Arts and Cultural Awards Evening 2016
On Tuesday 18 October, HBHS celebrated the achievements of our most talented artists, musicians, performers, speakers, debaters, film-makers and all-round creative individuals and groups. As our Director of Culture and evening MC, Mr James Sutherland told the audience, these artists often go on to define their generation and it is impossible to overstate just how important the arts are in society. The talent on display, as always, was genuinely outstanding, and it was a privilege to watch and listen to these artists. The full list of award winners is as follows, and we congratulate each and every one of them.
DEBATING
MCW Cup for Best All-round Debater to Alexander Le Comte
Norton-Brown Cup for Most Promising Debater to Timothy Ng
HBHS Cup for Most Improved Senior Debater to Nicholas Goodman
Kolah Cup for Most Promising Year 10 Debater to Ashe Wainui-Mackle
Thomas Simpson Cup for Best Junior Debater to Henry Yao
Sarbutt Cup for Staff versus Student Debating to the Students (for now...)
CREATIVE WRITING
HBHS Regal Insurance Cup for Junior Prose to Eddie Morgan
HBHS Regal Insurance Cup for Senior Prose to Hamish Weren
DRAMA
Achievement Certificate for Greatest Contribution to the School Production to Spencer Littlewood
Taylor Cup for Outstanding Performance in the School Production to Reid Benseman
Achievement Certificate for Most Improved Junior to Dylan Poihipi
Achievement Certificate for Most Improved Senior to Spencer Littlewood
Achievement Certificate for Services to Drama to Aron Gounder
Achievement Certificate for Contribution to Shakespeare to Samisoni Baledrokadroka
Leach Cup for Outstanding Dramatic Performer to Spencer Littlewood
THEATRE SPORTS
Theatre Sports Cup for Outstanding Performer in Theatre Sports to Joshua Devlin
Achievement Certificate for Outstanding Performer in Junior Theatre Sports to Aidan Scott-Nanthasack
MUSIC
Harbone and Arthur Cup for Services to Co-Curricular Music to Rawiri Kapa-Hakeney
Botting Cup for Best Performing Soloist to Krishn Naicker-Duggal
One Fat Man Trophy for Outstanding Live Performance to the Gypsy Pickers at Band Fest
Skandera Cup for Best Performing Group to the Gypsy Pickers
Nic Jeffs Memorial Cup for Excellence in Music to Casey Messent
Achievement Certificate for Most Improved Senior Musician to Reid Benseman
Achievement Certificate for Most Improved Middle-School Musician to Lennox Reynolds
Achievement Certificate for Most Improved Junior Musician to Alexander Matthews
VISUAL ARTS
Achievement Certificate for Most Improved Junior to Connor Welch
Achievement Certificate for Most Improved Senior to Cameron Bull
Community Arts Award for Most Improved Year 12 Visual Arts to Ethan Perrin
Community Arts Award for Most Improved Year 13 Visual Arts to Keegan Downey
Achievement Certificate for Outstanding Senior Photographer to Nayan Patel
Achievement Certificate for Outstanding Senior Designer to Nayan Patel
Visual Arts Award for Best Visual Artist in more than one Discipline to Nayan Patel
Neville Grinter Cup for Outstanding Commitment to Visual Arts to Nayan Patel
AUDIO VISUAL
Achievement Certificate for Service to Arts Award to Mitchell Clement
CULTURAL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Nominees: Spencer Littlewood
- Best Male Actor Waikato Sheilah Winn Competition
- Best Actor Super 8
- Key role of the winning Drama group
Casey Messent
- Finalist National Secondary Schools Song Writing Competition
- Okarorie Blues Festival
- Pirongia Blues Festival
- Rockquest
- Recorded with Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios
- Play It Strange
- Sponsored by MusicMan
Cultural Performer of the Year: Casey Messent
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