Senior Prizegiving

Congratulations to all of our amazing students who shined at the Senior Prizegiving on Thursday 30 October.

The night was an amazing opportunity for our talented Senior students to shine.

Our two top achievers for the year – our Dux & Proxime Accessit are featured below.

Our Proxime Accessit for 2025 is a quiet high‑achiever with a razor‑sharp intellect, a dry sense of humour, and a humility that makes his success even more impressive.

The Logan Park High School Proxime Accessit for 2025 is Tyne Grant.

Tyne has been top of his classes across the board — from Geography to English, Classics, Statistics, and Computer Science. His teachers describe him as focused, kind, witty, and an absolute pleasure to teach. He pushes himself constantly, seeks feedback, and actually uses it — a rare and wonderful thing!

He’s also a bit of a legend beyond the classroom: a chess champion, a Futsal player, and the unforgettable Frankenstein’s monster back in the Junior Show — who I am told, somehow managed to be both hilarious and terrifying at once.

He is also a great storyteller and was always our class’ chosen “go to” narrator. Not that Tyne will be short of viable career options with his profound academic abilities, significant achievements and solid work ethic, but he should certainly add audiobook narrator to the long list of possibilities…

He’s proof that true leadership doesn’t always have to be loud — it can be steady, thoughtful, and quietly brilliant.

Congratulations Tyne, our Proxime Accessit for 2025.

Our 2025 Dux is one of those rare people who seems to have 30 hours in their day.
She arrived at Logan Park in Year 11 from homeschooling and right from the start, she stood out as someone who brings grit, grace, and extraordinary intelligence to everything she does.

The 2025 Logan Park High School Dux is Savarna Yang.

Savarna is an independent thinker who relishes challenge. She’s the student who doesn’t just master the task — she expands it. Whether it’s top marks in Calculus, stunning film concepts in Media, or essays in History that impressed a university professor, Savarna consistently operates at a level beyond her years.

She’s also our Head Prefect, a talented musician, and — on the football field — the famous “midfield engine” who never stops running, even after a decent whack to the face. Her teachers describe her as calm, kind, poised, and humble — a leader who listens before she speaks.

Savarna, you’ve set the standard for what curiosity, courage, and compassion can look like. You truly are one in a million and Logan Park is richer for having you in its whānau. 

Congratulations on being our Dux for 2025.

Award Recipients

School Dux – Savarna Yang

Proxime Accessit – Tyne Grant

 

Head Prefects – Savarna Yang, Isaac Simons

Deputy Head Prefects – Huia Parker, Jack Canty

Tertiary Scholarships and Awards

Amber Munro – Otago Polytechnic School of Art “Celebrate Art” Scholarship

Amelie Taylor – University of Otago Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship

Amy Ricketts – University of Otago 150th Entrance Scholarship

Aria Karetai Molinari – Mana Pounamu Young Māori Achievers Award

Cassy Mattulat Scholz – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Chloe Guerrero – Award for Outstanding Performance in Korean Language

Conor Hobbs – Otago Polytechnic Principal’s Leadership Scholarship

Felix Pettigrew – University of Otago 150th Entrance Scholarship

Felix Clarke – University of Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship

Finn Trotman-Ericsson – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Huia Parker – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Isaac Simons – ODT Class Act Award, University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Kāhu Edmond-Smaill – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Le Ying Hu – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship, Zonta Club of Metropolitan Dunedin Young Women in Leadership Award

Lilyan Son – University of Otago New Frontiers Excellence Scholarship

Miseki Honjo – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Nell Bosshard – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Poppy Jacobson – University of Otago 150th Entrance Scholarship

Prachi Patel – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Ramon Quennell – University of Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship

Rhiannon Scott – University of Otago Māori Entrance Scholarship

Rose Oats – University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship

Sadie Reid – Otago Polytechnic School of Design Entrance Scholarship

Sam McGee – Massey University Undergraduate First Year Scholarship

Saraia Allais – University of Otago 150th Entrance Scholarship

Savarna Yang – ODT Class Act Award, University of Auckland Top Achiever Scholarship, University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship, Victoria University Tangiwai School Leaver Scholarship

Shihang Xu – University of Otago Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship

