Dux of the school for 2010

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Dux of the school for 2010
Above: Student Chirag Udhani and his parents.
T
he Dux is the most prestigious award in any school
as it goes to the top scholar. This award at Takapuna
Grammar School is highly sought after and highly
competitive. To be Dux at Takapuna Grammar School is
to join a very select and elite group, the highest achievers
in New Zealand.
Congratulations to Chirag Udhani Takapuna Grammar
School Dux and top scholar for 2010.
Chirag Udhani has had exceptional academic success in
this, his final year at Takapuna Grammar School. This year
he was ranked in his subjects as follows;
Chemistry 1st
Biology 1st
Physics
1st
Classical Studies
1st
Mathematics with
2nd
Calculus
In Chirag’s reports his teachers have described him as
follows:
“He is to be commended on his outstanding work
ethic displayed this year. He has continued to be a selfdisciplined, independent learner who worked towards the
high goals he set for himself.”
“He is a hard-working student who has obtained
outstanding results in the practice exams. He applies
himself well during class time and has a methodical,
positive approach to his work.”
“He is an able, motivated student. He is focused, organised
and determined to understand each topic in detail. While
continuing to drill the basics, he has had the confidence
to try more complex problems. His emphasis on exact
answers will be valuable in proof work.”
Chirag has exceptional academic talent and a very bright
tertiary career.
Contents
Principal’s Report . . . . . . . . . 2
Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . 3
PTA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Issue 08 September 2010
TGS Prefects 2011 . . . . . . . . . 5
Senior Prizegiving . . . . . . . . . 6
Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Special Education . . . . . . . . 12
Student Achievement . . . . . 13
School Dates 2010/2011 . . . 16
Principal’s Report
Dear parents and guardians
I start this newsletter congratulating our
Dux, Chirag Udhani and our Proximate Accessit,
Thomas Chiang. You are very high achievers,
and an inspiration to us all. Congratulations
to all prizewinners at our various prizegiving
ceremonies, Senior Prizegiving, Sports Awards
and Arts Awards Nights. So many students have
reached amazing heights in their various fields and
Takapuna Grammar School is very proud to have
assisted them in whatever way, great or small.
I wish to give special
acknowledgement to the
Takapuna
Grammar
School PTA. We are so
privileged to have such an
active and supportive PTA
at Takapuna Grammar
School. The PTA hosted the now annual Golf Day
on Thursday, 28th October. This was a very well
organised and strongly supported event. I thank
the PTA, the sponsors and various supporters
of the Golf Day. Thank you for the tremendous
support you offer the staff and students of
Takapuna Grammar School.
With the end of the year well upon us, we wish
all the seniors well in their examinations. They are
actively engaged in these at the time of writing
and they go with our best wishes and support.
In closing, I wish you all a very Merry
Christmas and a relaxing holiday period. We look
forward to returning to 2011 for what will be very
exciting year.
It is hard to believe we are at the end of the
year already, reflecting on what I believe to be a
great year at Takapuna Grammar School.
Regards
Simon Lamb
Principal
Takapuna Grammar School
Term Dates 2011
2011 Calendar of Terms
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Term One
Tuesday, 1 February - Friday, 15 April
Term Two
Monday, 2 May - Friday, 15 July
Term Three
Monday, 1 August - Friday, 7 October
Term Four
Tuesday, 25 October - Thursday, 8 December
Celebrating Success
This year has seen the community elect a new Board of Trustees of which I am proud
to be Chairperson. We have great strength, drive and ambition to work with you all to continue to
move the school to greater things.
At the end of the school year, we can look back with pride on many achievements, both personal and
as a school. Our new Foundation Trust has trustees and is determined to help secure our financial
future; we are embarking upon an exciting partnership with our Korean community, where together
we will build and share a cultural centre with high speed video conferencing facilities for use by
students in the day and the community in the evening. We have also seen the first steps towards
better conditions for our students with special needs, utilising the old library, and are waiting the
funding promised to complete the refurbishment this year.
2010 is also a year to remember for the performing arts. For the first time for the school, Bruce de
Grut, David Stent, Jane Horder, Juliet Cryns, the cast and orchestra, and the many staff, parents
and student helpers put together a dazzling musical of Fiddler on the Roof and staged it at the
Bruce Mason Centre. This was an inspired and courageous decision to move from the school hall
to this professional venue – and it worked! Add the successes of the many school orchestral groups,
singing and dance groups and our Business School Young Enterprise Scheme national finalists, and
we have a school community that strives to achieve excellence in whatever we turn our hand to.
