compete against other teams in the Waikato Table Tennis Schools Competition. Surprisingly, team A was not at any great loss in their matches, doing fairly well for the big leap from B to A division. Vincent Lu did extremely well and was almost in a league of his own, winning the most games within the team. Overall, the A team did not place highly, but as well as enjoying themselves, and meeting new people, they managed to win quite a few of their games. Craig Scott was always there to add his enthusiasm and share it around the team. With this they improved in bounds throughout the two winter terms in an attempt to bridge the gap between themselves and some of the top players in the Waikato. We look forward to trying harder to place better next year and we encourage anyone interested to join us.

▲ Kenan Grant (Captain) and Nick Chen

BOYS B

This year the second St Paul’s Collegiate table tennis team comprised of Raja Sandhu, Falcon Prout & Max McLean-Bluck. We competed in a tournament against other schools around the Waikato region on Fridays. There were ten teams of 3 players each from Berkley, St Paul’s, Hamilton Boys’ High and Hillcrest that entered. Our team was made up of Year 9 students and were all new to table tennis this year, compared to most other players who were older and had more experience, playing table tennis. We were placed in the second division and each Friday we played another team in our division. Each player played 3 single and 2 double matches. Over the course of the competition we had some good double and single wins, but we didn’t manage to beat any of our opponents. This meant that we placed 5th in the 2nd division. We improved greatly during the table tennis season. Our team enjoyed and remained enthusiastic and dedicated even though the results didn’t always go our way. It has been a good year for table tennis this year and as the captain of our team I believe we finished a respectful 5th.

▲ Max McLean-Bluck, Captain

Skiing

We all had an absolutely brilliant time this year, and the results were sensational. From 127 teams, the A team came 13th overall – beating Hamilton Boys’ and the elite ski programme of St Peter’s. The B team were a very respectable 37th!

The experienced skiers showed great leadership and maturity while the less experienced skiers grew so much during their time competing. Not many people experience the adrenaline and nerves of competing in an individual race situation on such a big stage, and all the St Paul’s students handled this with great aplomb and took a lot away from the experience.

Congratulations all round!

▲ Rev James Stephenson

Squash

Squash has continued to go from strength to strength at St Paul’s, with 2015 seeing the hard work of Coach Mr Brendon Woodhead and his players rewarded with some outstanding results at both regional and national level. At the elite level, St Paul’s was greatly bolstered with the arrival of brothers Lwamba and Temwa Chileshe from Christchurch Boys’, while 70-80 other students continued regular coaching every day after school.

During term two, 43 students participated in the Waikato Secondary schools competition. Lwamba comfortably took out the Waikato Secondary Schools senior individual title, while Lachlan Cowley, Kieran Hitchcock and Sam Wilson all won their individual divisions. In the teams event, the St Paul’s A team of Lwamba, Temwa and Hugo Brown easily won the senior teams title for the first time in the history of competition since 2007. The B team demonstrated the depth of ability at St Paul’s with Hunter Johnson, Sam Wilson and Kieran Hitchcock finishing 4th in the top division. The girls A team of Georgia Guest, Greer Baldwin and Brianna O’Donoghue also played well to finish 6th in division one.

This year St Paul’s sent two boys’ teams and one girls’ team to the Nationals event, which was held in Palmerston North in August. The A team of Lwamba and Temwa Chileshe, Sam Wilson, Hugo Brown and Hugh Jackson were seeded 5th and did well to hold their seeding, finishing 5th in New Zealand. Despite a chance in the quarter-final against locals

Palmerston North Boys, they couldn’t quite win the big points when it counted.

The B team of Kieran Hitchcock, Josh McLaughlin, Jack Collins, James Morritt and Craig Stocker also did extremely well, improving on their 22nd seeding to finish 19th.

The girls’ team of Georgia Guest, Greer Baldwin, Brianna O’Donoghue, Ishita Rawal, Tyla Mead and Sarah Kosoof were seeded 16th of 19 teams and after a first round loss, proceeded to win the plate event, eventually finishing 17th.

The combined finishing positions of 5th for the boys’ A team and 17th for the girls’ A team earned St Paul’s the Co-Ed Cup for the top co-educational school in New Zealand. Temwa was also named as number one for the New Zealand Secondary Schools junior team to play in Australia at the conclusion of the tournament.

In other notable individual achievements, Lwamba Chileshe won the Under 17 title at the South Island Champs and Temwa took out the Under 15 title. Temwa then went on to reach the final of the North Island champs the following week. Both boys were selected to represent Waikato at the Nationals event in October. Earlier in the year, Lwamba represented Waikato in the Senior Team when they travelled to Palmerston North to play the Central Districts team.

At the time of writing, the School championships were yet to be held in term four, but this year it promises to be a very even and hard fought affair at all levels of competition

Many thanks to Coach Brendon Woodhead, who continues to positively and passionately encourage the students and expertly coaches virtually every day on the school courts during the course of the year.

▲ Brendon Woodhead, Helen Chileshe and Garth Littlejohn

Swimming

The growth, development and successes of our swimmers has set new highs this year. This has been a remarkable year of accomplishments at local, regional and national meets. Medals have consistently been awarded to our swimmers as they proudly represent their school and their respective clubs. Once again the outstanding influence of the St Paul’s Swimming Club cannot be understated.

From our own school swimming championships, to Division II Nationals, National Short-course Championships, Waikato Secondary Schools Championships and the National Secondary Schools Championships, St Paul’s Collegiate School swimmers have stood on the podium repeatedly. Our profile as a “swimming school” is certainly on the ascent.

ST PAUL’S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Junior Boys Champion

Thomas Griffin (FT) 32 points

2nd Jacob Gibbs (30 points)

3rd Jess Allen (17 points)

Intermediate Boys Champion

Marcus Hamilton (SA) 30 points

2nd Jimmy Christey (28 points)

3rd Brendan Hunt (27 points)

Senior Boys Champion

Connor Egan (SC) 32 points

2nd = Hamish Black/Charles Christey (30 points)

Senior Girls Champion

Olivia Warlow (HL) (32 points)

2nd Kate Littlejohn (27 points)

3rd Georgia Burke (25 points)

Champion of Champions Olivia Warlow (HL) (new record 50m Fly 31.62s)

1500m Boys Champion Tully Dickson (SC) 18:41.62

1500m Girls Champion Olivia Warlow (HR) 21:34.44

WAIKATO SECONDARY SCHOOLS

SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (1 APRIL, TE RAPA)

Our proud tradition of always finishing in the top 3 of the 27 schools in this region was maintained this year with us

finishing the meet 2nd overall with a combined girls and boys score of 883 points; 663 points from the boys (who finished 2nd to Hamilton Boys’ on 690 points) and 250 points from the girls who finished in a highly creditable 7th place.

Through an exhaustive day of heats and finals the tally of placings saw the St Paul’s squad achieve: 21podium finishes (8 1st, 5 2nd and 8 3rd in finals) 39 4th to 8th places in finals.

Stand-out performances included Thomas Griffin breaking the Junior Boys 200m IM record with a new time of 2:30.08 and the Senior Boys (Jimmy and Charles Christey, Hamish Black and Connor Egan) taking out the 100m Freestyle relay title from Hamilton Boys’ in a blistering time of 49.08s.

Other stellar individual performances leading to Colours included:

Thomas Griffin (junior) 1st (50m Fly, 100m Fly, 200IM) 2nd 100m Medley relay, 3rd 100m Freestyle relay Nelly Conway (senior) 1st (50m Breast and 100m Breast) Jimmy Christey (interm.) 1st (50 Fly, 50m Free and 100m Freestyle relay)

NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (11TH-13TH SEPTEMBER, TE RAPA)

Our successes at this meet were some of the best in the school’s history. There were 566 swimmers from 150 schools present. Our squad of nine fine young men had met the national secondary schools’ long course qualifying times and did themselves, and their school, proud. All of them secured PB’s which were below their seeded times at this meet. Standout performances included:

Thomas Griffin 4 Silver Medals (13 years 200m Free, 200m Fly, 400m Free and 100m Fly), 5th 100m Free and 7th 50m Fly.

Senior Boys Relay Team Jimmy and Charles Christey, Hamish Black and Connor Egan came 6th in the 200m Free Relay and 8th in the 200m Medley Relay.

▲ Roger Bell

Tennis

LINDISFARNE REPORT

Lindisfarne College arrived with 8 senior and 4 junior tennis players. All of the senior matches were closely fought with many games going to deuce. Unfortunately, St Paul’s players were unable to win the vital points. Ryan Wilkins and James Wilkins lost their singles and their doubles, Jack Schicker and McKinley Vollebregt also lost their singles but won their doubles 9-5 in a very hard fought match. Jonny Hodgson and Joshua Yee lost their singles and just lost the doubles in a tie breaker 9-8. Conor Fuller won his singles match and joined forces with Tom Wilson, who lost his singles, to also go down in the doubles. This meant that Lindisfarne won the senior fixture 10 matches to 2.

The junior matches were a different story, with St Paul’s winning 5 matches to 1. Carlin Vollebregt, Jack Russell and Henry Mandeno all won their singles with Joe Harris just going down in a tight 3 set match. Carlin and Jack played well together to win their doubles in a closely fought match 9 to 8 and Henry and Joe won their doubles 9 to 6.

WAIKATO SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The St Paul’s tennis team played well at the champs with the following results. The stand-out result was McKinley Vollebregt being narrowly beaten in the Int. Girls Championship singles final. Carlin Vollebregt was winner of the Jun. Boys Plate; Jack Schicker and Ryan Wilkins winners of the Sen. Boys Doubles final; Alicia Stace and Fizzi Whale 3rd in the Sen. Girls Doubles championship.

WAIKATO INTER-SCHOOLS’ COMPETITION

The Girls A team of McKinley, Alicia, Fizzi and Georgia Hogg went through the competition unbeaten to win the Waikato comp as did the Junior Boys A team of Carlin, Henry, Jack and Charlie Downey. The Senior Boys team comprising Jack Schicker, Johnny Hodgson, Conor Fuller, Joshua Yee and Tom Wilson had one loss against HBHS to be runners-up. With pro coach Pete Hoyland and his team working with all of our players, tennis is certainly on the rise.

▲ Peter Gilbert

“Tennis is certainly on the rise.”

Junior Touch Rugby

The local touch association implemented significant time and venue changes to the competition this year. Unfortunately these arrangements did not fit well with our school and staff. Consequently we arranged our own in-house training and games.

The majority of the players can be complimented for their reliable attendance and willing participation in the practice sessions. It was also good to see most players approaching their games with enthusiasm, a determination to do their best and most importantly the desire to simply enjoy the competition.

To test our playing skills and the benefits of training, two games were organised against St John’s College juniors. One of the matches was cancelled due to bad weather but the other was a lively and enjoyable contest played at St John’s. Even though St John’s ran out winners in the end, our players were good representatives of the school, were well turned out in the correct gear and played the game in a very sporting spirit.

We are very grateful to Mr Phil Clement and Ms Helen Bradford for their willing assistance with managing and/or coaching the touch teams. A special note of thanks to Ms Katie Lilley for the energy, enthusiasm and expertise she gave to the coaching and refereeing of our players.

▲ David Sole, Touch co-ordinator

Water Polo

Changes to the rules this year reduced the number of players in a team from 13 to 11. This enabled St Paul’s to comfortably enter three full teams in the Waikato Secondary Schools’ water polo competition: two senior sides, and one team comprised exclusively of juniors. The senior competition was again held in Term 1. Unfortunately, despite enthusiasm and a willingness to take on even the strongest opposition, our senior teams lacked the skilled and experienced Year 13 players that we have had in the past: this meant St Paul’s was not as competitive as it has been in previous years. Likewise, the juniors who played in Term 1 were mostly new to the game, and some struggled to master basic water polo skills.

However, in the junior competition (restricted to those in Year 9 and Year 10) held during Terms 3 and 4, the team made good progress. While the return of several boys from Tihoi certainly helped in this regard, a solid core of committed individuals and a positive attitude also played their part. Coach Holly Jonson managed to draw the best out of each player, and improvements at both individual and team level were evident from week to week. If this group stays together for the next few years it will become a very good team indeed. Meanwhile, we look forward to the 2016 season with optimism and anticipation.

Non Competitive

ROCK CLIMBING

Rock climbing at Hamilton’s Extreme Edge climbing centre proved to be a very popular activity. Fifty two students had the opportunity to enjoy the sport over the course of the year, taking full advantage of the facilities on offer at the centre twice a week, allowing them to step out of their comfort zones, achieve personal goals set each term and participate in the group challenges.

Year 13 student Shaun Drew took up the role of club captain, organising students climbing schedules, setting weekly climbing problems and offering support to all novice climbers. Vice-captain Joshua Andrew specialised in motivating the less enthusiastic students throughout the colder winter months.

At a competitive level, St Paul’s entered a team into the locally run Waikato Bouldering Championships. Year 12 student and seasoned climber Oliver Soar placed second in the under 16 boys division. Oliver also represented Waikato at a national level throughout the year.

2015 was a fun filled year, enjoyed by all who took part.

AEROBICS

Aerobics was introduced as a summer sports option for the girls at the end of 2010. It encourages those without a specific sporting talent to still be involved, or is used by other girls to improve their general fitness and flexibility on top of their first sports option. We have brand new, top of the range equipment, including sculpting weights, easy to use hand held weights, adjustable steps and sweat resistant pilates mats. Classes focus on fitness, flexibility, toning and sculpting and the girls enjoy the fun and interactive way of staying fit.

So, what do the girls think...

We all battle to find the motivation to exercise in the heat of the summer, where laziness self-cultivates. Deny it as much as you want, but at the end of the day we all know it’s true. 16 brave girls fought this laziness by tackling the enduring sport of aerobics supervised by the tough and relentless Mrs Lock. Tuesdays were termed ‘leg days’ by Mrs Lock and this meant the emergence of the dreaded step-boxes. Thursdays on the other hand involved working the upper body, and was called a variety of things ranging from ‘pain day’ to ‘cramp central’. These two after school sessions allowed the girls to improve on flexibility, sculpting, toning and general fitness. You must be thinking ‘oh you poor dears, how did you cope?’ News flash: we 16 were thinking the same thing as well. Looking back though, I realised that we all coped by encouraging one another to keep going, and in doing so kept our own morale up. But a large factor of this encouragement came from Mrs Lock and her 90’s pop music, who I would like to thank sincerely for dedicating her time into running this all-girls sport. Finally I would like to add that, summer aerobics 2015 was again a huge success.

Kapa Haka

Whaia te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.

Tihei Mauriora

He mihi mahana ki te runga rawa mo ana manaakitanga nunui ki a matou, e Pa tena koe.

Ki te Ki ngi Maori a Tuheitia me tona whanau me te whare Kahui Ariki, pai marire ki a ratou. He maimai aroha tenei ki a ratou kua wehe atu ki te po. Moe mai ra, haere atu ra.

Huri noa ki te hunga ora, ara ki a koutou te whanau o Paora Tapu, tena koutou katoa.

The dances of Rehia, and the haka of Tanerore inspires the art of kapa haka today. The term ‘kapa haka’ refers to a broad range of Maori performing arts combining stance, posture, movement and expression to form a single whole. It is a powerful channel of self-pride and identity for the Maori people, and is very much a tool for the revitalisation of Maori language, culture and stories.

Here at St Paul’s we aim to explore the art of haka and waiata while upholding the mana of our Maori ancestors and inspiring our students to delight in Aotearoa’s beautiful culture.

This year, we have been fortunate enough to gain the expertise and experience of Sean Hamana (our new tutor) to help further upskill our students knowledge of kapa haka. There have also

been various opportunities to perform and to represent our school for visiting guests.

For some, this was their first time standing before an audience to perform. And after various ups and down in terms of confidence, the group has grown immensely, not only in their ability to perform but as a whanau as well.

This year, our wananga was at Kirikiriroa Marae, where we stayed for two days. This gave the students the opportunity to get to know each other in a traditional Maori setting and to be immersed in ti kanga Maori. The students practised very hard and improved their skills and confidence dramatically.

Students have also had the pleasure of meeting to share kai, watch movies together and spend the day at Rainbows End as a form of whakawhanaungatanga (building relationships) and to celebrate the year’s efforts and success.

Kapa haka gives all ethnicities the opportunity to learn a bit about the thing that makes New Zealand unique to all other countries in the world. For Maori, kapa haka presents the opportunity to rediscover cultural roots, and holdfast to traditional knowledge. I would encourage all who are interested in Maori culture, no matter the ethnicity, to join the St Paul’s kapa haka group for an educational, fun and eyeopening experience.

Nga mihi nui ano ki a koutou katoa. Tihei mauri ora!

Choir

The St Paul’s Collegiate Choir began the year on a high note. Following on from our performances at the Chief’s games in 2014, we were approached to sing both the Australian and New Zealand national anthems at the internationally televised ANZAC day game at Waikato Stadium. This was a very exciting event for all involved. From singing the anthems at a recording studio, walking onto the pitch from the tunnel, to leading a full stadium of people singing their country’s song, this experience was unforgettable and very humbling for the choir. A great way to begin the year!

Under the new lead of Mr Nigel Williams, the choir performed at the regional Big Sing competition on Friday June 5th. The Big Sing was held at St Peter’s, and we competed against 20 choirs from the Waikato region. We sang ‘The Lord Bless You and Keep You’ by John Rutter, ‘O Come Ye Servants of the Lord’ by Christopher Tye and finally ‘A Poem About the Sun Pinning Up a Notice’ by David Hamilton. The choir sang with focus and precision which reflected the practices leading up to the event. We came away with a Highly Commended award and the adjudicator commented that we sang ‘secure in our repertoire, giving an assured performance overall’. A placing such as this gave us all a confidence boost and showed Mr Williams what we are capable of!

The choir continued to perform at events within and outside of the school, including school and House chapel services, open days and annual Celebration of Music concert. In this

concert, we show cased our ability by performing well known pieces such as ‘O Fortuna’ by Carl Orff and ‘Shenandoah’, a historic American song. These were performed in a dramatic and commanding manner, well received by the enthusiastic audience. Many of our choristers, including Emi Ng, Katie Trigg, Jonathan Mayer and Aidan Phillips also performed solos at this event– we are very lucky to have such a talented group! We were also fortunate to perform at the Friends of the Hospital Chaplaincy volunteer concert to raise money for the Waikato Hospital chaplains – a heart-warming event for all. Many of the students in the choir have been choristers for five years and we certainly ended our final year with a bang. From coffee tips with Mr Cowan, to ‘late-breaking news’ with Mr Williams and learning popular yet challenging pieces, I am sure all the choristers will agree that we have developed a great sense of team spirit and co-operation within the group this year. I know all of the year 13’s will sorely miss the practices, which offer an opportunity for pushing personal limits and finding a sense of calm in our busy days. Thank you to Mr Cowan, Mr Williams and Mr Campbell for all being passionate in their choir involvement this year – they have instilled a great sense of pride in us! Best of luck to all returning choristers and to Mr Williams in their future choral endeavours next year and beyond.

▲ Bethany Langton, Head Chorister 2015

Music

The Band Programme got off to a fantastic start in 2015. It kicked off before the school year began with both the Orchestra and Big Band attending music camp at the Tihoi campus from the 19th to the 22nd of January. This was the second time this initiative has taken place, and proved just as successful as the previous year. Over the course of the four days, the students had the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities, such as a visit to the AC Baths, High Ropes, swimming in the freezing Huruhurumaku creek, a master class by Melanie Lina, in addition to enduring the long hours of both Orchestra and Big Band rehearsals, bringing the bands together as a unit and helping new students find a place within the St Paul’s community. The camp finished with a terrific concert, enjoyed by the students’ families and invited guests. A huge thanks to Mr Duncan Smith for the organisation of this camp and making this unforgettable experience possible.

