East Otago High School
Renee McKenzie
Sports: Touch, rugby, netball, volleyball.
Highlight: When I was in year 7, we went to Christchurch and won a gold medal at Koru Games for touch.
Being named sports prefect: It is a privilege as it will open up a lot of opportunities for me.
Aim: To do my best in this role and encourage the pupils to participate in every sport they can and to perform to the best of their abilities.
Addisyn Lawrence
Sports: Netball, volleyball, handball.
Highlight: Winning junior netball mixed grade (2022) and winning senior secondary school 1 netball grade (2023).
Being named sports prefect: It gives me more opportunities to improve my leadership skills and bond with others through sports.
Aim: To encourage pupils of all ages to take part in new sports and their specialty. As well as motivating others, being sports prefect will drive me harder to achieve my personal sport goals in this coming year.
Paige Walker
Sports: Netball, touch, volleyball, handball, futsal, basketball.
Highlight: When my touch team went to NZSS touch in Rotorua last year.
Being named sports prefect: I feel incredibly privileged as this will open my mind to the opportunities the school has to offer through sports.
Aim: I aim to try my best during this year and motivate as many pupils as possible to continue and find what they love.
Lawrence Area School
Luca Bell
Sport: Netball.
Highlight: Winning area schools netball tournament in 2023.
Being named sports prefect: I get to role model for all the younger kids at school. It is something I have always wanted to do.
Aim: To encourage everyone in my house to do their best and hopefully win the house shield.
Otago Girls’ High School
Lily Moors and Lisa Lokman
Sport: Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, rowing (Lily); athletics, cross-country (Lisa).
Highlight: Racing in the under-18 quad at the 2023 Maadi Cup (Lily); winning a bronze medal in the high jump at the 2023 national schools athletics championships with a jump of 1.63m (Lisa).
Being named sports prefect: Both Lily and Lisa feel that being senior pupils as well as sports prefects allows them to be role models to the younger pupils in the school and spread the word about the importance of sport. After four years of secondary schooling, both were proud to be awarded the role of sports prefects in 2024.
Aim: To try to get all pupils involved in a sport or activity, whether it be social or competitive.
Bayfield High School
Lily Calder
Sports: Volleyball, netball, touch.
Highlight: Winning both division 2 SISS volleyball and South Island satellite volleyball tournaments last year, and representing Otago in volleyball.
Being named sports prefect: I get to be involved in helping people get among sports and find sports they love.
Aim: To get a large range of people involved and expose them to a larger variety of sports.
Liam Elder
Sports: Football, basketball, volleyball, futsal.
Highlight: Playing in the NZSS futsal tournament in Wellington.
Being named sports prefect: I am able to give juniors and other pupils the opportunities that I was given at Bayfield, and I have the trust of staff to influence the future of sport at Bayfield in a positive way.
Aim: To get the percentage of students playing sports at Bayfield up and to get everyone involved in interhouse competitions.
Georgie McEwan
Sports: Cricket, football, futsal, basketball, volleyball.
Highlight: Attending futsal nationals.
Being named sports prefect: I get to promote fun and inclusive sports around the school.
Aim: To get as many people as possible participating in sport and introduce pupils to new sports.
Hannah Pickett
Sports: Volleyball, netball.
Highlight: Attending and winning volleyball tournaments in 2023.
Being named sports prefect: It gives me the opportunity for personal growth and leadership development. It also gives me a way to inspire and motivate other pupils.
Aim: To inspire more people to play sport and to get the percentage of people playing sport at Bayfield to increase.
Taieri College
Jalen Forgie
Sports: Rugby, cricket, touch, basketball.
Highlight: Cricket trip to India last year.
Being named sports prefect: It is an honour as I want to guide the future sporting generation at Taieri College.
Aim: To leave a lasting impression on the pupils and try to get as many people playing sports as possible.
Sophie Clough
Sports: Touch, netball, basketball, volleyball.
Highlight: IPC tournament in Napier.
Being named sports prefect: Encourage sport and exercise to younger pupils.
Aim: To leave a positive legacy on Taieri College sport.
Georgia McHutchon
Sports: Hockey, athletics, equestrian.
Highlight: Nelson girls’ hockey tournament and Otago secondary schools athletics championships.
Being named sports prefect: Having an impact on sports within Taieri College and motivating pupils to try out new sports and achieve the best they can.
Aim: Give back to sport within Taieri College.
Tyla McIntosh
Sports: Hockey, basketball, touch.
Highlight: Beating James Hargest for the first time in an interchange last year.
Being named sports prefect: To leave a legacy in Taieri College sport.
Aim: To influence younger pupils in sports.
Kaikorai Valley College
Regan Vince
Sports: Handball, volleyball, netball, basketball.
Highlight: Going to the SISS netball tournament last year, working well as a team and getting to know girls from all over the South Island.
Being named sports prefect: I can be a role model and I am able to help with different sport initiatives such as interhouse competitions and lunchtime activities.
Aim: Encourage more pupils to participate in sports and to get them to enjoy themselves when they play and just have fun.
St Hilda’s Collegiate
Ruby Flannery
Sports: Netball, volleyball, basketball.
Highlight: Being named in Otago representative teams, along with attending the netball national development camp.
Being named sports prefect: It is a great privilege to be able to represent my school for all of our different sporting achievements. Also to have the opportunity to experience leadership in a larger concept while giving back to St Hilda’s for all of the opportunities I was given.
Holly Rowcroft
Sports: Touch, netball, basketball.
Highlight: Being able to represent my school in multiple sports teams, being selected in Otago representative teams and winning provincial touch nationals with my Otago team.
Being named sports prefect: It’s a privilege because this role brings so much opportunity and responsibility within St Hilda’s. With this role, I can be an activist for physical movement within the school community, prioritising students’ health.
Aim (both Rugby and Holly): To increase the positivity around movement and physical activity within the school. We would like to create a close and connected environment between year groups in the school. We are creating initiatives such as lunchtime movements to include not only sport-oriented pupils but also those who do not often get involved with physical movement. We want to use that to help the health and wellbeing of every pupil at St Hilda’s.
Dunstan High School
Eddie Adams
Sports: Mountain biking, road cycling.
Highlight: Winning the 2024 under-19 cross-country mountainbike national championships.
Being named sports prefect: It means I can make a difference in our school by getting more people active and enjoying sports.
Aim: To get more people involved in lunchtime activities by making them fun, different and enticing. I also want to create a legacy in sport at Dunstan High School, so when I leave I know I have made a difference.
