2009 Senior Prizegiving

Senior prizegiving is a celebration of the academic achievements of our senior students, as well as acknowledgement of the major sporting successes throughout the year. Below is a list of all prizewinners.

Year 11 Prizewinners

Year 11 Subject Awards (arranged alphabetically by subject)

• 1st= Accounting Arhat Dhami
• 1st= Accounting Jiaxin Liang
• 1st Art Shuting Chen
• 2nd Art Eva Penny
• 1st Computing Soo Ching Tran
• 2nd Computing Rosalind Chan
• 1st Computing Beginners David Smalley
• 2nd Computing Beginners Loketi Toutai
• 1st Economics Jiaxin Liang
• 2nd Economics Yuhan (Don) Li
• 1st English Oliver Nacey 
• 2nd English Gloria Fraser
• 1st English Alternative Sara Talisa
• 2nd English Alternative Monte Tautua'a
• 1st ESL Jun Woo Cha
• 2nd ESL Ho Young Lee
• 1st Food and Hospitality Aala Sharif
• 2nd Food and Hospitality Megha Bhatia
• 1st French Syahirah (Roza) Ridwan
• 2nd French Krithika Prahallad
• 1st Geography Gaurav Kalra
• 2nd Geography Daniel Tat
• 1st Graphics Yue Fan (Annalisa) Li
• 2nd Graphics Shruti Iyengar
• 1st= History Arhat Dhami
• 1st= History Gloria Fraser
• 1st ICT Cibin Philip
• 2nd ICT Shail Kaushal
• 1st Japanese Yue Fan (Annalisa) Li
• 2nd Japanese Yong Zhi (Gigi) Zhang
• 1st Mathematics Runfeng (Aarun) Li
• 2nd Mathematics Gloria Fraser
• 1st Mathematics C Aala Sharif
• 2nd Mathematics C Zachary Tagomoa
• 1st Music Warren Duncan
• 1st= Performance Music Metia Lisati
• 1st= Performance Music Fred Manoa
• 1st Performing Arts Mary Siaosi
• 2nd Performing Arts Daniel Henderson
• 1st Physical Education Kenneth Mascarenhas
• 2nd Physical Education Warren Duncan
• 1st Physical Studies Mafutaga Sagote
• 2nd Physical Studies Suni Sami
• 1st Science Surya Balaji
• 2nd Science Priyali Patel
• 1st Science Unit Standards Hala'ovava Finau
• 2nd Science Unit Standards Vivi Tiavolo
• 1st Sports Science Joseph Windsor
• 2nd Sports Science Sweta Sandhu
• 1st= Te Reo Maori Ana Halaifonua
• 1st= Te Reo Maori Misty-Blue Karena
• 1st= Te Reo Maori Sara Talisa
• 1st Technology Alternative Abdullah Khan
• 2nd Technology Alternative Naweed Faghiryar
• 1st Technology Electronics Nathan Collis
• 2nd Technology Electronics Runfeng (Aarun) Li
• 1st Technology Fabrics Jin-Eui Park
• 2nd Technology Fabrics Shivani Pulpa
• 1st Technology Multi-Materials Warren Duncan
• 2nd Technology Multi-Materials Musa Patel
• Year 11 National Art Supplies Award Shuting Chen
• 1st Year 12 Biology Jayden Hickman
• 2nd Year 12 Biology Itt Yan (Audrey) Tay
• 1st= Year 12 Chemistry Yue Fan (Annalisa) Li
• 1st= Year 12 Chemistry Itt Yan (Audrey) Tay

Top Year 11 Students   

•  Top 5 subject student Daniel Tat
•  Top 6 subject student not doing Level 2 subjects Shruti Iyengar
•  Top 6 subject student doing Level 2 subjects Joseph Windsor

Year 12 Prizewinners

Year 12 Subject Awards (arranged alphabetically by subject)

