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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 2009

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 2009

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 2009

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 2009

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 2009

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 2009

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