Education: Kristin School
Kristin School Congratulates
Scholarship & Award Winners of 2012
Kristin School would like to congratulate the winners of the Senior School Prestige awards, Kristin Scholarships and external Scholarships who were announced at the Senior School Prize-giving on Friday 4 November. We recognise the immense amount of work which these students have put in throughout their schooling careers and offer our greatest congratulations and respect for their achievements.
Kristin School Prestige Awards
Foundation Cup Carla Boniolo
Kristin’s highest honour, awarded to a pupil who shows the true Kristin example.
Stevens Award for Academic Excellence Heidi Lawson
Dux of School
Proxime Accessit Steven Zhao
Runner up to Dux of School
Senior School Achievement Trophy Heidi Lawson
For participation and contribution to a prestigious standard in academic, sporting and cultural activities.
Anna Fuller Trophy Karen Goedeke
Awarded to a student who has displayed a consistently positive attitude, commitment and determination in the pursuit of excellence.
Sir Denis Blundell Trophy Clinton Geissler
For personal conduct and citizenship.
Gifford Shield Claudia Hanham
For exemplifying the qualities of leadership
Appreciation Cup Emily McDonald
For attitude, reliability, kindness, courtesy and consideration towards others.
External Scholarships
PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship Heidi Lawson, William Ramsey
Awarded to students who have achieved academic excellence and who demonstrate an interest in commerce. As well as receiving assistance valued at $7,000 over the course of their university degree, each student will be given mentoring support, develop valuable business relationships and networks, and have the opportunity to work as an intern over a summer break.
Russell McVeagh Law Scholarship Carla Boniolo
The Russell McVeagh School Leavers’ Law Scholarship is valued at approximately $7,000 over the course of the student’s degree and includes ongoing mentoring and support from a Russell McVeagh partner or solicitor. Summer clerk positions are made available in the penultimate year of law study.
The University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Heidi Lawson
The Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships, valued at $5,000, recognise academic achievement and demonstrated leadership potential.
The University of Auckland Scholarship Carla Boniolo
These generous and highly sought-after scholarships reward academic excellence, all around ability and leadership potential among students wishing to enter full-time undergraduate degree programmes. The value of the award is in excess of $25,000.
The AUT University Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Belinda Hooper
The Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship is awarded to a student who has demonstrated consistent academic excellence in their studies at secondary school. The value of the award over three years is approximately $15,000.
Massey University Vice Chancellor’s Innovation and Academic Excellence Award Isaac Nichols
The purpose of this award is to recognise secondary school student academic achievement and innovative thinking. The amount of the award is $4,000.
Kristin School Scholarships
Westpac Academic Scholarship Verity Johnson
Awarded to a Year 12 student who has already attained a high level of academic achievement and shows potential for future success.
Westpac Cultural Scholarship Priyal Bhoola
Awarded to a Year 12 student who has already attained a high level of cultural achievement and shows potential for future success.
Westpac Service Scholarship Sarah Ellis-Jack
Awarded to a Year 12 student who has already attained a high level of service to the school and/or wider community and shows potential for ongoing commitment to service.
Westpac Sporting Scholarship Emily Pearce
Awarded to a Year 12 student who has already attained a high level of sporting achievement and shows potential for future success.
Bobby Stafford-Bush Scholarship Joel Granger, Anton Sunde
Awarded to students who have achieved highly in their chosen field and show potential for future success.
Benefitz Scholarship Karen Goedeke
An annual Graphic Design scholarship for a student who has attained a high level of design achievement.
Sullivans Soft Technology Scholarship Allanah Hare
Awarded to a student who has attained a high level of achievement in working with textiles in Soft Technology.
Auckland Council Scholarship Kate Thimbleby
Awarded to a student who has achieved academic success and been actively involved in their community.
Spirit of New Zealand Scholarships Sian Anstis, Darcy Hughes, Finn McCullough, Alexander Young
Awarded to Year 11 and 12 students to undertake a voyage on the Spirit of New Zealand.
Heidi Lawson Takes Top Academic Awards
The Stevens Award for Academic Excellence is awarded to the Kristin Dux of School and this year the recipient was NCEA student, Heidi Lawson.
A highly motivated student who is actively involved in all aspects of life at Kristin, Heidi was awarded Merit in Level 3 Geography, and Excellence in her remaining five subjects: Economics, English, Chemistry, Statistics and Modelling, and Mathematics with Calculus. Her impressive results have also earned her the Senior School Achievement Trophy.