Our Community
This sense of belonging to the community of Takapuna Grammar is something we as a Board want
to foster in the coming years. We have all shared in and celebrated the success of our students:
through staff and parents supporting team and individual sports resulting in not just the international
success of Jacko Gill, but success of all our sports teams and individuals representing TGS across
the country and abroad. I would also like to recognise the hard work of our International team led
by Senior Deputy Principal Terry Holding which has provided our school with a richness of friends,
culture and learning of the wider global community – our reputation abroad is as a welcoming,
friendly and high achieving school and community, a view endorsed by our international students.
We can be rightly proud of this. My thanks to you, the parents, Parent Teachers Association, care
givers and whanau who have encouraged, supported, and been there for your children. You are the
foundation of our school community – you have a natural pride in seeing your sons or daughters go
through Takapuna Grammar and become well-rounded, confident young people, equipped to deal
with the next steps of their lives and positively contribute to society.
Our Future
Board of Trustees
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Next year, the Board of Trustees’ annual goals remain focussed on improving student achievement
across the school, making this a school that students and teachers want to come to and achieve their
best. We will strengthen our strategic ties with Belmont Intermediate and the other schools on the
peninsula. We also want to become more engaged with our community, working in partnership to
achieve success. There is much to do. To those who are leaving us, good luck for the future and
remember that you remain part of the TGS community for life! For those who are returning next year,
look forward to exciting times ahead in 2011. I wish you all a great summer holiday, you deserve it!
Mark McCall
Chairperson
Board of Trustees
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PTA News
PTA News
Great Golfing
The fifth annual Takapuna Grammar School Golf Day was
held on 28 October. The sun shone and teams of helpers swung
into action to make it a pleasant and profitable day. Following
an afternoon on the greens, the golfers were welcomed into the
Waitemata Clubhouse by one of the school’s string quartets.
Dinner, prize giving and an auction rounded off the day.
Approximately $12,000 was raised for the school.
Debbie Stewart, event organiser commented, “Without the
many willing hands the PTA could not have put on this first
rate event. I’d like to thank everyone who took time from their
busy schedule to help us. Our principal sponsor, Bayley’s were
also very generous with their time and with the expertise of
their staff.” Indeed, Sue Stanaway from Bayley’s couldn’t
resist bidding and winning one of the auction prizes.
First place was fiercely contested and only decided on count
back. The winning team was captained by Andrew Kerslake,
a staunch TGS supporter. Runners up were Beca, captained
by a new Board of Trustees member, Jon Williams, and
third place was awarded to a team entered by the Patriot.
Other place getters were “The Misfits” (4), “2 kool 4 skool”
Takapuna Grammar School Staff (5) and Gardyne Holt (6).
The PTA is not resting on its laurels though. Planning is
already underway for next year’s golf day. If you would like
to lend a hand please call Helen Whitehead on 021 748 331.
Check out the Takapuna Grammar School PTA facebook page for more
photos of the 2010 golf day.
“We look forward to this event every year” says Phil Gillard
from Knowledge Net. “It’s one of the best run tournaments
around. And to top it off we are supporting an outstanding
school.” Phil came away with the wine connoisseur’s hamper,
beautifully presented by My Goodness Gift Baskets.
Food, Fun & Friendships
Passionate parents are sought for food, fun and
friendships. This merry band of mums and dads put
together both fundraising events and parents socials.
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Next year the PTA will organise the annual golf day,
produce a Takapuna Grammar Cookbook and stage
a parent’s dance and a Winter Ball. Desiree Mason
encourages more parents to sign up. “If we get more
people involved we can also put on other events which
have been on the back burner for some time now. We
have so many great ideas but just need people who
want to contribute to the school. It’s not a talk fest.
This is for do-ers”
Nicky Pridham, the retiring treasurer says “As
a new comer to the area joining the PTA has
been a tremendous way to meet other parents.
I have made firm friends and had a lot of fun.”
If you would like to join the committee or just help on specific projects,
call Desiree Mason on 446 6043 or Karen Yarnton 445 6079.
Takapuna Grammar School Prefects 2011
Head Boy
Head Girl
Deputy Head Boy
Deputy Head Girl
Andrew Coshan
Hannah Brightley
Kun Qian
Jodi Thomas
Girls:
Brooke Cull, Carolin Fleissner, Natalie Holland, Gaby Miegeville-Little,
Gala Morris, Sarah Ong, Molly Parker, Helena Power, Tyana Rowe-Kurene,
Kate Seatter, Victoria Timmins, Isabelle Verney, and Jerry Yelich-O’Connor.
