Daniel Keleghan
The H.M. Chrystall Prize for All-round Merit in Sport and Scholarship
“This year’s winner of the HM Chrystall Prize, Daniel, has been a top contender in his chosen sport of fencing for a number of years. At the age of 16, he was placed first in the Canterbury Men’s Open Fencing Championships and has maintained a top eight national placing in his age groups each year since. Daniel gained his fencing Colours in 2014. He has also competed with success in Australia and, in 2015, he was selected for the national under-20 fencing team to compete in the Junior Commonwealth Championships in which he was a bronze medallist. Daniel has played hockey for the second XI hockey team, which he captained in 2015, has been a member of the sailing team, and has gained top three placings in hurdles events at local and regional levels. His academic abilities have been recognised with Excellence endorsements and the award of the College Gold Badge at both NCEA Levels 1 and 2. Daniel has been awarded the prestigious Russell McVeagh School Leavers’ Scholarship for Law and a University of Auckland Scholarship for 2016.”
Patrick Manning
The Somes Prize for Outstanding Overall Contribution to the Arts and General Scholarship “Patrick has been a member of the Chapel choir for five years, Schola Cantorum for three years and Collegium for two years. He is Head of Schola Cantorum and Deputy Head of Choir. He was head treble in Year 10 and participated in two European tours with the choir. Patrick was involved in Christ Church Cathedral choir for five years, won a Field Dodgson choral scholarship in 2014 and a choral scholarship to Chelmsford in the UK in 2016. He has sung solos in both Big Sing finales with Collegium. He has played the lead in three productions: Mephistopheles in Dr Faustus , Skimbleshanks in CATS and Macbeth in the 2015 Sheilah Wynn Shakespeare Festival. He has been involved in two other productions in small roles. He has been involved in theatre sports for five years and was captain of theatresports in 2015. He has demonstrated significant leadership in House cultural activities as conductor for House music. He has been involved in House drama for four years, as director for two years. He led the Julius haka in 2015 and acted in the winning film for House film festival in 2014 and 2015. He was head of SADD, participated in the staff student debate, won a drama prize in 2014 and acted in the school film. Patrick has maintained this impressive record of arts and cultural achievement while continuing to produce high academic results, receiving an Excellence endorsement at NCEA Level 1 and a Merit endorsement at Level 2.”
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College Issue 30 2016
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