• 1st= Accounting Caleb Deverell
• 1st= Accounting Amrita Kaur
• 1st Art Design Annaliesa Tran
• 2nd Art Design Jacky Su
• 1st Art Painting Nikhil Prakash
• 2nd Art Painting Helen Edmiston
• 1st Biology Shivani Pulpa
• 2nd Biology Aditya Sheth
• 1st Business Practice Brett Harper
• 2nd Business Practice Erin  Weston
• 1st Chemistry Ho Fai (Andy) Leung
• 2nd Chemistry Belinda Kok
• 1st Classical Studies Nandita Rao
• 1st Coaching and Recreation Poto (Julie-Anne) Sagote
• 2nd Coaching and Recreation Rachel Brennan
• 1st Computing Siddhant Jotsingani
• 2nd= Computing  Emma Christensen
• 2nd= Computing  Anchita Sharma
• 1st Computing for Beginners Haile Tesfaye
• 2nd Computing for Beginners Xiaobing (Maggie) Chen
• 1st Early Childhood Education Claire Joseph
• 2nd Early Childhood Education Christina Oleiki
• 1st= Economics Shikha Kishun
• 2nd= English Ravina Pai
• 2nd= English Kathryn Winny
• 1st English Alternative Gladierosa Hanipale
• 2nd English Alternative Akshay Singh
• 1st ESL Tzu-Yun (Monica) Kuo
• 2nd ESL Ling Feng (Daniel) Wang
• 1st Food and Hospitality Brett Harper
• 2nd Food and Hospitality Zoe Brock
• Joint winner of Central Leader Cup For  Year 12 Media Studies student Alexandra O'Connor 
• Joint winner of Central Leader Cup For  Year 12 Media Studies student Kathryn Winny
• 1st General Science Luisa Usumaki
• 2nd General Science Fozia Khan
• 1st Geography Helen Edmiston
• 2nd Geography Caitlin Faherty
• 1st Graphics Saaliah Nadat
• 2nd Graphics Archit Dhingra
• 1st Horticulture Jeremiah Kong
• 2nd Horticulture Uraia Waqa
• 1st Japanese Timothy Widjaja
• 2nd Japanese Jackie Chun
• 2nd Mathematics William Quach
• 1st Mathematics C Semisi Kei
• 2nd Mathematics C Danielle Huch
• 1st= Media Studies Alexandra O'Connor
• 1st= Media Studies Kathryn Winny
• 1st Music Hattie Li
• National Art Supplies Award- Design Annaliesa Tran
• National Art Supplies Award-Painting Nikhil Prakash
• 1st Performance Music  Michael Murray
• 1st= Performing Arts Nathan Shadbolt
• 1st= Performing Arts Luisa Usumaki
• 1st Photography Nikita D'Souza
• 2nd Photography Emma Christensen
•  1st= Physical Education  Helen Edmiston
• 1st= Physical Education  Telisha Kumar
• 1st Physics Priya Mittal
• 2nd Physics Yunsi Luoyu
• 1st Sports Science Dallan Milich
• 2nd Sports Science Zane Van Lieshout
• 1st Te Reo Maori Ragasmitha Rayapeddi
• 2nd Te Reo Maori Zane Van Lieshout
• 1st Technology Alternative Andrea Iskandar
• 1st Technology Electronics Reuel Baptista
• 2nd Technology Electronics William Quach
• 1st Technology Fabrics Anne Chung
• 2nd Technology Fabrics Saaliah Nadat
• 1st Technology Multi-Materials Wei Ho Lau
• 2nd Technology Multi-Materials Jason Bruce
• The Photo Warehouse Voucher Nikita D'Souza
• The Sue Nash Award for Service to the Early Childhood Centre Karina Weeks
• 1st= Tourism Bridgid Savaiinaea
• 1st= Tourism Agnes Suisala
• Trade Tools Award Vijay Dyavadi
• Trophy for the Top Physical Science student in Year 12 Ho Fai (Andy) Leung
• 1st Year 13 Biology Gloria Ching
• 2nd Year 13 Biology Brinda Mamidi
• 1st Year 13 Chemistry William Quach
• 2nd Year 13 Chemistry Gloria Ching
• 1st Year 13 Physics Pranav Chandnani
• 2nd Year 13 Physics Caleb   Deverell