Boys:
Chuansen Brock, Oliver Buchanan, Luke Carey, George Edgar,
Sam Fraser-Baxter, Beau Johns, Young-Min Lee, Harry Lissington,
Te Apatu McCrea, Ben Seaton, Hyun Shin, Tim Williams and Luke Yarnton.
Special Education Prefects:
Jim Chang, Richard Turrall.
Left to right: Jodi Thomas, Kun Qian, Hannah Brightley and Andrew Coshan
School Prefects 2011
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Prizegiving 2010
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Senior Prizegiving
Senior Prizegiving was held on the 4th November. The following awards were made to Years 11, 12 and 13
students at the Bruce Mason Centre.
Senior Prizegiving Results
Chirag Udhani - Academic Excellence, Year 13 and Dux
of the School
Thomas Chiang - Academic Excellence, Year 13 and
Proxime Accessit
Harriet Robinson-Chen Academic Excellence, Year 12
Rachel Love - Academic Excellence, Year 11
Amelia MacDonald - Best School Spirit Overall
Hannah Brightley – All-Round Effort and School Spirit,
Year 12
Aless Smith - All-Round Effort and School Spirit, Year 11
Gold Merit Awards
James Brooke - Jazz Band, Show Orchestra, Chamber
Orchestra, Tikanga Maori
Alex Fenton - Bop Doo Wop, Blondz, School Show,
Cricket, Leonessa
Elizabeth Lewis – Debating, MUNA, Jazz Band, Show
Orchestra
Amelia MacDonald - 40 Hour Famine Leadership,
Debating, Blondz, School Show, Peer Leadership Team,
Tikanga Maori, Leonessa
Helena Power - House Leadership, 40 Hour Famine
Leadership, Kapa Haka, Tikanga Maori
Tyana Rowe-Kurene – Volleyball, Netball, Touch
Rugby, Ki-o-rahi, House Leadership, Tikanga Maori
Molly Rowlandson – Leonessa, Bop Doo Wop, Blondz,
School Show
Citations for Personal Excellence
Luke Carey - Environment
Rosie Crooks - Rowing
Mikaela Davies - Tennis
Logan Dunning Beck - Yachting
Jacko Gill - Athletics
Isobel Hawkins - Yachting
Rosy Herstell - Environment
Amelia MacDonald - World Vision
Andrew Ranford - Multi Sports
Rebecca Nolan, Kate Philp, Rachael Beaumont
and Monique Davis - Under 18 Girls’ Coxed Quad
Harry Ross - Cycling
Emma Rouse – Judo
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Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year
Mikaela Davies - Sportswoman of the Year
Jacko Gill - Sportsman of the Year
School House Award - Tainui
Special Awards were given to the following students:
Alex Fenton - Peninsular Cup for excellence in the Performing Arts.
Amelia MacDonald - Senior Speech Shield.
James Fox - Margaret Campbell Shield for overall excellence in language.
Kate Wanless - Mike Donald Memorial Shield for the most committed senior
visual arts student.
Zak Johnson - Tony Steele Award for contribution to kapa haka.
Ani McGahan and Amelia MacDonald - Post Award for promotion of
and contribution to Kaupapa Maori.
Luke Carey - AFS (American Field Scholar) Award for global awareness and
the promotion of international peace and understanding.
Rosy Herstell - Takapuna RSA Award for community service inside and
outside the school.
Toby Hawkins - Aroha Cup for achievement in Special Education.
Geoffrey Mitchell - Daniel James Trophy for individual excellence in Special
Education.
Whitney Henry - Prentice Award for significant personal growth and
perseverance.
Thomas Henehan - Success Cup acknowledges a student who has
demonstrated the true meaning of success, a personal standard, reaching for the
highest that is in us, becoming all that we can.
Paul Symes - Devonport Rotary Cup for Academic Endeavour at Year 11.
Naawie Tutugoro - Benefitz Graphic Design Scholarship for a top student in
the design area.
Chuansen Brock - Ex-Pupils’ Scholarship.
Umar Kuddus and Alex Miller – Takapuna Centre for Business and
Enterprise Scholarship.
Hyun-Oh Shin - Takapuna Grammar School International Student
Scholarship.
Matthew Hill - Rowan Nicks Scholarship for Arts Subject.
SungYeon Kim - Warren Mason Scholarship.
