MAGS’ Pasifika community had a lot to celebrate and turned out in force to do it at last night’s Pasifika Prizegiving Dinner.
At a packed-out venue, guests heard about Pasifika success in NCEA, Scholarships, sports, arts, service and particularly in the recently formed Health Sciences Academy.
Head Prefect Taiarahia Moata’ane-Mika and Leila Belt were named Best all Round MAGS Pasifika Students, Violani Afoa and Kairo Ah Kuoi-Simich won the The Tagaloa Peter Su’a Award for Performing Arts, and Violani and Leila won the Ulugia-Pua Award for Outstanding Services to Mount Albert Grammar School.
Josie Gaoa and Isaiah Fale were awarded the Ah Kuoi Family Cup for Services to MAGS Pasifika, while Meyuti Poutu and Fifita Uhila were presented with the Tupuola Apisaloma Taulapiu Cup for Cultural Leadership.
The Top Year 13 Pasifika Sportswomen were Jorjia Fiu and Zahnia Papali’i, and the Top Year 13 Pasifika Sportsman was Roy Tatupu.
Year 12 Best All Round Pasifika Students were Ava Siakimotu and Eved Ah Soon, and the Year 11 Best All Round Pasifika Students were Khalen Quensell and Brendan Akeli.
You can see a full list of prizewinners here