Although performances were scarce and far between, the students diligently practiced throughout the year, persevering with a variety of new challenging and fun pieces. Mr Ian Parsons continued to lead and refine the Big Band, while Mr Bill Stoneham graciously stepped in during Mrs Flint’s absence to direct the Orchestra.

Good Vibrations, held on the 14th of August, was the second highlight of the year, giving both bands an opportunity to show off their hard work. Big Band was one of the opening acts, with four numbers being performed: ‘String of Pearls’ by Glenn Miller, ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ by George Shearing, ‘Agua de Beber’ by Antonia Carlos Jobim and finally ‘Sway’ arranged by Mark Taylor and featuring vocals from the talented Brianna O’Donoghue. The Orchestra opened the second half of the show with ‘Ammerland’ by Jacob de Haan and ‘The Lion King Medley’ arranged by John Higgins.

The Waikato Itinerant Teachers Music Festival on the 28th of August proved to be a challenge this year, with a late entry and a late night at the Ball the day before the event. Still, the students diligently arrived at the Waikato University by 8:30am. After a bit of a wakeup call via lollies from Miss Spenceley’s ‘Jar of Motivation’, the band put on a brilliant and professional performance, doing ourselves, our conductor and our school proud. To top off the day, the band was awarded Gold for the second year running. We look forward to participating in this competition next year.

A huge thank you goes to all of the teachers who have contributed to the Band Programme this year, Mr Smith, Miss Spenceley and Mr Shaw, and our conductors, Mr Parsons, Mr Stoneham and Mrs Flint, for all of the time, effort, patience and work they have put into making us sound as we do. Good luck to all of the returning students – there is no doubt that if you work just as hard, next year will be just as, if not more successful, than 2015.

▲ Beth Griffen, Saxophone Section Leader

48Hours

2015 was the fifth year that St Paul’s have entered teams in the nationwide 48Hours filmmaking competition. 48Hours is an event which continues to challenge and inspire students, allowing them to be involved in all areas of filmmaking, from acting to composing to editing. Students are pushed out of their comfort zone with the limited time to complete their short film, and 2015 proved to be no different.

This year, St Paul’s entered two teams, Grasshopper Studios (directed by Sam Goodey) and Hourglass Productions (directed by Geordie Migo and Joe Bradly-Arthur). Over the period of 48 hours, the teams had to create a short film which met certain requirements, including the following elements: bread, a thoughtless character named Harper Harrison, a match cut, the line “Oh, really?” and a randomly assigned genre.

The weekend itself ran from 1st – 3rd of May, and saw 23 students from Year 10 to Year 13 staying on site, working together and furiously racing to create their entries for the contest.

Grasshopper Studios created a parody of a current events show similar to Fair Go, which looked at the dodgy dealings of interdimensional travel that transformed people into loaves of bread. They did a great job at recreating this genre, down to the interaction between the host and reporters, undercover footage and ambush interviews.

Hourglass Productions received the dreaded Musical category, and created a Rockumentary that dealt with the rise and fall of a musician who was inspired by Bread. The team made a fantastic effort, especially on the original compositions included in the final submission.

Both entries showed a lot of creativity, and were well received in the local competition.

We hope that both students and leavers will continue to embrace the event, with a few students now having participated for a number of years. It will be interesting to see how this competition grows and develops within St Paul’s in 2016 and the years that follow. See you next year, filmmakers!

▲ Joshua Howard and Sam Goodey

Debating

JUNIOR DEBATING

2015 was a great year for the junior debaters, with seven year nines coming in, eager to learn. We were skilfully guided by Ms Hansen, who led one team of three (Jack, Bryn and Daniel) and another of four (Chris, Aaron, Max and Ryan). We all ended the year significantly more skilled and structured than the babbling idiots we started as – we now know what a ‘moot’ actually is. We debated a wide variety of topics ranging from arming the police, the merits of zoos, banning plastic bags and many more.

Bryn and Daniel were recognised as the most improved debaters, and Chris received the most valued debater award. Most importantly, we grew as teams, as did our passion for debating.

A huge thanks to Ms Hansen and Taylor Deakin and all the other teachers and parents who assisted us from A to B.

▲ Christopher Penno

SENIOR DEBATING

The Senior Debaters had an excellent year. We had two senior teams in 2015: a novice team and a more experienced one. The experienced team, comprising of Fizzi Whale as 1st speaker, Josie Butcher as 2nd speaker and Tully Dickson as 3rd speaker, convincingly beat Hamilton Boys’ High in the semi-final of the Waikato Secondary Schools debating competition to make it through to the grand final, which was held in the Hamilton Mayoral Chambers, with the Honourable Mayor herself being a guest chairperson of the debate. It was the first time since 2009 that St Paul’s has made the grand final, and the moot for the debate was on the Media, concentrating on the personal lives of politicians. As the affirmative team, St Paul’s built a great argument about how the media influences politics too much and how New Zealanders view politics incorrectly as a consequence of media misinterpretation. After some great points brought up by Fizzi and Josie, some well thought out rebuttal by Tully, and a strong finish from Josie’s leader’s reply, most of the audience, including the Mayor herself, thought St Paul’s were going to take the win. However, the University Adjudicators decided to

give Dio the win by a slim 2 points. Despite the disappointing outcome, the team were very pleased with how they performed and how much they have improved over the season, especially with Fizzi being in her first year of debating. Mr Williams and Ms Hansen were very proud of the team’s achievements and we welcome any senior students who would like to give debating a go!

MOOTING

Mooting is a term for presenting a legal case in front of a judge. It requires a combination of analytical and oral presentation skills, and the ability to think on one’s feet. This year, St Paul’s entered a team consisting of Hugo Brown, Josie Butcher and Georgia Hogg. Hugo and Josie acted as counsel presenting the case, while Georgia provided admirable support as research assistant and back up. The case we were presented with revolved around a young man who was refusing to cut his hair and was expelled from his school as a result. St Paul’s were arguing the affirmative side of the case. For the preliminary rounds, we were up against a Team from Hillcrest. Hugo and Josie stood their ground and made a very professional presentation.

We were one of only 8 schools from across the country to progress through to the semi-finals, where we met Dio. Josie and Hugo were once again arguing for the school, but this time, we were up against two experienced and formidable judges, and were mooting in the District Court, which made it all seem very real! Hugo and Josie acquitted themselves very well under fire from the judges – they are both to be congratulated for staying extremely calm in the face of some rather direct questions from the bench. Georgia was able to find a valuable piece of case law to help out our two practice lawyers just at the appropriate moment.

Although we did not progress to the finals, the team did extremely well. It is a very valuable experience for anyone considering law as their future profession, and something all three students can take immense pride and satisfaction from. The team are very grateful for the support we received from Mr Stephen Taylor of the Waikato University Mooting team.

▲ Bridget Hansen

Art Club

Art Club aims to provide opportunity for all students in the school to regularly be involved in art-related activities regardless of whether or not they take an Art subject. Led by Mrs Coates this year (with Mrs Saunders going on maternity leave), we have had only a couple of projects completed for the benefit of school activities. In term two, Mrs Coates and her dedicated team of set painters created backdrops suggesting Yorkshire streetscapes for the school production of “Brassed Off’. As many of these set painters are graduating at the end of the year, Mrs Coates will be looking for new recruits to help out with next year’s production sets!

A smaller group also took on the challenge in term three of completing a sculpture of a dragon as a prop for the school

ball. This project was designed and led by the talented Kevin Hwang. After the ball, the sculpture is now adorning the environs of the International Student Centre.

Whilst it has been a quieter year for the St Paul’s Art Club in 2015, we hope to be back with more of a visible presence in 2016 – in particular, we hope to be able to revitalise some of the existing murals around the school. We hope that more students will join us on projects around the school that take their interest in 2016. A reminder that you do not have to be an art student to be a part of Art Club!

▲ Christine Coates

Special Achievements

LEADERSHIP – A DRAWCARD FOR OTAGO UNIVERSITY

The leadership qualities of Head Boy Jack Davies was a big drawcard for Otago University’s scholarship board, who offered the 17-year-old a $45,000 scholarship.

Jack has been the head boy of St Paul’s for 2015, co-chair of the school’s academic portfolio, a tutor for junior boarding students and captain of various sports teams – all attributes that the university identified as “worthy of the scholarship.”

Jack’s commitment to community service and his academic ability were also favourable for his selection. He gained both bronze and silver Duke of Edinburgh awards in recent years,

achieved NCEA levels one and two endorsed with excellence (the highest possible endorsement) and passed NZQA Scholarship PE last year.

He will continue on a strong academic pathway after leaving St Paul’s, having chosen first year health science with the intention of maintaining high enough grades for entrance into medicine the following year. The aspiring doctor found out about his scholarship success in the final week of term three: “I was initially surprised because I didn’t expect to get it, but now I’m thrilled because it gives me a financial head start.”

UNIVERSITIES LINE UP FOR BUDDING LAWYER

Josie Butcher was offered four tertiary scholarships for study in 2016. Two major offers of $50,000 and $45,000 came through from the University of Auckland and University of Otago respectively, as well as offers from Victoria University and commercial law firm Russell McVeagh.

Josie accepted the University of Auckland and Russell McVeagh scholarships for her five-year undergraduate conjoint of law and science.

The 17-year-old said she was “extremely elated and relieved” Selection for

the scholarship was mostly based on academics. Josie achieved 130 excellence credits for NCEA level two.

Not only did Josie secure a decent contribution towards her tuition fees, she also lined up a grad position as part of the Russell McVeagh $15,000 Leavers Scholarship which attracted more than 500 applicants.

Josie plans to work for the United Nations. Her interest in the UN won her third place in the NZ Lions Club Young Speechmakers Contest in 2015.

ACADEMIC PROWESS LOCKS-IN $45K SCHOLARSHIP

Lara Wilson was awarded a University of Otago Academic Excellence Scholarship valued at $45,000. The Vice-Chancellor of Otago University, was impressed by the academic prowess of Lara who displayed impressive NCEA results and a wellrounded ability in her application.

The Vice-Chancellor said Lara’s academic ability and her “commitment to fellow students and the wider community” as demonstrated by her role on the chapel team, a dedicated swim teacher, captain of the St Paul’s swim team and regular volunteer at Waikato

Hospital was worthy of the scholarship.

Lara achieved NCEA levels one and two endorsed with excellence and passed NZQA Scholarship Statistics. She says receiving the scholarship was a “huge surprise” and an “awesome opportunity.”

“I have always intended to attend the University of Otago to study first year health science, so I am incredibly grateful to receive this scholarship,” Lara said.

Lara plans to maintain a high enough grade point average for entrance into medicine in the following year.

SCHOLARSHIP SUCCESS FOR SCIENCE STUDENT

Two life-changing university scholarship offers were awarded to Bethany Langton in 2015. The $45,000 Academic Excellence Scholarship from Otago University and the $50,000 University of Auckland Scholarlship.

She was awarded the scholarships because of her all-round ability, leadership skills and academic rapport. Bethany acquired more than 90 excellence credits in NCEA level two, almost double the required amount needed to achieve

an excellence endorsement.

Earlier in 2015 she was selected as one of six New Zealand students to attend the London International Science Forum where she heard from the “best scientific brains in the world.” She also visited the Cambridge Cancer Research and Biomedical Research Centre.

Bethany accepted the University of Auckland offer and will study a Bachelor of Biomedicine with the hopes to qualify for first year medicine.

SCIENCE STUDENT SCORES $50K SCHOLARSHIP

Hugo Brown was awarded a scholarship valued at $50,000 to attend the University of Auckland where he plans to study engineering.

The 18-year-old was awarded the scholarship for his academic ability with one of the major deciding factors being his selection for the New Zealand team that attended the International Chemistry Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Hugo’s science teacher Dr Jason McGrath said the examination for the Olympiad selection is by far the most “rigorous and in-depth examination of a secondary school students abilities in chemistry” and that it “goes well beyond

the standard curriculum in scope and difficulty.”

Hugo and his team came home from the Olympiad with a bronze medal after competing against 80 countries.

While in Year 12, Hugo completed NCEA levels two and three – passing both with an excellence endorsement. He also sat and passed three NZQA Scholarship examinations (one with an outstanding endorsement).

Instead of heading to university a year early, Hugo stayed on at St Paul’s in 2015 to sit a first year university mathematics paper and work towards 10 NZQA Scholarship examinations.

HEALTH SCIENCE DEGREE COVERED BY SCHOLARSHIP

Non Seehamart was awarded a $45,000 Otago University Academic Excellence Scholarship for the 2016 tertiary year. The 18 year old was on the university’s radar after being selected as one of five New Zealand representatives to attend the week-long Asian Science Camp in Bangkok, Thailand.

The science camp hosted the world’s brightest secondary school students, aiming to inspire them through a series of lectures by world leading scientists who have changed the face of medicine.

Following the camp, Non felt encouraged to continue with his plan of becoming a doctor. He will study health science at Otago in 2016 and said the scholarship will give him the edge needed to succeed in the competitive medical industry.

“I will come out of my first year of university with no debt and with a generous allowance for my second and third year. I can focus for one of the few places available in medicine without needing to find a part time job or relying on my parents,” Non explained.

He said his success was thanks to a testimonial sent to the university from Headmaster Grant Lander as well as his academic achievements throughout the year.

“Mr Lander’s testimonial set me apart from the thousands of applicants. I also think my other achievements like getting a history scholarship last year and being selected for the Asian Science Camp also helped.”

FORMULA FORD TITLE

Taylor Cockerton won the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship title after a dominating performance in the second half of the competition. He had a shaky start to the season with three ‘did-not-finishes’ that left him with zero points after the first six races.

“The title was almost beyond our grasp but we knew we had the speed and the confidence to keep going,” Taylor said. The 17-year-old made a speedy

comeback winning almost every race he entered after the third round of the series. He also scored maximum points in the final round by qualifying fastest and winning all three races including the Ron Frost Memorial Trophy feature race.

Taylor then went on to complete a highly successful test in the new Toyota Racing Series FT50 car with the aim of taking part in the 2016 Toyota Racing Series and the V8 Supercars in future years.

WORLD YOUTHS FOR SHOT PUTTER

Ryan Ballantyne launched himself into the big time in 2015, securing a spot on the New Zealand team that attended the IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia’s, in July.

Ryan was one of six New Zealanders selected for the team after he catapulted his name into the spotlight with a record breaking shot put throw.

The young shot putter broke the Waikato BOP record in March with a 19.08m throw at the Central Zone Athletics Championships which ranked him as

number five in the world in the under-18 5kg category.

The 16-year-old went on to break the Waikato BOP record several times over the summer, a record previously held by 1994 Commonwealth Games medallist Courtney Ireland.

Ryan described his record-breaking performance as “a bit surreal” saying he had only gained an extra three metres to his throw in the few weeks preceding the Central Zone Athletics Championships.

NEW ZEALAND SELECTION FOR HOOKER

2015 was another career setting year for Samisoni Taukei’aho who was selected for the New Zealand Schools squad. Selection inched him closer to his goal of playing rugby for the Chiefs and All Blacks.

The hooker was one of 53 chosen to attend a development camp in early September. Two squads – the New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Barbarians development – were selected from the camp to play Samoan Schools,

Australian Barbarians Schools and Australian Schools in Brisbane at the end of September.

Samisoni was originally named in the Barbarians squad but, based on performance, was shifted to New Zealand Schools. His selection topped off an epic season for St Paul’s 1st XV which won the Central North Island competition undefeated for the second year and placed fourth in the Chief’s Cup

SILVER FERN FOR SQUASH PLAYER

Wearing the silver fern with pride (and nerves), Temwa Chileshe dominated the annual Trans-Tasman Squash Competition which was held in Sydney at the end of August 2015.

During the week-long event, the 15-year-old won all matches convincingly, including a 3-2 win against Queensland representative Jacob Ford who placed second at the 2015 Junior Oceania Competition.

Temwa said the competition was hard, but the strain on his body was harder: “It was mentally and physically challenging. Every day was different, there was a different amount of time between games

which meant that sometimes we didn’t have enough recovery time.”

He was a standout squash player for St Paul’s during 2015, having won the South Island and Waikato age group competitions as well as placing second and sixth in the North Island and Oceania events respectively.

The squash player’s success across the regional and Oceania events is what secured him top spot in the New Zealand junior team that competed across the ditch. New Zealand won 85 of the 90 matches played, winning the competition title for the second consecutive year.

HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIP FOR FUTURE BLACK STICK

St Paul’s 1st XI hockey player Declan Keaney was awarded a hockey scholarship to Lincoln University in 2016 where he will study a Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture).

If the 18-year-old manages to maintain his grades and hockey skills, he will have the first three years of his undergraduate degree covered by the university. When Declan received the news he was “pretty chuffed with himself” and was unsurprisingly happy about it. This financial leg-up is thanks to his family,

DIVING INTO SUCCESS

St Paul’s swimmer Thomas Griffin was the one to watch in 2015 after securing an impressive eight medals throughout the season.

Driven by success and the rewards of “winning trophies and beating personal bests” the young swimmer trained for 12-hours each week with the St Paul’s Swimming Club to reach success at various national and regional competitions.

He earnt the 400m free title in 4:27 at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming

a group of hockey enthusiasts who encouraged him to give the sport a go at the age of five.

From then, the rest is history. Declan has been on the up-and-up gaining the attention of notable hockey associations like Midlands Hockey, which focuses on high performance. At Lincoln, he will play for Canterbury Hockey under 21s with the aim of moving into the big leagues: “I’m definitely aiming for the Black Sticks. I will play at the university and see how far I get in the next few years.”

Championships in late August, as well as silver in the 200m butterfly.

Success continued for the young swimmer at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships in September where he stepped up against an older age group and secured four silver medals.

The 13-year-old also won silver in the 200m butterfly and bronze in the 400m individual medley at the New Zealand Junior Swimming Championships in February.

THIRD IN NEW ZEALAND SQUASH

Lwamba (Lui) Chileshe was on the up-andup in the world of squash in 2015. He was ranked third in New Zealand in the under 17 division and was selected for the New Zealand under 19 elite squash squad. He won the South Island Junior Age Group Championships, resulting in his third place seeding. He also placed fifth at the North Island Junior Age Groups, and third at the National Junior Age Groups, and won the Waikato Secondary School individual and team events.

Lui said his highlight for the season wasn’t winning the Waikato and South Island competitions: it was beating other players.

“My highlight was definitely beating the New Zealand champ and also beating the second seed in the second round at the national competition,” Lui said.

The squash player has his sights set on the New Zealand Junior Worlds in 2016, Youth Commonwealth Games in 2017 and the Men’s Commonwealth Games in 2022.

SWEET’S STUNNING SKI SEASON

Matt Sweet, Year 12, pulled some stunning moves that secured him fourth place at the New Zealand Junior National Freeski competition, even though his two strongest categories were cancelled due to high winds.

The young skier was up against some of the New Zealand development team in the Olympic half-pipe event but still managed to place third. In the big mountain/free rise event Sweet was up against two juniors who rank in the top ten in the world. Sweet’s epic

performance in this event landed him third place. He also secured fifth and sixth spit in the slopestyle and open slopestyle respectively.

The young skier was pleased with his results and saw this as a redemption from his performance at the New Zealand Junior Freeride Tour Series earlier in the season. The competition is sanctioned for qualifying for the Junior World Tour. Sweet unfortunately crashed twice in this competition, but still managed to place fifth overall.

RUGBY SCHOLARSHIP FOR PROP

Gordon Fullerton was offered a full-fee rugby scholarship to Lincoln University after a successful rugby season. The prop was selected for the Chief’s under 18 and Waikato under 18 teams.

He was also a valuable member of the St Paul’s 1st XV that won the Central North Island Rugby Competition for the second year and placed fourth in the Chief’s Cup. Although a talented rugby player, Fullerton’s scholarship selection was also based on his academic ability (something that he will need to maintain in order to keep the scholarship for the full three years of his degree). Fullerton finished NCEA level

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR VIOLINIST

Emi Ng’s musical talent attracted the attention of New Zealand’s orchestral music community in 2015. The violinist was selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra (NZSSSO) which is made up of roughly 100 musicians.