2011 Scholarships
Laura Eaton – University of Auckland Scholarship
Amelia MacDonald – University of Auckland Scholarship
Ani McGahan – University of Auckland Chancellors Award for a top Maori/
Pacific Island Student
Kate Wanless - AUT University Scholarship for Academic Excellence
William Godfrey - AUT University Scholarship for a Significant Student
Leisha Calder - Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Ji Min Jun - Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Rosie Murphy - Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Rosie Smith - Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Head Girl / Head Boy Awards
Amelia MacDonald - Battersby Vase
William Godfrey - Ian Gray Memorial Trophy
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Prizegiving 2010
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Year 11
Morgan Allen - 1st in Music
Jazzy Bradley - 1st in Science
Jennifer Cai - 1st in Business (Cambridge)
Ruth Chong - 1st in Drama, Distinction in Food and
Nutrition, Distinction in History
Tara Collins - Distinction in Mathematics
Nathan Collins - Distinction in Technology Hard
Materials
Maddy Denne - 1st in Art, 1st in Biology
Lauren Dirksen -1st in Dance
Tabatha Driver - Distinction in English
Nick Ganley - 1st in Accounting
Isobel Hawkins - Distinction in English, 1st in
Mathematics, Distinction in Physical Education
Yeo Jin Huang - Excellence in English for Academic
Purposes
Seon Hwang - Distinction in Graphic Design
James Kang - Distinction in Geography, 1st in Physics
Min Cheong Kim - Distinction in Mathematics
HyeYeon Kim - Excellence in Japanese, 1st in
Mathematics Extension, 1st in Science
Thomas Kinney - Excellence in Technology Hard
Materials
Lydia Knott - Excellence in Special Education
DongHyun Lee - Distinction in Mathematics
Rachel Love - 1st in English Extension, Excellence in
French, Distinction in Mathematics Extension
Catherine Meachen - Excellence in Technology Soft
Materials
Mattea Mrkusic - Distinction in Biology, Distinction in
English Extension
Yu Jin Nah - Distinction in Art, 1st in Economics, 1st in
Graphic Design
Takumi Nomura - Excellence in English for Academic
Purposes
Jessica Ong - Distinction in Science
Rojjirat Opassuwan - Excellence in Food and
Nutrition
Eisha Pleasants-Tate - 1st in Mathematics
James Poh - Distinction in Geography
Cass Power - Excellence in SPEC
Gemma Price - Exellence in German
Felix Pryor - 1st in History
Kiana Puterangi - 1st in Maori Language, Culture and
Performance
Gerard Pyc - Distinction in Technology Hard Materials
Elwood Rawson - Distinction in Physics
Max Revill - 1st in Physical Education
Riane Ross - Distinction in Science
Megan Simpson-Finnerty - Distinction in English
Victoria Smith - 1st in English
Peter Sorrenson - 1st in Geography
Chelsea Van Duin - 1st in Te Reo Maori
Joyce Wang - Distinction in Chemistry, 1st in Economics
and Accounting
Danielle Watkins - Excellence in English
Year 12
Edric Angkiriwang - 1st in Mathematics Cambridge
Hannah Brightley - 1st in Geography
Annaliese Brown - Distinction in Hospitality
Jodie Chandler - Distinction in Geography
Fei Cheng - Distinction in Mathematics
Sharna Collard - Excellence in SPEC
Brooke Cull - 1st in Physical Education
Louise Davidson - Excellence in Technology Hard
Materials
Lucia Dawbin - Distinction in English, Distinction in
Mathematics
Joshua Dawes - 1st in Chemistry, 1st in History
Thomas Doolin - Distinction in Biology, Distinction in
Chemistry
Logan Dunning Beck - 1st in Economics
Sam Fraser-Baxter - Distinction in Physical Education
Samantha Gilmour - 1st in Art Design
Rosie Harris - Distinction in Geography
Sophie Hayman - Distinction in Biology
Isobel Hoek - Excellence in English
James Horner - 1st in Classics, Excellence in French
Allen Hu - Distinction in Physics
Hyun Jin Huang - Excellence in English for Academic
Purposes
Anthony Jeory-Thompson - Distinction in English
Amy Jesensek - Excellence in Art Photography
Pheng Jiang - 1st in Accounting, 1st in Business Studies
Cambridge, 1st in Economics Cambridge
Bene Joseph - 1st in Mathematics Applied
