Virginia Park capped a very successful year at Okaihau College when she was named 2016 dux, and received a $6000 P&SM Bullen and Sons Family Trust scholarship.
She also won the prizes for Year 13 excellence in chemistry, design and visual communication, effort and achievement in English, physics and mathematics with calculus, the CR Dixon Cup for mathematics, the Top Energy prize for physics, the Herbie Sarich Memorial Cup for technical subjects and the Hoyle Family Trophy as the school's outstanding student coach (shared with Emma Bolton).
Proxime Accessit Keani Erstich-Coles also won the prizes for effort and achievement in physics and physical education, for effort and improvement in biology, the Year 13 prize for displaying calm, consistent commitment in every endeavour that empowered and inspired, the trophy for outstanding contribution to drama and the Sturge Cup for excellence in English.
He also received an Auckland University of Technology McDonald's Te Tai Tokerau scholarship worth $10,000 over three years.
The awards for academic excellence in Years 11 and 12 were presented to Chelsea Karl and Rebekah Clunie respectively.