Michelle Flint, Director of Music at St Paul’s, said Emi’s selection for the NZSSSO was a promising step to one day becoming a member of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RAINS SUCCESS

Jessica Crow strapped on her dancing shoes to head to the Rock ‘N’ Roll National Championships with a new dance partner. The duo came out of the competition with two golds and a silver. Over Labour weekend Jess competed at the Senior Rock ‘N’ Roll National Championships in the restricted, triples and same sex categories. Organising rehearsals with her team mates proved difficult for the 18 year old with her restricted partner located in Auckland

three and gained university entrance part way through his final year at St Paul’s. This allowed him to move to Western Australia to gain experience driving tractors before starting his undergraduate degree in agriculture in 2016.

From a family of dairy farmers, agriculture runs deep through his veins and was a natural career choice.

Earlier in 2015 Fullerton represented New Zealand at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney. He was one of seven stock judge contestants (the only New Zealander) that assessed three different classes of cows.

“Emi will no doubt be gracing the stage for larger orchestral performances in a few more years. The fact that she was selected as a soloist for Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra at only 16 years of age speaks volumes for her capabilities as an artist,” Mrs Flint said. Emi was also selected by Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra to play a solo, ‘Schindler’s List’ by John Williams and Itzhak Perlman, at an ANZAC day memorial concert held at the Founders Theatre in Hamilton.

and her two triples partners from other schools in the Hamilton area. Jess and her partners were awarded three silvers in the same sex category; a silver in the restricted category; silvers for the triples and open triples best dressed; and a bronze for same sex.

Jess’ medal tally of 10 for the year finished off another successful dance season for the rock and roller. She holds the record for the most gold medals won by an individual in this competition.

ORGANIST SOUGHT AFTER BY WAIKATO UNIVERSITY

Jonathan Mayer was awarded a University of Waikato Hillary Scholarship valued at $50,000 for his academic ability, commitment to community service and, most importantly, his musical ability on the organ and piano.

Jonathan’s ability and talent on the organ is only three years young. He has since been a regular performer at St Paul’s open days, weekly chapel services and other events like Waikato Hospital’s Hear

and Care chaplaincy charity concert.

The scholarship offer came as a “huge surprise” to Jonathan who said it has given him a “confidence boost” for the work and commitment that he made to music.

While at the university Jonathan plans to complete a Diploma in Practical Music Performance (organ). He will also work towards a career in engineering.

PERFORMERS SHINE AT ARIA COMPETITION

Katie Trigg (Year 12), Aidan Phillips (Year 11) and Geordie Migo (Year 12) performed at New Zealand ARIA, the National Classical Singing Competition for secondary school and tertiary aged students, held in Rotorua in early November.

All three performers walked away with notable placings including a first place win for Katie and Aidan’s duet: the Elephant Love Medley from Moulin Rouge.

Katie performed in four classes in the over 16 and under 21 age group. She reaped success, placing second for her sacred song and lieder/art song performances in which she sang Air –Oratorio de Noël by Saint-Saëns and Vaga luna che inargenti by Vincenzo Bellini respectively. Her participation in the four classes put her in the running for the Mike Steiner Interior Design Junior Award. She placed second, winning $300. The talented vocalist is keen to sing professionally and plans to study both music and law at university.

Geordie, who enjoys music as a hobby, also competed in four classes, although in the under 18 age group. He was awarded highly commended for three of the four classes – Deep River by H.T Burleigh (sacred/oratorio), Shenandoah by Jay Althouse (folk) and Se Vuol Ballare by Mozart (own selection).

Aidan also performed in the under 18 age group, placing first overall and winning $150. He placed first for his performances of Avant de Quitter ces lieux from Faust by Gonoud (own choice) and When Irish Eyes are Smiling by Ernest R. Ball; and received very highly commended for Signore by Stradella (sacred/oratorio) and Something’s Coming from West Side Story by Bernstein (light entertainment). He also placed third in the sacred/oratorio class in the under 21 age group for his performance of Lord God of Abraham from Elijah by Mendelssohn. Aidan, like Katie, also plans to use his vocal skills in a professional capacity.

Aidan, Katie and Geordie said St Paul’s itinerant vocal coach Ian Campbell is the reason for their success at the national competition.

“Mr Campbell would be on our backs about all of the little details and that’s why a lot of the Waikato and St Paul’s students stood out,” Aidan explained.

Mr Campbell also encouraged Aidan and Katie to try out for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Choir earlier in the year. Both were selected and given 18-month contracts. Since then they have toured the country to take part in week-long music courses that end with a performance.

Aidan and Katie will visit Canada with the choir in July 2016 as part of a month long tour.

STARDOM FOR SINGER-SONGWRITER

2015 was a year in the spotlight for singer-songwriter and Head Girl Zoe Lapwood, who showed real promise for a career in the music industry.

The 17-year-old placed as a finalist in the Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition for her original composition, “You’re Around”, which featured on the 2015 Play it Strange CD. This was the third year in a row that Zoe’s music featured on the CD.

Zoe’s continued success in the competition opened many doors for her to collaborate with well-known industry names. In 2015 she performed in a Rolling Stones tribute concert, A Strange Days Night, with The De Sotos and in 2014, was a backup singer in a

Beatles tribute concert at the Auckland Town Hall with Mike Chunn, former member of the band Split Enz.

Zoe’s talent and well-rounded ability in academics, sport and leadership caught the attention of the University of Waikato. She was offered a Hillary Scholarship valued at $50,000, to study accounting and to continue with her love of music composition.

She was also one of four students (of 200 applicants) that was offered a KPMG internship valued at $70,000. The internship includes working with the accounting firm, receiving mentoring from the firm’s partners and a paid entry level position while studying her undergraduate degree.

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Creative Writing

OUT ON THE PAVEMENT

The pearlescent fog billows off the bonnet of the car rolling onto the bubbly tarseal. We are going nowhere. The road cones, orange witch hats stand patiently guarding the crawling line of cars from going any further. The pads of my fingers etch swirling patterns into the condensation of the window. Gazing out at the pavement; I see them.

Shuffling yellow and green draped figures. Scuffed shoes and peroxide blonde. Playful shoves and unfinished homework. They are in a world of their own – one filled with hardship and inequality. I glance down at my own uniform – ironed, crisp and formal. I look up straight into the bulging, cruel eyes of their pack leader. “What you looking at, princess?” Without hesitation my quivering thumbs feel as though they are the most interesting objects in the world and the blood blooms in my cheeks.

They cackle and swagger onwards to the local high school, their backpacks strung lazily across their thin shoulders. I watch them go, and notice a straggler at the back. His shorts are ripped and torn from years of service. They are a gift handed down from one relative to another. His fingers caress a cigarette and he bobs his head to the rap flowing out of his tinny phone speaker. The car lurches forward and the line of cars manage to roll around the corner.

Gazing out at the pavement; I see them. The young mother and child – she has hardly left the realms of adolescence herself. Perching on the steps of the decrepit state home, I notice the chipped concrete steps as a piece crumbles off, sinking dustily onto the lawn. She gently cradles the child, coaxing the snotty tears to subside, his face is erubescent, screwed up in a stubborn frown and a gummy mouth releases guttural screams. Even this cannot distract me from the inkyblue stain upon her right eye. She looks so, so fatigued. Her mouth hooked permanently downwards by the cruel words uttered to her each day. Her eyes graze mine, they are damp and red-rimmed, speaking an unspoken language as they wordlessly plead with me. Plucking at the hem of my concrete grey skirt, I am suddenly totally immersed in the woven thread sticking out. When I take another glimpse out the window she is hoisting herself up off the steps and inside.

Gazing out at the pavement; I see them. The two men that hold themselves with enough self-importance and arrogance that it radiates off them. One of them bares his

teeth menacingly to no-one in particular before releasing his venomous spit in a thick, pulpy stream. Their eyes have webs of red lacing through the white and they are glazed over with a perfected expression of indifference.

Manky and moth bitten, the jacket they wear displays the reason for their behaviour – on it the circular patch that bears a symbol. A symbol of pride and importance. Of terror and apprehension. They are crimson, scarlet anger. I regard these men from under my eyelashes and through my peripheral vision.

They don’t look at me though. Why should they? I’m just a privileged girl. As I have entered adolescence I have established that the town I grew up in is not a community, that it is really quite divided. The window is a wall between the separate worlds – don’t look and you won’t see. I have realised that by donning the formal uniform of a stiff blazer and chunky school shoes, I have begun to play a game of ‘us’ and ‘them.’ I am the princess and they are the pauper. I don’t like it.

Jokes swing between lips at school – “Haha, you povo!” and “Te Kuiti – is it that dodgy place on the way to the mountains?” I laugh. I play along. The wall is built higher. Maybe, just once, we should all take a walk on the pavement.

▲ Helen McLean, Winner of the St Paul’s Creative Writing Cup

ALL FROM A SINGLE GRAIN OF SAND

Even with power in four wheels, the Gypsy Jeep bumps up and down on the rocks which underline an orange clay road in the middle of nowhere. Trees flank us, Milkwood Pines and Gmelinas, lusciously beautiful. Eventually, we start to slow. Up ahead, another jeep has spotted something. A cluster of massive beasts rise from behind a bush. Each one looks as though their weight would send our bathroom scales into overdrive. Without warning, the Jeep in front decides it wants a better view.

Cautiously, we follow them, cutting through the clearing. It isn’t until we hear an almighty crash that we realise the other Jeep has been hit. Smoke billows from the vehicle: the victim of an angry elephant is shockingly still. It isn’t until someone gets out to push it back into motion do the engines once again sprint to the safety of the trees. Next is our turn.

Sri Lanka – fully surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the baby of the world’s major seas – is a land of surprises. A land of adventures. A land of pure, undisturbed beauty. The majesty of her wildlife is only the beginning. The beginning of a journey that will last a lifetime.

As the leaves fall, step into the territory owned by all that is beautiful. Nature has taught us many things, yet it is impossible to fully appreciate her wisdom until you experience a fraction of the full experience. The essence of which is

the shades of colours – unbreakable blues, vibrant greens, flamboyant oranges – which fail to exist anywhere else on our planet. Holidays like these teach you to open your mind while venturing into the Pearl of the Indian Ocean.

Although the island is surrounded by this refreshing ocean, you never really embrace the wonders of air conditioning until you breathe in some ridiculously high temperatures. Locals act as your own personal tour guides, making it their mission to fill your imagination with as much of history as possible. The tragedy of the recent tsunami hitting the community is remembered through personal anecdotes from locals who are held together by an everlasting pride in their culture. Swiftly, the horror of the language barrier is overcome with shared memories acting as individual tributes to the past. Stories are told of the intrusion of the British in the Eighteenth Century to the Civil War that raged on from 1983 to 2009. You swiftly learn Sri Lanka has more than proven herself as a fighter.

Learn how Ceylon represents so much more than a brand of tea. Sri Lanka remembers her original name with labels which prove she has surpassed all others in the industry. Humidity, cold temperatures as well as regular rainfall in Sri Lanka provides the perfect atmosphere for the production of high quality tea, which is a source of rejuvenating respite for a tourist in the heat. A pot of these leaves, filled to the brim by hard work and commitment, symbolises deep pride and achievement. One plant, introduced back in 1824 has been nurtured by the passing of time into a one and a half billion dollar industry. Tea, is offered as a popular souvenir which allows you to revisit your experience of Sri Lanka back home. Take the time to sip in the beauty that time has gently matured and perfected, that nature herself has sculptured.

Kandy’s mountainous terrain is also a must see in your travels. This glorious city, marks the spot where you can step into the sweet allure of a faithful history. The capital is Sri Lanka’s second largest city and home to a proud Buddhist culture. Attend a night ceremony in the temple that holds the sacred tooth of Buddha himself. Prepare to understand the meaning of spirituality. Gone are the PlayStations, the shopping malls glittered with Armani, the roads littered with a thousand wheels. Replace technology with theology. Replace tacky glitter with golden ceilings. Replace roads with peace walks. Clear your mind and fill it with visual and auditory blessings.

After being spiritually awoken, speed life up by travelling to Colombo to step into the pulsing heart of the economy. The business hub of the country vibrates with growth and prosperity. Yet, Sri Lanka’s pearl, like everything else, comes at a cost. Outer suburbs silently suffer the consequence of too many mouths; not enough jobs. Price tags after conversion reflect what may be the cause of this poverty. A country that fills your heart with possibilities can just as easily cause it to shatter as you realise the gap between our lifestyle

and theirs. Undeniably though, the joy in their eyes suggests pure happiness may fill the gap between our differing GDP. After maximum culture absorption has been reached, prepare to experience thundering admiration. Step into perhaps the most beautiful place on the planet; Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Every bit as adorable as the name suggests, the reservation is home to around eighty eight elephants being fed and nursed back to health. Tourists can observe bathing elephants from the river bank playing in the cool water. No cruel elephant rides here. Admission fees to the nursery are put toward resources, only a few other attractions around the world can say they do the same. Watch as elephant calves clumsily bring grass cuttings to their mouths, only to drop half back to the ground, is an experience not to be missed. Though these elephants don’t attempt to ram the back of your Jeep, they are the cherry on top of the adventure of Sri Lanka’s cake, the pearl which make even the Garden of Eden seem unworthy.

Sri Lanka proves every element of this pearl is unique, is precious. There has never been a better time to book the flights, to open the clam that reveals a beauty that will take your breath away.

▲ Lara Wilson

HOME

I place my foot on the brake as I see the sign, the familiarity of the street, the houses, the paddocks and trees. As the car slows, so does everything else; the wind, the people, the air, the music, even myself. It’s another world, a slower world, which has somehow been stunted by malaise and poverty.

I search the buildings, the shops, the people. I look at them now, sort of like an outsider, coming from a new world, to an old. I’m startled as I see the empty buildings painted with “for lease” signs, strewed between the other decaying shops, but really it’s not these changes that surprise me, but how I now see the people. I spot Tom, my Dad’s old friend from school who always paces down the main street, his long dark face seems to droop lower than before as he takes another swig of the bottle in the brown paper bag, his medicine, my Dad used to tell me. It’s the only medicine you can get around here.

I see a few of my old classmates but instead of calling out as they glance up, something stops me. And they go back to sharing their cigarette, heads down, feet in the gutter.

It’s all so different to how I remembered, imagined, fantasized. Has it really changed so rapidly? Or is there something else that has changed? Me? I’m the same old Josie, aren’t I?

I push my confusion away for a second as I see Tayla waltzing down the pathway. I pull over. “Tayla!” I scream, desperately hoping she too hasn’t changed from the beautiful, happy,

talented girl I remembered, from the last time I came home. “Josie,” she yells as she jumps into the passenger seat. She beams at me, a huge white smile bordered by soft, full pink lips; she laughs and her dark brown eyes gleam, her chocolate skin shimmering in the cool air-conditioned car. She embraces me, strong as ever, but as she speaks I hear a crack in her voice, something not quite right, not quite….well.

“How have you been, baby? Look at you in your flash, posh jacket thing, you missing me at that rich people school aye?”, she asks tugging at my blazer, still attempting to maintain her dazzling grin.

“Of course I’ve missed you Tay! I’ve missed it all!” I reply trying to push away my fears, “You need me to drop you at Jesse’s?”

Her expression changes. The dazzling smile breaks, shattered by the two syllables. My expression mirrors hers, cloaked with confusion. She looks up at me, those large brown eyes beginning to open up, let me in, and let the rot out. She shuts down again. “Nah, might go to Maccas aye, wanna come for a feed?” I hesitate, should I ask, her eyes beg me not to.

“Maybe not aye Tayla, I have to get home, but I’ll see you tonight at Marama’s?”

Tayla smiles, relief pouring through her as she supresses the emotions once again, “Totally Jose, see ya later babe.”

I drive towards home, past the chipped paint and broken down cars, past young kids running, snotty noses and bare feet in the cold evening air. When I arrive home, mum greets me, “Glad to be home Lala?” she asks.

“Yeah sure,” I reply to her smile.

I arrive at the party, eager, hopeful, and desperate for the sick, cold feeling of unease in my gut to disintegrate, be enveloped by a feeling of belonging in this old, decaying and somehow now alien place. They greet me, I’m swamped by a wave of awkward smiles, rich kid jokes, memories of old times, and fading friendships.

I hear a scream, high pitched, animalistic, followed by an incessant drug induced giggle. “Josie!!” Tayla yells as she stumbles over to me, a blur of brown flesh, alcohol and pain, burning hot under her damp skin.She collapses on me, I take her weight.

“What’s up, Tay?” I say softly in her ear as she feebly tries to gather herself. For a silent second, she pretends she didn’t hear me and then she breaks.Tears inch down her perfect cheekbones, her face distorts, self-hate, pain, anger. “I need to get out of this town. Jesses gonna break up with me, he thinks I’m a slut, guess he’s right in a way,” she says quietly.

“I’m disgusting, fat, look at me Josie, I’m dirty.”

“Tayla, what are you saying, I don’t understand….”

She looks up at me. Eyes empty, vacant, I can see her distance herself from what she says next.“I was 9, it was my uncle.

The family knows but don’t care, but I know I’ll never be good enough for Jesse.”A piece of my heart shatters, and suddenly it all makes sense, the self-loathing, insecurities, the lines that are sprayed across her wrists. She cries out, full of fear, desperation, agony and I hold her, this beautiful broken girl, because that’s the only thing I can do. After all how can I save this girl? Her life was already over before it even truly began.

As she sobs into my arms, I look up, I see the land, the town, the buildings, which all feel so foreign now. It’s no longer the sweet sheltered little town I grew up in, but a spider-web of lost dreams, misery and abuse. But as I look out, into the night I realize it’s not the town that has changed…it’s me. I know she will never leave, will never get out, because she’s already infected, changed… She has the disease that permeates through this whole town infecting innocence before they have a chance to dream of anything better. I look down at her and squeeze those soft shoulders. I already know her fate. A tear streams down my pale cheeks, it all dawns upon me, heavy, a conflict of opposing emotions, because I have got out, I am immune, but my friends, the people around me, who I know and love, never will.

▲ Josie Butcher

TAUMARUNUI

Street lights flicker as diminishing light fades into the dark winter evening. Taumarunui was always dull in the winter. I guess nothing has changed.

The new Audi settles as my foot lightens through the 50 km speed zone. I round the corner and look down the main street that I had walked, rode and drove down countless times in my youth.

The old Train Café is closed down. The police station has the same coat of paint. Locals still patrol the street in bare feet. The cinema hasn’t changed, even since my father’s childhood. This place was once a thriving community, full of life and opportunities. I had even seen it in my youth – a slowly eroding town. New World is worn out, BP has had several pumps removed and McDonald’s is gone completely. I can’t imagine the high school is in any academically fit state either.

My brother and I had gone to boarding school out of town so we hadn’t been associated with state schools like Taumarunui. Unlike my brother’s children, who actually go to Taumarunui High School, my kids go to Kings College – the best Secondary School in New Zealand. Although, after the divorce they might as well board there, because that bitch Rachel convinced them to live with her every week and second weekend.

My seat jolts, potholes attack the car. I sidle up the hill and round the sharp corner that I could probably manoeuvre with my eyes closed. Memories of Mum rush in as the hospital appears on my left, old and also unchanged. Mum used to work there.

I look back to the road and see our home perched upon the hill, exactly where I had left it. In that house are my brother and his family. What will he think of me showing up? I haven’t seen him since Christmas of 2016, which was the day we disowned each other as brothers. Since, he married – which I obviously didn’t get an invite to – and had a daughter. I think her name is Samantha, but I wouldn’t know how old she is now.

The gravel road crunches and dust fills my rear view mirror. The trees have grown but otherwise the dirt road is just as bleak as it was when I drove away that day. I don’t indicate as I turn off onto our driveway; rules are just guidelines in this part of the country.