Top  Year 12  Students    

• 1st= Economics Yonho (Elia) Kim
• 2nd French Yonho (Elia) Kim
• 2nd History Yonho (Elia) Kim
• 2nd= Year 12 Yonho (Elia) Kim
• 1st Mathematics  Yuming Ding
• 2nd= Year 13 Chemistry Yuming Ding
• 2nd= Year 12 Yuming Ding
• 1st English Hao (Jordan) Zi
• 1st French Hao (Jordan) Zi
• 1st History Hao (Jordan) Zi
• 2nd Classical Studies Hao (Jordan) Zi
• 1st Year 12 Hao (Jordan) Zi
• Thomas Cup Academic Excellence in Year 12 Hao (Jordan) Zi

Year 13 Prizewinners

Year 13 Subject Awards (arranged alphabetically by subject)

• National Art Supplies Award 1st in Year 13 Design Michelle So
• 1st Accounting Dinushi Kumarawansa
• 2nd Accounting Liang-Jun Tai
• 1st Accounting Beginners Alvin Raju
• 2nd Accounting Beginners Hoi Ling (Olivia) Tang
• 1st Art Design Michelle So
• 2nd Art Design Michelle Tan
• 1st Art History Sanjana (Annie) Puri
• 2nd Art History Claire Yu
• 1st Art Painting Xiang Bo (Scott) Wang
• 2nd Art Painting Bo Yang (Bob) Huang
• 1st Biology Senitila Tutone
• 2nd Biology Alwin Lim
• 1st Business Practice Ashleigh Annereau
• 2nd Business Practice Queensland Saufoi
• 1st Catering & Hospitality Sam Low
• 2nd Catering & Hospitality Jia Xin (Ava) Zheng
• 1st Chemistry Tae Kim
• 2nd Chemistry Jin Xin (Michael) Lin
• 1st Classical Studies Keegan Lopez
• 2nd Classical Studies Amanda Shen
• 1st Coaching and Recreation Paula Latu
• 2nd Coaching and Recreation Lin Xin (Jack) Tang
• 1st Computing Todd Collis
• 2nd Computing Amy Jacob
• 1st Computing Beginners Memona Khan
• 2nd Computing Beginners Shewit Teka
• 1st Computing Web Design Muhammad Vahora
• 2nd Computing Web Design Namrata Modak
• 1st Early Childhood Education David Hinton
• 2nd Early Childhood Education Kibetu Zomo
• 1st= Economics Liang-Jun Tai
• 1st= Economics Michelle Tan
• 1st Economics Beginners Megan Teh
• 2nd Economics Beginners Betsy Paul
• 1st English Yichun (Kelly) Zhang
• 2nd English Tae Kim
• 1st English Alternative Huang-Chung (Tyler) Shih
• 2nd English Alternative  Memona Khan
• The Doug Southgate Memorial Trophy Excellence in Photography in Year 13 Michelle So
• 1st Food and Hospitality Meu Wei (Amy) Ngui
• 2nd Food and Hospitality David Hinton
• Parsons Book Award For 1st in Year 13 Art History Sanjana (Annie) Puri
• 1st French Cornelia Mu
• 2nd French Keegan Lopez
• 1st= Geography Harveer Singh
• 1st= Geography Natasha Smith
• 1st= Graphics Antonia Lapwood
• 1st= Graphics Priya Ratan
• 1st History Caraliese Rebello
• 2nd History Cornelia Mu
• 1st Japanese Huang-Chung (Tyler) Shih
• 2nd Japanese Soon Eui Park
• 1st Japanese - Native speaker Ayumi Nakaoka
• Masons Award for Top Art student Michelle So
• 1st Mathematics Manako Fainu
• 2nd Mathematics Sanela Hamulic
• 1st  Mathematics with Calculus Abhilash Kamineni
• 2nd Mathematics with Calculus Jin Xin (Michael) Lin
• 1st Media Studies Priya  Ratan
• 2nd Media Studies Brandon Wallace
• 1st Music Megan Teh
• National Art Supplies Award - Painting Xiang Bo (Scott) Wang
• 1st Performance Music Todd Collis
• 1st Performing Arts Hayshal Prasaad
• 2nd Performing Arts Brooke Clarkson
• Photo Warehouse Award  Michelle So
• 1st Photography Michelle So
• 2nd Photography Lara Galea
• 1st Physics Abhilash Kamineni
• 2nd Physics Tae Kim
• 1st Sports Science Shruthi Vijayakumar
• 2nd Sports Science Hayshal Prasaad
• 1st Statistics & Modelling Tae Kim
• 2nd Statistics & Modelling Abhilash Kamineni
•  1st= Te Reo Maori Lorraine Faleni
• 1st= Te Reo Maori Valamotu Smalley
• 1st Technology Alternative Tamim Rastagar
• 2nd Technology Alternative Adhvijay Baranitharan
• 1st Technology Electronics Houde (Kevin) Huang
• 2nd Technology Electronics Abhilash Kamineni
• 1st Technology Fabrics Michelle Tan
• 1st Technology Multi Materials Raneet Prasad
• 2nd Technology Multi Materials Craig Serpes
• The Lacy Cup for Senior Literature Yichun (Kelly) Zhang
• 1st Tourism Ilisapeci Usumaki
• 2nd= Tourism Lionola Makasini
• 2nd= Tourism Seung-Hun (Tony) Oh