Sophie Smart – Mana Pounamu Young Māori Achievers Award, TeachNZ Te Huarau Scholarship, University of Otago Māori Entrance Scholarship

Tyne Grant – University of Otago Academic Excellence Entrance Scholarship

Year 11

Kaia Adamson (trophy for English, trophy for physical education, honours in hard materials technology);

Zac Baillie (honours in Year 12 calculus); Caelan Bakker (trophy for hospitality); Emily Bertram (honours in art); Olivia Bevin (honours in history); Anika Biggin (trophy for hard materials technology, trophy for history, honours in English, honours in science); Molly Bisley (honours in physical education); Kat Brasell-Jagger (trophy for physical education); Zoe Broome (honours in English, honours in German); Xavier Brown (trophy for physical education, honours in computer science, honours in science);

Kjell Captijn (honours in computer science, honours in science); Rui-Sheng Chung (trophy for calculus, trophy for product design technology, trophy for science, trophy for statistics); Tyler Cox (trophy for music); Harvey Crossen (honours in English, honours in hospitality);

Emily Dick (blues for underwater hockey);

Niamh East Giles (trophy for dance, honours in physical education, honours in geography); Ted Egan (honours in hospitality); Jack Ellison-Whata (honours in physical education);

Tamari Fridberg (trophy for geography, honours in English);

Jaya Gilmour (trophy for French, honours in health education); Felipe Green-Santos (honours in science, blues for dance); Tadhg Guthrie (honours in mathematics, honours in science);

Mila Hancock (trophy for health education, trophy for geography); Upeka Hapuarachchi (honours in geography); Milo Henry-Tupuhi (trophy for drama); Noelle Hill (blues for rock band); Pippi Howse (trophy for mathematics, honours in drama, honours in history); Ruby Howse (trophy for English, honours in drama, honours in history, honours in mathematics); Samuel Huang (trophy for computer science, trophy for physics, trophy for science, trophy for Year 12 calculus);

Salma Johannessen (honours in fabric technology, honours in health education, honours in mathematics, honours in physical education, trophy for netball);

Jun Kanthiya (honours in hospitality); Aria Karetai Molinari (honours in English, honours in mathematics, honours in product design technology, trophy for orchestral performance); Tao Kelly (trophy for futsal);

Jessica Lapwood (trophy for Korean, honours in science); Zane Lehr (honours in mathematics, honours in science);

Ylvie Mattern (honours in fabric technology, honours in mathematics, honours in science); Monty McGee (trophy for art, trophy for design and visual communication, honours in hard materials technology, honours in science); Charlize McKenna (honours in art); Christopher Medeiros (honours in computer science, honours in English); Violet Middlemass (honours in German); Beatrice Milne (trophy for history, honours in English, honours in mathematics, honours in science, trophy for public speaking); Joshua Mitchell (honours in mathematics, honours in science); Otto Morrison (trophy for German, trophy for mathematics, honours in English, honours in geography, trophy for volleyball);

Erica Oskam-Schmidt (honours in drama); Joe O’Sullivan-Naito (trophy for hospitality, honours in Maori);

Camila Puricelli Callau (trophy for fabric technology, honours in English, honours in history, honours in mathematics);

Casey Revill (trophy for English, honours in history); Cameron Russell (trophy for science, honours in mathematics, honours in music); Neve Russell (trophy for Toi Māori, honours in art, honours in English); Aoife Ryan Markie (trophy for drama, honours in English, honours in French, trophy for waterpolo); Joseph Scott (honours in music);

Shay Sculpher (honours in hospitality); Ellie Souquet (honours in mathematics); Niamh Standring-Moore (honours in Toi Māori); Jack Swainson (trophy for mathematics, honours in English); Adam Sycamore (honours in computer science);

Isabel Taylor (honours in English, honours in mathematics, honours in physical education, honours in geography); Luka Templeton (premier trophy for outstanding performance in girls sport, trophy for art, trophy for German, honours in design and visual communication, honours in mathematics, blues for football, trophy for football, trophy for futsal); Lily May Thomson (trophy for Maori, honours in hospitality);

Arie van Rij (honours in science);

Ollie Warrington (honours in physical education);

Karuna Yang (trophy for chamber music); Sol Young (trophy for computer science, honours in English, honours in science).