The farm dogs attack their cages, leaping out of their kennels, defending their owner’s property. Deep, sharp barks make their way through my windows along with the flashing of white teeth. The driveway plateaus off and the gravel turns to smooth stones spread around the garage. I don’t really know what I’m doing here anymore. I notice how damp the back of my shirt is, and how the tie around my neck is restricting my ability to breathe. I back the car against the house and gather myself.

Just as I am about to knock on the door, Dad slowly unlocks and opens it with a weak shove. His face lifts a little as we silently greet one other. He turns and waddles down the hall, his back now slightly hunched over and steps shorter. His hair is completely grey now. Mum used to give him grief about the odd grey hair that she used to find. I close the door behind me, unlocked and follow the old man down the dark, Matai floored hallway.

The artwork has been replaced, all except for that stupid clown portrait which still hangs in its spot. Photos of my brother’s family are scattered across the wall. His daughter’s christening, a birthday party, a fishing trip, a party at the beach and their wedding. I reach the end of the hall and yet I haven’t seen one of me or my kids yet. What was I expecting? I guess we never really spend much time with Mum and Dad, nor do we have many fond memories to take pictures of.

The hallway opens out into the living room like an igloo. I stand in the entrance, uneasy, cautious. I see him and his family on the couch, little Samantha between his wife and himself with a children’s book. They look so happy, a real family. He looks up and locks onto my gaze. Instantly I notice a change. He is much slimmer and looks a lot older; more mature. His wife notices the change of environment and follows his eyes to mine. She is very beautiful, deep brown eyes and long black hair that leads down to a large baby bump. He stands up gently and in response my heart’s tempo surges. He walks towards me, examining me, carefully, showing no emotion. Beads of sweat gather on my forehead as he approaches and stands in front of me, placing himself between me and his family. I look down at my shoes, already regretting my arrival. To my surprise, an open hand extends from him and I follow it up to his face. What is this? I am

puzzled. He breathes in gently and says one word only. “Sorry.”

I’m struck by this word. This is the last thing I expected to hear. Is this real? Sorry? Such a powerful word – one of unity and forgiveness, one of weakness; an offer that can be accepted or declined by the opposite party. This is the opportunity to finally reunite the family, meet my sister in law, my niece and let Mum truly rest in peace. I extend out my hand and shake his firmly. He pulls my hand towards himself and wraps his arms around my body in a way that he hadn’t in a very long time. I embrace him and hold him tight, close to my heart. A tear wells up in my left eye and I let it roll down my cheek.

“I’m sorry too, brother.”

▲ Henry Wills

DUBAI: THE YOUNGEST METROPOLIS

Amid the scorching heat of over forty degrees, camels roam amongst the dunes in the desert of the United Arab Emirates. Golden sand spills luxuriously across the ridges. The native falcons have migrated to the colder Iranian mountains and there is little life in this barren, infertile environment. On the opposite side of this country, near the coast, lies the overflowing, young, bustling, metropolis: Dubai.

The City in the Sky is a magnificent landscape that has shot up in the last three decades. 40 years ago this dazzling city was nothing but a local fishing town, however with the discovery of oil, wealth has poured into the Middle East. When driving into Dubai, colossal skyscrapers reach out like fingers grasping the heavens. Sheets of glass windows run up these buildings and bounce the sun’s rays into your eyes. Sunglasses are definitely a necessity in this beautiful, but rather hostile environment. Dubai pushes skyscrapers into new heights. Projecting out from the base of the ground all the way up to a soaring 828 metres high is the Burj Khalifa. Modelled on the simplicity of a Hymenocallis flower, the tallest building in the world shows the affluence and power of this nation. At night spectacular displays of light shine along the tower, and on certain public holidays, fireworks are launched from the top of this immense feat of engineering. Every night at its base, dazzling fountain displays are choreographed to dance with music, shooting over 30 metres high.

There are over seventy shopping malls in Dubai and many more under construction. The largest of these is the Dubai Mall. Here you will find bookstores, electronic departments, cinemas, clothing stores, jewellery, cafes, home appliances, arcades, ice skating rinks and everything in between. You would never have to leave. It is said that it would take years for a connoisseur of art to view all the art in the Louvre, but women can spend decades worshipping these malls. An artificial ski slope is an ironic chilly -4 °C. This is once again

an extravagant display of wealth by the Emirate. The prosperity of this Emirate is apparent when driving along the coast from the city. Two artificial islands have been created in the shape of palm fronds by dredging sand from the Persian Gulf. The self-proclaimed seven star hotel is shaped like a sail, called the Burj Al Arab. With its own helipad –arriving in style couldn’t be easier. This helicopter pad has been the stage to numerous guest performances, such as a tennis match between Andre Agassi and Roger Federer and ‘donut’ burnouts being executed in a Formula One race car. Behind this rich façade, there is also a thriving and vivid culture. Diving down many of the streets will take you to elaborate Souks where the rich aroma of candles and incense tantalise your sense of smell. Flowing, cool silk glides across your hands and body to contrast with the harshness of the heat. Arabic spices – Cumin, Turmeric, Sumac, and Baharat – sit in substantial sacks awaiting their use.

These markets reveal the native Arabs better than any tourist video could. Start a conversation with the locals and investigate the pride they have for their Sheikhs , but most importantly learn about a different way of life. Gain a new perspective on Muslim culture and religion that the Middle East flourishes.

Taking a day trip up to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque can be enlightening. His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan initiated the construction of the mosque but passed away before it was finished and the Mosque was named after him. The building measures 420m x 290m and is constructed from rich natural materials such as marble, gold, precious stones, crystals, ceramics, and mother of pearl. It houses the world’s largest carpet which is made from New Zealand wool. Tours run daily and are an eye-opening experience into how Muslim people live their lives.

Glimpse into the future at Dubai. Its steel canyons stretch across the desert dunes, boasting a shopper’s paradise and the world’s first seven star hotel. The genuine Arabic culture remains amongst the rapid modernisation. Yellow cumin, red turmeric and purple sumac splash the city’s souks. Find tranquillity at the Grand Mosque before diving back into the lavish lifestyle only Dubai can offer.

▲ Timothy Husband-Dravitzki

FABRICATION OF MY AGITATION

My hand hovers over the handle. Fighting before it’s even begun. Taking a deep, prolonged breath I step inside. The buzz of the room drops in volume for a second, announcing my arrival, and then carries on to let me wallow in my sea of nerves.

Three immaculately dressed, thin-lipped clones act as Judge, Jury and Executioner. They sit in the centre of the room, I can feel the aggression pulsing off them. Like prisoners facing the firing squad, the chosen twelve line up, our faces illuminated

by spotlights. Staring up into the enormous heights of the room I can make out spectators. Man, Woman, Child, all have come to watch us get slaughtered. I can taste the fear, the room is thick with it.

A clone stands up, long and thin. I can barely hear him over the drum beat in my chest. The room quietens, I take my seat with the others perched nervously on the stage. The clone addresses a child sat at the end of my row. A simple question. The boy stands up and the clones lean forward, sensing his imminent defeat. With his eyes on the cheap carpet, he whimpers a feeble answer. This does not please the clones. Not one bit. Whispering aggressively, the clones come to a conclusion. It is announced to the crowd that the boy has been eliminated. A cry of anguish echoes through the arena as a mother weeps for the loss of her boy. She stumbles outside to mourn, unenthused husband in tow.

The clones appear to have already forgotten the young boy they just eviscerated and are hungry for the next. Addressing a young girl this time, she ignores gravity’s desperate pleas to keep her seated, and rises with a false bravado. I look to the clones, in their eyes I can see the girl’s outcome. The girl articulates her reply and without a moment’s hesitation is eliminated. The sight of a young girl’s quashed dreams is one that the sadistic clones derive pleasure from and it almost sends them into a frenzy.

The clones continue their slaughter of children across the line. It is merciless domination. Among the fallen are friends and brothers who cannot be mourned for in this fast-paced environment. The clones are playing a sick version of verbal Russian roulette for their own amusement. Of the chosen twelve, only three remain. We appear to have run the clones game unscathed. “Appear” being the key word as my stomach has turned into a ball of solicitude.

The room has shrunken since I walked in an hour ago. The walls are clinging to each other in an effort to shield the outside world from the horrors within. The nervous wreck to my right has appeared to have developed early symptoms of Parkinson’s and jumps three feet as his name is shouted savagely. The clones are now in a bloodlust frenzy, chomping at the bit and grinding their teeth. Swaying from side to side, the lone statue to my right whispers to his hideous roman sandals. I barely hear his pathetic response over the cacophony erupting centre stage. Unfortunately the three monsters perched before us do hear him and are displeased with his dialogue. The boy’s lifeless body is tossed offstage with contempt.

Two. I’ve always liked the number two. Even and fair. It represents both sides of the story, both teams. It holds both sides accountable and is never biased. Right now I cannot bear to think about it. Two of us are left. My utter annihilation is imminent. I look into the eyes of the child next to me, no words necessary. We both know that there may only be one victor and I pray to god it’s me. I close my eyes and wait for the piercing shriek of the clones to bark a name. Over the

deafening noise rippling through the arena I hear a name being called. Anthony. The word ricochets through my skull and the boy to my left leaves the safety of his seat. Seemingly incapable of an adequate answer, Anthony is hurled into the pile of bodies not 10 feet away.

This is it. The final showdown. My existence rests on the next word I utter. I breathe deep.

My mind drifts clear. I hear something, a command from the clones.

“Spell the word: Exaggerate.”

E-X-A-G-G-E-R-A-T-E

“Exaggerate.”

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Thomas Goodwin

PIANO PERFORMANCE

‘Toot Toot. Honnnnk.’ Cars consume the road, traffic lights laugh at people running late and I desperately try to enjoy the precious seconds I have left. Time is running away from all of us despite our attempts to grab a hold of it, to slow it down and to make it stop. Red racing rats eternally speed towards their ultimate death. The inexorable change from red to green draws me closer and closer and closer to where I don’t want to go. I wait till every last second dissipates, until I place my foot on the accelerator. The road markings, black and white, briefly blur into eighty eight individual keys. My fidgety fingers try to remember the path they had played moments ago. Perhaps it was the nerves but despite hours of practise they seem to have forgotten how to perform.

The theatre embraces extravagant furnishings garnished in crimson and gold and embellishments are intricately woven into the walls. Numerous parents fluster around their children making inescapable checks that buttons are secure, collars are stiff and hair is gelled back. I grimace at my alternative appearance. My hair has been whipped with an egg beater and is currently woven into an illogical mess. A button from my coat is running away and my shoes are talking.

Time is crawling as I slowly erode my way through the crowd. With reluctance, I grasp the handle of the gladiator door that acts as a barrier between two worlds. As the door cut off the sound behind me, so did the threads that held me contiguous with the recent past. My head is submerged beneath the ocean of silence and want to stick my head above the surface.

Somewhere to the left of me, a shadow asks for my name. I turn my head to see a man smiling, which seems to be so out of place in this environment. He hands me a fresh ribbon to pin to my coat and promptly ticks beside my name on the roll. I float over to where the other contestants are sitting.

Jiggling fingers, haggard breaths, tapping knees, smouldering coughs and expectant parents. The girl beside me wore an azure gown cloaked in determination. Her fingers tap

rhythmically on her knees mapping out the beginnings of her piece. The first performer finishes and with a breath of satisfaction he walks back to his seat. He carries a carefully crafted veneer of calm that conceals any fear that could exist. I desperately wished to be in his shoes.

Reality announces itself and demands to be felt. The prison of present, holds me against my will. The girl that was in front of me, begins her piece with a complicated hair raising start, written by an obscure Russian composer that nobody dared to play. Her hummingbird winged fingers flutter timeously over the keys. Her fingers barely visible in the flurry of movement. Her sudden finish creates the silence that scolds the room once more. Seconds are left.

The echo of my name bounces around the room as I am called to the stage. Pulse quickening, blood pumping and heart beating, I begin the marathon towards the piano. The atmosphere is frozen and I could sense the ice I am about to break. The spider web of tension that hung over the room caught me, trapped. I see many observers skewed in the glossy exterior of the piano.

I sit. My fears disappear in an apostrophe of time. The sea of keys waits for my fingers to produce the currents. Milliseconds are left. I position my hands on the keys and imprinted behind my eyelids lies a sculpture of dancing black and white notes. I am ready. Flowing semiquavers merge into crashing chords revealing pin pricks of light. The piano and I am dancing. The audience are enveloped with waterfalls of emotion cascading from the recreation of melodies. I am creating an art.

▲ Lucy Shilston

FEARLESS

We stand on the ledge, Fearless.

The roar of the waves, Crashing on the rocks, Relentless.

Our hearts thumping, Our minds racing, Doubtless.

The wind runs through our hair, The water rushes on our face

We stand on the edge, Deathless. Endless. Fearless

BY RUDI GRACE

Arts Week

Athletics

Haka Competition Standards

House Music

Swimming

Clark House

2015 has been a great year for Clark House: not quite in the sense of overall placing in the events, but in the individual successes within and improvements from previous years.

We started with a 4th placing at the athletics standards and a somewhat disappointing 5th place finish at the Athletics Sports. However, we did have some outstanding successes, in particular, our intermediate 4x400 relay team took the honours.

Swimming was our next event: although typically one of the house’s 3 weakest events and we were looking to improve on our bottom two placements in this event for the last few years. With some strong performances, overall we finished with our second 5th place finish for the year, a result that we were pleased with as we finally broke out of the bottom two.

We finished the first term of the school year with the house Haka competition. Haka is another of our weaker house events, and we were again looking to break out of the bottom two based on our previous year’s performances. With a bit

more practice and buy in from all of the boys in Clark House, and the outstanding leadership of Connor Gordon, the lads delivered a great Haka and we were rapt to finish off with our third 5th place of the year. This is a vast improvement for the boys who have finished last in two of the last years.

The start of Term Two saw the annual boarding 12-hour relay. This event takes place around a 500m course with the objective to walk as many laps as possible in 12-hours in order to raise money for a charity. The event was competed in high spirits with a number of boys completing 84 laps, the equivalent of a marathon. Term two’s second event was probably the most dreaded if you are a member of Clark House: House Choir. With our chosen piece of “Counting the Beat” by The Swingers, we delivered a polished performance to end with a placing of 5th, our fourth consecutive 5th place finish proving the consistency was a strong point for house. This 5th was particularly pleasing as we broke the hoodoo of finishing last for all of the last 3 years.

With Clark House typically excelling in the running based events, we were looking forward to the next two events, which were Road Relay and Cross Country. Road Relay was a great success for Clark House as we took out the number one spot. In doing this, our ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams of both won their respective races, while our girls’ team finished amazingly to take out 2nd. These results in the road relay buoyed us for the Cross Country. Finishing second overall in Cross Country was mighty impressive for such a small house, and we enjoyed a number of individual successes.

The final weeks of Term Two saw the houses take on the challenge of Arts week, again another area that we have struggled with in the past. However, another convincing and superb display from the debating team saw them go ‘back to back’ and claim their second consecutive titles, remaining unbeaten across this stretch. This was particularly sweet as the team copped a barrage of unjust personal attacks on the road to the title.

Term Three involved a number of the smaller events such a quiz, chess and a co-joint of football and hockey. Chess and the co-joint were relatively uninspiring as all sides struggled with the tough opposition to finish well down in the overall standings. Yet Term Three wasn’t all down, the quiz team became the second Clark House team to claim ‘back to back’ titles with a comprehensive victory in this event.

I would like to thank Mr Muirhead and Mr Littlejohn for all of the work that they have put into seeing the house improve this year, their emphasis on spirit and improving on what we were weak at, helped us improve in a number of events this year in comparison to previous years. A massive thanks must also go to our house tutors Adam, Jonty, Tim, Regan and Pascal for all of the work you have done and the support you have given the house this year. 2015 has been a memorable year for me as Head of Clark house and I hope the future years look to build on the platform created this year.

▲ Simon Morbey, Head of Clark 2015

Fitchett House

The year in Fitchett has been a good one, and I feel this is shared amongst the entirety of the House. Although the House Competition did not quite agree with us, the atmosphere of the House and especially the introduction of Mr Lewis as Housemaster have gone exceptionally well and I have very high expectations of the house moving forward with Mr Lewis at the helm. Dr McGrath has been as consistent as ever in his distaste for indolence, the lack of cans on a Wednesday morning and hippies, his taste for vanilla and coke, especially when students buy the latter for him.

The House competition for Fitchett went well, with a number of high placings in Athletics, Swimming and Standards, with controversial placings in the House Music competition. Although the placings do not reflect the effort behind it, particularly among the Year 13’s, with Sam Goodey singlehandedly teaching Year 9’s the Haka, Jonathan Mayer taking control of House music, Andrei Gavrilov directing Swimming sports and the Goodwin twins leading House Soccer – the dedication to the House was first-class.

We have also had a number of stand-out academics and athletes in the House this year, representing both the school and the House in the highest level of their respective fields. Ryan Ballantyne represented New Zealand in shotput at the World Youth Athletics Championships in Colombia. The Deputy Heads of House, Non Seehamart, was awarded the University of Otago Academic Excellence Scholarship worth $45,000, while Jonathan Mayer was awarded the Hillary Scholarship worth $50,000 at Waikato University. Aidan Phillips was selected to be a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Choir, among other accolades on the musical front. Thomas Griffin also had incredible success in the swimming world, taking a number of placings at nationals. These are simply a few of the outstanding members of Fitchett House, a handful of examples from a House that has an abundance of leaders in their chosen field: cultural, academic or sporting.

From the standpoint of a House Leader and a Leaver of the school this year, I feel that this year was an extremely successful one. We stand in a strong 7th in the House Competition, but that is not the definition of a successful

house. The success of Fitchett as a house and in the year it has had lies with its students and staff, who I feel I can speak for when I say that the year has been nothing but entertaining and enjoyable. Highlights for myself have been winning the house tidiness competition once, coming second in Spirit at Swimming sports, among other accolades earnt leading the white house.

The strength of Fitchett lies not in its results but in its people, whether that be the incredible enthusiasm and ebullient nature of Mr Lewis or the exact opposite in Dr McGrath, the boundary-pushing personality that is Pete Smit or the motivational words of Simran Singh. Fitchett is a house that unequivocally supports each of our star students and every student in between; we stand behind those who excel or struggle, and that is the consistent quality amongst all of our members.

I have experienced this culture, this atmosphere for the last five years. For nearly every school morning since I began at St Paul’s, Fitchett was where I sat from Years 9-13 listening to the wildly entertaining notices, Dr McGrath ripping into

us, three different Housemasters and Simran giving the exact same speech three times. I have been a bait, and I have been a leader in the House and every step in between those two titles. Fitchett has been the home-base for my school life; much like any House for a day boy.

I myself have the highest hopes for Fitchett in the future, and I have full faith that the years succeeding ours will continue to build on what we, and every year before us, have made; a House that thoroughly dominates placings 4th to 7th. The House I can say, has become increasingly better as the year went on, and I hope this trend continues.

I wish the best of luck to the students of Fitchett House for the future years, and to Mr Lewis, Dr McGrath and the other staff who are in charge of the House. My time in Fitchett has been a great experience and I speak for myself and all the other leavers of the house.

Please stop coming 5th.

▲ Lachlan Lee, Head of Fitchett 2015

Hall House

My first day in Hall will be one I never forget. I was off to a good start as I stumbled my way into the house, late and scared of this ‘Mr Wilson’, and was immediately confronted by a sea of black blazers lining the walls. In those days, there were far more guys in Hall, so the year nines overflowed out of the current area and into the locker bay. So there I was, having to awkwardly sit on the floor, all these new faces staring at me. That was my introduction to Hall.

