Arts Trophies & Awards
The following Arts trophies are presented to students for a variety of achievements including excellence in personal participation or contributing significantly to group successes.
Department |
Trophy |
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Recipient 2020 |
Top ARTS Award |
Dux Artium for High Achievement across a range of Art Endeavours |
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Bryre Aish |
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Art |
Amelia Jane Henry Memorial Trophy for Creative Flair in Y11 Visual Arts |
In Memory of Year 11 Amelia Jane Henry who passed away in 2004. |
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Jheel Das |
Creative Flair in Year 11 Digital Art For consistently producing highly creative work of an excellence standard that shows originality, risk taking and imagination |
Gift |
Tierney Tremewan |
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Creative Flair in Year 12 Visual Art For consistently producing highly creative work of an excellence standard that shows originality, risk taking and imagination. |
Gift |
Nikkaella Lulu
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Creative Flair in Year 13 Visual Art for consistently producing highly creative work of an excellence standard that shows originality, risk taking and imagination |
Gift |
Hannah Park
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Visual Arts Scholarship |
Horace Moore-Jones Art Award For an outstanding Visual Art student who has demonstrated excellence and commitment to the Visual arts and is going on to pursue a career in the Visual Arts. |
Awarded $500.00 |
Bryre Aish |
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Dance |
Neil Ieremia Trophy for Excellence in Choreography |
Across a variety of school productions, solo competitions, extra curricular groups or dance classes. |
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Ruby Hammond |
O'Reilly cup for Performance for Excellence in Dance Performance
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Junior or senior dance student who has performed at an Excellence Level in dance as a subject and or at a high level in extra curricular dance groups (such as production, junior dance club or hip hop group, dance nz made solos). |
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Tehana Piggott |
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Drama |
Smoke Free Drama Cup for Participation in Drama |
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Artemis Goed |
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Judith Miles Drama Cup for Outstanding Drama Performance |
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Eden Peters |
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HGHS Talent Quest Trophy for Highest scoring HGHS student in the HGHS & HBHS combined Talent Quest |
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Hayley Monaghan |
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Kapa Haka |
Te Pou Tikanga award for outstanding leadership in the art of karanga for kaupapa-ā-kura and kapa haka. |
Gift |
Puhirere Akuhata |
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Mā Te Ūpoko Pakaru, Ka Eke award for outstanding work ethic in kapa haka. |
Gift |
Elizabeth Marsters |
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Te Māhuritanga for Most Improved Kaihaka Wahine in Te Maurea Whiritoi. |
Gift |
Rayven Barber |
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Whatukura Māreikura Whakairo for outstanding leadership to kapa haka. ‘Me ko Hine Rēhia koe’ |
Carved taonga donated to Te Maurea Whiritoi by a past parent, Matua Warren McGrath. This whakairo is shared between HBHS and HGHS |
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Hylan Potts |
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Te Puāwaitanga O Te Whakaaro trophy For the student who has displayed the essence of Princess Te Puea Hērangi’s whakatauāki “I te ohonga ake i aku moemoeā, ko te puāwaitanga o te whakaaro”. |
This whakatauāki speaks about the awakening to realise and fulfil one's potential. |
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Hylan Potts |
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Multicultural Council |
Global Citizenship Award for the student who has best promoted international relationships within the school |
For the student who has best promoted international relationships within the school |
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Sabriya Khandarash |
Music |
Choral Music Trophy for outstanding Contribution to Choral Music |
Awarded to a student who has shown leadership in choral music throughout the school. Donated by Mrs R Dewerse (Music teacher 1996-98) |
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Denae McCready |
Clement-Earls Cup for Contribution to School Music |
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Denae McCready |
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Landy Tyrell-Nonoa Trophy for Creativity in Music Award |
Showing great flair in the area of music performance, composition or both. |
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Bryre Aish |
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Mary Allan Beethoven Award for Participation in Co-curricular Music Groups |
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Denae McCready |
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Contribution to Barbershop Performance Trophy for the student or group who has made a significant contribution to ‘The Art of Barbershop singing’. |
Donated by Barbershop Tutor Lynn Jamieson |
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Grace Notes Halle Aish Alice Walker Natassja Medina
Laura Dudley |
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Pasifika |
Leadership Award (Honu Plate)
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This plate is awarded to the student who best exemplifies the role of the honu. She guides, leads and where necessary, counsels our Pasifika students to reach for excellence. |
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Maitland Ford |
Te Puawai Arts Pin |
Te Puawai Pin for exceptional achievements of students who have gained a first placing at a National level. |
The name of this award has been taken from our Auditorium Arts Complex name “Nga Puawaitanga” or ‘the blossoming’. Te Puawai thus translates as Blossom or Flower. It is inscribed on the pin and is used to celebrate the creative journey of a blossom, or in this case, our students. |
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Bryre Aish Hayley Monaghan Halle Aish Susana Satini Shekinah Tofilau Laura Dudley Alice Walker Natassja Medina Halle Aish Rebekah Belbin Stella Boland Queen Chakrabarty Raela Cuthers
Katie Denize Artemis Goed Ngamihi Lyndon Hayley Monaghan Laura Munro Elyssa Orchard Eden Peters Amanda Potgieter Ella Robbs Tylah Samuels-Brown Bree Stevens Chloe Sutherland Taylor Jovi Niamh Trodden Maraia Vukinamualevu Macy Wheeler Anna Wilson Elise Zhu Eden Peters Bree Stevens Isla Russell Sarah King Mayah Sarsfield Madison Long
Gia King |
ART |
Liley Award For Excellence in Senior Visual Arts |
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Hannah Park |
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The Arts |
Cultural Captain Cup |
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Bryre Aish |
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ART |
Ruth Rainsford Memorial Cup For Excellence in Year 11 Art |
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Halle Aish |
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ART |
Photo Life Graphics Art Award Awarded to the Top Level 2 Visual Art student |
Camera and certificate donated |
Mikkaella Lulu |
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Talent Quest Badge |
Talent Quest Badge |
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