Western News: December 20, 2016

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Tuesday December 20 2016
Villa Maria recognises
its high achievers
WESTERN NEWS
AMY INWOOD has been
named dux of Villa Maria
College.
Georgia Freeman was
awarded proxime accessit at the
prize-giving held at the school’s
gymnasium last Wednesday.
The college also announced
its new leadership team for next
year.
Berith Petaia will be head girl
while deputy head girl will be
Maggie Anderson.
Year 13 Special Awards:
Head Girl - Olivia Kerr
Meyer Cup for Leadership
- Madison Hill, Olivia Kerr.
Head Librarian -Georgia
Smith
Mary Ryan Memorial Prize
for exemplifying the spirit of
Villa - Gabrielle Cleary
Board of
Trustees Award for
Outstanding Contribution
to Leadership and School
Spirit - Ruby Mountford-
McAluey
Father D K O’Sullivan Cup
for making the best use
of her God-given talents -
Victoria Marshall
Principal’s Art Award -
Krystal O’Reilly
English as a Second
Language Denise Murfitt
Cup for the most improved
new English speaking
student - Hyemin Park
Best all-round Senior
Sportswoman Sally Flynn
Cup and Jessie Anderson
Mene Award for the most
valued contribution to sport
in a number of codes at high
level and consistency in
upholding the ideals of Fair
Play - Georgia Freeman and
Molly Millar
Amy Inwood Georgia Freeman Berith Petaia Maggie Anderson
Mother Mercedes
Memorial Literary Prize -
Phoebe Wynands
Sister Leonie Award for
Excellence in Oral
Communication - Janey
Hansen
Contribution to Music,
Calder Cup - Janey Hansen
Quinn Cup for Speech and
Drama - Sophie Holt
Staff Special Award for
Contribution to College life
- Samantha Doig
Alex Thomas Memorial
Cup for the student who has
made the most personal
progress - Hannah Allison
Mercy Cup for Christian
Leadership - Gabrielle
Sullivan
Elizabeth de Roo Cup
for College Service - Amy
Inwood
Callaghan Cup for Year
13 general excellence -
Georgia Freeman
Jessie Dodd Award for
proxime accessit - Georgia
Freeman
PTA Award for Dux - Amy
Inwood
Year 12 Special Awards
McSweeney Cup for
the top sciences award -
Brianna Hunter
Vincent Cup for top
academic student - Phoebe
Chin
Jubilee Cup for general
excellence - Phoebe Chin
Year 11 Special Awards
Year 11 top academic
student - Emily Baker
Clinton Memorial Cup for
year 11 general excellence -
Sophie Glass
Year 13 Diligence Awards
Lattimore Cup - Rachel
Cleeve
McAuley Cup - Janey
Hansen
Bishop Hanrahan
Memorial - Georgia Freeman
Sister Mary Hanrahan Cup
- Emilie Feasey
Cultural Golds
Julia Burrell - Drama
Julia Conaghan - Con Brio,
Jazz Band, Vivace
Samantha Doig - Drama
Janey Hansen - Con Brio,
Cultural Captain, Vivace
Sophie Holt - Con Brio,
Vivace
Amy Inwood - Con Brio,
Senior Orchestra, Vivace
Agatha Lee - Con Brio,
Vivace
Lauren Parnell - Con Brio,
Senior Orchestra, Vivace
Samantha Taylor - Drama
Sports Golds
Jessie Anderson - Athletics,
Hockey
Claire Bamford - Hockey
Madaline Davidson -
Trampolining
Georgia Freeman - Rowing
Georgina Mackay-Stewart
- Hockey
Molly Mackay-Stewart -
Hockey
Molly Millar - Rowing
Ella Morrison - Hockey
Molly Owens - Hockey
Navajo Prentice - Athletics,
Cross Country
Olivia Reiber - Cycling
Grace Richards - Hockey
Emma Smith - Cycling
Georgia Stroud - Athletics
Atawhai Gold
2016 Atawhai Awards
for service to the special
character of Villa Maria
College. ‘Atawhai’ is the
Maori word for ‘mercy’
- Amy Inwood, Gabrielle
Sullivan.
Villa Maria College Mercy
Award - Ruby Mountford-
McAuley
College Leadership
2017
Head Girl - Berith Petaia
Deputy Head Girl - Maggie
Anderson
Service Captain - Blythe
Ward
Cultural Captain - Lucy
Sutcliffe
Academic Captain -
Phoebe Chin
Sports Captain - Hannah
Doocey
Head Librarian - Caitlin
Pickover
International Leaders -
Hannah (Hye-Min) Park and
Chole (Jeongin) Lee