Sport and Special Awards

Sport and Special Awards

SPORT AWARDS 

• Senior Boys' Athletics Tadele Tekle-Haimanot
• Senior Boys' Cross Country Tadele Tekle-Haimanot
• Senior Boys' Badminton Woon -Fong (Eric) Sow
• Senior Girls' Badminton Khyati Sharma
• Senior  Chess Sumanth Seshasayee
• Fencing Hamish Bulmer
• Golf Ji Hun (Seve) Ha
• Squash Senior Boys' and the Devoy Trophy Benjamin Speedy
• Squash Senior Girls' and the Devoy Trophy Megan Teh
• Intermediate Boys' Swimming Harry Thomson
• Intermediate Girls' Swimming Mattie Tuialii
• Senior Boys' Swimming Yi Chi (Walter) Zhang
• Senior Girls' Swimming Briar Elliston
• Senior Girls' Table Tennis Claire Yu
• Senior Boys' Table Tennis Brandon Wallace
• Senior Boys' Tennis Rohan Ullal
• Senior Girls' Tennis Shruthi Vijayakumar
• Girls' Cricket Outstanding Player Shruthi Vijayakumar
• Boys' Basketball Outstanding Player Jiazhen (Jason) Ou
• Girls' Basketball Outstanding Player  Leilani Marshall
• Boys' Cricket Outstanding Player with the Daji Trophy Aniket Joshi
• Boys' Hockey Outstanding Player Jaiman Patel
• Girls' Hockey Outstanding Player Aleisha Keshaw
• Netball Outstanding Player Fiona Ting
• Rugby with the Hillsborough Cup Patrick Tiatia
• Boys' Football Outstanding Player with the Beresford Trophy 1st XI Caleb Deverell
• Rugby League outstanding player with the Stanners Family trophy Reece Tamasi
• Rugby League outstanding player with the Stanners Family trophy Manako Fainu
• Girls' Football Outstanding Player with the Delta Trophy Natasha Smith
• Boys' Volleyball Outstanding Player Andrew Tuala
• Girls' Volleyball Outstanding Player Miku Hori
• Waterpolo Girls' Outstanding Player Briar Elliston
• Waterpolo Boys' Outstanding Player Yi Chi (Walter) Zhang
• Robert Laing Trophy for overall contribution to school sport Cathrine Mulrennan
• House Shield presented to the Sports' Captains of the Winning House House = Blake Claire  Yu
• House Shield presented to the Sports' Captains of the Winning House House = Blake David  Hinton

