East Otago High School held its prizegiving yesterday. The prize list is -
Class prizes
9G: Spencer Peacock (merit physical education & health); Sarah Carter (merit food technology, fabric technology); Summer McLeod (merit social studies, English); Jordan Stocks (merit mathematics, music); Anthony St Clair (first science); Ryan Ward (first physical education & health); Kieran Ireland (merit art, Spanish, materials technology, science, information technology, first social studies, mathematics, English, overall excellence).9M: Cameron Grubb (merit physical education & health); Sam Todd (merit science); Makayla Moeke (merit mathematics, music, Maori); Debbie Paton (merit food technology, art, English); Daniel Oldham (first physical education & health); Dionne Wallace (merit social studies, fabric technology, materials technology, information technology, first English); Joy Quijano (first social studies, science, mathematics, overall excellence).
10K: Grant Watson (diligence mathematics); Marcus McKean (merit physical education & health); Holly McGrouther (merit English); Jarod McKean (first physical education & health), Stacey McCaw (merit food technology, social studies, science, materials technology, graphics, information technology); Hayley Keith (merit art, fabric technology, first social studies, science, English, mathematics, overall excellence);10M: Kelyn Witehira (merit physical education & health); Maihi Douglas (merit Maori); Joshua Sprague (merit mathematics); Tia Howard (merit fabric technology); Zak Lawrence-Cavaney (merit information technology, first science, mathematics); Megan Turner (merit food technology, social studies, English, first physical education & health); Sarah Law (merit materials technology, science, art, first social studies, English, overall excellence).
11B: David Chapman (diligence visual arts); David Barrett (merit furniture making); Ellie Brockbank (first visual arts); Celeste Sprague (diligence alternative English, first gateway), Liam Jenkinson (merit furniture making, first science); Natasha Primmer (diligence history, merit geography, first physical education); Saki Matsushita (merit text & information management, home economics, first mathematics); Casey Linklater (merit mathematics, first home economics, text & information management); Cassie Prescott (diligence history, merit physical education, first geography, English, overall excellence).
12J; Dallas Mitchell (diligence legal studies); Jamie-Lee McPhee (diligence mathematics); Kimberley McGregor (diligence computing, travel careers and tourism); Natasha Anderson (diligence furniture making, first home economics); Alynn Howard (merit electronics, first physics); Justin Lobb (merit physical education, mathematics, first biology); Daniel Sheat (merit economics, first alternative English, computing, electronics); Symone Storey (merit biology, first chemistry, English, mathematics); Sara Matchett (merit travel, careers and tourism, English, first economics, geography, physical education, overall excellence).
13F: Joline Robberts (diligence year 12 biology); Shaydon Witehira (diligence furniture making); Jessica Ward (first geography); Amanda Linklater (diligence travel careers and tourism, first statistics & modelling); Lachlan Matchett (diligence graphics, first physics); Stacey Turner (first English, physical education); Stewart Saunderson (merit English, physics, first biology, calculus, chemistry).
Sports awards
Athletics: Lachlan Matchett (senior boy), Christy Poulsen/ Zoe Matchett (senior girls) James Park (junior boy), Paige Aitcheson (junior girl).
Cross country: Campbell Burke (senior boy), Zoe Matchett, (senior girl) Jethro Cooper (junior boy), Paige Aitcheson (junior girl).
Swimming: Lachlan Matchett (senior boy), Stacey Turner (senior girl), Sam Todd (junior boy), Megan Turner (junior girl).
Sports blue: Shaydon Witehira (rugby).
Sports person of year: Courtney Duncan.
Special awards
Speech awards: Michael Lister (1st intermediate speech contest); Megan Turner (1st junior speech contest); Zoe Matchett (1st senior speech contest), Kieran Ireland (Spellathon Trophy).
Music awards: Michael Lister (effort brass), Joy Quijano (effort woodwind), Danyon McKean (effort percussion, String Cup).
Special prizes
Natasha Muller (Joy Aitcheson Cup); Lachlan Matchett (Ian Keach Cup); Natasha Muller (initiative in leadership); Symone Storey (Zonta prize); Kotahi Parata (J.
Rangi Ellison Prize, Rod Galloway Cup); Stacey Turner (public speaking); Stacey McCaw (Tracy Burgess Memorial Trophy); Oliver McLelland, Natasha Muller (Eon Middlemass Shields); Megan Turner (Gwen Hewson prize); Sara Matchett (geography shield); Kieran Ireland (Helen Andrew Memorial Cup); Jessica Ward (David Murray prize); Stacey McCaw, Liam Jenkinson Shaydon Witehira (Askin awards) Shaydon Witehira (Craig Pope Memorial Trophy); Joy Quijano (effort junior school): Amanda Linklater (effort senior school); Stewart Saunderson (excellence academic area), Natasha Muller (contribution to and participation in school spirit).
Honours awards
Kieran Ireland (academic achievement year 9); Hayley Keith (academic achievement year 10); Cassie Prescott (academic achievement year 11); Sara Matchett (academic achievement year 12); Stewart Saunderson, Natasha Muller, Lachlan Matchett (Rotary bursaries); Stacey Turner, Lachlan Matchett (proxime accessit); Stewart Saunderson (dux).
