Katherine Penny Dux 2011
Katherine Penny, Dux 2011
Katherine Penny was named the Dux for 2011 at the Yr 13 prize-giving on Thursday 10th November. Katherine studied mathematics with calculus, biology, chemistry, physics and geography. She is sitting Level 3 NCEA and scholarship in all subjects but physics. Last year Katherine achieved a Level 2 NCEA certificate endorsed with excellence and is well on her way to achieving the same at Level 3.
Next year Katherine is going to Auckland University for a pre-medical science course and hopes to be accepted into Medical School in 2013. She is keeping her options open concerning which area of medicine she will specialise in, but admits to being attracted to accident and emergency specialisation.
Katherine has attended Havelock North High School for the past three years which she says she has thoroughly enjoyed. She is particularly impressed with the extra time teachers have been prepared to spend with her as she prepares for scholarship. Katherine has also enjoyed the academic extension programme which enabled her to study mathematics with calculus, biology and chemistry at Level 3 for two years. She believes this was excellent preparation for her scholarship examinations. Katherine says she will miss the friendship and warm social culture at Havelock North High School but is pleased that some of her friends will also be studying at Auckland University.
Congratulations to Katherine and we wish her all the best in her medical studies.
THE WILDE TROPHY FOR TOP ACADEMIC STUDENT IN YEAR 12 HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO NATALIE DE BURGH
TOP YEAR 11 STUDENT FOR 2011 IS NICOLA MULVAY.
Mathematics Medalist at HNHS
Brandon Jones (year 9) has achieved outstanding success in the subject of mathematics.
Brandon has featured highly in mathletics and mathematics competions in previous years, (Brandon was awarded prize (top 0.3%) the last three years) but this year he has gone one better. In March of this year he sat the Junior Mathematics Competition (formerly the Junior National Bank Mathematics Competition) and was placed 2nd in the country. This was a fantastic effort.
In early August, Brandon sat the Australian Mathematics Competition. He has been notified as a medal winner. A medal is awarded to the top 0.01% (one in ten thousand). Remembering that it is generally the strong mathematicians who sit this competition, achieving a medal award is an outstanding achievement indeed.
Credit must be given to Brandon’s current and past teachers, his parents and most of all to Brandon himself. The Australian Mathematics Competition is designed to sort out the top students by having very difficult problems at the end of the paper. As well as being very challenging these problems take time and it is not uncommon for very able students to leave parts of the paper incomplete. Brandon knew that he needed to complete the paper to be in with a chance of a top placing and he did.
Four medals are to be awarded to New Zealand students this year. One to a year 11 student and three to year 9 students. The medal ceremony will take place in early November when Brandon will be flown to Auckland to receive his medal.
Congratulations Brandon a truly remarkable effort.
2011 School Magazine
This year the school magazine will be available to view and download from this website. A sample of how the magazine will appear and can be found by following the link below:
2011 Digital Magazine (sample)
Families who wish to order a paper copy of the magazine can still do so. The cost of the printed magazine will be $25.00 and orders must be returned to the Executive Office before the end of the first week next term (Friday, 28th October.)
It is important that all orders are collected by the above date as additional copies will not be printed. Order forms were posted home with the September school newsletter.