Many of my friends from Primary school had ended up in Hall house, which made life easier. I still remember those first few weeks: the struggle of the crazy 6 day time table, trying to avoid the wrath of older students, being atrocious at table tennis, and trying to make out what Mr Wilson was actually trying to say at roll call. These were the days, when the scariest thing you could do was trespass into the prefect room to collect a stray table tennis ball, or better yet, try to convince the year elevens to give us back a ball after they stole it. In the following years, people came and went, the house went under many physical changes. Most notably when Timothy Husband-Dravitzki wrecked the pool table, which has been confiscated ever since. The holes in the walls and ceiling were fixed, windows have been broken and replaced, and lights have been knocked out and put back in. I will always remember one of Mr Wilson’s more famous quotes: “If you kick that ball around in here again, I’ll put a knife through it”.

The house has seen a lot of wear and tear over the years, the old couches got binned and the walls were painted blue. New art has been put on the walls, yet some of it has been in the exact same spots for the whole time I’ve been here.

But there are some things that have not changed in the entire time I’ve been in Hall. The heater in the year nine corner always smells because people used to melt plastic in it. The lockers have been in a state of decay for many years. Table tennis paddles still get destroyed in a matter of days. And the house shouts are always complained about. But the house wouldn’t be the same without these things: they remind us of what it means to be a part of Hall. I will always have special memories of my time here.

Before the start of this year, I was quite nervous, to be perfectly honest. There were many guys that I hadn’t had much to do with. I was also concerned about what the incoming year nines were going to be like. But we started off well enough. My first priority this year was to make sure the year nines adjusted well to school life. I think I needed more help than them, as they wasted no time before assaulting me with a barrage of insults and banter. I didn’t know how to deal with these cheeky little guys. Throughout the year, we tackled each house competition with enthusiasm and vigor, performing well overall except for Arts week. Most notably was our first place in Swimming Sports, third place in the Haka competition and our unanimous domination of the house

music competition. I feel like house music was the time that Hall really came together and everyone put their best foot forward. I know I had a great time conducting it, and you guys seemed to be enjoying yourselves. Either way I felt proud to be a part of Hall on that day.

The memories I will take away from this year will be an assorted collection of moments. Some good, some bad and some that I cringe just thinking about. Remembering athletics day, when Jin collapsed and had to go to the hospital. But we didn’t know whether he was joking or not. Lunch times when we would gather around the TV in the house and watch world star hip hop videos. And playing table tennis with the brand new year nines.

To all of the house, Mr Wilson and Mr Van Meygaarden, thank you for your support this year. I have enjoyed almost every moment of being House leader this year, and I wish you all the best for the years to come. Cheers.

The Cambridge Blues have competed with pride and enthusiasm in every House competition.

I want to thanks the girls for their contribution this year. Under Sarah’s guidance, they have contributed significantly –particularly in House music which was probably the highlight of the year for me. Our performance this year singing the kiwi classic “April Sun in Cuba” was great.

However the strong House spirit that exists is not because of our achievement in the competitions – but because of the positive and genuine caring attitude that exists, the willingness to enjoy the good times and help each other through the difficult times.

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Stefan

Andreef, Head of Hall 2015 HOUSEMASTER COMMENT 2015

Hall House has had another great year under the excellent leadership of Stefan and Sam. The House Motto – “success through effort”, – has been very evident.

My time as Housemaster of Hall has finally come to an end and not before time, some might say. I have really enjoyed my time in Hall House. I believe that the best part about being a teacher is being involved in pastoral care: helping young men and women become resilient adults who have a conscience and care about their fellow human beings and their environment. I leave happy in the knowledge that the House will continue in the traditions and ethos that has been established over the years and under Mr Neethling’s guidance will build upon the strong foundations that have been set.

▲ Paul Wilson

Hamilton House

The first house competition that was thrown at us was athletics standards. With the day spent out back running around the field, hurling shot puts and softballs, as well as laughing at the high jump competitors, standards is always a fun and entertaining event. This year did not disappoint with Hamilton house showing everyone how it’s done.

After standards, we had a bit of knowledge of who could run 100 meters quickly, and even who struggled running 100 meters, it was now time to start choosing athletes for the athletics sports 2015 over at the olympic class facilities of Porritt Stadium. The day proved a real success, with Hamilton house showing some real fight on the track and field in both the boys’ and girls’ areas, not such a success with the chanting though… We started the year off with a real bang, coming first in the combined athletics and standards table.

Next up was swimming sports. After winning athletics, Hamilton was smashed back into reality with not boasting the best all round swimmers. But we did have some real gems like Brendan Hunt, and we also had some stellar performances from Michael and Fintan. We finally got our chants together for this event, and even had James in a bulldog suit to bring the Hamilton House spirit up. I thought for sure this new addition to the House would gives us the spirit cup, but I was

wrong. Coming 4th in the swimming sports could be seen as a success for us as going into it we were not confident, having only a few high level swimmers.

A mixed start for H town, with a 1st and a 4th, but next up was the haka competition - Hamilton House’s arch nemeses. We all knew it was going to be a long two weeks leading up to the performance, so we began to practice before school, lunch times, and even at morning teas for the year 9’s and other boys who couldn’t get the hang of it. We began making slow but sure progress. Thanks to senior boys Waikato Ball and Matt Moana, we had a solid haka to present.

Being one of the last groups to perform, we had a chance to scope out our competition. Our leader, Matt Moana, took centre stage as all the boys were on there knees. We did the haka in typical Hamilton fashion: getting through it as quick as possible. We were awarded with a disappointing 6th place. The boys and I felt this was a controversial decision.

House singing was next, the most anticipated event for the year. In the past, we’ve done well in this event. With not long to practice and having the new complication of girls being with us for the event. Geordie Migo and James Ashenden were the brave ones that stepped up to sort the House out

and find a way to sound harmonic. With the theme being ANZAC, there were many options, but in the end, we chose the song “Better Be Home Soon” by Crowded House.

I think all the boys will agree when I say house singing this year was a bit of a battle. About a week and a bit out from the date we were to due to perform our song in front of the entire school as well as guests, things were definitely not looking good. But with a massive amount of help from our leaders, both of the Ian Campbell’s, Mr Holmes, and Miss Spencely, we began to build a bit of momentum. One day out from performing, Hamilton House finally had a performance we could be proud to perform. But when the results were released, the House felt extremely hard done by. We seemed to be penalised for our song choice rather than the way we performed: we were awarded with 6th equal, placing alongside Fitchett.

Road relay this year for Hamilton proved to be a real success. Having exceptionally strong intermediates and girls, we came a very respectable 3rd place.

Most years, cross country consists of a hundred odd boys running as hard as they can, pushing each other over, kicking rugby balls, and usually ends up having everyone walking after 300 meters. This year, once again, did not disappoint, however, we had a few talented runners in the year 12 group.

With juniors, intermediates and seniors doing alright as a whole with a few top 30 places, we were hopeful of a decent placing, especially with our talented runners in Lui and Seb destroying the intermediates. We weren’t disappointed, achieving 3rd place.

Arts Week, usually a strength to Hamilton House, also proved to be a roller coaster this year with some groups performing outstandingly and others just not being competitive with the other Houses. Even though we didn’t get the results we wanted, everyone still had a great time and it was an awesome day

House soccer and hockey was once again upon us. With boys like Waikato, we were looking good from the first touch. After having the seniors win all but one, and having the intermediates and juniors playing well, we were able to win house soccer. After achieving 4th place in hockey, we came 2nd overall for soccer and hockey which was very pleasing.

House quiz and chess also showed another strength of Hamilton House with us finishing a respectable 4th place.

Another up and down year for Hamilton House, but prior to academic results being tallied, and due to exceptional depth and strength from the House and some very talented girls, we finished in 3rd place in the overall House competition.

▲ Sal M’Boge, Head of Hamilton 2015

Harington Day

This year has been an incredible journey. There have been many ups and downs throughout the year, but we have finally conquered all and made it to the end, with the exceptions of the mighty final exams… For a young woman the experience of being at St Paul’s can be challenging- being in a mainly boys environment. But I believe that it makes us better people. Over this year I have got to know the girls and have seen what a special group of individuals they are.

The amazing journey for the Harington girls of 2015 began in a carpark. A carpark full of girls with many talents, amazing personalities, a summer full of stories and for many, apprehension and fear. A bus trip to Tihoi began the adventure and so the stories were told, lifelong friendships were made, old friendships were renewed, talents were recognised and the experiences, the joy, the disappointments, the new knowledge and challenges of the year began.

Tihoi is a special place that is unique to St Paul’s, and as in previous years, provided us all with the opportunity to begin the year as a group of girls who know each other, and have a

strong bond and team spirit. The Tihoi trip once again helped the year 11 girls to find their place within St Paul’s before the first day nerves set in for school.

Highlights of the year include the Harington fashion show. As always, it was a great success, showing off the incredible creativity of the girls through the wearable arts creations, beautiful music and delicious baking. The Harington fashion show is a representation to the school that all of our young women have so much to offer. Sports was another highlight. Our girls performed amazingly and records were even broken. Athletics, swimming and the House sports events were a huge success and I’m proud of how we did. Well done girls. House music was different this year for the girls, being the first year combined with their boys’ House. Lunchtime practices, a few early mornings and lots of yelling gave way to what became wonderful pieces of music. I can confidently say that we showed them how it should be done. It was a huge success and I believe that being joined with the boys hugely improved the overall quality of the performances. Another first was not

performing the Haka in the school haka competition, but instead singing a waiata. Despite having only had limited time to learn it, the girls ended up sounding beautiful and I believe the majority of us were more comfortable with this arrangement. Another highlight was the cultural events we were involved in this year: our girls showed off the incredible talent and what our House is made of in the school production of ‘Brassed Off’ and the celebration of music. Academically, we have some superstars who have constantly inspired us all to keep working hard, especially at this time of year leading up to exams, and spiritually, our girls also shone. Being involved in the chapel choir and consistently involved in services, we did an amazing job as a House.

So the four cornerstones of the school: sport, academics, culture and spirituality, have been superbly supported and represented by the amazing girls of Harington this year.

This year in Harington wouldn’t have been the huge success that it was, without the teaching staff involved. A big thank you to: Ms Dela Rue, Mrs Coates, Mr Bell, Ms Don, Mrs Munn,

Ms Spenceley, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Hansen, Mrs Bradford and Mrs Lilley. All of the Harington girls appreciate every bit of time you put into our House.

Last but not least, the woman who is like a mother to us all, the woman who made this whole year possible – Mrs Lock. For the girls of Harington House, she has nurtured our potential and strength. Thank you for everything you have done for each and every girl. Words cannot describe our appreciation.

Not a day goes by at St Paul’s where at least one of us isn’t shining and each of you have made me proud to be your House leader. These past 3 years as a member of our House have been the best so far. So thank you girls for the memories, the successes and making Harington House a great place to be and the best House in the school.

▲ Brianna O’Donoghue, Head of Harington Day 2015

Harington Boarding

Housemaster: Mrs Lilley

Deputy Housemaster: Ms Hansen

Assistant Housemaster: Rachel Beale

Head of House: Georgia Burke

Deputy Head: Georgia Thompson, Kinneir Groube

House Prefects: Georgia Hogg, Izzy Hulme, Katherine Keddell, Tori Reeves, Hazuki Yokoyama

Tutors: Laurel Bennett, Louise Ford

Gap Tutor: Louisa Tekeotte

2015 has been a busy year for Harington Boarding house. It kicked off at Tihoi as the old girls met the new, and friendships were formed quickly. After a few hectic days experiencing a glimpse of what Tihoi has to offer, we were back at school, ready to start the new academic year.

Everyone had their own goals for the year that they set out to accomplish. Soon enough, Term One was well under-way and everyone kept busy with school work and summer sport commitments.

2015 also became the first year that Year 13 girls in Harington House were offered the opportunity of the TOLA house. The TOLA house, put simply, is a furnished flat that four Year 13 girls live in for half of a term, usually around four weeks long. This have been a really awesome experience in which we get a budget to go and do our own supermarket shopping with as well as carry out the preparation and cooking of our own meals. Along with this we also have the expectation of cleaning the house, something not so favoured, but all part of learning skills for the future.

Throughout the year we’ve been involved in activities outside of the usual day-to-day proceedings of school life. Within a few weeks of being at school, the girls were invited to attend

an activities day with their boys’ houses. This saw Clark go to Rotorua to go luging and boating; Williams crossed the Kaimais to go to Waimarino; whilst Sargood house stayed closer to home and spent the day at Te Rapa Waterworld and attended Jump.

As a house, we took part in St Paul’s annual 12-hour relay. The girls really got involved in this event, impressing everyone with the amount of laps run. Not only this, but on average we managed to earn the most money per person and were deemed champions of this aspect of the relay. All four boarding houses were supporting the same charity and so when the total earned came together, we were able to offer a significant amount towards a school in Tonga in order to provide them with furniture, books and other school necessities.

As Harington house, we also took a trip to Jump, an indoor trampoline park. This was a really fun thing to do together and provided a bit of exercise as well! I don’t think we were

prepared for how physical trampolining for an hour could be. With only one trip to the hospital, I guess you could say the excursion was successful. We returned to the boarding house for pizza to round out a good night.

2015 has proven a good year for Harington Boarding house, the house has been in good spirits all year and have worked hard to attain the NCEA grades they desire. To all the girls, it’s been a great year and my last 3 years in Harington stand as my best yet, so an extended thank you to you all. To the year 13 girls, we’ve made it! Best of luck for the future and again, thank you for being such a great group of people and making St Paul’s an enjoyable environment and community to be a part of. One last final thanks to the tutors, Mrs Lilley, Ms Hansen and Rachel for making it all possible. Here’s to 2015 and the Harington Boarding House!

▲ Georgia Burke, Head of Harington Boarding 2015

Sargood House

My time at Sargood started in 2011, alongside 14 other like-minded boys. A lot has changed in 5 years, the most noticeable being the people that have come and gone. Of the 18 year 13’s in the house today, 10 of the original 15 remain. The additions we have had over the years have increased the overall level of banter, enjoyment and depth of skill that we have in the house, each in their own way. Another noticeable change has been the transformation of the house in 2012 when it was renovated. The large cosmetic makeover it received has left the house looking very different than it did when we first arrived. Structurally, the house is very similar, and key features still exist such as the U entrance, the old year 12 and 13 dorm, and last but definitely not least, the ablutions and our beloved communal showers.

Even though these changes have occurred, what is inside the house has mostly remained the same. The content of the house is always boys who are passionate and willing to give everything a good nudge. Despite our stronger elements not being able to be used this year, we managed to focus on other events, and came away with some good results: placing first in the House Haka competition gave us a nice boost after a

not so successful athletics and swimming sports. Coming a rare second place in house music reflected how the many irritating and tiresome practise sessions paid off. We even managed to win arts week and this shows how the range of skill level has changed in the house. When I was in year 9, we were predominantly a sporting house, and this win signifies the changes that have occurred in Sargood and the emerging talent we possess. We aren’t winning the house competition at the moment, and with only the academic results left to determine our final position, I won’t hold my breath.

In saying this however, I don’t think it matters. I don’t say that out of a lack of respect for the school, house, or the competition, but mainly because we as a house have accomplished better things this year. If I cast my mind back to year 9, I can’t remember who won the house competition, I can’t remember who won in year 11 either. I can remember who won in year 10, but that’s only because we did. Either my memory is really bad, or these aspects of school aren’t so important in hindsight, and in a few years they won’t be remembered. The success of our house this year cannot be measured by the amount of points gained in a competition,

but by the way in which we have stood out from the rest of the houses. Coming together as a house and raising nearly ten thousand dollars in a shave for a cure campaign sure made us stand out. With a large number of the boys willing to get a kina for a greater cause, this shows the presence of brotherhood in the house and selflessness of those within it. We may not have been noticed for our good looks, but we will definitely be remembered for the contribution made to a charity, and I personally consider this as a huge success.

To the future year 13’s, good luck in leading the house next year. You are a very talented year group, and are capable of doing well. Keep the traditions alive, make sure there’s fun in all that you do, and maintain the strength of the brotherhood in Sargood.

I will finish with a quote from philosopher and writer, Alan Watts.

‘So I always ask the question, “What would you do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?” …When we finally got down to something, which the individual says he really wants to do, I will say to him, you do

that, and forget the money. Because if you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing, in order to go on living, that is to go on doing things you don’t like doing, which is stupid.

...And so therefore, it’s so important to consider this question: What do I desire?’

Thank you

▲ Jack Schicker, Head of Sargood 2015

School House

I think it would definitely be fair to say that School House has been at its usual consistently inconsistent levels throughout 2015.

Term 1 started off slowly and, in a similar trend to previous years, we finished dead last in Combined Athletics Sports & Standards. However despite these results, it was encouraging to see a few yellow singlets featuring and even taking out finals, which is something we haven’t seen for a few years. Despite Athletics clearly not being School House’s forte, it was good to see everyone getting involved, whether it was competing, chanting or taking photos…

Quite possibly the only positive of placing last at Athletics is that we could only improve for the next major event: Swimming Sports. We were quietly confident of achieving a Top 5 placing, however, due to staff deeming conditions to be too wet for swimming, the finals day was changed. Two of our top swimmers could not make their respective finals, resulting in a disappointing 6th place. As always a highlight of the day was the chants coming from the house, ably lead Aakaash,

even when there were no members of the house involved in the pool, earning us the Spirit Cup.

Term 1 was rounded off with the annual House Haka competition, where Matua Marc Bradford lead us powerfully to a 4th place finish which we took with open arms knowing the nature of the competition, and this had us going into Term 2 with an air of optimism about us.

House Music Choir is traditionally the House’s go to house event, and I thought this year was no different, with the addition of the girls allowing us to do a rousing rendition of Gotye and Kimbra’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ under the theme of ANZAC. A big thank you must go to Michael Torrance for enlightening us with his musical brilliance in adding harmonies and melodies to bring the piece together, however as a result of some questionable judging decisions, we only placed 3rd, which was widely conceived as a rough placing. Order was somewhat restored when our Solo and Group items gained a first placing, resulting in a third placing, and although we were disappointed with this, we

took it in our stride and onto the next major events, School House’s general favourites, Cross Country and Road Relay.

Due to a couple of Top 10 finishes and a good all round effort from the remainder of the ‘runners’, we managed to place 5th at Cross Country, which meant we achieved our goal of not placing last in Cross Country, something we have become quite well known for in recent years. Road Relay also provided somewhat of a surprise, with each individual chosen to run giving it their all and allowing us to achieve possibly a best ever finish for School House of 4th place.

The term was rounded off with Arts Day which gave an opportunity for some of the more cultured members of the house to shine and demonstrate their creative talents, giving us respectable placings in all of the categories, however the Short Film production of ‘The Adventures of Noodle Boy’ was a standout, earning a second placing in the category.

The remainder of the year was filled with smaller events such as Hockey, which we took out, Soccer where we finished

respectably, Chess which we cleaned up in thanks to the everpresent guidance of Mr Judkins, and finally House Quiz, which we struggled in, obviously we are still in a transition period in trying to find a replacement for quiz master Mark Davis.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Gibbs and Mr Foot for always being there to look over the house, not just because of their height, and helping to keep School House what it is today. I would also like to thank Andrew, Aubrey and the other house prefects for all the help they’ve provided me with over the year. I’m sure they all agree with me when I say that although the year has had its ups and downs, it’s definitely all been worth it, seeing each member of the house develop, whether that be physically or mentally.

Although we may not be the winning house, it has been a privilege to be Head of School House this year, and I wish all of you returning next year the best of luck and I look forward to hearing about the future successes of this house.

▲ Conor Shalloe, Head of School 2015

Williams House

Housemaster: Mr Gary Henley-Smith

Deputy Housemaster: Mr Craig Hardman

Assistant Housemaster: Mr Keegan Stewart

Matron: Mrs Gloria Thompson

House Tutors: Sam Brown, Alex Brown and Nick Read

Gap Tutors: Adam Pescod (Term 1 & 2) James Rowe (Term 3 & 4)

Mentors: Mr Andrew Constable, Michael Rameka, Karen Johnston (Term 1 & 2), Rev James Stephenson (Term 3 & 4)

Head of House: Kerwan Rose

Deputy Head of House: Nick Simpson

Harington Leader: Georgia Burke

Williams House started the year with number of changes to the House Staff, but no change to its philosophy of BTB (Better Than Before). While being BTB may have seemed impossible at the start of the year due to Williams winning the House Competition convincingly in 2013 – 14, we all felt that if we continued to strive to be BTB in everything we did would help motivate the boys. As I write this report and with one round to go, Academics, Williams house sits 2 points clear of the second placed team.