Year 12

Sienna Adie (trophy for design and visual communication, trophy for fabric technology); Haya Alfar (honours in psychology); Ayako Aoyagi (trophy for biology, trophy for chemistry, trophy for history, trophy for Korean, honours in calculus, honours in painting, honours in physics); Kenzie Ataullah (honours in statistics);

Rosa Barsby (honours in media studies); Oli Biggs (trophy for media studies, honours in English); Ozan Biner-McGrath (honours in Japanese, honours in music, blues for music performance, trophy for chamber music); Ashe Brasell-Jagger (honours in health education); Max Bryant (trophy for geography, honours in physics); Manu Buddingh (trophy for hard materials technology, trophy for hospitality);

Charlotte Cane (trophy for jazz band, honours for hockey); Emme Charters (honours in hospitality); Torin Collins (trophy for futsal);

Kate Davey (trophy for biology, trophy for drama, trophy for English, trophy for physical education, trophy for media studies, trophy for badminton); Emerson Davies (honours in computer science, honours for volleyball); Arlette Delaborde (trophy for French); Kaitlyn Doig (honours in Toi Māori); Elliot Donaldson (trophy for biology, trophy for French, honours in English); Ezra Duckles (trophy for future pathways, honours in hospitality, trophy for hockey); Grace Duxbury (trophy for handball, honours for netball); Damian Dyke (trophy for badminton);

Blue Farrow (trophy for dance, honours in psychology, blues for dance); Millie Feather (trophy for future pathways); Charlotte Fleming (honours in biology, honours in physical education, honours for netball, honours for volleyball); Emily Fotheringham (honours in English, honours in music, honours for netball, honours for chamber music, honours for stagecraft); Juliet Frei (honours in statistics, honours in psychology); Rosa Fyfe (honours for jazz band);

Callan Gemmell-Braisher (honours in product design); Anna Goodin (trophy for physical education, honours in design and visual communication, honours in geography, trophy for netball, honours for volleyball);

Alison Haig (honours in calculus, honours in photography, honours in physics, honours in statistics); Dustin Hayward (honours for basketball); Violet Higbee (honours in dance, honours for dance); Olive Hope-Low (trophy for Maori); Odin Hyink (trophy for chemistry, trophy for geography, honours in biology, honours in history, blues for hockey, trophy for cricket, trophy for hockey, trophy for orienteering);

Rata Jameson (honours in painting, honours in media studies); Olly Jane (honours in mathematics); Alex Jansen (trophy for musical composition);

Lucy Kahn (honours in physical education, honours in statistics, honours in geography, trophy for volleyball); Jai Kain (honours in hard materials technology, trophy for triathlon); Adi Khan (honours for volleyball);

Danielle Liu (trophy for hospitality);

Fergus Macdiarmid (honours in chemistry, honours in physics); Annabelle Martin (trophy for statistics, honours in classical studies, honours in history, trophy for school show, honours for hockey, honours for choir); Frankie McKinlay (trophy for English, honours in biology, honours in classical studies, honours in history, honours in media studies); Anya McKinney (honours in English, honours in fabric technology, trophy for environmental group); Dominic Mein (trophy for physics, honours in biology, honours in chemistry); Charlie Milne (trophy for English, honours in drama, honours in psychology, honours for school show);

Ken Nguyen (trophy for music, honours for chamber music); Hana Niak (honours in English, honours for library service);

Sam Price (trophy for computer science, honours in chemistry);

Carlos Racz (honours in French, honours for debating, honours for public speaking); Mila Richardson (trophy for painting, trophy for photography, honours in biology); Lucy Riepl (trophy for history); Madeleine Russell (honours in chemistry, honours in drama, trophy for hockey, honours for choir, honours for school show);

George Sargood-Ross (trophy for Japanese); Brea Schofield (blues for petanque); Laura Simpson (trophy for health education, honours in mathematics); Baxter Smith (honours for school show); Hana Smith (honours in physical education); Samuel Smith (trophy for curling); Daniel Stephenson (honours in chemistry, honours in physical education); Dawn Stoddart (trophy for classical studies, trophy for psychology, trophy for Toi Māori, honours in English); Emma Strang (honours for football, honours for futsal);

Otis Waters (honours in calculus); Harris Wilkinson (honours for football); Valla Wilkinson (honours in health education); Rachael Williams (trophy for psychology, honours in biology, honours in history); Georgie Winneke (honours in biology, honours in history, honours in geography, trophy for climbing);

Arianah Yarran (honours in hospitality).