Peter Kamphuis - Excellence in Special Education
Georgina Kearney - Excellence in Technology Soft
Materials
Umar Kuddus - 1st in Legal Studies
Gwan Ho Lee - Distinction in Accounting, Distinction
in Economics
Soojin Lee - Excellence in Japanese, 1st in Mathematics
Extension
Samara Lucich - Distinction in Media Studies
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Mike Ma - 1st in Electronics, 1st in Mathematics Extension
Te Apatu McCrea - 1st Te Reo Maori
Joseph McDonald - 1st in Technology Furniture
Gaby Miegeville-Little - Excellence in Art Painting and Sculpture
Alex Miller - 1st in English Cambridge
Kanehisa Okano - Excellence in English for Academic Purposes
Michael Pijper - Distinction in Mathematics, Distinction in English
Helena Power - Excellence in Hospitality
James Roberts - 1st in Graphic Design
Harriet Robinson-Chen - Excellence in Art History, 1st in English
Extension
Anderson Romero - 1st in Music
Ben Seaton - 1st in Dance, 1st in Drama
Ana Snjegota - Excellence in Spanish
Emily Sotheran - 1st in English
Jodie Thomas - 1st in Biology
Victoria Timmins - Distinction in Classics, Distinction in English Extension,
Distinction in History
Sophie Walker - Distinction in Art Photography
Yiyan Wang - 1st in Mathematics
Jordaan Wihongi - 1st in Tourism, 1st in Practical Physical Education
Timothy Williams - Excellence in German, 1st in Physics
Jerry Yelich-O’Connor - Distinction in Art Photography, 1st in Media
Studies
Shiwei Zhou - Distinction in Art Design
Year 13
Rory Bingham - Distinction in English and English Extension
Kelsey Buntain - Distinction in Mathematics with Statistics
Leisha Calder - Excellence in French, Distinction in Geography
Emma Chandler - 1st in Geography
Jim Chang - Excellence in Special Education
Thomas Chiang - 1st in Accounting, 1st in Economics, 1st in Mathematics
with Statistics
Paige Cummings - Excellence in Horticulture
Alexandra Edney-Browne - 1st in Media Visual
Alex Fenton - 1st in Music Theatre
Megan Fenton - 1st in Physical Education
Maggie Gardyne - Distinction in Hospitality
Whitney Henry - 1st in Tourism
Matthew Hill - Distinction in Biology
Isaac Hornburg - Distinction in Classics
Marion Hubbard - Excellence in Technology Soft Materials
Ji Min Jun - 1st in Graphics
Vladimir Kavrakovski - Distinction in Chemistry, Excellence in Technology
Web Design
Dominic Keall-Grant - Distinction in Physics
Anne Kim - Excellence in Japanese
Sung Yeon Kim - 1st in Mathematics with Calculus
Steffan Knight - Excellence in English, 1st in Physical Education Practical,
1st in Technology Hard Materials
Abigail Leach - Distinction in English and English Extension
Elizabeth Lewis - 1st in History of England
Amelia MacDonald - 1st in English Extension
John McCall - 1st in Music
Ani McGahan – Excellence Art History, 1st in History of New Zealand, 1st in
Te Reo Maori
Isabella Piper-Jarrett - 1st in Business Studies Cambridge, 1st in Economics
Cambridge
Alex Revell - Excellence in German
Nakita Rose - 1st in Media Print
Tamarah Scott - 1st in Drama
Olga Shimbereva - 1st in English Cambridge
Rosie Smith - 1st in Art Design
Olivia Stacy - Excellence in SPEC
Lucy Stewart - Distinction in Geography
Adrienne Taibaleti - Excellence in Hospitality
Naawie Tutugoro - 1st in Art Painting
Chirag Udhani - 1st in Biology, 1st in Chemistry, 1st in Classical Studies,
Distinction in Mathematics with Calculus, 1st in Physics
Lyco Wen - Distinction in Mathematics with Statistics
Kirsten Woodward - Excellence in Art Photography
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Art
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LEVEL 2 ART
A selection of work from our 2010 Level 2
external folios is presented on these pages,
including Photography, Design and Painting.
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Student Achievement
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Student Achievement
Academic
Australian Mathematics Competition: Takapuna
Grammar School students joined students from 42 other
countries to sit the 33rd Australian Mathematics Competition.