This year the House Competition was run by Kerwan Rose, Nick Simpson and an able group of prefects. It is testament to Kerwan and Nick’s leadership abilities and the spirit within Williams that the House has done so well this year. We started the year with a 1st placing in Athletics and Standards, which was followed by a 3rd in swimming, 2rd in the Haka Competition, 2nd in Cross Country, 4th in Music, 3rd in Football and Hockey, 2nd in Arts Week and 7th in the combined events of Quiz and Chess.

Another major event for 2015 was the 12 Hour Charity Relay. This year, the whole school and in particular the Boarding Community, got in behind the one cause: to raise funds for a container of books and goods for Tonga. A special mention must be made of the effort the Williams boys put into the sponsored run, where they raised close to $2200. The house total was 4150 laps (2075 km). This was another impressive effort and thanks must go to parents, family and friends who supported us.

Williams House rebuild created a few problems in term 1 for staff having to manage and supervise the Year 13 students sleeping outside and the Year 11 boys in the long room. However, the boys managed to work through a number of issues – no hot water, no power and no Wi-Fi. At the end of term 1, the new accommodation was handed over. The physical structure changes has separated each year level and

provided more room, space and enabled each boy at their levels to grow to know each other better The rebuild has created a new Year 9 dorm and a new Year 13 dorm, a Deputy Housemasters house and an Assistant Housemasters flat, and also Housemasters’ extension to the existing building. This will mean Williams House has the capacity to house 92 boys and all housemasters are living in close proximity to the boys.

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Awarded for making a significant contribution in the House Competition.

Junior Award (U14) – The Gibbs Flame: Lane Tims

Intermediate Award (U16) – The Muirhead Flame: Hunter Johnson

Senior Award (Open) – The Henley-Smith Flame: Jackson Morgan

ACADEMIC OF THE YEAR Awarded for an outstanding effort in academics.

Junior Award (Y9/10) – The Lloyd Trophy: Lane Tims

Intermediate Award (Y11) – The Hill Trophy: Ollie Saunders

Senior Award (Y12/13) – The McCulloch Trophy: Hugo Brown

MOST PROMISING YEAR 9 Awarded to the Year 9 who, through personality, temperament, involvement in boarding life and

contributions to the House, stands out amongst his peers.

The Gloria Thompson Award: Henry Mandeno

HOUSEMAN OF THE YEAR Awarded to someone who best represents the School, the House and himself in all that he does. This involves attitude, discipline, dress, effort and social interaction.

Junior Award (Y9-11) – The Croall Shield: Ollie Saunders

Senior Award (Y12/13) – The Haylett-Petty Memorial Shield:Thomas Hislop

SERVICE AWARDS

Housemaster’s Award: Awarded for significant service to the House by someone other than a Prefect.

Scott Mitchell

The van Niekerk Memorial Shield: Awarded for outstanding service to the House throughout the year.

Kerwan Rose / Nick Simpson

We wish all those leaving Williams House in 2015 all the best and for those returning next year, remember the saying, BTB, and strive to be just that.

▲ Gary Henley-Smith, Housemaster

Tihoi House

INTAKE 2015/1

Congratulations to the Intake 2015/1. You have completed your Tihoi journey! The last three weeks of term two were full of adventure and challenge. The Student Led Tramps were a highlight for many boys as they took total control of their own tramps. This made for a great culmination of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. 56 students gained their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award.

Solo highlighted the self-reliance, independence, resilience and determination that these boys have gained. The weather was varied with some rain. This did not hinder the programme and boys completed their solo experience in true Tihoi spirit.

INTAKE 2015/1 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS

MORTIMER TROPHY For most outstanding student –

Sam Weir

HARINGTON CUP For most improved student – John Palmhof

SHAW TROPHY For bush craft – Harry Forte

FURMINGER AWARD Student who has shown respect to staff and other students – Toby McDonald

COULTER SETTLEMENT CUP For student who has upheld the virtues project ideals – Carter Wrathall

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ENVIRONMENT AWARD

Millar Groube

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING TROPHY

Sam McClay

EXPEDITION AWARDS – for all round excellence on expedition

WHITE WATER KAYAK – Kaleb Williamson & Bennet Groube

TRAMP – Harry Forte

SEA KAYAK – Matthew Winefield

ROCK CLIMBING – Max Dobbe

CAVING – Callum Prosser

MOUNTAIN BIKE – Jarrad Dixon

MOST VALUED HOUSE MEMBERS – Peer voted HART – Carter Wrathall; JOCKS – John Palmhof; POLLYS –Millar Groube; MORTZ – Sven Pedersen; VILLA – Jarrad Dixon; GILLS– Cameron Coull ; FRANKS – Marcel Bihl; PURPLE –Matthew Winefield

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Shantanu Rawal – English; and Science; Tony Wu – Math, Social Studies; Toby McDonald – English, Social Studies; Ben Chungsuvanich – Math; Jamie Sandford – Social Studies, Dylan Woodhouse – English; Sam McClay – Math, Kaenan Ferguson – Science; Fergus Grant – Science; Heath Johnson – Science

TIHOI MASTERCHEF AWARD

Jack Walters

CHEF’S AWARDS

Jason Allen, Marcel Bihl, Millar Groube, Aidan Lee, Jamie Sandford, Anjan Singh, Ben Scaramuzza, Jack Walters, Harry Forte

KINGHAM CUP House gaining the most points in house sport – Gill’s House

LUDER TROPHY Overall winning house – Mortz House

INTAKE 2015/2

The intake with seventy students has come to an end! In our final reflections service, the boys shared some thoughts from their solo writing about their Tihoi journey. This is always a special evening for the staff and students.

The 44 hour solo was an opportunity for students to be on their own and to be totally independent of others while they set goals and reflected on Tihoi. Disappointingly, many students did not fully embrace this opportunity. The boys have owned their mistakes, learnt the lessons and since the solo, we feel they have redeemed themselves as a group through their remorse and actions to complete Tihoi on a high note. This was particularly evident on the half marathon with boys showing enormous determination and self-belief in running a tough 21km off road run. Fifty students completed this course in times varying from one hour forty four minutes to two hours fifty seven minutes. Every boy dug deep and pushed through to succeed in his goal.

INTAKE 2015/2 MAJOR PRIZE WINNERS

MORTIMER TROPHY For most outstanding student –Lane Tims

HARINGTON CUP For most improved student – Raymond Chen

SHAW TROPHY For bush craft – Spencer Clayton-Greene

FURMINGER AWARD Student who has shown respect to staff and other students – Divakrin Naicker

COULTER SETTLEMENT CUP For student who has upheld the virtues project ideals – Lane Tims

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ENVIRONMENT AWARD

Daniel Johnson

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING TROPHY

Patrick Dowd

EXPEDITION AWARDS – for all round excellence on expedition

WHITE WATER KAYAK – Liam Allen and Harrison Phillips

SEA KAYAK – Luka Benseman and George Fullerton-Smith

MOUNTAIN BIKE – Jesse Hill

TRAMP – Zac Collier McCabe

ROCK CLIMBING – Eli Potter

CAVING – Tim Grigg

MIXED ADVENTURE – Raymond Chen

MOST VALUED HOUSE MEMBERS – Peer voted

HART – Alex Johnson; JOCKS – Patrick Dowd; POLLYS –Luka Benseman; MORTZ – Tom Brown; MOLLYS –Spencer Clayton-Greene; VILLA – Zac Collier-McCabe; GILLS – Tim Grigg; FRANKS – Connor Downey; PURPLE –Giovanni Glendining

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Patrick Dowd – English, Math, Science and Social Studies; Keith Thorburn – Math, Social Studies; Joseph Harris –English and Science; Lane Tims – Social Studies, Science; Divakrin Naicker – Math; John Hollingsworth – Science;

Zac Collier-McCabe – Science; Raymond Chen – English

TIHOI MASTERCHEF AWARD Luka Benseman

CHEF’S AWARDS Jack Russell, Luka Benseman, Hai [Oscar] Da, Daniel Johnson, Quinlan Ingoe, Giovanni Glendining, Spencer Clayton-Greene, Henry Carr, Raymond Chen

KINGHAM CUP House gaining the most points in house sport –

POLLY’S HOUSE

LUNDER TROPHY Overall winning house – Mortz House

DIRECTORS’ NOTES

Each student has gained independence and confidence in their abilities through Tihoi. It is important to allow them to continue on this road to adulthood – taking responsibility for their own gear, assisting with some chores in the home and cooking for the family. Every boy can do this and will do when they have the opportunity.

The final weeks on Expedition trips were a superb way to end the boys’ Tihoi experience. There are a range of avenues boys can take if they wish to continue to pursue adventures. The club system in New Zealand is an excellent way to get back into the outdoors with experienced others and where you can use and borrow gear. Hamilton has active clubs in tramping, caving, kayaking and alpine.

Any students wishing to continue with the Duke of Edinburgh programme should look to enroll in the Silver award. This is administered at SPC by Mr Duncan Smith and Tihoi is happy to assist in trips.

The boys have got to know each other very well throughout their time here. The bonds formed are substantial and will empower this group as they return to St Paul’s. We wish them well!

▲ Cyn Smith and Chris Wynn, Directors of Tihoi

Frank’s House

Hart’s House

Gill’s House

Mort’s House Polly’s House

Jock’s House

Purple House

Jock’s House

Hart’s House

Mort’s House

Purple House

Molly’s House

Gill’s House

Polly’s House

Villa House

Frank’s House

Clark House

Romke Hoogstra, Luke Van Den Broek, John Ellis, Willis Webb

Nicholas Beal, Henry Brown, Ryan Wilkins, Harry Forte, Matthew Tindall, Jason Dhesi, Shaun Cox, Sam Forte, Trent Tingey, Hemi McLaren-Mellars, Robert Morbey, Jesse Guscott, Alex Tod

Back Row:

Brayden Pikhaloff, Jack Wilson, Jamie Brown, Judd Redmond, Samuel McClay, Touch Hemmondharop, Connor Gordon, Jordan Mulholland-Tonar, Mathew Caskie, Carne Lincoln, Jonathan Van Nes, Fede Santa Maria

5th Row:

4th Row:

Mr J. Howard, Edwin Wills, Blair Wells, Zac Campbell, Oliver Massey, Blake Price, Harrison Moss, Dennis Liu, Campbell Massey, Blair Foster, William Eyre, Henry Laycock, Mr M. Markham

Amber Zhang, Callum Skelton, Bradie Ollington, Jordan Kingsford-Tinling, Patchara Jirapanyayut, Cameron Leng-Uch, Freddie Ellis, Logan Birt, Jack Laycock, Taius Gallichan-King, Samuel McNaughton, Matthew Jayasuria

Robert Simmons, Mr P. von Themen (Tutor), Jack Davies, Ms L. Morris (Matron), Joshua Voigt (Deputy Head of House), Mr G. Littlejohn (Deputy Housemaster), Simon Morbey (Head of House), Mr N. Muirhead (Housemaster), Henry Wills (Deputy Head of House), Mr R. Standing (Tutor), Timothy Husband-Dravitzki, James Wilkins, Seton Mason

Jarrad Dixon, Zachary Newdick, Luka Benseman, Tom Brown, Toby Coupar, Turi Edmonds, Alex Johnson, James Mahoney, Harrison Phillips, Jack Russell, Charlie Saxton, Edward Sclater, Mr A. Tripp (Assistant Housemaster), Mr T. Challender (Tutor)

3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Fitchett House

Nathan Guilford, Luke Goodwin, Matthew Fielding, Ryan Ballantyne, Seth Peake, Sam Harcourt, Reuben Andrews, Jack Collins, Harry Elstob, James Watson-Holmes

Stephen Joe, Reuben Rajan, Phoenix Keyte-Williams, James Feng, Michael Walker, Darius Hasan-Stein, Andre Ofsoski, Stephen Pitts, Ryan Crawford, Nicholas Hansen, Thomas Goodwin, Marcus Ratcliffe, Daniel Thomas, Simranjit Singh

Back Row:

Bevan Muirhead, Jonathan Phillips, Oliver McCurry, Daniel Kennedy, Kobe Young, Aidan Phillips, Henry Heng, Adam McCarthy, Bo Ye, Jordan Wise, Ronan Fuller, Steven Wen, Oliver Soar, Thomas Griffin, Callum Prosser

William Heng, Samuel Dean, Reon Bruce, Jack Rich, Aidan Lee, Jeevan Singh, Tony Peacham, Fritz Jooste, Andrew Barr, Suvarn Naidoo, George Elstob, Callum Shepherd, Shane Reddy, Campbell Smith

Conor Fuller

4th Row:

3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Dean Fullerton, Amrit Rai, Junting Wei, Mrs A. Visagie (Mentor Teacher), Sam Goodey, Dr J. McGrath (Deputy Housemaster), Jonathan Mayer (Deputy Head of House), Mr C. Lewis (Housemaster), Lachlan Lee (Head of House), Mr A. Harries, Non Seehamart (Deputy Head of House), Mr S. Ward, Daniel Scanlon, Pete Smit, Anthony Chilcott-Parker Absent: HOUSE PHOTOS 145

Hall House

Hayden Trow, Jack Glasson, Jonny Hodgson, Jimmy Christey, Hakan Asici, Joshua Yee, Ben Johnson

Michail Andreef, Eli Spadoni, Aidan O’Connor, Connor Gyde, Ethan Kimpton, Jarrod Mealings, Shaun Campbell, Brandon Harrison, Rudi Grace, Sam Densem, Grayson James

Back Row:

Daniel Wheeler, Isaac West, Kurt Philbin, Aaron Alderslade, Callum Herbert, Jin Seo Yu, Craig Stocker, Jiann Huang, Jacob Gibbs, Oliver Hickman, Kenan Grant, Benjamin Wheeler

5th Row:

4th Row:

Sam Ogilvy, Hamish Comber, Daniel Clark, Matthew Collier, Jack Fraser, Callum Rawlings, Sam Bowden, Te Waiti Rawiri, Aaron Taylor, Alex Caunter, Daniel Austin, Ryan Phillips, Tamati Thomson

Jess Allen, Elliot Leighton, Heath Johnson, Tab Hickmott, Andy Huang, Jarrod Dean, Ryan Young, Rjinder Randhawa, Luke Henderson, Dillon Mulgrew, Owen Comber, Charlie Downey

3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Hamish Black, Blake Phillips, Mr P. Clement, Timothy Husband-Dravitzki, Mr A. Tharratt, Samuel Lockwood-Geck (Deputy Head of House), Mr P. Wilson (Housemaster), Stefan Andreef (Head of House), Mr B. Van Meygaarden (Assistant Housemaster), Charles Christey, Mr J. Coley, Ariki Thomson, William Te Tomo

Front Row:

Hamilton House

Logan Spaans, James Krippner, Ben Russell, Logan Jarvis

Dillon Painter, Freddy Corkill, Richie Bloor, Anakin Froggatt-Turner, Michael Weir, Paddy Forde, Waikato Ball, Kane Hemi, Andre Kleuskens, Alan Huang, Aaron Parkinson

Back Row:

Dylan Bartels, Temwa Chileshe, Joshua Andrew, Jack Bowick, Henry Crawford, Connor Steer, Geordie Migo, Fintan Cooper, David Su, Luke Halliwell, Lui Chileshe, Rory McGregor, Kaenan Ferguson

5th Row:

4th Row:

Charlie Crawford, Lachie Wright, Liam Anderson, Amit Chatrath, Tom Watson, Bailey Read, Harris Moana, Victor Ye, Harry Porritt, Luke Donaldson, Gavin Yip, Jonty Hogg, Nicholas Chen

James Hogg, Carlin Vollebregt, Rico D’Anvers, Ben Scaramuzza, Fergus Grant, Seb Ellice, Bryn Singers, Kaleb Williamson, Eddy Yip, Leon Hansen, Toby McDonald, Gagan Singh, Max Watson, Christopher Penno

Khalid Raza, Matthew Moana (Deputy Head of House), Jonathan Bloor, James Morritt, Mr K. Hogg, Scott Spence, Mr M. Holmes (Assistant Housemaster), Sal M’Boge (Head of House), Mrs L. Elliot, Ryan Van Straalen, Mr I. Rudkin, Dillon Kelliher, Evan Morgan, James Ashenden (Deputy Head of House), Callan Buchanan

Matthew Sweet, Cole Lucas, Samuel Treloar, Logan Fortescue, Rahul Manohan, Harvey Spaans, Keaton Myburgh, Max Mitchell-Clifford, Jonathon Porritt, Mr I. Campbell (Housemaster), Mr C. Morton, Mr D. Sole

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Harington House

Mr R. Bell, Talia Namana, Rose Pickernell, Kate Littlejohn, Helena Light, Georgia Dobbe, Bonnie Tan, Emma Smith, Serena Lim-Strutt, Emily Dela Rue, Ms A. Dela Rue

Ms J. Spenceley, Allaynah Hill, Tyla Mead, Georgia Guest, Greer Baldwin, Kinneir Groube, Bethany Griffen, Abigail Helm, Jade Henley-Smith, Olivia Warlow, Vada Hockenhull-Jamieson, Olivia Gray, Mrs H. Munn

Back Row:

Katie Trigg, Cathy Joe, Emanae Ferguson, Sarah Parker, Kacey Diggelmann, Donata Wilm, Claudia Miles, Tori Reeves, Niamh Berridge, Emily Naylor, Sara Ryan, Hinehou Te Ua, Jess Hood, Evia Nakarawa

Ms L. Tekotte, Victoria Ware, Talitha Patrick, Amelia Chu, Alicia Stace, Isabel Hulme, Ashleigh Murray, Niamh Devlin, Willow Lodge, Briarna Rae, Hannah Austin, Donna Smit, Lucy Shilston, Aash Kansal, Ms B. Hansen

Amber Zhang, Olivia Carter, Katherine Keddell, Ella Petursson, Emi Ng, Helen McLean, Teri Wathen-Smith, Amy Kang, McKinley Vollebregt, Sinead Kingston-White, Lauren Ring, Paris Kingston-White, Britt Griffin, Millie Yarrall

Ms L. Bennett, Maggie Powell, Hazuki Yokoyama, Sarah Collinson-Smith, Pianika Taylor, Tayla Edwards, Rayla Xiao, Phoebe I’Anson, Jessica Crow, Ella Reilly, Angie Chai, Megan Steven, Jessica Lin, Amy Tombleson, Mrs R. Don

Tara Vishwanath, Natasha Peiris, Amber Humphreys, Ishita Rawal, Fizzi Whale, Phoebe Thompson, Kelly Forde, Grace Li, Kathy Hastie, Harini Meiyappan, Mirjam Mayer, Kate Varga, Melissa Barr, Helen Zhou

Ciara Gyde (Clark), Bethany Langton, Olivia Street (Sargood), Josie Butcher, Nelly Conway (Hamilton), Mrs H. Bradford (Assistant Housemaster), Meg Skilton (Deputy Head of Harington), Mrs J. Lock (Housemaster of Harington Day), Brianna O’Donoghue (Head of Harington Day), Mrs K. Lilley (Housemaster of Harington Boarding), Georgia Thompson (Deputy Head of Harington), Georgia Burke (Williams), Zoe Smith (Fitchett), Zoe Lapwood, Sarah Kosoof (Hall)

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Sargood House

Alan Zheng, George Dyer, William Navanua, Millar Groube, Cameron Smale, Sam Porritt, Corban O’Connor-Harris, Josh Balme, David O’Rourke, Finn McDonald, Gordon Fullerton, Raj Belling