Year 13

Liam Aitchison (Year 13 certificate); Saraia Allais (trophy for English, honours in painting, honours in media studies, trophy for writing); Jenah Allum (Year 13 certificate); Dekin Altman (Year 13 certificate); Tori Amende (Year 13 certificate); Aansh Amin (honours for cricket);

Elijah Baillie (Year 13 certificate); Teddy Barham (premier trophy for service to school drama, honours in fabric technology, trophy for stagecraft, honours for school show); Libby Barnes-Gardner (honours in hospitality); Hayze Belaruby (Year 13 certificate); Ned Bell-Bloom (trophy for hard materials technology); Daniel Blakeley (blues for chess, trophy for football, honours for futsal); Carolena Booth (trophy for fabric technology, honours in biology, honours in design and visual communication, honours in photography); Emory Boraman-Ritchie (Year 13 certificate); Nell Bosshard (honours in biology, honours in English); Brooke Bulger Patrick (Year 13 certificate); Hunter Burgess (honours in hospitality);

Fynn Campbell (Year 13 certificate); Sophie Campbell (premier trophy for service to school sport, honours for netball); Jack Canty (trophy for media studies, trophy for psychology, trophy for politics, honours in statistics); Aaron Clarke (Year 13 certificate); Felix Clarke (trophy for library service, trophy for choral performance); Abigail Connelly (Year 13 certificate); Otto Cook (honours in health education); Mateo Costa Barnett (honours for basketball); Brayden Craig (Year 13 certificate); Billy Crossen (Year 13 certificate); Neve Curtis (honours in biology, honours in computer science, honours in media studies, trophy for orchestral performance);

Pearl Daniel (Year 13 certificate); Liam Dick (blues for underwater hockey, honours for hockey); Marley Dickens (Year 13 certificate); Aidan Dixon (honours in history, honours in politics, trophy for athletics); Finn Dixon-Stewart (trophy for rock band performance, honours for basketball, honours for volleyball); Clara Drake (Year 13 certificate);

Kāhu Edmond-Smaill (honours in history, honours for football);

Thom Field (honours for basketball); Poppy Forest (Year 13 certificate); Matai Franzbowden (honours for volleyball);

Tobi Gardner (trophy for basketball); Remus Gazzard (Year 13 certificate); Billy Geels (trophy for hospitality); Jake Genever (Year 13 certificate); Xander Gosling (premier trophy for service to school sport, honours for basketball); Tyne Grant (trophy for geography, trophy for Year 13 statistics, honours in English, blues for chess, trophy for chess); Chloe Guerrero (trophy for design and visual communication, trophy for Korean, trophy for Heritage Languages); Jack Guthrie (Year 13 certificate);

Maia Hamilton (honours in Te Ao Haka, trophy for service to Kapa Haka); Noah Hancock (Year 13 certificate); Phoenix Hanna-Barltrop (honours for netball); Gamunu Hapuarachchi (Year 13 certificate); Tom Henderson (Year 13 certificate); Conor Hobbs (honours in product design, trophy for cricket, trophy for choral performance, trophy for school show); Harry Holmes (Year 13 certificate); Miseki Honjo (trophy for biology, honours in chemistry, honours in English, honours in physics); Le Ying Hu (trophy for Year 13 calculus, honours in drama, honours in media studies, honours for Theatrefest);

Sylvie Irwin (Year 13 certificate);

Tommy Jephson (blues for basketball); Lucia Johnston-Jones (Year 13 certificate); Reuben Justice (Year 13 certificate);

Floriaan Keenan (trophy for Year 13 chemistry, honours in geography, trophy for tennis, honours for cricket); Ben Keppel (honours in physics); Kasper Knox (trophy for product design, honours in classical studies, honours in politics);

Guan-Sheng Liu (Year 13 certificate); Vanya Luke-Tychinskiy (Year 13 certificate);