Dux Ludorum Trophies

• Sportswoman of the Year Aleisha Keshaw
• Sportsman of the Year Zane Van Lieshout

SPECIAL AWARDS

• The MacLean Centre Transition Prize Ashton Kirby
• The Mintram Cup MacLean Centre Student of the Year Katherine Rees
• The Bowden Trophy Jai Gapes
• The Senior Speech Trophy Ahmed Abdile
• The Natcoll prize for Attitude and Effort in Year 13 Computing Queensland Saufoi
• The Alliance Francaise French Speaking Competition Oliver Nacey
• The Library Prize David Yan
• Lubeck Prize Best Physics and Chemistry Student at year 12 level Ho Fai (Andy) Leung
• The Graham Simons Award Musicianship Michael Murray
• The Music Department Award Most progress in Senior Performance Todd Collis
• Music Department award for composition Huang (Oliver) Xu
• The Classical Studies Cup Patricia Oyson
• Leadership in the Peer Sexuality Support Programme Trophy Ashleigh Annereau
• The Margaret Stanners Mediation Trophy Serah Tuialii
• The Margaret Stanners Mediation Trophy Kuresa Sa'u
• The Margaret Stanners Mediation Trophy Naseer  Mohammed Abdul
• The Margaret Stanners Mediation Trophy Hayshal Prasaad
• The Fisher-Maher Peer Mentor of the Year Award Aalia Desai
• The Fisher-Maher Peer Mentor of the Year Award Ajay Ravindran
• Taiohi Mafataki  Maori Kapa Haka Leadership Casey Morgan-Manukau
• Te Iwi Ngaro Trophy Best All Round Senior Maori Student Zane Van Lieshout
• International Student Award Szu-Fang (Julie) Chen
• The Leslie Gunson Award the Student who gains the Highest Overall Marks in NCEA Level 1 in the Previous Year Aditya  Sheth
• The Chris Hassan Memorial Trophy Leadership in Year 12 Helen Edmiston
• Maori and Pacific Island Scholarship in recognition of involvement, personal qualities and the striving for excellence Afano Fa'alogo
• Butler Trust Scholarship Afano Fa'alogo

Distinction Awards

Distinction Awards

Sheppard House

• Year 11 Nathan Collis
• Year 12 Carolle Varughese
• Year 13 Shruthi Vijayakumar