They had to answer 30 challenging mathematics problems
and came up with the following creditable results:
Sun Lee - Year 9: Certificate of Distinction Top 15%
Michelle Fu-Yun Wang and Alice Song – Year 9:
Certificate of Credit Top 50%
Sally Heo – Year 9: Certification of Proficiency
Jordan Griffiths – Year 10: Distinction Top 15%
Eun Pyo Son – Year 11: Certificate of Proficiency
ChanHyun Han and Soo Jin Lee – Year 12: Certificate of
Distinction Top 15%
Zoe Davidson – Year 12: Certification of Participation
Chun-Lin Lee – Year 13: Certificate of Credit
Alliance Française French Results 2010: The following
excellent results were gained by French students in the annual
Auckland Alliance Française Competition:
Leisha Calder and Tijana Ristovic, Year 13: Bien
Madeline Powers, Year 13: Assez bien
James Horner, Year 12: Très bien
Emma Duncan and Harriett Robinson-Chen, Year 12:
Bien
Rachel Love, Year 11: Excellent – 3rd Prize
Madeline Denne, Year 11: Très bien
Peter Sorrenson, Year 11: Assez bien
Australian Chemistry Quiz 2010 - There were over 100
000 entries and students from Takapuna Grammar School
achieved the following results:
Chuansen Brock, Credit Top 40 %
Joshua Dawes, Distinction Top 25 %
Sam Chang, High Distinction Top 10 %
Goethe Society German Examinations 2010: The
following students gained outstanding results in their 2010
examinations:
Alex Revell – Year 13: Diploma
Timothy Williams – Year 12: 2nd Prize
Jodi Thomas – Year 12: Award of Excellence
Loran Paulich – Year 12 Advantaged Speakers: Award of
Excellent
Gemma Price - Year 11: 1st Prize Equal
Robbie Laking - Year 11: 2nd Prize Equal
Lily Rambeck - Year 11: 3rd Prize
Montanna Bowyer – Year 10: Diploma
Nik Skara – Year 10: Diploma
Science: Five of our top Science students were selected for
the 2011 Rotary National Science and Technology Forum
(our most ever). They are: Te Apatu McCrea, Isabelle
Verney, Thomas Doolin, Chaunsen Brock and Allen
Hu. This will mean they will have some of the $1350 fee paid
for them. They will spend 14 days in January with 145 other
NZ Science students, living at O’Rorke Hall at the University
of Auckland, working in the laboratories and field stations of
tertiary institutions around Auckland
Young Scholars Programme: Alex Edney-Browne,
William Zhang, Josh Bouwhuis and Conor Simmonds
were selected to be part of the Young Scholars Progamme
at the University of Auckland for a full academic semester
this year on the basis of their high academic performance
at secondary school. This involved them attending lectures
and tutorials for two nights a week and the submission of two
extended essays and an exam. All four students passed with
flying colours, in some cases, surpassing first year students.
They received the following results:
Alex Edney-Browne - Stage 1 History paper AConnor Simmonds – Stage 1 History paper B+
Joshua Bouwhuis – Stage 1 English Global Literature B+
William Zhang – Stage 1 English Global Literature B
ICAS English Competition: The following students took
part in the NSW English Competition and achieved the
following results:
High Distinctions up by 5 from 2009: Morgan Allen,
Montanna Bowyer, Ben Halstead, Zach Halstead,
Thomas Layburn, Rachel Sharrow, Sofie Wigram and
Jordan Griffiths.
Distinction: Hannah Cantrell, Ross Coldwell, Seth
Down, Tessa Hubbard, Sophie Parker, Nik Skara,
Matt Stevens, Georgia Styles, Evie Talbot and Ben
Verney.
ICAS English Competition Year 9
High Distinction: Alex Ferguson and Danyon Wye.
Distinction: Sam Barnett, Thomas Calver, Luca Denee,
Harry Elworthy, Sabina Giurgiu, Maddie Hay,
Madison Johnson, Maddie Lloyd, Shoni Lorimer,
Emma O’Brien, Hannah O’Reilly, Tommi RobinsonChen, David Sorrenson, David Spencer, Adelie Tan,
Max Tang and Ella Yelich-O’Connor.
Sport
swimmers from each heat).
Bowls: Clayton Hockley finished 2nd in the regional
Secondary School bowls playoffs. He has now been
selected to compete in the NZ National Secondary School
championships.
Claudia Brick attended the New Zealand Short Course
National Age Group Championships. She qualified to race in
8 events and went on to make 5 finals in the 400im, 200 back,
400 free, 800 free and 100 back. She was also recently selected
to attend a Swim New Zealand Age Group Development
camp.
NZSS Cycling Nationals 2010: Takapuna Grammar
School students competed at the final New Zealand Secondary
School Cycling Championships covering three disciplines;
Team Time Trial, the Road Race and the Points Race. In
the Team Time trial two teams made it through to the top
10. The Junior Girls’ team Eva Symes, Hannah Cantrell,
Madison Farrell and Ella Matuschka placed 9th. The
Junior Boys A team Harry Elworthy, Jonathan Ranford,
Harry Ross and Harry Hebden placed 7th.