A Senior School Prefect, Heidi has acted as Chairman for the 2011 Cultural Committee and was a valuable member of the Prefect team who raised more than $21,000 to renovate the Salvation Army’s Epsom Lodge recreation room earlier this year.
Heidi’s impressive academic results have earned her a place on the much coveted PricewaterhouseCoopers scholarship programme. As well as receiving assistance to the value of $7000 over the course of her degree, Heidi will receive mentoring support, develop valuable business relationships and networks, and have the opportunity to work as an intern at PWC over a summer break.
With such inspiring academic results and a dedicated approach to service within her community, Heidi has also been honoured with two scholarships from the University of Otago. The first is the University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship valued at $5000 which recognises academic achievement and demonstrated leadership potential. The second is the University of Otago Dux scholarship, guaranteeing her a place in a residential college or hall of residence when she moves to Dunedin next year.
Kristin School provides students with a dual qualification pathway where Senior School students can elect to either complete the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in Years 12 and 13, or continue through the levels of NCEA. In previous years many of the recipients of the Stevens Award have been completing their IB diploma.
Senior School Principal, Brendan Kelly, reflects that Heidi’s success is not at all surprising. “At Kristin we invest a huge amount into the dual qualification pathway. Students who take part in both IB and NCEA are encouraged to succeed, supported through their study and regularly achieve results to rival those from New Zealand and around the world. Heidi is the perfect example of a motivated and talented student who has worked incredibly hard. She deserves our respect and encouragement and I look forward to seeing where the next few years take her”
Kristin School becomes Crime
Scene for Forensic Investigators
More than 80 budding investigators came together at Kristin School over a recent weekend to take part in the first Forensics@Kristin camp. An intensive three-day student-led experience, the camp is designed to test the participants’ problem solving, research, logic and creative skills.
Year 8, 9 and 10 students from Kristin and neighbouring schools joined together to take on roles of Detective, Controller and Scenario Doctor as they worked through evidence to solve a simulated and complex homicide case.
Kristin Gifted Education teachers, Raewyn Casey and Rod Fee, worked tirelessly in the weeks leading up to the camp with Year 9 and 10 participants and a vital team of support staff to create extensive records, databases, interviews and evidence to accommodate whatever line of enquiry the Detectives may follow. All possibilities had to be considered and the extensive scenarios grew as the finest details were incorporated into the huge volume of data.
On arrival the participants were split into groups with clear responsibilities for the action-packed weekend. A group of approximately 60 Year 8 and 9 students were allocated the role of Detective. These students formed groups and would spend the weekend uncovering and analysing evidence, deciphering data in a race to solve the case and find the killer.
Over the exhilarating three days detectives tested fingerprints, DNA and toxin samples, documentary evidence, forgeries, footprint and tyre print casts, pollen, soil and fibre samples. The groups led their own investigation, tested the evidence in the laboratories, arranged for specialist testing, police interviews and search warrants. They utilised the multitude of resources, skills and intelligence at their disposal to sort out the evidence from the red herrings to direct their own lines of inquiry.
An additional group of 20 students were responsible for logistics, with five students having already been allocated roles as Main Controllers and Scenario Doctors. This group had been working together for the weeks leading up to the camp, preparing the scenario as well as the general organisation of the event.
The Year 9 Main Controllers were in place to provide evidence, information and resources to the Detectives as the teams requested them. Most of the time this information was drawn from their database but where a line of inquiry took an unexpected path the Main Controllers were required to react and respond quickly. Year 10 Scenario Doctors were available to support the controllers and keep track on the scenario as it played out.
The whole weekend was a perfect example of what students can achieve when given the opportunity, and nowhere was this more evident than in the logistics team. A group of approximately 15 students were responsible for the smooth running of the camp which included management of the timetable, catering, communication, accounts and fundraising. While Kristin staff were on hand to help and guide as necessary, it was the students who led the camp, addressed the participants and took responsibility for its ultimate success.
The feedback from participants and their families was overwhelmingly positive. The preparation which went into the event was comprehensive and the results incredibly rewarding. Following the success of this first investigation, a second camp is already planned for 2012. Scheduled for the July school holidays, the second Forensics@Kristin will run over five days and can accommodate approximately 80 students. For more information contact Raewyn Casey, rcasey@kristin.school.nz
Education: Kristin School
