Lawrence Area School held its prizegiving recently. The prize list is. -
Academic awards
Year 9: Lily Forbes (achievement English, food and nutrition, health and science; effort art, materials technology); Anastaja Kenealy (effort mathematics); Annie McLaughlin (achievement art); Keegan Tunnage (achievement mathematics, social science); Erika van Dam (effort English, health and science); Kane Whitehead (achievement physical education); Chloe Winn (effort food and nutrition, information technology, physical education, social science); Lily Forbes (academic award year 9); Chloe Winn (diligence award).
Year 10: Abby Cameron (achievement English, food and nutrition, health, materials technology, mathematics, physical education, science; effort art, graphics); Nadia Lyders (effort graphics, health); Charmain Pedrigal (achievement and effort social science; effort food and nutrition, English, mathematics, science); Tyrone Goodlet (effort physical education); Joshua Eason (achievement art, graphics; effort materials technology); Abby Cameron (academic award); Charmain Pedrigal (diligence award).
Year 11: Autumn Forbes (achievement level 1 English, mathematics, science; effort level 1 food and nutrition); Eloise McLaughlin (achievement level 1 mathematics, physical education; effort level 1 health, science); Cheyanne Robertson (effort level 1 English); John Houpapa-Barrett (effort level 1 mathematics, senior materials technology); Taylor Whitehead (achievement senior materials technology and senior graphics); Eden Wilson (achievement level 1 food and nutrition, health, science; effort level 1 physical education); Autumn Forbes, Eden Wilson (academic excellence); Eloise McLaughlin (diligence award).
Year 12: Hannah Blackmore (effort level 2 biology); Merran Casse (achievement level 2 biology, English); Oscar Goodlet (effort level 2 physical education); Kylie Lyders (achievement level 2 physical education; effort level 2 mathematics); Olivia McCorkindale (achievement level 2 mathematics); Merran Casse (academic award); Olivia McCorkindale (diligence award).
Year 13: Leaha Dickey (achievement level 3 mathematics, level 3 food and nutrition); Holly Shaw (achievement level 2 chemistry, level 3 biology).
Subject awards
Eden Wilson (effort home economics); Leaha Dickey (good work home economics); Autumn Forbes (social sciences in senior school); Holly Shaw (achievement senior academic subject); Holly Shaw (excellence biology); Rylee May (junior school speech); Terry Heppel-Pukehika (intermediate speech); Lily Forbes (year 9 & 10 speech); Taylor Whitehead (senior speech); Jessica Jopp (most promising junior writer); Taylor Whitehead (outstanding contribution to arts).
Special awards
Leaha Dickey (Principals Scholarship to Otago Polytechnic); Holly Shaw (citizenship and integrity); Eden Wilson and Olivia McCorkindale (outstanding participation school activities); Leaha Dickey (leadership); Oliver Forbes (Smyth Trust Award); Leaha Dickey (dux).
Sports awards
Fletcher Benington (South Island secondary school motocross champs); Troi Simonsen-Hogg (South Island secondary school downhill mountain biking); Max Homer (Otago Country U14 rugby); John Houpapa-Barrett (Otago Country U16 rugby); Tyrone Goodlet (South Island area schools rugby); Oscar Goodlet (South Island area schools rugby, football); Leaha Dickey (South Island area schools football); Abby Cameron (South Otago U15 netball; South Island area school basketball; New Zealand Area School Transtasman squad 2015; South Island secondary schools C grade talented players netball); Nadia Lyders (South Otago U15 netball; South Island area school transtasman squad 2015; Otago and Otago Southland secondary athletics championship; South Island secondary schools C grade talented players netball); Eloise McLaughlin (South Otago U15 netball; South Island area schools netball A, basketball, volleyball; New Zealand area school netball, volleyball; New Zealand area schools transtasman squad 2015; South Island secondary schools C grade talented players netball); Kylie Lyders (South Otago U17 netball; South Island area schools netball A, football, basketball; New Zealand area schools netball; New Zealand Area Schools transtasman squad 2015; Otago and Otago Southland secondary schools athletics; New Zealand track and field championships; New Zealand secondary school aerobics; New Zealand gym sport championships; South Island secondary schools C grade talented players netball); Jenaya Thompson (junior girls swimming); Max McTavish (junior boys swimming); Erika van Dam (intermediate girls swimming); Jake Lyders (intermediate boys swimming); Nadia Lyders (senior girls swimming cup); Tyrone Goodlet (senior boys swimming cup); Blaize Potter (most improved swimmer cup); Elliot Forbes (water confidence trophy); Kate Jopp (junior girls athletics cup); William Haywood, Blake Macdonald (junior boys athletics cup); Mikayla Swanson (intermediate girls athletics); Jake Lyders (intermediate boys athletics); Kylie Lyders (senior girls athletics cup); Josh Eason (senior boys athletics cup); Emma Homer (junior girls cross-country); Jay Morton (junior boys cross-country); Kylie Lyders (senior girls cross-country trophy); Tyrone Goodlet (senior boys cross-country cup); Eloise McLaughlin (contribution netball); Abby Cameron (best all-round netballer); John Houpapa-Barrett (contribution rugby); Oscar Goodlet (best all-round rugby player); Regen Potter (most promising junior cricketer); Kyle Whitehead (most promising batsman); Jaxon Benington (bowlers trophy); Jack Murray (best all-round cricketer); Max Homer (best boys defender basketball); John Houpapa-Barrett (best boys shooter basketball); Tyrone Goodlet (best boys all-rounder basketball); Fletcher Benington (most promising boys basketballer); Abby Cameron (best girls defender in basketball); Nadia Lyders (best girls shooter basketball); Eloise McLaughlin (best girls all rounder basketball); Kylie Lyders (most promising girls basketballer); Olly Budgen (most outstanding player touch); Caine Ritchie (best contribution to touch); Oscar Goodlet (multisports event cup); Leaha Dickey (contribution soccer trophy); Eloise McLaughlin (contribution volleyball trophy).