The Service Lions of 2018 were awarded to 68 well-deserving students at a Special Assembly today in the F.W. Gamble Hall with the guest speaker Sir Ray Avery, a renowned Kiwi inventor and philanthropist.
Sir Ray, pictured left, spoke to the assembly about achieving great things by “dreaming big” and showing no respect for the status quo, something he said that came naturally for Kiwis. He said self-belief and persistence could get you a long way as shown by mavericks such as Peter Beck, aka The Rocket Man.
Students were awarded the Lions for services to the performing arts, visual arts, the library, technology, Pasifika, School House and the wider school community.
They were presented by Headmaster Mr Patrick Drumm and Sir Ray. MCs for the ceremony were Anton Aish and Roselyne Va’ai.
As a musical interlude, Liam Akeli, Denzel Kelemete and Billy McColl performed the song Man in the Mirror.
Sir Ray was presented with $2000, which had been raised by students to go towards paying for a LifePod, one of Sir Ray’s inventions, which is a more affordable and versatile version of an incubator that can be deployed to any country in need.
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