Ngata House

• Year 11 Isaac Chen
• Year 12 Gershon Cadelis
• Year 13 Courtney Leith

Mansfield House

• Year 11 Shruti Iyengar
• Year 12 Yuming Ding
• Year 13 Hayshal Prasaad

Rutherford House

• Year 11 Priyali Patel
• Year 12 Arthur Ung
• Year 13 Yonho (Elia) Kim

Savage House

• Year 11 Jiong (Jenny) Zhang
• Year 12 Ashreya Duvuru
• Year 13 Nalisha Sen

Baxter House

• Year 11 Warren Duncan
• Year 12 Alastair Fernandes
• Year 13 Ashleigh Annereau

Hillary House 

• Year 11 Sondiyp Singh
• Year 12 Zane Van Lieshout
• Year 13 Namrata Modak

Blake House 

• Year 11 Yueyang (Clark) Sun
• Year 12 Annaliesa Tran
• Year 13 Michelle Tan

Year 13 Top Awards

Year 13 Top Awards

• Mt Roskill Rotaract Cup Integrity, Honesty & Service Woon-Suan Sow
• Saththiananthan Cup Inspirational Leadership Natasha Smith
• MRGS Trophy Qualities of Character Ahmed Abdile
• Soma Family Trophy Character & Excellence Houde (Kevin) Huang
• Ross Hamilton Trophy Pursuit of Excellence Cornelia Mu
• Sport & Scholarship Trophy All-round Ability-  Boy Ji Hun (Seve)  Ha
• Sport & Scholarship Trophy All-round Ability- Girl Shruthi Vijayakumar
• Lions Community Spirit Award Cup & Prize donated by Lions Club of Mt oskill Helen Edmiston
• Unitec Partner School Scholarship Award Te Kiriwera Tukukino
• AUT Secondary School Partnership Scholarship Vice Chancellor's Award Mee Cher (Michelle) Tan
• AUT Secondary School Partnership Scholarship Significant Scholar Valamotu Smalley
• The University of Auckland Chancellor's Award Top Maori and Pacific Scholars Senitila Tutone
• The University of Auckland Alumni Scholarship Ahmed Abdile
• The University of Auckland Jubilee Award Cathrine Mulrennan
• The University of Auckland Jubilee Award Cornelia Mu
• The University of Auckland Jubilee Award Jin Xin (Michael) Lin
• The University of Auckland Jubilee Award Tae Kim
• The University of Auckland Scholarship Abhilash Kamineni
• The University of Auckland Scholarship Alwin Lim
• The University of Auckland Scholarship Keegan Lopez
• The University of Auckland Scholarship Shruthi Vijayakumar
• Enterprise Foundation Scholarship Cathrine Mulrennan
• Enterprise Foundation Scholarship Hayshal Prasaad
• Enterprise Foundation Scholarship Szu-Fang (Julie) Chen
• Enterprise Foundation Scholarship Naseer Mohammed Abdul
• Enterprise Foundation Scholarship Niko Uusitalo
• Enterprise Foundation Scholarship Harveer Singh 
• Bell Gully Award All-round Contribution Alwin Lim
• Hay Trophy Arts Priya Ratan
• Hay Trophy Commerce Liang-Jun Tai
• Hay Trophy Science Tae Kim
• Head Prefects Award Shruthi Vijayakumar
• Head Prefects Award Alwin Lim
• Proxime Accessit Yichun (Kelly) Zhang
• Dux Abhilash Kamineni

Impressive 2008 NCEA results

2008 was yet another impressive year for NCEA and scholarship results at Mt Roskill Grammar School. With 74 scholarships, including 18 outstanding scholarships, Mt Roskill students have, again performed in exams to the highest levels of quality. A detailed breakdown of the scholarship results will be in the next newsletter. Mt Roskill students have also performed extremely well in 2008 in the NCEA levels 1, 2 and 3 qualifications, with pass rates and excellence rates well ahead of national levels. Our congratulations go out to the students listed below, who gained large numbers of standards at Excellence levels in 2008. These students gained the largest number of standards at Excellence level in their year.

Top 20 Excellence Students (2008)

Dominion Post Article

Link to web article from Dominion Post, Friday 14th November (print version)

Recent Achievements

Highlights of recent results and activities are:

• Excellent results in New Zealand Scholarship. 55 Scholarships (including 10 at outstanding level) in 2007, 59 Scholarships (including 4 at outstanding) in 2006. 71 Scholarships (including 8 at outstanding level) in 2005 which was the third highest number achieved by any school in New Zealand.
• Chuan Zheng Lee was one of New Zealand’s top eight scholars in 2007.
• Scholarships were achieved over a very wide range of subjects.
• Students performed at above the national average at all levels in NCEA in 2007.
• Over 11% of students achieved at excellence level in NCEA (National average 4%).
• MRGS once again provided more entrants to Auckland University than any other co-educational school.
• Students took part successfully in a wide range of international competitions. Two Mount Roskill Grammar School students, Timothy Vogel and Wenyi Yi, were selected to represent New Zealand at the World Chemistry Olympiad in 2008, continuing a tradition of excellence. 
• In 2008, 158 teams participated in inter-school sports activities.
• Music groups compete in Local, Regional and National competitions with the Boys Chorus winning the National Young Singers in Harmony Championships in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
• This years production “Fame” built on success in the Stage Challenge and various Dance competitions receiving both critical and community accolades.
• Our Tongan and Indian Cultural Groups were awarded cups at the Māori and Polynesian Performing Arts Festival.
• The school newspaper ‘The Flame’ has a core of dedicated writers who have regularly submitted articles to the College Herald.

2008 Results/Prizegiving List