Nicole Mahongchai (Year 13 certificate); Cassy Mattulat Scholz (trophy for physical education); Micah McAnelly (honours in hospitality); Rai McCaw (Year 13 certificate); Sam McGee (trophy for photography, honours in media studies, honours in art design, blues for art); Jackson McGregor (honours for rock band performance); Sophia McLennan (Year 13 certificate); Anton McMillan (honours for Theatrefest); Tiggs McMillan (Year 13 certificate); William Mead (honours in geography, trophy for esports); Wyatt Meade (blues for ice hockey, trophy for ice hockey); Amber Munro (trophy for painting, honours in drama, blues for art);

Leo Nichols (honours for volleyball);

Rose Oats (trophy for biology, trophy for physical education, trophy for statistics, trophy for athletics); Louis Oskam-Schmidt (Year 13 certificate);

Haika Palmer (honours in painting); Huia Parker (trophy for psychology, honours in history, honours in statistics); Mahi Patel (Year 13 certificate); Prachi Patel (trophy for accounting); Rosa Pearce (Year 13 certificate); Felix Pettigrew (premier trophy for outstanding performance in boys sport, honours in physical education, blues for handball, trophy for handball, honours for badminton); Mika Poor (Year 13 certificate); Lois Prior (blues for Shakespeare, shield for Shakespeare performance, honours for school show);

Ramon Quennell (blues for chess, honours for badminton, honours for cricket);

Eli Ravenwood (Year 13 certificate); Sadie Reid (service to dance, trophy for dance, trophy for school show, honours for dance); Skye Revill (Year 13 certificate); Eva Reynolds (trophy for drama, honours in psychology, blues for Shakespeare, shield for Shakespeare performance, honours for Theatrefest, honours for school show); Shona Reynolds (Year 13 certificate); Amy Ricketts (honours in English, honours in politics, trophy for writing, honours for Theatrefest); William Riepl (Year 13 certificate); Chloe Robinson (honours for football, honours for futsal); George Rutherford (Year 13 certificate);

Rhiannon Scott (trophy for classical studies, trophy for history, trophy for politics, honours in psychology); Isaac Simons (honours in hard materials technology, honours in physical education, honours in geography, blues for football, trophy for football); Sophie Smart (trophy for hospitality, trophy for Maori, trophy for Toi Māori, trophy for service to Kapa Haka); Alice Smith (honours in physical education); Callum Smith (honours in music, trophy for rock band performance); Isaak Sodergren Moser (honours for climbing); Lilyan Son (honours for badminton); Abby South (Year 13 certificate); Izzy Stanton (Year 13 certificate); Canary Stenbeck-Morse (honours in photography, blues for film, trophy for film club); Geordie Stephenson (trophy for computer science, trophy for Year 13 calculus, trophy for Year 13 physics, honours in chemistry, honours for theatresports, honours for orienteering); Elise Summerfield (trophy for geography); James Sycamore (Year 13 certificate);

Zadie Tarbit (Year 13 certificate); Pippi Thomlinson (Year 13 certificate); William Thompson (Year 13 certificate); Jay Thomson (honours for basketball); Andre Tichy (Year 13 certificate); Finn Trotman-Ericsson (blues for Shakespeare, trophy for theatrefest, shield for Shakespeare performance);

Jade Verberne (Year 13 certificate); Tom Villanueva (Year 13 certificate);

Grace Waller (Year 13 certificate); Ruby Warrington (honours in psychology); Lukas Wass (Year 13 certificate); Harry Watters (Year 13 certificate); Torsten Wilkinson (honours for football); Cameron Williams (Year 13 certificate); Carter Williams (Year 13 certificate); Te Manawa Williams (Year 13 certificate); Lucy Wilson (Year 13 certificate); Molly Wilson-Gallagher (honours in dance); Gus Winneke (Year 13 certificate); Hannah Wright (Year 13 certificate);

Shihang Xu (honours in calculus, honours in computer science);

Savarna Yang (premier trophy for service to school music, trophy for English, trophy for history, trophy for music, trophy for media studies, honours in calculus, blues for orchestra, trophy for orchestral performance, honours for chamber music); Raheli Yehezkely (blues for Shakespeare, shield for Shakespeare performance, honours for Theatrefest).

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