Christopher Brown
Runner up to the Wacher Prize for Academic Head of School
“The recipient is a fine scholar, with an enquiring mind. Christopher is an outstanding academic role model and is respected by the students for his intellect and achievements. He achieved a Scholarship in Statistics in Year 10 – then again in Year 12, while achieving Scholarship in Calculus in Year 11 and an Outstanding Scholarship in Calculus in Year 12. These results are extraordinary. Other achievements include being in the New Zealand Informatics Olympiad team for three years and winning an Olympiad bronze medal in 2015. He has co-authored four papers for mathematics journals, achieved an A plus for his university STAR mathematics course and achieved outstanding NCEA results. This year he was awarded three scholarships for mathematics and computer science from the University of Canterbury.”
George Blake
Executive Principal’s Prize for Service
“The first recipient has made a huge impact on the culture of the school this year. George volunteered to run the Sports Support Committee and then took a number of initiatives to dramatically improve the quality of sports support at College. These included arranging new supporting chants, as well as chanting rehearsals for the school. Most striking though, was his passion for support and his determination to support teams in all codes, in all conditions and at far-flung venues. He became a familiar sight, dressed in black and white, waving a College banner and urging College teams on with the help of a megaphone. His dedication helped to lift sporting morale and contributed in no small way to our outstanding successes, in many codes, in 2016.”
Jonty Brakenridge
Executive Principal’s Prize for Service
“The second recipient was Head of the Humanitarian Committee. Jonty was also Head of Rolleston House and therefore carried two substantial and time-consuming leadership roles. The Humanitarian Committee supported a very worthy charity, the Cholmondeley Children’s Centre and raised $13,000 for Cholmondeley in a variety of ways. These included sausage sizzles, the Year 10 dance, the Year 11 semi-formal and donations from Thought Leaders’ seminars, where Jonty acted as the student host. The dances required a substantial organisational effort and were a great success. Jonty also organised a food collection for the Anglican City Mission. His committee functioned well because of his excellent organisational skills and ability to delegate. He served the school and community with humility and clarity of purpose.”
Christ’s College Canterbury
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