Josh Grindlay, Lachlan McLean, Wilson Wolfe, Ben Hunter, Taylor Cockerton, Alex Winkelmann, Alastair Blackett, Tom Yarrall, Ben O’Sullivan, Nick Winkelmann, Kevin Qi, Harry Coxhead, Tom Brown, Hugh Jackson, Matthew Stewart

Back Row:

Leo Ding, Connor Campbell, Nathan Cleaver, Brad Edwards, Ben McColgan, Jack Gordon, Mercedes Hodge, Angus Kelly, Henry Brown, Liam Tyndall, Matthew Wilson, Jack Alexander, Hilton Dawson, Cameron Fleming, Mr Sam Holmes

Mr Tom Henderson, Anjan Singh, Harrison Stace, Michael Turnbull, Baiden Thompson, John Palmhof, Matthew Winefield, Sven Pedersen, Marcus Hamilton, Adam Jefferis, Miah McDonald, Dean George, Ben Negus, Heath Campbell, San Chindaudom, Callum McNaughton

Lewis Candy, Gus Hanham, Quinn Bowie, Conner Peterson, Ryan Tyndall, Callum Jarvis-Hall, Thomas Nicholson, Ben Chungsuvanich, Max Wilkinson, Finn Holmes, Bennet Groube, Riley Hunter, Blue Wynn, Angus Wilson

Mr Duncan Smith, Mr Hamuera Tamihana (Assistant Housemaster), Shaun Drew, Matthew Bailey, Blake Wilson, Mrs Bev McCarthy (Matron), Daniel Sarikaya (Deputy Head of House), Mr Carl Neethling (Housemaster), Jack Schicker (Head of House), Mr Ryan McCarthy (Deputy Housemaster), Matthew Hill (Deputy Head of House), Benjamin Clare, Samisoni Taukeiaho, Mr Defyd Williams, Mr Byron De Beer

Mr Bruce Light, Chase Beadle, Alex Mitchell, Liam Allen, Spencer Clayton-Greene, Giovanni Glendining, Joshua Hood, Jack Malcolm , Will Porritt, Ethan Taylor, Hugo Van Cingel, James Webster, George Fullerton-Smith, Lachlan Dryden, Taine Groube, James Kenna, Filip Wills

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School House

Della Neli, Campbell Peart, Tony Wu, Mitchell Bailey, William Armstrong, Matthew Begbie, Connor Egan, John Deroles, Sajin Singh, Jacob Nelson

Seb Day, Kiel Griffiths, Sam Cooper, Invinder Singh, Vincent Lu, James Hay, Hamish Tapp, Jamie Carlson, Jacob Andrews, Aneil Khatkar, Elliot Ware, Ashton Finau, Ryan Nicholson

Back Row:

Connor Collins, Craig Scott, Conor Horrigan, Hawaiki Te Ruki, Max McLean-Bluck, Aaron Humble, Caiden Cornelissen, Byrun Day, Tu’atao Savou, Jordan Joe, Pitt Srisa-An, Oliver Goldfinch

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4th Row:

Baillie Monk, Callum Brown, Ayden Ellis, George Ott, Carter Wrathall, Reece McKie, Luke Wetere, Aakaash Chimanlal, Will Morrow, Shantanu Rawal, Shay Dickson, Sam Tunprasert, Lachlan Dent

Mr M. Hewett, Falcon Prout, Sanraj Dhaliwal, Max Chularprungroung, Tully Dickson, Louis Brown, Baljit Singh, Joshua Slattery, Aidan Nelson, Jamie Sandford, Raja Sandhu, Daniel Rickman, Sam Metcalfe

3rd Row:

Marc Bradford, Isaac Van der Vossen, Reed Fisher, Mr G. Judkins, Andrew Finlayson (Deputy Head of House), Mr A. Gibbs (House Master), Conor Shalloe (Head of House), Mr C. Foot (Deputy House Master), Aubrey Fish (Deputy Head of House), Mr B. Rawson, Chris Swanson, Michael Torrance, Jaime King

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Williams House

Max Dobbe, Evander Tangiiti, Jackson Morgan, Michael Scott, Tom Seuren, Matthew Nicholson, Tom Wilson, Hunter Johnson

Declan Keaney, Ken Chang, Connor Edwards, Carter Brydon, Jack Oliver, Liam Richardson, Leigh Punivalu, Toby Wallbank, Hamish Haycock, Mike Hunter, Ferg Burke, Tom Coleman, Hugo Brown

Back Row:

Andre Eksteen, Liam Dow, Blair Wang, Jock Yarndley, Bede Higgens, Joshua McLaughlin, Jack Walters, Felix Rolls, Chris Ha, Max Roach, Lachie Finch, Albert Talakai, Drew Gordon, Kieran Hitchcock

Peli Mafuataimi, Sam Wilson, Alex Wang, Patt Buddhari, Cameron Coull, Hugo Burt, James Mitchell, One Tuantong, Alex Potter, Wip Thawatchaipaisan, Ryan Kim, George Hayward, Kyle Quedley, Oliver Saunders, Ryan Steer

Henry Mandeno, Harry Johnstone, Clay Richardson, Cam Truebridge, Liam Pepper, Lachie Cowley, Gareth Guscott, Sam Weir, Simon Healy, Kieran Kusabs, John Richardson, Jack Deane, George Wilson, Kelvin Noe, Mr J. Rowe (Gap Tutor)

Christopher Higgens, McKenzie Lunt, Mr M. Rameka (Staff Tutor), Ben Dobbe, Mrs G. Thompson (Matron), Nicholas Simpson (Deputy Head of House), Mr G. Henley-Smith (Housemaster), Kerwan Rose (Head of House), Mr C. Hardman (Deputy Housemaster), Thomas Hislop, Mr K. Stewart (Assistant Housemaster), Jonathon Simpson, Mr A. Brown (Tutor), Connor Joyce, Scott Mitchell

Henry Carr, Valynce Crosby-Te Whare, Sam Edmonds, Jesse Hill, Luke Holland, Daniel Johnson, Nik Osokin, Elijah-Wade Potter, Sam Reeves, Dallas Taikato, Jacob Fraser, Ben Truebridge, Yilin Bao, Mr S. Brown (Tutor), Mr N. Read (Tutor), Mr J. Stephenson (Staff Tutor), Mr A. Constable (Staff Tutor)

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Prefect Pen Sketches

JACK DAVIES

HEAD BOY, CO-CHAIR ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO, BOARDING PORTFOLIO

Highlights: The thing I have enjoyed most about being a prefect is watching St Paul’s excel on the national scene and feeling proud, knowing that you are one of the student leaders of the school. Stand out highlights were watching the Under 18 Four win the Springbok Shield at Maadi; watching the First XV win the Central North Island Competition; and watching the 1st XI hockey boys make the Semi Finals of Rankin Cup. The achievement I am most proud of this year is representing Waikato/B.O.P for athletics.

Next Year: I am going to Otago to study First Year Health Science, with aspirations of making it into medicine the following year.

ZOE LAPWOOD

HEAD GIRL, CO-CHAIR MISSION AND OUTREACH, CULTURAL PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at St Paul’s and one of my highlights was the school ball – it looked amazing – but my ultimate highlight being involved various groups/activities. From rowing to hockey, orchestra and house music, I have loved becoming good friends with the other students in the school. I have been pushed out of my comfort zone particularly this year: I was scared of public speaking at the start of 2015, but now I know I have the ability to stand in front of a large group and deliver a confident speech. I am proud to be a member of St Paul’s Collegiate and will treasure the memories I have made here.

Next Year: I will be attending the University of Waikato as a Sir Edmond Hillary Scholarship recipient, studying Law and Accounting.

CHRIS SWANSON

DEPUTY HEAD BOY, CO-CHAIR JUNIOR SPORT PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have really enjoyed my last year here at St Paul’s. I have enjoyed being a role model to the younger students and the experiences I have gained through my position of Deputy Head Boy. I have relished captaining the First XI Cricket team and will cherish the successes we have had. It has been an honour to represent the school in both the First XI Cricket and Soccer teams. My greatest achievements at St Paul’s Collegiate have to include being announced Deputy Head Boy and making the Junior cricket nationals in year 10 and Senior nationals in year 12.

Next Year: I am taking a gap year and going over to England to play cricket in Yorkshire. I will then return and go to university in 2017 to study a Bachelor of Science Degree.

BETHANY LANGTON

DEPUTY HEAD GIRL, CO-CHAIR ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO

Highlights: 2015 has been a whirlwind of a year. A standout part of it was the time I spent overseas at LIYSF and arriving home with a new independence and outlook. At school, I have always looked forward to providing weekly academic support with the junior boarders – there are few opportunities for the girls at school to be involved with these boys, so it has been a new experience for all! Being Deputy Head Girl has meant a challenging workload, but the role has been hilarious alongside Chris Swanson. I have found myself more confident and more light-hearted this year, something that will stay with me forever. I wish all of next year’s leaders the very best – do remember to take a step back every now and then, otherwise the year will be gone before you know it.

Next Year: I am attending Auckland University where I have been awarded an Auckland University Scholarship to study Biomedicine, with the hope of qualifying for medicine the following year.

SIMON MORBEY

HEAD OF CLARK, CO-CHAIR SPORTS PORTFOLIO, BOARDING PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I really enjoyed being able to lead Clark house in 2015 as we have been able to improve our placing in house events that we have typically struggled in over the last few years. Winning Road Relay, Debating and Quiz, and coming second in Cross Country were the standouts for me. My greatest achievements of the year would have to be my selection as a Full School Prefect and Head of Clark, being a member of the 1st XI Cricket and Hockey, and attaining a Top 4 National ranking for Hockey. Winning the Peter Gilbert Trophy for All-Round Sportsman of the Year was an achievement I wasn’t expecting but am extremely proud of.

Next Year: I’m going to The University of Otago to study First Year Health Science.

LACHLAN LEE

HEAD OF FITCHETT HOUSE, CO-CHAIR SPIRIT PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I enjoyed having a leadership role in the house and being able to have a meaningful effect on all its members. It was good to be placed in new and challenging positions that allowed me to grow as a person and a leader. I feel that I am better equipped as an individual and a leader to take on whatever future challenges I may face

Next Year: I am attending the University of Otago to study First Year Health Science.

STEFAN ANDREEF

HEAD OF HALL HOUSE, CO-CHAIR INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO

Highlights: Hall house. The ups, the downs. Every house competition. Winning a lot, losing once. Taking roll call every morning. Hanging out with everyone in Hall, getting to know a little bit about everyone’s lives. Sorting out the Year 9’s problems. Getting texts at 11 o’clock at night asking, “Is it number ones tomorrow?” Keeping the peace. And then letting them go crazy during chants. Getting stick from the Year 9’s. And dishing it right back. Creating some of my fondest memories from St Paul’s. Leading Hall House this year has been the most enjoyable time of my life. Outside of that, I had an amazing time in the International portfolio: being a part of the international community really opened my eyes to the cultural diversity here at St Paul’s. I will miss the International staff and the food during our morning tea meetings. I also played for the 1st XI Football team, which I felt very privileged to be a member of. The achievement I feel the most pride in is when Hall House won the house music competition. I was so glad to see that everyone’s dedication and hard work had paid off.

Next Year: I intend to study pre-med at the University of Auckland.

SALADIN M’BOGE

HEAD OF HAMILTON HOUSE

SPORT PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I really enjoyed leading the House through all the House events and I enjoyed helping the junior students throughout the year. Leading the Hamilton House to a 3rd place in the overall House Competition really reflects how hard everyone has worked and provides a real sense of accomplishment. My most significant achievements of the year would have to be my selection as a Full School Prefect and Head of House, being a member of the 1st XV Rugby, and representing the School at the regional Zones Athletic championships and representing Waikato/Bay of Plenty at the North Island champs.

Next Year: I’m going to England to pursue a rugby career and the possibility of attending University over there to study law.

BRIANNA O’DONOGHUE

HEAD OF HARINGTON HOUSE DAY, HEAD OF SCHOOL HOUSE (GIRLS), CO-CHAIR CULTURAL PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have really enjoyed leading Harington house this year and seeing how each girl has progressed. Being incorporated into the boy’s houses for house singing this year was a highlight as it added an extra bit of entertainment to each performance. I have loved being the cultural prefect and getting to organise fun events for the school. Being a prefect has really pushed me outside my comfort zone, having to sometimes be in charge, but I believe that it has helped my confidence grow a huge amount over the year.

Next Year: I am attending Otago University where I have gained the Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship, to study health science with hope to get into Pharmacy.

GEORGIA BURKE

HEAD OF HARINGTON HOUSE BOARDING, HEAD OF WILLIAMS (GIRLS), CO-CHAIR BOARDING PORTFOLIO

Highlights: This year I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to have a greater leadership role within St Paul’s. Representing the school in various events is something I have thoroughly enjoyed this year as coming to the school has allowed me to take up these opportunities. I was fortunate enough to captain the girl’s first XI Football team. The team was made up of a good bunch of girls and so it was a really fun season. I also took up rowing this year which was something I had never done before. The girls in Harington boarding house have made leading them this year very easy.

Next year: I am attending Canterbury University to study a conjoint degree in Law and Commerce.

JACK SCHICKER

HEAD OF SARGOOD HOUSE, CO-CHAIR BOARDING PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have enjoyed being able to contribute to many aspects of school this year. Working with Chef Warner to tweak and improve the food menu was good because the food got better. I feel more confident to take on new tasks, with the experience that I have had as a prefect. Competing in sports has always been mean, especially in rowing where our crew won North Island and national titles. Being a part of Sargood House’s Shave for a Cure campaign had a large feel-good factor, and it was cool a large majority of the house got involved.

Next Year: I will be attending Victoria University in Wellington where I have been awarded a Victoria Excellence Scholarship and will be studying Industrial Design.

CONOR SHALLOE

HEAD OF SCHOOL HOUSE, SPORT PORTFOLIO, SOCIAL PORTFOLIO

Highlights: Leading School House in the House Competition this year was full of challenges. We struggled in many of the events but House spirit and pride was always at a premium. Personally, I have had a lot of fun within School House and I really enjoyed being able to get to know members of other year levels better throughout the year. Being appointed captain of the 1st XI Hockey team, which gained a best ever result of 4th place at Rankin Cup and won the Waikato Secondary School Champs, was also a privilege. I have really enjoyed being a prefect this year and the lessons I have learnt and the benefits it has provided me such as public speaking and time management. I will remember all my years at St Paul’s with great fondness.

Next Year: I am attending Victoria University to study a conjoint Law and Commerce Degree

KERWAN ROSE

HEAD

OF

WILLIAMS

HOUSE,

JUNIOR SPORT PORTFOLIO, BOARDING PORTFOLIO

Highlights: Year 13 as a whole would have to be the best year of my St Paul’s journey. Currently we are placed first in the House competition and I hope it remains that way. It would be an amazing way to finish my final year in Williams and St Paul’s. I was an active member of the Junior Sport portfolio where I spent several lunchtimes running sport for the Year 9’s. I have had many fun lunches playing games like basketball and Dodge ball, which I really enjoyed. I was also a member of the Boarding portfolio which was great. This year the communication between the students and the kitchen staff has increased so we could have a huge say regarding the food. We were able to pick the final boarding dinner of the year. As a group we also managed to extend the internet time from 10 – 11pm which has been largely beneficial for year 13 wanting to do their homework.

Next Year: I am attending Auckland University studying a conjoint degree in Computer Science and Commerce majoring in Finance.

JOSIE BUTCHER

CHAPEL PREFECT, HEAD OF CULTURAL PORTFOLIO, MISSION AND OUTREACH PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have really enjoyed having multiple opportunities to deliver speeches and sermons to the school as a Chapel prefect. I have loved the opportunities to talk about important issues I am passionate about to the entire school body. The boarders’ 12 hour relay Charity fundraiser was one of the favourite parts of my year, being able to raise money for education in Tonga, whilst also pushing myself in a very physical challenge. I have thoroughly enjoyed working in the special character of the school and all the opportunities it has brought throughout the year.

Next Year: I am attending Auckland University where I have been awarded an Academic Scholarship to study a conjoint degree in Law and Science, majoring in psychology.

JONATHAN MAYER

CHAPEL PREFECT, CULTURAL PORTFOLIO

Highlight: My greatest appreciation I have of the school is the way I was supported to strive in the areas that interested me and giving me opportunities to serve as a Chapel Prefect. Through allowing me to learn the Organ and being in the role of a Full School Prefect, I was able to learn skills required to successfully apply for a Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship at the University of Waikato for Music (Organ). On top of this, all the cultural opportunities at St Paul’s like the bands, choir and music competitions are events that I will always treasure for the community feeling it creates and the immense pride you feel for your peers when you succeed in a competition like the band festivals.

Next Year: I will be studying towards a Bachelor of Engineering

at the University of Waikato with an additional Diploma Certificate in Practical Music Performance with the aid of the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship.

THOMAS HISLOP

CHAPEL PREFECT, CO-CHAIR JUNIOR SPORT PORTFOLIO

Highlights: Throughout 2015, I have felt extremely honoured to be in the position I am in. It has given me the opportunity to guide and mentor the younger students and also learn more about myself through being part of the Chapel team. Being part of this team has given me the opportunity to direct services and deliver sermons in front of the school: this has been my highlight as it has allowed my confidence to flourish immensely. My main achievements of 2015 have been my selection as Chapel prefect, as well as being selected to trial for the New Zealand rowing team. My academic achievement has also seen a great improvement on previous years. As a whole, 2015 will be a year that I will always have extremely fond memories of and cherish throughout my life.

Next Year: I will be studying law and psychology down in Otago.

SARAH KOSOOF

CHAPEL PREFECT, HEAD OF HALL (GIRLS), CO-CHAIR OF PUBLICATIONS PORTFOLIO

Highlights: This year, I have thoroughly enjoyed leading the Hall House girls to many victories. Some of my fondest memories from this year are when I was onstage performing with the Hall House girls for events such as the Tihoi skit, Harington fashion show and Arts day activities. I have really appreciated my opportunities to play in the girls team for squash nationals and the Australian netball tour, which have both been such incredible experiences for me. I have also extremely enjoyed being a Chapel Perfect for 2015. It has been such a journey from the start of the year to where I find myself now, being a much more confident woman. It has been such a privilege to have the thrilling opportunity where I can widen my public speaking skills and my Christian beliefs which I am very thankful for.

Next Year: I am attending AUT where I will be studying a Bachelor in Communications. I will also be continuing my dance study in Auckland at the Mount Eden Ballet School to pursue my passion for dance.

BLAKE PHILLIPS

CO-CHAIR MISSION & OUTREACH, SPORT PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have really enjoyed being able to associate with and act as a mentor to the younger students in the school. I believe that St Paul’s has enhanced my positive outlook on life and aided me in overcoming some difficult obstacles put in my path this year. I have enjoyed being a House prefect and organising the numerous Interhouse events, which I’m proud to say Hall House excelled at.

Next year: I am taking an around the world gap year

CIARA GYDE

HEAD OF CLARK HOUSE (GIRLS), MISSION & OUTREACH PORTFOLIO, WORSHIP TEAM

Highlights: This year has definitely been one to remember! I had the privilege of being inducted as a Full School Prefect in term two, and I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenges that came with this role. At the beginning of this year, I was lucky enough to have gained a silver and bronze medal in the under 18 novice girl’s grade at the Maadi Cup Regatta, something that I couldn’t have done without the hard work of the girls around me! Also, I had the pleasure of working with the girls of Clark House. I have really enjoyed my role as prefect as it has taken me out of my comfort zone, through talking in chapel for the chapel team, to assisting in fund raising for worthy causes such as sending furniture to under privileged schools in the Pacific Island with the Mission and Outreach team. But it is the people I have met and the friendships I have forged which will be forever my fondest memories of St Paul’s Collegiate.