In the Road Race, six of our cyclists placed in the top ten;
Madison Farrell U16 6th, Harry Elworthy U15 6th,
Jonathan Ranford U15 8th and Cameron Thompson
U17 6th with two medals going to Hannah Sykes U17 3rd
and Harry Ross U16 3rd.
The Points Race Hannah Sykes U17 placed 9th and Harry
Ross U16 placed 7th. Our medal winners in these races were
in the U15 boys’ race with Jonathan Ranford receiving gold
and Harry Elworthy receiving silver. Jonathan won the 2
out of the 3 sprint laps in this race and Harry won the 3rd
sprint lap in this race.
Rowing: Takapuna Grammar School won the Takapuna Cup
for Schoolgirls with the most points at the 50th Anniversary of
Rowing Regattas at Lake Pupuke. The Girls U17 and the Girls
U16 quads, Girls U16 2X and Girls U17 4X+ all had wins
along with the Boys U16 Quad, Boys U16 Single, Boys U16
2X, and the Boys U18/Club 2X.
Sailing: Hamish Dunning Beck has been selected to
attend the New Caledonia National Sailing Championships
in Noumea.
Snowboarding: Bea Moss gained 1st place at a freestyle
snowboarding competition at Mt. Ruapehu.
Shotput: Jacko Gill shattered the world record for 15yr
boys throwing the 7.26kg shot put. This was previously held
by USA Arnold Campbell and set in 1982 of 17.26m. Jacko
threw 18.57m. to beat the mark by 1.31m. His latest world
mark becomes Jacko’s ninth he has broken out of a possible 22
from age 14 to senior men.
Swimming: Aless Smith recently competed in the NZ
Age Group Short Course Championships in Wellington.
She entered 6 events and made the finals in them all (top 10
Takapuna Grammar School Junior Touch 2010
The school entered three teams (two boys and one girls) into
the North Harbour Secondary Competition. All the teams
played in the B grade as many of the players were novices
to the sport at this level. Their efforts this season earned the
Takapuna Gold (Boys) and the Girls team a chance to win
their respective grade. Both played and competed well in their
final with the Boys winning their game against Rosmini 6 - 5
after going to a drop off (three players on the field). The Girls
placed second against Pinehurst (1-3).This has been the best
result for Takapuna Grammar Touch in a long time.
Five players from Takapuna Grammar have been named to
represent the region of North Harbour at Nationals for various
age groups. They are Cam Puterangi (U21), Marcus
TeKani and Connor O’Toole (U17), Eisha PleasantsTate and Alice Scott MacDonald (U17)
Congratulations and thanks to all involved this year - Manager,
Coaches, referees, parents, supporters and players.
Student Achievement
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Co Curricular
Dance
This year the Special Education students have been studying
Dance as part of their core program. Four students from
this class completed, over T3 all the requirements to
gain 4 Level 2 credits in Dance. This included rehearsal
process, understanding and demonstrating different dance
techniques and a performance at the Dance Assessment.
Congratulations to Annalise Cruickshank, Peter
Kamphuis, Leon Ogilvy and Rebecca Williams
who were presented with their Certificates for Level 2,
Experience Dance in Term 4.
AFS: Danielle Drummond has been selected to travel
to Honduras on a one year programme departing February
2011 with AFS Intercultural Programmes New Zealand.
Performing Arts: Ashleigh Coward has just been
accepted into the Auckland Performing Arts School Fulltime Contemporary Dance Programme.
Piano: Max Tang will feature as a guest soloist at the
New Zealand Variety Concert at the Aotea Centre.
Left to right: Peter Kamphuis, Leon Ogilvy, Annalise Cruickshank and Rebecca Williams with their certificates.
For your information
Board of Trustees: School donation 2011
The Board has set the school donation for 2011 at
$300 for an individual student and $480 for a family.
An early payment discount is offered. If the donation is
paid before the 31st of March 2011 the amount for an
individual is reduced to $275 and for a family to $450.
We would like to thank you all for the support you
have given the school through the donation in 2010.
For parents of prospective Year 9 students for 2011,
the 2010 donation rates which were in your enrolment
packs will apply for payments made before the 31st
December. From the 1st of January the 2011 rates will
apply.
Junior Prizegiving
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Junior Prizegivings will take place in the School Hall.
The Year 10 prizegiving will commence at 12.30pm
and will conclude at 1.30pm. Students will receive
their reports and be dismissed. The Year 9 prizegiving
will commence at 2.00pm and conclude at 3.00pm.
