Awards
Criteria for Arts Blue, Bars & Service Awards
The award of Arts Blue recognises pupils' high level of commitment and achievement in the Arts whilst representing Dunstan. Students have represented the school for three years.
The award of Arts Bars recognises pupils' high standard of achievement and commitment in the Arts whilst representing Dunstan. Students have represented the school for four or more years.
Students have displayed commitment to their activity, including attending the majority of rehearsals or practices 80% plus and participation in most performances or events. Students have upheld the reputation of Dunstan with both 'on and off-stage' behaviour.
The Arts Service Award is awarded to a student who has represented the school for two years in an organisational or technical capacity. Displayed commitment to their role and upheld the reputation of Dunstan with both 'on and off-stage' behaviour.
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Senior Blue, Bars & Service Awards 2023
Showquest Blue - James Avenell, Milla Druce, Bella Hubber, Starla Hubber, Connor McDowall, Keira McFadyen, Maddison Meissel, Rose Wearing
Dunstanza Blue - Grāinne Reilly, Maia Smith, Mika Tait, Ruby Tierney
Dunstanza Bar - Cuillan Barnes, Hazel Bodeker, Claudia Hammond, Libby Handford, Sophie MacDonald
Kapa Haka Blue - Jessica Coleman, Kahu Geary, Aarliyah Herbert-Nicho, Brooke Huddleston, Rebekah McLeod, Billie Nixon, Zavier Robb, Sky Sanders, Caitlin Shea, Sammie Sinclair, Maddison Stewart, Gabrielle Stratford, Harley Turnbull, Katahna Winiata-Beazley
Kapa Haka Bar - Pania Geary, Myah Turnbull
A Few Good Men Blue - Connor McDowall, Mika Tait
Service Award - Rose Wearing, Service to Dance & Choreography
Senior Co-curricular Awards -
Best Professional Award in Choral Singing - Cuillan Barnes & Claudia Hammond
Jacqui Beilby Trophy for Contribution to Dance or Choreography - Rose Wearing & Starla Hubber
Year 13 Public Speaking Cup - Myah Turnbull
Contribution to Music - Mika Tait (New Trophy)
Best Individual Rock Musician - (New Trophy) Presented by Steve Ward, Callum Butler, Ross Paterson, Mark Nesbitt & Jason Fulton in memory of their band mate Matt Holden - went to Bryon Hammond & Rafferty Love
Senior Blue, Bars & Service Awards 2022
DUNSTANZA BLUE - Hazel Bodeker, Libby Handford, Tessa Handford, Kodi Knights, Sophie MacDonald, Grainne Reilly, Mika Tait
DUNSTANZA BAR - Cuillan Barnes, Maz Cameron, Nika Casbolt, Sofia Druce, Vanessa Gallagher, Ethan Knights, Molly Mason-Galletly, Maria Mckeen, Emma Rees, Sophie Stade, Hannah Tait
SERVICE AWARD - James Avenell, Continued Service to Sound Engineering, Videography; Vanessa Gallagher, Service to Choreography; George Hazlett, Service to Music; Scott Horrell, Service to Music; Connor McDowall, Service to Sound Engineering, Videography; Hannah Tait, Service to Music
KAPA HAKA BAR - Pania Geary, Myah Turnbull
JAZZ BAND - William Brummel, Bar; George Hazlett, Blue; Scott Horrell, Blue; Hannah Tait, Blue
SENIOR CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS -
Contribution to Dance or Choreography - Vanessa Gallagher
Best Individual Rock Musician - George Hazlett
Best Professional Performance (Choral Singing) - Maria Mckeen
Contribution to Music - Hannah Tait
JUNIOR CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS -
Most Promising Yr 9 Student - Caitlin Ellett
Most Dedicated - Mackai Hancock
Excellence in Yr 10 Drama - Keira McFadyen
Junior Visual Arts Endeavour Award - Caitlin Shea
Senior Blue, Bar & Service Awards 2021
DUNSTANZA BLUE - Cuillan Barnes, Sofia Druce, Nia Du Plessis, Molly Mason-Galletly, Emma Rees, Emily Templeton, Rose Wearing
DUNSTANZA BAR - Maz Cameron, Nika Casbolt, Daniel Clouston, Vanessa Gallagher, Billie Grant, Caitlyn Henderson, Sofia Hviid, Emma Kelliher, Tansy Kerrisk, Ethan Knights, Maria McKeen, Ben Sidon, Sophie Smith, Sophie Stade, Hannah Tait, Aja Tate-Bell, Brooke Williams
SERVICE AWARD - Connor McDowall, Technical
KAPA HAKA BLUE - Pania Geary, Myah Turnbull
SENIOR CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS - DHS Trophy Contribution to Music - Hannah Tait
Best Professional Performance Choral Singing - Aja Tate-Bell
Contribution to Dance or Choreography - Maia Adams
Best Rock Musician - George Hazlett
Junior Arts Awards - 2021
Service Award - James Avenell, Technical
Most Dedicated Junior Musician - Shannon Kelliher
DHS Junior Drama Award Most Promising Student - Jai Moffitt
Junior Visual Arts Endeavour Award - Anya Pieterse
Sandy Cleary Award Excellence in Yr10 Drama - Grainne Reilly
2020 CULTURAL BLUES & BARS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES TO A CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS RESPECTIVELY.
