Year 9 scholarships awarded

1/9/2008

In an innovation which will benefit the school in years to come and the boys involved throughout their lives, Otago Boys’ last month celebrated its first Scholarship Assembly.

The school has developed a clear philosophy of striving for excellence – in all aspects of the day to day activity that is encouraged and nurtured – and the scholarships reflect that standpoint.

The 2008 Year 9 scholarship winners - leaders of the future.

Awards to 17 Year 9 (3rd form) have been made in three categories – academic, cultural and sporting – with the ratio underlining the strong emphasis on academic excellence. The academic awards were based on exam results in the four core subjects while the cultural and sporting scholarships were based around the students’ contribution and standard of involvement.

Each winner had members of his family present at the awards’ assembly along with representatives of their primary or intermediate school.

This is a terrific move on the part of Otago Boys’ management and teaching staff and one which will bear fruit in the years ahead. The school is to be congratulated along with the scholarship winners.

The 2008 Year 9 scholarships have been won by –

Academic: Vishak Balaji, Eamon Frazer, Samuel Gabbusch, Benjamin Hendry, Thomas McCabe, Ciaran McLaren, Louis Ritchie, Nicholas Tipa.

Sporting: Samuel Ellis, Thomas Griffin, Cameron Howieson, Jack Hunter, Arthur Ibbotson, Thomas Wardhaugh.

Cultural: Dominic Shogimen, Samuel Madden, Ben Taiawa.