Students will receive their reports and be dismissed.
Parents are warmly invited to attend the prizegivings.
Please be seated in the School Hall 10 minutes prior to
the commencement.
2010 Young Sportsperson of the Year
Left to Right - Principal Mr Simon Lamb, Logan Dunning Beck, Andrew Ranford, Jacko Gill, Mrs Sharon Davies
Front Row: Rosie Crooks, Mikaela Davies, Isobel Hawkins
The 2010 YSPOTY Young Sportsperson of the Year
Awards was recently held at Eden Park. The awards
were initiated in 1991 and rewards and recognises
students who have performed with distinction in their
various sporting codes.
Takapuna Grammar School had a fantastic night. It
started with Mrs Sharon Davies who won the 2010
Sports Educator of the Year Award. Mrs Davies has
worked hard to encourage and improve sporting
achievement and participation at TGS for the past
seven years. She has advocated passionately for all
sports and in doing so has opened up huge possibilities
for all students. Mrs Davies is well recognised by this
award and deserves the acknowledgement for the great
work she does.
Five other students were nominated from TGS for
their contribution to sports. They were;
Jacko Gill – finalist for Athletics
Rosie Crooks - finalist for the Rowing Girls
Division
Mikaela Davies – finalist for Tennis
Andrew Ranford - finalist for the Multisport Boys
Division
Isobel Hawkins - finalist for Girls Yachting
Division
Logan Dunning Beck – finalist for Boys Yachting
Division
Congratulations to Mikaela Davies, Logan DunningBeck and Jacko Gill who went on to win ASB Sporting
Awards amongst highly contested fields.
The overall winners were announced with Jacko Gill
winning the Young Sportsman of the year. The event
recognised the achievements of over 150 students
across 32 codes. Jacko has also been named the Massey
University Supreme overall winner in the Harbour
Sport Excellence Awards. He was also named Junior
Sportsman of the Year and received the Supreme
Award at the North Harbour Sports Awards.
In 2007, another TGS student, yachtsman Paul SnowHansen won the same award.
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School Dates
Uniform & Stationery Shop
For the purchase of new and second-hand uniforms, PE uniforms and tracksuits. Please note
that the Uniform & Stationery shop will be closed from the 10 December 2010 and will re-open
again on the 19 January 2011.
Friday
10 December
Closed
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
19 – 21 January
9am–11.45am, 12.30pm–3.00pm
Wednesday
19 January
4.00pm–6.30pm
Saturday
22 January
9am–12noon
Monday – Friday
24 – 28 January
9am–11.45am, 12.30pm–3.00pm
Wednesday
26 January
4.00pm – 6.30pm
As from the start of the 2011 school term, the Uniform & Stationery Shop will be open:
Monday – Thursday
Parents/Caregivers Only
Monday – Thursday
Students
8.30am – 3.00pm
8.30am – 8.45,
11am – 11.25am
1.25pm – 2.05pm
THE UNIFORM & STATIONERY SHOP WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAYS
Important Dates 2011
Finance Office
Friday
10 December
Closed
Monday – Friday
13 December – 20 December
9am – 3pm
Monday – Friday
10 January – 21 January
9am – 3pm
Monday
24 January onwards
8.30am – 4pm
Friday
10 December
Closed
Wednesday
19 January onwards
8.30am – 4pm
School Enrolments
Important Dates 2011
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Thursday, 27 January & Friday, 28 January
Final testing for students new to Takapuna Grammar School
Thursday, 27 January & Tuesday, 1 February
Orientation for International Students (International Department)
Monday, 31 January
Auckland Anniversary Day, Public Holiday
Tuesday, 1 February
Year 9 Assembly in the School Hall by 9.00am. Students will be dismissed at 3.00pm
Wednesday, 2 February
Year 9 Assembly in Form Class at 9.00am (orientation with Peer Support Leaders PM)
Year 10 Assembly in the School Hall at 9.00am followed by form period
Year 11 Assembly in the School Hall at 9.30am followed by form period
Year 12 Assembly in the School Hall at 10.00am followed by form period
Year 13 Assembly in the School Hall at 10.30am followed by form period
Peer Support Leaders to meet with Mrs Pottinger in the School Hall at 12.00noon. Year
10 – 13 students will be dismissed at the completion of form period and confirmation of
subjects.
Thursday, 3 February onwards
Normal School Timetable
Wednesday, 16 February
New Parents’ Evening in the School Hall at 7.00pm
Tuesday, 1 March
NCEA Qualifications Evening in the School Hall at 7.00pm