Next Year: I am going over to England to work as a Gap Tutor in Truro College, Cornwall.

CHARLES CHRISTEY

CO-CHAIR ENVIRONMENTAL PORTFOLIO, SPORTS PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have really enjoyed the prefect role in 2015 as it has allowed me to interact with a whole variety of people. I have enjoyed being an older member in the house and being able to mentor the younger members through their journey at St Paul’s. The prefect role has enabled me to look outside my comfort zone and not be afraid of being a part of something new. My most significant achievements throughout my time at St Paul’s would be becoming a Full School Prefect, winning the gold in the Under 18 Spring Bok Shield and representing the school and region at multiple events such as cross country, swimming and multi-sport.

Next Year: I am to undertake a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours at the University of Canterbury.

DANIEL SARIKAYA

CO-CHAIR SPORT PORTFOLIO, SOCIAL PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I have enjoyed being a member of such an effective prefect group, being able to rely on everyone makes the job great. In Sargood, I have had one of the best years of my schooling life, being able to create some close friendships and relationships with a majority of the House. A memory that is special to me is winning the inter house Haka competition.

Next Year: I am studying Biochemistry at Waikato University.

GEORGIA THOMPSON

CO-CHAIR SCHOOL SPIRIT PORTFOLIO, MISSION & OUTREACH PORTFOLIO

Highlights: Being deputy head of Harington Boarding and Day has provided me with the opportunity to form new

relationships with many people this year. Being a member of the Harington Boarding House for the past 2 years has allowed me to create a solid friend group that I trust and respect. Being involved in the Spirit and Mission and Outreach portfolio has allowed me to see the behind the scenes work that occurs within this school. The opportunity to help organise the 2015 School Ball was a very long process, yet looking back at what we achieved, it was a very rewarding to be a part of and one of my fondest memories of my time at St Paul’s.

Next Year: I am attending Canterbury University, Christchurch, where I will be studying a conjoint degree of a Bachelor of Science and Law.

HENRY WILLS

CO-CHAIR SOCIAL PORTFOLIO, JUNIOR SPORT PORTFOLIO

Highlights: It has been very exciting this year to have had a significant impact on the organisation and running of the school. I have enjoyed the challenge of co-chairing the Social Portfolio, which has really strengthened my time management and organisational skills. One of my most treasured memories from the year was winning the Springbok 4+ at Maadi as this was the pinnacle moment of my four years rowing at St Paul’s. Another was the School Ball, because it was really rewarding to see all of our hard work throughout the year come together.

Next Year: I am attending Canterbury University in Christchurch to study Mechanical Engineering.

JOSH VOIGT

MISSION & OUTREACH PORTFOLIO, CULTURAL PORTFOLIO, WORSHIP TEAM

Highlights: I really enjoyed running House Music for Clark: it was a challenge and we made excellent progress, which I believe has helped change the House’s attitude towards House Music so that it will be easier in future years. I really enjoyed playing in the solo and group music for house music and then playing for the Clark House band in the Celebration of Music

Next Year: I am heading to Canterbury University where I will study towards an Engineering Degree.

MEG SKILTON

CO-CHAIR SOCIAL PORTFOLIO, SPORTS PORTFOLIO

Highlights: During my time as a prefect in 2015, I have really enjoyed my role within Harington House, I’ve loved working with all the girls, but also working within Fitchett House during house and cultural events. As Co-Chair of the Social portfolio, I was involved in organising a number of Socials for the younger students. My highlight of the year in this portfolio was organising the School Ball, “The Orient Express.” Netball tournament will stand out as a highlight of my last year as we gained the best position

ever by St Paul’s, and also winning the Quad tournament in Australia. I feel being a prefect this year has improved not just my leadership qualities, but also pushed me as a person, improved my character and grown my confidence.

Next Year: I am attending Otago University where I will be studying a Bachelor of Commerce, studying IT and Politics.

NELLY CONWAY

HEAD OF HAMILTON (GIRLS), MISSION & OUTREACH PORTFOLIO, SPIRIT PORTFOLIO.

Highlights: The highlight of my year would have to be winning the girls inter-house competition. This year, one of my goals was for the house to come together as one and achieve something great, and that is what we achieved. It has been an absolute privilege working and winning with these girls. I have made some of my best memories with them, had some of the best laughs, broken records in house competitions, made a fool of myself over and over with them. Time and time again these girls have proven what a magnificent bunch of individuals they all are, and how hard they are willing to work for each other. These girls have been my motivation throughout this year, and have shown not only me but also themselves that hard work does pay off.

Next Year: I will be traveling around the world, working and volunteering with various organisations.

NICK SIMPSON

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTFOLIO, JUNIOR SPORT PORTFOLIO

Highlights: This year I have enjoyed leading Williams House along with Kerwan. The House has continued to excel in the inter-house competition which has made the year in Williams gratifying. My main highlight for the year would definitely be the rugby trip to Argentina, it’s not very often that you get to tour another country playing sport with a big group of guys. It was an extremely enjoyable and notable experience, which I will always hold fond memories of, an outstanding way to end a successful rugby season. My most significant achievements of the year would have to be my selection as a Full School Prefect and Deputy Head of House, as well as being a member of the 1st XV Rugby.

Next Year: I am most likely going to be attending Lincoln University, and studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science

NON SEEHAMART

CO-CHAIR PUBLICATIONS PORTFOLIO, INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO

Highlights: Being a prefect provided me with many fulfilling opportunities and experiences that I will take with me for the years to come. I was a member of the St Paul’s Choir, heavily involved in the production of “Brassed Off”, and assisting Lachlan in securing various successes with Fitchett House. It was incredible to be part of the Asian Science Camp in Thailand – a rewarding week to meet young scientists and leaders of tomorrow. I am proud to be awarded the University of Otago Academic Excellence scholarship.

Introducing a new tradition to Fitchett House: collecting 1,000 cans of food for those in need, – will stand out for my time at St Paul’s.

Next Year: I am off to the University of Otago, pursuing a place in Medicine.

REED FISHER

CO-CHAIR SPIRIT PORTFOLIO, SOCIAL PORTFOLIO

Highlights: I really enjoyed the opportunities that were available this year as a prefect. I enjoyed the challenges of having to step up this year and although at times it was nerve-racking having to lead and put yourself out there, I learned a lot from it. A major highlight for me this year was going down to Nelson while playing for the first XI football team in the National Tournament. It was also good fun setting up the socials and it was awesome seeing everyone come together to get jobs done quickly. Another highlight for the year would have to have been playing the staff on the turf in football. Seeing Mr Groom doing his tricks and Dr Simmonds attempting a bicycle kick was quite a sight.

Next Year: I am staying in Hamilton next year to study Engineering at Waikato University.

SAM GOODEY

CO-CHAIR ITEAM, PUBLICATIONS PORTFOLIO, WORSHIP TEAM

Highlights: During my time at St Paul’s, I have had a vast range of experiences and opportunities that presented new challenges in fun and interesting ways, from the obvious Tihoi experience to being a part of “Brassed Off” and leading a House Haka. But more importantly it has been the people, staff and friends that I have had the honour to work with and get to know over the past five years that will stick with me, and that is what I will reflect on and treasure in the years to come.

Next Year: Before I head onto University in the second semester, I will be doing a number of things. Working, training for a marathon, working on film projects and moving forward to try and publish my first book! It will be a busy year, but one I’m very much looking forward to.

TIMOTHY

HUSBAND-DRAVITZKI

INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO, MISSION & OUTREACH PORTFOLIO, PUBLICATIONS PORTFOLIO

Highlights: This year I have developed many valuable skills that I will take with me to University. I have become a better public speaker and my organisational skills have improved. My highlights for the year have been the many successes achieved for my favourite blue house. Stepping out from my comfort zone, I held an integral role of the backstage crew for “Brassed Off”, as well as being the captain of the Year 13 soccer team that narrowly missed gold in their division. Getting to learn and interact with the many cultures present in the school’s international students was very rewarding: opening my perspective to the wider world around me.

Next Year: I am attending the University of Auckland where I will be studying a Bachelor of Engineering.

2015 Leavers

HAKAN ASICI

JAMES ASHENDEN

I never forget a face, but for you I’ll make an exception.

DANIEL AUSTIN

I’ve been called the songbird of my generation.

Pain goes away, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever.

MATTHEW BAILEY

“What do you want a quote for?” – Daniel Sarikaya

WAIKATO BALL

“I’m already tired for tomorrow” – Charlie Brown

MELISSA BARR

Heck yes I’m short. God only lets things grow until they’re perfect. Some of us didn’t take as long as others.

STEFAN ANDREEF

“Getting here, though, that’s not the hard part, It’s letting go.” – Christine Royce

JACOB ANDREWS

“Sometimes even the wisest of man or machine can make an error.” – Optimus Prime

OTIS BERRIDGE

“The best thing about the future is that is comes only one day at a time.”

– Abraham Lincoln

RAJ BELLING

I don’t think before I speak, I just want to be as surprised as you are when it comes out of my mouth.

JONATHAN BLOOR

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln

JOE BRADLY-ARTHUR Maccas is lyf.

CALLAN BUCHANAN

“If you dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney

LOGAN BIRT

“You can’t always treat life like a joke, but it’s funny when you do” – DAS

HUGO BROWN

“Though this be madness, yet there is method in it”

– Shakespeare

HAMISH BLACK

This above all: to thine own self be true – Shakespeare

TOM BROWN

Oh damn, what should I do with my life now?

MARC BRADFORD

Education is important, but playing rugby is importanter.

OLIVIA CARTER

Chicken nuggets are like my family.

ANGIE CHAI

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

TAYLOR COCKERTON

Don’t be a chase.

MATTHEW COLLIER

“800 pound tuna with his 20 or 30 friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10.”

– Allen Gamble

SARAH COLLINSON-SMITH

I like things nice and gingerful.

GEORGIA BURKE

Life isn’t about how you get into trouble, it’s about how you get out of that trouble.

ANTHONY CHILCOTT-PARKER

Don’t sweat the petty things, and don’t pet the sweaty things

JOSIE BUTCHER

“I don’t want to be a burrito.” – BB

CHARLES CHRISTEY

This one time, I air-balled a free-throw.

BENJAMIN CLARE

“The best revenge is massive success.”

– Frank Sinatra

NELLY CONWAY

“They can take our lives but they’ll never take… our FREEDOM!”

– Braveheart #prefectlife

JACK DAVIES

Adj. a word used to describe something really good. Synonym: Legendary. Antonym: Morbey.

DANIEL DAVIS

“Third time’s the charm. Except when you’re skydiving.”

– Henry Heng

SHAUN DREW

There are three things I hate: 1. Intolerance 2. Lists 3. Irony

JASON DHESI

“If not us, who? If not now, when?” – John F.Kennedy

ANDRE EKSTEEN

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso

AUBREY FISH

I’m going to stand outside. If anyone asks, I’m outstanding.

REED FISHER

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”

– Samuel Beckett

PADDY FORDE

“You will become as small as your controlling desire; or as great as you dominant aspiration.” – James Allen LOGAN FORTESCUE I look better in person.

JESSICA CROW

If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.

BEN DOBBE

“Live what you love.” – Jo Deurbrouk

MATTHEW FIELDING

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

ANDREW FINLAYSON

Fruit salad, sloot lyfe

DEAN FULLERTON

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” – Woody Allen

LUKE GOODWIN

My name’s Luke, but you have to call me, “Dragon.”

GORDON FULLERTON

“If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all? – Joe Namath

ANDREI GAVRILOV

“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir

THOMAS GOODWIN

You have to call me, “Nighthawk.”

BETHANY GRIFFEN Yee

CIARA GYDE

KIEL GRIFFITHS

DEAN GEORGE

“I hate quotes.”- Gustavo Sorola

SAM GOODEY

I don’t have time to explain why I don’t have time to explain.

BRANDON HARRISON “…”

ABIGAIL HELM

“Keep your heels,head and standards high.”-Coco Chanel

KIERAN HITCHCOCK

“Love the life you live, and live the life you love.” – Bob Marley

VADA HOCKENHULL-JAMIESON

Make it count!

“… Julia Roberts. Julia rob-hurts. Cynthia. Mmmmm Cynthia, you’re dead. You are dead. Be boop beep you’re dead.” – B.B

CONNOR GYDE

Weights before dates.

BRAD HERMSEN

“Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards.” – Kierkegaard

CHRISTOPHER HIGGENS

Studying is cheating.

Work hard. Dream big.

KINNEIR GROUBE #YOLO

MATTHEW HILL

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

THOMAS HISLOP

That it should come to this.

ALAN HUANG

“Try and fail, but never fail to try.” – Jared Leto

ISABEL HULME

“I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.” – Coco Chanel

TIMOTHY HUSBAND-DRAVITZKI

“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

GEORGIA HOGG

You don’t need to go to church to be a Christian. If you go to Taco Bell, that doesn’t make you a taco.

JIANN HUANG

Live each day as if it’s your last.

KEVIN HWANG

“Dream big and dare to fail.” – Norman Vaughan

CALLUM JARVIS-HALL

JORDAN JOE

The happier we get, the less we see. #Asianlife

STEPHEN JOE

Cherish all the detours. They’re usually more enjoyable than reaching the destination.

CONNOR JOYCE

We do not lose at home boys, it just does not happen. Away games 0 home games 0.

DECLAN KEANEY

The Brown Sofa.

SARAH KOSOOF

Well, that wasn’t like High School Musical at all.

BETHANY LANGTON

Remember your why.

KATHERINE KEDDELL

Always remember, you have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyoncé.

DILLON KELLIHER

Thanks SPC for teaching me how to right good.

“I want to become an astronaut so I can watch the new years fireworks from the sun.” –John Deroles Tuivai

ETHAN KIMPTON

“Story of my life: Almost but not quite”.

JAIME KING

Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! – My GPA

ZOE LAPWOOD

Started from the bottom, now we’re here.

LACHLAN LEE

This is a Super Rare Lachlan Pepe. It only appears once in 7,000,000,000 pepes. Like or bad luck.

JESSICA LIN

I’m not shy , I’m holding back my awesomeness so I don’t intimidate you.

KAYLEY LIVINGSTON

Tough times never last, but tough people do.”

– Dr. Robert Schuller

SAMUEL LOCKWOOD-GECK

Sorry for Spoop.

MCKENZIE LUNT

“You shall not pass!”

– Gandalf

PELI MAFUATAIMI

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Eliot

TYLA MEAD

You can be the juicest peach in the world, there’s still going to be someone who doesn’t like peaches.

HARINI MEIYAPPAN

I have no idea what I’m doing, but they tell me I’m doing it well.

SAL M’BOGE

“A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse.”

– Shakespeare

SETON MASON

“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali

CLAUDIA MILES

“I like my red hair, it makes me spunky”

– Lindsay Lohan SCOTT MITCHELL

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson

JONATHAN MAYER

Why doesn’t anybody appreciate my dramatic pauses or improvisations during school hymns?

ADAM MCCARTHY

Just because it’s a dumb idea doesn’t mean it won’t be fun…

HEMI MCLAREN-MELLARS

“May the force be ever in your favour.” – Harry Potter

HELEN MCLEAN

“I just do art because I’m ugly and there’s nothing else for me to do.” – Andy Warhol

MATTHEW MOANA

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”

– Will Rogers

SIMON MORBEY

It was Wayne Barnes.

EVAN MORGAN

You may be talented, but you’re not Kayne West.

JAMES MORRITT

Me? A procrastinator? I’ll prove you wrong someday, just you wait and see.

ASHLEIGH MURRAY

I woke up like this.

JORDAN MULHOLLAND-TONAR

Thanks to SPC, I learned to right good.

NATASHA PEIRIS

ELLA PETURSSON

RYAN NICHOLSON

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” –Karen Lamb

CORBAN O’CONNOR-HARRIS

*Heavy Manderin*

Me? Weird? I should get down off this unicorn and slap you.

BRIANNA O’DONOGHUE

This is nothing but a hive and I’m the one and only Queen B.

“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

BLAKE PHILLIPS

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar

MATTHEW NICHOLSON

“I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it.”

– Shakespeare KEATON MYBURGH

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

KHALID RAZA

Snapping necks and cashing cheques.

TORI REEVES

“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama

BRIARNA RAE

“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

AMRIT RAI

“Thanks SPC for teaching me how to right.” – Barack Obama

KERWAN ROSE

Do you even science?

DANIEL SARIKAYA

Don’t let your memes be memes.

ISHITA RAWAL

Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m black.

RJINDER RANDHAWA

“Tough times don’t last but tough blokes do.” – Brendon McCullum

LUCY SHILSTON Hakuna Matata.

ROBERT SIMMONS

People say you shouldn’t blow your own trumpet, so I played guitar instead.

JACK SCHICKER

There are two rules for success: 1. Never reveal everything you know.

MICHAEL SCOTT

“Life’s a battle.” – Sarah Collinson-Smith

NON SEEHAMART

“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”- Russell Warren

JONATHON SIMPSON

“I will go anywhere as long as it is forward.” – David Livingston

DANIEL SCANLON

I might not know how to do it but I know how to do hard work.

CONOR SHALLOE

Really looking forward to using Algebra in real life.

SIMRANJIT SINGH

Sometimes when I’m taking a bath I like to turn off the lights and pretend I’m in the womb.

NICHOLAS SIMPSON

“There are no short cuts to any place worth going.” –Beverly Sills

SCOTT SPENCE

Why do something today that can be done tomorrow?

PITT SRISA-AN

“Someday is not a day of the week.” – Denise BrennanNelson

EVANDER TANGIITI

Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King

SAMISONI TAUKEIAHO

“Never give up, never have and never will!” – Jonah Lomu

MEG SKILTON

Brown Brother, do not be afraid to be the change.

PETE SMIT

“The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.” – John Madden

ZOE SMITH

Thanks St Paul’s for introducing me to rich boys.

LOGAN SPAANS

What has been done has been done; what has not been done has not been done; let it be.

RYAN STEER

“Ryan stole my girl!” –Everyone

MATTHEW STEWART

“If you can’t outplay them, outwork them.” – Ben Hogan

WILLIAM TE TOMO

“Action is the foundational key to all success” – Pablo Picasso

HINEHOU TE UA

You don’t have to be great to start. But you have to start to be great.

AMY TOMBLESON 100 character limit for our senior quote? That seems unfair. We refuse to be constrained by these ru.

MICHAEL TORRANCE

To brew a butter schnan or icken.

JONATHAN VAN NES

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”

–Chinese Proverb

RYAN VAN STRAALEN

I solemnly swear I’m up to no good.

WILLIS WEBB

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” –Steve Jobs JOSHUA VOIGT

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley

SAMUEL TRELOAR

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

JOHN TUIVAI

I apologise to Raj for losing 6-1 using PSG, I am crap at FIFA.

OLIVIA STREET

“I am a barnacle.” – DJ Street BB

CHRIS SWANSON

Live, laugh, love.

ARIKI THOMSON

Only dead fish go with the flow.

GEORGIA THOMPSON

“Sorry, whar?” – BB

NICK WINKELMANN

An epic of time wasted.

CHRISTA WISE

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”- Henry David Thoreau

JIN SEO YU

ALEX WINKELMANN

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” –Henry Ford

LARA WILSON School’s great.

“Brevity is the soul of wit.”

AMBER ZHANG

“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.” – Orison Swett Marden

JAMES WILKINS

“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” –Jim Rohn

JUNTING WEI

If you can’t dazzle with intelligence, dazzle them with bull.

LUKE

VAN DEN BROEK

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” –Dr. Seuss

IISAAC VAN DER VOSSEN

“Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being.” –Kevin Kruse

ALAN ZHEN

“Why then the world is my oyster.”

– Shakespeare

HENRY WILLS

“I’m going to study really hard this year.” Yeah

Right! TUI

BLAKE WILSON

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

RAYLA XIAO

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” –Robert Frost

HAZUKI YOKOYAMA

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” -Oprah Winfrey

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