JUNIOR BLUE AWARDS
Dunstanza Choir: Cuillan Barnes, Sofia Druce, Nia Du Plessis, Mia Flannery, Megan Hunt, Jessica Lyon, Molly Mason-Galletly, Emily Templeton, Rose Wearing
Kapa Haka: Taylor Roscoe-Bell, Xavier Sanders, Myah Turnbull
JUNIOR CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS: Yr9 Speech Competition - Jacob O'Connell, Yr10 Speech Competition - Robert Gordon, Most Dedicated Junior Musician - Aimee Baird, Leila Luckhurst; Most Promising Junior Drama Student - Cohen Hoskins, Excellence in Yr0 Drama - Amber Kingham, Ashlea West; Junior Visual Arts Endeavour Award - Ashlea West
SENIOR BLUES & BARS 2020
Malia Banks – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Shaun Bennett – Bar Debating
Caitlin Blanch – Bar Debating
Kieran Boyd – Blue Debating
William Brummel – Blue Jazz Band
Maz Cameron – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Blue Debating
Nika Casbolt – Bar Dunstanza Choir
Sienna Casbolt – Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir
Daniel Clouston – Bar Dunstanza Choir
Meg Creagh – Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Michaela Crosbie – Bar Kapa Haka
Antonia Edmonds – Bar Debating
Vanessa Gallagher – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Blue Debating
Casey Golden – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Billie Grant – Bar Dunstanza Choir
Caitlyn Henderson – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Emma Hutton – Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Sofia Hviid – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Andrea Javier – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls
Emma Kelliher – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Brieanna Kelly – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Jazz Band
Tansy Kerrisk – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Ethan Knights – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Blue Debating
Max Lorimer – Blue Dunstanza Choir
Maria McKeen – Bar Dunstanza Choir
MacKenzie Prew – Bar Kapa Haka
Tayla Matheson – Blue Kapa Haka
Jake Miller – Blue Debating
Aria Monaghan – Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir
Skye Morton – Bar Dunstana Senior Girls choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Anna Naylor – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir
Daisy Poole – Bar Debating
Emma Rees – Blue Dunstanza Choir
Zoe Rendall – Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Noah Robertson – Blue Dunstanza Choir
Lucy Sawers – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir
Ben Sidon – Bar Dunstanza Choir
Kathryn Smit – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir
Sophie Stade – Bar Dunstanza Choir
Hannah Tait – Blue Dunstanza Choir, Blue Debating
Aja Tate-Bell – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir
Charlie Templeton – Bar Dunstanza Choir
Celia Ward – Bar Dunstanza Choir, Bar Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir
Liz Wells – Bar Kapa Haka
Jen Willcocks – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls Choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Brooke Williams – Blue Dunstanza Senior Girls choir, Bar Dunstanza Choir
Arahina Wilson – Bar Kapa Haka
Kadesah Winiata-Beazley – Bar Kapa Haka
SENIOR CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS 2020: Most Promising Debater - Maz Cameron, Ethan Knights; Most Improved Debater - Kieran Boyd, Caitlin Blanch; Contribution to Debating - Antonia Edmonds, Shaun Bennett; Prepared Debating - Hannah Tait; Yr11 Speech Competition - Hannah Tait; Yr12 Speech Competition - Malia Banks, Yr13 Speech Competition - Caitlin Gordon (overall winner); Best Professional Performance for Choral Singing - Kathryn Smit; Contribution to Dance or Choreography - Emma Hutton; Best Rock Musician - Noah Robertson, Jordan Miller; Contribution to Music - Brieanna Kelly
2019
JUNIOR BLUE AWARDS
DUNSTANZA CHOIR : Maz Cameron, Nika Casbolt, Vanessa Gallagher, Billie Grant, Ethan Knights, Maria McKeen, Lucy McLellan, Jessica Moffitt, Sophie smith, Sophie Stade, Zoe Ward, Phoebe Wellstead
JUNIOR CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS 2019: Yr9 Public Speaking - Kohan Carden, Connor McDowall; Most Promising Junior Drama Student - Connor McDowall; Excellence in Yr10 Drama - Maria McKeen; Yr10 Public Speaking - Maria McKeen; Most Dedicated Junior Musician - Hannah Tait; Most Promising Debater - Maz Cameron
SENIOR BLUES & BARS 2019:
Kapa Haka:
Bar: Michaela Crosbie, Aaria Nathan, Jake O'Malley, Kathryn Smit, Earl Tumabini, Arahina Wilson, Kadesha Winiata-Beazley; Blue: Bri Scarfe, Liz Wells,
Debating:
Bar: Damien Miller, Andre Schaap, Rory Smith
Jazzstanza: Bar: Abby Golden, Brienna Kelly, Dylan MacGillivray, Tom Mullally, Will Nelson, Lotte Rayner, Shaye Scott
Dunstanza Choir:
Blue: Thomas Begg, Emma Kelliher, Joel Peters, Jen Willcocks
Bar: Malia Banks, Sienna Casbolt, Daniel Clouston, Meg Creagh, Ella Flannery, Abby Golden, Casey Golden, Caitlyn Henderson, Emma Hutton, Sofia Hviid, Andrea Javier, Tansy Kerrisk, Emily Ludlow, Hannah McCulloch, Beth McLeod, Aria Monaghan, Skye Morton, Anna Naylor, Lotte Rayner, Molly Redican, Zoe Rendall, Finlay Russel, Lucy Sawers, Rhian Sharman, Benjamin Sidon, Kathryn Smit, Bethan Spooner, Aja Tate-Bell, Charlie Templeton, Celia ward, Brooke Williams
SENIOR CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS 2019: Contribution to Debating - Damien Miller, Rory Smith; Most Improved Debater - Ruby Shaw; Prepared Debating - Andre Schaap; Contribution to Dance or Choreography - Emma Hutton, Bri Scarfe; Contribution to Music - Lotte Rayner, Best Rock Musician - Joe Andrew